Lewis Carrol had nothing on the Worker's Paradise. KAESONG, North Korea-It takes barely an hour to drive from downtown Seoul to the other side of the demilitarized zone, but the culture shock is such that you might as well be commuting to the moon.
Mobile telephones, newspapers, books, videos, laptops, magazines, MP3 players and many other appurtenances of 21st century life have to be checked on the south side of the border.
Also left behind are any wisecracks about the North Korean regime, in particular those involving its leader, Kim Jong Il.
"You've got to watch what you say," said Kim Yi Gyeom, a South Korean telecommunications worker standing in a long line of Monday morning commuters waiting to go north. "The spirit of openness has not come to North Korea yet." Perhaps not. But, after you read the whole thing, you'll realize that the spirit of Rod Serling and "The Twilight Zone" are alive and well in Lil' Kim Land.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Bullets And The Bay
For once, San Fran Whacko gets a dose of reality. The city agreed to delay enforcing a voter-approved ban on owning or selling handguns until at least June 19 so a judge can consider a National Rifle Association lawsuit challenging the law.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said Monday that the city would honor a Superior Court judge's request to postpone implementing the law until the suit is settled. Proposition H was approved by 58 percent of voters in November.
The NRA suit claims the measure violates a state law that authorizes public agencies to issue handgun permits and identifies specific groups of people, including convicted felons, who are barred from owning guns. Sweet. While the People's Republic of San Francisco has been trying to rewrite the Constitution, those ignorant, uncouth gun rights people have actually been studying it. Schaedenfrude, SF!
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said Monday that the city would honor a Superior Court judge's request to postpone implementing the law until the suit is settled. Proposition H was approved by 58 percent of voters in November.
The NRA suit claims the measure violates a state law that authorizes public agencies to issue handgun permits and identifies specific groups of people, including convicted felons, who are barred from owning guns. Sweet. While the People's Republic of San Francisco has been trying to rewrite the Constitution, those ignorant, uncouth gun rights people have actually been studying it. Schaedenfrude, SF!
The Real Martyrs
The Poles have guts.
WARSAW: A Christian group in the Polish city of Poznan has put up posters in the city's trams of modern "martyrs" who have died at the hands of Muslim nations, its head said Monday.
"We did this in the spirit of Christian solidarity with those who suffer for their faith," said Buguslaw Kiernicki, head of the St. Benedict Foundation which was created six months ago.
"Christians in Poland are in a comfortable situation, but there are others in countries who are not," he said. A grouping representing Poland's tinyMuslim population, which represents some 30,000 people out of the country's population of 38 million, called the poster exhibition a "provocation."
A "Provocation," huh? As opposed to your side's so-called "Martyrs" who blow themselves up in the name of Allah, right?Right To Life And Free Speech
The First Amendment lives. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2006 (AP)-The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over anti-abortion protests, ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrators.
The 8-0 decision ends a case that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had kept alive despite a 2003 ruling by the high court that lifted a nationwide injunction on anti-abortion groups led by Joseph Scheidler and others. The real racketeers are in Planned Parenthood and NOW. Good on the Court for recognizing that free speech isn't just for lefties anymore.
The 8-0 decision ends a case that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had kept alive despite a 2003 ruling by the high court that lifted a nationwide injunction on anti-abortion groups led by Joseph Scheidler and others. The real racketeers are in Planned Parenthood and NOW. Good on the Court for recognizing that free speech isn't just for lefties anymore.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Falkland Islands Pt. II?
It looks like Argentina is spoiling for a rematch, aided and abetted by the Mini-Me of Latin America, Hugo Chavez. AN INCREASINGLY anxious UK government is closely monitoring a build-up of Argentinian military strength and a series of congrontations with the RAF close to the Falkland Islands, Scotland on Sunday can reveal.
The activity has led Tony Blair's most senior advisors to demand he issues a "hands-off" warning to Buenos Aires.
Downing Street is facing growing fears for the future of the islands-which were seized back from Argentinian control in a bloody and symbolic campaign ordered by Margaret Thatcher almost a quarter-century ago. If worst comes to worst, the Argentinians will find out the meaning of "Rule, Brittania" in short order.
The activity has led Tony Blair's most senior advisors to demand he issues a "hands-off" warning to Buenos Aires.
Downing Street is facing growing fears for the future of the islands-which were seized back from Argentinian control in a bloody and symbolic campaign ordered by Margaret Thatcher almost a quarter-century ago. If worst comes to worst, the Argentinians will find out the meaning of "Rule, Brittania" in short order.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
People For People
Now this is good to see. Hundreds of people marched in support of animal testing at Oxford University's new 18m (pounds) biomedical research centre on Saturday.
Students, academic staff and members of the public gathered near the lab site, being built under strict security.
Anti-vivisection activists, who believe animal testing "belongs in the past", want to stop the centre opening.
Supporters of the centre argue it is essential for research into treatments for human medical conditions.
Physiology professor John Stein said: "Imagine yourself with a drowsy, whimpering three-year-old with meningitis.
"Fifty years ago, that child would have died. Now, due to the discovery and isolation of penicillin in this university, we can stop that child dying." Unfortunately, that doesn't matter to the animals-are-more-important than people crowd. Of course, if they get their way, they won't be able to benefit from life-saving medical discoveries that might have been made. Hmmm...
Students, academic staff and members of the public gathered near the lab site, being built under strict security.
Anti-vivisection activists, who believe animal testing "belongs in the past", want to stop the centre opening.
Supporters of the centre argue it is essential for research into treatments for human medical conditions.
Physiology professor John Stein said: "Imagine yourself with a drowsy, whimpering three-year-old with meningitis.
"Fifty years ago, that child would have died. Now, due to the discovery and isolation of penicillin in this university, we can stop that child dying." Unfortunately, that doesn't matter to the animals-are-more-important than people crowd. Of course, if they get their way, they won't be able to benefit from life-saving medical discoveries that might have been made. Hmmm...
Saturday, February 25, 2006
And Mayberry Wept
Another television great has left us. Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series "The Andy Griffith Show" and the leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three's Company," has died. He was 81 (7-21-24)
Knotts, who lived in West Los Angeles, died Friday night of lung cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager.
Family members said that his longtime friend Griffith was one of his last visitors at Cedars on Friday night. R.I.P. Barney Fife. You were one of the best.
Knotts, who lived in West Los Angeles, died Friday night of lung cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager.
Family members said that his longtime friend Griffith was one of his last visitors at Cedars on Friday night. R.I.P. Barney Fife. You were one of the best.
Of Mice And Morons
You can't make this stuff up. Tom and Jerry, the lovable cat and mouse locked in cartoon combat, is a Jewish conspiracy, according to an Iranian official.
Prof. Hasan Bolkhari, a cultural advisor to the Iranian Educational Ministry, delivered the news last week on Iran's Channel 4 during a broadcast of film seminar where he was lecturing. An excerpt of the video was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
"The Jewish Walt Disney Company gained international fame with this cartoon," said Bolkhari. "It is still shown throughout the world. This cartoon maintains its status because of the cute antics of the cat and mouse-especially the mouse.
"Some say that the main reason for making this very appealing cartoon was to erase a certain derogatory term that was prevalent in Europe."
According to the professor, "Tom and Jerry" was created to irradicate the association between mice and Jews created in the minds of Europeans by Hitler. Aside from naming the wrong studio (Tom and Jerry were M.G.M.) this goofball apparently hasn't seen Bugs Bunny as a legionairre taking on an Arab Yosemiti Sam, or Daffy Duck stealing a diamond from a turbaned guy who kept saying "Hassan Chop!" And let's not forget the Road Runner, who was obviously Jewish because he kept escaping from the genius coyote, who had to starve in the desert, so he was obviously a deprived Muslim.
Prof. Hasan Bolkhari, a cultural advisor to the Iranian Educational Ministry, delivered the news last week on Iran's Channel 4 during a broadcast of film seminar where he was lecturing. An excerpt of the video was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute.
"The Jewish Walt Disney Company gained international fame with this cartoon," said Bolkhari. "It is still shown throughout the world. This cartoon maintains its status because of the cute antics of the cat and mouse-especially the mouse.
"Some say that the main reason for making this very appealing cartoon was to erase a certain derogatory term that was prevalent in Europe."
According to the professor, "Tom and Jerry" was created to irradicate the association between mice and Jews created in the minds of Europeans by Hitler. Aside from naming the wrong studio (Tom and Jerry were M.G.M.) this goofball apparently hasn't seen Bugs Bunny as a legionairre taking on an Arab Yosemiti Sam, or Daffy Duck stealing a diamond from a turbaned guy who kept saying "Hassan Chop!" And let's not forget the Road Runner, who was obviously Jewish because he kept escaping from the genius coyote, who had to starve in the desert, so he was obviously a deprived Muslim.
Friday, February 24, 2006
Goombahs On Parade
The mobsters, er, working men, have spoken. WASHINGTON-Nearly a week after sparking a political firestorm, the United Arab Emirates-owned management company bidding to take over operations of 21 U.S. ports offered to delay part of its $6.8 billion deal.
The Teamsters on Friday held "Goodbye Dubai: Secure America's Ports" rallies at about 20 U.S. ports, including those in Miami, Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Newark, N.J., and Savanna, Ga. The Teamsters is the umbrella union organization whose members include thousands of American port workers. No word yet on whether Jimmy Hoffa Senior is spinning in his concrete overshoes.
The Teamsters on Friday held "Goodbye Dubai: Secure America's Ports" rallies at about 20 U.S. ports, including those in Miami, Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Newark, N.J., and Savanna, Ga. The Teamsters is the umbrella union organization whose members include thousands of American port workers. No word yet on whether Jimmy Hoffa Senior is spinning in his concrete overshoes.
What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
Cry me a river. London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute by comparing a Jewish reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Mr. Livingstone was suspended from duty for four weeks from March 1 after being found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute.
The three-man Adjudication Panel for England unanimously ruled that Mr. Livingstone had been "unnecessarily insensitive and offensive" to Evening Standard Oliver Finegold in February last year. Funny, I thought this goofball brought disrepute to his office the minute he got elected. Maybe he can join George Galloway in therapy...
Mr. Livingstone was suspended from duty for four weeks from March 1 after being found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute.
The three-man Adjudication Panel for England unanimously ruled that Mr. Livingstone had been "unnecessarily insensitive and offensive" to Evening Standard Oliver Finegold in February last year. Funny, I thought this goofball brought disrepute to his office the minute he got elected. Maybe he can join George Galloway in therapy...
Thursday, February 23, 2006
This Charming Man
An Eighties has-been gets noticed and he doesn't like it. Singer MORRISEY was quizzed by the FBI and British intelligence after speaking out against the American and British governments.
The Brit is a famous critic of the US-led war in Iraq and has dubbed President GEORGE W BUSH a "terrorist"-but he was baffled to be hauled in by the authorities.
Morrisey explains, "The FBI and the Special Branch have investigated me and I've been interviewed and taped and so forth.
"They were trying to determine if I was a threat to the government, and similarily in England. But it didn't take them very long to realise that I'm not." No, you're just another loudmouthed ignoramous who would have been executed if even a tenth of what you said about Britain or the U.S. was true. Instead, you're just being recognized for the jackoff that you are.
The Brit is a famous critic of the US-led war in Iraq and has dubbed President GEORGE W BUSH a "terrorist"-but he was baffled to be hauled in by the authorities.
Morrisey explains, "The FBI and the Special Branch have investigated me and I've been interviewed and taped and so forth.
"They were trying to determine if I was a threat to the government, and similarily in England. But it didn't take them very long to realise that I'm not." No, you're just another loudmouthed ignoramous who would have been executed if even a tenth of what you said about Britain or the U.S. was true. Instead, you're just being recognized for the jackoff that you are.
A Lawsuit In Every Port
Whatever your feelings about the port deal, this is never gonna fly. NEW YORK-The Port Authority said Thursday it has security concerns over a plan for a Dubai-based firm to take over operations at a Port Newark container terminal and it will file a lawsuit to terminate its lease at the port.
Anthony Coscia, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the agency would file a lawsuit later Thursday or Friday in New Jersey's Essex County state court.
"We as owners of that facility should be made comfortable that whoever operates it is capable of it," Coscia said.
Coscia said he wrote to Treasury Secretary John Snow asking for details about how the federal government determined it was safe to allow Dubai Ports World, a state-run firm out of the United Arab Emirates, to buy a British company now doing business at the terminal.
"Unofortunately we have not yet received an answer to our inquiries," he said. And I'm betting these goofballs won't. They can't stop the deal; and if they're worried about security, that's their job, and the Coast Guard's. Morons.
Anthony Coscia, chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said the agency would file a lawsuit later Thursday or Friday in New Jersey's Essex County state court.
"We as owners of that facility should be made comfortable that whoever operates it is capable of it," Coscia said.
Coscia said he wrote to Treasury Secretary John Snow asking for details about how the federal government determined it was safe to allow Dubai Ports World, a state-run firm out of the United Arab Emirates, to buy a British company now doing business at the terminal.
"Unofortunately we have not yet received an answer to our inquiries," he said. And I'm betting these goofballs won't. They can't stop the deal; and if they're worried about security, that's their job, and the Coast Guard's. Morons.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Mosque Madness
It looks like the Shi'ite has hit the fan. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN)-Gunmen targeted 27 Baghdad mosques and killed three Sunni imams Wednesday in the wake of a bomb attack at one of the holiest Shiite sites.
The wave of attacks followed an early morning bombing at the Al-Askariya "Golden Mosque" in Samarra. The strikes, involving small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, and mortar rounds, all happened between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., police said. You can thank the Mullahs for this mess. The Iranians are going to pay big time for their meddling.
The wave of attacks followed an early morning bombing at the Al-Askariya "Golden Mosque" in Samarra. The strikes, involving small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, and mortar rounds, all happened between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., police said. You can thank the Mullahs for this mess. The Iranians are going to pay big time for their meddling.
Sinking The Swimmer
This is a brave young man. A community college student in Massachusetts faces possible disciplinary action for shouting "Remember Chappaquiddick!" during an on-campus speech by Democrat Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Paul Trost, 20, a student at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., says he was upset by an introduction of Kennedy given by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., in which the congressman noted how the long-time senator overdame hardship in life on his way to success.
"Lynch said Kennedy had overcome such adversity to get to the place he was, and that's a bunch of bull," Trost said of the introduction, which occured in the school's student center Tuesday morning.
Just as Kennedy began speaking, Trost was walking out of the room when he shouted, "Remember Chappaquiddick!"
"Most of the crowd gasped," Trost said. "Then I walked out of the center." What are they going to do to him for speaking the truth-put him on Double Secret Probation?
Paul Trost, 20, a student at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., says he was upset by an introduction of Kennedy given by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., in which the congressman noted how the long-time senator overdame hardship in life on his way to success.
"Lynch said Kennedy had overcome such adversity to get to the place he was, and that's a bunch of bull," Trost said of the introduction, which occured in the school's student center Tuesday morning.
Just as Kennedy began speaking, Trost was walking out of the room when he shouted, "Remember Chappaquiddick!"
"Most of the crowd gasped," Trost said. "Then I walked out of the center." What are they going to do to him for speaking the truth-put him on Double Secret Probation?
The Name Game
As Roger Daltry once asked, who are you? Forensic scientists could use DNA retrieved from a crime scene to predict the surname of the suspect, according to a new British study.
It is not perfect, but could be an important investigative tool when combined with other intelligence.
The method exploits genetic likenesses between men who share the same surname, and may help prioritise inquiries.
Details of the research from the University of Leicester, UK, appear in the latest edition of Current Biology. Yes, but what if this were used in South Korea? "We're looking for a Mr. Lee...Mr. Lee?"
It is not perfect, but could be an important investigative tool when combined with other intelligence.
The method exploits genetic likenesses between men who share the same surname, and may help prioritise inquiries.
Details of the research from the University of Leicester, UK, appear in the latest edition of Current Biology. Yes, but what if this were used in South Korea? "We're looking for a Mr. Lee...Mr. Lee?"
Attack Of The Killer Fowl
When Barnyard Animals Attack! Chicken will grow teeth when pigs fly.
Well, better start checking the skies for flying pork-scientists have discovered a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile chompers.
The mutant chick, called Talpid, also had severe limb defects and died before hatching. It was discovered 50 years ago, but no one had ever examined its mouth until now.
The researchers recently created more Talpids by tweaking the genes of normal chickens to grow teeth.
"What we discovered were teeth similar to those of crocodiles-not surprising as birds are the closes living relatives of the reptile," said Mark Ferguson of the University of Manchester. Now that they can chow down, will they literally bite the hands that feed them? Maybe they could be sent after PETA protesters...
Well, better start checking the skies for flying pork-scientists have discovered a mutant chicken with a full set of crocodile chompers.
The mutant chick, called Talpid, also had severe limb defects and died before hatching. It was discovered 50 years ago, but no one had ever examined its mouth until now.
The researchers recently created more Talpids by tweaking the genes of normal chickens to grow teeth.
"What we discovered were teeth similar to those of crocodiles-not surprising as birds are the closes living relatives of the reptile," said Mark Ferguson of the University of Manchester. Now that they can chow down, will they literally bite the hands that feed them? Maybe they could be sent after PETA protesters...
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Jimmah To The Rescue
Oh, man, this has gotta hurt no matter what Bush's reasoning was. WASHINGTON-President Bush is taking a battering from fellow Republicans, even the governors of New York and Maryland, over the administration's support for a decision that gives an Arab company control of some operations at six major seaports-including Miami-Dade's.
But he got a boost Monday from an unlikely source, frequent critic and former president Jimmy Carter, who downplayed fears that the deal poses a risk.
"The overall threat to the United States and security, I don't think it exists," Carter said on CNN's The Situation Room. "I'm sure the president's done a good job with his subordinates to make sure this is not a threat." If Peanut Brittle is on Bush's side you know something is wrong. I just hope Bush realizes it, too.
But he got a boost Monday from an unlikely source, frequent critic and former president Jimmy Carter, who downplayed fears that the deal poses a risk.
"The overall threat to the United States and security, I don't think it exists," Carter said on CNN's The Situation Room. "I'm sure the president's done a good job with his subordinates to make sure this is not a threat." If Peanut Brittle is on Bush's side you know something is wrong. I just hope Bush realizes it, too.
The Biker Brigade
Fred Phony Phelps should watch his ass around these guys. FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.--Wearing vests covered in military patches, a band of motorcyclists rolls around the country from one soldier's funeral to another, cheering respectfully to overshadow jeers from church protesters.
They call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders, and the are more than 5,000 strong, forming to counter anti-gay protests held by the Rev. Fred Phelps at military funerals.
Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are divine punishment for a country that he says harbors homosexuals. His protesters carry signs thanking God for so-called IEDs-explosives that a re a major killer of soldiers in Iraq.
The bikers shield the families of dead soldiers from the protesters, and overshadow the jeers with patriotic chants and a sea of red, white and blue flags. Phelps is a flaky scumbag, and I would love to see him try something against these guys. "Look, Ma! I'm roadkill!"
They call themselves the Patriot Guard Riders, and the are more than 5,000 strong, forming to counter anti-gay protests held by the Rev. Fred Phelps at military funerals.
Phelps believes American deaths in Iraq are divine punishment for a country that he says harbors homosexuals. His protesters carry signs thanking God for so-called IEDs-explosives that a re a major killer of soldiers in Iraq.
The bikers shield the families of dead soldiers from the protesters, and overshadow the jeers with patriotic chants and a sea of red, white and blue flags. Phelps is a flaky scumbag, and I would love to see him try something against these guys. "Look, Ma! I'm roadkill!"
Dead Man Calling
Wow. He really was just restin'! After organizing a funeral for a man who wasn't dead, an undertaker director is facing criminal charges, according to The Australian.
Bogoljub Topalovic rang his daughter's cell phone as his supposed coffin was being lowered into the ground.
The not-quite-dead corpse said he's been wondering why none of his family visited him that day-at first shocking his dumfounded daughter and then filling her with relief.
Eager to cash in on a commission paid for info on new deaths, a nurse had jotted down the wrong name when calling the funeral home by mistake. He was not an ex-Serbian, and he wasn't pining for the Fjords.
Bogoljub Topalovic rang his daughter's cell phone as his supposed coffin was being lowered into the ground.
The not-quite-dead corpse said he's been wondering why none of his family visited him that day-at first shocking his dumfounded daughter and then filling her with relief.
Eager to cash in on a commission paid for info on new deaths, a nurse had jotted down the wrong name when calling the funeral home by mistake. He was not an ex-Serbian, and he wasn't pining for the Fjords.
The Paper Chase
Instead of getting an asswipe, this guy decided to become one. A 56-year-old man accused of beating his roomate to death with a sledgehammer and a claw hammer was arrested Monday morning.
Franklin Paul Crow was charged with homicide in the weekend death of Kenneth Matthews, 58. Crow is being held without bail in the Marion County Jail.
Authorities with the Marion County Sheriff's Office said the suspect beat the victim in the head with a sledgehammer in their Southeast 95th Street Road home after getting upset there was no toilet tissue in the home. I blame the violent toilet culture myself. We need to ban urinals!
Franklin Paul Crow was charged with homicide in the weekend death of Kenneth Matthews, 58. Crow is being held without bail in the Marion County Jail.
Authorities with the Marion County Sheriff's Office said the suspect beat the victim in the head with a sledgehammer in their Southeast 95th Street Road home after getting upset there was no toilet tissue in the home. I blame the violent toilet culture myself. We need to ban urinals!
The Thing That Ate Hollywood
It's alive...alive!!! A mysterious black blob attacked downtown Los Angeles on Monday with a tar-like goo that oozed from manholes, buckled a street and unmoored a Raymond Chandler-era brick building, firefighters said.
About 200 residents were forced to flee as a hazardous materials team and dozens of firefighteers worked throughout the day to identify what was first deemed "a black watery substance" and later morphed into a "watery mud." Yech. Did anybody check the nearby bathrooms to see if Michael Moore was in one of them?
About 200 residents were forced to flee as a hazardous materials team and dozens of firefighteers worked throughout the day to identify what was first deemed "a black watery substance" and later morphed into a "watery mud." Yech. Did anybody check the nearby bathrooms to see if Michael Moore was in one of them?
Tea Tripping Time
I think SCOTUS may have been trying some of this stuff. WASHINGTON (AP)-The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God.
Justices, in their first religious freedom decision under Chief Justice John Roberts, moved decisively to keep the government out of a church's religious practice. Federal drug agents should have been barred from confiscating the hoasca tea of the Brazil-based church, Roberts wrote in the decision. So, all those who want to jump off a cliff because they think they can fly now have the Constitutional right to do so.
Justices, in their first religious freedom decision under Chief Justice John Roberts, moved decisively to keep the government out of a church's religious practice. Federal drug agents should have been barred from confiscating the hoasca tea of the Brazil-based church, Roberts wrote in the decision. So, all those who want to jump off a cliff because they think they can fly now have the Constitutional right to do so.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Honesty Down Under
At least there's one world leader who gets it, and who isn't afraid to say so. SIDNEY, Australia-Australian Prime Minister John Howard said some segments of the country's Islamic community were "utterly antagonistic" to Australian society in comments published Monday that immediately drew criticism from a Muslim group.
Howard also denounced "extreme attitudes" held by some Muslims, including their views on women and support of jihad, or holy war. He said some Muslim immigrants had not integrated into Australian society as well as previous waves of Europeans and Asians.
"There is a fragment (of the Islamic community) which is utterly antagonistic to our kind of society, and that is a difficulty," Howard said. More like this please. The truth may hurt, but ultimately it will out.
Howard also denounced "extreme attitudes" held by some Muslims, including their views on women and support of jihad, or holy war. He said some Muslim immigrants had not integrated into Australian society as well as previous waves of Europeans and Asians.
"There is a fragment (of the Islamic community) which is utterly antagonistic to our kind of society, and that is a difficulty," Howard said. More like this please. The truth may hurt, but ultimately it will out.
The Dope Show
This guy seriously needs a long, long timeout. TURIN, Italy-An Austrian ski coach who bolted the Winter Games following a surprise anti-doping raid wound up in a psychiatric hospital-the latest stop on his bizzar flight from Turin, where authorities were still analyzing 100 syringes and other material seized from athletes' housing.
Authorities took Walter Mayer into custody Sunday after he crashed his car into a police blockade 15 miles inside Austria's border with Italy. Police later took him to a psychiatric facility, Austria's ski federation president Peter Schroecksndadel told the Associated Press.
"Apparently he's still in there," Schroecksnadel said Monday night. "I believe that there was a danger of suicide-the had to take him to the hospital." All he wanted was a Pepsi!
Authorities took Walter Mayer into custody Sunday after he crashed his car into a police blockade 15 miles inside Austria's border with Italy. Police later took him to a psychiatric facility, Austria's ski federation president Peter Schroecksndadel told the Associated Press.
"Apparently he's still in there," Schroecksnadel said Monday night. "I believe that there was a danger of suicide-the had to take him to the hospital." All he wanted was a Pepsi!
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Alive And Kicking (Again)
Well, I guess Elvis hasn't bitten the dust just yet. CAIRO, Egypt-Osama bin Laden promised never to be captured alive and declared the U.S. had resorted to the same "repressive" tactics used by Saddam Hussein, according to an audiotape purportedly by the al-Qaida leader that was posted Monday on a militant Eeb site.
The tape appeared to be a complete version of one that was first broadcast Jan. 19 on Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite channel, in which bin Laden offered the United States a long-term truce but also said his al-Qaida terror network would soon launch a fresh attack on American soil.
"I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived," bin Laden said. Does this mean he's finally abandoning the Democratic Party?
The tape appeared to be a complete version of one that was first broadcast Jan. 19 on Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab satellite channel, in which bin Laden offered the United States a long-term truce but also said his al-Qaida terror network would soon launch a fresh attack on American soil.
"I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived," bin Laden said. Does this mean he's finally abandoning the Democratic Party?
Step Off, Chavo
Baby Hugo tries to show his manliness by going after someone who has far bigger testicles. CARACAS, Venezuela-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Sunday warned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice not to "mess with him" days after Rice described Venezuela as a menace to regional democracy in the midst of tense diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"Don't mess with me Condoleezza. Don't mess with me, girl," Chavez said during his weekly Sunday broadcast, sarcastically offering her a kiss and jokingly referring to her as "Condolence."
The warning comes days after Rice described Venezuela as one of the "biggest problems" for the Western Hemisphere and promised to develop regional alliances as part of an "inoculation" strategy to expose what the State Department calls anti-democratic behavior in Venezuela. Chavez is a disease. Condi is the cure.
"Don't mess with me Condoleezza. Don't mess with me, girl," Chavez said during his weekly Sunday broadcast, sarcastically offering her a kiss and jokingly referring to her as "Condolence."
The warning comes days after Rice described Venezuela as one of the "biggest problems" for the Western Hemisphere and promised to develop regional alliances as part of an "inoculation" strategy to expose what the State Department calls anti-democratic behavior in Venezuela. Chavez is a disease. Condi is the cure.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
In Defense Of Common Sense
Well, I'd never thought I'd agree with Democrats on much, but this is one of those times. MADISON, Wis.-Two Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill to ban public schools from teaching "intelligent design" as science, saying "pseudo-science" should have no place in the classroom.
The proposal is the first of its kind in the country, the National Conference of State Legislatures said.
The measure would require science curriculums to describe only natural processes and follow definitions from the National Academy of Sciences. This is an area where the Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot-by supporting junk science as well as keeping brain-dead zombies alive to placate the religious fundamentalists, they are abandoning one of the core Republican principals of less government interference. Is it any wonder that the RINOs are making headway on other issues?
The proposal is the first of its kind in the country, the National Conference of State Legislatures said.
The measure would require science curriculums to describe only natural processes and follow definitions from the National Academy of Sciences. This is an area where the Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot-by supporting junk science as well as keeping brain-dead zombies alive to placate the religious fundamentalists, they are abandoning one of the core Republican principals of less government interference. Is it any wonder that the RINOs are making headway on other issues?
Friday, February 17, 2006
Extreme Criminal Makeover
They're just doing the crimes that pretty people won't do.
"I'm too ugly to get a job."
-Daniel Gallagher, a Miami bank robber, after police captured him in 2003.
The hapless Mr. Gallagher may have been ugly, but he was also wise.
Not only are physically unattractive teenagers likely to be stay-at-homes on prom night, they're also more likely to grow up to be criminals, say two economists who tracked the life course of young people from high school through early adulthood.
"We find that unattractive individuals commit more crime in comparision to average-looking ones, and very attractive individuals commit less crime in comparision to those who are average-looking," claim Naci Mocan of the University of Colorado and Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University. They may have a point. Look at how many ugly crooks there are in Washington-Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi...
"I'm too ugly to get a job."
-Daniel Gallagher, a Miami bank robber, after police captured him in 2003.
The hapless Mr. Gallagher may have been ugly, but he was also wise.
Not only are physically unattractive teenagers likely to be stay-at-homes on prom night, they're also more likely to grow up to be criminals, say two economists who tracked the life course of young people from high school through early adulthood.
"We find that unattractive individuals commit more crime in comparision to average-looking ones, and very attractive individuals commit less crime in comparision to those who are average-looking," claim Naci Mocan of the University of Colorado and Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University. They may have a point. Look at how many ugly crooks there are in Washington-Ted Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, Nancy Pelosi...
Al-Qaeda Gore
Well, it must be nice for the Talking Tree to know who his friends are. The Saudi Arabia Seminar that was addressed by former Vice President Al Gore over the weekend in a speech that criticized the U.S. for being too tough on Arabs was sponsored, in part, by Osama bin Laden's family.
On Saturday, the state-run Saudi news outlet Arab News reported that the Jeddah Economic Forum, where Gore spoke, was funded by "Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Binladin Group, Gulf One Investment Bank, Saudi Basic Industries Corp." and an array of other big companies with ties to the Middle East.
The Saudi BinLadin Group-which is Saudi Arabia's largest construction company-is run by Osama bin Laden's brothers and cousins. Jeddah, the site of the forum attended by Gore, is Osama bin Laden's hometown. I'm sure that Ali Gore would say that he was just trying to make sure that every terrorist's vote was counted...
On Saturday, the state-run Saudi news outlet Arab News reported that the Jeddah Economic Forum, where Gore spoke, was funded by "Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Binladin Group, Gulf One Investment Bank, Saudi Basic Industries Corp." and an array of other big companies with ties to the Middle East.
The Saudi BinLadin Group-which is Saudi Arabia's largest construction company-is run by Osama bin Laden's brothers and cousins. Jeddah, the site of the forum attended by Gore, is Osama bin Laden's hometown. I'm sure that Ali Gore would say that he was just trying to make sure that every terrorist's vote was counted...
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Axis Of Gutless Wonders
Hey, Kofi-bite me. The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has said the United States must shut down Guantanamo Bay prison camp "as soon as possible."
Mr. Annan was backing a UN report released on Thursday which recoomended the immediate closure of the camp.
He said he did not agree with all the findings, but agreed detainees could not be held "in perpetuity" without being charged or prosecuted.
The White House has dismissed the report as "a discredit to the UN."
The UN says the US shoud try the approximately 500 inmates, or free them "without further delay." And I say that until the UN kicks Sudan and Cuba off of the Human Rights Commission, they can kiss our asses.
Mr. Annan was backing a UN report released on Thursday which recoomended the immediate closure of the camp.
He said he did not agree with all the findings, but agreed detainees could not be held "in perpetuity" without being charged or prosecuted.
The White House has dismissed the report as "a discredit to the UN."
The UN says the US shoud try the approximately 500 inmates, or free them "without further delay." And I say that until the UN kicks Sudan and Cuba off of the Human Rights Commission, they can kiss our asses.
California Uber Alles
This should come as a surprise to no one. The new Calabasas secondhand smoke ordinance, which would prohibit smoking in all public areas of the city including parks, sidewalks and outdoor businesses, will take effect by the middle of March, city officials said.
Final passage of the ordinance is expected at the city council's Feb. 15 meeting. The smoking nazis, now coast to coast.
Final passage of the ordinance is expected at the city council's Feb. 15 meeting. The smoking nazis, now coast to coast.
France Invades Australia
Forget about global warming or terrorism. The mutant toads are coming! The toxic cane toad in Australia is evolving into an "eco-nightmare" capable of covering huge distances, a study in the journal Nature reports.
Scientists say the species Bufo marinus is developing a leggier, faster-moving form that is now hopping out rapidly across the continent.
The toads were introduced 70 years ago to control pests, but they have since wrought havoc on indigenous animals. So whose side will PETA be on? This animal-on-animal violence must end!
Scientists say the species Bufo marinus is developing a leggier, faster-moving form that is now hopping out rapidly across the continent.
The toads were introduced 70 years ago to control pests, but they have since wrought havoc on indigenous animals. So whose side will PETA be on? This animal-on-animal violence must end!
Gumble Fumble
Where's Bob Costas when you need him? "Finally, tonight, the Winter Games. Count me among those who didn't care about them and won't watch them...Because they're so trying...Like, try not to be incredulous when someone attempts to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention." I guess Gummy would feel better on the DNC plantation with Robert Grand Wizard Byrd.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The Buckshot Stops Here
The Veep has spoken. NEW YORK-Vice President Dick Cheney said he and he alone was responsible for a weekend hunting accident in which he shot Austin attorney Harry Whittington.
"Ultimately I'm the guy who pulled the trigger, that fired the round that hit Harry," Cheney said in his first interview since the incident. "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend, and that's something I'll never forget." And you can be sure that the Lamestream Media won't let him forget, either.
"Ultimately I'm the guy who pulled the trigger, that fired the round that hit Harry," Cheney said in his first interview since the incident. "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend, and that's something I'll never forget." And you can be sure that the Lamestream Media won't let him forget, either.
Smoking Gun?
This could be big. Secret audiotapes of Saddam Hussein discussing ways to attack America with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) will be the subject of an ABC "Nightline" program Wednesday night, a former federal prosecutor told Cybercast News Service.
The tapes are being called the "smoking gun" of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The New York Sun reported that the tapes have been authenticated and currently are being reviewed by the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This is going to be good. Stay tuned!
The tapes are being called the "smoking gun" of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The New York Sun reported that the tapes have been authenticated and currently are being reviewed by the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. This is going to be good. Stay tuned!
The Red-Headed Lover
Kids, this is why you shouldn't be a pothead. Country music outlaw Willie Nelson sang "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and "My Heroes Have Always Benn Cowboys" more than 25 years ago. He released a very different sort of cowboy anthem this Valentine's Day.
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)" may be the first gay cowboy song by a major recording artist. But it was written long before this year's Oscar-nominated "Brokeback Mountain" made gay cowboys a hot topic.
Available exclusively through iTunes, the song features choppy Tex-Mex style guitar runs and Nelson's deadpan delivery of lines like, "What do you think all them saddles and boots was about?" and "Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out." I am shocked. Shocked that it took this long for Willie to come out of the closet.
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)" may be the first gay cowboy song by a major recording artist. But it was written long before this year's Oscar-nominated "Brokeback Mountain" made gay cowboys a hot topic.
Available exclusively through iTunes, the song features choppy Tex-Mex style guitar runs and Nelson's deadpan delivery of lines like, "What do you think all them saddles and boots was about?" and "Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out." I am shocked. Shocked that it took this long for Willie to come out of the closet.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
McClellan Shoots, He Scores
White House press secretary Scott McClellan had a battle of wits with an unarmed individual. Gregory exclusively engaged McClellan in a Q&A session for approximately 10 minutes, not allowing other reporters to ask questions. After a chiding comment from McClellan "David, hold on. The cameras aren't on you right now. You can do this later", Gregory exploded with "Don't accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras! Don't be a jerk to me personally when I'm asking you a serious question!"
McClellan followed with "You don't have to yell", to which Gregory shouted: "I will yell!" Pointing a finger at McClellan, Gregory's voice continued to rise: "If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don't appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that'w wrong!" When McClellan asked him to calm down, Gregory spat: "I'll calm down when I feel like calming down!" Gregory, if you want to act like you're two years old, at least do it on your own time.
McClellan followed with "You don't have to yell", to which Gregory shouted: "I will yell!" Pointing a finger at McClellan, Gregory's voice continued to rise: "If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don't appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that'w wrong!" When McClellan asked him to calm down, Gregory spat: "I'll calm down when I feel like calming down!" Gregory, if you want to act like you're two years old, at least do it on your own time.
1-800-TINFOIL
This is what happens when you spend too much time listening to Detective Munch. WASHINGTON CNN-About a fifth of Americans think federal agents have listened in on their phone calls, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Tuesday suggests.
Twenty-one percent of the 1,000 adults who replied to the survey conducted Thursday through Sunday said it was very likely or somewhat likely their conversations had been wiretapped, while 52 percent said it was not at all likely.
Twenty-four percent said it was not too likely. Sorry, folks. Regardless of how much you might like to believe otherwise, the government probably isn't really all that interested in how much time you spend calling a 900 number. Unlike you, they probably have lives.
Twenty-one percent of the 1,000 adults who replied to the survey conducted Thursday through Sunday said it was very likely or somewhat likely their conversations had been wiretapped, while 52 percent said it was not at all likely.
Twenty-four percent said it was not too likely. Sorry, folks. Regardless of how much you might like to believe otherwise, the government probably isn't really all that interested in how much time you spend calling a 900 number. Unlike you, they probably have lives.
They Won't Have Paul Hackett To Kick Around Anymore
A John Kerry wanna-be finds out it's not so easy to follow in a loser's footsteps. Paul Hackett, an Iraq war veteran and vociferous critic of President George W> Bush, announced Monday that he was withdrawing his name from consideration for the Democratic nomination to the United States Senate from Ohio.
Hackett told the New York Times that Senators Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Harry Reid, D-Nev., pushed him aside for Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
Hackett was facing Brown in the Democratic primary for the right to take on Republican incumbant Senator Mike DeWine. In a state where the Republican leadership is mostly a joke (with the exception of J. Kenneth Blackwell) how much does it suck to be told you're a loser-by other losers?
Hackett told the New York Times that Senators Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Harry Reid, D-Nev., pushed him aside for Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
Hackett was facing Brown in the Democratic primary for the right to take on Republican incumbant Senator Mike DeWine. In a state where the Republican leadership is mostly a joke (with the exception of J. Kenneth Blackwell) how much does it suck to be told you're a loser-by other losers?
From The Halls Of Academia
And now for the latest B.S. to come from one of our so-called institutions of higher learning. The University of Washington's student senate rejected a memorial for alumnus Gregory "Pappy" Boyington of "Black Sheep Squadron" fame amid concerns a military hero who shot down enemy planes was not the right kind of person to represent the school.
Student senator Jill Edwards, according to minutes of the student government's meeting last week, said she "didn't believe a member of the Marine Corps was an example of the sort of person UW wanted to produce." But I'll be she had no problem voting for John Kerry (did she know he was in Vietnam?) Unreal, even by current left-wing campus standards.
Student senator Jill Edwards, according to minutes of the student government's meeting last week, said she "didn't believe a member of the Marine Corps was an example of the sort of person UW wanted to produce." But I'll be she had no problem voting for John Kerry (did she know he was in Vietnam?) Unreal, even by current left-wing campus standards.
Batman Versus Goat Boy
Go get 'em, Bats! Batman will use his extensive knowledte of caves to go after a new villain-Osama bin Laden.
DC Comics' famed Caped Crusader will turn his focus from clowns like the Joker to face off against chillingly real al Qaeda thugs in an upcoming graphic novel called "Holy Terror, Batman!"
"It is, not to put too fine a point on it, a piece of propaganda," legendary Batman writer Frank Miller says of his latest project. "Batman kicks al Qaeda's ass." Other ringleaders of bin Laden's Legion of Doom will include Michael Moore, Al Gore, Barbara Streisand, Alec Baldwin...
DC Comics' famed Caped Crusader will turn his focus from clowns like the Joker to face off against chillingly real al Qaeda thugs in an upcoming graphic novel called "Holy Terror, Batman!"
"It is, not to put too fine a point on it, a piece of propaganda," legendary Batman writer Frank Miller says of his latest project. "Batman kicks al Qaeda's ass." Other ringleaders of bin Laden's Legion of Doom will include Michael Moore, Al Gore, Barbara Streisand, Alec Baldwin...
Monday, February 13, 2006
Dead Eye Dick
Oh, my God. Let the record show that it took the MSM less than a day to float the possibility that Dick Cheney intentionally shot Harry Whittington.
And who better to sumrise that the Vice-President might have been trying to bump off his buddy than Ron Reagan, that primetime speaker at the Kerry convention who moonlights as an MSNBC "political analyst"?
Reagan appeared on tonight's Hardball with Chris Matthews, and in decrying the fact that the Secret Service apparently denied local law enforcement immediate access to Cheney, said the following:
"Law enforcement it entitled to investigate this case, to find out what happened, to find out if he had anything against Mr. Whittington, and to find out-again, I don't mean to suggest anything-to find out if anyone had been drinking..."
Matthews, seemingly shocked but unable to contain a wide smile, broke in:
"You just did [suggest something]. Are you crazy? You just threw that out there. There's no reason to believe this is anything but an accident and you know it." Oh, yeah. Thanks to Ronnie, the conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this one.
And who better to sumrise that the Vice-President might have been trying to bump off his buddy than Ron Reagan, that primetime speaker at the Kerry convention who moonlights as an MSNBC "political analyst"?
Reagan appeared on tonight's Hardball with Chris Matthews, and in decrying the fact that the Secret Service apparently denied local law enforcement immediate access to Cheney, said the following:
"Law enforcement it entitled to investigate this case, to find out what happened, to find out if he had anything against Mr. Whittington, and to find out-again, I don't mean to suggest anything-to find out if anyone had been drinking..."
Matthews, seemingly shocked but unable to contain a wide smile, broke in:
"You just did [suggest something]. Are you crazy? You just threw that out there. There's no reason to believe this is anything but an accident and you know it." Oh, yeah. Thanks to Ronnie, the conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this one.
Girls And Boys
In this case, the girl has more gonads than the little boy who wants to throw a temper tantrum. Coloumnist Ann Coulter made a provocative remark Friday about "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau and editorial cartoonist Ted Rall. Trudeau is shrugging it off, but Rall is considering a lawsuit.
Coulter reportedly said Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.: "Iran is soliciting cartoons on the Holocaust. So far, only Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, and The New York Times have made submissions."
Giving her remark another twist is the fact that the conservative Coulter has the same distributer-Universal Press Syndicate-as the liberal Rall and Trudeau.
When asked Monday if he wanted to respond to Coulter's comment, Trudeau told E&P via e-mail: "Nah."
Rall announced on his blog that he would look into taking legal action against Coulter if readers of his blog wanted to-and if they pledged the $6,000 needed to draft and file a lawsuit in New York. Considering that liberals supposedly believe in redistributing income for the needy, it'll be interesting to see how many of Ted's readers (assuming he has more than he can count on the fingers of his left hand) will contribute to the cause. Of course, if he shows up at Ann's door with a subpeona, Ann will most likely pat him on the head and tell him that she's not buying any Boy Scout cookies.
Coulter reportedly said Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.: "Iran is soliciting cartoons on the Holocaust. So far, only Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, and The New York Times have made submissions."
Giving her remark another twist is the fact that the conservative Coulter has the same distributer-Universal Press Syndicate-as the liberal Rall and Trudeau.
When asked Monday if he wanted to respond to Coulter's comment, Trudeau told E&P via e-mail: "Nah."
Rall announced on his blog that he would look into taking legal action against Coulter if readers of his blog wanted to-and if they pledged the $6,000 needed to draft and file a lawsuit in New York. Considering that liberals supposedly believe in redistributing income for the needy, it'll be interesting to see how many of Ted's readers (assuming he has more than he can count on the fingers of his left hand) will contribute to the cause. Of course, if he shows up at Ann's door with a subpeona, Ann will most likely pat him on the head and tell him that she's not buying any Boy Scout cookies.
Al-Al Gore
The Gorebot is back! Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore told an audience Sunday that the U.S. government committed "terrible abuses" against Arabs after the Sept. 11th, 2001, attacks, and that most Americans did not support such treatment.
Gore said Arabs had been "indiscriminately rounded up" and held in "unforgivable" conditions. He said the administration of President George W. Bush was playing into al-Qaida's hands by routinely blocking Saudi visa applications. So, Al, I take it that you'll be joining your new fellow citizens in Fraudi Arabia in the Great Danish Boycott? Al-lah Akhbar!
Gore said Arabs had been "indiscriminately rounded up" and held in "unforgivable" conditions. He said the administration of President George W. Bush was playing into al-Qaida's hands by routinely blocking Saudi visa applications. So, Al, I take it that you'll be joining your new fellow citizens in Fraudi Arabia in the Great Danish Boycott? Al-lah Akhbar!
Sunday, February 12, 2006
You'll Put Yer Eye Out
It would have been a lot better if this had happened to John Kerry when he was doing that stupid hunting photo-op. Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katherine Armstrong. Maybe Cheney could do a little "Hunting" the next time Cindy Sheehan decides to show up...
Harry Whittington, 78, was "alert and doing fine" after Cheney sprayed Whittington with shotgun pellets on Saturday at the Armstrong ranch in south Texas, said property owner Katherine Armstrong. Maybe Cheney could do a little "Hunting" the next time Cindy Sheehan decides to show up...
Saturday, February 11, 2006
What's Love Got To Do With It?
Along with cartoons, some Muslims don't like candy hearts. Nearly two dozen black-weiled Muslim women stormed gift and stationary shops Friday in Kashmir, India, burning Vaneltine's Day cards and posters to protest a holiday they say imposes Western values on Muslim youth.
No one was hurt in the half-dozen or so incidents, and police cordoned off the area to prevent the women from marching through Srinagar's main shopping district to continue their ransacking.
The women were from the Kashmiri Islamic group Dukhtaran-e-Millat, or Daughters of the Community, Kasmir's only women's seperatist group, whose members are also known for their fiercely conservative social views. I take it these hags wouldn't be impressed by Vermont Teddy Bears.
No one was hurt in the half-dozen or so incidents, and police cordoned off the area to prevent the women from marching through Srinagar's main shopping district to continue their ransacking.
The women were from the Kashmiri Islamic group Dukhtaran-e-Millat, or Daughters of the Community, Kasmir's only women's seperatist group, whose members are also known for their fiercely conservative social views. I take it these hags wouldn't be impressed by Vermont Teddy Bears.
Friday, February 10, 2006
The Right(Wing) Flavor
There's a conservative answer to the hippie brand. Quite likeyly, back in the spring of 2003, as the United States was going to war in Iraq and President Bush was very popular and three politically connected friends launched the Star Spangled Ice Cream Co. as the conservative alternative to Ben & Jerry's (with flavors like Cherry Fallwell and Gun Nut), you probably thought to yourself, "Well, there's a political stunt that won't survive if Bush's numbers go in the tank."
Good thing you didn't put money on that bet. You would have lost.
It's nearly three years later, and approval of Bush and his handling of the war hovers around 40 percent. But Star Spangled Ice Cream ("The Sweet Taste of Freedom") is still going strong. In response, radical Muslims are launching their own ice cream. Flavors include "Jihad Grape" and "Beheaded Blueberry."
Good thing you didn't put money on that bet. You would have lost.
It's nearly three years later, and approval of Bush and his handling of the war hovers around 40 percent. But Star Spangled Ice Cream ("The Sweet Taste of Freedom") is still going strong. In response, radical Muslims are launching their own ice cream. Flavors include "Jihad Grape" and "Beheaded Blueberry."
Tell Your Friends
I want one of these! (PRWEB) February 8, 2006-To see the latest creation from conservative t-shirt maker MetroSpy some would think the Muslim world had every right to be upset. MetroSpy's new t-shirts depict an unflattering caricature of the prophet Mohammed with a bomb on his head.
The controversial cartoon, which first ran in European newspapers, has outraged Muslims around the world because Islamic tradition forbids a graphic depiction of the Propher Mohammad.
Many in the U.S. however, are angered by the violence being displayed by extreme Islamic protesters-rotching buildings, deescrating flags and in some cases even killing people. Annoyed by the violent images broadcast from the Middle East, MetroSpy decided to sell t-shirts with the controversial cricature emblazoned across the front.
"We can't let the terrorists win. We can not encourage this uncivilized behavior by caving in to their wishes," said Nate Thomas, product manager for MetroSpy. I hope they sell millions of them. Let freedom reign!
The controversial cartoon, which first ran in European newspapers, has outraged Muslims around the world because Islamic tradition forbids a graphic depiction of the Propher Mohammad.
Many in the U.S. however, are angered by the violence being displayed by extreme Islamic protesters-rotching buildings, deescrating flags and in some cases even killing people. Annoyed by the violent images broadcast from the Middle East, MetroSpy decided to sell t-shirts with the controversial cricature emblazoned across the front.
"We can't let the terrorists win. We can not encourage this uncivilized behavior by caving in to their wishes," said Nate Thomas, product manager for MetroSpy. I hope they sell millions of them. Let freedom reign!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
For The Birds
I have to admit, I hadn't heard this one yet. The state-run Syrian daily al-Thawra lately hinted that Israel developed the bird flu virus to harm the genes of its Arab neighbors.
An article published by the newspaper argues that Israel spread the virus in the Far East to mislead the world.
The newspaper backed its suspicions by citing a 1998 report in the Sunday Times that Israel is developing a biological "ethnic bomb" that would kill Arabs and not Jews.
According to the Times, Israeli scientists are trying to identify genes characteristic to Arabs and then develop viruses that attack those genes. the newspaper said the program is being carried out at the Institute for Biological Research in Nes Tsiona near Tel Aviv. I'm guessing this is the same place where they're sending out subliminal thought waves to give the Arabs their massive inferiority complex.
An article published by the newspaper argues that Israel spread the virus in the Far East to mislead the world.
The newspaper backed its suspicions by citing a 1998 report in the Sunday Times that Israel is developing a biological "ethnic bomb" that would kill Arabs and not Jews.
According to the Times, Israeli scientists are trying to identify genes characteristic to Arabs and then develop viruses that attack those genes. the newspaper said the program is being carried out at the Institute for Biological Research in Nes Tsiona near Tel Aviv. I'm guessing this is the same place where they're sending out subliminal thought waves to give the Arabs their massive inferiority complex.
Won't Get Fooled Again
I hope they send him back here so they can fry this POS. BOSTON-A man arrested in the Massachusetts shooting deaths of his wife and baby daughter appeared before a British court Thursday.
British authorities on Thursday arrested Neil Entwistle after he returned to his native England a day after the killings. Entwistle is currently in custody at a LOndon police station and appeared in court shortly before 6 p.m. London time (1 p.m. EST). Before dealing with the charges at hand, a British judge must decide whether the suspect should be extradited to the United States to face two counts of murder and a weapons-related charge related to the case. Entwistle on Thursday said he would not consent to extradition. I believe the Brits will do the right thing and send this scumbag here. Welcome to Hell, you piece of excrament.
British authorities on Thursday arrested Neil Entwistle after he returned to his native England a day after the killings. Entwistle is currently in custody at a LOndon police station and appeared in court shortly before 6 p.m. London time (1 p.m. EST). Before dealing with the charges at hand, a British judge must decide whether the suspect should be extradited to the United States to face two counts of murder and a weapons-related charge related to the case. Entwistle on Thursday said he would not consent to extradition. I believe the Brits will do the right thing and send this scumbag here. Welcome to Hell, you piece of excrament.
Deaniac Maniac
Well, at least he didn't compare Bush to Hitler this time. Almost, but not quite. You're the host of a morning news show, and the head of the country's major opposition pary has just invoked the danger of America under its current president becoming a police state akin to Iran. Would you ask a follow-up question challenging your guest to substantiate his alarmist remark? Nope. At least, not if your GMA's Charlie Gibson. For when Howard Dean made just such an allegation this morning, Gibson never blinked.
Discussing the NSA terrorist surveillance program, Dean stated:
"All we ask is that we not turn into a country like Iran, where the President of Iran can di anything they [sic] want at any time."
Surely Gibson would demand that Dean back up his suggestion that America is on the brink of dictatorship? But no, Gibson merely thanked Dean and bade him goodbye. You've got to hand it to Howie. As bad as the GOP's troubles may be, Howie always reminds people why the alternative would be worse.
Discussing the NSA terrorist surveillance program, Dean stated:
"All we ask is that we not turn into a country like Iran, where the President of Iran can di anything they [sic] want at any time."
Surely Gibson would demand that Dean back up his suggestion that America is on the brink of dictatorship? But no, Gibson merely thanked Dean and bade him goodbye. You've got to hand it to Howie. As bad as the GOP's troubles may be, Howie always reminds people why the alternative would be worse.
No War For...Figure Skating?
You must be really bored to want to do something like this. TURIN (Reuters)-Hundreds of street protesters, denouncing the Winter Games, forced torch bearers to change route through the host city on Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony.
Games organizers diverted the flame from the protest site after the demonstrattors gathered on the planned route and police warned of possible harm to torch bearers or spectators.
"We've succeeded today in making our voices heard," a protest organizer called Marco shouted through a loud speaker. "They've diverted the flame."
It was the fourth time protesters forced the torch, which symbolizes peace, to switch route during its troubled, two-month trip across Italy, which is hosting the Games from February 10-26.
"These are dirty Games because they have spent huge amounts of money and we don't know what use it will be in the future," one demonstrator called Laura said. Leave it to commies to protest the one event that can bring the world's nations together.
Games organizers diverted the flame from the protest site after the demonstrattors gathered on the planned route and police warned of possible harm to torch bearers or spectators.
"We've succeeded today in making our voices heard," a protest organizer called Marco shouted through a loud speaker. "They've diverted the flame."
It was the fourth time protesters forced the torch, which symbolizes peace, to switch route during its troubled, two-month trip across Italy, which is hosting the Games from February 10-26.
"These are dirty Games because they have spent huge amounts of money and we don't know what use it will be in the future," one demonstrator called Laura said. Leave it to commies to protest the one event that can bring the world's nations together.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Fear Of A Hillary Planet
Miz Clinton must not have to worry about terrorists on the Plantation. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday accused Republicans of "playing the fear card" of terrorism to win elections and said Democrats cannot keep quiet if they want to win in November.
The New York Democrat, facing re-election this year and considered a potential White House candidate in 2008, said Republicans won the past two elections on the issue of national security and "they're doing it to us again."
She said a speech by presidential advisor Karl Rove two weeks ago showed the GOP election message is: "All we've got is fear and we're going to keep playing the fear card." And all the Dims seem to have is the race card. But that's what you get when you have a party that's not playing with a full deck.
The New York Democrat, facing re-election this year and considered a potential White House candidate in 2008, said Republicans won the past two elections on the issue of national security and "they're doing it to us again."
She said a speech by presidential advisor Karl Rove two weeks ago showed the GOP election message is: "All we've got is fear and we're going to keep playing the fear card." And all the Dims seem to have is the race card. But that's what you get when you have a party that's not playing with a full deck.
It Takes A Village Of Lawyers
See Dick and Jane. See the lawyer watching them. A first grader was suspended for three days after school officials said he sexually harassed a girl in his class by allegedly putting two fingers inside the girl's waistband while she sat on the floor in front of him.
The boy's mother, Berthena Dorinvil, said she "screamed" about last week's suspension from Downey Elementary School, and added her son doesn't know what sexual harassment is.
"He doesn't know those things," she told The Enterprise of Brockton. "He's only six years old." By the time the lawyers are through with this one, the kid will be old enough to marry his playmate-but by then, proposing to her could be considered sexual harassment.
The boy's mother, Berthena Dorinvil, said she "screamed" about last week's suspension from Downey Elementary School, and added her son doesn't know what sexual harassment is.
"He doesn't know those things," she told The Enterprise of Brockton. "He's only six years old." By the time the lawyers are through with this one, the kid will be old enough to marry his playmate-but by then, proposing to her could be considered sexual harassment.
Bush Bashing Blues
It sucks to be them. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-Democrats are heading into this year's elections in a position weaker than they had hoped for, party leaders say, stirring concern that they are letting pass by an opportunity to exploit what they see as widespread Republican vulnerabilities.
In interviews, senior Democrats said they were optimistic about siginificant gains in Congressional elections this fall, citing this the best political environment they have faced since President Bush took office.
But Democrats described a growing sense that they had failed to take full advantage of the troubles that have plagued Mr. Bush and his party since the middle of last year, driving down the president's approval ratings, opening divisions among Republicans in Congress over policy and potentially putting control of the House and Senate into play in November.
Asked to describe the health of the Democratic Party, Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said: "A lot worse than it should be. This has not been a very good two months." Well, guys, maybe if you did something besides bash Bush 24-7 people might start listening to you. Otherwise euthenasia might be the kindest thing the voters could do for you next November.
In interviews, senior Democrats said they were optimistic about siginificant gains in Congressional elections this fall, citing this the best political environment they have faced since President Bush took office.
But Democrats described a growing sense that they had failed to take full advantage of the troubles that have plagued Mr. Bush and his party since the middle of last year, driving down the president's approval ratings, opening divisions among Republicans in Congress over policy and potentially putting control of the House and Senate into play in November.
Asked to describe the health of the Democratic Party, Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said: "A lot worse than it should be. This has not been a very good two months." Well, guys, maybe if you did something besides bash Bush 24-7 people might start listening to you. Otherwise euthenasia might be the kindest thing the voters could do for you next November.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Higher Uneducation
I do believe we've found Iran's next Minister of Education. Northwestern University President Henry Bienen said Monday that a professor's recent comments denying that the Holocaust happened are "a contemptiple insult to all decent and feeling people" and an embarrassment to the University.
Bienen commented days after tenured engineering professor Arthur Butz commented in the Tribune and the Iranian press that he agreed with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's assertations that the Holocaust is a myth. No, what's a myth is that having a degree implies that you always have intelligence, too.
Bienen commented days after tenured engineering professor Arthur Butz commented in the Tribune and the Iranian press that he agreed with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's assertations that the Holocaust is a myth. No, what's a myth is that having a degree implies that you always have intelligence, too.
The Wellstone Syndrome
Why did Bush even go to this? Today's memorial service for civil rights activist Coretta Scott King-billed as a "celebration" of her life-turned suddenly political as one former president took a swipe at the current president, who was also lashed by an outspoken black pastor!
The outspoken Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ripped into President Bush during his short speech, ostensibly about the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," Lowery said.
The mostly black crowd applauded, then rose to its feet and cheered in a two-minute long standing ovation. Welcome to Wellstoneville.
The outspoken Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, ripped into President Bush during his short speech, ostensibly about the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.
"She extended Martin's message against poverty, racism and war. She deplored the terror inflicted by our smart bombs on missions way afar. We know now that there were no weapons of mass destruction over there," Lowery said.
The mostly black crowd applauded, then rose to its feet and cheered in a two-minute long standing ovation. Welcome to Wellstoneville.
Monday, February 06, 2006
Smackdown
Dang. Just when it seems like I can't stand McCain, he has to go and do something like this. Dear Senator Obama:
I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform legislation were sincere. When you approached me and insisted that depsite your leadership's preference to use the issue to gain a political advantage in the 2006 elections, you were persoanlly committed to achieving a result that would reflect credit on the entire Senate and offer the country a better example of political leadership, I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable. Thank you for disabusing me of such notions with your letter to me dated February 2, 2006, which explained your decision to withdraw from our bipartisan discussions. I'm embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble. Again, sorry for the confusion, but please be assured I won't make the same mistake again. You wanted to play with the big boys, Barack. Ready to go back home to Mommy Hillary now?
I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform legislation were sincere. When you approached me and insisted that depsite your leadership's preference to use the issue to gain a political advantage in the 2006 elections, you were persoanlly committed to achieving a result that would reflect credit on the entire Senate and offer the country a better example of political leadership, I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable. Thank you for disabusing me of such notions with your letter to me dated February 2, 2006, which explained your decision to withdraw from our bipartisan discussions. I'm embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble. Again, sorry for the confusion, but please be assured I won't make the same mistake again. You wanted to play with the big boys, Barack. Ready to go back home to Mommy Hillary now?
CSE: Crime Scene Education
I wonder if Columbo ever had to deal with anything like this. CLEVELAND-When Tammy Klein began investigating crime scenes eight years ago, it was virtually unheard of for a killer to use bleach to clean up a bloody mess.
Today, the use of bleach, which destroys DNA, is not unusual in a planned homicide, said the senior criminalist from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Klein and other experts attribute such sophistication to television crime dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which give criminals helpful tips on how to cover up evidence. In the television viewer system, the people are represented by two different yet equally important parts: Those who watch the Law and Order shows for entertainment, and the criminals who are educated by them.
Today, the use of bleach, which destroys DNA, is not unusual in a planned homicide, said the senior criminalist from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Klein and other experts attribute such sophistication to television crime dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," which give criminals helpful tips on how to cover up evidence. In the television viewer system, the people are represented by two different yet equally important parts: Those who watch the Law and Order shows for entertainment, and the criminals who are educated by them.
Darwin Park
Here's another example of nature funning with creationists.
An astonishing mist-shrouded "lost world" of previously unknown and rare animals and plants high in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea has been uncovered by an international team of scientists.
Among the new species of birds, frogs, butterflies and palms discovered in the expedition through this pristine environment, untouched by man, was the spectacular Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise. The scientists are the first outsiders to see it. They could only reach the remote mountainous area by helicopter, which they described as akin to finding a "Garden of Eden."
An astonishing mist-shrouded "lost world" of previously unknown and rare animals and plants high in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea has been uncovered by an international team of scientists.
Among the new species of birds, frogs, butterflies and palms discovered in the expedition through this pristine environment, untouched by man, was the spectacular Berlepsch's six-wired bird of paradise. The scientists are the first outsiders to see it. They could only reach the remote mountainous area by helicopter, which they described as akin to finding a "Garden of Eden."
Somebody must have forgotten to tell these critters about Intelligent Design. It's almost as if they were able to develop in this area by natural mechanisms.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
ROP On The Attack
The Thin Skinned Ones are still at it. DAMASCUS (Reuters)-Furious Syrians set fire to the Danish and Norwegian embassies on Saturday as protests over cartoons of the Prophet Mohommad showed no signs of abating despite calls for calm.
Oil giant Iran, already embroiled in a dispute with the West over its nuclear program, said it was reviewing trade ties with countries that have published such caricatures.
Chanting "God is Greatest," thousands of protesters stormed the Danish embassy, burned the Danish flag and replaced it with a flag reading "No God but Allah, Mohammad is His Prophet." I really do hope the Danes and other European countries have the will to stand firm against these barbarians. Like it or not, the tinderbox has been set ablaze and it will take all of the civilized nations of the world working together to put it out.
Oil giant Iran, already embroiled in a dispute with the West over its nuclear program, said it was reviewing trade ties with countries that have published such caricatures.
Chanting "God is Greatest," thousands of protesters stormed the Danish embassy, burned the Danish flag and replaced it with a flag reading "No God but Allah, Mohammad is His Prophet." I really do hope the Danes and other European countries have the will to stand firm against these barbarians. Like it or not, the tinderbox has been set ablaze and it will take all of the civilized nations of the world working together to put it out.
Grandpa Goes To Heaven
Now this is a damn shame. NEW YORK- Al Lewis, the cigar-chomping patriarch of "The Munsters" whose work as a basketball scout, restaurateur and political candidate never eclipsed his role as Grandpa from the television sitcom, died after years of failing health. He was 95.
Lewis, with his wife at his bedside, passed away Friday night, said Bernard White, program director at WBAI-FM, where the actor hosted a weekly radio program. White made the announcement on the air during the Saturday slot where Lewis usually appeared. Whatever you might have thought about his politics, he was a decent and funny guy in a business where there aren't that many of them these days. RIP Grandpa.
Lewis, with his wife at his bedside, passed away Friday night, said Bernard White, program director at WBAI-FM, where the actor hosted a weekly radio program. White made the announcement on the air during the Saturday slot where Lewis usually appeared. Whatever you might have thought about his politics, he was a decent and funny guy in a business where there aren't that many of them these days. RIP Grandpa.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Art For Allah's Sake
Well, thank goodness this isn't a caricature of Mohommad, because that would be really offensive, wouldn't it? (CBS) New York Is that who we think it is in that picture?
Our interest in this story was sparked by an angry email sent to us here at WCBSTV.com. The writer isn't angry at us, but rather about what he'd seen at the current National Black Fine Art Show in the Puck building. This is the 10th anniversayr edition of the show which features galleries from across the country selling the works of America's top African American painters, sculptors, and photographers.
But the writer had big problems with a painting by Harlem artist "Tafa." It depicts an upside down Christ-like figure with a face strongly resembling Osama bin Laden. The email read in part, "This is outrageous. This is an attack against my religion. How can an artist go so low? Most people are outraged, most Christians." The problem is, if you're a Muslim you have the right to get offended at caricatures of the Prophet. Christians don't have that luxury because it's open season on them.
Our interest in this story was sparked by an angry email sent to us here at WCBSTV.com. The writer isn't angry at us, but rather about what he'd seen at the current National Black Fine Art Show in the Puck building. This is the 10th anniversayr edition of the show which features galleries from across the country selling the works of America's top African American painters, sculptors, and photographers.
But the writer had big problems with a painting by Harlem artist "Tafa." It depicts an upside down Christ-like figure with a face strongly resembling Osama bin Laden. The email read in part, "This is outrageous. This is an attack against my religion. How can an artist go so low? Most people are outraged, most Christians." The problem is, if you're a Muslim you have the right to get offended at caricatures of the Prophet. Christians don't have that luxury because it's open season on them.
Department Of Appeasement
While John Bolton is kicking butt at the Useless Nations, weasles are still running theState Department. WASHINGTON (Reuters)-The United States backed Muslims on Friday against European newspapers that printed caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a move that could help America's battered imaged in the Islamic world.
Inserting itself into a dispute that has become a lightning rod for anti-European sentiment across the Muslim world, the United States sided with Muslims outraged that the publications put press freedom over respect for religion.
"These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in an answer to that question. And the State Department is indeed riddled with Clinton-era sycophants and yes-men.
Inserting itself into a dispute that has become a lightning rod for anti-European sentiment across the Muslim world, the United States sided with Muslims outraged that the publications put press freedom over respect for religion.
"These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in an answer to that question. And the State Department is indeed riddled with Clinton-era sycophants and yes-men.
The Cola Cops
Meet the latest group of killjoys who want to make our lives miserable .GET READY for the next mass-tort crusade: protecting our kids from the ravages of Big Cola. According to news reports, a group of lawyers is gearing up to file lawsuites that will seek to blame Coke, Pepsi and others for obesity, tooth decay and other childhood health ailments. An article in the Boston Globe Magazine has called it part of a "national legal movement to make soft drinks the next tobacco." Instead of tar and nicotine, we'll be hearing about corn sweeteners and caffeine; maybe Dr. Pepper can stand in as the new Joe Camal. Lawyers. If it wasn't for the people who didn't understand the concept of personal responsibility, eighty percent of them would be out of work.
Cleaning Up The Town
I like this new Sheriff. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)-U.N. Security Council members bowed to U.S. Ambassador John Bolton on Friday and agreed to attend regular morning briefings on the latest world developments, even when they were not otherwise meeting.
While some council members grumbled when Bolton made the request on Thursday that they were too busy for the daily briefings, "sweet reason prevailed and today the council agreed to try it as an experiment," he said.
The Bush administration sent Bolton to New York to shake things up at the United Nations following findings of mismanagement and corruption in the $64 billion oil-for-food program for Iraq and a brewing scandal in U.N. procurement. Making the security council actually do its job-what a concept!
While some council members grumbled when Bolton made the request on Thursday that they were too busy for the daily briefings, "sweet reason prevailed and today the council agreed to try it as an experiment," he said.
The Bush administration sent Bolton to New York to shake things up at the United Nations following findings of mismanagement and corruption in the $64 billion oil-for-food program for Iraq and a brewing scandal in U.N. procurement. Making the security council actually do its job-what a concept!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Martin Luther Who?
The legacy of the late Coretta Scott King's husband has degenerated into this. Civil rights activist and NAACP Chairman Julian Bong delivered a blistering partisan speech at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina last night, equating the Republican Party with the Nazi Party and characterizing Secratary of State Condoleeza Rice and her predecossor, Colin Powell, as "tokens."
"The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side," he charged.
Calling President Bush a liar, Bond told the audience at the historically black institution that this White House's lies are more serious than the lies of his predecessor's because Clinton's lies didn't kill people.
"We now find ourselves refighting old battles we thought we had already won," he said. "We have to fight discrimination wherever it raises its ugly head." Try looking in a mirror, chucklehead. Maybe you should check the history of the Democratic Party before you go around comparing people to Nazis.
"The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side," he charged.
Calling President Bush a liar, Bond told the audience at the historically black institution that this White House's lies are more serious than the lies of his predecessor's because Clinton's lies didn't kill people.
"We now find ourselves refighting old battles we thought we had already won," he said. "We have to fight discrimination wherever it raises its ugly head." Try looking in a mirror, chucklehead. Maybe you should check the history of the Democratic Party before you go around comparing people to Nazis.
A Turkish Turkey
I wouldn't be surprised if this was an Oscar winner next year. ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 2)-In the most expensive Turkish movie ever made, American soldiers in Iraq crash a wedding and pump a little boy full of lead in front of his mother.
They kill dozens of innocent people with random machine gun fire, shoot the groom in the head, and drag those left alive to Abu Ghraib prison-where a Jewish doctor cuts out their organs, which he sells to rich people in New York, London, and Tel Aviv.
"Valley of the Wolves Iraq"-set to open in Turkey on Friday-feeds off the increasingly negative feelings many Turks harbor toward their longtime NATO allies: Americans. This piece of crap stars Billy Zane and...Gary Busey. Maybe Gary just wants to end it all and figured this was the way to go...considering his career choices I wouldn't blame him.
They kill dozens of innocent people with random machine gun fire, shoot the groom in the head, and drag those left alive to Abu Ghraib prison-where a Jewish doctor cuts out their organs, which he sells to rich people in New York, London, and Tel Aviv.
"Valley of the Wolves Iraq"-set to open in Turkey on Friday-feeds off the increasingly negative feelings many Turks harbor toward their longtime NATO allies: Americans. This piece of crap stars Billy Zane and...Gary Busey. Maybe Gary just wants to end it all and figured this was the way to go...considering his career choices I wouldn't blame him.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Communication Breakdown
I have to admit, this is one time when I'm behind the press a hundred per cent. Newspapers across Europe have reprinted caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to show support for a Danish paper whose cartoons have sparked Muslim outrage.
Seven publications in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain all carried some of the drawings.
Their publication in Denmark led Arab nations to protest. Islamic tradition bans depictions of the Prophet.
The owner of one of the papers to reprint-France Soir-has now sacked its managing editor over the matter.
The cartoons have sparked diplomatic sanctions and death threats in some Arab nations, while media watchdogs have defended publication of the images in the name of press freedom.
Reporters Without Borders said the reaction in the Arab world "betrays a lack of understanding" of press freedom as "an essential accomplishment of democracy." Now they get it. Will Europe's governments?
Seven publications in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain all carried some of the drawings.
Their publication in Denmark led Arab nations to protest. Islamic tradition bans depictions of the Prophet.
The owner of one of the papers to reprint-France Soir-has now sacked its managing editor over the matter.
The cartoons have sparked diplomatic sanctions and death threats in some Arab nations, while media watchdogs have defended publication of the images in the name of press freedom.
Reporters Without Borders said the reaction in the Arab world "betrays a lack of understanding" of press freedom as "an essential accomplishment of democracy." Now they get it. Will Europe's governments?
Shorty Sez...
We've had the speech, and now the Democratic response. Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad labelled George W. Bush a warmonger who should be dragged before a "people's tribunal", the day after the US President called for a "free and democratic Iran".
"God willing, in the near future we will judge you in a people's tribunal," Ahmedinejad said in a speech carried live on state television.
"You who support the Zionist puppet regime, you who support the destruction of Palestinian homes, you have no right to talk about liberty or human rights," Ahmadinejad said in comments directed at the US president. Don't worry, Abby. You'll be seeing your 72 virgins in due time.
"God willing, in the near future we will judge you in a people's tribunal," Ahmedinejad said in a speech carried live on state television.
"You who support the Zionist puppet regime, you who support the destruction of Palestinian homes, you have no right to talk about liberty or human rights," Ahmadinejad said in comments directed at the US president. Don't worry, Abby. You'll be seeing your 72 virgins in due time.
Making The Grade
The speech is over. For my own part I thought the first half was better than the second. But it was vintage Bush and as far as the WOT is concerned I think he scored a home run. Here are my highlights: The part that made Pat Buchanan's head explode:
America rejects the false comfort of isolationism. We are the Nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies, and faced down an evil empire. Once again, we accept the call of history to deliver the opressed, and move this world towards peace.
The part that made John Murtha irrelevant:
The road of victory is the road that will take our troops home. As we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels-but those decisions will be made by our military commanders, not by politicians in Washington.
The part that wiped the floor with Howard Dean:
Yet there is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success, and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom. And second-guessing is not a strategy.
The part that told Cindy Sheehan to STFU:
Marine Staff Sergeant Dan Clay was killed last month fighting the enemy in Fallujah. He left behind a letter to his family, but his words could just as well be addressed to every American. Here is what Dan wrote: "I know what honor is. It has been an honor to protect and serve all of you. I faced death with the secure knowledge that you would not have to...Never falter! Don't hesitate to honor and support those of us who have the honor of protecting that which is worth protecting."
The part that the MSM will never cop to:
So to prevent another attack-based on authority given to me by the Constitution and by statute-I have authorized a terrorist surveillance program to aggressively pursue the interenational communications of suspected al-Qaida operatives and affiliates to and from America. Previous presidents have used the same constitutional authority I have-and Federal courts have approved the use of that authority.
And finally, something for the envirowhackos:
We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars, and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen...By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment...move beyond a petroleum-based economy...and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past. So there you have it. There were some weak moments, but for the most part Dubya kicked butt.
America rejects the false comfort of isolationism. We are the Nation that saved liberty in Europe, and liberated death camps, and helped raise up democracies, and faced down an evil empire. Once again, we accept the call of history to deliver the opressed, and move this world towards peace.
The part that made John Murtha irrelevant:
The road of victory is the road that will take our troops home. As we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels-but those decisions will be made by our military commanders, not by politicians in Washington.
The part that wiped the floor with Howard Dean:
Yet there is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success, and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone is not wisdom. And second-guessing is not a strategy.
The part that told Cindy Sheehan to STFU:
Marine Staff Sergeant Dan Clay was killed last month fighting the enemy in Fallujah. He left behind a letter to his family, but his words could just as well be addressed to every American. Here is what Dan wrote: "I know what honor is. It has been an honor to protect and serve all of you. I faced death with the secure knowledge that you would not have to...Never falter! Don't hesitate to honor and support those of us who have the honor of protecting that which is worth protecting."
The part that the MSM will never cop to:
So to prevent another attack-based on authority given to me by the Constitution and by statute-I have authorized a terrorist surveillance program to aggressively pursue the interenational communications of suspected al-Qaida operatives and affiliates to and from America. Previous presidents have used the same constitutional authority I have-and Federal courts have approved the use of that authority.
And finally, something for the envirowhackos:
We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars, and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen...By applying the talent and technology of America, this country can dramatically improve our environment...move beyond a petroleum-based economy...and make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past. So there you have it. There were some weak moments, but for the most part Dubya kicked butt.
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