A new low for Leftist publications

Charlie Nash reports in Breitbart,

The children of conservative commentator Pamela Geller have been harassed and their social media talk show has been canceled after the Daily Beast revealed Geller was their mother.

Read more here.

Pamela Geller fires back at Donald Trump

Pamela writes,

Putting up with being offended is essential in a pluralistic society in which people differ on basic truths. If a group will not bear being offended without resorting to violence, that group will rule without any opposition being possible, for all others will be living in fear, curtailing their activities to appease the violent group. This results in the violent group being able to tyrannize the others.

Islamic law forbids criticism of Islam, Quran, and Muhammad. If they cannot be criticized in the United States, then we are in effect accepting Islamic law as overriding the freedom of speech. Is that what Donald Trump wants? This would establish Muslims as a protected class and prevent honest discussion of how Islamic jihadists use the texts and teachings of Islam to justify violence and supremacism.

The fact is that Donald Trump struck a chord when he spoke out on immigration. He said a lot of things that a lot of people are thinking, and the fact is that immigration is a critical issue, particularly now, with our national security hanging by a thread.

But he’s wrong on the First Amendment. He’s wrong on the cornerstone of our democracy. The freedom of speech is elemental. If he doesn’t get that, he couldn’t possibly be a good President.

America would be hard-pressed to trust a President with extensive investments in sharia nations.

Read more here.

Comparing Garland to Selma

At Breitbart, John Nolte compares Garland, Texas to Selma, Alabama. He makes six points, and backs each with persuasive reasoning. Here are the six points of comparison:

1. The Oppressor Chooses the Form of Protest, Not the Protester
2. The Deliberatively Provocative Symbolism of the Site of the Protest
3. A Righteous Cause for Civil Rights
4. I Come In Peace
5. Democrat Bigots Victim-Blame
6. For the Righteous Cause of Freedom, People Risk Their Lives

Read more here.

"Give me liberty or give me death"

ISIS threatens to kill Pamela Geller and anyone who shields her

ISIS claims to have "71 trained soldiers in 15 different states," ready to attack Americans when ISIS decides to tell them to do so. It also takes credit for the attempted murder of people attending the free speech event in Garland, Texas. The New York Daily News quotes from an online post by ISIS, which threatens to kill Pamela Geller:

“The attack by the Islamic State in America is only the beginning of our efforts to establish a wiliyah in the heart of our enemy,” the message reads, apparently misspelling the Arabic word “wilayah,” meaning authority or governance.

“Our aim was the khanzeer Pamela Geller and to show her that we don’t care what land she hides in or what sky shields her; we will send all our Lions to achieve her slaughter.”

Read more here.
It is nice of ISIS to let the F.B.I. know how many trained soldiers they have ready to attack us in America. 71? That's one less than the number of virgins now available to the would-be murderers in Garland, Texas.

Name-calling at the National Review

At The Corner Kevin Williamson calls Pamela Geller a "nasty piece of business." I now have a significantly lowered opinion of Kevin Williamson.
Read more here.