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	<title>Comments on: No Laughing Matter</title>
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		<title>by: Marcel deVeere</title>
		<link>http://www.roryoconnor.org/blog/2006/02/03/no-laughing-matter/#comment-1234</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>we must defend freedom of speech to the hilt! No compromises with any religions. Also, there must be NO reintroduction of the socalled fairness doctrine in the USA. Liberals mean free speech only when you let them speak. The success of Fox (by far the most unbiased news channel) and conservative talk radio is easily explained: people are sick and tired of listening to the main stream media (ABC, CBS, NYT etc...) parrot the liberal line every time. The democrats are pissed off they lost their media monopoly. Why are there no liberal talk radio shows? No one wants to listen. McCain-Feingold is unconstitutional limitation of free speech and it should go back to the supreme court to wipe it out of law.

It's always the same with the left, if they cannot win the debate, they try to limit the other sides freedom of speech.

I demand an investigation into George Soros and his plethora of 527 organizations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>we must defend freedom of speech to the hilt! No compromises with any religions. Also, there must be NO reintroduction of the socalled fairness doctrine in the USA. Liberals mean free speech only when you let them speak. The success of Fox (by far the most unbiased news channel) and conservative talk radio is easily explained: people are sick and tired of listening to the main stream media (ABC, CBS, NYT etc&#8230;) parrot the liberal line every time. The democrats are pissed off they lost their media monopoly. Why are there no liberal talk radio shows? No one wants to listen. McCain-Feingold is unconstitutional limitation of free speech and it should go back to the supreme court to wipe it out of law.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s always the same with the left, if they cannot win the debate, they try to limit the other sides freedom of speech.</p>
<p>I demand an investigation into George Soros and his plethora of 527 organizations.
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		<title>by: TOPDOG08.COM</title>
		<link>http://www.roryoconnor.org/blog/2006/02/03/no-laughing-matter/#comment-1225</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2006 06:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>&lt;strong&gt;What if they were Jewish cartoons?&lt;/strong&gt;
What the hell is so fascinating about these damn Muslim cartoons? Ethnically offensive cartoons are nothing new. Shit, they've been the lifeblood of white supremist web sites for years. Freedom of speech means you have the right to say what...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What if they were Jewish cartoons?</strong><br />
What the hell is so fascinating about these damn Muslim cartoons? Ethnically offensive cartoons are nothing new. Shit, they&#8217;ve been the lifeblood of white supremist web sites for years. Freedom of speech means you have the right to say what&#8230;
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		<title>by: Ron Franscell</title>
		<link>http://www.roryoconnor.org/blog/2006/02/03/no-laughing-matter/#comment-1223</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description>From media blogger Ron Franscell at http://underthenews.blogspot.com ...

OK, it's not really news that radical Muslims are mad and want to kill people ... that's just every Thursday for Osama and his boys.

But it's kinda funny that they now want to blow up anybody who laughed at that cartoon. It's funny to think of Denmark as a threat to Islam, isn't it? Denmark isn't even a threat to Finland.

I wonder: How can a culture that justifies crashing planes into buildings or beheading innocents find a piddling editorial cartoon too offensive? And we think these people should have nukes?

Hunting for logic in the madrassahs of the Muslim world is fruitless. Logic is a head-thing, and radical Islamists listen only to the sour bile in their guts. We have Muslim media (al Jazeera) airing decapitation videos for the simple reason that radical Islamists know beheadings are highly provocative to Westerners ... but now radical Islamists are going (slightly more) insane over a newspaper cartoon?? Man, they need to cut back the caffeine in that Turkish coffee.

If Muslim countries wish to ban such idolatrous art, let 'em. But most Muslim nations put more energy into organizing "Death to America!" parades than election days. Why waste time debating issues when you can simply blow up the opposition? Why write a letter to the editor when you can just shoot your rival? Face it, terrorists generally aren't good listeners (or cuddlers, for that matter.) But, hey, it's their little corner of Hell, and if they wish, they should be free to set the thermostat on "high."

But a lot of nations in this world still have free presses, free expression, and really wicked editorial cartoonists. Radical Islamists with 12th century sensibilities have already made a too-big dent in the 21st century ... and when they arrive at democratic government offices and newsrooms with loaded weapons, they're no better than the "devil-dogs" they so gleefully decapitate. Haven't they seen how George Bush is portrayed in cartoons? And how long do you think before "South Park" has a Mohammad character dancing nekkid with 72 virgins?

Oh well. Editorial cartoonists' only reason for living is to get under somebody's skin. And now, one Danish cartoonist has found some readers who want to get under his skin ... with a scimitar.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From media blogger Ron Franscell at <a href="http://underthenews.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://underthenews.blogspot.com</a> &#8230;</p>
<p>OK, it&#8217;s not really news that radical Muslims are mad and want to kill people &#8230; that&#8217;s just every Thursday for Osama and his boys.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s kinda funny that they now want to blow up anybody who laughed at that cartoon. It&#8217;s funny to think of Denmark as a threat to Islam, isn&#8217;t it? Denmark isn&#8217;t even a threat to Finland.</p>
<p>I wonder: How can a culture that justifies crashing planes into buildings or beheading innocents find a piddling editorial cartoon too offensive? And we think these people should have nukes?</p>
<p>Hunting for logic in the madrassahs of the Muslim world is fruitless. Logic is a head-thing, and radical Islamists listen only to the sour bile in their guts. We have Muslim media (al Jazeera) airing decapitation videos for the simple reason that radical Islamists know beheadings are highly provocative to Westerners &#8230; but now radical Islamists are going (slightly more) insane over a newspaper cartoon?? Man, they need to cut back the caffeine in that Turkish coffee.</p>
<p>If Muslim countries wish to ban such idolatrous art, let &#8216;em. But most Muslim nations put more energy into organizing &#8220;Death to America!&#8221; parades than election days. Why waste time debating issues when you can simply blow up the opposition? Why write a letter to the editor when you can just shoot your rival? Face it, terrorists generally aren&#8217;t good listeners (or cuddlers, for that matter.) But, hey, it&#8217;s their little corner of Hell, and if they wish, they should be free to set the thermostat on &#8220;high.&#8221;</p>
<p>But a lot of nations in this world still have free presses, free expression, and really wicked editorial cartoonists. Radical Islamists with 12th century sensibilities have already made a too-big dent in the 21st century &#8230; and when they arrive at democratic government offices and newsrooms with loaded weapons, they&#8217;re no better than the &#8220;devil-dogs&#8221; they so gleefully decapitate. Haven&#8217;t they seen how George Bush is portrayed in cartoons? And how long do you think before &#8220;South Park&#8221; has a Mohammad character dancing nekkid with 72 virgins?</p>
<p>Oh well. Editorial cartoonists&#8217; only reason for living is to get under somebody&#8217;s skin. And now, one Danish cartoonist has found some readers who want to get under his skin &#8230; with a scimitar.
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