The tragic attack on the United States Embassy in Libya last week has spurred the natural question asked whenever such events occur: Why? Why were Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American diplomats killed? Why have there been uprisings from the Arab Spring against United States Embassies in Yemen and Egypt? Why are the attackers burning American flags while laughing and dancing in the ash?
The instigator seems to be a little video on YouTube titled, Innocence of Muslims. The horrendously low-budget, incredibly offensive preview mocks Mohammad as a womanizer and pedophile. Understandably, Muslims were offended by the depiction.
After the murders in Libya, Southern California filmmaker Nakoula Basseley was taken in for questioning for his role in the production of the film. Apparently, creating media offensive to a particular religious group warrants taking someone into custody in the middle of the night for police questioning. Someone better tell Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The Obama administration asked Google to take the video down from YouTube, but they refused. The video may be insulting, but that doesn’t mean that it caused the current unrest in the Middle East. Violence in that region has been around far longer than YouTube, after all.
It’s scary that President Obama asked for free speech to be squelched by calling for the removal of the offending video from the Internet. One of the greatest freedoms we enjoy in America is the freedom of speech -- the freedom to speak our minds no matter how offensive it might be to other people.
If we’re going to start banning stuff for being offensive, I’ve got a list of things that I’m sure will qualify, from MTV’s Jersey Shore to the common use of the N-word in the black community.
Or maybe we’re just banning things that are offensive to Muslims ... in which case we’ll have to ban bikinis, female equality, homosexuality, swearing in general, alcohol, bacon, and playing chess. Oh, and anyone that doesn’t believe in Allah -- they are the worst offenders of Islam.
This is America, where we have the freedom to believe what we want, and the freedom to mock others. Instead of focusing on this stupid video, maybe we could figure out why the safe house where Chris Stevens, gay ambassador in a predominantly Muslim territory, was not being guarded by the usual contingent of Marines on the eleventh anniversary of the al Qaeda terror attacks of 9/11?
It seems to me that someone dropped the ball, and it wasn’t YouTube.
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I was asking about the facts about how the ambassador died. "I wouldn't put it past them" is far from fact. Now you admit they are rumors passed on to you by a source I've never heard of. I will remember this the next time you bleat on about citing sources.
You just compared me to a terrorist? Because I want a conservative blogger to not tout the party line and speak for herself? THAT is the dumbest thing any one could say. If you are interested in more than rhetoric and tit for tatting, who said what and what was worse, come find me. Otherwise, go blow it up someone elses' ass.
I said you have no right to demand for Romney to be taken to task when you refuse to hold the President responsible, and yes it sounds the same as what the terrorist are saying. Obama has made it clear he does not represent everyone and he doesn't want to. It you disagree with him he vilifies and makes fun of you. I think its you touting the party line with the whole ignore whats happening in Libya and focus on Mitt Romney, please girl, please. Also sickofmorons I gave you one source of many. Google- was Chris Stevens raped before he was killed? and see what comes up.
As for what Mitt Romney said go back to the other blogs and read the comments. No one in the conservative party is mad at Romney for what he said, sometimes the truth hurts. Are you ready to pitch in for the nation wide yard sale for your President this month? So classy to have your canditate asking you to sell your belongings, and forfeit birthday and wedding gifts to donate to his campaign.
Btw its technically everything is an opinion now or a rumor since we can"t depend on our own government to get the facts.
Be sure and send this article to the parents of the next American kid that gets killed over this video Jenny, I'm sure your defense of free speech will be a great comfort to them.
Like I said before, blow it up someone elses' ass.
Man, you people are dumb! The attack had nothing to do with the video. It was PRE-PLANNED and our government (Mr. Obama) just came out and admitted so today. How else do you explain a video that has been out since July just now causing trouble? The attacks were planned for 9/11...so there is your truth.
Zuri because your a kid I'm going to give you a pass, but honey Christianity is offensively depicted everyday as acts of free speech. Every single day. This is over your head if you don't know this.