PJM:
It’s the sort of thing that can make someone proud to be an American: Two Christians are on trial now in Algeria for “insulting the prophet and denigrating the precepts of the Muslim religion.” Imagine: on trial for expressing opinions that go against those of the elites. But that could never happen here, right? We have the freedom of speech in the U.S. We can say anything we wish, aside from calls for violence or criminal activity, and express our opinions, no matter how unpopular, without fear of reprisal, right?
Wrong – as a recent incident in Tennessee illustrates.
“Tennessee legal watchdog out after lawyer accused him of being an ‘anti-Muslim bigot’” was the headline in Saturday’s edition of the Nashville Tennessean, and of course everyone despises bigotry, so most people might be inclined to think that the legal watchdog in question was entirely in the wrong and justifiably fired. But the details, as is so often the case, makes all this a great deal more complicated.
In the first place, the legal ethics watchdog, whose name is Jerry Morgan, was pressured to resign as disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility because Nashville lawyer Brian Manookian, who according to the Tennessean “was suspended from practicing law last year after the Board of Professional Responsibility said he violated ethics rules by sending threatening emails,” accused him of this Islamophobic bigotry.
Manookian “said Morgan couldn’t do his job effectively because of multiple social media posts he made criticizing Muslims and the Islamic faith.” Manookian’s lawyer, Daniel Horwitz, claimed that Morgan’s judgment in Manookian’s case was tainted “because Manookian’s wife and children are Muslim,” and because Morgan has reportedly “made a slew of disparaging comments against Muslims on Twitter.” read more
Nashville is no longer fit for decent people. If you’re thinking of moving here, think again, especially if you plan on bringing more of your carpetbagger, blue-belly ways.
My oldest daughter lives in Pleasantview, Tn. a suburb of Nashville, my son in law is from Padukah, Ky., there ain’t no blue bellied ways about either of them. My daughter is a Pac. NW transplant and loves living in the Nashville area even though it’s been hard for her to adjust to Southern ways after she grew up in the more laid back NW part of the country.
When will we learn our lesson and become more open minded like the French?
As if they are??
🖕😠🖕 moohommed, and the pig he rode in on.
Fire ME, be-otch! 😡
Dang!
Islm isn’t even a religion.
It’s a death cult.