Time of Mourning

Yesterday, after a long illness, my wife passed away. My daughters and I are in mourning and would be grateful for your prayers. She was always very supportive of my blogging and I will strive to continue to post again as I can bring myself to do it.

Pelosi's Prison Release Program

THE "NEW MISDIRECTION"

Say We Are Peaceful Or We'll Kill You

Ali Bardakoglu, who heads Ankara's Directorate General for Religious Affairs, thinks that when the pope visits Turkey next week, he should say he believes Islam, like Christianity, to be a religion of peace. "I think the attitude the Pope should take is that neither Islam nor Christianity is a source of violence," he stated. I read this right after finishing an article that told of hundreds of schools in southern Thailand that will close because of attacks by Muslims against teachers and schools. Inspired by their "peaceful" religion, attackers shot a school principal on Friday, and then set his body on fire. It was Ali Bardakoglu who called criticism of Islam a serious threat to world peace. Why would that be? Is Islam peaceful as long as everyone tiptoes around it? That does not even appear to be true.

In a previous statement Ali said of the pope, "I do not think any good will come from the visit to the Muslim world of a person who has such ideas about Islam's prophet. He should first of all replace the grudge in his heart with moral values and respect for the other." This must be because of the respect and tolerance accorded to others by the prophet's psychotics. Remember, this is the country that banned Piglet from their cartoons. Sure, we all believe you're a rational, peaceful lot because you say so. When pigs fly!

Gruesome Granny Of Hamas

Fatma Najar, 57, was a grandmother. On Thursday afternoon she approache IDF soldiers in Gaza with an explosive device strapped to her and carrying an M-16 assault rifle. She died, becoming the second thwarted suicide terror attack against the IDF in Gaza in the past month.

On a video released by Hamas, the woman read out a statement saying said she wanted to dedicate her death to Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas. "I offer myself as a sacrifice to God and to the homeland," she said.

"I am very proud of what she did. Allahu Akbar," said one of her sons.

Hamas targets the innocent, uses human shields and now recruits grandmothers to commit homicide by suicide. These people may be the most craven swine known to mankind. Still, they find supporters and collaborators throughout the Western world. Obviously we have our own suicidal element working against the survival of our civilization. Both enemies need to be dealt with, quickly and decisively.

Hat tip ynet.

Kramer Cartoon Continues

YOU'RE ALL DESPICABLE!

This whole Michael Richards news event is turning out like a Seinfeld episode. First we had the two ridiculous "reverends" Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton brought into the script and now ambulance chaser Gloria Allred has written herself into a scene. The two men upon whom Richards launched his verbal assault want some money for their pain and suffering (no one expects to be insulted in a comedy club). "It is not enough to go on television and say ‘I'm sorry,'" Allred said. (Of course not where's the money, publicity and entertainment in that?)

"We are issuing a challenge to Michael Richards." That would require Richards to meet face-to-face with the two men in front of a judge. "We want the retired judge to make a recommendation on how much Michael Richards should pay to compensate our clients," Allred said.

Al Sharpton, being the kind of "reverend" he is won't accept an apology. Way to go and glorify God with your Christian forgiveness there Al! By the way, exactly what religion and/or church is Al a reverend for?

We're dealing with cartoon characters come to life, from Richards right on through to Allred. I hope this comedy doesn't get renewed for another season.

Check out China View and CNN here .

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone has a happy and blessed Thanksgiving weekend.

The Wicked Witch Of The West Says, "Surrender America"

BEWARE! Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has announced that House Donks will hold a forum on Iraq next week. Here is the beginning of the end. Maj. Gen. John Batiste, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski will join Democrat lawmakers on Dec. 5 to discuss a way "forward" in Iraq. "The war in Iraq is one of the most critical issues confronting our nation, and the American people have clearly called for a New Direction in Iraq," Pelosi said. "We know that 'stay the course' is not working, has not made our country safer, has not honored the commitment to our troops, and has not brought stability to the region. I look forward to hearing from our distinguished group of experts as House Democrats discuss the deteriorating situation in Iraq."

The Donks "New Misdirection" is what Pelosi is talking about. How does she know our country is not safer; How does one empirically test that? What commitment to our troops has not been honored? And I find it hard to believe that anyone is naive enough to believe stability in that part of the world is achievable that quickly.

If another terrorist attack happens, during the Donk control of Congress, count on them to disavow any responsibility and still try to blame it on Bush. But, come January, Nancy and her boys have ownership and we shall see what this "distinguished group of experts" do to improve national security.

Hat tip CNSNews.

The King Who Would Be God

King Gyanendra of Nepal has been branded a criminal and Nepal’s prime minister has hinted that criminal charges are possible.

A government commission has found him responsible for a brutal crackdown on the protesters who forced him to give up direct rule in April. He has since been stripped of his powers, command over the army, and immunity from prosecution.

The king of Nepal is traditionally regarded as an incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu, but Maoist rebels are pushing for the 240-year-old monarchy to be abolished.

In 2004 Gyanendra said “On the living-god thing, let me interpret it this way: we were given the personification of Vishnu. But I’m a pragmatic person. I’ve never said I’m God” How right he was or we might be seeing God in the dock.

Hat tip Times On Line and The Columbus Dispatch.

Talk About Your Cold Case File

Was this Jack the Ripper?

According to an article in the The Times of India, Jack the Ripper was short, stocky and about 30 years old "frighteningly normal" according to a profile of the notorious Victorian-era killer published on Monday using state-of-the-art technology.

Laura Richards, head of analysis for the Metropolitan Police's Violent Crime Command, has drawn up what is believed to be the most accurate portrait of the murderer after analysing evidence from the case using modern police techniques. She claims that the evidence from 118-years ago shows that the ripper was between 25 and 35 years old, had a stocky build, and stood between five feet five inches and five feet seven inches tall.

"We can name the street where he probably lived and we can see what he looked like; and we can explain, finally, why this killer eluded justice," Richards said.

Doesn't it seem these efforts could be put to better use on cases where the killers might be less than 150 years old?

Hat tip to Yahoo news for the picture.

Kerry Circus Continues

John Kerry not only lies to others, he lies to himself as well. On Sunday, he stated his "botched joke" that intimated if you're uneducated and/or stupid you could wind up in the military, would not undermine his White house bid in 2008.

Kerry said he decided to keep a low profile at the end of the last election.

"Since we had very close races, I made the decision to make certain that I didn't distract. The results speak for themselves," he said. Of course John, in your mind the Donks did well because of your actions when, in truth, they succeeded in spite of your bufoonishness.

"Not in the least," Kerry, the clown, said when asked if the uproar over his comment had caused him to reconsider his 2008 run. "The parlor game of who's up, who's down, today or tomorrow, if I listened to that stuff, I would never have won the nomination."

Then he donned his wig, big red nose, baggy pants and oversized shoes, climbed into the tiny car with a dozen other Donks and they drove out of the big Democrat tent as the calliope music crescendoed.

More Taliban News From Pakistan

From London comes word that Pakistan is allowing Taliban fighters wounded in battles with British and other NATO forces in Afghanistan to be treated in its safe houses.

The Sunday Times

found Taliban commanders and their fighters recuperating in the Pakistani city of Quetta last week and moving freely around parts of the city.

"In the northern suburb of Pashtunabad, more than 30 Taliban were recovering from the bloodiest fighting in Afghanistan since their regime was ousted," the report said.

Dressed in neatly pressed robes with the black turbans and kohi-rimmed eyes typical of the Taliban, they lounged on cushions, sipping green tea and sucking at boiled sweets while laughing at NATO reports that they have sustained heavy casualties.

In the safe house in Quetta, several regional commanders were present and confirmed they used Quetta to relax and study out of reach of NATO. Although the men said they were regularly "shaken down" by the police, a bribe of as little as 2 pounds usually resolved the issue.

Pakistan is going to be a major obstacle for us in the War on Terror. They are more a part of the problem than the solution and the fact that they are a nuclear power is disturbing. Someday in the not too distant future we will see those weapons pointed in our direction.

Vacuous In Vermont

Someone needs to check the water in Vermont. In the Rutland Herald is a small article describing Nadine Strossen's (president of the ACLU) telephone participation in a discussion of civil rights. This was all part of the installation of Karen Gross as the new president at Southern Vermont College. Strossen says Gross is "a dear colleague and friend." That should tell you something about the new college president.

Anyway, Strossen indicated that in some ways the Clinton administration was just as bad as the Bush administration when it came to civil liberties. She said that after the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995, President Bill Clinton and other members of his administration moved to restrict the rights of Americans, which "vastly reduced their due process rights."

Of course, in Nadine's view and that of the ACLU its so much better to have potential terrorists and anarchists running amok protected, than protecting the security of the vast majority of American citizens. Still, there is one politician she loves, Vermont Senator-elect and self described socialist Bernard Sanders, I-Vt. She admired his efforts on legislation to keep the government out of the country's public libraries and called him "a national leader." His work on those issues has been "fabulous," Strossen said. Fabulously, subversive, Nadine, just like your ACLUnatics. Sanders is the co-founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus a confederacy of misfits and malcontents of the worst order.

I don't know if it's the water or the gene pool, but Vermont needs help.

Wrong Answer, Khalid

Thanks to Michelle Malkin, I found this story (watch the video)about A Spanish teacher at Smithfield-Selma Senior High School in North Carolina. Khalid Chahhou resigned this week after handing out an interesting assignment. He gave students a word-search puzzle. The students started uncovering alarming messages. "There were words like 'kill,' then I saw it said 'destroy America,'" one student remarked.

Khalid's excuse? "When I made the assignment, I was upset and angry about a story I recently saw on the news. If any message appears, it is more of a message to myself, not to my students. I never meant to hurt or upset any students or parents," Chahhou said. If "destroy America" is the message you're sending to yourself then you're going to upset some Americans, pal.

By the way, a search for Khalid comes up with this little mention from August at Canada.com. Khalid's seems to be a busy little bigmouth.

Speaking at a pro-Lebanon rally a stone's throw from the White House Saturday, attended by thousands, Khalid Chahhou, from North Carolina, said Bush's comments do not promote the U.S. government's fight against terrorism.

"All those people here are against terrorism and we are against fascism also, so to classify Muslims and fascists, that's unfair and unjust, and it doesn't make America in the eyes of many Muslims respectful," he said. "If Mr. Bush means by 'fascists' terrorism, then we are all against terrorism." Really, Khalid, and where does the "destroy America" part fit into that?

TRACKBACK: Michelle Malkin

They're With Us, Almost

Well, another one of our supposed allies has told us to go stuff it. South Korean President Roh said his country "is not taking part in the full scope" of the UN security initiative but that it would "support the principles and goals" of the Proliferation Security initiative. What a crock of kimchi. Like most UN initiatives, this one will come to naught. And, did anyone ask Roh how you support principle and goals without taking part? What are the South Koreans in this deal, cheerleaders?

Bush tried to act like everything was ok, saying he and Roh have a mutual desire to "effectively enforce the will of the world." That's about as sincere and effective as George's effort to secure our borders.

Let's get our troops out of there and maybe the South Koreans can recall who it was that saved their country in the "police action" of the early 1950's. Perhaps a few decades under the thumb of "Dear Leader" will give these appeasers a taste of reality.

Interesting Arrest At Detroit Airport

You have to wonder who this guy has been associating with and what were his plans.

According to the Detroit Free Press, Sisayehiticha Dinssa, a 34-year-old Dallas man, was arrested at Detroit Metro Airport on Tuesday, carrying $78,883 in cash and a laptop computer containing mysterious files about cyanide and nuclear materials.

A U.S. citizen who was born in Ethiopia, Dinssa was arrested after getting off an airline flight from Amsterdam. It seems he had spent four months in Nigeria on unspecified business. That business needs to be investigated.

When agents asked him whether he had any cash to declare, he said he had $18,000, authorities said. But when agents checked his luggage, they found an additional $60,883. When they scrolled through his laptop, they said they found the mysterious files. Dinssa told agents he was interested in learning about cyanide and nuclear materials. I wonder what drove his interest.

This will be a case to watch.

How Do You Say Chutzpah In Espanol

Mexican officials are upset that U.S. Border Patrol agents crossed the border into Mexico without permission while chasing drug smugglers last week. The truck they were using had been stolen in El Paso.

The city of Juárez issued a statement "condemning that authorities from other countries enter a national territory without respect for sovereignty." How's that for chutzpah? Since when has Mexico ever valued the national territory and sovereignty of the USA?

City official Jorge Alvarez Compeán said Mexico should formally complain to the United States.

Even though the intent was to stop drug smuggling, "The end does not justify the action,"he said. In other words, nobody paid him to let this happen.

The Border Patrol admits the incident took place. So what? Mexican military, police, smugglers and illegals violate the border hourly. Where's Jorge's indignation over that? If "the end doesn't justify the action" then that also applies to his countymen who break our laws and violate our sovereignty as a national pastime.

Hat tip El Paso Times.

We Don't Know If They're Coming Or Going

Here's some not unexpected, but still distressing news from The Arizona Republic. If you fly into the United States from a foreign country you'll have your picture and fingerprints taken and your passport examined so officials can make sure you are who you say you are. So far, so good. But, if you return home chances are no one will even know.

Five years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this government still hasn't developed a system to track whether foreigners have left the country when their visas expire. Add to that their complete failure to secure our northern and southern borders and our ports and you have evidence of gross malfeasance on the part of the President and Congress.

"I don't think most of the Congress understands that the problem of unauthorized migration is one that occurs beyond the Southwest border," said Deborah Meyers, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute. "If they were to pay more attention to that, I think they would be more interested in the exit system."

Well, it's my perception that Congress neither understands, nor cares. The most depressing part is I'm starting to wonder if the citizens do.

Murtha's New Misdirection

Continuing the Democrats' "new misdirection" by focusing on corrupt leadership, Nancy Pelosi is pushing for Jack Murtha as House majority leader. But, Jack has been caught saying that the rules governing congressional ethics, proposed by Nancy Pelosi, are "total crap."

Appearing Wednesday on MSNBC's "Hardball' Chris Matthews asked Murtha to clarify his remarks. He asked Murtha if it was " . . . total crap to tell people you can’t take a lunch from somebody? Where do you draw—where is your position on ethics right now?" Murtha tried to say that the "crap" he was talking about "is the crap that people have violated the law, the crap that the kind of things that have happened with Abramoff, the kind of things that have happened with some of the members." (Murtha should talk about the kind of things that happen on FBI sting tapes.)

But, back at the interview, Mathews was not about to let Murtha lie his way out so easily. "But that’s not what you said," Matthews shot back. "Didn’t you say it was total crap, what she was proposing?"

Murtha lies again: "What I said was . . . it is total crap that we have to deal with an issue like this when we’ve got a war going on and we got all these other issues - $8 billion a month we’re spending . . ."

This, then, will be the direction the Donk leadership will be taking; the same old pattern of lies, corruption and deceit. I guess they're practicing for when a Clinton is in the White House again.

Hat tip NewsMax.

The New Misdirection

So, the Donks begin their "new direction" for our country by naming "Dirty" Harry Reid as Senate Majority Leader. However, their little pledge says "With a firm commitment to honest leadership" and to even suggest that Reid meets that requirement is asking the average citizen to abandon all discernment.

Let's do a brief review. Harry had to amend his ethics reports to correct where he deliberately failed to account for a land deal that allowed him to collect $1.1 million for property he hadn't personally owned for three years. He used campaign donations instead of his personal money to pay Christmas bonuses for the support staff at the Ritz-Carlton where he lives. He accepted free ringside tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission to three professional boxing matches while that state agency was trying to influence him on federal regulation of boxing and lied about the ethics rules.

And just recently, he backed funding for a bridge between Nevada and Arizona that could affect the value of property he owns nearby. "Senator Reid's support for the bridge had absolutely nothing to do with property he owned," said the statement from his office. "Senator Reid supported this project for one reason only - his continuing efforts to move Nevada forward." Still, if you're going to espouse honest, transparent leadership shouldn't you eschew all semblance of impropriety? I guess not, if you're a Democrat. Yet, this is the same guy who promised to bring more openness to the practice of earmarking. I'm sure!

The "new misdirection" of the Donks is to take us down the same old road of dishonest and corrupt leadership just that this time it's called Democrat instead of Republican.

Lap Dog Or Attack Dog?

Mel Martinez, who will become the new general chairman of the Republican Party, said on Tuesday he would not be an "attack dog" in the 2008 White House race. Isn't that what we need, a neutered "lap dog" to watch over the party. That way the Donks' "rabid dog" Dean can rip him apart.

President Bush gave Martinez his blessing at a meeting in the Oval Office, calling the Cuban-born senator an American success story.

"He's going to be an excellent spokesman for the Republican Party," Bush said. "He'll be a person who'll be able to carry our message as we go into an important year in 2008." What message would that be, the same one that got us a thumpin' last election day?

Refusing to comment on how Republicans went wrong November 7th, Martinez said, "I am not going to do a post-mortem." It would be helpful, however, to know what the new party chairman thinks needs to be corrected. Something like actually protecting the nation's borders, stopping the reckless spending or weeding out the corruption within the party.

No, we just get the usual load of manure, "It's not an easy time for our party. It's time for us to come together and pick ourselves up and look to the future and be the party of hope and opportunity that we've been in the past." Hold your arms above your head, maybe you can save your watch.