Anonymous
08/10/2017 15:11
Subject: METRO Drops all Issue Ads in Response to Pam Geller
Anonymous wrote:Muslima wrote:She is an out of control moron. Good that Metro is doing this!
-because Americans have the right to criticize any religion, except Islam.
Try announcing a public burning of a bible. Or a Torah. Or the Bagvad Gita. The left will bring marshmallows. The civil rights division will defend you.
But try expressing free speech through burning a Koran and all hell will break loose.
That is total bullshit. Please produce one piece of actual evidence that "the left" has supported buring Bibles or Torahs. NOT the fringe left but actual Democrats with a broad base of support,and not some fake news written up by foreign teenagers for Breitbart. I'll wait. But I won't hold my breath.
Anonymous
08/10/2017 14:34
Subject: METRO Drops all Issue Ads in Response to Pam Geller
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why can't metro drop all ads, period?
Must we have ads everywhere?
If you'd like to pay higher fares and have more of your taxes go to support Metro, sure.
Perhaps less corruption (and waste) is in order, my friend.
Anonymous
08/10/2017 13:07
Subject: METRO Drops all Issue Ads in Response to Pam Geller
Anonymous wrote:LOL what some people seem most upset about is Geller's cleverness in exposing the hypocrisy of the left by forcing the WMATA to take action demonstrating a legitimate fear of Islamic violence which speaks far more powerfully than a mere ad.
No, they just don't want to offend their riders by turning their facilities into a political cesspool.
Anonymous
08/10/2017 11:50
Subject: METRO Drops all Issue Ads in Response to Pam Geller
Anonymous wrote:The ACLU is suing Metro for disallowing political ads. Plaintiffs include abortion provider Carafem, PETA, and Milo Yianno-whatever. Strange bedfellows.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/08/09/aclu-sues-metro-for-rejecting-controversial-ads-saying-its-policy-violates-the-first-amendment/?utm_term=.c499678568cf
When you stick to your principles, you support rights for everyone, even when you vehemently disagree with them. Good luck to the ACLU! Just wrote them another check.