Julian Assange Talks Again-Against FOX News And Governor Palin
Julian Assange is at it again. Cornered, first he walked off an interview with ABC, and now he’s going after Palin and Huckabee-just because they work on FOX? I ponder this, because both work at the same network and he hasn’t singled out anybody else (yet) on the media.
Thou shall not mention his name; if you do, you will be accused of McCarthyism or something. The quotes on bold are from the article, my responses below.
Julian Assange has accused Fox personalities Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin, among others, of committing terrorism through their calls to hunt down and kill the WikiLeaks founder.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur, Assange referred to the politicians-turned-Fox-personalities as “shock jocks” who should be charged for inciting violence against him and his organization.
He also referred to Huckabee as “just another idiot trying to make a name for himself.”
Pot calling kettle? As much as I hate to, I have to defend Mike Huckabee. A Christian Republican that is defending his country against one person that is determined to destroy it-by their own terms of what freedom means-cannot go unnoticed. An immature and childish response towards Huckabee coming from Assange demonstrates that he believes in his own wicked mind how much of a despot he is to other countrymen.
Asked what he thought of the accusation — made by Vice President Joe Biden and others — that he is a “high-tech terrorist,” Assange said his organization’s actions didn’t meet the definition of terrorism — but those of Fox personalities and other TV pundits did.
I have to laugh this one out because Shep Smith is included and he must be in some serious denial. Maybe it will take time for it to sink it. Just sayin’!
“We see constant threats from people, the Republican Senate trying to make a name for themselves, people like Sarah Palin to shock jocks on Fox and, unfortunately, some members also of the Democratic Party, calling for my assassination, calling for the illegal kidnapping of my staff,” Assange said.
Read that quote again. YES-he said UNFORTUNATELY some members also of the Democratic Party. What does he mean by this? Are the top eschelon Democrats involved, and are covering their butts? Are the Democrats destroying the country from within, and not Muslims in the country with domestic terrorism? Tin foil hats are in order. Because really, he didn’t say UNFORTUNATELY some members also of the Republican Party. Case closed.
Of Huckabee’s call to have Assange executed, and Palin’s demand that he be hunted down like al Qaeda, Assange said: “If we are to have a civil society, you cannot have senior people making calls on national TV to go around the judiciary and illegally murder people. That is incitement to commit murder. That is an offense.”
Attention liberals: What hundreds of thousands of Americans believe is true; Sarah Palin is a senior leader. He is NOT attacking Palin: He is raising the bar! If Assange supports Al Qaeda terrorism attacks to this country is another story that would not deviate much from this one. Now I have this question: How do you go around the judiciary on national TV? The media loves to mention Governor Palin, accuse her of something she didn’t do, judge her on the spot and calling for an execution…that’s a correct statement. If you have any questions, simply Google it.
He added: “When people call for illegal, deliberate assassination and kidnapping of others, they should be held to account. They should be charged for incitement to commit murder.”
Sorry Mr. Assange, that does not work in this country. It may work for some, but it gets us nowhere. See, we are a free republic. We are still a capitalist country, not a socialistic nor a communist country. Therefore, we can’t charge people and throw them in prison based on loose accusations like that. Why? Because we have something called “the rule of law.”
“Some of those journalists have fallen for that, and why? Because they are worried that they are going to be next,” he continued. “But I have a message to them — they are gonna be next. … So us journalists and publishers and writers, we all have to stick together to resist this sort of reinterpretation of the First Amendment.”
I will write this: That’s why there are bloggers out there, spreading information based on our First Amendment, which is being trampled right now, along with in other parts of the world where there is limited freedom of speech. The journalists have fallen to report on a balanced way because they have allowed their inner feelings perculate through their articles, or fear to be laid off from their jobs. That is not freedom of speech.
What journalists, publishers and writers have to do to stick together? Gain their reputation back. How? Going back to the principles of the First Amendment by reading about it. Then, tell it like it is to the audience without repercussions from their bosses. If they get upset or fire a journalist, more ears will perk up and identify those who challenge and dare to bring up both sides of the story.
Related Articles
- Assange calls Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee “idiots” (newstatesman.com)
- Assange rips ‘shock jock’ politicians (cnn.com)
- Assange warns of ‘digital McCarthyism’ (msnbc.msn.com)
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How stupid can someone get? This article is the answer to that. If America is what you present it to be, a place where people can incite others to kill someone is not an offense, I pity you.
Hi emreka, don’t pity me. It’s exactly a double-edged sword; people that are not in the public limelight say really outrageous and worse things in private and in public. But we can’t just put heads on a pike. In fact, the US Constitution protects those who EVEN do these things. The problem with this administration (the Obama administration) is that is granting US Constitutional rights to people that commited crimes here, even though they were NOT born here. That line is becoming hazy and there is a lot of concern to grant people from other countries American rights. Same sentiment would be felt in London, Australia, I bet.
With regards to Huckabee and Palin, if you look back to 2008 worse things were said about those two, yet nobody did anything. With Governor Palin (ex-Governor from the state of Alaska) it still continues to this day. Thanks for commenting anyways, and I believe that you are not from the US so I gave you an explanation on how things work here.
There are certain types of speech that are not protected by the constitution — inciting violence is one of those types of speech.
I don’t recall anybody calling for their execution, or to be treated like terrorists. It’s perfectly legal to bring up somebody’s past, even if it’s not very nice sometimes, and that DID happen a lot.
Frankly, your article is brimming to the top with instances of some pretty serious doublethinking going on inside that head of yourn.
This is actually one of the most entertaining articles I have read, mostly because I have no idea what you are arguing for… America?
You seem to attach some type of godly meaning to the fact that Julian Assange said “and unfortunately democrats” … if you really cannot interpret this quotation yourself I will do it for you: he is saying that he would expect such absurdity from republican pundits, but not from democrats. why? probably because democrats and republicans are different parties and people expect different things from them. last time I checked, that was allowable, but it’s probably some form of terrorism now. no, this is not a sign that there is some large liberal conspiracy afoot. this is a sign that julian assange thinks liberals are better than conservatives.
the bitter irony of your whole entire blog posting is that taken abstractly, you are arguing the exact same things as Julian Assange is. Clearly the logic escaped you the first few go arounds so I will explain.
Assange
1.Palin and Biden called Assange a terrorist and said he should be pursued with the same urgency we purse Taliban and Al Quaeda leaders.
2.We pursue terrorists by invading their countries and killing them or torturing them or otherwise lawlessly disposing of them.
3. assange is saying: you can’t just loosely label someone a terrorist and call for them to be lawlessly disposed of. there are rules of law.
4. you can’t go around the rules of law and the judiciary by arbitrarily labeling someone a terrorist
(5. The first amendment must be protected. Journalists need to stick together. )
You
1. Assange says Palin should be charged for incitement to commit murder.
2. You say that since we have a free-market “we can’t charge people and throw them in prison based on loose accusations like that”
3. Why not? Oh, because “we have something called the rule of law” that must be followed.
4. the first amendment is being trampled, we need to protect it, bloggers need to stick together and speak freely.
I really fail to see exactly where you take issue with Assange.
Glad I amuse you. Thanks for visiting.
also you are violently against using the constitution to apply to people who were not born in the united states.
funny, so is assange. that’s why the united states has no judicial authority over him: because he is not a united states citizen and the constitution and our laws don’t apply to him.
if you want our laws to apply to other people, then all of the laws apply. both those that protect their freedoms and those that constrain them.
So following your logic, is it okay for him to attempt to cripple our country’s safety and security (not to mention international consequences) and he gets off with a slap on the wrist? This is a complicated scenario where cyber attacks are out there in the media, which is feeding and spreading more of this information (that may or may not be twisted, depending on their own research of the leaks). Each country is battling a cyber war right now, and it was very low-key.
There is no way I can defend what he has done, because if I did what he did, I would be in jail. As an American. Even if I considered myself a patriot for the sake of the freedom of this country. Even for Assange’s own personal intentions and goals. Now that his leaks have surfaced it is essential to defend THIS country (if you live here, you’d understand this), mend those international relations-who knows, perhaps Hillary Clinton could win a Nobel Prize for this!
1) I do live here, and I don’t understand what this has to do with defending our country.
2) if you did what he did (“as an American”) you would not be in jail. that is why Daniel Ellsberg did not go to jail after publishing the Pentagon Papers. Unless you are referring to some mental captivity you would find yourself in, “as an American”
3) please point me to where he crippled “our country’s” safety and security.