Oh boy, another "Draw Mohammed" contest, this one in Phoenix

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I don't see Pam Geller's name attached to this, but who knows? Unlike the one in Dallas at a Convention Center, they are going to do the one in Phoenix right outside a Phoenix mosque. Brilliant, eh? This particular poking at the hornet's nest is set for Friday evening. I wonder if the participants will consider themselves to be "good Christians?" And how many atheists do you think would participate?

a few snips

Hundreds of people are expected at a rally outside of a Phoenix mosque Friday evening that will include a controversial "Muhammad cartoon contest" — an event that organizers say is inspired by a similar competition in suburban Dallas that turned deadly.

But the organizer of "Freedom of Speech Rally Round II," Jon Ritzheimer, insists that the protest outside the Islamic Community Center is meant to be peaceful.

"I don't condone any threats being made to the mosque," Ritzheimer told NBC affiliate KPNX. A Facebook page for Friday's event says it's "in response to the recent attack in Texas where 2 armed terrorist (sic), with ties to ISIS, attempted Jihad."

"I'm a Marine, and I'm far from politically correct," Ritzheimer told the station. "I'm outspoken, and I've just had it."

Usama Shami, president of the community center, said Thursday that he respects people's right to free speech and to gather outside of the mosque. "Everybody has the right to be a bigot," he told KPNX. "Everybody has the right to be racist."

The protesters, he added, are "not looking for an intellectual conversation. They are looking to stir up controversy. We are not going to be a part of it."

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