U.S. Embassy Spends $70K on Ads Denouncing Anti-Muslim Film for Pakistani TV
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The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan has started screening advertisements on Pakistani television featuring President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemning the film “Innocence of Muslims.”
The ad cost the embassy $70,000 and started running on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. It features clips of both Obama and Clinton each denouncing the film and seeking to distance the United States from it, their words translated in Urdu.
“A message from the President of the United States Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,” the spot begins.
“Since our founding, the United States has been a nation that respects all faiths,” Obama says. “We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. But there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. None.”
It ends with the seal of the American Embassy in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told the AP the spot was produced by the embassy, which spent $70,000 to air it on seven Pakistani television stations. It is only running in Pakistan.
“As you know, after the (anti-Islam) video came out, there was concern in lots of bodies politic, including Pakistan, as to whether this represented the views of the U.S. government,” Nuland said. “So, in order to be sure that we reached the largest number of Pakistanis, some 90 million as I understand it in this case with these spots, it was the judgment that this was the best way to do it.”
“Innocence of Muslims,” which denigrates the Prophet Muhammad as an womanizer and child molester, has been blamed at least in part for igniting violent protests across the Arab world. According to the AP, 30 people have been killed, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other American personnel in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
“Let me state very clearly, and I hope it is obvious, that the United States government had absolutely nothing to do with this video,” Clinton states in the ad. “We absolutely reject its content and message. America’s commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation.”
The State Department on Thursday warned all U.S. citizens against traveling to Pakistan until further notice as demonstrations around the country continued.
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Comments (109)
Tri-ox
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:22pmUh, right – as if obama’s muslim comrades need a reason to be violent and murder Americans – the “movie” is just a convenient excuse.
$70,000 U.S. taxpayer dollars worth of apologies to America’s muslim enemies is just money down a filthy rat-hole. The only way to stop muslim violence against Americans is to fight back, and eliminate the threat – appeasing and apologizing to our sworn enemies may be the basis of obama’s FATALLY (literally) flawed foreign policy, but, it is not what America stands for.
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JRook
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:49pmNo better we should spend money to insult Muslims more and just start the holy war and get it over with. Your passion is commendable you outlook is irrational and irresponsible. Let’s keep in mind the purpose of an embassy is to function as our governments symbol and representation of diplomacy. Nothing funnier that seeing “Christians” respond to Islamic violent protests by suggesting the US respond with equal violence. So I guess that would be consistent with being a good Christian nation?
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JRook
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:51pmI think we should send the producer and director of the film to Egypt so they can explain the creative aspects and social utility of their work. No need for our government to represent them or protect their creative freedoms from those they have offended.
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AvengerK
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:01pmJCROOK….
Verse 5:33 of the Koran: “The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off from opposite sides, or be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and a great torment is theirs in the Hereafter.”
By all means tell me champ..how does Obama’s kowtowing and bowing and scraping to muslims change what Mohammed tells them to do?
You’re an idiot.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:03pmJCROOK, For decades I as well as so many other conservatives have said that with freedoms come responsibility. All that we heard from the fruity left was that they were willing to ride those freedoms to the extreme fringe edge of the envelope regardless of who it offended, or how severe the offense. Naturally, the target then were primarily the Christians, and sometimes the Jews. Now it is so funny that the likes of you are willing to hope on the bandwagon to remove that very freedom for nothing more than a very false sense of security. That will never come regardless. Your ilk is that of the uber hypocrites or all hypocrites.
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The_Jerk
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:04pmKilling people in the name of Allah is no different than killing people in the name of spreading democracy. Both are self-centered beliefs acted upon by zealots.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:11pmThey may be our sworn enemies….but they are not Barry-boys’
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My Two Cents
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:22pmJROOK: As soon as you get Hillary and Barack to spend $70k on ads denouncing our government’s role in sponsoring a photo of a crucifix submerged in urine we can talk about sending the filmakers to Egypt.
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AvengerK
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:33pmJCROOK..Putin handles Muslims much better than Obama does. When the muslims in Moscow wanted to build a mosque there, Putin told them “sure…when you allow a Russian Othodox Church to be built in Saudi Arabia I’ll let you build a mosque here in Moscow”.
You recall Vladimir yes? He’s the guy Obama will be “more flexible” for should he win re-election in November.
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AvengerK
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:40pmRJJING…don’t stop there…we should also remind JCROOK that democrat city officials intended to strongarm Chick Fil A out of their cities because of the personal views of it’s owner. Nowhere has Chick Fil A ever acted on it’s owner’s beliefs…yet because he spoke for himself and not for his company…his business was marked for retribution for not towing liberal line. This isn’t isolated to the embassy stormings and subsequent murders. The curbing of free speech is essential to leftist goals..all one has to do is look at every communist country in history.
In this case..the curbing of free speech is being used as a pretext to hide “dear leader’s” ineptitude. We knew a terrorist attack was coming in Benghazi but Barry needed to speak to David Letterman and Beyonce’. So now free speech must pay a price to keep Barry shiny and gleaming for the masses. Please correct me where I’ve got this wrong?
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dmerwin
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 7:49pmStop their foreign aid completely and give the green light to India.
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BlueStrat
Posted on September 22, 2012 at 10:07pmMaybe a crowd-sourced fund can be set up to buy our own TV ads on Pakistani TV telling them to put their “big-boy pants on”, that the world is a big place with lots of people that don’t believe as they do, and that acts of violence on their part won’t be tolerated in the civilized world, and will be met with overwhelming military force.
I’m sure Americans could dwarf this administration’s $70K in ads.
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historyguy48
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:22pmHey, I’ve finally learned how to spell “stupid” it goes like this “Department of State”.
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barber2
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:28pmYeah. And how about that famous Hilary ” Re-set ” Button with Russia ? Russia just threw out USAID from their country for interfering with their politics! Old Barry sure knows how to ruin the US – both internally and externally ! We are NOT better than we were four years ago – neither internally nor externally .
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progressiveslayer
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:18pmOkay Barry time to get your knee pads out and go on another apology tour you spineless anti- American anti-capitalist Marxist fraud POS heathen bastard.
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 6:40pmAre those “LEWINKSKY BRAND” knee pads?
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 6:40pmstupid keyboard.
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progressiveslayer
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 8:02pmYes stains and all
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702TruthSeeker
Posted on September 21, 2012 at 1:58pmtheir blood is on his hands
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702TruthSeeker
Posted on September 21, 2012 at 2:03pmBarry should make rape victims apologize for not covering their faces and hands, it’s obviously their fault for being too provocative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ted-NxBbhng&list=UUpBvIBfZ-foo5ZbLH5O0N4g&index=21&feature=plcp
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ExO
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:17pmThis is an Absolute Disgrace
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:16pm…
The film had nothing to do with the attacks. They were preplanned.
It was the 11th anniversary of 9-11.
Everyone knows that the number 11 has great significance to the Islam religion (cult).
We should have been on very high alert this September 11.
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Gonzo
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:14pmWe’re sorry! We’re sorry! We’re sorry! We’re sorry!…for existing.
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AvengerK
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:57pmVerse 5:33 of the Koran: “The recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off from opposite sides, or be exiled from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and a great torment is theirs in the Hereafter.”- Islam itself teaches muslims this kind of intolerance.
Just recently we saw a supposed American collaborator crucified in Yemen.
“The 3,000-strong mob of hard-line and Salafi Muslims gutted the Mar Gerges Church in the Elmarenab village of Aswan (Egypt), then demolished much of its remains, multiple witnesses at the scene said. The mob also razed four homes near the church and two businesses, all Christian-owned. Looting was also reported.
Michael Ramzy, a villager in Elmarenab, said the attack started shortly after Muslims held their afternoon prayers.
“Imams in more than 20 mosques called for crowds to gather and destroy the church and demolish the houses of the Copts and loot their properties,” Ramzy told local media.
The Mar Gerges burning is the third church in Egypt in seven months to be burned down by a mob.”.
The record of abuses towards jews by arab muslims is too voluminous to begin here.
Yes by all means..keep apologizing to the muslims…they’re open to apologies as you can see.
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Rational Man
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:14pmThey still don’t get it!!
They probably never will either……………
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:14pmMore maneuvering behind the scenes by the administration and no one in the MSM covers it.
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Carpy1
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:12pmAnd the Muslims are laughing their a@@es off!
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AvengerK
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:16pmExactly CARPY1….the perpetually outraged muslims are in hysterics.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:22pmNow they can do anything they want and blame it on this film. I heard about this on Rush’s show.
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doomytram
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:34pmRumor has it that that Obozo’s NASA Muslim Outreach has carried over to the State and Justus dept’s. Tahrir Square West may be the District of Corruption.
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RAMJR
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:10pmJust another lie, yet exposed again, from the Liar-in-chief that cost taxpayers, gets no restitution for actions and will be touted by the leg hugging, **** kissing media, celebrities, politicians and looney-tune Socialist/Marxist/Communist terrorist loving lefties. HOPE, CHANGE & FORWARD!
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doomytram
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:18pmWell you wreckon that Pak-e-stan could take the 70 K out of the over 3,000 million (3 bill) that we give to them every year? Oh but no… they hate us too much for that… makes sense.. Muslim Outreach….it’s fan-fekking-tastic.
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:09pm…
Barack Hussein Obama, just keeps on kissing radical Islam’s ****.
I’ve seen four years of his crap. It’s time to make him a one term President.
Romney-Ryan 2012
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:33pm…
We know where our Muslim President pledges his allegiance.
One Nation, under Allah, under Mohammad, under Sharia.
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westtitus
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:23pmIt’s about 4 peoples lives and he just doesn’t get it. He should be held responsble for their deaths and he will be held accountable from someone above his pay grade for sure. If I was that guy’s wife I would get a lawyer and sue the crap out of every person in this corrupt Administratiion. She probably is and that is why you don’t hear anything from her….yet.
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jimbo_from_suwanee
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:08pmHummmmmmm. If you use tax payers dollars to create a work of art that puts a crucifix of Jesus in urine and also use tax dollars to protect the Muslim religion, aren’t you elevating Islam above other religions? Huuummmmm. Sure am glad to understand how the first amendment works under Obama.
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My Two Cents
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:27pmBarack and Hillary give new meaning to the word hypocrisy.
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:08pmThe President loves all faith if they say I love you Mr President. He does not love those faiths that he wants to pay for contraceptives and abortions and they do not for religious reasons.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:06pmI can see the expense, if it helps sooth this wildness and can save lives. But, the administration will have to admit that it was they who brought attention to this unknown film. Also, it seems more likely that the Muslims are more irritated with 0bama for all of his high fiving and fist bumping and cheering about he killed Osma. If this firestorm starts all over again when his yah me movie comes out. He should be prepared to accept the consequences.
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CWPrequired
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:06pmThis administration is a joke.
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progressiveslayer
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:16pmHow dare you call this an administration,this is a Marxist regime,big difference.
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noslave
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:06pmSINCE THE BOWING,APOLOGIZEING,ETC.k y jelly would be more appropiate for this administration,and we thought barney fwank was an imbicile??
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doomytram
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:03pmIt’s about the video…. the Muslim world would like us all to cut off our pinky’s over this deal. The US Gov’t will now spend billions of dollars send out Pinky kits. You cut off your pinky and then sign a card apologizing for hurting the feelings of the Muslims and then Mail it back US Postal to the State Dept. and they will mail it the Muslims that we have hurt. Obozo approves of the great pinky cutoff appeasement campaign. He has appointed Muslim Brother hood to take over the state dept. too.
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:03pmLooks like we paid the bully our lunch money. Chickenshits
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freenj
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:03pmTired Hillary standing next to chief apologist!
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typicalstupidconservative
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:02pmIt sounds stupid but I can see why they would do so. It gives them the feeling that they are doing something to right the situation. No matter what though the fact that we exist and allow people to speak freely is all the will need to hate us.
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barber2
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:31pmFour dead public servants with grieving families, and millions of tax dollars in damages….
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doomytram
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 3:59pmHuh….say’s Obozo.It’s about the video remember….Huh…..say’s Carney It’s obviously not Obozo that they are mad about….Huh… say’s Hillary It’s about the video….we are going to run Ads advertising the Video to the Pak-e-stan that’s right.
Huh say’s Susan Rice it’s about the video that nobody knows anything about unless we advertise it..
Huh..Obozo…your pathetic Presidency is in shambles… McObozo… McObozo…. are you there Bozo?
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thibx
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 3:58pmgo ahead and waste it that all you have done since you have been in office.
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 3:58pmPS MISS PIGGY (Hillary) is disgusting. Now, NOW she wants an investigation into what happened
in Libya???? NOW. SHE’S a S-head Communist.
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barber2
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 4:33pmI think they should investigate the video but have a feeling the trail leads right back to their door..
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 3:56pmNo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVEN FIve dollars of our TAX MONEY is too much. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a gutless wonder.
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diverdan
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 3:55pmIdiots!
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