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Reuters was unable to determine why the top U.S. official responsible for defending religious freedom would try to intervene with the British government on behalf of an activist who has expressed anti-Islamic views.

I'm so glad they at least tried to answer that question since it was the first thing that came to my mind.

I guess if you only believe in one true narrow subset of a single religion and defending that faith then oppressing all the others ends up being part of your objective.

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Why do UK men enjoy bum sex with Arabs?

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Have spent a lot of the day looking for this post (am sorry it took this long to find it, but I know you've been looking at the news, sigh).

So ... here's the thing. I'm going to need a credential. I know Evan is a tennis fan. I tried to get his attention last year before the Open (the US one, that is) to get his help to get a credential to shoot the diverse athletes who're playing in the Open, some of whom were making history (and might again this year) - but I completely failed to get his attention *even though he is a tennis fan*.

I know the deadline is creeping up on us again - the Rogers Cup Masters 1000 tournament is happening right now as we speak - and I'm afraid I'll miss it again because in order to get one I have to have an assignment on the requesting publication's letterhead.

Can you help?

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So instead of sequestering the jury the UK sequesters the entire nation. Good job.

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Ooh, look, I've attracted my very own troll!Tell ya something, sugar-tits, I live in a country where anti-government rhetoric is broadcast on the government-owned TV and radio network. We have laws against hate speech too; the only ones who complain are the would-be fascists who promulgate it.And I'm curious as to what you think an 'old school patriot' is, but not enough to listen to more of your nonsense. TTFN, chuck.

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Thank you! You have just described the absence of free speech! You are in the running for today's prize on this site for the most stupid remark.

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Mao took care of it, anyway. So does Kim Jong Un.

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That's right! You have free speech just so long as your "free" speech doesn't offend anyone in power. That is defined as "not free speech", by the way. Unless you are an idiot you know that speech such as "I love world peace" or "good morning!" don't really need your protection. It is only when someone you think is a "twunt" has something to say that anyone ever tests "free speech". But then, no one would have to tell this to an intelligent person.

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Roy Moore didn't get very far once his story got out, did he? And even the most avid offender would have a time of it wrecking the lives of 10,000 little girls. I'd say the rest of you wusses owe a lot to the only person over there who cares what happens to them. You obviously don't. You're far too busy being cute with your illogical and stupid commentary to give a thought to the misery these gangs have inflicted. Instead of standing around sniping at someone who does care maybe you should try to outshine him. Oh, but I guess that would put YOU in the line of fire, and we couldn't have that, now could we?

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Only you don't, do you? (Unless, like this site, you hold the "correct" opinion.)

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No, actually, he was reading what the BBC had published about the trial. Maybe you ought to go after them. After all, they work for you, don't they? I mean you are paying for every word that comes out of the BBC. Right? You own that.

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Surely the very good and nice GOP wouldn't be stepping up to the plate for some bigoted a-hole?

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But the brown people needed a white saviour! How can you expect them to save anyone without his help?

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I'm sure they are aware that he was covering the trial of a Muslim grooming gang. The bit they don't get is the "prejudicing a fair trial" bit.

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You know that the son of Mrs Robinson once illegally entered the U.S. using another person's passport and therefore had his children jailed and such as that!

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So they're not allowed?

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