The protests, violence and killing in the Middle East over this movie produced by an American has sparked discussion about our First Amendment, particularly our freedom of speech.

First things first  ----was producing this movie a smart thing for Sam Bacile to do?  Probably not, if he had any concern for his well-being or the well-being of his family.  But Bacile had something to say … and he lives in a country that is supposed to cherish the idea that people can speak their minds.

OK … so Muslims are offfffffended.  I will submit to you that radical Muslims WANT to be offended.  It gives them an excuse to engage in the very violence that the believe to be sanctioned by their religion and their so-called “messenger.”  This is why Muslims seem to be so easily offended.  They LOOK for reasons to be offended; whether it’s a cartoon in Denmark or a YouTube movie in America.  And for radical Muslims … being offended is all the justification you need to kill people you don’t like.

Aren’t you glad you live in America?  But here’s the thing, Sam Bacile, the movie producer, DOES live in America.  Yet this hasn’t stopped the president of Egypt from asking the United States to take legal action against him.  What kind of legal action?  I guess that’s up to the United States to decide.  I’m still searching for that sub-paragraph in our Constitution which takes exception to people who happen to speak ill of another religion or religious icon.  But I’m not surprised that Egypt has made this request.  After all, its president is from the Muslim Brotherhood and a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood said just the other day,“It isn’t a matter of freedom of speech,” said Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Gozlan. “It’s a matter of a holy Islamic symbol.”  Again, still searching for the sub-paragraph, carving out exception to religious symbols.

Do you think America’s wonderful proggies are standing up for free speech?  Hardly.  You’re starting to hear this nonsense about shouting “fire” in a crowded theater.  Christine Amanpour lamented over the movie being produced as a “deliberate provocation at a transitional time” for many countries in the Middle East.  Hey, Christine … maybe you ought to listen to my show!  A presidential election – especially this one  -- is a transitional time for America.  I’m deliberately trying to provoke idiots who would vote for your hero Barack Obama.  Maybe I should be shut down!  Do you think Amanpour would say that Bacile’s movie would be just fine if Muslims weren’t in transition?  Yeah … sure she would.   Perhaps Christine Amanpour should spend more time worrying about a religion that condones this type of violence, then one American exercising his right to free speech.

Let’s look at American academia for a second here.  We have University of Pennsylvania professor Anthea Butler.  She is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies … oohhhhhh!  How impressive!  Butler believes that Sam Bacile should be in jail!  Can you believe this?  These proggies are taking on the traits of the very societies that are killing Americans: oppression of the minority, lack of protected freedoms, and disregard for the rule of law.

Before we move on … know this.  These attacks this week were not about Bacile’s movie.  The movie was an excuse.  These radical Islamists know that America is weakening.  They know that American greatness is waning.  They know that America is in the middle of a crucial presidential election.  They decided that this anniversary of 9/11, an event they celebrate, would be a good time to get out their “Death to America” posters and kill folks.