[Kevin]

1) Freedom of Speech- I don't pretend to know what a bunch of animals think. I doubt many of them at all saw the video. That said, if you think it's okay to murder just because you've been offended religiously, you're an animal that deserves to be put down. We're not going to reason with someone like that. We're not going to satisfy them that we're good and decent people. I've seen parts of the video. It exploits racial stereotypes and are just generally a stupid movie. I'm kind of surprised it cost $5MM to produce. That said, curtailing the rights of Americans to speak their mind, even if they're being ridiculous is not something I'm willing to give up if the excuse is that someone thousands of miles away will have a ridiculous overreaction. They need to change. Not us.

2) Government vs. citizens- No comment

3) Significance of timing? No comment

4) Politicizing the event-our presidential election- The posturing on both sides is just silly season election year crap. I'm just glad no one is apologizing for the video.

5) How do we respond? Hopefully, we just support the governments of these respective countries in bringing these folks to justice.