Freedom of the press
By Matthew Hoy on February 3, 2006
One of the cornerstones of Western civilization is freedom of speech and of the press. A free press won't stay that way for long if it cannot criticize the world's second-largest religion. So, as a sign of solidarity with Denmark's Jyllands-Posten newspaper. Here are a few of the blasphemous Mohammed cartoons.
Michelle Malkin notes that many American newspapers and TV stations are refusing to run these cartoons out of "respect" for Muslims.
This has all the makings for a new tagline: "Hoystory -- Defending freedom of the press when CNN, NBC, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Time magazine won't."
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