September 17, 2012

Hillary Cheered Broadway's Book of Mormon, Condemns Innocence of Muslims

By Jack Cashill
On Thursday of last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the video project Innocence of Muslims, the one that may or may not have provoked riots worldwide, "disgusting and reprehensible." Although Clinton could have seen no more than a 13-minute trailer for the video, she condemned it in no uncertain terms: "Let me state very clearly -- and I hope it is obvious -- the United States government had nothing to do with this video.  We absolutely reject its content and message." One would think that Clinton might have had a similar reaction to a musical comedy by the name of The Book of Mormon, a satirical, scandalously potty-mouthed riff on the Mormon religion.  What follows is one of the show's printable lyrics, this from the song "All-American Prophet." You all know the Bible Is made of Testaments old and new. You've been told it's just those two parts, Or only one, if you're a Jew. But what if I were to tell you There's a FRESH third part out there? That was...(Read Full Article)