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O'Reilly: "Bogus" To Invoke Free Speech In Mohammed Art Contest Debate
Breitbart.com ^ | May 8,2015 | Ian Hanchett

Posted on 05/08/2015 3:37:23 AM PDT by Biggirl

Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly argued it is “bogus” to invoke freedom of speech in the debate over the Mohammed Art Exhibit and Contest on Thursday.

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To: Safetgiver

“A moderate Muzzie is a radical Muzzie who hasn’t come to bat yet.”

You got that right. The only difference in a moderate and
radical jehadist is tactical advantage.


41 posted on 05/08/2015 5:03:31 AM PDT by Slambat
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To: Biggirl

42 posted on 05/08/2015 5:03:51 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Biggirl
O’Reilley is proof positive that in America, any stupid, ignorant fool can make it to the top in the media and show business. What an idiot!
43 posted on 05/08/2015 5:08:59 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: HotHunt

The female version of Brett Baier is Mygyn Kelly.


44 posted on 05/08/2015 5:11:55 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Jim Noble
retaliation for the outrageous acts of jihadis should be delivered by the USMC rather than Pamela Geller...

Pamela Geller's actions were the "fuse", the "bomb" was delivered by the superb shooting of a Texas traffic cop who delivered two head shots with his pistol.

The left considers her actions to be "incendiary" which is an overstatement as most sane people would consider them mildly amusing. We cannot expect to model our lives so as to avoid offending anyone we meet. If that were the standard we would have to mince our way through life as timid as a titmouse and live like a Canadian, Eh?

Regards,
GtG

45 posted on 05/08/2015 5:13:09 AM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: Biggirl

Funny thing is reading “Killing Patton” and what he said
about the “Audacious General” is right the opposite of what
he says about Pamela Geller yet basically they did the same
thing. Spoke their mind and acted on what they rightfully
thought was the right thing to do.

Blow’Reilly is a hypocrite. Just a punk looking for
attention.


46 posted on 05/08/2015 5:16:26 AM PDT by Slambat
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To: Brooklyn Attitude; All
So even though we are not Muslim we have to behave like we are or face death? The difference between Islam and other religions is that if I eat a ham sandwich, a Jew or a Hindu doesnt try to kill me. Islam is the only religion I know of that demands that even non Muslims adhere to their beliefs or be killed. THAT is the point of the contest.

DING! DING! DING! We have a winner! Finally someone said what needs to be said and understood!

I am NOT a Catholic, but if I don't do the sign of the Cross as I enter my church, I don't have to worry that some Catholic is going to come in shooting up the place!

Murder is a sin, but I don't see the MSM worried about the NUT JOBS that attempt to blow-up Abortion Centers!

This argument is capricious at best, and down right evil, Political Correctness, at worst! Chamberlain would applaud the efforts of BOR and the MSM; appeasement is ALWAYS the answer!
47 posted on 05/08/2015 5:18:17 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Public sector unions: A & B agreeing on a contract to screw C!)
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To: Biggirl

I saw Megan on with Bill when he basically said some of this same stuff. I seriously thought Megan was going to call him a pu**y on live TV. Somebody needs to do it.


48 posted on 05/08/2015 5:30:09 AM PDT by BRK
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To: Biggirl

I never knew Bill was muslim?

Pray America is waking


49 posted on 05/08/2015 5:31:46 AM PDT by bray (Cruz to the WH)
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To: Jim Noble
If you can't discriminate, you are not free

I totally agree with your tag line. It also illustrates one of my "pet peeves" which is the the lefty's corruption of perfectly good words, twisting their original meaning to suite their agenda.

There was a time when "being a man of discriminating tastes" was considered to be a high complement. The implication being one possessed a sophisticated appreciation for the finer things in life (friends, food, wine, music, literature, &C). Today's usage paints one as a bigoted, racist, narrow minded, misogynistic pig.

We can thank the lefty's twisting of meaning for the loss.

Regards,
GtG

50 posted on 05/08/2015 5:37:38 AM PDT by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: Biggirl

Time to refill your medication O.really and try to get plenty of rest.


51 posted on 05/08/2015 5:42:38 AM PDT by Leep ("Soon you won't be able to live in America as a Muslim. The noose is tightening," Elton Simpson)
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To: Biggirl
It's not bogus. The Supreme Court already ruled that this kind of intentionally inflammatory speech is protected. Drawing pictures of Mohammed is the same thing as waving swastikas at Holocaust survivors.

From Wikipedia: National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie


Purpose of the Case

In 1977 Frank Collin, the leader of National Socialist Party of America, announced the party's intention to march through Skokie, Illinois. In the predominantly Jewish community, one in six residents was a Holocaust survivor[citation needed]. Originally, the NSPA had planned a political rally in Marquette Park in Chicago; however the Chicago authorities blocked these plans by requiring the NSPA to post a public safety insurance bond and by banning political demonstrations in Marquette Park.

On behalf of the NSPA, the ACLU challenged the injunction issued by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois that prohibited marchers at the proposed Skokie rally from wearing Nazi uniforms or displaying swastikas. The ACLU was represented by civil rights attorney Burton Joseph.[1][2] The challengers argued that the injunction violated the First Amendment rights of the marchers to express themselves.

Prior history

Both the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court refused to stay the injunction. The case was sent to the Supreme Court of the United States.[3]

On June 14, 1977, the Supreme Court ordered Illinois to hold a hearing on their ruling against the National Socialist Party of America, emphasizing that "if a State seeks to impose a restraint on First Amendment rights, it must provide strict procedural safeguards, including immediate appellate review... Absent such review, the State must instead allow a stay. The order of the Illinois Supreme Court constituted a denial of that right."[3] On remand, the Illinois Appellate Court eliminated the injunction against everything but the swastika. The Illinois Supreme Court heard the case again, focusing on the First Amendment implications of display of the swastika. Skokie attorneys argued that for Holocaust survivors, seeing the swastika was like being physically attacked.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the use of the swastika is a symbolic form of free speech entitled to First Amendment protections and determined that the swastika itself did not constitute "fighting words." Its ruling allowed the National Socialist Party of America to march.[3]

Effect of the decision

In the summer of 1978, in response to the Supreme Court's decision, some Holocaust survivors set up a museum on the Main Street of Skokie to commemorate those who had died in the concentration camps. Ultimately the NSPA failed to carry through its march in Skokie. (Gaining permission in Chicago, they marched there instead).


-PJ

52 posted on 05/08/2015 5:43:42 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Jim Noble
"My preferences are, in general, that all muslims (collectively) should not have their faith abused"

A philosophy that believes violence is an acceptable response to criticism is not a "faith."

Islam is a savage, blood-soaked, demon-possessed, pedophile-ridden, backward 7th-century murder cult. Personally I believe events such as Geller's should be commonplace; that way more of them can be smoked out and eliminated when their animalistic urges for blood kick in.

53 posted on 05/08/2015 5:45:41 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon ("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office.")
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To: Arthur McGowan

Yep, if we submit to this dictate of Sharia,
which ones will we not?


54 posted on 05/08/2015 5:47:13 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Biggirl

The ‘fairly unbalanced’ Loofa King doubles down on stupid.


55 posted on 05/08/2015 5:49:02 AM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Jim Noble
My preferences are, in general, that all muslims (collectively) should not have their faith abused

Can you explain for the Court, please, the nature of the 'abuse?'

56 posted on 05/08/2015 5:51:45 AM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Biggirl

Megyn Kelly. Yes, she’s excellent, but by 9:00 PM I’m usually watching a movie. I can’t hack non-stop news.....mmm......well.....non-stop.


57 posted on 05/08/2015 5:56:14 AM PDT by HotHunt
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To: FreedomPoster
Their “faith” is a totalitarian political system with built-in war plan that uses religion as a beard and a means of social control.

Exactly. It's not a religion in the sense we understand the word...and it's not a 'religion' to which I willingly submit.

BOR plays with fire and has not a clue. Of course, our world today dictates offense be defined subjectively, not objectively. "I am offended!" trumps "Over what?"

58 posted on 05/08/2015 6:02:19 AM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude
"But the incident was ignited by a contest featuring cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Any depiction of that Islamic icon is a sin in the Muslim world.”

They ain't there now. They get to conform to the way things are done here...and if they find that unacceptable they can catch the first garbage scow back to the dump from which they escaped.

59 posted on 05/08/2015 6:08:54 AM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Safetgiver
A moderate Muzzie is a radical Muzzie who hasn’t come to bat yet.

I saw the best explanation on FR...a radical says submit or have your head sawed off. A moderate thinks the same thing (won't say it) but wants the radical to do it.

60 posted on 05/08/2015 6:13:13 AM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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