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I watched about four minutes of the trailer of the film that jihadist nutcases are using as an excuse for their terrorism, and I must say that it is offensive, obscene, obnoxious … and incredibly idiotic, inane, imbecilic — and inconsequential. It is so absurd as to be laughable — the laughter coming at the expense not of the Prophet, but of the film-makers, who have revealed themselves as talentless numbskulls.
Here in America, we know how to deal with idiocy like this: We ignore it. Sometimes, if it actually has a smidgen of a chance of being taken seriously, we denounce it in passing and then move on.
It takes a village of morons, though, to take serious offense at something so inconsequential and absurd. If, by some chance, some of the Egyptian rioters (as opposed to the Al Qaeda-linked attackers who planned the Libyan murders) really and truly were motivated by anger at the so-called movie (which was more like an adolescent execrescence than a real movie), then they give evidence of their own utter lack of perspective and of their own juvenile natures for not being able, like adults, to shrug off such an absurdity. Worse, by rioting and acting destructively and violently, they show themselves to be uncivilized. If they wanted to defend Islam, they not only failed, but they did the opposite: They presented to the world an example of Islam as a savage and haywire religion. I am not saying that this is what Islam is — but it sure is how the protesters presented it. If this is not what Islam is, then it is up to all good Muslims to speak up, denounce the rioters, and (in Islamic countries) to put into power those who will not put up with such evildoers.
Meanwhile, to all the rioters, a word to the unwise: Get a life.
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Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 6:08PM
The film was offensive, obscene, obnoxious, idiotic, inane and imbecilic. But , given recent events, not inconsequential. In case you haven't noticed, Quin, the Middle East is not "here in America." So rant about Muslims, push lies created by Karl Rove about Obama's so called "apology tour" and support Romney who proved himself in this crisis to be an cheap politician. You do yourself no honor.
mike 3/505| 9.12.12 @ 7:20PM
Mike,
So what? You just don't seem to get it. Nobody has the right to kill someone else....especially a half world away based on words. There is no, repeat no excuse for what those animals in Libya did....absolutely none. Neither the filmmaker nor the Pastor who promoted it have any responsibility for this....none.
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 8:05PM
"Neither the filmmaker nor the pastor who promoted this have any responsibility for this." I'm not justifying what happened in Libya and Egypt. Far from it. But when you know what will happen as a consequence of your actions and you know the consequences will be evil and you do it any way, you are morally responsible
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 11:30PM
Duh, you think?????????
spike59| 9.13.12 @ 5:45AM
thanks for proving Mike 3/505's point...you truly DON'T get it...just keep doubling and tripling down on the stupid
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:07AM
You want to believe Hays and Krauthammer's contention that the film was not the cause of the attack, it was an excuse. Plausible, but they don't know and since both are highly partisan commentators on a highly partisan channel trying to spin Romney's incorrect statements, one should be somewhat skeptical.
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 11:36PM
Shazam "the Middle East is not here in America". Your kidding, right? Excrement you could have fooled me. Dadgummit, some yockle from North Carolina told me that it was, and also that Charlotte was the Middle East, at least for several days when they were bending over for [and taking a big one from] Barry, Nancy, Villagosia, WildBill and Pocahontas from Massachusetts?????????????
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 8:59AM
Okay, you're angry. I get it. Just don't shoot yourself while cleaning your gun behind your single wide while indulging in your Mitteyesque fantasy of taking out terrorists.
Oldefarte| 9.13.12 @ 11:40AM
First of all, I'll gladly compare BANK ACCOUNTS [and also yearws of education completed] with you anyday, so as lawyers in court practice, DON'T ASK A QUESTION OR PROPOSE A THEORY THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW THE TRUTHFUL ANSWER TO, okay DA? Second, what connection does your "indulging in your Mitteyesque fantasy of taking out terrorists" have with my statement above? Your extrapolation is asinine and stupid. When arguing with another, ADRESS THEIR POINTS/IDEA EXPRESSED ONLY, NOT WHAT YOU SUPPOSED THAT THEY ARE THINKING!!!!!!!
Floyd R Turbo (American)| 9.12.12 @ 6:44PM
Romney told it like it is: Obama caused the riots by showing weakness.
The more Mr Wishy-Washy tells the truth about obama's incompetence the more I like him.
Zeppo| 9.12.12 @ 6:45PM
Of course, the point of the exercise is intimidation. We all know the drill by now. And sadly there are many people throughout the West who are all too happy to go along. Freedom of expression is in disrepute these days, a fact that is well known to anyone who has any experience with the US educational establishment.
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 8:14PM
With rights come responsibility. Being responsible is not using freedom in speech in an inflammatory way that gets our people killed. Before you write some dumb assed response to this, think about the following: our enemies are who they are, not who you wish them to be.
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 11:29PM
Profound! Where did you get that from.....a Dick & Jane Reader????????????
spike59| 9.13.12 @ 5:47AM
you F###ing MORON! free speech doesn't get anyone killed; idiotic and evil scumbags do
a 'right' you fear to exercise is not a 'right', it's a 'theory'
Bob Grant| 9.12.12 @ 7:12PM
Man + X = BT
BT - X = Man,
What is X?
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 8:18PM
Whatever you are drinking, smoking or ingesting?
C Bowen | 9.12.12 @ 7:59PM
Romney supported the Clinton-Obama policy to arm Al-Qaeda rebels with the purpose of toppling secular or moderate regimes that protected Christians--the bipartisan policy of the past 15 or so years (Clinton in Serbia/Kosovo, Bush in Iraq, Obama in Egypt, Libya and now Syria.)
If Romney had any political sense, he would offer a choice, not an echo of Obama foreign policy, but instead he just offers meaningless phrases that will not help him.
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 8:05PM
As Stephen Hays and Charles Krauthammer discussed on Fox tonight, this film/video was not the CAUSE of these probably coordinated riots in Libya and Egypt, but rather the EXCUSE for same. Surprise, surprise, surprise.....they occurred on the anniversary of 9/11/01, and these inhuman savages disguised as people took advantage of an inconsequential movie/film to stage a riot on our embassies and to slaughter four innocent US employees. If we did not have one of their own disgused as a POTUS, possibly the proper reaction would have been to [instead of apologizing to these animals for supposedly insulting their religion] five B-52's loaded to the gills with Hiroshima-type atomic bombs labeled with smiley-faced decals to be deposited within the surrounded deserts of both areas!!!!!!!!!
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 8:35PM
Krauthammer. That constipated monkey? You cite Krauthammer as a source? Why not add the other constipated monkey, Bill Kristol, and the sleazy organ grinder Hannety and you have the epitome of a right wing philosophical seminar.
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 9:05PM
Care to get to the issues, Albert? Or do you prefer to dally in the insignificant?
spike59| 9.13.12 @ 5:50AM
awwww...widdle mikey, did oogums widdle feewings get hurt when widdle oogums was called out for the MANDATORY Liberal "It only applies to THEM, not ME" hypocrisy?????? call a wahmbulance, cretin
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:00AM
Try again when your apoplectic fit has passed.
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 11:20PM
Okay dickhead, try this [oh wait didn't you MORONS host Obama & Co in NC?????]:
".... Lawmakers were not so hesitant."Absolutely, I have no doubt about it. It was a coordinated, military-style, commando-type raid," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers told Fox News. He added that his briefings indicated "military movements."
"This was a well- planned, well-targeted event. No doubt about it," Rogers said. He said the Al Qaeda-linked Imprisoned Omar Abdul Rahman Brigades is one group being looked at by officials.
Former chairman of the House intelligence committee Pete Hoekstra told Fox the attack had marks of al-Qaida"We've been talking for years about the desire of al Qaida, radical jihadists to celebrate the anniversary of 9/11," he said. "All my background, all of the conversations that I've had over the last 18 hours lead many people to believe that this was just more than a mere coincidence." Hoekstra added that the protesters, who were reportedly angered by a film that cast..... Hoekstra noted that al Qaida has called for followers to step up attacks against the U.S. Hoekstra said the film may have been just a cover to carry out such an attack.Other lawmakers were equally skeptical."The timing of this on the eleventh anniversary of 9/11 is more than just coincidence," Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., said in a statement....."
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 11:24PM
And you would prefer yourself and your fellow morons [or "constipated monkeys" in North Carolina that sucked off Barry, Nancy, Wild Bill and Company for several days as authorities on this subject or any other? Maybe you idiots up there should contemplate some political EX-LAX?????????????????
Oldefarte| 9.12.12 @ 11:28PM
Possibly your choice of a intellectual choice would be JOCK-STRAPED RONNIE FROM LJ perhaps??????????
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 9:17PM
Albert?
Albert Constantine Jr.| 9.12.12 @ 10:01PM
In your quotes above, you've told me everything I need to know about your "command" of the issues, Mike.
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 10:41PM
Humor me, Albert. A little tete a tete on one issue?
Your choice, mon ami.
spike59| 9.13.12 @ 5:52AM
why should Albert waste his time? when you get called out for doing the EXACT SAME THING for which you condemn others, you stamp your widdle feet and try to change the subject-TYPICAL Liberal behavior
Albert Constantine Jr.| 9.13.12 @ 8:52AM
Mike, I am humoring you, and we are doing it now, it would seem, but then, your lack of perception of your own footprint and wake is what I've been pointing to, as others, such as Spike above, are clearly aware.
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:03AM
Spike and Oldefarte are merely having tantrums, Albert.
Oldefarte| 9.13.12 @ 11:47AM
As opposed to the genius of your rational intellectually superior [and artsy-fartsy] thinkers no doubt, right? What you and Barry's, Nancy's, HillyBilly's and the other genius DOUBLEWIDERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, huh???????
Tafuna| 9.12.12 @ 9:37PM
I saw clips from that movie, and while crude it did present the truth about Mohammed which for a Muslim would be hard to face. However, just as telling your wife she looks a bit fat, it's not good idea to produce a film that insulting albeit true.
That said, our embassy's craven response made me sick. In America, free speech means protecting even speech that is disgusting.
RCV| 9.12.12 @ 9:49PM
Al Qaeda attacks an American embassy, and instead of standing united with our government in a time of foreign attack - as patriots have always done - Romney blames the President, whose determination to track down and kill these terrorists has been unrelenting. A shameful stunt on the heels of his nub of our troops at the convention.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 9.12.12 @ 10:14PM
I haven't heard Romney blame Obama for the attack, I've heard him blame him for the Cairo Embassy's apology, and the weakness that he has projected through his apology tour. To the extent that Obama likes to take credit for the actions of Seal Team Six during his watch, he needs to take the blame for the words that his State Department issued, then disavowed, and then supported.
Also, I've always understood the expression that patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels to mean that those who have no other defense for the actions suggest that to criticize them is unpatriotic. Is that your understanding of that aphorism, and if so, could such a defense of Obama (or, perhaps more appropriately, attack on Romney) qualify in some sense?
Bob Grant| 9.12.12 @ 10:39PM
For the umpteenth time,
Romney said nothing obama didn't say, abeit Romney was first out of the gate.
Criticizing some knucklehead preacher from Gainsville, Florida for "goading" middle east savages to act like...savages...instead of criticizing the actions of those savages is the issue.
This is nothing but a weak diversion from obama's continual foreign policy failures.
You need better talking points. They are very stale.
Nick| 9.13.12 @ 12:40AM
Actually, Mr. Grant, it appears that the Florida preacher didn't have anything to do with the video.
That won't stop stupid liberals from saying that he should be prosecuted "as an accessory before or after the fact":
http://hotair.com/archives/201.....rs-murder/
Abu Nudnik| 9.12.12 @ 10:30PM
I wonder if we've missed a point. Maybe the Muslim world is losing its faith.
Paul McGrath| 9.12.12 @ 10:39PM
I've often thought: if they are so offended by the so many silly things that they get offended by, how strong is their faith?
Not much, I guess.
Mike in N.C.| 9.12.12 @ 10:44PM
Is that why Rome gets so touchy about, oh let's see, pedophilia? Contraception? You get my drift.
Nick| 9.13.12 @ 12:23AM
"You get my drift."
Yes, Mikey. You're an anti-Catholic, bleeding heart liberal (which is redundant.) What a shock!
How many bombs did Catholics set off because of the sexual abuse scandal, brainiac?
Meanwhile.....
The Apologist-in-Chief had a fund-raiser, tonight. That's how much he cares about the death of four Americans.
How much more appeasing can this feckless dolt do between now and the election?
If he is re-elected, buildings will fall across America a year from now, because of his incompetence. Just like Bubba "The Rapist" Clinton's incompetence was responsible for the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:04AM
My point that people get touchy when their faith is attacked was a little too nuanced for you?
Nick| 9.13.12 @ 10:44AM
Your point is on the top of your head, Mikey.
Read it again, I don't think you understand what you wrote.
Oldefarte| 9.13.12 @ 11:54AM
WOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Shazam, what are you a former UNC art history major? With words like "nuanced" and "touchy", you must be the head counter clerk at Charlotte's Mickey D's, right??????
Oldefarte| 9.13.12 @ 11:50AM
Too bad you toothless DOUBLEWIDERS IN NORTH CAROLINA didn't get too "touchy" over your recent Charlotte held convention, right? Talk about a bunch of HOS!!!!!!!!!!
aware| 9.13.12 @ 5:46AM
Cui bono? Not sure. But something very heavy is in the air. Kony2012, Pussy Riot, the Mohammad Film. Why do these very strange and similar-feeling phenomena aimed to provoke mass, predictable reactions keep coming at us? Why does it feel like 1914?
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:19AM
Food question.
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 10:03AM
Make that "good"
Oldefarte| 9.13.12 @ 11:55AM
Or maybe as the Orientals say.....GOOD FOOD perhaps??????
AllAmericanAmerican| 9.13.12 @ 8:00AM
Quin you are a stupid, stupid dhimmi. Attacking the film? Really? Maybe you need to write for Huffpo.
Expecting muslims to "act like adults?" Really? Islam is not a religion; it is more like the wet dream of a horny 13 year old thug.
Multiple wives? Check.
Beat them? Check.
Kill my enemies? Check.
Steal their stuff? Check.
Rape their wives and daughters? Check.
Sex with 10 year olds? Check.
Lie about my intentions? Check.
Get into heaven by doing all this? Check.
Read a koran...they didn't need a movie as an excuse to attack---their "prophet" (which your dhimmi ass felt the need to capitalize the "P") instructed them to do these things in their "holy qu'ran." Dumb-dumb dhimmis like you play right into their hands when you start attacking the film-maker, regardless of how "juvenile" you think the film was.
You're a coward. A dhimmi coward.
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:29AM
This is the response to a glimmer of rationality on the part of an American Spectator staff writer. Off to re-education camp with you Quin.
AllAmericanAmerican| 9.13.12 @ 10:59AM
No re-education camps there douche---that comes from the playbook of you and your libtardian friends.
I notice you didn't dispute anything I posted, just made typical girlie, libtardian responses. Yet I bet you believe that "Piss Christ" or "Dung Virgin" were "art" to be protected by the first amendment? And had Christians rioted in response, would those "artists" have shared any responsibility?
With you libtards its always someone else's fault when kooks go on rampages. Well, except if a gay guy hits on a straight guy and the straight guy kicks the homo's ass---the the straight guy is guilty of "homophobia," right? Shouldn't the gay guy be responsible for "igniting the flames of homophobia" or "hurting the feelings of straight people" by hitting on the straight guy? Or are the standards different for protected classes such as homos like yourself?
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 9:26AM
Most of the posters here watch the "Messin' with Sashquatch" commercials and believe the ones who did the messin' had no responsibility for what happened.
At least nobody in this country was responsible for the film. The President said justice will be done. I believe him. So does bin Laden.
Mike in N.C.| 9.13.12 @ 10:05AM
I have to recant. Apparently, Coptic Christians living in California with help from Americans made the film.
Mike G| 9.13.12 @ 9:49AM
" ...it is offensive, obscene, obnoxious ... and incredibly idiotic, inane, imbecilic..."
I haven't seen the film, but it sounds like much of the shlock that comes out of Hollywood. That being said, only an imbecile would kill someone because of a movie. These people do what they do because their religion tells them to hate us. It's that simple.