Free Speech That Some Might Find Offensive or Not!

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Google won't remove distorted Michelle Obama image from search engine

A crudely altered photograph of Michelle Obama, which often comes up as the first result on a Google image search of her name, will not be removed from the company's search process despite protests that the depiction is racist and repugnant.

"It's offensive to many people, but that alone is not a reason to remove it from our search index," Google spokesman Scott Rubin said.  "We have, in general, a bias toward free speech."

The image, which depicts the first lady as having monkey-like features, is posted on a blog called "Hot Girls" without explanation.  The blog post also contains several legitimate photographs of Michelle Obama.  (The image is also posted on other sites that get high spots.) 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/11/google-michelle-obama.html

Anti-Obama billboard stirs controversy

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Call it Freedom of Speech.  A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.

The billboard, located at 4855 Miller Road, shows two cartoonish images of Obama wearing a Muslim turban and reads "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"

It also says "BIRTH CERTIFICATE - PROVE IT!" alluding to the conspiracy theory which claims Barack Obama was born in Kenya rather than Hawaii, which would disqualify him for the office of President.

The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!" appears on the bottom of the billboard.

The sign belongs to a car dealership.

http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-obama-billboard-112009,0,2612065.story

Comments

[grumps]

It helps to keep tabs on the stupid people when they mark their territory like that.

[jmark]

I find it very entertaining. You would think that by now the birther insanity would be a thing of the past. What amazes me is that instead of conservatives downplaying the lunatics who continue to embarrass their party, they shine a light on them. Oh look, there's another one of our own doing his very best to make the rest of us, by association, look like complete idiots. Thanks Mr. Birther, you do us proud!

[Jimmer]

Jmark guilt by associations – brush up on fallacies and maybe you can finally debate!

http://www.rightviewwi.com/the_right_view_wisconsin/Fallacies.html

[jmark]

Nothing fallacious about it Jimmer. The birthers strongly identify with the the conservative party. It would be one thing if these wackos were just some far right radical fringe group, but they're not. The town hall video I link to clearly indicates that these loons are representative of the party's base constituency.

And then you have the de facto leader of the Republican Party willingly sustaining the lunacy:

"What do God and Barack Obama have in common? God doesn't have a birth certificate either"
Rush Limbaugh

Sorry Republicans, these are your homeys. Like it or not, there's no disassociating with them now. And continually spotlighting them only serves to further weaken your party's credibility.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V1nmn2zRMc&feature=fvw