A MOVIE, WHICH IS NOTHING BUT HOT AIR, is released in which the islamic prophet is portrayed in a less than respectful fashion, and all hell breaks loose. The mobs attack, and the american politicians add more hot air, all because of nothing, all because of a badly acted movie. Sticks, and stones...
Obama, before the murders in libya, sharply criticized the film as an abuse of free speech, which it really wasn't. If all stupid talk were an abuse of free speech, we all would be counted as free speech abusers. Who among us has never spoken stupidly?
And since obama's comments were made before the violence occured, romney's criticism to those comments is, shall we say, "anachronistic", if not outright foolish.
Governor Romney, looking to chalk up a few points, criticized the president's reaction as being sympathetic to the violence. Of course, it was nothing of the sort.
The easy way out would be to simply all agree that making unkind comments about religious leaders is unproductive, and that responding to it by behaving violently is destructive, and leave it at that.
But that would be too simple, too easy, and heaven forbid that a politician should ever miss an opportunity to attack the holder of the office being sought.
Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain...(Agathon)
Bb
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