Comments on: Clueless Dhimmitude and Denise Spellberg

By: Anonymous UT Student

Anonymous UT Student — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:52:27 +0000

Well, this site does indeed have some interesting takes on liberals – who they are and what they stand for. I’ll leave that aside for now. I’ve taken a class taught by Ms. Spellberg at UT titled “Islam in America”. Let me inform you: yes, she is a bit of an oddball, but, never once did I gleam anything from her that made me think she supported hurting people. First hand experience leads me to question this. I sincerely doubt that Ms. Spellberg supports terrorist activity in any way, shape, or form.

By: Elly Sorensen, Denmark

Elly Sorensen, Denmark — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:06:41 +0000

The Triumph of Threats

When one of the world’s largest publishing houses – the Random House, bow its head to threats that have not even been made, then, one must say: the dark force has won a big victory. It is more than embarrassing, but it is a fact. It is not Imams who have threatened Random House to cancel the contract with Sherry Jones. It is a group of American academics, so-called experts in Islam, and, I would say, led by professor Denise Spellberg. They are a gang of cowards who do not deserve to live in a free country, and, least of all Denise Spellberg. She belongs to Yemen or Saudi Arabia. Everyone knows how women are treated there. But, but, I have good news: Sherry Jones may very well have her book published in Denmark by a group of great men who do not bow cowardly and pathetically for Islam and Islamism. They see clearly how dangerous Islam and Islamism are, and how important free speech and a free, open and sound debate are.

By: gmck

gmck — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:49:56 +0000

As an analogy: If a similar novel were written about L. Ron Hubbard, would we respect Scientologists’ demands that it not be published? I think not.

By: Thorum

Thorum — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:20:07 +0000

This really should be all over the news but isn’t. It is utterly ridiculous yet very serious too. I might mention that Spellberg put a book out on Aisha also a few years ago…………Hmmmm. Regardless, this is really scary. We will never protect our way of life this way……………

By: Curtis

Curtis — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:10:27 +0000

Does the phrase “Watch List” apply here?
Yes, I can hear the clicks of the keyboard adding Ms. Spellberg’s name on it. The left has did it again; they don’t realize that by banning books and thoughts, they are eroding their own power of free speech. Ms. Spellberg is in the wrong line of work. She should be harvesting opium poppies while caring an AK.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:12:33 +0000

Well , one thing you could do is harness the power of the net :

Put the book on a website in pdf format , and ask for donation. Within days , the entire world will have the book.

If they treathen your website owner to remove the file , you can be certain other people will put it back online somewhere, or share it trough p2p networks , etc.

Good luck

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:26:33 +0000

That Mohammad had a nine year old wife is not news. This book did not expose that.
Someone will publish this book and you’ll all have the chance to read it.
I hope you enjoy it.

By: kender

kender — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:14:00 +0000

Robert, many here have stated it and stated it well, but I wish to put into plain English the point of this post.

Spellberg didn’t like the novel, not because it was trashy but because it painted her dear muzzie friends in a bad (but honest) light. Mohammud was a pedophile. He had sexual relations with a NINE YEAR OLD GIRL and the muzzies of today emulate this in their culture. Spellberg used the muzzies threat of violence to get a book pulled because she is an appeasing dhimmi and a traitor to Freedoms Cause.

Anyone who backs her up on this (Robert) is just as guilty of the hate crimes she has committed on us by bowing down to the muzzies.

And Spellberg, if you read this, what makes you think you’d be spared by some radical muslim on a jihad? Just because you prostrate yourself at their feet singing their praises? You deserve more than most, Denise, to suffer under a caliphate so keep working on it little girl. Someday you may get your wish.

By: PhillyChief

PhillyChief — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:12:50 +0000

The content of the novel is almost irrelevant. The facts are it was slated for printing and distribution this month, Spellberg worked up the Muslims, they went into Jihad mode, Spellberg pointed to that and warned Random House, and finally Random House pussed out and decided they wouldn’t print the novel.

The novel’s merit is meaningless. In fact, it’s probably a stinker which ironically will sell better now once the author finds a new publisher, which I’m thinking she will, even if it’s a small independent. In fact, it might be the thing that puts a small publisher on the map.

By: richard

richard — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:57:43 +0000

1. Don’t conflate “The Jewel of Medina” with “Clueless Dhimmitude and Denise Spellberg”. The novel builds upon historical facts, presenting, not condemning. The article does the condemning.
2. Other readers might have had different reactions. Religious leaders are abnormal: Moses slaughtered the worshippers of Ba’al; Christ died a thirty-three year old virgin; Buddha tried living on a leaf or nut a day. Muhammad seems more in the Warren Jeffs mode.
3. Grammar for “Robert”: Ironically, you catch “intolerants” (for “intolerance”), but miss “it’s” (for “its”) six words later. And your “because of it’s lack of literary merit,” just repeats the “it’s” for “its” error.