Protesters drive Koran-burning pastor out of Michigan

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/29/protesters-drive-koran-burning-pastor-out-of-michigan/

By Reuters
Friday, April 29th, 2011 -- 10:29 pm

DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - A controversial Florida pastor banned last week from protesting at a Detroit-area mosque on Friday cut short a demonstration at a city hall largely drowned out by counter-protesters.

Terry Jones, 59, had vowed to return this week, saying that his ban on demonstrating in front of the landmark Islamic Center of America in heavily muslim Dearborn had violated free speech protections of the Constitution.

"We are here today to speak out on issues that pertain to all American citizens," Jones said, using a wireless microphone at a podium set up at the top of the city hall steps.

Separate barricaded zones were created for Jones' protest on the steps of city hall and for counter-protesters across Michigan Avenue, a busy four-lane street. Jones' 75 supporters were outnumbered by about five-to-one.

[xchrom]

1. Good. Nt

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Free speech trumps free speech.

[Scuba]

3. Good. Now will the lamestream media give THIS as much coverage as they did the asshat....

...in the first place? That would send a good message around the world. And that is what what our media is trying to do, isn't it - portray America in a good light? They all say they are pro-American.


Mass coverage of this story would be good for America's image abroad.


No coverage of this story will be an indictment of the so-called "free" press in this country.

[RKP5637]

4. Excellent!!! n/t

[etherealtruth]

5. As much as I despise what the ass says ... he does have the right to say it

I have to admit that it really p*sses me off. We have large and diverse religious popualtions in Metro Detroit that largely live without incident ... of course there is always some ass-hat that does something bigotted/ hateful .... but by and large we coexist splendidly.

No one wanted that jack-ass here.