Obama's Hypocrisy on "The Interview" (contrast with the "Innocence of Muslims")
President Obama Condemns Both ‘Disgusting’ Anti-Islam Video And ‘Mindless’ Violence Before The U.N.
Excerpt:
During his speech before the United Nations on Tuesday morning, President Barack Obama eulogized the murdered U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, reiterated American values of freedom and tolerance, and condemned both the “crude” Innocence of Muslims videoCourt Reconsiders Anti-Muslim Film on YouTube
Excerpt:
President Barack Obama [called on YouTube] to pull the video
Image sources: Muslim film screen snap from the WSJ ... The Interview from WIKI.
Comments:
- One film was poorly produced at a low cost and would have quickly fallen into oblivion had it not been blamed for the 2012 Benghazi attack
- The other film was professionally produced at significant cost and really did offend a foreign leader.
- Obama wanted one banned and was successful
- The other was pulled and Obama wanted it distributed.
Beware of Even Numbers -
ReplyDeleteThe film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ and the dangerous failing of the media:
One blamed on Jews:
As Jeffrey Goldberg said, though, “It is not possible to withdraw such a story.” It has already spread across the Middle East. No amount of journalistic-backpedaling removes the 17,000 Google results for “100 Jewish donors.” None of this will stop the enraged, Islamist protesters from chanting, “Death to Israel, Death to America” at the embassy riots that have already cost four American lives, including our ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens. Of course, films do not turn people into murderous rioters, as Matt Welch eloquently argued on these pages, and these attacks do appear to have been preplanned. But that these widely promulgated details about Israeli and Jewish involvement in the film helped fan the flames of the protesters’ murderous rage is beyond dispute.
I thought I was the first to see this but others have as well:
ReplyDeleteFLASHBACK: Obama Opposes Sony Censorship But Supported It For Film Blamed For Benghazi [VIDEO] AND Obama, Who Tried to Censor "Innocence of Muslims" Vid, Says Sony Shouldn't Have Pulled The Interview