eighth not the tenth, but the first protects all speech not just ideas that we like. even core political speech ideas that we don t like. who would decide what s good and what s forbidden? the islamic state, the government? inoffensive speech needs no protection. but in a pluristic society, you have offensive speech. you have an exchange of ideas. you don t shut down a discussion because i m offended. joining me now, luther college professor of religion todd green. he s also the author of the fear of islam which examines america and europe s views of islam. so welcome, todd. i know you spent an entire chapter in your book on this woman. the term savagery is how she often describes the actions. who is she, and how did she become such a lightning rod? first of all, brooke thanks for having me.
with the president there is no form of expression that justifies an act of violence. that from josh earnest the white house press secretary. pamela geller organized the event in texas and talked about the issue of free speech on cnn s new day . the first amendment, not the eighth tenth, but the first protects all speech not just ideas that we like but even core political speech ideas we don t like. who would decide what s good and for bidden. the islamic state or the government? in a plouristic society, you have offensive speech. you have ideas, you have an exchange of ideas. you don t shut down a discussion because i m offended. let s bring in our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. would you agree the first amendment protects all speech including very offensive hate