Breitbart News: Many in the mainstream media have alleged that
you crossed the line when it comes to free speech, and that you are
responsible for inciting the terror attacks against your “Draw Muhammad”
event. How do you respond to these criticisms?
Pamela Geller: We incited no one. We didn’t call for violence,
justify violence, or approve of violence. The people who were inciting
were the ones saying that we should be killed for exhibiting Muhammad
cartoons. There is no automatic or unavoidable response to being
insulted. No one is forced to kill for being insulted. Those who choose
to do so are responsible for their actions. No one else is.
Breitbart News: Even some conservative columnists and a potential presidential candidate (Donald Trump)
have resorted to personal attacks against you as a preface before
arguing in defense of free speech. Why do you feel that so many have
come to attack the messenger?
Pamela Geller: This is the problem with the conservatives.
This is why we can never nominate qualified, brave, true conservative
candidates. The conservative movement has trimmed to accommodate the
leftist media so much that they’ve trimmed themselves out of principle.
They attack me because they’re desperately afraid that the leftist media
will smear them by association with me. It is an act of sheer
cowardice...Continue reading...
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Also see: Cowardly media surrenders to Muslim terrorists -- but keeps bashing other religions
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