I heard an interesting take on the Geller/1st Amendment thing this morning ...

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47. I think it's an interesting debate.

Especially because we all have different views on what constitutes 'fighting words.' This woman Gellar makes me want to vomit. She refers to all Muslims as 'savages.' They are not. A grotesque woman and a violent woman, imo. She's a radical extremist trying to paint all others of a religion as radical extremists and it's just not true.

The mayor of Garland, TX has expressed that it's a very diverse community and that Geller is not even from there, she's from NYC. And Geller then goes on tv and attacks the mayor for not speaking out in favor of free speech. What a vile person, this Geller. And yes I agree that nothing justifies the taking of a life, especially over speech. I condemn the people who attacked the conference. I condemn anyone who cheers their deaths or uses them as saying that all Muslims are like them. That's like any Christian murderer or atheist murderer is an example that all Christians are savages or all atheists are savages. It's just not true. I'm a big believer in ecumenical respect for other people's religions and non-religion. I especially believe in the separation of church and state.

On a funny note. The Supreme Court said that one example of 'fighting words' is yelling 'Fire!' in a crowded movie theater. Woody Allen joked that one thing he learned in school is that it's okay to yell 'Movie!' in a crowded fire department.