tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3679167862683686811..comments2024-03-19T04:42:41.038-05:00Comments on Althouse: The man who drew Muhammad wearing a bomb turban hid behind a bathroom door that an attacker struck repeatedly with an axe.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37570963562497366492010-01-02T22:00:00.168-06:002010-01-02T22:00:00.168-06:00@Julie, there's no such thing as a country whe...@Julie, there's no such thing as a country where it's impossible to acquire a black market handgun. Probably he didn't have the money to buy one, but that doesn't mean he <i>couldn't</i> buy one.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87536643417068505012010-01-02T21:44:34.425-06:002010-01-02T21:44:34.425-06:00You guys who would belittle Denmark for not having...You guys who would belittle Denmark for not having Texas gun rules are jumping to conclusions, at least with regard to Westergaard.<br /><br />You can get a gun for protection in Denmark. You need to pass a psychiatric exam and take training classes and, in some cases, be a member of a gun club. If it is not for hunting, then you also have to demonstrate the need for one.<br /><br />Since 2006, Al Queda has promised to kill Kurt Westergaard. It's hard to have a better demonstrable need than that!<br /><br />Westergaard could have had a gun available to him if he wanted it. It's also likely that he did indeed have a weapon waiting on the other side of the bathroom door for Mr. Muslim Terrorist had the intruder gotten through. But Westergaard isn't going to go around saying that he carries a gun for protection, because if he does then he looses an advantage over the next Islamomaniac who tries something like this. He's also a genuinely low-key guy who doesn't seem to have any desire to brandish his Texas cred.<br /><br />Also: He was offered an on-site 24/7 police bodyguard after the 2006 riots. He refused because he wanted to live normally. So its likely that he was trained/wargamed by the Danish police and PET (Denmark's equivalent to the CIA) on what to do in exactly this case. He likely followed the protocol as best he could considering the limited time available to make decisions. If you read some of the news accounts, Westergaard seems remarkably relaxed for a guy who was just attacked by an axe-wielding Muslim terrorist.<br /><br />Note too that the terrorist had an <i>axe</i>, not a <i>gun</i>. Why? Odds are that he couldn't get a gun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5008943114596332682010-01-02T21:37:31.718-06:002010-01-02T21:37:31.718-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25177603160140046142010-01-02T21:32:53.989-06:002010-01-02T21:32:53.989-06:00Considering this reaction on viewing a piece of ar...Considering this reaction on viewing a piece of art I can see why the art therapy didn't work too well on our Gitmo detainees.jr565https://www.blogger.com/profile/07630491937904835553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4321487656157231292010-01-02T21:25:17.162-06:002010-01-02T21:25:17.162-06:00Kill all the Islamist extremists. And those who fa...Kill all the Islamist extremists. And those who fail to out them. And stack them like cord wood.paul a'bargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854004347728185047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78351671844517992022010-01-02T20:52:52.094-06:002010-01-02T20:52:52.094-06:00"What Dark Eden said about Texas is a valid p..."What Dark Eden said about Texas is a valid point; in the Lone Star State, this animal would have been shot on the doorstep, and, if he had succeeded, he would be awaiting a date with Ol' Sparky as a neat little object lesson."<br /><br />I'm reminded of Cedric the Entertainer's bit about hope and wish. <br /><br />Europeans hope that Islamofascists don't invade their home. <br /><br />Texans wish they would.<br /><br />Which is actually not completely just macho bluster.Dark Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763832753807649560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85507128181234331782010-01-02T20:20:54.923-06:002010-01-02T20:20:54.923-06:00What strikes me funny is that the reaction to the ...What strikes me funny is that the reaction to the cartoon <i>validates</i> the cartoon.ambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042450225428891273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34414927603448381902010-01-02T20:14:57.939-06:002010-01-02T20:14:57.939-06:00I thought he took his granddaughter into the safe ...I thought he took his granddaughter into the safe room with him???ambahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042450225428891273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80188072972092401652010-01-02T20:01:23.847-06:002010-01-02T20:01:23.847-06:00Well, that attacker really showed him! Some Musli...Well, that attacker really showed him! Some Muslims are violent my foot.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27389947314515608002010-01-02T19:50:37.551-06:002010-01-02T19:50:37.551-06:00Muslims have no compunctions about slaughtering li...<i>Muslims have no compunctions about slaughtering little kids as witnessed in places like Algeria, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, etc...<br /></i><br />... Beslan!marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71082533495800447722010-01-02T19:41:10.072-06:002010-01-02T19:41:10.072-06:00I think that's the best of the cartoons.I think that's the <a href="http://www.yorkrules.com/wp-content/uploads/share/foundGenius/full/MohammedTurbanBomb.jpg" rel="nofollow">best of the cartoons</a>.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9566619122317016612010-01-02T19:30:48.490-06:002010-01-02T19:30:48.490-06:00I'm sayin' the system worked.
I'm als...I'm sayin' the system worked.<br /><br />I'm also grateful I know how to handle a gun.Mark Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884518441515988550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28740807716851136162010-01-02T19:29:56.327-06:002010-01-02T19:29:56.327-06:00Julius Ray Hoffman said...
@john- Do you know...Julius Ray Hoffman said...<br /><br /> <i>@john- Do you know anything about Denmark? They have taken a harder stance against Islamification than any other European country. They've made it incredibly difficult for Muslims to get a Danish residency visa. They've instituted "Westernization" programs, the latest being where they will force children as small as 1 year old to attend Danish preschool so as to de-Islamify them. They've strongly focused police efforts on neighborhoods where Islamic immigrants live. They've been practicing preventative detention. There's much more if you look it up. The Islamists in Denmark and their stupid ignorant young supporters (what we might call "liberals" here) are furious about these measures.</i><br /><br />Something went wrong somewhere. How many of these "assaults" have taken place? Better yet, how many of the violent faithful have been deported?<br /><br />What Dark Eden said about Texas is a valid point; in the Lone Star State, this animal would have been shot on the doorstep, and, if he had succeeded, he would be awaiting a date with Ol' Sparky as a neat little object lesson. The Moslems dig object lessons.<br /><br />Mike's point, "Only some stinking European would leave his granddaughter in jeopardy while he ran for cover.", is not to be dismissed lightly. It reflects the cancer of the socialist state. Westergaard almost certainly did think the state would take care of everything. A few years ago, hundreds of elderly French died in a heat wave, partly because their children didn't bother to check on them, thinking the "state" would do it.<br /><br /> Ralph L said...<br /><br /> <i>IIRC, Denmark was the only country occupied by the Nazis that didn't turn over its Jews.</i><br /><br />Apparently, their cartoonists are more expendable.<br /><br />On a serious note, you're partly right. Turning over the Jews (or gypsies or Jehovah's Witnesses) wasn't optional. Some, like the Vichy French, went at it with more of a will; Denmark's Jews were saved by a "little ships" spontaneous effort similar to that which pulled the British Army off the beaches of Dunkirkedutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589958656028023357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44531040303314393942010-01-02T19:28:06.981-06:002010-01-02T19:28:06.981-06:00He simply got lucky. Muslims have no compunctions ...He simply got lucky. Muslims have no compunctions about slaughtering little kids as witnessed in places like Algeria, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, etc...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70179751862276064242010-01-02T19:20:42.876-06:002010-01-02T19:20:42.876-06:00There was an episode on Numb3rs last night in whic...There was an episode on Numb3rs last night in which an animal rights terrorist was going to shoot a bunch of professors doing animal research when the police sent a dog into the room. The berserker completely melted over the dog (he was all like animal rights) so then the police could nail the terrorist.<br /><br />I think this cartoonist has a pretty sound mind and he realizes the other side has its own logic, and it doesn't include killing children except of course as collateral damage (if they happen to be an on airplane, for instance, that you've decided to take into the World Trade Center).<br /><br />Westergaard I think does understand those who want to kill him.<br /><br />Has there been anyone in the Muslim world who's been on Westergaard's side? People keep saying there is a "moderate" Islam, but to me at least it seems to be ALL or NOTHING. Are there Muslim intellectuals somewhere who believe that it's ok to be satirical about Islam?<br /><br />There probably is, but I don't think I've seen it.<br /><br />Has anyone else?<br /><br />Has anyone with any authority in the Islamic world come out in favor of freedom of speech in the Rushdie case?Kirby Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19333317400524622842010-01-02T19:10:06.979-06:002010-01-02T19:10:06.979-06:00IIRC, Denmark was the only country occupied by the...IIRC, Denmark was the only country occupied by the Nazis that didn't turn over its Jews.<br /><br /><i>He smashed a police car window with the axe and was shot in the hand and a knee when he threw the axe at an officer<br /></i>I would hope American police would have killed him for that.Ralph Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07915708905660273961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38955283389954854432010-01-02T19:02:59.771-06:002010-01-02T19:02:59.771-06:00If it were me, I'd draw another cartoon; and t...If it were me, I'd draw another cartoon; and this time Muhammad would have an axe.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71409764747744595292010-01-02T18:59:44.086-06:002010-01-02T18:59:44.086-06:00Sorry grandpa, but ditching the little girl to sav...Sorry grandpa, but ditching the little girl to save your sorry ass makes you a very pathetic loser!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18423336258979841262010-01-02T18:51:12.678-06:002010-01-02T18:51:12.678-06:00Please, the real danger out there are those 70-yea...Please, the real danger out there are those 70-year old tax protesters in walkers and wheelchairs disrupting townhall meetings.<br /><br />Damned fanatic teabaggers.<br /><br />Whiff of the Weimar, it is. <br /><br />Or maybe it's Ben-Gay.Steve M. Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728237625873443198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67436192685421843562010-01-02T18:47:17.175-06:002010-01-02T18:47:17.175-06:00Julius,
That's well and good. The passivenes...Julius,<br /><br />That's well and good. The passiveness evident in the story line (hiding out in a specially built bathroom) was what had gotten me so upset. I would have preferred that Westergaard had been given a shotgun than a bathroom.<br /><br />No, I had not known that Danish government had taken those steps. I tip my hat to them, and to you for sharing this.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344824510190345160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12958432199562671582010-01-02T18:41:20.096-06:002010-01-02T18:41:20.096-06:00Julius...
The fastest way to radicalize someone i...Julius...<br /><br />The fastest way to radicalize someone is go after their children.<br /><br />Really.Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-64358933194243105502010-01-02T18:40:23.519-06:002010-01-02T18:40:23.519-06:00When they showed Westergaard on TV, an old man, gr...When they showed Westergaard on TV, an old man, graying beard, messy desk, and I imagined him drawing Muhammad with a bomb for a turban and how incensed that made Islamists, I burst out laughing. For some reason that struck me as insanely funny. Does that make me bad?Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39336256184149958122010-01-02T18:39:05.766-06:002010-01-02T18:39:05.766-06:00What is truly shocking to me is how few people ris...What is truly shocking to me is how few people rise to defend the cartoonists. Rather, we're supposed to be tolerant and sensitive and do our best not to offend.<br /><br />Free speech as a principle is so abandoned that people in this country do not even know that the cartoons re-distributed (along with a large supply of Danish flags) had differen't pictures in it than the Danes published. Because publication after publication in the US chose to care more about offending than they cared about telling the truth and facts that actually mattered.<br /><br />None of the Danish cartoons pictured Mohammad as a pig or a dog fucking a praying Muslim man, but those were included in the pictures that caused the riots.<br /><br />It's a far far different, and damning of the Imams who arranged and caused the riots that cost lives, if the actual pictures are shown.<br /><br />Of the Danish cartoons, the bomb in the turban was actually the worst.<br /><br />But the manufactured riots are illustrated perfectly by it.<br /><br />And once we figure out free speech in this case, perhaps we can work on some outrage with Chavez shutting down radio stations, hm?Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78788768188279377312010-01-02T18:37:50.164-06:002010-01-02T18:37:50.164-06:00@Julie.
(1) No, I don't know how things trans...@Julie.<br /><br />(1) No, I don't know how things transpired in that house. I just know that in the past I've been in positions where I had to physically place myself between a loved one and danger, and it happened -- in fact it happened so fast and with so little thought that I swear I must have teleported. And I think most Americans are like me. Over in Europe things aren't that way. I've been there and I've seen it.<br /><br />(2) It's indeed plausible that the child was never in danger. But when a crazy guy batters down your door with an ax that's not the way to bet.<br /><br />(3) He may have done more for free speech than I, but I've had my role to play in counterterrorism. Hopefully I'll have a chance to do more.<br /><br />(4) You are seeing right through me at last. I really don't like the New York breed of liberal. They don't just lack elementary common sense, but they're snooty about it. Way more of them than I'd like have moved into my county and are pushing the politics left. Wish those a**holes would realize that the reason why where I live is a better place than the one they left behind is because we have a real two-party system. Republicans can't get carried away, and Democrats have to be more centerist and not nearly as looney as they'd no doubt like to be. Now that's changing.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3765882938079448112010-01-02T18:36:25.381-06:002010-01-02T18:36:25.381-06:00@john- Do you know anything about Denmark? They ha...@john- Do you know anything about Denmark? They have taken a harder stance against Islamification than any other European country. They've made it incredibly difficult for Muslims to get a Danish residency visa. They've instituted "Westernization" programs, the latest being where they will force children as small as 1 year old to attend Danish preschool so as to de-Islamify them. They've strongly focused police efforts on neighborhoods where Islamic immigrants live. They've been practicing preventative detention. There's much more if you look it up. The Islamists in Denmark and their stupid ignorant young supporters (what we might call "liberals" here) are furious about these measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com