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Are heartbroken and had no idea of his plans. meantime the group behind the contest is the american freedom defense initiative, labeled a hate group by the southern poverty law center. many muslims consider images of the prophet to be blasphemy. they said an anti-isla ma phobia event was held there in january. >> in offensive speech need to protection. it's not the 8th amendment, it's the 1st amendment. it protects all speech. and most of all, political speech. who decides what's good and what's forbidden? the islamic state? this contest was for muhammad cartoons. cartoons are political critiq...

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 shu...

>> reporter: intentionally incendiary and provocative by drawing a cartoon. this is the low state of freedom of speech in this country. i disagree. and i disagree most vehemently. the first amend, not the eighth not the tenth but the first, protects all speech. not just ideas that we like. but even core political speech, ideas that we don't like, because who would decide what's good and what's forbidden? the islamic state? the government? inoffensive speech, alisyn, needs no protection. but in a pluristic society you have offensive speech. you have ideas. you have an exchange of ideas. you don...

First amendment wanted so it is the government's burden to demonstrate that speech is unprotected. so if i am talking about how to burn down a building if i am teaching how to burn down a building if you am teaching how to construct a riot that's absolutely protected. if i'm on a street corner i'm saying burn baby burn. and somebody else says what are you, crazy? that's my grandmother's house, you can't burn it down. the speech is protected because there was more time to rebut my speech but if i'm on a street corner and i say, burn baby burn and the crowd responds immediately with violence law...

Societal issue. think one of the important things to remember is we identify university students as leaders of tomorrow. and the ignorance that was being spewed in this song is so contrary to all of our values as a country, nation and ourselves as a former alumni of the university of oklahoma that it's simply shocking. that at a university that students would be taught a chant like this and it is indicative of a bigger issue. >> can i get you to put on your attorney hat for a second? this is something that a lot of people are getting a little frustrated about. i read this interesting op-ed in ...