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    Anne Bayefsky
    The Weekly Standard
    October 7, 2009

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    The Obama administration has marked its first foray into the UN human rights establishment by backing calls for limits on freedom of expression. The newly-minted American policy was rolled out at the latest session of the UN Human Rights Council, which ended in Geneva on Friday. American diplomats were there for the first time as full Council members and intent on making friends.

    President Obama chose to join the Council despite the fact that the Organization of the Islamic Conference holds the balance of power and human rights abusers are among its lead actors, including China, Cuba, and Saudi Arabia. Islamic states quickly interpreted the president’s penchant for “engagement” as meaning fundamental rights were now up for grabs. Few would have predicted, however, that the shift would begin with America’s most treasured freedom.

    For more than a decade, a UN resolution on the freedom of expression was shepherded through the Council, and the now defunct Commission on Human Rights which it replaced, by Canada. Over the years, Canada tried mightily to garner consensus on certain minimum standards, but the “reformed” Council changed the distribution of seats on the UN’s lead human rights body. In 2008, against the backdrop of the publication of images of Mohammed in a Danish newspaper, Cuba and various Islamic countries destroyed the consensus and rammed through an amendment which introduced a limit on any speech they claimed was an “abuse . . . [that] constitutes an act of racial or religious discrimination.”

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    90 Responses to “Obama Supports Speech Limits at United Nations”

    1. Vote Third Party Says:

      Someone should tell Danny Bondauce that Obama is limiting speech. He would be pissed.

      http://www.vote3rdpartynow.org

      buck swain Reply:

      He would only be pissed at you if you happened to be the one who told him. Mark Dice should be the one to tell him since they get a long so well. ha ha.

      Gandhi Reply:

      Ofcourse, all criminals want to limit speech. Especially if it evidence of his treason. That is why mofia people make cement shoes cause it is hard to talk standing at the bottom of a lake.

      hmmm Reply:

      “the media’s elaboration of voluntary codes of professional ethical conduct”

      For the clueless. We have this in Australia. Here’s how it works.

      The government creates an “independent” licensing body. It’s staffed by “wowsers”. They set up, and select a limited forum of advisors that supposedly represents “the consumer” (actually big corporate interest.. and more single issue wowsers, like religious fundamentalists, racial activist groups etc etc)

      Then they issue a license to TV, Radio stations etc. The license costs mega bucks, and can be suspended and/or huge fines applied for any breach of “the terms” which are very broad and vague, relating to any thing that could possibly be considered offensive by the biggest wowsers. ie. Fowl or “offensive” language, anything that may, in anyway, be considered (by a wowser or politician etc) to be defamatory, hurt someone’s feelings etc etc.

      So NOW. The licensed TV station etc. VOLUNTARILY sensors any, and all kinds of content, to the point of being COMPLETELY worthless as a news source etc. Because IF they put a foot wrong, piss off the wrong politician or even offend some 99 year old religious fundamentalist in an audience – then they’re stripped of their licence and, ipso facto, put out of business. But hey, they had a choice, and that’s what freedom is all about, right?

      Thought Criminal Reply:

      Sure Obama does after getting one-upped by Gaddafi.

      yes sir Reply:

      O doesn’t want the President of Iran talking about the Semites in Israel and how they have fully infiltrated the United States.
      CNN broadcast the guy from Iran’s entire speech and not once did he blame the people of the US. He blamed the people who had taken control. He blamed Israel for wanting war.
      O is just following orders. Can’t have a different image of the guy from Iran.

      fakula Reply:

      Obama is a puppet left right is fake LEARN SOMETHING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page

      Don't Tread on Me! Reply:

      Danny Bonaduche supports the official story of 911. He hates people like us which is fine because he is a sex maniac who ruined his family by cheating and drugging. He’s also a steroid junkie and martial arts expert and he uses his martial arts and physical strenght to beat people up. He’s truly a psychopath.

      who? Reply:

      who is Danny bona whatever? why do we care?

      y.therlow Reply:

      My free speech was attacked yesterday, here is the story:

      Lycoming county Magistrate court

      I was given the opportunity to visit one of the these ‘criminal courts’ in the County of Lycoming and please know when I say criminal courts I am not speaking of the defendants appearing there, I am speaking of the people in the appearance of control however when they begin to loose their power trip these criminals, police, DA’s henchmen and even the “judge” will violate you rights and attempt to even abrogate them via their monopoly of these ‘Criminal courts’.
      Being there and personally involved I was treated by these ‘criminals’ as a serf, slave, a person with no human inherent rights and was told, commanded by a detective, punk I might add, to leave the building and this after he threaten to arrest me for trespassing.
      As a citizen of this county if you’re not upset with this treatment of a “Sovereign Citizen” you have been programmed to become a slave.
      This judge acted like a tyrant and refused to allow a man the defense of his choice. If you’re unwilling to follow the ‘rules’ of these criminal monopolies, if you refuse to be their pawn, you will be threaten , coerced and intimidated; the willingness of police to make an unwarranted arrest is ever present.
      When leaving I was followed by police and searched out for in parking lot and ALL because of the first amendment, free speech. They wanted my license plate number and were very secretive in their pursuit.
      Tyrants rule in Lycoming County and you, a citizen of this county should be concerned and willing to move upon these people. I will!
      There is a warfare on for your mind and the ‘control freaks’ actually believe we will submit – foolishness; sovereignty rules!

      Red Dawn 09 Reply:

      All I can say to this is Obama only has the power we allow him to have so as long as there are 75% or more sheeple walking around in a zombie state he will continue to have the power to do as he feels. Now if said sheeple would bash their heads into their desks till somthing useful fell out we might have a chance at stopping this whole train of bull. Click my name for more information on todays hottest topics including swine flu,Ron Paul,Bilderberg and others. Movies,video’s,blog’s,text and when you cant cram anymore, Games. Updated daily and newly awakened patriots welcome.

      Skating for Truth Reply:

      f--- BonadouchE!

      no thank you Reply:

      no thank you
      i like my men over 4 four inches long

    2. ARM-RESIST Says:

      The very president of the United states of America a proponent of limiting free speech!!! A f---ing travesty is there ever was one. This man should face a firing squad on live television.

      I hope all the leftist loons out there are beginning to realize just what kind of monster they voted into office.

      Ken Reply:

      Well said. Treason is afoot.

      Thorne in Their Side Reply:

      Maybe we should just duct tape HIS mouth!! Then after he is impeached, part of his sentence can be for EVERYONE to go up an Actually tell this idiot what they think about him, and give him a slap!

      TheBMT Reply:

      ditto

      Johnny Canuck Reply:

      While yer at it, arrest the entire Bush clan, put ‘em in old-fashioned stocks, and throw shoes at at the Mofas!!!!

      Thorne in Their Side Reply:

      Even though I’m Laughing at the thought, I think you’re right! Have everyone in the Country hit him with a shoe!!! Hahhahahhahha :)

      Voice of the Republic Reply:

      Obama wants restrictions on Free Speech through the UN: sweet! The Constitutional Oath of Office of the POTUS is that he, “…will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” (Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 8)…

      But then again, Obama NEVER PROPERLY TOOK THAT OATH, after two tries at it! Therefore, we CANNOT, technically. hold him accountable for abiding by that Oath. However, Obama is NOT a “…natural born Citizen…” as required by that same Constitution (Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5) to be qualified to be POTUS! Even the Kenyan Consul to the United States has admitted that! So, Obama’s “gotten away with THAT, too!

      Article III, Section 3, Paragraph 1 of the US Constitution defines: “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.”

      Please note that there is NO limitation on WHO may be charged with and convicted of Treason: the Constitution specifies “Person” NOT “U.S. Citizen”! Obama CAN, therefore, be charged with and convicted of “Treason against the United States…”

      May I see a show of hands as to how many believe Obama has:

      1) Never been eligible to hold the office of POTUS which he has now usurped…

      2) Crossed the line into “Treason against the United States…”

      Show of hands, please?…

      Thank you!

      The firing squad line forms to the right: load, lock, and prepare to fire!… ;)

      IrishGal Reply:

      Obama is a disgrace. He is a traitor and is subverting the Constitution and the values of this nation on the world stage in front of the dictators he so admires. Where are the men of this country? When are the men of this country going to get organized and start raising hell with the people who have been elected and are now turning their backs on this nation? Obama should be impeached now!

      skulb Reply:

      Except that the election was rigged again, following the good cop – bad cop routine as usual.

      Thought Conditioning Reply:

      Check out the Cover of National Geographic February 2008…………………..

      They used such a cover as Mind Control ?????? Or Preconditioning?????

      American Veteran Reply:

      Lets all say R.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N its the only answer

    3. poopunlimited Says:

      peek a boo

      Choir Boy....3rd row, 4th in from the left. Reply:

      Awwwww……what an image…..

      you bring tears to my eyes……..

      BOO !!!

    4. Hainn Says:

      Theres really no going back anymore, the only foreseeable options are revolution or submission.

      The only answer to 1984 is 1776

      Voice of the Republic Reply:

      RIGHT ON, Hainn! “Brevity is the soul of wit,” or of Truth!

      One CANNOT shake hands with a drawn sword! Trying to do so only results in pulling back a bloody stump where one’s fingers formerly were…

      My modest prediction (”prediction” based upon already observable trends: I do NOT claim any “divine revolution” which would qualify as “Prophecy”…) is that we will be deep in the next American Revolution before New Year’s Day… :(

    5. John Says:

      Unfortunately most people dont even know what all is going on! When i first heard about New Hampshire’s resolution i looked on cnn, msnbc, and fox news and found NOTHING! i had to look for upwards of 15 minutes just to find something on the internet! It is horrible that such a travesty as the obama administration is allowed to move about behind the scenes and steal our freedoms, and with the masses none the wiser.

      IrishGal Reply:

      The majority of the American public are stoned, lazy idiots. The patriots among us are the remnant, a minority that now have the awesome duty, responsibility and honor to save this nation.
      May God bless we patriots in our quest that we may know victory.

      barry s obama Reply:

      I BEG YOUR PARDON IRISH G.
      Ive cleaned out america, iraq, still some work to do with afghans,they grow some prima bud dude.
      i maybe stoned but my work ethic is topps irish, global domination.
      stand in line and take your shot while i roll up a fat one and get it on with hilary.

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    7. Madass Says:

      Now that the UN is NWO central headquarters There will be no need for any speech .

      4horseman Reply:

      the UN has always beeen the nwo central headquarters

    8. buck swain Says:

      That John Denver’s full of s---.

      But but but...... Reply:

      no more….Rocky Mountain High ?
      :(

    9. Obama is Foolish Says:

      My rights are naturally endowed by the creator & cannot be usurped by the usurper snake & the U.N. tards.

      Crito Reply:

      …and that’s the crux of the problem. These people think THEIR man-made rules supersede God’s rules (natural rights). That essentially makes them our god. And they don’t see anything wrong with that.

      HALLOWKING Reply:

      NOT MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!

    10. tailgunner Says:

      We must get out of the United Nations now.

      Before we End the Fed, before we have another Tea party or anti-war demonstration, before we lose any more rights to an international body…

      We must get out of the United Nations NOW!!!

      It’s time for a Declaration of Independence from the U.N.

      http://realitybloger.wordpress.....thout-one/

      TJ Reply:

      FIrst, Obama will limit Freedom of speech in the UN.

      Next, he will bring that mentalitly stateside.

      Boo Obama Reply:

      This cat needs to focus on the hear and the now! i mean I know hes just a puppet but to at least make it look like hes trying to do something for us! Somethings coming up soon. He has been postponing everything, all of his deadlines…hes more interested in the Olympics, vacation, and of course these world government bodies! this guy sucks! http://www.spywitnessnews.org/.....ing-powers

      PINESOL Reply:

      he IS focusing on the here and now………

      duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

      Ten Megaton Reply:

      When will the Bastard limit his own speech.

      JJ Reply:

      TV ad: Oppose Obama care
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YVQQ3ARkzM

      “Barack Obama’s healthcare plan is so bad, his doctor is against it. I’m not sure if he really understand….”

      THE WATCHER Reply:

      f--- the U.N. and f--- OBAMA! http://misstickly.wordpress.co...../rejected/

      Lizard Tits Reply:

      HELL YES!

      I’m for SPEECH LIMITS on

      every pretend-african, teleprompter-reading, LYING ASSHOLE

      in the U.S. Government.

      Him Reply:

      the u.n is not the ultimate problem. lets start local first say federal reserve, congress, and every thing else tied in.

      JJ Reply:

      Ron Paul exposes United Nations plan to d*e*s*t*r*o*y US
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ArUoyuDd74

      the dog that bites Reply:

      the U.N. is the NWO,so you are taking on the elites home base.

      de obvious Reply:

      U.S. out of the U.N. and U.N. out of the U.S.!

    11. Doc Holliday Says:

      So, Obama is telling the UN that free speech isn’t a basic human right? Why don’t we deport this imposter president Obama back to Kenya where he was born? Or else impeach him in the House, convict him in the Senate of Treason, and then the public gallows?

    12. David Moy Says:

      Have you guys seen that NASA will be bombing the moon on Friday???????

      http://lcross.arc.nasa.gov/

      dan Reply:

      hopefully the aliens will nuke us back NASA WACK JOBS!!!!!!!

      But but but...... Reply:

      Hopefully, their aim is True

      roaddog6 Reply:

      maybe thats what they’re talking about for the 25th. d.c gets nuked from the moon.

      roaddog6 Reply:

      how about this hypothesis—Its a distraction from all the earthquakes nasa is making.

    13. James Says:

      f--- you Obama!…hows that for freedom of speech

      Choir Boy....3rd row, 4th in from the left. Reply:

      “APPLAUDS”

    14. thomas Says:

      we need to get this fascist dictator out of office now before its too late! use your freedom of speech while you still have it! Lets get him out now!!

    15. Dee Says:

      I think now is a good time for the states to remove themselves from the union before the gov. takes sovereignty away. Besides we’ve already been divided anyway, being called racists and all, why not?

    16. texas steve Says:

      should we refer to him as obama, barry or the guy whos wife has the world record for “biggest under-bite?”

      skulb Reply:

      The Hope Pope.

    17. Brobama Says:

      Yeah, it does seem that he wants to make new laws and ordinances (as well as limitations) pertaining to everything. Boy, this puppet appears to be a control freak. Poor children!

    18. Ann Coulter's adams apple Says:

      I support the demise of the United Nations and the Rockefeller family.

    19. WISDOM Says:

      egypt hmmmmmmmmm

    20. Colonel Ingus Says:

      He can start by limiting the speech of his Press Secretary! Talk about stumblin’ and bumblin’! Then he can apply that to himself as well. He needs to limit his speech because every time he opens his mouth, his poll numbers fall.

    21. Al Says:

      Get ready for more tent cities

      http://blog.puppetgov.com/2009.....al-agency/

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    23. dead+eye Says:

      watch this about the ILLUMINATI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related

    24. Betsy Says:

      First of all, without approval of Congress,Mr. Obama is in violation of the Constitution in taking this UN title. The President is not allowed to accept a title from a foreign entity. Now, he can’t wait to help the UN curtail freedom of expression. Did you say he was an American President of the United States?
      I thought one of their most cherished values was freedom of expression. Hmmm- If it walks like a duck, it might be.

    25. oK Says:

      For as you know yourself… you never were a fan. -.-

    26. dee cent Says:

      what do you get when you cross Barack Obama with George Bush?
      a Berry Bush..
      rasberry,blueberry,or strawberry

    27. American Veteran Says:

      more like s---berry your too kind

    28. Ake Malström Says:

      flagged as spam.

    29. pResidentEvil Says:

      I’m gonna give Howard Stern, Michael Moore, Comedy Central, and Ted M-F Turner the baaad news…

    30. Ake Malström Says:

      obama bashes the us constitution once again. i guess he really didn’t give the oath, or didnt take it seriously. some idiot pretending to be a constitutional scholar trying to adopt “hate speech” laws through international treaty. this stinks. screw this guy.

    31. WEREFEAT Says:

      The whole thing makes sense. If you’re going to have a world government that deals with everyone on an equal basis from a higher authority, you need to do this sort of thing:

      “…combat(ing) racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.”

      And all this falls right in line with enforced economic equality, sexual equality, children’s rights and homosexual marriage as they must accept the entire world’s behavior.

      Since, by nature, neither races nor individuals are equal, the world government must quash all conversations that relate to any truth on the issues.

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    33. Anke Says:

      go to see at youtube the documentation The Arrivals in 50 parts and u understand everything, whats happen today, and why is this all so sad
      god bless and save you all

    34. Anke Says:

      i hope with this info we can turn police and military against the evils, if they know who they support right now

    35. WiseOwl Says:

      Obama states:

      The new resolution, championed by the Obama administration, has a number of disturbing elements. It emphasizes that “the exercise of the right to freedom of expression carries with it special duties and responsibilities . . .” which include taking action against anything meeting the description of “negative racial and religious stereotyping.” It also purports to “recognize . . . the moral and social responsibilities of the media” and supports “the media’s elaboration of voluntary codes of professional ethical conduct” in relation to “combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.”

      My qustion is: Would Obama’s lies count as “related intolerance”

      WiseOwl Reply:

      This makes me wonder too:

      http://gawker.com/5071373/bomb.....love-child

    36. infowarrior Says:

      obama is a cousin of g.w bush jr, find out whats goin on at youtube The Arrivals

      WiseOwl Reply:

      This make me think too:

      http://gawker.com/5071373/bomb.....love-child

      WiseOwl Reply:

      However that would make Obama American if Malcolm was a American.

      WiseOwl Reply:

      Yep. But they are quite distant relatives.
      In an article last September, the Chicago Sun-Times laid out Obama’s ancestry – including the genealogical, if not spiritual, relationship between Obama and Cheney. According to the newspaper, they are ninth cousins once removed, with their common ancestor being Mareen Duvall, a French Huguenot who settled in Maryland in the mid-1600s.

      In an Oct. 16 interview on MSNBC, Lynne Cheney confirmed the connection based on extensive research she did for her latest book, “Blue Skies, No Fences.” However, she calculates that Obama and Cheney are eighth cousins, one degree closer than the Sun-Times has it. Duvall, according to Cheney’s research, was the parent of the husband of the granddaughter of a Cheney who bore the same first name as the vice president.

      There will be a quiz later.

      For those readers who, like some of us at FactCheck.org, are woefully short on cousins, Genealogy.com has a nice explainer on the whole phenomenon.

      Obama’s other relatives, by the way, include George W. Bush, who, according to the Sun-Times, is his 11th cousin. They share the same great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, a 17th-century Massachusetts couple named Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole Hinckley. And Harry S. Truman was Obama’s fourth cousin four times removed, the paper says. The New York Post, using ancestry.com, reported that Brad Pitt and Obama are ninth cousins. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga told the BBC that his maternal uncle was Obama’s father, making them first cousins (we think).

      We wouldn’t make too much of this, though. After all, according to at least some researchers, a common ancestor for all humans now alive may have existed just several thousand years ago. That means you, dear reader, could have a cousinly relationship that may not go all that far back to everyone from Jack Kevorkian to Tina Fey to Hugo Chavez to the woman selling trinkets from a piece of cardboard on a Bangalore street corner.

      Sources

      Rohde DLT, Olson S, Chang JT. “Modelling the recent common ancestry of all living humans”. Nature (2004)431: 562-566.

      “Branching Out; Family Biographies.” Chicago Sun-Times, 9 Sept. 2007.

      Wade, Nicholas. “Cheney and Obama: It’s Not Genetic.” The New York Times, 21 Oct. 2007.

      Simmons, Christine. “Vice President Dick Cheney and Democrat Barack Obama are eighth cousins, Lynne Cheney says.” The Associated Press, 17 Oct. 2007.

      Otis, Ginger Adams. “Cousins by Dozens; Fruitful Search Through Family Trees.” The New York Post, 28 Oct. 2007.

      “Odinga Says Obama is his Cousin.” BBC News, 8 Jan. 2008.

    37. infowarrior Says:

      go see this http://thearrivals.blogspot.com/
      especially part 41 bloodlines and u will understand, but the complete serie also show, there is so much more behind. wake up

      Spread the truth and stop this psychopaths

      either you are with us (Satanists) or with the terrorists (diffenrent churches)
      after this films you know, what this means really
      Fight for liberty, show it police and military people and ask them, what they think, one time work is done, whats happen with temselfs, if they are no needed anymore????????
      vaccine too?????????
      make them Thinking !!! Thats our work right now, spread the truth to turn police and military to the favor of liberty and freedom !!

      god bless you all

      WiseOwl Reply:

      Watched Part 1 – 50 and wow what a eye opener. Taking the “red” pill was definitely worth it.

      Thank you for all the info.