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Phoenix Mayor Slams "Draw Muhammed" Contest As "Purposely Provocative,Divisive Behavior"
Breitbart.com ^ | May 30, 2015 | Awr Hawkins

Posted on 05/30/2015 2:28:26 PM PDT by Biggirl

During the May 29th airing of CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton (D) described the “Draw Muhammad” contest as “purposely provocative” and a demonstration of “divisive behavior.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; cartoons; islam; muhammed; phoenix
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To: Biggirl

Bet he thought a crucifix in a jar of urine was brilliant and edgy.


21 posted on 05/30/2015 2:59:08 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Biggirl

The Declaration of Independence was a purposely provocative document.


22 posted on 05/30/2015 2:59:40 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Biggirl

And the expressed outage by this Democrat mayor over dung or urine coated Christian icons occurred when?

Right; double standards, the only standard liberals have.


23 posted on 05/30/2015 3:02:31 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: kingu

Can you imagine the outrage these liberals would have had were protesters to burn the Koran instead of simply drawing cartoons of a child molester 15 centuries dead?


24 posted on 05/30/2015 3:04:48 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: VideoDoctor

Mayor Greg Stanton just lost a bunch of votes.


25 posted on 05/30/2015 3:05:35 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Biggirl

Of course, people shouting that Bush, Cheney, et al., should be killed is perfectly fine.


26 posted on 05/30/2015 3:13:30 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: VideoDoctor

I hope Sal Diccio (spelling?) runs for mayor.


27 posted on 05/30/2015 3:14:25 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: servantboy777

As he approached the Selma, Alabama Bridge, Martin Luther King was “purposefully provocative” too. He KNEW there would be a fight and did it anyway.

Boston Tea Partiers KNEW there would be a fight when they attacked the British and threw all the tea into Boston, Harbor.

The Black Lady that sat at the front of the bus was “purposefully provocative”.

The federal government was “purposefully provocative” at the Bundy Ranch and Ruby Ridge and Waco.

The mayor is full of bs and needs to go take some remedial history classes or just shut up, which is much preferred.


28 posted on 05/30/2015 3:16:21 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: Biggirl

since when did Phoenix become islamic?? Does this mayor pander to muslims on other issues as well!


29 posted on 05/30/2015 3:24:05 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: Biggirl
Damn right Mayor, it was sad that you cannot see we are tired of this Islam shi!.
30 posted on 05/30/2015 3:28:18 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: Lizavetta

Good point. On target.

If it’s okay to have Piss Christ, and we tell Christians to tolerate this patently offensive display, then it’s okay to draw Mohammed, and tell Muslims that they have to tolerate that display.


31 posted on 05/30/2015 3:35:04 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Biggirl
And yet these same people declared “piss Christ” true art deserving of our praise and public dollars!

Freaking hypocrites!

32 posted on 05/30/2015 3:40:10 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

33 posted on 05/30/2015 3:45:02 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: Biggirl

I don’t agree with the mayor but he has a right to free speech too.

Art is often provocative, that’s one of its functions.

Divisive? Maybe. That’s legal too.


34 posted on 05/30/2015 3:50:33 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Life is good.)
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To: Biggirl

Purposely provocative. Uh Yeh! I think that’s the idea.


35 posted on 05/30/2015 3:58:00 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Darteaus94025
RE: “Piss Christ”

From an Internet source

When New York artist Andres Serrano plunged a plastic crucifix into a glass of his urine what he was unknowingly doing was illustrating what Tony Perkins, The Family Research Council, Ted Cruz, the Tea Party, the Koch brothers and the Republicans would actually do to the name of Jesus some 30 years later. Serrano photographed his urine-soaked Jesus in 1987 under the title Piss Christ. He said he was making a statement on the misuse of religion. Controversy followed the work and reached a peak on Palm Sunday, 2011, when it was attacked with hammers and destroyed after an “anti-blasphemy” campaign by French Roman Catholic fundamentalists in the southern city of Avignon. Thus, ironically, the destruction of the work proved the artists’ point: Stupid Christians defending Jesus are really the ones attacking him. - See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frankschaeffer/2013/10/tony-perkinscruzshutdownvalues-voter-summit-is-the-new-piss-christ/#sthash.navSJjLU.dpuf

"attacked with hammers" -- not the "artist", the picture. (Offended Christians are really attacking the artist. Prosecute them! Threatening people and destroying property are crimes!)

Now turn to offended Islamists..

"attacked with hammers" -- not the picture, the artist.

"Americans attacked by Islamists and they deserved it, the Americans provoked it. They should not provoke religious folks. Prosecute them!"

Today's America -- it don't make a lick of sense except that people fear the Islamists will attack them with hammers, guns, knives . . . .

Time to talk internment for the Islamists?

36 posted on 05/30/2015 3:58:57 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Biggirl

Another hand-wringing wimp wets his pants. Mommy of mayor! You’re needed to change the little boy’s diapers.


37 posted on 05/30/2015 4:15:56 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: servantboy777

A Freeper in another thread said it very well: When politeness is interpreted as submission, the only proper response is offense.

Close as I can remember.


38 posted on 05/30/2015 4:36:38 PM PDT by heartwood
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To: Biggirl

I find someone telling me I can’t draw a picture of something to be purposely provocative and divisive.


39 posted on 05/30/2015 4:45:49 PM PDT by Calpublican (No Comprendo)
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To: Biggirl
How about a contest featuring cartoons of ...
‘Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton (D)’.
And use the money from fees and donations to buy the freedom of Christian Slaves who are being tortured and sexually abused by ISIS or whatever Muslim owns them.
TWB
40 posted on 05/30/2015 4:47:11 PM PDT by TWhiteBear (Sarah Palin, the Flame of the North)
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