He lives in LA, and he's got a long criminal record in the US, so I think it's a safe bet to assume that he's a citizen.
Not if he came across our southern border! ;~0
A 1/4 of the population of LA is from south of the border and a third of those have been convicted of something. So not necessarily a citizen.
By the way, who gives a shit if the guy has a record? Hell...half the actors and directors in Hollywood have been convicted of something. A hell of a bunch have served hard time!
Ever hear of Tim Allen, Wesley Snipes, Johnny Cash...ALL served hard time. Along with MANY others. Some do good when they get out, some...not so much. Can you say O.J.? ;~)
This guy is a FILM MAKER....or at least he MADE a film. His criminal background, religion, lack of religion, politics, personal hygiene, drug use, his daddy's abuse of him...NONE of that has squat all to do with the fact that he has a RIGHT to express his vision using any media he chooses. If you are offended by the film, don't like the man, think he has offensive BO...whatEVER...don't support it. But it IS his right and it IS his right as a US citizen to something known as a reasonable expectation to privacy.
He can ALSO call himself GOD if he wants to and there is NOTHING to stop it. He can call himself George Patton and flash his medals to prove it and NO ONE can stop him. I don't know if you guys have heard, but the Supreme Court STRUCK DOWN the Stolen Valor Act under the 1st Amendment.
Let me ask you guys something. Ever hear of a guy named Richard Bachman? Maybe you'd know him better by Steven King? How about A.M. Barnard? Maybe you would recognize HER as Louisa May Alcott of
Little Women fame?
Do these writers not have the right to use pseudonyms? If they do and did for what ever reason...say because literature written by women wouldn't sale and couldn't get published, or HE wants to try something new and not damage his reputation, does the government have a right to out them and damage their ability to make a living or publish their work?
How about outing a film maker and damage their ability to LIVE?
The answer is NO! No both morally and constitutionally!
You guys are so far off base on this one...well, WAY off!
This was just one more example of the Obama administration trying to deflect responsibility for the fact that they were WARNED this was going to happen and did NOTHING to stop it.
The Egyptian government knew the attacks were going to happen of September 4th. Even the half assed, barely formed Libyan government knew it was gonna happen and so did OUR CIA.
Unlike 9/11/2001, THIS Administration knew not only the what, but the where and when the attacks would happen and STILL they did nothing. THAT is why they decide to make an issue of who made this film.
DEFLECT RESPONSIBILITY!
I'm just surprised they couldn't find a way to blame it Bush!