US Delegation Remains Seated For Ahmadinejad's Eliminationist Rhetoric, While Only Israeli Lobby Walks Out;
Obama To Condemn YouTube Video Yet Again In His Own Address

The US delegation had no problem with Ahmadinejad's vow to "eliminate" an apparently former ally.

Jay Carney announces that Obama will once again denounce the YouTube video.

Here's a little bonus: The Pakistani Railway Minister vows he'll pay $100,000 to anyone who kills the YouTube video maker.

The White House's response to this is... unsettling.

Calling Pakistan Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour’s offer as “inflammatory and inappropriate”, a State Department statement said, “There could be no justification for violence and it is important for responsible leaders to stand up and speak out against violence.”…

The State Department said, “The (US) President and Secretary of State have both said the video at the core of this is offensive, disgusting, and reprehensible – but that is no justification for violence, and it is important for responsible leaders to stand up and speak out against violence.”

Note whom the harshest pejoratives are reserved for.

As Obama is claiming he denounces any insult to any religion, some asked him to denounce "Piss Christ," which is once again appearing in NYC. He refused.

posted by Ace at 07:33 PM

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