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Draw the Prophet and Draw the Ire.

Two gunmen shot dead at 'draw the prophet Muhammad' contest in Texas | US news | The Guardian I've had derogatory remarks aimed right at me. The worst was that of my father-in-law (I forgive him, he's Ukrainian) who once said that I was "the worst excuse for a human being he had ever seen." Ouch! I had moved his patch for growing tomatoes from the middle of the yard to the front. WTF was my only thought. However, my feeling is that of Patrick Henry, "I may not agree with what you say but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." The day we acquiesce to the Muslims' demands that we not draw the prophet Mohammad because it offends them, is day one of the American Caliphate. Charlie Hebdo tried to distance themselves from  the drawing contest saying that they do not target Islam directly. Really Charlie? Before you start down this holier-than-thou road, why don't you give them a chance to hold a Draw a Mexican; a Cuban, an Eth...