BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: Jerry DeLemus of Rochester, N.H., shown yesterday with his copy of the Constitution, says he hopes his August ‘Draw Muhammad’ contest will go ‘completely peacefully.’
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Lightning rod anti-Sharia law activist Pamela Geller is applauding a New Hampshire man’s plan to organize a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the Granite State this summer — and the organizer, a former Marine, says he isn’t looking for trouble but will be ready for it if it comes.
Jerry DeLemus of Rochester, N.H., said he is planning to hold a cartoon contest in late August on private property, though he said he hasn’t decided on a particular town or venue. He said it is intended as a “free speech” demonstration and an answer to extremists who threaten to harm anyone who depicts the Prophet Muhammad.
“My purpose is just to shine a light on what’s really going on in our country, and how we as a country are willing to give up our rights of expression when someone threatens to kill us, and how wrong that really is,” DeLemus, 60, said. He said he was inspired by Geller’s cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, last month, which was attacked by two would-be jihadis who were shot dead by security officers.
“I am glad to see other Americans organizing these events,” Geller said yesterday in an email to the Herald, adding she is “unable to attend this event, but wish it all success.
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DeLemus is a Tea Party activist whose wife, Susan, serves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. DeLemus made headlines last year as leader of a makeshift militia that faced down federal agents in a bid to stop the seizure of property from Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/06/terror_target_pamela_geller_backs_contest_plans
Terror target Pamela Geller backs contest plans
Monday, June 15, 2015
By: Jack Encarnacao
Boston Herald
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