Muslim Dances on Altar

Hmmm....some wacko down south THREATENS to burn a Koran, and the Muslim world riots, burns flags, and generally goes berzerk. The link below shows a Muslim guy dancing on the altar of a church. Does anyone think Catholics will riot, burn flags, and generally go berzerk? That's the difference between Catholics and uncivilized Muslim barbarians following a fraud of a religion.

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The Cost of Illegal Immigration

This is a must-read study. Its very long but worth it.

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Executive Summary:

This report estimates the annual costs of illegal immigration at the federal, state and local level to be about $113 billion; nearly $29 billion at the federal level and $84.2 billion at the state and local level. The study also estimates tax collections from illegal alien workers, both those in the above-ground economy and those in the
underground economy. Those receipts do not come close to the level of expenditures and, in any case, are misleading as an offset because over time unemployed and underemployed U.S. workers would replace illegal
alien workers.

First School Lunches....Now School Dinners

A previous post included comments about the school lunch program:
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As an update, I found this gem about school dinners in DC. Un-freaking-believable how people sluff their kids off onto the state. It just amazes me how this entitlement mentality is embraced by those who can't keep their pants on or legs closed, then have kids that they can't support.

By AUDREY BARNES/myfoxdc

WASHINGTON - Getting kids to eat three healthy meals a day can be a challenge, especially if money is tight. But D.C. Public Schools have found a way to take some of that burden off parents. They are now serving dinner at school.

On the menu are things like salmon salad, a whole grain roll, orange juice, one percent milk and a corn and pepper relish.

"With positive feedback, the kids will enjoy the food," Chef Edward Kwitowski said.

He is in charge of whipping up healthy dinners for D.C. school kids as part of this new program to provide three healthy meals a day at school.

"Our program is from scratch cooking with local produce," said Kwitowski. "And definitely low fat cooking."

It's a far cry from the muffin or bagel and juice kids used to get in the after school program, which was often was the last food some would eat until the next day at school.

"It's good and it's healthy," fourth grader Emanuel Gross said. "So I can stay on task."

D.C. joins 13 states which serve three meals a day at school – and to the tune of $5.7 million. Officials here have embraced the program because they realize healthy, well-fed kids learn better.

“We're reaching 10,000 kids a day at 99 of our 120 schools," said Anthony Tata, Chief Operating Officer of D.C. Public Schools.

That's about 25 percent of the student population. And another big benefit of the after school dinners are that more kids are enrolling in after school programs where they can get some academic help as well.

So the dinners are really serving three purposes - fighting hunger, obesity and offering help with classwork too.

And the best news of all is this is a federally-funded program.

“We're reimbursed on a per meal basis," Tata said. "We can already see the good it's doing for our kids."

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Sara Palin Article

By Matthew Continetti
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Five myths about Sarah Palin

Think you know Sarah Palin? The former Alaska governor has been in the spotlight ever since John McCain named her as his running mate on Aug. 29, 2008. Yet, while practically everybody has an opinion about Palin, not all of those opinions are grounded in reality. Many of them are based more on a "Saturday Night Live" caricature than on the living, breathing, 46-year-old mother of five. The real Sarah Palin is a complex woman who has risen in no time from obscurity to the stratosphere of American politics, fusing celebrity and populism in novel ways. Now that she's laying the foundation for a possible presidential run in 2012, it's worth taking a moment to separate the facts about Palin from the fables.

1. Palin cost McCain the 2008 election.

She didn't. CNN's 2008 national exit poll, for example, asked voters whether Palin was a factor when they stepped into the voting booth. Those who said yes broke for McCain 56 percent to 43 percent.

Before Palin's selection, remember, McCain suffered from an enthusiasm gap. Republicans were reluctant to vote for the senator from Arizona because of his reputation as a maverick who'd countered his party on taxes, immigration, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and "cap and trade" climate legislation. But Palin's conservative record in Alaska and antiabortion advocacy changed the Republican mood. With her by his side, McCain's fundraising and support from conservatives improved. It wasn't enough to beat Barack Obama -- but McCain probably would have lost the presidency by a greater margin if he had, say, selected independent Sen. Joe Lieberman as his running mate, further alienating the GOP base.

Yes, it's possible that Palin's conservatism and uneven performance on the campaign trail shifted some voters to Obama's column. But even if Obama picked up some anti-Palin votes, he surely didn't need them: The economy was in recession, Wall Street was in meltdown, and the incumbent Republican president was incredibly unpopular. In the end, it's impossible to know how McCain would have performed if he hadn't selected Palin -- politics does not allow for control experiments.

2. Resigning as governor was rash.

No one expected Palin's resignation on July 3, 2009, just 2 1/2 years into her term. Her hastily composed and clumsily delivered farewell address left many observers confused about her motives. Some of her critics were only too eager to fill in the gaps with conjecture and hearsay (She's being investigated by the FBI! Sarah and Todd must be headed for divorce!). If there was one thing everybody knew for sure, it was that Palin's career in politics was over.

But none of the rumored scandals ever broke. The Palins remain married. And as for Sarah Palin's career, it's taken off. She plays a far greater role in American public life than she did before she left office.

When Palin returned to Alaska after the 2008 campaign, she confronted three problems. The political coalition on which she had based her governorship -- a combination of Democrats and renegade "Palinista" Republicans -- had collapsed. Her critics were using Alaska's tough ethics laws to launch investigations into her behavior, sapping her finances and her energy. Finally, every time she traveled to the Lower 48, Alaskans criticized her for putting her political interests above the state's.

Palin's solution was to resign. Her agenda stood a better chance of passing if then-Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who shared Palin's goals, succeeded her as governor. As a private citizen, meanwhile, Palin could make enough money to pay her legal bills. And she would no longer be accused of neglecting her official duties.

Some might say that Palin's resignation was shortsighted and showed that she was not ready for the demands of executive office. But if Palin had remained governor, she would have been denied opportunities to rally the tea party and fight in the battle over the Obama agenda. She would have been stuck on a regional stage. Instead, she's back on the national one.

3. Palin and the tea party are destroying the GOP.

You've heard the spiel: The Republican Party is in the midst of a civil war between moderate incumbents and far-right challengers backed by Palin and the tea party. Driving Charlie Crist from the GOP and defeating establishment figures such as Robert Bennett, Lisa Murkowski and Mike Castle spells electoral doom for the party. The only chance Republicans have for long-term success is to move to the center in a bid to win over millennials and Latinos.

But demographics aren't destiny, and no one knows what the future holds. The reality, right now, is that Palin and the tea party are saving the GOP by dragging it back to its roots and mobilizing conservative voters.

Remember, by the time Palin arrived on the national scene, the Republican Party was depleted, exhausted and held in disrepute. An unpopular war in Iraq, an economy in recession and GOP corruption had driven away independents. Meanwhile, massive government spending and a liberal immigration policy had dispirited conservatives.

This is where Palin came in. In the wake of Obama's historic victory, she and countless other grass-roots activists could have abandoned the GOP and turned the tea party into a conservative third party. They didn't. They decided instead to refashion the Republican Party from the ground up, pressuring it to live up to its limited-government ideals. Now, two years after Obama's win, Republicans are poised to reap major gains in the midterm elections. Palin and the tea party haven't hurt the GOP one bit.

4. Palin is extreme.

On many of the most important issues of the day, Palin holds positions that are squarely in the center-right of American political discourse. And many of those positions, not incidentally, are held by a large segment or even a majority of the public. For instance, neither the public nor Palin believes the stimulus worked. And while most Americans may not share Palin's views regarding "death panels," many join her in opposing Obama's health-care overhaul.

Over the past two years, Pew and Gallup surveys have tracked the public as it has moved to the right -- not on just one or two issues but on a whole constellation of them. Even on the controversial topics of abortion, guns and same-sex marriage, Palin is not as far away from the center as some suppose. A May 2009 Gallup poll, for example, found that a majority of Americans identified as "pro-life" rather than "pro-choice." In October 2009, Gallup measured record-low support for gun control. The public is divided on same-sex marriage, with about half the country joining Palin's (and Obama's) opposition.

5. Palin is unelectable.

Without question, a Palin 2012 campaign would be an uphill battle. Palin is unpopular -- massively so among Democrats, decisively so among independents. Even many Republicans don't believe she's ready to be president.

But opinions can change. Look at the political resuscitations of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Hillary Rodham Clinton. If Palin works hard and runs an impressive campaign, wavering Republicans and skeptical independents may give her a second look.

To earn that second look, she may need to find a big idea. It's hard to become president without one. Reagan had supply-side economics and the end of detente with the Soviets. Bill Clinton had the third way. George W. Bush had compassionate conservatism and the freedom agenda. Obama had national unity and hope and change.

At the moment, however, Palin still expresses her agenda mainly in negative terms, focusing on her opposition to Obama and the Washington establishment. She hasn't defined her "common-sense conservatism" in positive language. And she hasn't found a unifying, exhilarating theme.

Then again, she just might get along without one. After all, a presidential contest is a choice. The public might not love Palin. But by 2012, Americans might absolutely despise Obama. Two more years of a bad economy and an unpopular Afghan war, and anything is possible. Yes, there's a ceiling to Palin's support. But in 2012, there also will be a ceiling to Obama's.

Whose will be higher?

Matthew Continetti is opinion editor of the Weekly Standard and the author of "The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star."

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A Great Article Worth Posting

A really good summary of how Nobama & his ilk are ruining the country. This came from realclearpolitics.com today. By Arnold Ahlert

Unless something totally unforeseen occurs, Democrats are poised to take a real beating in November. Their response to the impending disaster has run the gamut. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is in denial: "One thing I know for sure is that Democrats will retain their majority in the House of Representatives." Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is condescending: "We have an electorate that doesn't always pay that much attention to what's going on, so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what's happening." President Obama is angry: "It is inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines in this midterm election." Why is the electorate ready to kick Democrats to the curb? Here's why:

* An "unstimulated" economy. The original Mother of All Stimulus packages, $787 billion dollars, quickly grew to an astounding $865 billion. It wasn't enough. Congress pumped out another $26 billion in "supplemental" stimulus in August. The results? Unemployment in the private sector remains well above the eight percent Democrats promised, even as public sector workers who support Democrats were rewarded; our Democratically-controlled Congress has amassed more debt in the last four years than nearly the previous two hundred and thirty combined; the Keynesian economic model Democrats stand by is a colossal failure; the Summer of Recovery was a propaganda fiasco.

* The health care bill. The absolute epitome of ideological, public-be-damned arrogance. A horrendous compendium of bribes, exploding bureaucracy, runaway costs, written in secret and unread by those who passed it. It includes a mandate, likely un-Constitutional, forcing people to buy health insurance or pay a fine. The same administration which originally claimed the commerce clause of the Constitution made such a fine possible is now saying that the federal governments's "power to tax" justifies it. Irrelevant. 60% of Americans want this monstrosity repealed, ASAP.

* The federal lawsuit against the state of Arizona. Again, it's the arrogance, stupid. Despite all the hectoring from Democrats and the Obama administration about racist this, and xenophobic that, fair-minded Americans recognized four things: people have a right to protect their life and property, and if the federal government can't or won't do it, they have a right to do it themselves; the idea that anyone opposing the "rights" of illegal aliens is a bigot is nonsense on stilts; the ruling class in Washington, D.C. is holding genuine border control hostage to "comprehensive reform;" the glaring double-standard of suing Arizona for violating federal immigration statues, even as the feds turn a blind eye to hundreds of "sanctuary cities" with illegal protection directives unquestionably in conflict with federal law.

* The demonization of the Tea Party movement. Take your pick: teabaggers, racists, angry white men, fringe elements, bigots, Astro-turfers, etc. etc. Democrats and the media have tried every one, and every one has been a miserable failure for one overwhelmingly simple reason: decent Americans know they're decent, and getting insulted by Democrats running the country into the ground has only stiffened their resolve. Progressives want to demonize people who believe in smaller government, fiscal responsibility and a desire to return to Constitutional principles? Why not attack people who believe in guns, and religion too? Oh wait. The president already did that as well.

* A hopelessly compromised media. Air America tanked, CNN is tanking, and ABC, NBC and CBS news programs have been shedding viewers at historically unprecedented rates-even as Fox and the Wall Street Journal prosper. Americans don't mind people in the media expressing their opinions, as long as they're characterized as opinions, but they seethe when such opinions are portrayed as "hard news." They get even angrier when certain stories are "omitted" by those same organizations, especially when Americans recognize such omissions are calculated to protect the progressive agenda. I wonder if it occurs to either Democrats or their media water-carriers that a majority Americans may savor whacking both groups in November. Depressed looks on the faces of Nancy Pelosi and Katie Couric? In theater circles, that's known as a "two-fer."

* The Ground Zero mosque. Yet another reminder of the contempt progressives and their media enablers have for ordinary Americans who had the "temerity" to allow their feelings to be known. Despite every attempt to characterize these Americans as Islamo-phobic bigots, the public wasn't buying, again for one overwhelmingly simple reason: decent Americans once again demonstrated their decency by separating the legality of the project from the appropriateness of it.

* The complete disconnect between the First Family and ordinary Americans. The golfing, the soirees, and the high-priced vacations have created the perception that we are living through another "let them eat cake" moment in history. On Tuesday, the president called the public schools in Washington, D.C. a "'struggling' system that doesn't measure up to the needs of first daughters, Sasha and Malia." Those would be the same public schools Congressional Democrats tossed 3,300 low-income kids back into when they killed funding for vouchers that had freed those kids from D.C.'s educational ghetto. The First Lady is hectoring Americans to eat healthier. Perhaps more Americans would if they could afford to: the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated in their Producer Price Index that the price of food increased 2.4% for March 2010. That's the biggest increase in almost 30 years.

* The war on terror. A politically correct contingency operation against unnamed insurgents with a specific draw-down date? Democrats once again prove that all the talk about Afghanistan being the "good war" was complete rubbish. They want out, and victory-along with the heroic efforts of our men and women in harm's way-be damned. Once again: has America ever fought another war where they knew the exact location of the enemy, had the ability to inflict possibly irreparable damage on them-and decided to split the difference instead? If you answered "Vietnam," another progressively-instigated catastrophe resulting in the deaths of fifty-eight thousand American soldiers and three million innocent Asians, go to the head of the class. And when is that civilian trial of the 9/11 perpetrators scheduled to begin?

* Czars and nationalization. The Obama administration and Congressional Democrats may bristle when Americans call them socialists, but the nationalization of banks, car and insurance companies, student loans and healthcare sure isn't free-market capitalism. Neither is wiping out oil jobs in Louisiana with a government-mandated ban on offshore drilling-after the feds completely bungled their role in cleaning up the spill which engendered it. Unelected czars who answer to no one but the president, along with out-of-control government agencies such as the EPA have made it clear to many Americans that this administration often considers Congress a completely unnecessary component of governance, especially if they don't kowtow to the president's agenda.

* "Unexceptional" America. Progressive contempt for the values and traditions which make this the greatest country on earth can no longer be disguised. An American president who "believe(s) in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism" has made it plain that this is not a great nation which needs tweaking, but a fundamentally flawed one needing a complete progressive make-over. Once one understands this basic premise, everything this administration and Democratically-controlled Congress does makes sense. All of it centers around the ridiculous premise that America owes the world an apology for any number of shortcomings, many of which can only be alleviated by government-mandated "social justice." That would be the same social justice which demanded-and still demands-that Americans manifestly unqualified to own homes be given mortgages, regardless.

Unknown to the majority of Americans, this precise mindset was part of the financial "reform" bill which also requires banks to lend a certain percentage of capital to minority-owned businesses, even if it means lowering their lending standards. Apparently progressives won't be satisfied with their odious social-engineering schemes until every sector of the American economy bears a striking resemblance to the housing sector. So far, Americans support financial reform because it's been framed as "Main Street versus "Wall Street." It's not. Like every other initiative undertaken by this Congress and this administration, it's the elevation of irresponsible and dishonest Americans over those willing to accept the consequences of their own behavior.

There you have it. Democratic control for four years in Congress, and two in the White House has been exactly what many predicted: an ideologically-driven disaster of epic proportions. For years, progressives obfuscated their true intentions, because even they knew most Americans couldn't stomach them. The elections of 2006 and 2008 changed everything. Progressives bought into their own hype, believing they had pulled off a multi-generational transformation of the American mindset. As a result, they showed Americans their true colors: unbridled arrogance, utter contempt for the average citizen's intellect, and a ham-fisted, never let a crisis go to waste determination to bend the electorate to their will, using government as a club.

That's why they're going down in November. And the most satisfying aspect of the whole scenario is this: despite every attempt they've made to blame anyone and everyone else for their problems, they brought it on themselves.

Update on the Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case

If you haven't seen this video from C-SPAN, you should. Yes, its over 3 hours long, but at least check out what part of it you can.  It clearly demonstrates the racism of the Nobama administration against whites.  The testimony is from Christopher Coates, former head of DoJ's Civil Rights Voting Division.  He's bravely putting his career and his future at risk by shedding light on the Black Panther case. Well worth your time. Here's the link:

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Hearing on the New Black Panther Party Voter Intimidation Case

My Favorite Governor Hits Another Home Run

Awesome. Just awesome.

Youtube Video

Muslim Culture Meets German Engineering

Have you seen this one yet? Probably not if you're in the USA.

Caution: Not for Weak Stomachs

This disturbing video was sent to me by someone who obviously wants me to have nightmares.  To him I say its just WRONG to emotionally scar your own family like this.  Having seen Lynyrd Skynyrd this summer in concert, it cut me to the core. Click link below (if you dare):

Disturbing Youtube Video

The Great African Schlong Wash

You just can't make this stuff up.   You are paying for this.  I guess we know what's being stimulated with Nobama's stimulus bills (but only if you are uncircumcised).  I was reminded of Nobama's warning at the time that if we didn't pass the stimulus bill, the results would be catastrophic. Remember that?

Instead of just providing the link for this article, I decided to copy the full text:

Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program

The National Institute of Mental Health, a division of the National Institutes of Health, spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010
By Matt Cover

(CNSNews.com) – The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), spent $823,200 of economic stimulus funds in 2009 on a study by a UCLA research team to teach uncircumcised African men how to wash their genitals after having sex.

The genitalia-washing program is part of a larger $12-million UCLA study examining how to better encourage Africans to undergo voluntary HIV testing and counseling – however, only the penis-washing study received money from the 2009 economic stimulus law. The washing portion of the study is set to end in 2011.

“NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications,” the grant abstract states. “We propose to evaluate the feasibility of a post-coital genital hygiene study among men unwilling to be circumcised in Orange Farm, South Africa.”

Because AIDS researchers have been unsuccessful in convincing most adult African men to undergo circumcision, the UCLA study proposes to determine whether researchers can develop an after-sex genitalia-washing regimen that they can then convince uncircumcised African men to follow.

“The aim of the proposed feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a post-coital male genital hygiene procedure, which participants will be asked to practice immediately post-coitus or at least 12 hours after,” reads the abstract.

Entitled “Community-Based HIV VCT: South Africa,” the name of the broader umbrella project, the program plans to test how well received the penis-washing regimen is among South African men. If most of the men in the study wash their genitals after sex, are willing to do so after the study ends, and report that their partners accept the regimen, the researchers will develop another study to see if the “penile cleansing procedure” actually works to prevent HIV infections.

“If we find that men are able to practice consistent washing practices after sex, we will plan to test whether this might protect men from becoming HIV infected in a later study,” the grant says.

The study’s lead investigator Dr. Thomas J. Coates  was the fourth highest-funded researcher in the country in 2002 and is currently conducting HIV research on three continents.
 
CNSNews.com asked both Coates and NIMH the following question: “The Census Bureau says the median household income in the United States is $52,000. How would you explain to the average American mom and dad -- who make $52,000 per year -- that taxing them to pay for this grant was justified?”
 
Coates, who was unavailable for comment, directed CNSNews.com to ask grant-related questions of his assistant, Darya Freedman, who did respond.

The NIMH also declined to respond to CNSNews.com’s question.

Comments on News Articles

We all know that with the explosion of internet news sources, the vast majority of outlets allow readers to post comments. I usually don't read them because they're usually libs and that just ticks me off.  But sometimes the "good guys" post and they are right on the money.  They are usually saying what I'm thinking.

One example is that, some time ago there was an article in the local fish-wrap (internet version) about inner city violence, and they quoted a liberal sociology professor (or someone of that ilk) concerning the street violence.  For context, you need to know that he was from Widener University, located in Chester, PA (one of the most dangerous & violent cities on the east coast).  One comment on the article stood out to the point that I saved it to post here:

--These ultra-liberal, pseudo-elitist white professors kill me. They live in their gated, cookie-cutter communities, far detached from the street violence everyday people are subjected to. They whine and squeal about the brutality of the police state. They rant about racial profiling (this guy has even written publications on this issue), and they cry about our civil liberties and rights being violated. All from the safety and sanctuary of their air-conditioned offices and leather chairs, with security guards roaming the university grounds to protect them. Then they go home to their all-white, security-alarmed suburban prisons and pat themselves on the back for being so diverse and politically correct. When's the last time this fraud drove down 4th St. in Wilmington or walked outside the friendly confines of Widener? It's so easy to point fingers when you perch your cowardly rear in an Ivory Tower.

Another example is that there were articles on the 'net this past summer about the Healthy and Hunger-Free Kids Act to be voted on by congress.  First of all, don't you love how the libs couch their handout bills in sympathetic language? Here's a link to the bill sure to cure your insomnia.  The gist of the bill is to increase funding for school lunch programs. Here's a liberal NPR take on the controversy.

Oh yeah, back to my original point.  The local rag here had its version of the article about the bill, and apparently the 10 conservatives in this bluest of blue states decided to comment.  Enjoy!

--When I worked for this state trying to keep track of people who needed tracking, I was always amazed at how many were receiving welfare and had their kids signed up for every hand-out available, yet could manage new rims, sound systems in the trunk, 30 in. gold chains, the latest cell phones and a never ending supply of 40oz. bottles of Ole English and Newports. It is what it is. Lazy people taking advanatage of having kids they have no plans to support properly. They send their kids off to school to be fed and babysat, yet never show their faces at parent/teacher conferences or school activities. They usually show up only if their kid gets suspended to scream and yell at the staff for "picking on their child" and do this only so the kid isn't home with them. If you can insist your kid gets free food, it should be mandatory that you show up at every conference and open house. These kids only learn one lesson out of this..LAZINESS AND ENTITLEMENT.

--Everyone ultimately feels sorry for the kids but what they don't realize is that those kids are going to grow up and be just like good 'ole Mom and Baby Daddy...wherever he might be. These handouts, I mean entitlements, I mean freebies, are the direct result of politicians who believe that the more they give away the better their chances of getting re-elected. November is coming, make a statement because before long there will not be enough of us left to support these ridiculous morons that are leading us to the edge of the cliff. Maybe we'll get a free lunch on our way. Nope, don't qualify.

--By the way, subsidizing food cost at school only increases cost for those who actually pay for their kids. Not only are they paying tax dollars for subsidies, they are paying higher cost because the government is subsidizing, driving up prices.

--Isn't there ANYTHING families need to do for themselves anymore? Like waiting to have kids until they can support them (married???) and then feeding them? We're encouraging generational fecklessness.


--Give me a break, is the government going to start providing them with an Iphone since they can't afford to pay their cell phone bill. It's funny how at these poverty schools how you see the nice cell phones and vehicles, but they can't afford to pay for their kids meal. They don't want to spend their discretionary $$$ on necessities, not the American way, Uncle Sam will take care of you. This country is going down the drain. People don't understand, the government has to stop giving the fish away and start handing out fishing poles. These people will never want to get off the governments handouts they must be forced off of them and forced to work. The government must learn to be harsh to strengthen our resolve, and quit babying the lazy. 


--It's called personal responsibility and living within your means. It's called making smart decisions and sacrificing un-essential material goods. What do they do with their WIC and Food Stamps monthly stipend? "I can't afford to feed my children," says the manicured parent with diamond-studded earrings as she talks into her iPhone or Blackberry, hanging out of her $40,000 SUV with those 25" chrome rims that cost $1100 each. While the working taxppayers in this country foot the bill for my kids, I'm going to go home to my subsidized apartment or townhouse, put my feet up and watch Oprah on my 52" HDTV. What? Me work? Why should I? The "guvment" gives me everything I need. This is generational. When will you people face the truth? The more you give, the more they take and the less incentive and initiative there is to support themselves and their children. If a parent can't afford a few dollars a day for breakfast and lunch, then they are the problem. The taxpayer is not the solution. 


--If you can't afford kids - feed, bathe, and clothe them - then don't have them. Its a huge commitment that everybody else ends up paying for one reason or another. Other people's children are not our responsibility - to feed, bathe, and clothe - but rather they are the responsibility of the parents who gave them life. 


--Is it that costly to make your kids pb sandwiches? Does it take that much time? Why does government need to assume parental responsibilities? 


--You can make two weeks worth of peanut butter sandwiches for less than a pack of Kools. Go drive through our "poor" areas and check out the Dish TVs, cell phones and fat people. The pit bulls seem to get fed! The city collects trash twice a week per household and they still throw fast food trash on the street. This is crap, and everybody knows it. Lazy bums sucking on the teet of working people. Disgusting. 


--I don't know, maybe.....STOP HAVING KIDS THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD. IF YOU CAN"T SUPPORT YOURSELF THEN YOU CAN'T SUPPORT 8 FATHERLESS CHILDREN. Those eight fatherless children will each follow in the same footsteps and have 8 fatherless children themselves, the problem is multiplying at rates the working taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize. You should be punished for bringing lives into the world that you can't support, not rewarded.

More on the Victory Mosque

There are two articles that really say alot for me.  Is it surprising that people think Islam is a fraud? Check them out:

Muslims Know Mosque is a Provocation

Hamas Nod for Ground Zero Mosque.


I also came across this 3rd article that, if true, provides good context to their desire to build the victory mosque. Here's the link, but I've printed it in full.

Islam center's eerie echo of ancient terror

By AMIR TAHERI

Last Updated: 8:35 AM, September 10, 2010

Posted: 5:34 AM, September 10, 2010

Should there be a mosque near Ground Zero? In fact, what is pro posed is not a mosque -- nor even an "Islamic cultural center." 

In Islam, every structure linked to the faith and its rituals has a precise function and character. A mosque is a one-story gallery built around an atrium with a mihrab (a niche pointing to Mecca) and one, or in the case of Shiites two, minarets.

Other Islamic structures, such as harams, zawiyyahs, husseinyiahs and takiyahs, also obey strict architectural rules. Yet the building used for spreading the faith is known as Dar al-Tabligh, or House of Proselytizing.

This 13-story multifunctional structure couldn't be any of the above.

The groups fighting for the project know this; this is why they sometimes call it an Islamic cultural center. But there is no such thing as an Islamic culture.

Islam is a religion, not a culture. Each of the 57 Muslim-majority nations has its own distinct culture -- and the Bengali culture has little in common with the Nigerian. Then, too, most of those countries have their own cultural offices in the US, especially in New York.

Islam is an ingredient in dozens of cultures, not a culture on its own.

In theory, at least, the culture of American Muslims should be American. Of course, this being America, each ethnic community has its distinct cultural memories -- the Iranians in Los Angeles are different from the Arabs in Dearborn.

In fact, the proposed structure is known in Islamic history as a rabat -- literally a connector. The first rabat appeared at the time of the Prophet.

The Prophet imposed his rule on parts of Arabia through a series of ghazvas, or razzias (the origin of the English word "raid"). The ghazva was designed to terrorize the infidels, convince them that their civilization was doomed and force them to submit to Islamic rule. Those who participated in the ghazva were known as the ghazis, or raiders.

After each ghazva, the Prophet ordered the creation of a rabat -- or a point of contact at the heart of the infidel territory raided. The rabat consisted of an area for prayer, a section for the raiders to eat and rest and facilities to train and prepare for future razzias. Later Muslim rulers used the tactic of ghazva to conquer territory in the Persian and Byzantine empires. After each raid, they built a rabat to prepare for the next razzia.

It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington. The terrorists who carried out the attack are referred to as ghazis or shahids (martyrs).

Thus, building a rabat close to Ground Zero would be in accordance with a tradition started by the Prophet. To all those who believe and hope that the 9/11 ghazva would lead to the destruction of the American "Great Satan," this would be of great symbolic value.

Faced with the anger of New Yorkers, the promoters of the project have started calling it the Cordoba House, echoing President Obama's assertion that it would be used to propagate "moderate" Islam.

The argument is that Cordoba, in southern Spain, was a city where followers of Islam, Christianity and Judaism lived together in peace and produced literature and philosophy.

In fact, Cordoba's history is full of stories of oppression and massacre, prompted by religious fanaticism. It is true that the Muslim rulers of Cordoba didn't force their Christian and Jewish subjects to accept Islam. However, non-Muslims could keep their faith and enjoy state protection only as dhimmis (bonded ones) by paying a poll tax in a system of religious apartheid.

If whatever peace and harmony that is supposed to have existed in Cordoba were the fruit of "Muslim rule," the subtext is that the United States would enjoy similar peace and harmony under Islamic rule.

A rabat in the heart of Manhattan would be of great symbolic value to those who want a high-profile, "in your face" projection of Islam in the infidel West.

This thirst for visibility is translated into increasingly provocative forms of hijab, notably the niqab (mask) and the burqa. The same quest mobilized hundreds of Muslims in Paris the other day to close a whole street so that they could have a Ramadan prayer in the middle of the rush hour.

One of those taking part in the demonstration told French radio that the aim was to "show we are here." "You used to be in our capitals for centuries," he said. "Now, it is our turn to be in the heart of your cities."

Before deciding whether to support or oppose the "Cordoba" project, New Yorkers should consider what it is that they would be buying.

A Word on Tolerance

Tolerance is not acceptance.  There are many things in the world I have to tolerate, but I don't have to accept and, in fact, might fight against.

Yet in some ways, tolerance is for those with no conviction.  If you are not strong in your convictions, you'll fall victim to deceit, lies, and any nonsense people feed you.  Humanism, secular progressivism, and other liberal philosophies have taken hold in our society because not enough good people have stuck to their conservative convictions.
Tolerance has brought us too many bad things in today's world.  Political tolerance (and lack of will) has brought us political correctness.  Democrats' tolerance brought us terrorism.  Republican tolerance brought us illegal immigration and John McCain.  World tolerance brought us the United Nations, North Korea, Iran, and other evils in the world.  Voter tolerance (and stupidity) brought us Nobama.

The famous quote goes "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."  This is the problem with political moderates.  My own, not so famous saying, goes "right is right, left is wrong, and moderates don't have enough spine to take a stand."TM   The problem is tolerance.

Tolerance breeds deception. A perfect example is the rise of the Tea Party movement. Its one-issue focus on fiscal matters is a seemingly good thing.  However, their tolerance has brought them Pro-Choicers and other social liberals in significant numbers in their ranks.  It would have been much better for those fed up with Republicans to join a third party like the Constitution Party.  Tolerance brought us the "big tent" philosophy of political parties which I always thought was stupid.

Tolerance used to be good.  Jesus' tolerance for us sinners brought us redemption and everlasting life.  It seems that over the centuries, the definition of tolerance has changed, and in modern times it has brought us more bad than good.

3 Things About Islam

If you haven't seen this yet, it makes some good points. It loads slowly, so after you hit "play," pause it for a few seconds until it fully loads.  I'd suggest listening to it more than worrying about watching the words jump around.

Mosque at Ground Zero

I was going to write about how building this mosque is an Islamic middle finger towards any American who was affected by 9/11.  Then I was going to summarize all the reasons why this was a bad idea (the Imam with terrorist connections, etc.). Then I came across this short essay written by an old soldier from the Greatest Generation, and thought it did the job.

"Everyone has had the Jehova's Witness visit; Everyone has had the conversation with the Mormon missionaries; Everyone has been accosted on the street by some bible waving 'preacher' asking "Are YOU saved?"


None of them pulled an AK47 out from his bathrobe and blew your kids away, did they?

Did the Baptists down the street send their kid to school on the bus, with four pounds of Semtex in his lunchbox?

How 'bout those militant Methodists? Any of them dived a loaded plane into a building in your neighborhood? Lately, I mean?

Do those Hare Krishna hippies have a world wide conspiracy to kill all the Jews and forcibly convert the rest of humanity? No?

So there's a difference between Islam and most other religious observances? Ya think?

Is there such a thing as a 'moderate' Islamist? Like Major Hadam? If the argument is that there are 'moderate' Islamists, it is an admission that there are violent, murderous bastards running around.

Among us.

So why permit these killers of innocents; cowards and rabid dogs, to build at the very site of their biggest 'triumph', a mocking symbol of their victory? A symbol of your conquest.

In olden days, the conquerers came, killed whoever they would, raped and enslaved whoever they could. They took what they wanted whenever and wherever they found it, did what they pleased, to anybody and everybody.

And they built castles to remind you who was boss.

In later times, the castle became a fort, and then a base, and the soldiers were a little better behaved, thanks to the influence of Christianity.

Oh, I can hear some of you squalling that the Germans were Christians . . . and so they they were. But the Nazis were not. The Nazis were conquerers of the old school. Just like these Islamists.

Our enemy, these Islamists, live with a seventh century mindset . . . that's their religion. You behead sassy seven year olds.

How can you expect 'Christian' compassion from people who brutalize their own daughters?

How can you expect 'Peace, Love, and Tolerance' from the Sons of the Sword, who swear a blood feud against all non-believers? Mohammed led armies, not apostles. Hundreds of thousands of sword swinging fanatics; not twelve harried men going alone into the world to preach.

To build this there, after all that's happened, is a statement. Not of understanding or remorse, but a flat demonstration of intent. 'We have conquered here. We shall conquer everywhere. You shall be ours.'"

Nobama's Racist Agenda

Nobama's Dept. of Justice is going to investigate the Oakland shooting case (LINK HERE).  Forget the merits of the case, where a police officer shot a suspect who had resisted arrest.  All that mattered was that the "victim" was black.  And the citizenry in that armpit of a city kept their proud ghetto traditions alive by looting when the verdict was announced (the officer was convicted of a lesser charge than Murder).  The jury did their job, and if it were a black cop and white "victim," the feds wouldn't care.

Within the same news cycle, the same justice department dropped charges against a hate group (New Black Panthers) regarding the Philadelphia voter intimidation incident in 2008 (VIDEO HERE).  Thankfully, a former DoJ attorney blew the whistle (LINK HERE).

Its clear that Barry is a racist, in the finest liberal tradition.  So much for a colorblind society!  Maybe this is his version of slavery reparations.

If Only.........

Check out the article at this link below:
FOXNews.com - L.A. Mayor Dismisses Warning That Arizona Could Cut Off Power Over Boycott

Its a shame that the cut-off will never happen.  That useless septic tank sanctuary city of losers known as LA needs an exterminator. Cutting off some power to that stinkhole would make all the human rats come out in the dark and easier to target.

My Other Favorite Governor Fights Back

My Favorite Governor in a Long Time

Gov Christie calls S-L columnist thin-skinned for inquiring about his 'confrontational tone'

Supporting Arizona

Liberal idiots (e.g.-U. S. Atty. Gen. Holder) continue to criticize the Arizona immigration bill without reading it first.  Well, so that my readers don't speak out of ignorance like the libs, here is a link to the bill so that you actually know what we're talking about:

http://azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/SB_1070_Signed.pdf

This week, Arizona passed another law outlawing ethnic studies.  I'm telling you, this is a state that 'gets it.' I'm heartened to see that they don't support the divisivness of those who aim to rip our country apart by promoting racism.  This is one of the oldest battles conservatives have been fighting (i.e.-against those who don't accept the 'melting pot' concept).  Fighting for a colorblind society in America is hard enough without morons who promote one ethnic group over another.  Kudos to Arizona!  Here is a link to the law:

http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2281s.pdf

While looking for ways to support Arizona's state government for doing the right things recently, I came across their state park gift shop.  Feel free to purchase something.  I heard some groups are boycotting anything Arizona, so I'm purchasing a shirt.

Link:  http://azstateparks.com/Giftshop/giftshop.html

Here is a link to some Arizona businesses to support them:

http://arizona.bizhwy.com/

Drive Thru Fail

The "Watch Your Head" sign is so high that you can't see it from your car. Why such long wires between the sign and the crossbar?  FAIL!

The Hypocracy of Multiculturalism & Diversity by the Left

I had an opportunity to be at Delaware State University, a historically black college with a very liberal reputation.  I figured a college as liberal is this one must really be into multiculturalism.  Then I went in the campus bookstore to shop, and walked into a world of hypocrisy.

I hope that the African sash is optional for commencement ceremonies.

I checked out the biography section and could not find even one biography of a non-black.  Ok, I thought, maybe the biographies of Asians, Caucasions and other races are sold out.  Knowing that liberals are into multiculturalism, I continued exploring.

I checked out the General Reading section to check out the novels and magazines.  The closest I could come to finding a non-black book on the shelf was Invictus, the story about the South African sports team.  At least that movie was multicultural, in a way.

Browsing further, I came across this little gem, titled "Name That Republican: A Field Guide to the Rogues and Rascals of the GOP."  In the interest of diversity, I continued to look for a similar book for the Democrats, found none, and asked a staff member if they had an equivalent book.  They did not.  So much for diversity.  The browsing continued.

Not surprisingly, there were numerous books about Nobama.  In the Career Guide section, right next to the books about resume-writing, was this gem about how to get a job in the stimulus plan.  Need I say more? The libs not only passed this stupid, ineffective stimulus plan, now they're publishing books about how to get a government job in it.  And yes, I skimmed through the book and it was all about government jobs, not private sector ones.

 

 

Thank goodness for liberal African-American colleges.  Where else will we get the next generation of left wing, college educated community organizers with an ax to grind?  Yet the left has the audacity to say that they are all for multiculturalism and diversity.  I guess only when it suits them.

Now a word on racism:

While trying to end racism in this world is a noble cause and we should all continue to do our best to achieve that goal, we must recognize that our job is made harder by the following: the NAACP; the Black Caucus; the Black Miss America Pageant; The United Negro College Fund; The National United Black Fund; National Black United Front; ACORN; United Black Community; United Black Christians; United Black Writers Association; Black Voices United; United Black Republican Coalition; United Black Association for Development;  United Black Students; the New Black Panther Party; United Black Youth Front; United Black America; Black History Month; the United Black Fund;  United Black Men; United Black Women; United Black Book Club; United Black World Month; Black Student Union.  Should I continue or do you see a pattern here?

Earth Hour 2010, March 27 @ 8:30 local

To celebrate this leftist environmental wacko holiday, I'm turning on as many lights as possible. Who's with me?  Now a word on environmentalism:

In a nation founded on the pioneer spirit, environmentalists have made "development" an evil word. They inhibit or prohibit the development of Alaskan oil, offshore drilling, nuclear power--and every other practical form of energy. Housing, commerce, and jobs are sacrificed to spotted owls and snail darters. Medical research is sacrificed to the "rights" of mice. Logging is sacrificed to the "rights" of trees. No instance of the progress that brought man out of the cave is safe from the onslaught of those "protecting" the environment from man, whom they consider a rapist and despoiler by his very essence.

The fundamental goal of environmentalism is not clean air and clean water; rather, it is the demolition of technological/industrial civilization. Environmentalism's goal is not the advancement of human health, human happiness, and human life; rather, it is a subhuman world where "nature" is worshipped like the totem of some primitive religion.

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Interesting Randomness

The ice cubes in this glass got aligned randomly into two rows standing on end around the inside of the glass.  The sun reflecting off the inside of the glass to make a perforated circle adds a nice touch to the picture, which was taken with a cell phone camera.

Icicles

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 Notice how the large icicle immediately above grew to the size immediately below 

Round 2--February 9-10, 2010

Before the 2nd storm:

Then the 2nd storm hit:

 

  

 

The day after (below):

That's 18" on top of the 21" from last week

 

  

 I don't really care what the "official" snow totals are for an area. They're usually taken at airports, and I don't live at an airport.  The 21" from 2/6/10 plus the 18" this time, plus the 15" from the December storm (12/23/09?) makes this the snowiest winter of my lifetime.  We still have the rest of February and all of March before the snow threat abates, so we can only hope this is it for the year.

Winter Storm of 2/6/10

 

  

 

Snow blew threw the storm door

  

21 inches according to the official PYI measurement

  

 The day after (below)

Lamentations of Childhood Lost--Part II

The snow day. An age-old institution that for many is one of the most memorable parts of childhood. Anyone who has experienced a snow day in childhood can probably remember it.

What made it so special was the wondering…the waiting…the anticipation…”will we or won’t we?” Back in the day, you had to listen to the radio for school closing announcements. Since they were usually in alphabetical order, you were really nervous with anticipation if your school was towards the end of the alphabet. The hoping…the praying…the disappointment if your school wasn’t announced. The simple joy when it was.

Today’s technology has taken away this simple joy of childhood. Now there are email alerts, internet postings, phone trees, automated phone messages, texts, etc. No more do kids have to wait for the radio announcement. No more do kids have to turn on the radio just in time to hear “we will repeat this list in 20 minutes” and experience the small disappointment of having to wait. No more do kids have to experience the wondering…waiting…anticipation…”will we or won’t we”…the hoping…the praying. Another example of kids not having the simple joys that I did. Snow days are still special, but that element that made them more so has been lost. How sad.