This represents a capitulation to the jihadists who murdered twelve people in the Charlie Hebdo offices. They committed mass murder in order to “avenge” Muhammad. They didn’t want people drawing Muhammad. They wanted the West to comply with Sharia blasphemy restrictions. And MSNBC, along with most others in the mainstream media, appears happy to accommodate them.
“MSNBC Blurs Charlie Hebdo Cover During Interview With Magazine Contributor [VIDEO],” by Chuck Ross, Daily Caller, January 13, 2015:
MSNBC blurred the cover of an issue of Charlie Hebdo during an interview with a contributor to the magazine, sticking to its policy of not airing cartoons of Muhammad which Muslims might deem offensive.
More embarrassing for the news network, Caroline Fourest, the Charlie Hebdo contributor, predicted during the interview that the network would blur the cover, a decision which she called “the saddest news” she’s heard as journalists around the world rally around the satirical magazine.
Two Islamic terrorists killed 10 Charlie Hebdo employees and two policemen last week in Paris. The killers claimed they were outraged over Charlie Hebdo’s recent publication of cartoons satirizing Muhammad. Most major news networks, including NBC and CNN, have said they will not air Charlie Hebdo covers with those cartoons.
“Then we had some other cartoons, more Charlie Hebdo, like this one, that I know because we are in America, you are probably going to blur it, which is just crazy,” Fourest told MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow.
The French journalist then held up a copy of a Charlie Hebdo issue, the cover of which depicted a cartoon of Muhammad which MSNBC had blurred, as Fourest predicted….
King Dave says
The fact that no major media outlet will publish the “offensive” cartoons shows that absolutely no one, not even liberals truly believe that there are just a handful of Muslim extremists worldwide.
DeusLoVult says
Excellent point, Dave.
Joe Shmo says
This is only going to prolong the inevitable, at some point the western free world will have to stand up.
Salah says
@ King Dave
“… no one, not even liberals truly believe that there are just a handful of Muslim extremists worldwide.”
Not necessarily. It only takes a few to spread fear and mayhem in the land.
A handful of evil, well trained, well armed, Muslim extremists are actually keeping millions of Muslims under their control.
Jack Diamond says
Armed with the Qur’an and the real example of Muhammad.
“But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission.” 4:65. If millions of Muslims (Muslims who somehow disavow what their religion clearly teaches) are so easily cowed and subjugated (in submission) what good are they as allies and how do they matter? Except as a sea that jihadists safely and securely swim in.
Salah says
“…what good are they as allies and how do they matter?”
They matter when, and only when, they start asking tough questions about Islam. And they are starting to.
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2014/08/cannibalism-in-islam-taught-at-al-azhar.html
RonaldB says
You’re wrong. Fox news had published the cartoons as is:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/slideshow/2015/01/07/controversial-cartoons-published-by-charlie-hebdo/#/slide/controversial-cartoons-1
I can’t get myself to watch MSNBC news anymore. It’s not that I object to seeing a viewpoint different from mine. But, I absolutely can’t stand when a network simply ignores the news, or covers up inconvenient facts without explanation. I’d far rather read Loonwatch articles than MSNBC, or NPR, which I also have stopped listening to, simply because any real news is ignored by the cowardly, sniveling, kowtowing Main Stream Media.
Bettina says
Yes, Dave — And the West is really acting like a victim of domestic abuse, tippy-toeing among landmines in an effort to prevent more cruel blows — or extinction.
On the other hand, the West is also imitating a front-line soldier holding his fire for fear that the enemy will get angry and really kill him!
Never mind that islam is the perennial culprit of all this death and destruction…
APPEASEMENT, WHAT?!
mortimer says
Thanks, MSNBC. The terrorists win.
Ed says
When they blur, the terrorists win.
When they refuse call it like it is, the terrorists get embolden
When they appease, we all lose
Jen says
From the counter-jihad blog http://www.barenakedislam.com/
“NEW ANGLE on the Muslim terrorists out on the street after murdering the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists. Watch the French police car quickly back away. But what can you expect when police are unarmed?”
“At least five times they yell out that they have avenged the prophet Muhammad”
“Placing about 15 shots, right in the middle of the windscreen of the [police] car.”
“You see the police officer, very quickly backs away, completely out-gunned and they pursue him down the street, shooting some more as they pass.”
“They seem absolutely fearless that anyone can take them on.”
So these thugs got away with taking another life because the police who were there on the scene, were defenseless.
Angemon says
Bunch of daisy-sniffing dhimmies…
boris99 says
The BBC showed the cover this morning on BBC breakfast.
Niftikhar Arsalift says
Shock!
Mirren10 says
The BBC also covered the funerals of the murdered. The **only** one they mentioned by name was the **mohammedan** policeman. Who, if you ask me, was probably complicit, and either let the murderers in, or passed on information.
The Charlie Hebdo offices were supposed to be **guarded** by the police.
duh_swami says
I watched MSNBC for a week one night…and that was enough…
brendan Brown says
Cowards
tesa says
while islam has a minority they will and are obliged to lie on behalf of their ideology.
vickie says
Tell them how you feel – http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132×7732501
Bettina says
Thank you, Vickie, for a very rich link on how to contact media anchors and news chiefs by network! I sure hope many here will take a gander at that page! For my future reference I saved it in my favorites toolbar. Good job!
Omar BEDDALI says
Yes it’s a capitulation. But Islam will vanish soon!
Truth says
Hey MSNBC, I just blocked your network from my remote. Won’t be watching you anymore.
pongidae rex says
It never occurs to anyone in the government or media that there are things about living in the 21st century that Muslims need to just get used to. Such as the fact that a lot of people in this world are free to think and say what they want, do not care about some medieval slaughter god, and do not intend to give up this freedom to avoid ‘hurt feelings’ of primitives.
Bettina says
Yep, Rex — primitive is the right word! Did you see all the unwashed rag-tag masses raging over the killing of the Kouachis? Where’s the dignity? Where’s the morality?
Don’t these people, would-be terrorists one and all, just make you SICK?!
gravenimage says
MSNBC blurs Charlie Hebdo cover during interview with contributor
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Craven dhimmi tools. Kudos to Caroline Fourest for calling them out on it.
Agagnu says
I speak on behalf of a nearly blind person with a blurred sight.
The news have been clear enough for me, strange isn’t it ?!
I don’t need to see the cover of a post-assault magazine that sold out in one day
Msn was right not to advertise and sensationalize a sales promotion, exploiting the dead victims.
Bash Msn when you have sniffed enough foxfart regurgitate verbal diarrhea of limbaugh ( how long has it been; 30 years), what ?
William Lucas HarveyJr. says
MSNBC blurs Charlie Hebdo cover during interview with contributor
January 13, 2015 10:49 pm By Robert Spencer 42 Comments
However, had that been a Cover showing Mohammad Beheading a Non Muslim Infidel, MSNBC would ‘Probably’ have NOT Blurred it.