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Salman Rushdie Reads from “The Satanic Verses” ON PBS
A long time reader writes:
It is so significant to what is happening right now. You’re all missing the worst hypocrisy of all. Back in 1989, when Salman Rushdie got fatwatized for “The Satanic Verses” libs rushed to the defense of free speech. They went so far as to stage public readings by Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer, even as this horrified National Security officials at the time.
I can’t find a video of that but here is a video of a public reading of “Satanic Verses” that was TELEVISED on PBS in 2006. In this reading Rushdie is clearly mocking the very foundations of Islam itself. He is also calling Mohammed “Mahound” which is the Medieval European term that demonized Mohammed as a false god.
And of course, note how all our currently horrified liberal friends are laughing out loud as Rushdie mocks Islam in the most offensive way (to a Muslim of course) imaginable. Seriously, what Rushdie is doing here dwarfs whatever our hapless video producer was trying to do in his video.
And yet, listen to these hypocrite liberal elitists laugh along with Rushdie and listen to the thunderous ovation at the end. I think we got their ass in a sling now.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 18th, 2012
Isn’t that Bill ‘Jihad’ Moyers introducing the clip?
bitterclinger
September 18th, 2012
Great catch. I’ll be sending this bad boy on to Rush and Teh Blaze.
dba_vagbond_trader
September 18th, 2012
Amazing how librals have evolved isn’t it?
conservative cowgirl
September 18th, 2012
@dba_vagbond_trader, more like devolved.
les m
September 18th, 2012
wouldn’t be surprized if big leftie billy moyers WAS introducing Rushdie.
i remember accidentally was SeeBS news with bobby “shafe dog” scheiffer saying he wanted to the National Anthem is 150 different languages..WTF
swore off SeeBS for months – at least until football season
123321123321
September 18th, 2012
I have the book and thought it was BORING.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 18th, 2012
Callmelennie: Ya guys, leave my name out of it also. If mooslies or their liberal apologists discovered my identity I’m afraid there could be retaliation. ‘Dead bodies trash day’ isn’t until next Monday and I’d hate to leave them all over the lawn.
Buy guns.
Callmelennie
September 18th, 2012
That’s not what I’m talking about, Maud; I’m talking about people losing jobs
Mountain Dog
September 18th, 2012
Liberals are hard to figure.
“Mahound”. There’s a new word I’ll be using, Thank you Sal.
IronyCurtain
September 18th, 2012
Salmon, that’s a fish, right?
fullcirclethinker
September 18th, 2012
What a difference a generation can make!
msq
September 18th, 2012
I don’t remember the book as being that interesting, Ill have to dig it up and give it another go.
Stranded in Sonoma
September 18th, 2012
Listen to Rushdie tell his story of how rules and regulations are getting too much for the people to bear.
And these f*ing libtards are laughing and clapping but it is their stupid socialism that is doing that very thing!
You just can’t fix stupid.
Dr. Tar
September 18th, 2012
I might rethink contributing to PBS if they would have the guts to repeat this feat.
Buffalobob
September 18th, 2012
Did Bill Maher do the opening act, reading from his anti Islamic film?
Alongtimereader
September 18th, 2012
Thank you, BFH
SgtZim
September 18th, 2012
I’m with you 123321123, the book SUCKS. It’s a horrible piece of fiction with an indecipherable plot and as much as I was able to slog through, had little to do with moohammed eyeslam or mooslimbs. The horrible youtube movie that caused the deaths in Syria was more coherent.
Tony R
September 18th, 2012
Was that Salmon Rushdie? He looks just like Sal Bass!
muddjuice (Absolutist)
September 19th, 2012
Don’t know much about Rushdie – strange name though Rush Die.
From what I saw it seems like he hates all religions equally. Or at least he thinks they’re all fanciful stories at best…..