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Hot Air Gets it Wrong
I’m sick of having to correct people in our comments because of information they get from lazy sites.
You know how these sites could be a little less lazy?
They could actually pick up the phone and call or e-mail Pamela Geller or Robert Spencer and ask them directly for the information on one of the most important stories in years – the struggle to save the ever-imperiled first amendment from the coming blasphemy laws.
I find it supremely ironic that early last month Pamela and Robert specifically asked Hot Air if they had some sort of institutionalized blackout on their work. The answer was depressing – (paraphrasing) “noooooo, we’re just focusing on other things. It’s an election year. People don’t want to focus on your specialized niche day in day out.”
But then the “Innocence of Muslims” video happened. Ambassador Stevens happened. Mona Eltahawy happened. Of course, these things were always happening, it’s just that Hot Air has a movie review to do. So many shiny squirrels.
Ace of Spades managed to cover the latest assault on free speech, the Eltahawy story, without mentioning Geller or Spencer. Weasel Zippers didn’t cover the story at all. (Talk about lazy. Is it that much effort to cut and paste like he usually does and then cut and paste one of his genius one-liners?)
A: That’s gonna leave a mark.
B: That’s a big bowl of wrong.
C: Golf clap…
D. Blank, thy name is Blank
E. Crickets
F: Can you imagine if a conservative said this?
G: Camel Jockeys (oops… how did this one get in there? This is from WZ.1 not WZ.2)
I sound pissed don’t I? I am.
They were content not covering the important stories, why jump in now and get it wrong?
The New York Times has run a piece, and Hot Air is running with it as if it’s accurate, claiming that the MTA has changed its guidelines to be able to prohibit my AFDI pro-freedom ads. I disagree with that interpretation. The New York Times piece is inaccurate, putting as negative a spin as they can on the MTA ruling, out of their hatred for freedom and zeal to enforce Sharia blasphemy laws. Hot Air has been very late to the party and has not been following the story at all, so I’m not surprised that they’re slavishly following the Times’ lead.
The fact is, the MTA doesn’t mean that it will be enforcing the Sharia or adhering to the blasphemy laws under Islamic law. The enemedia is assuming that they will prohibit our ad, but it is not necessarily so. And if they do, we will certainly fight back. It’s fairly safe to say that the MTA is referring to prohibiting ads that genuinely incite to violence, such as ads from Occupy Wall Street calling for people to get guns and shoot businessmen and police. It’s the same as it was before. If they block us, we’ll sue again.
apple pie
September 28th, 2012
WHILE WAITING TO FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES…
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/09/while-waiting-to-file-criminal-charges.html#comments
Pamela is remarkable.
BC
September 28th, 2012
Tell Pamela to fear not because “rugged boy” — in between digging her trash and peeping through her windows — posts about everything she does.
It is not the quantity it’s quality of hits. The ten or fifteen people I send her are worth ten times the thousands Allah Pussy could.
I Luv Bacon
September 28th, 2012
Right on,
Right on
A soros 25 grand trumps a Bacon 25.00 everytime.
xthred
September 28th, 2012
Pissed BFH is my favorite.
Claudia
September 28th, 2012
Is it any wonder why so many Americans are deluded into thinking that the progtards are correct when even our own side is against us?
Thank you, Fur.
exceller
September 28th, 2012
your whining about other blogs has increased a bunch, and is very off putting.
Is that you, Zippy? -bfh
I Luv Bacon
September 28th, 2012
Dear excellor
Hot Air was a daily click for me till I smelt a rat…
Big Fur is way too forgiving…
Weasel was cool for war porn, but anybody dissing Ms Pam is not on my team.
Fuck Jihad and death to all dhimmi blogsites
reddecaesari
September 28th, 2012
truth is vital. and geller/spencer understand who the enemy is. they have made me a believer.
and your blog is, hands down, the best for current truth, humor, pet adoration and disgusting habits of others.
love it.
Florida Girl
September 28th, 2012
Blaze running a story on it too and its BULL
Troy
September 28th, 2012
Hot Air can be too smug.
I did like how they were bragging on the Steelers Sunday, then oops…Steelers lose!
YEAH!!!
chico
September 28th, 2012
“Demonstrators who oppose the ads held signs with messages like “The subway belongs to the 99 percent”
I can believe that. Sure wish they would clean up the C and R trains and not use them for rest rooms.
Unruly Refugee
September 28th, 2012
I switch back between iOTW and Atlas and rarely need anything to fill in any gaps. Most of the time the gaps are pointed out to my ignorant ass right here on this website.
Now, I’m feeling guilty. I donate to Pam via personal check — I don’t do paypal.
Do you have a P.O. box for donations BFH? I’ll ask that in an email too, in case you don’t want to post it here.
Dept. of Cold Air
September 29th, 2012
That damn lazy [p]Resident(SoA)in the white house is a bad influence on some folks.
MaryfromMarin
September 29th, 2012
“noooooo, we’re just focusing on other things. It’s an election year. People don’t want to focus on your specialized niche day in day out.”
“Specialized niche”–really? Do you suppose they’ll condescend to focus on it in the split second before their heads are cut off?
It’s only like the most critical stuff going on in the entire world today. Hello? Anybody home at those other sites? The lights are on, but nobody’s paying attention.