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1. #1
   On April 15th, 2008 at 7:52 am, terrig said:

   You’re right Michelle-it’s nice they finally admitted it.

2. #2
   On April 15th, 2008 at 7:58 am, TexasTiger said:

   The final paragraph of Levant’s post sum it rather nicely.

   Cruickshank’s final remarks were not as shocking, but they were an interesting comment on the role of big, expensive, well-staffed old media companies, versus the growth of the Internet. Cruickshank said “we are under no obligation to put [the cartoons] on… they’re everywhere on the Internet”. Well, not everywhere, of course. Not on CBC.ca, for example. But he’s right in a way: when it comes to anything controversial — oh, say, like the news — it makes more and more sense to go to websites like the Drudge Report than to big, bureaucratic companies like the CBC or CNN who value political correctness above newsworthiness. It sounds more like an epitaph for old media than a defence.

3. #3
   On April 15th, 2008 at 8:15 am, TEXASCONSERVATIVE said:

   Dhimmitude!

4. #4
   On April 15th, 2008 at 8:18 am, Scottie said:

   Pretty graphic display of enjoying rights without the backbone to fight for them when the going gets tough. That way lies no rights at all.

   Go Ezra!

5. #5
   On April 15th, 2008 at 8:18 am, Ron Rockstar said:

   Wow, Cruickshank equates Muslims terrorist with free speech activist. I guess it’s a good thing that Canada doesn’t have a no-fly list. Otherwise nobody would be flying.

6. #6
   On April 15th, 2008 at 8:27 am, almeehan said:

   In the follow up report it was speculated that Cruickshank had suffered castration early in life thus possibly coloring his decision making process when it comes to tough choices.

7. #7
   On April 15th, 2008 at 8:57 am, WORK949 said:

   Unfortunately, sometimes the only way to deal with a thug, or a criminal, or a terrorist, is to hit him squarely in the face with a board or a bat or a fist, so hard that he can’t stand the pain and gives up what he is doing and goes away.

   The media here, in Europe and in Canada have long forgotten the lessons of the 1930′s, when Hitler and his gang could easily have been stopped with a minimum of pain. Amazing it his how short people’s memories are, or how little history is taught in the journalism colleges and universities of the United States.

8. #8
   On April 15th, 2008 at 9:32 am, DesertLover said:

   Think I’ll write a book … it should easily be a Best Seller … going to call it …

   Dhimmitude for DimWits …

9. #9
   On April 15th, 2008 at 9:33 am, zorro said:

   In this day and age, the media needs to be brave and bold, like Michael Yon. We have enough cowards in elected office to fill that quota for a century.

10. #10
    On April 15th, 2008 at 9:35 am, tre said:

    Now they’ve admitted they’re afraid to offend the Religion of Violent Death. What are they going to do about it? Will they grow a backbone? Will they stop offending the real Religion of Peace, Christianity?
    More likely, they’ll just keep doing what they’re already doing; respecting Islam, dis-respecting Christianity.

11. #11
    On April 15th, 2008 at 9:40 am, lgm said:

    For whatever reason, CBC made the right decision not to show the cartoons. They’re offensive.

12. #12
    On April 15th, 2008 at 9:47 am, TexasTiger said:

    We need more Troll-B-Gon.

13. #13
    On April 15th, 2008 at 9:49 am, DagneyT said:

    With Anderson, it was his admission that he didn’t think the cartoons were offensive, but that some others did, so he let their judgment trump his own.

    Then it really is cowardice! I’ve been offended countless times with cartoons of Condi, of GWB, of any number of our heroes on the right. I did not threaten to kill anyone. The Islamofacists are taking advantage of cowardice, and winning the war in Canada!

14. #14
    On April 15th, 2008 at 9:51 am, turtlepig said:

    Levant is a hero. It was nice to be reminded of CNN’s duplicity in their Iraq reporting during the runup to the war. And for all your oft-repeated disdain for wikipedia – they sure got Eason Jordan’s number right. I took a look at his new project. That jerk now has the gall to charge people 800 bucks for the “inside scoop” on doings in Iraq. It’s the death of shame.

15. #15
    On April 15th, 2008 at 9:52 am, granite said:

    Looking forward to viewing this site when I get home to view this site…blocked here at work.

    From what I can gather form other comments, CBC did not decide against running the cartoons because they (the cartoons) are “offensive” (as if socialists ever gave a flying fig about being “offensve” to anyone).

    They (the CBC) decided against running the cartoons either because they (the CBC) are cowards…;

    or, because they (the CBC) are useful idiots of, and agree with, the radical Muslim jihadists…;

    or, both.

    Will check out the site at home.

16. #16
    On April 15th, 2008 at 10:03 am, fulldroolcup said:

    lgm:
    

    “For whatever reason, CBC made the right decision not to show the cartoons. They’re offensive.”

    OK, lgm, let’s apply the same offensive “standard” to YOU. YOUR comments are lame, nonsensical, addlepated and predicably brain dead. They offend me and most of the other folks at this site.

    THEREFORE Michelle should ban you.

    Right? RIGHT?

    And where were you, lfgm, when “Piss Christ” offended Christians, as did the Virgin Mary spattered with elephant dung? Did you, like the ACLU, argue that such displays “offensive” to Christians were protected “free speech”?

    I didn’t think so.

17. #17
    On April 15th, 2008 at 10:18 am, Connie said:

    Marc Lebuis @ dustmybroom is playing the game.

    He has filed suit with the CHRC against a Montreal Imam.

18. #18
    On April 15th, 2008 at 10:23 am, DaveC said:

    Little Grey Matter said:

    For whatever reason, CBC made the right decision not to show the cartoons. They’re offensive.

    Your IQ is pretty offensive but you are still here.. free to say and prove how much of a moron you are..

    CBS and you show how much you are willing to submit to oppressive religions who DESERVE to be exposed for what they are…

    you can’t even qualify as a Beta Male..

    you are rank below a Delta Male..

19. #19
    On April 15th, 2008 at 10:58 am, tre said:

    For whatever reason, CBC made the right decision not to show the cartoons. They’re offensive.

    Then, lgm, explain to all of us why they persist in offending Christians? Why do they persist in offending those of us who live in “fly-over country”, by portraying us as illiterate hicks? Why do they persist in offending Conservatives? I could go on listing examples, but there isn’t enough space.

20. #20
    On April 15th, 2008 at 11:52 am, tgusa said:

    Well I think it is obvious that we can’t believe a word that they say or write, ever. I said at the time that they murdered Daniel Pearle that they were doing that for a specific reason. The reason, scare the crap out of the media, it worked didn’t it? They took off like a scalded cat they still haven’t stopped running they are petrified to look back what a really sad way to live. Evidently alkayda is a pretty good judge of the size of the yellow stain they are sporting as they hide under the office water cooler.

21. #21
    On April 15th, 2008 at 12:04 pm, tgusa said:

    And have no doubts, the democrats, all of them, are pro islamofascist anti American. They would throw us under the bus in a heartbeat to appease the islamofascists. But they would tell us they did what they did… because… they… care…oh brother. They must think we are as dumb as their constituents. Investigate them all for terrorist ties, that’s one reason they were so afraid of the patriot act.

22. #22
    On April 15th, 2008 at 12:10 pm, garyt said:

    LGM this morning I read that a musim cleric said they would conquer Rome and control both Americas. Now this offended me should this be banned too? By the way you never have told me which abortion clincics are being bombed daily. I would love to know about this since the media has failed to report it. Thanks

23. #23
    On April 15th, 2008 at 2:11 pm, Misscheryl said:

    For whatever reason, CBC made the right decision not to show the cartoons. They’re offensive.

    Surely, no one takes this person seriously? Right? He deserves about as much attention as the kid in elementary school did who pulled my pigtails…

24. #24
    On April 15th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, whm3113 said:

    Please don’t feed the trolls.

25. #25
    On April 15th, 2008 at 6:58 pm, terrig said:

    tgusa-I think Heath Shuler isn’t as bad as the rest. From what I’ve seen of him (I think he’s a blue dog) he’s a different breed then most of the dims in the Congress.

26. #26
    On April 16th, 2008 at 2:46 pm, Desdenova said:

    At least in this country we can criticize them. Check out what happens if you speak the truth in France—>
    

27. #27
    On April 16th, 2008 at 2:46 pm, Desdenova said:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL1584799120080415?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=22&sp=true

    Ok this time withthe link.