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1. #1
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:44 pm, PBoilermaker said:

   I keep looking for one of your headlines to give me a modicum of hope that the world isn’t going to shi’ite.

   It has been a bummer of a week.

2. #2
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:45 pm, Blind_Mule said:

   Reminds me of the southpark episode spoofing family guy showing Mohammad. What a bunch of cowards.

3. #3
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:47 pm, jungatheart said:

   I included the Muhammad cartoon in a post on a forum for people interested in firearms and the moderators deleted it…. Sigh. Cowards are everywhere.

4. #4
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:51 pm, meatpieandtatters said:

   Here’s how to say Coward in Norwegian:

   NorwCOWARDegian

5. #5
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:53 pm, AlohaGuy said:

   How do you say “coward” in Norwegian?

   Well Google doesn’t translate to Norwegian, but it does translate to Dutch. So if you hear a Dutch person calling a Norwegian “Laf”, have a laugh of your own.

6. #6
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:58 pm, AlohaGuy said:

   Norweeniegian?

7. #7
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:59 pm, John Ansell said:

   I think “Democrat” is Universal for coward?

8. #8
   On February 15th, 2008 at 5:59 pm, docflash said:

   Coward in Norweigian- Feiging

9. #9
   On February 15th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

   Print the cartoons everyday until the Muslims stop whining and threatening. Ridicule is the finest form of punishment short of beheading.

   Imagine. I used to think of the Norwegians as Viking heros. I must have it wrong.

10. #10
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:14 pm, zorro said:

    Norway’s leading newspaper, Aftenposten said:

    Danish products were boycotted in several Muslim countries.

    …but not here! Norway’s lack of courage is very disappointing. They were once a very brave people.

11. #11
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:14 pm, DesertLover said:

    Docflash beat me to it … lol

12. #12
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:14 pm, Ceroth said:

    The word for coward in Norwegian is Norway.

13. #13
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:14 pm, graysonret said:

    Another word to use for Norwegian cowards is a word they all understand….Quisling. That word will bite deeper than “coward”.

14. #14
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:15 pm, Mookie said:

    I like Matt’s letter a lot. I’m more liberal in my social (not economic/military) views that the majority of people here so I don’t always agree with everyone but like Matt said, there are some things that should transcend politics. This is one of them and Michelle has been at the forefront. Between this cartoon BS and Ayaan Hirsi Ali begging the French to protect her, it’s been a really discouraging week.

15. #15
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm, stevenpd said:

    Uff da!

    Coward = “kujonen”

16. #16
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:30 pm, Marshall Russ said:

    Take your pick. I like feiging and stymper.
    kujonen, feiging, kujon, feigingen, reddhare, stymper, reddharen, stymperen

17. #17
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:35 pm, AZTeacher said:

    Ya gotta love the Danes. They, even being the smallest of the Scandinavian countries (and one of the smallest in all of Europe), have a boatload of guts. They rescued most of their Jews in WWII, their king even wearing a star. They continue to rebuff the EU and now they refuse to back down to the Jihadists. Living there was one of the greatest adventures and pleasures of my life.

    Artig nemlig Danmark!

18. #18
    On February 15th, 2008 at 6:48 pm, rakkasan said:

    While the Danes have lots to be proud of during World War Two - lots - King Christian the Tenth never wore a star of any sort. Tis a myth, but a good one that does relate to their character.

19. #19
    On February 15th, 2008 at 7:07 pm, brooklyn red said:

    With all due respect to Matt from Durham, (nice letter and all)he says he is am Obama supporter followed by “In my opinion, no true liberal would ever call for tolerance of a religion in such opposition to free speech, women’s rights, and freedom of and from religion, and in such support of mindless violence.”

    Some one remind us please which Madrasa (sp?) it was that Obama attended… I can’t recall.

20. #20
    On February 15th, 2008 at 7:28 pm, ajmontana said:

    Norcrapwegian

21. #21
    On February 15th, 2008 at 8:01 pm, Blind_Mule said:

    C-O-W, -A-R-D!

    I’m speaking slowly and loudly so they will understand me because I don’t speak idiot.

22. #22
    On February 15th, 2008 at 8:21 pm, Mookie said:

    Some one remind us please which Madrasa (sp?) it was that Obama attended… I can’t recall.

    Obama is not a Muslim.

23. #23
    On February 15th, 2008 at 8:28 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    Norway—wouldn’t you think that the country with the third largest oil supply would have the same set of b _ _ _ s as little Denmark?

    #22 having a friend that knew him I ?????????????????????your remark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Signed:
    No longer a GOOD little Christian Girl:

    Rather a red blooded patriot with LOTS of Danish BLOOD!!!!!

24. #24
    On February 15th, 2008 at 8:34 pm, Mookie said:

    Didn’t Michelle herself say that Obama wasn’t a Muslim? Do you question her as well?

25. #25
    On February 15th, 2008 at 8:47 pm, brooklyn red said:

    Mookie, that is pathetic… Obama attended a madrasa. Fact. So he is tolerant of Islam, has he denounced it?

    It is not the Madam Hostess I question, it is Matt from Durham.

26. #26
    On February 15th, 2008 at 8:49 pm, Mookie said:

    Mookie, that is pathetic… Obama attended a madrasa. Fact. So he is tolerant of Islam, has he denounced it?

    It is not the Madam Hostess I question, it is Matt from Durham.

    What is pathetic? Obama is a Christian. He’s not a Muslim. He has said as such numerous times.

27. #27
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:18 pm, TexasTiger said:

    How do you say “coward” in Norwegian?

    Øbåmå?

28. #28
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, Boomer said:

    It appears the feared Norsemen that would go a Viking raiding all of Europe have lost or breed out every bit of intestinal fortitude they once had.

29. #29
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:23 pm, brooklyn red said:

    No, what is pathetic is… “Didn’t Michelle herself say that Obama wasn’t a Muslim? Do you question her as well?”

    I really don’t know is she did or didn’t… nor did I ever say he was a Muslim, only that he attended a madrasa…

30. #30
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:25 pm, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

    You know, as a Christian I have no affinity for Mohammad, and offending terrorists is of zero concern to me personally. Also, I know that most cartoons are relatively mild in terms of being outrage-inducing, so I wouldn’t compare it to “piss christ” by any stretch. Yet I can’t help but thinking that mocking the religion as opposed to the terrorists is somewhat tainted ethically. On balance, if I was at the paper, I’d probably have pixelated the cartoons too, just because there is no point, in mt mind, in allowing the media to be quite so casually offending to any religion - as christians, we know how it’s the endless little offenses that really get on people’s nerves.

    Certainly, there are legitemate socio-political issues which can be emphasized by bringing Mohammad into the land of satire. And what the picture in the paper was meant to illustrate is probably at the core of whether the pixilation was appropriate or not. And finally I would never edit anything for fear of the cowardly acts of murderous terrorists - they get far too much respect even when they’re being hunted, in my opinion, and we should do nothing to give them the impression that they’re behavior earns any fear or respect from us. But just the same, on balance, in the aggregate, a bit more respect to those who have strong personal feelings about Mohammad as is shown by the paper - respect to those people who don’t go around blowing things and people up - might be the slightly better Christian thing to do when it comes to erring on the side of - polite - caution.

31. #31
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:32 pm, nbarry said:

    Norway has gone downhill considerably since Edvard Grieg cancelled his concerts in France in protest of the Dreyfus travesty.

32. #32
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:32 pm, TexasTiger said:

    Mookie’s right. The madrassa allegation was a Clinton hit job.

    Insight Magazine, which is owned by the same company as The Washington Times, reported on its Web site last week that associates of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, had unearthed information the Illinois Democrat and likely presidential candidate attended a Muslim religious school known for teaching the most fundamentalist form of Islam.

    Obama lived in Indonesia as a child, from 1967 to 1971, with his mother and stepfather and has acknowledged attending a Muslim school, but an aide said it was not a madrassa.

    Insight attributed the information in its article to an unnamed source, who said it was discovered by “researchers connected to Senator Clinton.” A spokesman for Clinton, who is also weighing a White House bid, denied that the campaign was the source of the Obama claim.

    While Obama professes to be a Christian, his minister/mentor is a fringe wingnut who has lavished praise on Louis Farrakha.

    Barack Obama’s longtime minister, mentor, and sounding board has been a key supporter of Louis Farrakhan and last month honored the Nation of Islam leader for lifetime achievement.

33. #33
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:37 pm, JHSII said:

    graysonret #13

    You got it exactly - Quisling. That’s the very first word that came to my mind.

    I wonder how many people today even know who Quisling was?

34. #34
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:41 pm, brooklyn red said:

    “but an aide said it was not a madrassa”

    Oh, that’s different! Never mind, my bad, an aide said… did the aide say his middle name is really John?

35. #35
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:44 pm, Mookie said:

    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:41 pm, brooklyn red said:

    “but an aide said it was not a madrassa”

    Oh, that’s different! Never mind, my bad, an aide said… did the aide say his middle name is really John?

    But you’re not saying he’s a Muslim, right?

36. #36
    On February 15th, 2008 at 9:57 pm, brooklyn red said:

    “In my opinion, no true liberal would ever call for tolerance of a religion in such opposition to free speech, women’s rights, and freedom of and from religion, and in such support of mindless violence.”

    Right, I’m saying he is TOLERANT.

37. #37
    On February 15th, 2008 at 10:00 pm, RetFireman said:

    How do you say “coward” in Norwegian?

    Same as in any language. “Liberal”

38. #38
    On February 15th, 2008 at 11:40 pm, Andy said:

    Mookie @ #35,
    

    But you’re not saying he’s a Muslim, right?

    Why don’t you ask the Muslims themselves. They seem to be of the opinon that once a Muslim, always a Muslim. Furthermore, joining their faith doesn’t have to be voluntary. For example, being born into a Muslim household, or having a Muslim head of household is enough.

    Another popular method of claiming people for the faith is to rape and/or marry infidel girls. By marrying Obama’s stepfather, his mother autmatically became Muslim in the eyes of the jihadiis.

    Another example, remember Steve Centani, the kidnapped FOX journalist? Wonder why he won’t step foot near a Muslim country again? By rights under Sharia, anyone can execute him for apostasy. So naturally, when the Archbishop Dingaling of England said that Sharia would be inevitable, so Brits might as well lie back and enjoy it, that was sure to send a chill down Centanni’s neck in that he might not even be safe in London next time.

    So naturally, while Obama claims to be a christian, he has yet to renounce Islam in uncertain terms. Platitudes about different religions needing to just get a long might work over here for the gullible, but to the Muslim Street, they either hear an apostate that needs to be taken out, or a fellow warrior lying his way to the top of the greatest nation in the world. Either scenario is not good.

    Then you have reports of Obama taking phone calls and consulting with the Islamist leader of Kenya, and his oft-repeated assertion that various Islamists just need dialogue. Yeah, I’m concerned.

    Before you get your undies tied up in a wad, understand this. To the Islamists, it matters not one whit what infidels like you and me think! It only matters what they believe is to be done with us, by hook or crook. So, I repeat, to answer your question, go and ask the Imams in Saudi & Iran

39. #39
    On February 16th, 2008 at 1:15 am, CC said:

    Matt: Thank you for the voice of reason from the other side of the aisle.

40. #40
    On February 16th, 2008 at 3:14 am, RetFireman said:

    Outstanding Andy. Simply outstanding.

41. #41
    On February 16th, 2008 at 7:31 am, graysonret said:

    Next up on the list, everyone in England, France, Norway, etc., all are to dress like Moslems. This is to prevent the real Moslems from being offended by Western dress and, also, so the real Moslems don’t stand out and be feel persecuted. However, all Christians will be required to wear a paper cross on their clothes.

42. #42
    On February 16th, 2008 at 8:02 am, TexasTiger said:

    So naturally, while Obama claims to be a christian, he has yet to renounce Islam in uncertain terms.

    Why should he have to renounce Islam? By proclaiming himself a Christian hasn’t he earned the apostate label (and a death sentence)?

    Frankly, I’m more concerned about Obama’s relationship with the pseudo-Christian, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Wright’s words and actions verge on a black mirror to the Church of Jesus Christ Christian.

43. #43
    On February 16th, 2008 at 11:22 am, MrVIBEMAN said:

    Here’s the skinny on Obama and Islam.

    http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

    Not that Snopes can’t occasionally be wrong, or that they’re bias free. I’m just sayin’ that typically Snopes is pretty accurate.

    While the Snopes story pretty much proves that Obama is not, in fact, Muslim, and has never been a practicing Muslim, that doesn’t discount that members of the Islam world could think of him as an Apostate. I didn’t realize that he would and has said the Pledge of Alliegence (my bad for any of my previous posts to the contrary).

    However, the story doesn’t mention Obama’s attitude toward Islam, which is the same as every other Liberal attitude toward Islam, which is that it’s the “Religion of Peace” and “we should be tolerant.”

    So, in effect, it doesn’t really matter whether he’s Islamic or not, since he would certainly be, by reason of his liberal beliefs, a member of the ’surrender’ crowd.

44. #44
    On February 16th, 2008 at 12:36 pm, rightisright said:

    I’m embarrassed to say I’m 1/2 Norwegian…no Viking blood left in Norway it appears. Bunch of whimps…if one does not have the strength and courage to fight for what it takes to be free they deserve no better.

45. #45
    On February 16th, 2008 at 12:44 pm, JohnHolliday said:

    I guess Europe has only taken half a century to forget about what Hitler did to them. They appeased the socialist maniac Hitler and look what it got them. The Norweigians should understand that more than most. Unfortunately, the ones that know are dead or very old. So the young learn that socialism and sharia law are good.

    If the Norweigians had any brains, they’d show the world they stand in defiance of islam. Then they might become the world’s largest exporter of oil! Mostly because the countries that embrace freedom instead of socialism or islam would flock to the Norweigians for their oil.

    Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to deal with the jihadis so you can have a normal standard of living?

46. #46
    On February 16th, 2008 at 4:52 pm, Andy said:

    TexasTiger @ #42
    

    Why should he have to renounce Islam? By proclaiming himself a Christian hasn’t he earned the apostate label (and a death sentence)?

    Because he’s straddling the fence as it were. From the Muslim Street perspective, saying he’s a christian can be construed as either being a “trojan horse”, or ignorant and unclear on Islamic doctrine. Renouncing it would make him a definitive apostate.

    And I agree, being a faithful follower of J. Wright is just Black Power dressed up in christian rhetoric.

    Bottomline, as MrVibeman noted, Obama’s liberal attitude towards Islam will get us killed.

47. #47
    On February 16th, 2008 at 5:24 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    The Danes are sending MORE soldiers to Afghanistan—

    The VIKING spirit is not dead-it’s just not being reported.

    LiveLeak.com/Danish soldiers in Afghanistan.

    Gosh- they are handsome.

48. #48
    On February 16th, 2008 at 6:49 pm, RetFireman said:

    Why should he renounce Islam? Because he is trying ot become the President of the United States while we are at war with islam. Say what you will about who and what we are at war with, but the fact is, that is exactly what and who we are at war with. To not do so, to “straddle the fence” and be on both sides simply shows weakness and does not give anyone a sense that he knows what he is doing or understands what is truly at stake. With the name he has, the past he has, whether they are rumors or truth, it would be in his best interest to fully renounce it and be done with it. the longer he refuses to do so, the more credence he gives to the “rumor” that he is, indeed, nothing more than a closeted Muslim that will come clean as soon as he takes the oath of office, giving this country it;s first Islamic President.

49. #49
    On February 17th, 2008 at 7:02 am, KCK said:

    In spite of the spew on this thread, I wish to say something to the younger generation of readers.

    Not long ago in the west, political cartoons were expected to be critical, lampooning and offensive. That has been the historical norm for centuries.

    The weak response of our politicians, most media outlets and public to the Danish cartoon controversy is appalling! We are losing our freedom of expression quickly over this! The precedent will be set, now, that “cartoonists should be culturally sensitive”. Yeah, riight! Towards terrorist!

    I say, insult our warring enemy mercilessly.