Just a couple of tidbits from the minds of others....
James Taranto takes on John Edward's head:
One area in which Edwards is getting a bum rap, though, is that $400 haircut. The Politico has video in which Edwards explains what happened: "Other people arrange these things, and I wasn't personally involved in it."
It's not that he's a foppish elitist who spends $400 on a haircut. He's a foppish elitist who has servants to make appointments at the beauty salon for him.
Across the pond, Christopher Hitchens reports from Londonistan, and he's uncovered some "root causes" that may make the left squirm:
The roots of violence, that is to say, are in the preaching of it, and the sanctification of it.
And even the UK's most radically far-left rag prints truths that the Democratic Congress furiously ignores...The Guardian reports on Iran's planned offensive against American forces in Iraq:
Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say.
Glenn Reynolds comments on the mullah's strategy, and George Bush's conspicuous lack of one:
Well, if they're targeting Congress they're certainly targeting our weak spot...
The Bush Administration's passivity with regard to Iran has puzzled me for some time... Having a powerful nation right next door sponsoring an insurgency makes the insurgency pretty hard to beat in short order.
Meanwhile, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, unfairly smears the Weather Channel - via LGF:
Israel’s UN ambassador on Monday accused moderate Muslim and Arab leaders of standing by in “eerie silence” while Islamic extremists terrorize people around the world.
" We live in a world where when Christians kill Muslims, it’s a crusade. When Jews kill Muslims, it’s a massacre. When Muslims kill Muslims, it’s the weather channel. Nobody cares,” Ambassador Dan Gillerman told reporters at a press lunch at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York.
Hey, I care about the Weather Channel! Well, I used to....
And here's why the Israelis trust no one, and why I trust NGO groups least of all - via Environmental Republican:
A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who works for the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed on Thursday.
Mazab Bashir, 25, from the Deir el-Balah refugee camp in Gaza, began working for Doctors Without Borders five years ago and received a permit from the IDF to travel to Jerusalem for work.
Bashir said he met with three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) operatives last September, and agreed then to assassinate Olmert to avenge the deaths of Palestinian civilians.
Bashir underwent firearms and close combat training with the PFLP....
And finally, if you still somehow believe that the United Nations, the European Union, and all those allegedly non-aligned watchdog groups - Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, Doctors Without Borders, and so on - are not vile anti-semites, then this little tidbit probably won't convince you either:
In Tripoli right now, the Lebanese army is pounding a Palestinian refugee camp with tank shells and other heavy weapons far less discriminating in their lethal effects than anything fired by Israeli ground troops in Jenin—and many Lebanese are cheering them on. The choir of Europeans and American leftists who routinely champion the Palestinian cause is strangely silent—or maybe not so strangely silent. Perhaps their real interest lies not in defending Palestinian rights but in bashing Israel—and Israel, of course, is not engaged in this particular fray.
Indeed!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Sicko: Lame-o ?
Pejman reports the news from Canada, and we see Michael Moore's latest is being eviscerated by those whom he lionizes in his latest "documentary" (and we use that word so loosely), Sicko :
Michael Moore is handing out fake bandages to promote his new film Sicko, an exposé of the failings of the U.S. health care system.
But he may feel like applying a couple to himself after the mauling he received yesterday from several Canadian journalists - present company included - following the film's first viewing at the Cannes Film Festival.
"You Canadians! You used to be so funny!" an exasperated Moore said at a press conference in the Palais des Festivals.
"You gave us all our best comedians. When did you turn so dark?"
We Canucks were taking issue with the large liberties Sicko takes with the facts, with its lavish praise for Canada's government-funded medicare system compared with America's for-profit alternative.
Moore makes the eyebrow-raising assertion that Canadians live on average three years longer than Americans because of their superior health care system...
Other Canadian journalists spoke of the long wait times Canadians face for health care, much longer than the few minutes Moore suggests in Sicko. Moore, who has come under considerable fire for factual inaccuracies in his films, parried back with more questionable claims.
"You're in a longer line than we're in because you get to live three years longer than we do. Why is that?" Moore said. "Why is it that a baby born in Toronto has a better chance of making it to its first birthday than a baby born in Detroit?"
Eh?
Bad logic, false 'facts", belligerent director...still won't stop the liberal Democrats from doing photo ops in front of the marquee on opening night, and wholeheartedly supporting his warped conclusions. Maybe Hillary will bring it on tour for her as she campaigns for President, as a blueprint for HillaryCare version 2.008 ! Maybe the party should put Michael Moore in a seat of honor at next year's Democratic National Convention!
Oh, wait...didn't quite go over so well the last time, did it? Hmmm, maybe if they seat him next to former Democratic President and astute international commentator Jimmy Carter - hey, that'll sway a few voters!
I'll bet it did in '04...
Michael Moore is handing out fake bandages to promote his new film Sicko, an exposé of the failings of the U.S. health care system.
But he may feel like applying a couple to himself after the mauling he received yesterday from several Canadian journalists - present company included - following the film's first viewing at the Cannes Film Festival.
"You Canadians! You used to be so funny!" an exasperated Moore said at a press conference in the Palais des Festivals.
"You gave us all our best comedians. When did you turn so dark?"
We Canucks were taking issue with the large liberties Sicko takes with the facts, with its lavish praise for Canada's government-funded medicare system compared with America's for-profit alternative.
Moore makes the eyebrow-raising assertion that Canadians live on average three years longer than Americans because of their superior health care system...
Other Canadian journalists spoke of the long wait times Canadians face for health care, much longer than the few minutes Moore suggests in Sicko. Moore, who has come under considerable fire for factual inaccuracies in his films, parried back with more questionable claims.
"You're in a longer line than we're in because you get to live three years longer than we do. Why is that?" Moore said. "Why is it that a baby born in Toronto has a better chance of making it to its first birthday than a baby born in Detroit?"
Eh?
Bad logic, false 'facts", belligerent director...still won't stop the liberal Democrats from doing photo ops in front of the marquee on opening night, and wholeheartedly supporting his warped conclusions. Maybe Hillary will bring it on tour for her as she campaigns for President, as a blueprint for HillaryCare version 2.008 ! Maybe the party should put Michael Moore in a seat of honor at next year's Democratic National Convention!
Oh, wait...didn't quite go over so well the last time, did it? Hmmm, maybe if they seat him next to former Democratic President and astute international commentator Jimmy Carter - hey, that'll sway a few voters!
I'll bet it did in '04...
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Global Warming: Bollocks!
So sayeth The Who's Roger Daltrey:
JUST when it looked like every rock star on the planet was jumping aboard AL GORE's green bandwagon, there’s a backlash already underway.
THE WHO's ROGER DALTRY has blasted the big Wembley gig Gore is organising to raise awareness of global warming.
The huge concert - which features performances from the likes of MADONNA and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - is taking place at Wembley on July 7 and in other countries around the world.
But Roger, who played with U2 at Live Aid and Live8, reckons the whole thing is a waste of time.
Speaking exclusively to Bizarre, Roger said: "Bo***cks to that! The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert.
"I can't believe it. Let's burn even more fuel.
"We have problems with global warming, but the questions and the answers are so huge I don't know what a rock concert's ever going to do to help.
"Everybody on this planet at the moment, unless they are living in the deepest rainforest in Brazil, knows about climate change.”
The rocker, who used to sing about my g-generation, added: "My answer is to burn all the f***ing oil as quick as possible and then the politicians will have to find a solution.”
Don't worry, Roger, we won't get fooled again!
Bob Geldof, of Live Aid fame, had plenty to say on the subject as well:
Roger's comments come hot on the heels of SIR BOB GELDOF’s equally scathing views.
Last week the Live Aid hero lashed out, saying: "Why is Gore actually organising them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect?
"Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all f***ing conscious of global warming."
It's not only the rock stars that can see through the transparent "global warming awareness" scam; even some voices on the Left are starting to get wise to this political version of three-card monte. Via Enlighten, we get The Nation's Alexander Cockburn blasting Gore and his traveling carnival of doom:
As a denizen of Washington since his diaper years, Gore has always understood that threat inflation is the surest tool to plump budgets and rouse voters.
All Al Gore has ever needed is a hot day or some heavy rain as opportunity to promote the unassailable theory of man-made global warming. Come a rainy summer (1995) or a routine El Niño (1997) and Gore is there for the photo op, his uplifted finger warning of worse to come.
Man-made-global-warming theory is fed by pseudo-quantitative predictions from climate careerists working primarily off the megacomputer General Circulation Models, whose home ports include the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Department of Commerce's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab.
These are multibillion-dollar computer modeling bureaucracies as intent on self-preservation and budgetary enhancement as cognate nuclear bureaucracies at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos. They are as unlikely to develop models refuting the hypothesis of human-induced global warming as is the IPCC to say the weather is getting a little bit warmer but there's no great cause for alarm. Threat inflation is their business....
...And business is good, with plenty of gullible customers queing up for more!
Question: Will the stoners at Gore's Wembley concert recycle their bong water? Lord knows, I'd probably need a couple of bowlfulls of the good stuff to sit through the sanctimonious preaching of millionaire rock stars pleading the cause of the enviornment while ascending the stairs to their Gulfstreams and Learjets...
UPDATE: Even the far-left Age is kicking Gore in his ample posterior:
Our $99 concert tickets, which I am sure will be printed on recycled paper, do not go towards any concrete measures to halt global warming, or to repair any damage done to the Earth. The proceeds don't go directly to purchasing solar batteries for anyone or subsidising public transport anywhere. The event just goes to raising awareness. And right now?
That's not only a waste of time but a gross indulgence. It's just a green rubber bracelet to string on your arm next to the white rubber band that will magically make poverty history, and the yellow one that cures cancer.
UPDATE II 5/20: Another big-city metropolitan newspaper has someone write on the evils of all cars larger than a VW Bug who obviously a) lives in or right outside the city itself, b) is single and has no association with children whatsoever. But he is full of moral rightousness, and that is all the expertise that is required:
Detroit keeps disgorging monster trucks, souped-up sedans, overpowered SUVs and Hummers so brawny and masculine that merely sitting in the driver's seat makes hair sprout on your back.
Amazingly, people keep buying them...
Here's what a lot of us in urban and suburban America actually need: a glorified golf cart. And such things are on the drawing board: "neighborhood cars" that are perfect for putt-putting around. Maybe they'd be communal property -- just grab one and go, like an umbrella by the office door.
There are, in fact, a number of intriguing new Cars of the Future in development. Perhaps you've seen pictures of the 39-inch-wide Tango, a two-seat electric vehicle in which one person sits behind the other.
Note how he massages his own conscious, Gore-style:
I drive a six-cylinder Honda Accord. The two extra cylinders are what makes the car, and me, so dang sexy. But it's overpowered for my commute on city streets. So I decided to take a Toyota Prius for a test drive.
The Prius does not make the driver feel particularly young, heroic or pheromonally attractive. The gear selector is just this little knob, the size of a shot glass. You start the car by hitting a button. It's all a little cute, but it's also spiffy, and you can be environmentally conscious with each passing second as you monitor a screen that tells you your gas mileage.
Ooohhh...you are such a better human being than the rest of us! And what's the price tag on that Prius, sport? Probably affordable for someone that drives an Accord six-banger....
JUST when it looked like every rock star on the planet was jumping aboard AL GORE's green bandwagon, there’s a backlash already underway.
THE WHO's ROGER DALTRY has blasted the big Wembley gig Gore is organising to raise awareness of global warming.
The huge concert - which features performances from the likes of MADONNA and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - is taking place at Wembley on July 7 and in other countries around the world.
But Roger, who played with U2 at Live Aid and Live8, reckons the whole thing is a waste of time.
Speaking exclusively to Bizarre, Roger said: "Bo***cks to that! The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert.
"I can't believe it. Let's burn even more fuel.
"We have problems with global warming, but the questions and the answers are so huge I don't know what a rock concert's ever going to do to help.
"Everybody on this planet at the moment, unless they are living in the deepest rainforest in Brazil, knows about climate change.”
The rocker, who used to sing about my g-generation, added: "My answer is to burn all the f***ing oil as quick as possible and then the politicians will have to find a solution.”
Don't worry, Roger, we won't get fooled again!
Bob Geldof, of Live Aid fame, had plenty to say on the subject as well:
Roger's comments come hot on the heels of SIR BOB GELDOF’s equally scathing views.
Last week the Live Aid hero lashed out, saying: "Why is Gore actually organising them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect?
"Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all f***ing conscious of global warming."
It's not only the rock stars that can see through the transparent "global warming awareness" scam; even some voices on the Left are starting to get wise to this political version of three-card monte. Via Enlighten, we get The Nation's Alexander Cockburn blasting Gore and his traveling carnival of doom:
As a denizen of Washington since his diaper years, Gore has always understood that threat inflation is the surest tool to plump budgets and rouse voters.
All Al Gore has ever needed is a hot day or some heavy rain as opportunity to promote the unassailable theory of man-made global warming. Come a rainy summer (1995) or a routine El Niño (1997) and Gore is there for the photo op, his uplifted finger warning of worse to come. Man-made-global-warming theory is fed by pseudo-quantitative predictions from climate careerists working primarily off the megacomputer General Circulation Models, whose home ports include the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Department of Commerce's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab.
These are multibillion-dollar computer modeling bureaucracies as intent on self-preservation and budgetary enhancement as cognate nuclear bureaucracies at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos. They are as unlikely to develop models refuting the hypothesis of human-induced global warming as is the IPCC to say the weather is getting a little bit warmer but there's no great cause for alarm. Threat inflation is their business....
...And business is good, with plenty of gullible customers queing up for more!
Question: Will the stoners at Gore's Wembley concert recycle their bong water? Lord knows, I'd probably need a couple of bowlfulls of the good stuff to sit through the sanctimonious preaching of millionaire rock stars pleading the cause of the enviornment while ascending the stairs to their Gulfstreams and Learjets...
UPDATE: Even the far-left Age is kicking Gore in his ample posterior:
Our $99 concert tickets, which I am sure will be printed on recycled paper, do not go towards any concrete measures to halt global warming, or to repair any damage done to the Earth. The proceeds don't go directly to purchasing solar batteries for anyone or subsidising public transport anywhere. The event just goes to raising awareness. And right now?
That's not only a waste of time but a gross indulgence. It's just a green rubber bracelet to string on your arm next to the white rubber band that will magically make poverty history, and the yellow one that cures cancer.
UPDATE II 5/20: Another big-city metropolitan newspaper has someone write on the evils of all cars larger than a VW Bug who obviously a) lives in or right outside the city itself, b) is single and has no association with children whatsoever. But he is full of moral rightousness, and that is all the expertise that is required:
Detroit keeps disgorging monster trucks, souped-up sedans, overpowered SUVs and Hummers so brawny and masculine that merely sitting in the driver's seat makes hair sprout on your back.
Amazingly, people keep buying them...
Here's what a lot of us in urban and suburban America actually need: a glorified golf cart. And such things are on the drawing board: "neighborhood cars" that are perfect for putt-putting around. Maybe they'd be communal property -- just grab one and go, like an umbrella by the office door.
There are, in fact, a number of intriguing new Cars of the Future in development. Perhaps you've seen pictures of the 39-inch-wide Tango, a two-seat electric vehicle in which one person sits behind the other.
Note how he massages his own conscious, Gore-style:
I drive a six-cylinder Honda Accord. The two extra cylinders are what makes the car, and me, so dang sexy. But it's overpowered for my commute on city streets. So I decided to take a Toyota Prius for a test drive.
The Prius does not make the driver feel particularly young, heroic or pheromonally attractive. The gear selector is just this little knob, the size of a shot glass. You start the car by hitting a button. It's all a little cute, but it's also spiffy, and you can be environmentally conscious with each passing second as you monitor a screen that tells you your gas mileage.
Ooohhh...you are such a better human being than the rest of us! And what's the price tag on that Prius, sport? Probably affordable for someone that drives an Accord six-banger....
Thursday, May 17, 2007
New Jersey Democrats Rise to Support Trooper Jones !
Like to squelch free speech?
Enjoy harrassing innocent civilians?
Feel empowered by threatening the families of whistleblowers?
Like to give out the private information of private citizens?
Then congratulations, you have all the bona fides you need to gain the support of the New Jersey Democratic Party! 'Cause the Dems are standing up big-time for New Jersey Stormtrooper - er, "State Trooper "- Davey Jones by calling down a boycott on those whom he threatened for exposing the illegal shenanigans of his minions:
In the wake of last weeks state trooper flap, Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo says he will recommend to his party's leadership that the Democrats not run advertisements in the fall with 101.5, one of 12 stations owned and operated by Millennium Radio.
The latest dustup occurred last week when the show's hosts discussed on the air State Trooper emails in which officers vowed to step up ticket writing in the wake of bad publicity the department received following Gov. Jon Corzine's car accident.
Citing the inflammatory nature of the latest on-air remarks, Jones subsequently revealed publicly the home address and license plate number of Jersey Guys co-host Craig Carton....
I'd be shocked if Democratic fascist-enabler Caraballo gets his way; 101.5 is by far the #1 station in New Jersey, heard on multiple frequencies throughout the state. If they are not airing their politcal ads on this station, they might as well not air any at all. But note how the Democrats are supporting a man who has abused his power as a State Trooper in order to silence his critics, and do not even question the morality of holding a press conference to expose the personal information of these radio personalities. First the Democrats came for the disc jockeys, next they came for us....
And speaking of abuse of power, the state is taking its sweet time in investigating Trooper Jones. The paid-off coutroom lackeys in the Garden State quake in fear of any union thug; one with a gun must be making the New Jersey legal system soil their panties:
The Attorney General's Office still can't say how long it will take to investigate the actions of State Police union leader David Jones, who two weeks ago publicized personal information about a New Jersey 101.5 FM radio host and threatened similar treatment of other hosts, executives and sponsors.
"There's nothing to tell you," Attorney General Stu Rabner's spokesman, David Wald, said, adding the investigation is ongoing.
The Courier-Post editorializes:
We expected this kind of slow reaction from the weak previous attorney general, Peter Harvey, but we hoped Rabner would make some kind of effort to demonstrate he's interested in enforcing the law.
This entire situation continues to create the impression that law enforcement officials get special treatment -- and that impression is dangerous.
Rabner, the state police and the people of New Jersey would be best served by this investigation moving quickly, thoroughly and transparently.
Quickly?
Thoroughly?
Transparently?
Folks, this is New Jersey we are talking about! And when it comes to this state's unholy marriage between politicians and unions, you'd better believe that we will see none of the aforementioned virtues applied to this ugly case. They'll wait until the heat dies down, give Davey "Der Furher" Jones a slap on the wrist, and set him free so that he and his ilk can continue to oppress the middle class of New Jersey, and intimidate those who would dare speak out against their tactics. Absolutely disgusting, and indicitive of what liberal Democrats have in mind for society when they use the term "progressive". Yeah, Hugo Chavez likes to use that word too...
Earlier post here...
Enjoy harrassing innocent civilians?
Feel empowered by threatening the families of whistleblowers?
Like to give out the private information of private citizens?
Then congratulations, you have all the bona fides you need to gain the support of the New Jersey Democratic Party! 'Cause the Dems are standing up big-time for New Jersey Stormtrooper - er, "State Trooper "- Davey Jones by calling down a boycott on those whom he threatened for exposing the illegal shenanigans of his minions:
In the wake of last weeks state trooper flap, Assemblyman Wilfredo Caraballo says he will recommend to his party's leadership that the Democrats not run advertisements in the fall with 101.5, one of 12 stations owned and operated by Millennium Radio.
The latest dustup occurred last week when the show's hosts discussed on the air State Trooper emails in which officers vowed to step up ticket writing in the wake of bad publicity the department received following Gov. Jon Corzine's car accident.
Citing the inflammatory nature of the latest on-air remarks, Jones subsequently revealed publicly the home address and license plate number of Jersey Guys co-host Craig Carton....
I'd be shocked if Democratic fascist-enabler Caraballo gets his way; 101.5 is by far the #1 station in New Jersey, heard on multiple frequencies throughout the state. If they are not airing their politcal ads on this station, they might as well not air any at all. But note how the Democrats are supporting a man who has abused his power as a State Trooper in order to silence his critics, and do not even question the morality of holding a press conference to expose the personal information of these radio personalities. First the Democrats came for the disc jockeys, next they came for us....
And speaking of abuse of power, the state is taking its sweet time in investigating Trooper Jones. The paid-off coutroom lackeys in the Garden State quake in fear of any union thug; one with a gun must be making the New Jersey legal system soil their panties:
The Attorney General's Office still can't say how long it will take to investigate the actions of State Police union leader David Jones, who two weeks ago publicized personal information about a New Jersey 101.5 FM radio host and threatened similar treatment of other hosts, executives and sponsors.
"There's nothing to tell you," Attorney General Stu Rabner's spokesman, David Wald, said, adding the investigation is ongoing.
The Courier-Post editorializes:
We expected this kind of slow reaction from the weak previous attorney general, Peter Harvey, but we hoped Rabner would make some kind of effort to demonstrate he's interested in enforcing the law.
This entire situation continues to create the impression that law enforcement officials get special treatment -- and that impression is dangerous.
Rabner, the state police and the people of New Jersey would be best served by this investigation moving quickly, thoroughly and transparently.
Quickly?
Thoroughly?
Transparently?
Folks, this is New Jersey we are talking about! And when it comes to this state's unholy marriage between politicians and unions, you'd better believe that we will see none of the aforementioned virtues applied to this ugly case. They'll wait until the heat dies down, give Davey "Der Furher" Jones a slap on the wrist, and set him free so that he and his ilk can continue to oppress the middle class of New Jersey, and intimidate those who would dare speak out against their tactics. Absolutely disgusting, and indicitive of what liberal Democrats have in mind for society when they use the term "progressive". Yeah, Hugo Chavez likes to use that word too...
Earlier post here...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
For a brief moment, I felt sorry for them....
...but of course, they willfully brought it all on themselves:
At least 25 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday as President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction and Hamas battled for control of Gaza ...
Terrified Gaza residents hid indoors as masked gunmen fought running battles street-to-street, killing 20 people -- five of them even after the two sides declared a ceasefire at dusk. In one panicked call to a radio station, a woman urged Palestinian leaders to act, pleading: "Do not leave us to die here."
The streets of central Gaza City echoed with gunfire and were empty except for gunmen in black ski masks. Terrified residents stayed home from school and work, huddling in dark homes after electricity to some neighborhoods was cut off by a downed power line.
But the people's party of Gaza took a break from killing their brethern - to launch missle attacks on Jewish civilians:
Hamas officials said the organization's men launched eight rockets at Israel, following a barrage of around 20 rockets Tuesday. That salvo at the Israeli town of Sderot, just outside Gaza, wounded five Israelis, one seriously, said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
Hamas said its rockets were retaliation for Israeli violence, but more likely it was an attempt to draw Israel into the fighting as a way of uniting the Palestinians against a common foe.
Then they turned on woman and children:
In another incident, Hamas gunmen set fire to an 11-story apartment building housing Fatah lawmaker Nema Sheik Ali, the wife of the head of Preventive Security. Witnesses said the gunmen broke into her apartment and struck her and two of her children with their weapons. One of the children is 14 years old; the age of the other wasn't immediately known.
"They came, they broke the door," she said. "They assaulted my children and they pushed me aside, then they torched the apartment."
And the final atrocity:
A group of about 200 Palestinians marched in central Gaza City, waving Palestinian flags and demanding an end to the fighting. Dozens of masked gunmen used the cover of the demonstration to improve their positions on the street, and then opened fire on the demonstrators, wounding one in the leg. The rest fled.
It is like some kind of post-apocalyptical madness that one would see in a late-night B-movie. But even in those crudely told morality tales, the victims are usually innocents just trying to survive in a barren world. The Palestinians were given Gaza, and had a choice for their future, and they choose hate - vicious, murderous hate. And now the venemous scorpions that they have turned loose have returned to feast upon their people, and the pain and death they wished to inflict onto others has fallen upon them like a biblical plague.
When the story of Passover is told, I never feel a moment of sympathy for the Egyptians - as they are systematically routed by God - and I feel nothing for their spiritual brothers, the Palestinian people. They too have brought their destiny down upon their own heads.
From Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven:
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess he had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
As does Hamas, and the Palestinians....
At least 25 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday as President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction and Hamas battled for control of Gaza ...
Terrified Gaza residents hid indoors as masked gunmen fought running battles street-to-street, killing 20 people -- five of them even after the two sides declared a ceasefire at dusk. In one panicked call to a radio station, a woman urged Palestinian leaders to act, pleading: "Do not leave us to die here."
The streets of central Gaza City echoed with gunfire and were empty except for gunmen in black ski masks. Terrified residents stayed home from school and work, huddling in dark homes after electricity to some neighborhoods was cut off by a downed power line.
But the people's party of Gaza took a break from killing their brethern - to launch missle attacks on Jewish civilians:
Hamas officials said the organization's men launched eight rockets at Israel, following a barrage of around 20 rockets Tuesday. That salvo at the Israeli town of Sderot, just outside Gaza, wounded five Israelis, one seriously, said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
Hamas said its rockets were retaliation for Israeli violence, but more likely it was an attempt to draw Israel into the fighting as a way of uniting the Palestinians against a common foe.
Then they turned on woman and children:
In another incident, Hamas gunmen set fire to an 11-story apartment building housing Fatah lawmaker Nema Sheik Ali, the wife of the head of Preventive Security. Witnesses said the gunmen broke into her apartment and struck her and two of her children with their weapons. One of the children is 14 years old; the age of the other wasn't immediately known.
"They came, they broke the door," she said. "They assaulted my children and they pushed me aside, then they torched the apartment."
And the final atrocity:
A group of about 200 Palestinians marched in central Gaza City, waving Palestinian flags and demanding an end to the fighting. Dozens of masked gunmen used the cover of the demonstration to improve their positions on the street, and then opened fire on the demonstrators, wounding one in the leg. The rest fled.
It is like some kind of post-apocalyptical madness that one would see in a late-night B-movie. But even in those crudely told morality tales, the victims are usually innocents just trying to survive in a barren world. The Palestinians were given Gaza, and had a choice for their future, and they choose hate - vicious, murderous hate. And now the venemous scorpions that they have turned loose have returned to feast upon their people, and the pain and death they wished to inflict onto others has fallen upon them like a biblical plague.
When the story of Passover is told, I never feel a moment of sympathy for the Egyptians - as they are systematically routed by God - and I feel nothing for their spiritual brothers, the Palestinian people. They too have brought their destiny down upon their own heads.
From Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven:
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess he had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
As does Hamas, and the Palestinians....
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
After co-ordinating with Nancy Pelosi...
...Mohamad al-Janabi, al-Qaeda big shot in the Mahmudiyah area of Iraq (where the three missing US soldiers were recently abducted), spoke to his friends in the mainstream media - via the Washington Post:
Mohamad al-Janabi, a reputed al-Qaeda member in the nearby city of Salman Pak, said in a telephone interview that he was unable to contact his comrades in Mahmudiyah to determine whether they were responsible for the attack.
But he added: "I can assure you that we will start pressuring Bush in a new way at the same time he is facing pressures from the Democrats and the American people. And there will be no problem to sacrifice 10 soldiers in order to abduct a single American soldier and get him on television screens begging for us to release him."
Is this what Pelosi and her ilk mean by 'multilateralism"?
And I thought al-Qaeda wasn't even in Iraq! At least, that's what the Democrats keep telling me....so in other words, they want us to retreat from the folks who perpetrated 9/11? Nah, can't be - after all, I don't want to question their patriotism!
Aldaynet adds another thought:
Is anyone else wondering why the Washington Post can casually know both the location of Al-Queda members in Iraq, but also have them on speed dial?
Ace of Spades asks the following:
Question: Would these tapes be considered a "coordinated" media buy for the Democrats under McCain-Feingold? Will the FEC investigate?
The New York Post, in an editorial:
How often has President Bush warned of a strong al Qaeda presence in Iraq - to derisory hoots from such critics as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
Thanks to Fausta for getting me started...
Mohamad al-Janabi, a reputed al-Qaeda member in the nearby city of Salman Pak, said in a telephone interview that he was unable to contact his comrades in Mahmudiyah to determine whether they were responsible for the attack.
But he added: "I can assure you that we will start pressuring Bush in a new way at the same time he is facing pressures from the Democrats and the American people. And there will be no problem to sacrifice 10 soldiers in order to abduct a single American soldier and get him on television screens begging for us to release him."
Is this what Pelosi and her ilk mean by 'multilateralism"?
And I thought al-Qaeda wasn't even in Iraq! At least, that's what the Democrats keep telling me....so in other words, they want us to retreat from the folks who perpetrated 9/11? Nah, can't be - after all, I don't want to question their patriotism!
Aldaynet adds another thought:
Is anyone else wondering why the Washington Post can casually know both the location of Al-Queda members in Iraq, but also have them on speed dial?
Ace of Spades asks the following:
Question: Would these tapes be considered a "coordinated" media buy for the Democrats under McCain-Feingold? Will the FEC investigate?
The New York Post, in an editorial:
How often has President Bush warned of a strong al Qaeda presence in Iraq - to derisory hoots from such critics as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
Well, yesterday, al-Qaeda-that's-not-in-Iraq issued a press release - boasting of having taken three American GIs captive in Iraq, and threatening to kill them if U.S. forces continue to hunt for them.
The warning recalls Pelosi's words from 2006; she said she felt "sad" over President Bush's insistence that al Qaeda is operating in Iraq.
Or Reid, who recently called on the president to "change course [away from Iraq] and turn our attention back to the war on al Qaeda and their allies."
Every death in service to America is a tragedy, but - as the president has said many times in the past - it is better to be fighting al Qaeda in the alleyways of Baghdad than the streets of New York. Bush needn't be bashful about this. Indeed, now that al Qaeda-in-Iraq has taken to issuing press releases, it's time for some strong presidential counter-points
It's vital - vital - for GWB to start communicating about the seriousness of this war against al-Qaeda, instead of constantly being on the defensive, or the Democrats will force our nation into defeat by year's end.Thanks to Fausta for getting me started...
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Roseanne Barr: I Hate Jews, Zionists!
It was always easy to confuse Rosie O'Donnell and Roseanne Barr - fat, untalented, self-obsessed and barely tolerable except to their fat, untalented, and self-obsessed fan base (have you ever seen a pretty, young, hetrosexual woman jumping for joy at the chance to meet Rosie?), they now share seething hatred as a new common ground. For Rosie, it's anyone who even knows a Republican, for Roseanne, it's those stinkin' Jews and their sh*tty little country...From her own blog post:
Zionism was the last nail in the casket of European jewry...
The arab's protection is the only reason any holy site remains in israel....
The arabs do not invade other countries. The israelis do. [yet.. see here and here - ed.]
I am sick of israel and I am sick of zionists.
In the christian's form of suicidal insanity, all the jews need to die in israel so that "peace" can be attained there. The koran is the exact same book as the torah and Mohammed is just like Paul of tarses. The jews are raised to be suicide bombers too, and that abusive cult-programming that is done to jewish children, beginning with genital torture, remains strong even after the religion itself is abandoned.
There is no israel really, and there will soon be no jews...
Normally, I would not give this psychotic b*tch an inch of space on my blog, but due to her celebrity status, it is interesting to see what type of people gleefully pick up her words and use it as part of a never-ending anti-semetic propoganda campaign:
Indymedia Winnepeg
Conspiracy Planet
MPACUK ("American Muslims Wake Up!", this site implores. And do what, may I ask?)
I know some don't like to link to these types of sites; I often (but not always) do; we've gone this far, no sense in sticking our heads in the sand now. But it is important, I believe, to "link" the type of statements above with the kinds of people who approve of them. Roseanne may not mind that she is in cahoots with Rosie O'Donnell's 9/11 conspiracy nuts, or with the anti-semites at Indymedia, or with the rabid jihadi wanna-be's posting at MPACUK. But any sane person who may even think for a moment of lending creedence to her words will find the connections repulsive. That's why we must expose not only Roseanne's ugliness, but the ugliness of those whom agree with her.
Meryl Yourish takes Roseanne apart bit-by-bit; I simply don't have the stomach, it's like dissecting a fetal pig...
Zionism was the last nail in the casket of European jewry...
The arab's protection is the only reason any holy site remains in israel....
The arabs do not invade other countries. The israelis do. [yet.. see here and here - ed.]
I am sick of israel and I am sick of zionists.
In the christian's form of suicidal insanity, all the jews need to die in israel so that "peace" can be attained there. The koran is the exact same book as the torah and Mohammed is just like Paul of tarses. The jews are raised to be suicide bombers too, and that abusive cult-programming that is done to jewish children, beginning with genital torture, remains strong even after the religion itself is abandoned.
There is no israel really, and there will soon be no jews...
Normally, I would not give this psychotic b*tch an inch of space on my blog, but due to her celebrity status, it is interesting to see what type of people gleefully pick up her words and use it as part of a never-ending anti-semetic propoganda campaign:
Indymedia Winnepeg
Conspiracy Planet
MPACUK ("American Muslims Wake Up!", this site implores. And do what, may I ask?)
I know some don't like to link to these types of sites; I often (but not always) do; we've gone this far, no sense in sticking our heads in the sand now. But it is important, I believe, to "link" the type of statements above with the kinds of people who approve of them. Roseanne may not mind that she is in cahoots with Rosie O'Donnell's 9/11 conspiracy nuts, or with the anti-semites at Indymedia, or with the rabid jihadi wanna-be's posting at MPACUK. But any sane person who may even think for a moment of lending creedence to her words will find the connections repulsive. That's why we must expose not only Roseanne's ugliness, but the ugliness of those whom agree with her.
Meryl Yourish takes Roseanne apart bit-by-bit; I simply don't have the stomach, it's like dissecting a fetal pig...
It's ALWAYS about 9/11...
..at the Washington Post. Well, when it comes to Republicans. As far as reporting on Democrats and their policies, it's as if it never happened. Anyway, headline reads:
For Giuliani, 9/11 Led to Riches
On Dec. 7, 2001, nearly three months after the terrorist attack that had made him a national hero and a little over three weeks before he would leave office, New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani took the first official step toward making himself rich.
The letter he dispatched to the city Conflicts of Interest Board that day asked permission to begin forming a consulting firm with three members of his outgoing administration....
In crafting its image, the firm took care to burnish its most valuable asset: the worldwide reputation Giuliani had earned for his composure and leadership in the days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Right. It had nothing to do with the fact the Rudy Giuliani took a city that was no better than a third-world nation, and eradicated crime, turned around the economy, and made it into a magnet for tourism, business, and families. The Washington Post would have you believe none of this matters, and Rudy would have left town a poor man if it were not for the heroism he showed on 9/11.
Hmmm...if they are claiming, however, that Rudy was opportunistic by using his fame to earn money, what does that say about the whole of Hillary Clinton's political career (or her sudden enrichment via land/stock deals whilst Bill was running Arkansas)? Not an angle the WaPost will likely take....is it just disdain for private enterprise and personal wealth fairly earned, or are they getting in some early cracks at Rudy as he maintains popularity among the general electorate?
It's still a bit early to take down the Republicans, even for the mainstream media - geez, Rudy must be makin' them real nervous in the newsroom...
For Giuliani, 9/11 Led to Riches
On Dec. 7, 2001, nearly three months after the terrorist attack that had made him a national hero and a little over three weeks before he would leave office, New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani took the first official step toward making himself rich.
The letter he dispatched to the city Conflicts of Interest Board that day asked permission to begin forming a consulting firm with three members of his outgoing administration....
In crafting its image, the firm took care to burnish its most valuable asset: the worldwide reputation Giuliani had earned for his composure and leadership in the days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
Right. It had nothing to do with the fact the Rudy Giuliani took a city that was no better than a third-world nation, and eradicated crime, turned around the economy, and made it into a magnet for tourism, business, and families. The Washington Post would have you believe none of this matters, and Rudy would have left town a poor man if it were not for the heroism he showed on 9/11.
Hmmm...if they are claiming, however, that Rudy was opportunistic by using his fame to earn money, what does that say about the whole of Hillary Clinton's political career (or her sudden enrichment via land/stock deals whilst Bill was running Arkansas)? Not an angle the WaPost will likely take....is it just disdain for private enterprise and personal wealth fairly earned, or are they getting in some early cracks at Rudy as he maintains popularity among the general electorate?
It's still a bit early to take down the Republicans, even for the mainstream media - geez, Rudy must be makin' them real nervous in the newsroom...
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Welcome To Bizzaro World !
Defined by Wikipedia thusly:
In the Bizarro world of "Htrae" ("Earth" spelled backwards), society is ruled by the Bizarro Code which states "Us do opposite of all Earthly things! Us hate beauty! Us love ugliness! Is big crime to make anything perfect on Bizarro World!". In one episode, for example, a salesman is doing a brisk trade selling Bizarro bonds: "Guaranteed to lose money for you".
Defined by the United Nations thusly:
Zimbabwe won approval last night to head a key United Nations body charged with promoting economic progress and environmental protection despite protests from the U.S., European nations and human rights organizations. The approval was voted 26-21 with three abstentions by the 53-member U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development despite the fact that the government of President Robert Mugabe presides over one of the world's worst-performing economies.
Exemplified expertly by John Edwards, self-proclaimed defender of the poor - James Taranto reports:
"Democrat John Edwards said Tuesday that he worked for a hedge fund between presidential campaigns to learn about financial markets and their relationship to poverty," the Associated Press reports. You almost have to admire someone who says something so patently untrue and is so brazen about it:
*** QUOTE ***
He said he considered going to an investment firm such as Goldman Sachs, but Fortress was the most natural fit. Presented with the suggestion that he could have taken a university class instead, he said, "That's true." . . .
*** END QUOTE ***
Nowhere in the dispatch does Edwards explain what his hedge-fund work taught him about poverty.
Reader Robert Paci notes:
*** QUOTE ***
I work in the hedge-fund industry and have yet to learn anything about poverty from the experience. In fact, I went into the into the field to avoid poverty. I think almost everyone in the industry sees it my way.
"Two-Americas" Edwards and his Bizarro World hedge fund, again:
The hedge fund that employed John Edwards markedly expanded its subprime lending business while he worked there, becoming a major player in the high-risk mortgage sector Edwards has pilloried in his presidential campaign.
The Palestinians live in a perpetual Bizzaro World of their own making, where we discover a new meaning for the word "unity":
Hamas gunmen opened fire Friday on forces of the rival Fatah and injured at least six people throughout the Gaza Strip in another setback to a new security plan aimed at halting the wave of violence plaguing the chaotic coastal area.
With 10 Palestinians wounded over a two-day period, it was the worst factional fighting since the formation of the Hamas-Fatah unity government nearly two months ago...
Finally - Barak Obama may run for president in this world, but he drives in Bizarro World:
The Democratic presidential contender was in Detroit on Monday, oozing charisma and environmental awareness as he chided local automakers for building too many big vehicles and not enough fuel-efficient hybrids...
So his choice to drive a V8 Hemi-powered Chrysler 300C emits a whiff of hypocrisy along with its exhaust fumes.
Not hypocrisy, just everyday life on the Bizarro planet...
In the Bizarro world of "Htrae" ("Earth" spelled backwards), society is ruled by the Bizarro Code which states "Us do opposite of all Earthly things! Us hate beauty! Us love ugliness! Is big crime to make anything perfect on Bizarro World!". In one episode, for example, a salesman is doing a brisk trade selling Bizarro bonds: "Guaranteed to lose money for you".
Defined by the United Nations thusly:
Zimbabwe won approval last night to head a key United Nations body charged with promoting economic progress and environmental protection despite protests from the U.S., European nations and human rights organizations. The approval was voted 26-21 with three abstentions by the 53-member U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development despite the fact that the government of President Robert Mugabe presides over one of the world's worst-performing economies.
Exemplified expertly by John Edwards, self-proclaimed defender of the poor - James Taranto reports:
"Democrat John Edwards said Tuesday that he worked for a hedge fund between presidential campaigns to learn about financial markets and their relationship to poverty," the Associated Press reports. You almost have to admire someone who says something so patently untrue and is so brazen about it:
*** QUOTE ***
He said he considered going to an investment firm such as Goldman Sachs, but Fortress was the most natural fit. Presented with the suggestion that he could have taken a university class instead, he said, "That's true." . . .
*** END QUOTE ***
Nowhere in the dispatch does Edwards explain what his hedge-fund work taught him about poverty.
Reader Robert Paci notes:
*** QUOTE ***
I work in the hedge-fund industry and have yet to learn anything about poverty from the experience. In fact, I went into the into the field to avoid poverty. I think almost everyone in the industry sees it my way.
"Two-Americas" Edwards and his Bizarro World hedge fund, again:
The hedge fund that employed John Edwards markedly expanded its subprime lending business while he worked there, becoming a major player in the high-risk mortgage sector Edwards has pilloried in his presidential campaign.
The Palestinians live in a perpetual Bizzaro World of their own making, where we discover a new meaning for the word "unity":
Hamas gunmen opened fire Friday on forces of the rival Fatah and injured at least six people throughout the Gaza Strip in another setback to a new security plan aimed at halting the wave of violence plaguing the chaotic coastal area.
With 10 Palestinians wounded over a two-day period, it was the worst factional fighting since the formation of the Hamas-Fatah unity government nearly two months ago...
Finally - Barak Obama may run for president in this world, but he drives in Bizarro World:
The Democratic presidential contender was in Detroit on Monday, oozing charisma and environmental awareness as he chided local automakers for building too many big vehicles and not enough fuel-efficient hybrids...
So his choice to drive a V8 Hemi-powered Chrysler 300C emits a whiff of hypocrisy along with its exhaust fumes.
Not hypocrisy, just everyday life on the Bizarro planet...
Friday, May 11, 2007
NOT a Surrender Monkey....
Jersey has a hero; of course he's not a politician, just one of us...
A m
ale employee who works at Circuit City behind the Moorestown Mall is the unsung hero that first enabled authorities to foil the Fort Dix terror plot. Circuit City corporate spokesman Jim Babb confirmed this morning that a current employee was asked by one of the alleged terrorists to dub a Jihadist training VHS cassette into a DVD. The clerk alerted Mount Laurel police about the video in January 2006, who then contacted the FBI, which launched the investigation.
God bless this guy!
And we continue to have goats; and naturally they are the feckless Jersey liberals who worked almost hand-in-hand with these Fort Dix jihadis, via their decisions to ignore federal law:
A federal law enforcement source confirmed to FOX News that the three — Dritan "Anthony" or "Tony" Duka, 28; Shain Duka, 26; and Eljvir "Elvis" Duka, 23 — also accumulated 19 traffic citations, but because they operated in "sanctuary cites," where law enforcement does not routinely report illegal immigrants to homeland security, none of the tickets raised red flags.
The brothers entered the United States near Brownsville, Texas, in 1984, the source said, which would put their ages at 1 to 6 when they crossed the border.
Gee, where's that "open borders" crowd now?
More on these selfish New Jersey a**holes who declare their cities as "sanctuaries" for illegals, thereby endangering all Americans, can be found here.
A m
ale employee who works at Circuit City behind the Moorestown Mall is the unsung hero that first enabled authorities to foil the Fort Dix terror plot. Circuit City corporate spokesman Jim Babb confirmed this morning that a current employee was asked by one of the alleged terrorists to dub a Jihadist training VHS cassette into a DVD. The clerk alerted Mount Laurel police about the video in January 2006, who then contacted the FBI, which launched the investigation.God bless this guy!
And we continue to have goats; and naturally they are the feckless Jersey liberals who worked almost hand-in-hand with these Fort Dix jihadis, via their decisions to ignore federal law:
A federal law enforcement source confirmed to FOX News that the three — Dritan "Anthony" or "Tony" Duka, 28; Shain Duka, 26; and Eljvir "Elvis" Duka, 23 — also accumulated 19 traffic citations, but because they operated in "sanctuary cites," where law enforcement does not routinely report illegal immigrants to homeland security, none of the tickets raised red flags.
The brothers entered the United States near Brownsville, Texas, in 1984, the source said, which would put their ages at 1 to 6 when they crossed the border.
Gee, where's that "open borders" crowd now?
More on these selfish New Jersey a**holes who declare their cities as "sanctuaries" for illegals, thereby endangering all Americans, can be found here.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
New Jersey: Surrender Monkeys since 1864
Got onto this train of thought via a post at Red Generation:
As President Bush’s popularity continues to take a dive in New Jersey, I can’t help but be reminded of President Lincoln....
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was very unpopular in the state of New Jersey. So much so, that despite winning re-election in 1864 by a landslide, he lost the state of New Jersey which was only one of three Union states Lincoln lost including Delaware and Kentucky.
Lincoln lost New Jersey to George McClellan....
Let's learn a little about General McClellan's Civil War activities, shall we?
His first personal command in battle was at Rich Mountain, which he also won, but only after displaying a strong sense of caution and a reluctance to commit reserve forces that would be his hallmark for the rest of his career. His subordinate commander, William S. Rosecrans, bitterly complained that his attack was not reinforced as McClellan had agreed. Nevertheless, these two minor victories propelled McClellan to the status of national hero...
On July 26, the day he reached the capital, McClellan was appointed commander of the Military Division of the Potomac, the main Union force responsible for the defense of Washington.
Seems like it went to his head - like all liberals, he had developed a tatse for power...in a letter he wrote shortly after receiving the commission:
...by some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land. ... I almost think that were I to win some small success now I could become Dictator or anything else that might please me...
More liberal tenencies - note how he "fights like a Clinton" -
He favored a war that would impose little impact on civilian populations, and one that would require no emancipation of slaves.
And he was insanely cautious, even for a general:
McClellan's future campaigns would be strongly influenced by the overblown enemy strength estimates of his secret service chief, detective Allan Pinkerton, but in August 1861, these estimates were entirely McClellan's own. The net result was a level of extreme caution that would sap the initiative of McClellan's army and cause great condemnation by his government...
McClellan's lack of courage, and fear of fighting, became legendary:
Lincoln, as well as many other leaders and citizens of the northern states, became increasingly impatient with McClellan's slowness to attack the Confederate forces still massed near Washington. The Union defeat at the minor Battle of Ball's Bluff near Leesburg in October added to the frustration and indirectly damaged McClellan.
So Congress got into the act, which always spells disaster - now this sounds familiar:
In December, the Congress formed a Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, which became a thorn in the side of many generals throughout the war, accusing them of incompetence and, in some cases, treason.
And so does this:
After being named to the top post, McClellan began openly to cavort with Democratic leaders in Congress and show his disregard for the Republican administration. To his wife, he wrote that Lincoln was "nothing more than a well-meaning baboon," and Secretary of State William Seward was an "incompetent little puppy."
Lincoln made frequent evening visits to McClellan's house to discuss strategy. On November 13, Lincoln, Seward, and Presidential Secretary John Hay stopped by to see the general....After an hour, McClellan came in and was told by a porter that the guests were waiting. McClellan headed for his room without a word, and only after Lincoln waited another half-hour was the group informed of McClellan's retirement to bed...
Snubs of the president, along with insults, all while hanging with the Democrats! And why did the Democrats love McClellan so? Well, one might say he was the first "PC" general!
... he was the most popular of that army's commanders with its soldiers, who felt that he had their morale and well-being as paramount concerns.
Er - isn't winning a war a general's "paramount concern"? Not to the Democrats of 1861 - or 2007.
So we already know the rest of the story - McClellan gets sacked by Lincoln, non-PC generals go on to win the Civil War and eradicate slavery (two things that the liberal McClellan and his Democratic cronies had no intention of doing), and McClellan runs as the Democratic nominee against Lincoln in the 1864 Presidential election, and promptly gets his clock cleaned, this time by the electorate. Excepting New Jersey, of course....
And what did George McClellan do after the war? Why, he ran for governor of the State of New Jersey, of course! And why not - he was as in tune with New Jerseyans then as he would be today; and if he ran in 2010 on a campaign of not fighting a war, "supporting" the troops by not putting them in harm's way, and by mocking a Republican President, he would be elected in a landslide! As he was back in 1874, in a tale that sounds so familiar it could have come from today's papers:
The Republicans nominated a weak but respectable candidate in the person of Dr. William A. Newell of Cumberland County who was an unwilling sacrifice on the altar of the national fame and prominence of McClellan. McClellan toured the State with a popular response that was remarkable. His meetings were crowded and he was followed and cheered through the streets. The November election was decidedly in his favor, his majority over Newell being 12,753. This was good for those days...
So cheer up a bit, my lonesome New Jersey conservatives! We are bucking a trend of liberalism, cowardice, and liberal backstabbing that has been going on for close to one-and-a-half centuries! Let us continue to fight our fight, and take our small victories to heart, and hope that one day we can avenge poor Dr. William A. Newell....
As President Bush’s popularity continues to take a dive in New Jersey, I can’t help but be reminded of President Lincoln....
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was very unpopular in the state of New Jersey. So much so, that despite winning re-election in 1864 by a landslide, he lost the state of New Jersey which was only one of three Union states Lincoln lost including Delaware and Kentucky.
Lincoln lost New Jersey to George McClellan....
Let's learn a little about General McClellan's Civil War activities, shall we?
His first personal command in battle was at Rich Mountain, which he also won, but only after displaying a strong sense of caution and a reluctance to commit reserve forces that would be his hallmark for the rest of his career. His subordinate commander, William S. Rosecrans, bitterly complained that his attack was not reinforced as McClellan had agreed. Nevertheless, these two minor victories propelled McClellan to the status of national hero...
On July 26, the day he reached the capital, McClellan was appointed commander of the Military Division of the Potomac, the main Union force responsible for the defense of Washington.
Seems like it went to his head - like all liberals, he had developed a tatse for power...in a letter he wrote shortly after receiving the commission:
...by some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land. ... I almost think that were I to win some small success now I could become Dictator or anything else that might please me...
More liberal tenencies - note how he "fights like a Clinton" -
He favored a war that would impose little impact on civilian populations, and one that would require no emancipation of slaves.
And he was insanely cautious, even for a general:
McClellan's future campaigns would be strongly influenced by the overblown enemy strength estimates of his secret service chief, detective Allan Pinkerton, but in August 1861, these estimates were entirely McClellan's own. The net result was a level of extreme caution that would sap the initiative of McClellan's army and cause great condemnation by his government...
McClellan's lack of courage, and fear of fighting, became legendary:
Lincoln, as well as many other leaders and citizens of the northern states, became increasingly impatient with McClellan's slowness to attack the Confederate forces still massed near Washington. The Union defeat at the minor Battle of Ball's Bluff near Leesburg in October added to the frustration and indirectly damaged McClellan.
So Congress got into the act, which always spells disaster - now this sounds familiar:
In December, the Congress formed a Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, which became a thorn in the side of many generals throughout the war, accusing them of incompetence and, in some cases, treason.
And so does this:
After being named to the top post, McClellan began openly to cavort with Democratic leaders in Congress and show his disregard for the Republican administration. To his wife, he wrote that Lincoln was "nothing more than a well-meaning baboon," and Secretary of State William Seward was an "incompetent little puppy."
Lincoln made frequent evening visits to McClellan's house to discuss strategy. On November 13, Lincoln, Seward, and Presidential Secretary John Hay stopped by to see the general....After an hour, McClellan came in and was told by a porter that the guests were waiting. McClellan headed for his room without a word, and only after Lincoln waited another half-hour was the group informed of McClellan's retirement to bed...
Snubs of the president, along with insults, all while hanging with the Democrats! And why did the Democrats love McClellan so? Well, one might say he was the first "PC" general!
... he was the most popular of that army's commanders with its soldiers, who felt that he had their morale and well-being as paramount concerns.
Er - isn't winning a war a general's "paramount concern"? Not to the Democrats of 1861 - or 2007.
So we already know the rest of the story - McClellan gets sacked by Lincoln, non-PC generals go on to win the Civil War and eradicate slavery (two things that the liberal McClellan and his Democratic cronies had no intention of doing), and McClellan runs as the Democratic nominee against Lincoln in the 1864 Presidential election, and promptly gets his clock cleaned, this time by the electorate. Excepting New Jersey, of course....
And what did George McClellan do after the war? Why, he ran for governor of the State of New Jersey, of course! And why not - he was as in tune with New Jerseyans then as he would be today; and if he ran in 2010 on a campaign of not fighting a war, "supporting" the troops by not putting them in harm's way, and by mocking a Republican President, he would be elected in a landslide! As he was back in 1874, in a tale that sounds so familiar it could have come from today's papers:
The Republicans nominated a weak but respectable candidate in the person of Dr. William A. Newell of Cumberland County who was an unwilling sacrifice on the altar of the national fame and prominence of McClellan. McClellan toured the State with a popular response that was remarkable. His meetings were crowded and he was followed and cheered through the streets. The November election was decidedly in his favor, his majority over Newell being 12,753. This was good for those days...
So cheer up a bit, my lonesome New Jersey conservatives! We are bucking a trend of liberalism, cowardice, and liberal backstabbing that has been going on for close to one-and-a-half centuries! Let us continue to fight our fight, and take our small victories to heart, and hope that one day we can avenge poor Dr. William A. Newell....
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
New Jersey: Jihad's Favorite Training Base !
By now, I am sure you know about this:
FORT DIX, N.J. - Six foreign-born Muslims were arrested and accused Tuesday of plotting to attack Fort Dix and slaughter scores of U.S. soldiers — a scheme the FBI says was foiled when the men asked a store clerk to copy a video of them firing assault weapons and screaming about jihad.
The defendants, all men in their 20s from the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East, include a pizza deliveryman suspected of using his job to scout out the military base.
Their goal was "to kill as many American soldiers as possible" with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and guns, prosecutors said.
Ah, that's the religion of peace for you! But here's a fact that most of the liberal media is trying to sweep under the proverbial rug:
Four of the men were born in the former Yugoslavia, one was born in Jordan and one came from Turkey, authorities said. All had lived in the United States for years. Three were in the United States illegally; two had green cards allowing them to stay in this country permanently; and the sixth is a U.S. citizen.
Illegal aliens! The hell you say! I thought they only came here to earn an honest living?
And why have so many of the terrorist-type aliens - like the fellows above, and oh yeah - the 9/11 hijackers - found New Jersey to be a safe haven? Maybe because of useful idiots like these, who make this state an illegal immigrant paradise:
In the aftermath of a series of raids in 2004, the town council in this historic borough of 5,300 --unanimously approved a sort of immigrant bill of rights. Joining a growing list of cities enacting a no-questions-asked policy on immigration status, Hightstown now allows its undocumented residents to officially interact with local police and access city services without fear of being reported to federal authorities.
And how about these dopes in Hackensack, who are concerned about rights - not yours or mine, of course, but:
New Jersey's illegal immigrant population has grown so dramatically in size and impact in the last decade that the League of Municipalities has formed a task force to study the community and its effect on the state in general.
Advocates believe New Jersey could have close to 1 million illegal immigrants...
Bill Dressel Jr., executive director of the league, said the task force must decide how to balance the rights of illegal immigrants against the quality of life issues that affect all state residents...
Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa knows what he will tell the task force if he is asked for input:
"My main challenge as police chief is to make sure everybody in my community feels connected, if they're here legally or not. I don't want anyone to feel left out or left behind," Zisa said.
Great job, Chief ! You stay concerned with the "feelings" of folks, and "rights" of people whose very presence is illegal, and we'll just keep dodging the bullets from the jihadis !
More reports from paradise here...ask Chief Zisa about the rights of the raped women, OK? The illegal perp knows his rights; he's using his fifth lawyer, on my dime. How much will this Fort Dix jihadi case cost New Jersey taxpayers? After all, we need to be concerned about the rights of our illegal alien American-hating terrorists, too!
And in the meantime, let's just keep the "Welcome" mat out in New Jersey for any criminal who wishes to wander in, regardless of their motivations and intentions. And let's not forget to keep funneling them our tax dollars, as well!
Michelle Malkin has more on New Jersey's contribution to the war on America...and if you think Muslim extremists are not part of the illegal alien debate, I dare you to look here.
UPDATE: More Jersey stupidity here - back from '06, but the attitude shown is a direct causation of New Jersey's status as jihad homeland:
Two state assemblymen, Joseph Vas and Douglas C. Fisher, have partnered to offer legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain special driving certificates in an effort to tackle rising concern about unlicensed and uninsured motorists on New Jersey's roadways...
"Undocumented immigrants"?
Is a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmaceutical distributer"?
Somewhere, George Orwell smiles grimly...
FORT DIX, N.J. - Six foreign-born Muslims were arrested and accused Tuesday of plotting to attack Fort Dix and slaughter scores of U.S. soldiers — a scheme the FBI says was foiled when the men asked a store clerk to copy a video of them firing assault weapons and screaming about jihad.
The defendants, all men in their 20s from the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East, include a pizza deliveryman suspected of using his job to scout out the military base.
Their goal was "to kill as many American soldiers as possible" with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and guns, prosecutors said.
Ah, that's the religion of peace for you! But here's a fact that most of the liberal media is trying to sweep under the proverbial rug:
Four of the men were born in the former Yugoslavia, one was born in Jordan and one came from Turkey, authorities said. All had lived in the United States for years. Three were in the United States illegally; two had green cards allowing them to stay in this country permanently; and the sixth is a U.S. citizen.
Illegal aliens! The hell you say! I thought they only came here to earn an honest living?
And why have so many of the terrorist-type aliens - like the fellows above, and oh yeah - the 9/11 hijackers - found New Jersey to be a safe haven? Maybe because of useful idiots like these, who make this state an illegal immigrant paradise:
In the aftermath of a series of raids in 2004, the town council in this historic borough of 5,300 --unanimously approved a sort of immigrant bill of rights. Joining a growing list of cities enacting a no-questions-asked policy on immigration status, Hightstown now allows its undocumented residents to officially interact with local police and access city services without fear of being reported to federal authorities.
And how about these dopes in Hackensack, who are concerned about rights - not yours or mine, of course, but:
New Jersey's illegal immigrant population has grown so dramatically in size and impact in the last decade that the League of Municipalities has formed a task force to study the community and its effect on the state in general.
Advocates believe New Jersey could have close to 1 million illegal immigrants...
Bill Dressel Jr., executive director of the league, said the task force must decide how to balance the rights of illegal immigrants against the quality of life issues that affect all state residents...
Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa knows what he will tell the task force if he is asked for input:
"My main challenge as police chief is to make sure everybody in my community feels connected, if they're here legally or not. I don't want anyone to feel left out or left behind," Zisa said.
Great job, Chief ! You stay concerned with the "feelings" of folks, and "rights" of people whose very presence is illegal, and we'll just keep dodging the bullets from the jihadis !
More reports from paradise here...ask Chief Zisa about the rights of the raped women, OK? The illegal perp knows his rights; he's using his fifth lawyer, on my dime. How much will this Fort Dix jihadi case cost New Jersey taxpayers? After all, we need to be concerned about the rights of our illegal alien American-hating terrorists, too!
And in the meantime, let's just keep the "Welcome" mat out in New Jersey for any criminal who wishes to wander in, regardless of their motivations and intentions. And let's not forget to keep funneling them our tax dollars, as well!
Michelle Malkin has more on New Jersey's contribution to the war on America...and if you think Muslim extremists are not part of the illegal alien debate, I dare you to look here.
UPDATE: More Jersey stupidity here - back from '06, but the attitude shown is a direct causation of New Jersey's status as jihad homeland:
Two state assemblymen, Joseph Vas and Douglas C. Fisher, have partnered to offer legislation that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain special driving certificates in an effort to tackle rising concern about unlicensed and uninsured motorists on New Jersey's roadways...
"Undocumented immigrants"?
Is a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmaceutical distributer"?
Somewhere, George Orwell smiles grimly...
The Nefarious Trooper Davey Jones - A Roundup
Lots of news and opinion in the blogosphere regarding the hateful vengence taken by New Jersey state trooper and union leader Davey Jones against folks that dare to speak out against his corrupt minions; in particular, his recent actions regarding "The Jersey Guys" on FM101.5 (WKXW).
Here, Jones tries to justify his public blackmail of "The Jersey Guys" - from the Liberty Post:
Jones said in his press conference that ever since the media reported on the circumstances surrounding Corzine’s high-speed crash, motorists are arguing more with police when they are stopped.
“People are immediately becoming confrontational as to the lawful authority and to the probable cause that happens with why these stops are taking place,'’ Jones said
People arguing with police over a traffic stop? Unheard of! They should be dragged to the shoulder of the Turnpike and shot!
Of course, Jones doesn't provide any proof of his alleged "escalation" (the New York Times investigates and dismisses Jones' claim), although based on the shakedowns the state police conduct of law-abiding citizens on a daily basis, it is long overdue. But hey, since when do fascists need proof, anyway?
Reaction on WKXW’s “Late Night With Tommy G” radio program was swift and harsh.
“It all comes down to intimidation and retaliation. In Communist countries they control the media and people’s opinions using intimidation as a tool....said Tommy G during his radio program.
One caller, who identified himself as a U.S. Navy veteran, said “This guy sounds like a street thug. Free speech is something we’re fighting for.”
See what happens in a state where government employees and union bosses run the show? Toe the "party line", or else...remember, we know where you live!
Great comments at Homeland Stupidity:
- If David Jones has no problem harassing such a public person, what would he do to a private citizen?
- This guy shouldn’t just be fired. Davy Jones needs to be put in prison. His actions violate not only the public trust, but the spirit (if not the letter) of the US and NJ Constitutions.
His actions are reprehensible and are more line with a mafia boss, than police officer …
- Isn’t making a terroristic threat a felony? Last time I heard it was.
MarchDecember has more posts from the trooper's message boards:
Let's really give them something to complain about.... We must all do this together. Don't let the brass tell us any different.... When they were on the road, they could deal with people the way they needed to be treated, but unfortunately it is a different time.... Crush 'em in May."
"Crush the whole month of May and slow down for the next 5-7 weeks."
"Just hang out in the right lane doing 70 and pick off the first (expletive) that goes by, shouldn't take long considering our plummeting respect."
Well, jeez, Trooper Jackrod...that plan will really help you regain respect!
The Radio Equalizer has a theory:
In this post- Imus environment, it's clearly open season on talk show hosts. Disagree with one? It's now apparently okay to make threats and intimidate their families. What's next?
The editorial page of the Courier-Post:
Jones and the anonymous troopers who want to "hammer" motorists might represent many state police, but they don't represent the people they are paid to protect. Rabner should rein in these renegades and punish Jones, who has put the safety of a radio host at risk to satisfy his own anger. It's a sheer abuse of power.
Want to see some defense of Davey Jones? Why, just go to the NJLawman.com Police and Law Enforcement Forum! Their comments on the story, in a thread entitled "The War has Begun!":
-hahaha, i love that the jersey boys are running and hiding like the bitche$ they are. Its easy to sit behind a mic and be a harda$$, but when it comes down to it, they are two little girls.
-28 years on the job, its called a get out of jail free card
-At least Jones had the balls to say what was on his mind.
More Monmouth Musings has some advice, and wisdom:
If you happen to be pulled over by a state trooper, turn off the radio on your way the the glove box for your registration and insurance card.
Jones made an already tough job, State Trooper, tougher. Animous between the general public and the State Police is not generally warranted and not healthy. He should resign, for the benefit of his members and for the benefit of the people of New Jersey.
Could you imagine something like this happening in New York City? Yeah, me neither, because they have a professional policing force, not a bunch of whiny, self-indulgent thugs who gleefully brag about planning to abuse their power. And who can blame them, with leadership like trooper Jones? Is he just typical of the State Police, or have they been molded in his own image?
And whose image does it remind you of, incidentally?
And I would bet that Jones is most surprised of all at the resulting uproar - who are we to question him, a State Trooper and a Union Boss? He's the power in the People's Republic of New Jersey! We're nothing!
Either way, the state would be better off if this man's career was sent to "Davey Jones' locker"...
Sorry - I couldn't help myself....
Saturday, May 05, 2007
New Jersey State Police: Crushing Dissent, Spreading Fear, Engaging in Crimes?
No room for reasoned debate in New Jersey, not if you are talking about two of their most nefarious and corrupt organizations: the State Police, and state employee unions. Even worse when they are both mixed into one - it's a lethal cocktail; watch how it explodes ...
Mr. Craig Carton, host of FM101.5's afternoon program "The Jersey Guys", disclosed information he got from a police message board in which some anonymous posters discussed launching a ticket-writing campaign as retaliation for criticism police faced in the aftermath of Gov. Corzine's recent auto accident. A brave citizen whistle-blower, right? Not in the eyes of the State Police union chief; and he took revenge like the vicious thug that he is:
State Police union leader David Jones agreed Friday to stop publicizing personal information about New Jersey 101.5 FM radio hosts and executives, after an afternoon meeting with State Police Superintendent Col. Joseph "Rick" Fuentes.
The union leader and superintendent sat down a day after an enraged Jones held a news conference at which he displayed for cameras the home address and license plate number of "Jersey Guys" host Craig Carton. Jones said Thursday he would continue disseminating personal information about other 101.5 employees and the show's sponsors.
The state Office of the Attorney General is reviewing Jones' actions. Della Fave said the police sought an opinion from the office about whether Jones violated any laws or ethical rules during his news conference.
Carton, who left the air Thursday, hours after Jones' news conference, was back on his regular show Friday afternoon and spent his time railing against the president of the State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey. Carton said he felt Jones had threatened him and his family.
I guarantee Jones will get off the hook, free to intimidate and destory the lives of any citizen who dares criticize him or his foul union.
Imagine if Carton was revealing a plan by some big business to rip off its customers - he would be hailed as a hero. Spill the beans about a police plot to essentially steal from New Jersey's middle class, and watch threats to you and your family go ignored, while the state's Democratic machine turns the other way,willing to sacrifice your freedom for their votes.
Be aware, Right, Wing Nut! is not some kind of "F**k the Police" website. But let it be said, that after living in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Missouri, and Los Angeles, I have found New Jersey's police to be by far the most rude, corrupt, and inept of the lot - not to mention the most overtly hostile to the citizens they allegedly "protect and serve". And they are backed by a court system that realizes their number one priority is to collect revenues and to protect their pathetic revenue collectors - masquerading as law enforcement agents - and "justice" is thus dispensed accordingly.
Again, your humble blogger is no reflexive cop-hater. As a matter of fact (in a story that will not be told here!), I was once arrested, cuffed, processed and hauled in front of the court system in New York City, and I left the experience with more respect and regard for the police and judges in New York than I had prior to my little "indiscretion". The NYPD are the quintessential policing professionals; in comparison, the New Jersey state police are hidebound rednecks, taking their cues from small-town Southern sheriffs and other assorted jerkwater law enforcement thugs. And their leader, Davey Jones, epitomizes their attitude in its entirety, by implicitly threatening any whom dare expose the dirty work his cadres are up to. Do you think this lesson will not be learned by the next person who can produce evidence of possible malfeasence by Jones' Imperial Troopers? Davey is laughing right now, he knows he wins...
Want to know what it was like for a black man to be stopped down in Alabama in the Jim Crow '60's? Try dealing with a New Jersey police officer on any given Sunday....
UPDATE 5/6: The remarks, which Carton reported, on the trooper's message board - via Freedom for Some:
- "Great idea, Absolutely hammer everyone (obviously except cops and family) who does 1 m.p.h. over the limit., Let's really give them something to complain about."
- "I am all for the May 1st blitz, Better start pre-signing my summonses."
- "Everyone has to take part in this, We are taking an absolute beating from the public and media, and so-called officers are doing nothing about it to protect or support us in any way. May 1st, spread the word. It's go time."
Freedom (who has audio links to Jone's tirade) comments:
Rogue state troopers in New Jersey are not uncommon. If I were Craig Carton... I'd be scared, very scared. Let's remember, this is NJ, and we all know people don't care about the law, especially people of power...
Mr. Craig Carton, host of FM101.5's afternoon program "The Jersey Guys", disclosed information he got from a police message board in which some anonymous posters discussed launching a ticket-writing campaign as retaliation for criticism police faced in the aftermath of Gov. Corzine's recent auto accident. A brave citizen whistle-blower, right? Not in the eyes of the State Police union chief; and he took revenge like the vicious thug that he is:
State Police union leader David Jones agreed Friday to stop publicizing personal information about New Jersey 101.5 FM radio hosts and executives, after an afternoon meeting with State Police Superintendent Col. Joseph "Rick" Fuentes.
The union leader and superintendent sat down a day after an enraged Jones held a news conference at which he displayed for cameras the home address and license plate number of "Jersey Guys" host Craig Carton. Jones said Thursday he would continue disseminating personal information about other 101.5 employees and the show's sponsors.
The state Office of the Attorney General is reviewing Jones' actions. Della Fave said the police sought an opinion from the office about whether Jones violated any laws or ethical rules during his news conference.
Carton, who left the air Thursday, hours after Jones' news conference, was back on his regular show Friday afternoon and spent his time railing against the president of the State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey. Carton said he felt Jones had threatened him and his family.
I guarantee Jones will get off the hook, free to intimidate and destory the lives of any citizen who dares criticize him or his foul union.
Imagine if Carton was revealing a plan by some big business to rip off its customers - he would be hailed as a hero. Spill the beans about a police plot to essentially steal from New Jersey's middle class, and watch threats to you and your family go ignored, while the state's Democratic machine turns the other way,willing to sacrifice your freedom for their votes.
Be aware, Right, Wing Nut! is not some kind of "F**k the Police" website. But let it be said, that after living in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Missouri, and Los Angeles, I have found New Jersey's police to be by far the most rude, corrupt, and inept of the lot - not to mention the most overtly hostile to the citizens they allegedly "protect and serve". And they are backed by a court system that realizes their number one priority is to collect revenues and to protect their pathetic revenue collectors - masquerading as law enforcement agents - and "justice" is thus dispensed accordingly.
Again, your humble blogger is no reflexive cop-hater. As a matter of fact (in a story that will not be told here!), I was once arrested, cuffed, processed and hauled in front of the court system in New York City, and I left the experience with more respect and regard for the police and judges in New York than I had prior to my little "indiscretion". The NYPD are the quintessential policing professionals; in comparison, the New Jersey state police are hidebound rednecks, taking their cues from small-town Southern sheriffs and other assorted jerkwater law enforcement thugs. And their leader, Davey Jones, epitomizes their attitude in its entirety, by implicitly threatening any whom dare expose the dirty work his cadres are up to. Do you think this lesson will not be learned by the next person who can produce evidence of possible malfeasence by Jones' Imperial Troopers? Davey is laughing right now, he knows he wins...
Want to know what it was like for a black man to be stopped down in Alabama in the Jim Crow '60's? Try dealing with a New Jersey police officer on any given Sunday....
UPDATE 5/6: The remarks, which Carton reported, on the trooper's message board - via Freedom for Some:
- "Great idea, Absolutely hammer everyone (obviously except cops and family) who does 1 m.p.h. over the limit., Let's really give them something to complain about."
- "I am all for the May 1st blitz, Better start pre-signing my summonses."
- "Everyone has to take part in this, We are taking an absolute beating from the public and media, and so-called officers are doing nothing about it to protect or support us in any way. May 1st, spread the word. It's go time."
Freedom (who has audio links to Jone's tirade) comments:
Rogue state troopers in New Jersey are not uncommon. If I were Craig Carton... I'd be scared, very scared. Let's remember, this is NJ, and we all know people don't care about the law, especially people of power...
Friday, May 04, 2007
Racism in the NBA? Not a Slam-Dunk...
Maybe we should just call it "Revenge of the Nerds" - all those scrawny white kids (like me!) who just didn't have what it takes to compete in athletics are now sequestered in the elite's ivory towers, trying to take down sports as a measure of achievement once and for all:
Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at Penn's Wharton School, and Joseph Price, a graduate economics student at Cornell, have written a paper saying white referees call fouls at a greater rate against black players than against white players. They also state that the findings of their research worked the other way, too, but that black officials don't do white players wrong as much.
Ooooh! An assistant professor and a grad student! Towers of the intellect, they are! In the same article, Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise applies common sense (unheard of in liberal circles) to take these punks down:
Ask any old-time referee, most of whom are white: The two most reviled players in the history of the NBA by officials were Rick Barry and Christian Laettner. It had nothing to do with their race, which is white. It had everything to do with the content of their on-court character, which ran between whiny and insufferable.
Rasheed Wallace is well on his way to supplanting both players, but not because he's black; Wallace morphed into a persecuted fool every time he got called for a foul.
When you get through the data, this is nothing more than a numbers facade, an extrapolation of facts employed to meet a desired end. At the center of the study is a huge fallacy: that referees want to punish players who don't look like them.
Meanwhile, it seems as if the New York Times is gearing up for saturation coverage (like their ill-fated Augusta Crusade of a few years back) of a perceived discrimination issue in sports, the one field where their leftist viewpoint holds such little water. For analysis of the issue, they go to an obviously unbiased source:
Ian Ayres of Yale Law School, the author of “Pervasive Prejudice?” and an expert in testing for how subtle racial bias, also known as implicit association, appears in interactions...
He tells us we are ALL racists, and our mean little selves just can't help it:
When you force people to make snap decisions, they often can’t keep themselves from subconsciously treating blacks different than whites, men different from women.”
Is every ball/strike call made over the course of a baseball game defined by the race of the batter/umpire? According to Ayres, it must be....
Timeswatch mocks the shoddy opportunistic ethics used in reporting this story:
Would the Times have publicized an anti-global warming paper on its front page with these loose standards? The paper by Mr. Wolfers and Mr. Price has yet to undergo formal peer review before publication in an economic journal...
Ooops! Minor detail, that!
Longtime New York Post sportwriter Peter Vecsey slaps this silliness away as well, and calls it what it is:
I'm writing off a "study" by a University of Pennsylvania assistant professor and a graduate student - claiming white whistleblowers mark up foul calls on African-American ballers - as just another ivory-tower educator and his runner stirring up counterfeit controversy and justifying salary.
Yup, it doesn't get any more scientific than collecting data by perusing box scores and viewing pictures of refereeing crews.
Next on tap for the New York Times:
* An exclusive front-page report claiming money is the root of all evil.
* Most penalties in the NHL are called on white players.
* Michael Jordan left baseball because he kept getting his strike zone squeezed by white umpires.
* NBA female referees only call fouls on male players.
Thank our liberal elite for finding racism and discrimination under every rock, and in every nook and cranny, of American life - whether it is there or not. If they knew anything about sports (or the military, for that matter) they would realize that the playing field (or the battlefield) is the ultimate equalizer - it's only about winning (or living), and picking your 'mates based on race is suicide, plain and simple.
But that is common sense - and real life - neither of which exists in the ivory tower...
UPDATE 5/5: NBA Commissioner David Stern trashes the study, and the Times, here.
Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at Penn's Wharton School, and Joseph Price, a graduate economics student at Cornell, have written a paper saying white referees call fouls at a greater rate against black players than against white players. They also state that the findings of their research worked the other way, too, but that black officials don't do white players wrong as much.
Ooooh! An assistant professor and a grad student! Towers of the intellect, they are! In the same article, Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise applies common sense (unheard of in liberal circles) to take these punks down:
Ask any old-time referee, most of whom are white: The two most reviled players in the history of the NBA by officials were Rick Barry and Christian Laettner. It had nothing to do with their race, which is white. It had everything to do with the content of their on-court character, which ran between whiny and insufferable.
Rasheed Wallace is well on his way to supplanting both players, but not because he's black; Wallace morphed into a persecuted fool every time he got called for a foul.
When you get through the data, this is nothing more than a numbers facade, an extrapolation of facts employed to meet a desired end. At the center of the study is a huge fallacy: that referees want to punish players who don't look like them.
Meanwhile, it seems as if the New York Times is gearing up for saturation coverage (like their ill-fated Augusta Crusade of a few years back) of a perceived discrimination issue in sports, the one field where their leftist viewpoint holds such little water. For analysis of the issue, they go to an obviously unbiased source:
Ian Ayres of Yale Law School, the author of “Pervasive Prejudice?” and an expert in testing for how subtle racial bias, also known as implicit association, appears in interactions...
He tells us we are ALL racists, and our mean little selves just can't help it:
When you force people to make snap decisions, they often can’t keep themselves from subconsciously treating blacks different than whites, men different from women.”
Is every ball/strike call made over the course of a baseball game defined by the race of the batter/umpire? According to Ayres, it must be....
Timeswatch mocks the shoddy opportunistic ethics used in reporting this story:
Would the Times have publicized an anti-global warming paper on its front page with these loose standards? The paper by Mr. Wolfers and Mr. Price has yet to undergo formal peer review before publication in an economic journal...
Ooops! Minor detail, that!
Longtime New York Post sportwriter Peter Vecsey slaps this silliness away as well, and calls it what it is:
I'm writing off a "study" by a University of Pennsylvania assistant professor and a graduate student - claiming white whistleblowers mark up foul calls on African-American ballers - as just another ivory-tower educator and his runner stirring up counterfeit controversy and justifying salary.
Yup, it doesn't get any more scientific than collecting data by perusing box scores and viewing pictures of refereeing crews.
Next on tap for the New York Times:
* An exclusive front-page report claiming money is the root of all evil.
* Most penalties in the NHL are called on white players.
* Michael Jordan left baseball because he kept getting his strike zone squeezed by white umpires.
* NBA female referees only call fouls on male players.
Thank our liberal elite for finding racism and discrimination under every rock, and in every nook and cranny, of American life - whether it is there or not. If they knew anything about sports (or the military, for that matter) they would realize that the playing field (or the battlefield) is the ultimate equalizer - it's only about winning (or living), and picking your 'mates based on race is suicide, plain and simple.
But that is common sense - and real life - neither of which exists in the ivory tower...
UPDATE 5/5: NBA Commissioner David Stern trashes the study, and the Times, here.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Fashion Sense
Ah, those wacky Brits...
People - including celebrities like Keira Knightley - were lining up for hours to buy an 'eco-friendly' grocery bag emblazoned with the words "I'm Not a Plastic Bag". You know, because you're not REALLY a friend of the earth unless you're telling everyone how very virtuous and unselfish you are.
Well, they "queue" up in Britain, don't they?
Marked with the slogan "I'm not a plastic bag" - the bag (reusable cotton) is part of a campaign to make consumers more aware of the perils of plastic bags.
By the time the bags went on sale at 8am queues were snaking around buildings with thousands of women, and a few men, hoping to snap up a Hindmarch creation. As tension grew, one woman was heard declaring, "You know I will fight for one of these bags don't you?"
Some 20,000 of the bags, selling for £5, were up for sale. But with just a small number of bags in each store, only the most devoted of shoppers were successful.
By 9am many stores had already sold out and by lunchtime they had sold out at all 450 stores...
Ah, but leave it to a cheeky American expat in stodgy old England to put this gaggle of self-rightous poseurs in their proper place:
The "I'm NOT a smug twat" bag is a reaction to the it-bag phenomenon, a reaction to the faddishness of fashion...and it helps you avoid using plastic bags! As seen in the London Evening Standard and the Daily Mail, the "I'm NOT a smug twat" bag has become a phenomenon in turn. Work the irony out for yourself...Not available in major multiple retailers. Not made halfway across the world...
At post time, this product is sold out....
Should be paired with "'Merchants of the Myth'"...
Maybe if it was listed as a comedy...but no, Virgin Atlantic Airways is offering passengers a viewing of paranoid-wacko-conspiracy 9/11 truther flick Loose Change. Virgin describes this bilge-fest as a documentary, and provides us with a teaser:
Was 9/11 a government set up? You decide.
Everyone’s talking about it so we thought you’d like to see the film that started out as a home movie and became one of the most downloaded documentaries of all time. Was 9/11 a government set up? Were the twin towers brought down in a controlled explosion for an insurance payday?
These questions and more are posed in this controversial film, seen by millions, derided by many. Now it’s your chance to make up your own mind.
"Everyone's talking about it"? Maybe in the Virgin boardroom...TIm Blair can tell you how to contact the decision-makers here....
Incidentally, 'Merchants of the Myth' is a Iranian Holocaust-denial flick, and a perfect match for "Loose Change" ...Virgin should just run it as a double feature, since, you know, everyone's talking about it...
Was 9/11 a government set up? You decide.
Everyone’s talking about it so we thought you’d like to see the film that started out as a home movie and became one of the most downloaded documentaries of all time. Was 9/11 a government set up? Were the twin towers brought down in a controlled explosion for an insurance payday?
These questions and more are posed in this controversial film, seen by millions, derided by many. Now it’s your chance to make up your own mind.
"Everyone's talking about it"? Maybe in the Virgin boardroom...TIm Blair can tell you how to contact the decision-makers here....
Incidentally, 'Merchants of the Myth' is a Iranian Holocaust-denial flick, and a perfect match for "Loose Change" ...Virgin should just run it as a double feature, since, you know, everyone's talking about it...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Anti-Americanism, examined...
David Medienkritik posts a translation from the German magazine Die Zeit, where a pretty fair evaluation of the phenomenon of anti-Americanism is laid out...some excerpts:
Everything American has become radioactive in (Western) Europe – whoever comes into contact with it too closely and for too long becomes contaminated to the point of unelectability...
....something potentially universal, a form of worldwide bellyaching in varying strengths, is to be seen in the criticism of the United States. Anti-Americanism is a new global ideology, the “Leitkultur” for protest against prevailing conditions....
...it is today, above all, the unfortunate consciousness of the Arab world that, in contrast to the American dominated West, is experiencing its own backwardness, in a paradoxical mixture of disgust and fascination: “Yankee, go home, but take me with you!”
Medienkritik is the best German blogger out there; his site does a magnificant job in exposing some of the purile anti-American biases that persist in the European media. The above post is a positive example of the type of sober analysis that has long been lacking from the German media in particular (although that could apply broadly across the Continent). Click over and take a read...
Everything American has become radioactive in (Western) Europe – whoever comes into contact with it too closely and for too long becomes contaminated to the point of unelectability...
....something potentially universal, a form of worldwide bellyaching in varying strengths, is to be seen in the criticism of the United States. Anti-Americanism is a new global ideology, the “Leitkultur” for protest against prevailing conditions....
...it is today, above all, the unfortunate consciousness of the Arab world that, in contrast to the American dominated West, is experiencing its own backwardness, in a paradoxical mixture of disgust and fascination: “Yankee, go home, but take me with you!”
Medienkritik is the best German blogger out there; his site does a magnificant job in exposing some of the purile anti-American biases that persist in the European media. The above post is a positive example of the type of sober analysis that has long been lacking from the German media in particular (although that could apply broadly across the Continent). Click over and take a read...
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