It appears that not waiting for actual charges isn't restricted to the Marines.

Man, you guys are ruthless.

Oh well, I guess you gotta keep up the phony appearance of purity.

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Today we have this in from Mr. Right. I enjoy his stuff so it goes up.

The Right Place: Ms. American Spy
(Sung to the tune of Don McLean's American Pie)

A short, short time ago
I can still remember
How the "Plame Game" used to make me smile
And as I read those D-Kos rants
I got a big bulge in my pants
And thought maybe we'd get "Chimpy" for awhile

But then June 12th made me shiver
Fate became an "Indian Giver"
Bad news on the Internet
Precisely what I had fret!

Oh, I remember how I cried
When I thought of Wilson's "outed" bride
Something deep within me fried
The day that Fitzmas died...

I hope you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for your time!

Sincerely,
Mr. Right

General Jack D. Ripper

denjudge@hotmail.com

Rove is a criminal. At best, he is unscrupulous, dubious, and unethical. What about the Alan Dixon incident? Why did Bush Sr. fire the man after leaking sensitive information to the press?

The Republican's secret??? Being able to, like Karl Rove, break the law and not get caughtÂ…

As you may recall I called on President Bush to reappoint Patrick Fitzgerald. A risky move indeed unless you are confident in your position. Judging from the digging I had to do to find the post not many conservatives agreed with me. Old Pat is a pit bull. He would indict his own mother for jaywalking to church on Sunday morning. I can see how he makes people a bit nervous.

But we conservatives want honest government. There can be no stronger indication that no crime was committed than not being indicted by this man. If he doesnÂ’t find it, itÂ’s not there. Shame about Scooter though, he wriggled himself right into trouble over a non-issue.

For Howie there is no better endorsement than passing a Patrick Fitzgerald investigation. Congratulations Mr. Bush for doing it right. No question now that Carl is innocent and that is what is upsetting the left so. You canÂ’t second guess this guy, look at his record. IÂ’ve seen calls for a final report. I doubt we will get one as Mr. Fitzgerald does not play politics. A grand Jury only accepts prosecutorial evidence to determine if there is enough evidence to proceed with a charge. To release grand jury info on a person who is not indicted goes against the whole reason they are secret to start with. So as to not ruin the reputation of those who are not charged.

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Seems to me the common thread to all this is that some person(s) gets upset. Then, rather than use their speech, they pull the good old 3rd grade trick, “I’m going to tell!” So Google responds to those complaints because… well, that’s what corporations do. Rather than risk (the money) taking a stand you always attempt to make the whiner happy or at least make him think you did.

American Thinker: Something frighteningly ominous has been happening on the Internet lately: Google, without any prior explanation or notice, has been terminating its News relationship with conservative e-zines and web journals.

Hat Tip: Allahpundit via Hot Air.

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Mike Hampton has a good post today on Freedom, Privacy and Government. As some of you may recall IÂ’m not too fond of the Patriot Act. Not because of it'is use against terror but because of how it will be twisted to other purposes. The natural progression off all governments is to gain more power. To slowly trim freedoms so that eventually none remains. IÂ’m all for taking it to the terrorists as hard as you can. But I think there were already plenty of laws available to do so. By limiting our freedom we hand them a victory. My opinion is go after the terrorists, but congress has to pass laws to make them appear to be doing something. You might think that after 200 years the congress could take a day off as much of the work had been done. But the trend every year is more and more law. Freedom here was a function of our remote frontier location. There were laws just no Law. Each generation finds itself a bit less free and a bit less private. At what point does freedom become not freedom? Discuss.

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Americans said this; the ACLU said this. Thank goodness for these guys. Really the idea that someone looks out for my civil Liberties is a good one. Except for the fact that, when you or I call them for help, we get diddly squat. When an alien terrorist needs defending they are first in line. more...

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1 HA HA, you really dont want to go there Howie. Shall we dredge up ALL the opinions of the American people that we can find in the polls these days? Along the lines of....Bush says this - American people think this... Me think the lefties will make that trade quite happily. The ACLU is one of the finest, most important organizations in American political life. It is the organization that insures that America lives up to the standards that free people are entitled to. Authoritarians, who crave to be slaves (wont mention any names, Howie) and to be utterly subservient to the government, hate the ACLU. Makes me love 'em even more...

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 12:52 PM (lI3TA)

2 I'm not against the idea of the ACLU just it's silly actions. Seems to me it's far more interested in defending the rights of aliens or whatever story makes the news. Thus the name Alien Civil Liberties Union. They have all of two attorneys in my state and all the cases they take are high profile news cases in Chi town. The rest of us are screwed. Not going to make the Tribune they don't give a rats ass. They may have been what you say at one time. they could be in the future.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 01:02 PM (D3+20)

3 Observer, STFU with your communist propaganda bullshit. You'll hang with the rest when the time comes, so don't make it any worse for yourself than it has to be.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 12, 2006 01:26 PM (0yYS2)

4 The ACLU apeears to be extreme in it's goals. Homosexual marriage, child sex, get rid of the cross everywhere, Christain speech is hate speech, etc... The ACLU seems to have forgotten history, and whats to rewrite it to be very new age. An age of no limits, and what ever feels good is OK. The majority rules, yet the ACLU would like to see judges make law from the bench. That is the America the ACLU would like to have in all 50 states. I want to see the ACLU arrested as a terror group, given a fair trial, and lined up to be shot at dawn.

Posted by: Leatherneck at May 12, 2006 01:45 PM (D2g/j)

5 Hey Max, kiss my ass. (luv this site!!!)

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 01:51 PM (lI3TA)

6 Leatherneck, Thanks for making my point. We need more limits. Imposed by the government. Implemented by jarheads. Thats a fantasy America allright, for authoritarians (I'm being kind and keeping the rhetoric cool). The majority rules - but only within the framework of protected rights. Don't you understand the first thing about our contitutional order? Judges are there to protect individual rights from the potential tyranny of the majority. Thats why we can still have our guns even if 51% of the people vote to take them away. Thats why 90% of the people, or even 99% could never vote to enslave the remaining people. Spending some quality moments with airheads like you makes me want to run out and send the ACLU all my spare change.

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 02:00 PM (lI3TA)

7 >>>Authoritarians, who crave to be slaves (wont mention any names, Howie) and to be utterly subservient to the government, hate the ACLU. Makes me love 'em even more... That's orwellian in the extreme. The ACLU and its ilk believe in outlawing majority rule in favor of tyranny from the bench by small special interest minorities. It's minorities leading the majority by the nose, where elites dictate to the masses, and where elections and the will of the people no longer mean anything. That's the ACLU.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 12, 2006 02:01 PM (8e/V4)

8 >>>constitutional order except for the 2nd amendment! lol! In that case the Founding Fathers couldn't predict assault rifles and 357 magnums! Must grab guns from the masses! We at Jawa all believe in constitutional order-- just not the Left's version of it, i.e., not the ACLU's version of it. When you try to hide behind "the Constitution", we at Jawa recognize that as just more empty rhetoric.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 12, 2006 02:08 PM (8e/V4)

9 gee Jesus, Kinda full of yourself, aintcha? Putting the big J in your name. Speaking for an entire community? Maybe you are right though, maybe nobody here has an independent thought in their head....What would be the use of protecting individual rights for people who don't want them? Lets just all follow you.... It is minorites being protected from tryanny. Might sound familiar to you if you ever learned anything about America, and its history. I know you think that allowing non-majority people to exist is equal to them "leading the majority by the nose", but that is just because you are an idiot.

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 02:25 PM (lI3TA)

10 Observer : Thanks for making my point. They protect minorities and aliens. Fair enough except they forgot the rest of us "Americans". Show me the last case where they defended a WASP. Or WASCatholic against from the Govt. So why the word "American" in the name. How about minority and alien civil liberites union. Yes Virginia there are poor disadvantaged white people too.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 02:29 PM (D3+20)

11 Observer, you are foolish. I did not make your point. I suppose you feel there should not be any limits. That would be new age, and is not what most Americans want. Why do slander everyone, did your Mother not love you when you were a child? Perhaps, she droped you on your head.

Posted by: Leatherneck at May 12, 2006 02:37 PM (D2g/j)

12 >>>It is minorites being protected from tryanny. Observer, "Jesusland" is what YOU LIBERALS call us Red states! So I fail to see how that makes me full of myself when I play along (except you Libs spit the name Jesus as an insult). You see the ACLU as minorities being protected from tyranny, But I see it as tyranny OF the minority over the majority. It's anti-democracy. In fact, it's AUTHORITARIAN. Kinda like in apartheid South Africa where the minority elites ruled it over the majority. Same thing.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 12, 2006 03:37 PM (8e/V4)

13 Howie, Its just not true that they don't protect white people. Hell, they even went to bat for the neonazis, protecting their right to speech. And they are involved in lots of cases where poor (white) communities are not recieving their fair share of resources for schools or other state distributions. Go check it out, instead of just reading the nutjob websites. Fact is though, majority groups tend not to need protection to the same extent that minorities do, because majorities are ,,,well, they are majorities. They can prevent themselves being oppressed by the government because they control the government, by definition. But the country is so diverse in so many ways, not just racial, or ethnic groups, but diverse in ideas, ideologies, religions etc. that everyone gets to be a minority sometimes, on some issue. If you ever find yourself in the minority, and the majority not only gets its way with you, but tramples on your basic rights, who ya gonna call? Consider yourself lucky that you havent been in that position (I presume) yet, but if you ever are, then you will be damn glad that there are a bunch of people out there who will work to demand that you get a fair shake, under the rules, even though the majority is against you.

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 03:44 PM (lI3TA)

14 Now you are getting warm.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 03:50 PM (D3+20)

15 Yes poor whites control the government, LOL. Rather than Damn glad overall I'm damn disspointed. I have my reasons the perception is that they prefer to defend those who abuse America over America. That's my perception. No matter how off base you think that is there are a lot of people who share that perception. That perception is real so they have to deal with it. One thing I will fault conservatives on. If they think the the ACLU is too liberal that may be because few young conservative attorneys are willing to put off the big pay day and get involved in the work. Liberals are into that so therefore logic says it would lean left. If conservatives want the ALCU to be better they not only have to share their perceptions but a few may need to get invlolved. I'm not a a lawyer so not me. But protecting the rights of all americans and is an idea I'm OK with but not at the expense of our war effort. Afterward we can talk about it.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 03:55 PM (D3+20)

16 Oh poor little Jesus, you are being oppressed by the minorities? Gimme a effin break, clown. What are you being prevented from doing in your life by the ACLU? Putting a cross on a government building and pretending that we have a theocracy instead of a democracy? Teaching MY kids YOUR religous dogma in science class? Maybe you think that because you are of the majority opinion on every matter (bet you aint) that that opinion should be the only one allowed - in free America? You are just trying, desparately to find some way to play victim here. And to make a bunch of pro-bono lawyers out to be oppressors, as if they had any power other than what the constitution guarantees us all....It is so laughable -

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 03:58 PM (lI3TA)

17 You did't give me time. Oh and I believe in evolution dip. I'm science geek. You assume I'm a far right Chritsian Conservative. No I'm a middle right fiscal conservative socially liberal.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 04:06 PM (D3+20)

18 great Howie, Apologies for my assumptions. We may have some common ground. To get back to the issues at hand though, I do think that it is not asking to much for the government to get a warrant before tapping phone lines, especially given how damn easy it is to aquire one. And is the idea of having the government maintain a database of every call ever made by every American completely non-problematical to you? Why not ENCOURAGE some sharp lawyer-types to challange it in court, if, for no other reason, than to force the government to prove to a judge that they are doing it by the book. IF necessary, we could always change the book. But it is a step toward tyranny if the government can just ignore the book. And it doesnt help any of us for the cheerleaders to encourage them to do that.

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 04:32 PM (lI3TA)

19 Observer, what you call "minorities" are just perverts, degenerates, and extremist freaks. Those are the "minorities" the Leftists in the ACLU represent. And when the Leftist ACLU normalizes that freakish degeneracy through force of law, yes, that oppresses me. The fact that they are a "minority" and I'm in the majority makes not the slightest difference if they've got Leftist lawyers at their beck and call, and I don't. Force of numbers are irrelevant in a courtroom.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 12, 2006 06:14 PM (8e/V4)

20 On the way home I thought of a for instance just so we understand. There is a small town in KY that some guy targeted to open a porn shop becuase well that was something they just had not thought would happen so the guy opens the smut show or strip club just because he could. he didn't tell anyone just did it. He put it where it was just because they were unprepared for it and he could "get away with it" Not that I'm against nekkid chicks or anything But the people of the town didn't like it so the local government got together and figured out how to do the needed legal work and zone so that they could make him close or move. He lost in court. Rather than appeal becuase he had no case as the city had done well. He saw a ten commandments display on the courthouse lawn. He gave an interview or made a statement to our local news that he would, "get them back by making them remove the ten commandments". Now see it's their town. And the monument was old and historic and people liked it there because it's part of their home Nothing political about it except you don't like some dickhead porno guy coming into your town and telling you how to run it. Asking you to allow a porn shop and then with open malice sue to make you amputate part of your town. it's their town. Well he shopped around and no lawyer would take it because he's a dickhead but who rides to the rescue???? The ACLU so now you have asshole one and two coming to their town and forcing them to take it down. In another KY case the supreme court ruled they had to take theirs down and set guidelines to how they can be displayed. The town planned to intergrate the old display into a new one to cmply with the court and have files to lift the stay. The ALCU is arguing against lifting the stay saying they can't because the rest of the display is just to "get around/comply" with the court. Saying the other parts of the law are cover for the rest. Well duh they are trying to comply. See how this works? From where we stand it's just a bunch of assholes riding into town making an ass of themselves and leaving a scar as they ride out. How is that good? Also it may be harder to get them to turn up than you imagine.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 06:59 PM (D3+20)

21 I guess it's not much of an issue for me as I was never under the illusion that phones were not tappable listenable. Let me make a point. Intelligence collection I care nothing about. If you can show me a case where this intelligence was used to militarily to stop terror. That is the intelligence was good enough to act on then that's OK If we have intelligence that billy is going to paint the water tower on up to pretty serious stuff that does not rise to the severity to warrant military action. We then turn that over to law enforcement and then prosecute, using that intelligence. Intelligence that was aquired for a military purpose only, then that would be not OK with me. give me a minute to fix the eye bleeding. (edit this)

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 07:06 PM (D3+20)

22 Carlos, I think you just living in the wrong country. If you don't love America, land of the free, (that means free to be pervy, degenerate and extremist) then get yourself to some nice regulated dictatorship - believe me, you would fit right in. Sorry, but you don't get to play "oppressed" because of the mere presence of people you dont like - even if they have the gall to exercise their constitutional rights. They punch you in the nose, you got a case. Otherwise, you don't. Why not just get off the ol' outrage addiction, and get a life?

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 07:11 PM (lI3TA)

23 So Howie, what are you some commie or something? A businessman opens a legal business (we can assume that he spent some capital setting it up) and a group of the town bigwigs don't like it, even though its legal, and they conspire to shut the guy down - how much money did he lose? Is that right? You want big government - there it is. Doesnt seem so big when we talk about national issues, but for the the one guy trying to make a buck, its big oppressive government. They dont want porn in town - well pass a law. Too late for that? Well, buy the guy out. I would be pissed too. Now the ACLU doesnt know, or care about the whole backstory. Personally, I dont care if Buttfart KY has a monument up, and nobody objects. We cut each other some slack here. But if someone who does live in the town objects, well then we go to the lawbooks. And the law, and the constitution, is pretty clear. Government doesnt take sides on religion. Thats what allows for religious liberty - for once the government gets involved, the government can control. So put your commandments up in the churchyard, but not on government property. Thats fair, thats common sense.

Posted by: Observer at May 12, 2006 07:24 PM (lI3TA)

24 The ACLU doesn't know or care? I bet they freaking know and I bet they care about not talking up the fact that one of the clients they are "helping out" is a porn dealer whod rather than go to the city council first? And if I have a lawyer that doesn't know the case or my clients history well then I have an idiot for a lawyer. A reasonable person might imagine that in a rural community people might be a bit. That seems to be the way most of these things work in cities around here. There are permits for certain businesses like liquor stores, sex shops, yahda yahda. that way you don't end up with your elementary school right between a bunch of bars and stuff. Kind of makes sense. He targeted the place just becuase he could not get a permit elsewhere. If he had went first and got a vote could have saved all the trouble. My point is no one complined about he commandments except one out of town porn dealer.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 07:59 PM (D3+20)

25 I've not noticed any Judge I've seen taking out he bible to judge. I think they have lawbooks there. oh and GFYS

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 08:02 PM (D3+20)

26 You can always tell when we are winning because he asked carlos to mellow out and then resorted to calling me a commie. Being one of the most liberal posters on the jawa of all the commenters you are the first one to call me commie. Thanks. I just think the feds have no business in the issue except that the ACLU has a cob up their ass. Yep everybody should run around passing laws for problems that have not occured yet. Yep you're liberal. Also so how is the local government acting wrong. Seems the big government is stomping the little one. And why should samll governments have to pass the smae laws that large cities have before problems arrive. That's inefficient you are asking small areas to carry burdens they don't have. Run your big cities how you like. I like to go. We have all that stuff withind driving distance if you want to. I like to have a bar and liquor store within reasonable driving distance. But I don't live there because that's where I want to live. I like my little berg let us run it the way we like. Also he had every chance to argue his case to government before the law was passed.

Posted by: Howie at May 12, 2006 08:08 PM (D3+20)

27 For those of you who have been missing my famous orations; I believe I might be right in naming Carlos, Oyster, JJ, and Rooster, (Where are you Grayrooster?), or if you haven't, here's one anyway... Only someone like Observer could think that just because we hate the ACLU it means we love the government. That's why liberals can never be reasoned with; they only see diametric opposites, and cannot understand that there are many of us who love liberty more than safety and do not tolerate anyone who wants to take away either. I don't care if it's turbaned fanatics, Armani-suited lawyers, or the BATF gestapo trying to kill me, I'm ready to fight. Notice how Observer deviated from the oft-failed liberal tactic of twisting the meaning of the Bill of Rights and creating new rights where none were written, such as special rights for oppressed minority group X; rather he tries to convince us that he understands the meaning of the 2nd Amendment, and that we have nothing to fear since the federal government always upholds the Constitution and can be trusted implicitly to do the right thing. Sure. So, he accuses us of being government sycophants because we oppose a group which seeks to undermine the Constitution by exploiting the flaws in our legal and legislative systems, which only exist because our elected officials, who are supposed to represent us, instead exploit their positions and see to their own best interest because there is nobody to stop them... or so they think. The ACLU, like the government, is made of people. There are no machines making decisions at either place; just people. Idealistic, misguidable people; imperfect, corruptible people; ambitious, power-hungry people; elitist, holier-than-thou people; and just plain crazy people. The only claim to legitimacy the government has is that it is ordered in the Constitution, and is itself governed by We, the People, whereas the ACLU only exists by right of association, (also provided in the Constitution,) but the activites of which may not infringe on any other part of the Constitution, nor foment sedition or rebellion against the nation. Guilty, guilty, and guilty. So does this mean we love the government because we hate the ACLU? Do I really have to answer that? If you think I should answer that, seek help. Now. Now that we've determined that groups are made of people, the questions pertaining to alliances among groups are thus: What is most precious in life; security or liberty? What is the price of each, individually? Can one have both? What is the price of both together? Is it worth the price? Can one avoid making enemies? If not, will one need an ally? With whom does one ally, and at which time? What are the criteria for alliances? What is the price of an alliance? What will be the consequences of an alliance, whether in victory or defeat? Does being the enemy of an enemy make one a friend, or just another enemy? Will an ally of convenience become the next enemy? What if an enemy seeks or proclaims a false allegience? What happens if one chooses to ally with no one, but to stand alone if necessary? The above questions in slightly different form would make an interesting flow chart which would produce a different answer for each combination of answers, and which would be historically verifiable because the results of certain actions by people are almost completely uniform throughout history, but which would follow a general theme; the right allies promise victory, but the wrong allies portend defeat. Liberals, as ever, have chosen to stand with the enemy du jour of Western civilization, with whom they join to attack the principles and institutions which are its foundation. Why do they do this? The answer is multi-faceted, but the question itself is moot. The proper response to this question is not an answer, but a statement: One who stands with my enemy is also my enemy and must turn or be destroyed; one who stands with me is my ally and must be protected. The greater threat must be confronted before the lesser threat; an enemy who is trying to kill me is a greater threat than an enemy who is trying to steal from me. Liberals have proven themselves countless times over to be incapable of exercising good judgment when it comes to allies and enemies, though they occasionally (rarely) get it right, and then usually by accident.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 12, 2006 08:56 PM (0yYS2)

28 Bravo, IM

Posted by: REMF at May 13, 2006 01:21 AM (7RMSi)

29 Go IM now it the rest of the old timers around here show up here or next week that would be cool. Argument city baby.

Posted by: Howie at May 13, 2006 08:30 AM (D3+20)

30 >>>They punch you in the nose, you got a case. Otherwise, you don't. Observer, likewise. I don't see any "minorities" getting "punched in the face" either. So I guess they don't have a case! Your rules, buddy. People who have nothing better to do than get "offended" 24/7 by the most insinificant public displays of religion and seeking to impose themselves on an entire society through the courts (which ultimately means threats of violence if they don't comply) and you're telling ME to get a life? lol! Irony, your name is Observer. It's like when someone comes around and starts smacking you on the back of the head and won't stop, and when you turn around and tell him to fuck off, he responds "get a life." lol! Welcome to the upside down world of Liberalism. Get a life is exactly what I would tell the ACLU and all their "offended" clients. It's so rough being a "minority" these days! The "oppression" is just about more than they can bear! The "oppression" that the Left focuses on these days is a testament to how truly oppression-free this country really is.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 13, 2006 10:23 AM (8e/V4)

31 IM's " A Beautiful Mind " persona again ....

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 13, 2006 12:34 PM (FCC6c)

32 "Liberals, as ever, have chosen to stand with the enemy du jour of Western civilization, with whom they join to attack the principles and institutions which are its foundation.... One who stands with my enemy is also my enemy and must turn or be destroyed; one who stands with me is my ally and must be protected. The greater threat must be confronted before the lesser threat; an enemy who is trying to kill me is a greater threat than an enemy who is trying to steal from me." Dude, OBL isnt the only one who wants to kill me - apparently so do you.

Posted by: r4d20 at May 13, 2006 10:09 PM (fN/ah)

33 What was the WP:s exact question that gave those 63% approval ratings? Did they ask if it was OK to check the phone records of ordinary people, or did they actually ask something completely different? "According to the latest NEWSWEEK poll, 53 percent of Americans think the NSA’s surveillance program “goes too far in invading people’s privacy,” while 41 percent see it as a necessary tool to combat terrorism." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12771821/site/newsweek/

Posted by: wmt at May 14, 2006 02:03 AM (CdtRy)

34 Well R4, if you fit the criteria for an enemy, then yes.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 14, 2006 12:13 PM (0yYS2)

35 Time to send the ACLU to mexico or cuba its nothing more then a leftists bunch of crinmals with its HQ in HANIO ON THE BAY SAN FRANCISCO

Posted by: sandpiper at May 14, 2006 01:15 PM (h6CK1)

36 You're dead right Carlos. I'm an atheist and I don't have a problem with religious displays on public ground in most contexts. The real issue is that Marxists are still trying to destroy Christianity because it is one of the cornerstones in the foundations of Western civilization. If they win, we all lose.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 14, 2006 04:54 PM (0yYS2)

37 "Well R4, if you fit the criteria for an enemy, then yes." If being an "enemy" means disagreeing on issues like School prayer ... well, im willing to kill you over this too.

Posted by: r4d20 at May 14, 2006 07:45 PM (fN/ah)

38 let me know when tickets go on sale ....

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 14, 2006 10:50 PM (FCC6c)

39 >>>If being an "enemy" means disagreeing on issues like School prayer ... well, im willing to kill you over this too. I don't see the pro-prayer folks going around killing over their beliefs. Are you Lefties going to kill people when the Court throws out Roe v Wade too? Probably. Just goes to show the secular Taliban are the real fanatics in this country.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 14, 2006 11:42 PM (8e/V4)

40 They're not going to kill anyone Carlos, because they're gutless, chickenshit cowards; instead they hope their muslim pets/masters will do all the killing and they'll get all the fat government jobs when it's over. It's not about principles, but power.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 15, 2006 04:43 AM (0yYS2)

41 It's time everyone woke up to the facts of what's going on in the world today. Fourteen hundred years ago, islam burst forth from one of the most backward places on the planet with only one goal; complete global conquest by whatever means necessary, and it hasn't erred from that path. In 1789, leftism conquered the most powerful nation in the world at that time - France, and began to steadily spread outward to the rest of the world also with one goal in mind; complete global conquest by any means necessary. These two ideologies have been at odds with one another from time to time, but have most often been aligned in common cause; the destruction of Western civilization, because as long as traditional Western culture stands strong, leftism and islam can never conquer. Leftism cursed the world two main totalitarian ideologies - fascism and communism, from which all other non-islamic totalitarian ideologies have spread. Many people believe that fascism and communism are ideological opposites, but in reality they only have one point of contention; fascism is ethnic-based nationalism, and communism is ideological-based internationalism. In other words, the difference is moot, because both are virulent and destructive to the individual and society. Both are statist and totalitarian in nature, both are socialist, and both require violent outward expansion in order to fund their massive economic pyramid schemes, which consume more at each level than they produce. The main historical difference between islam and leftism was the point of religion. Islam is a religion, and so is leftism, though leftists would have one believe that they are atheistic or agnostic in nature. The Soviets and Red Chinese did the most complete job of eliminating all non-statist religions from their midst, but even they faild. Now, modern leftists see that the need for religion is as basic in humans as is the need for food and water, though not as urgent, and so they have chosen to align themselves with islam, because despite obvious superficial differences between the two ideologies, islam and leftism have far more in common than not. Both rely on a massive underclass of ignorant, superstitious, fearful peasants who would rather have a full belly than freedom of speech. Both require authoritarian regimes backed by a brutal and omnipresent military and police presence to keep the people suppressed. Both rely on "bread and circuses" to keep the people appeased. Both rely on the absolute absence of dissent in order to operate. As I said; other than minor, superficial differences between the two, there is really not much difference between leftism and islam, but far more important than their differences is what they hold in common; they both seek the destruction of traditional Western civilization by any means necessary.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 15, 2006 05:56 AM (0yYS2)

42 Tell me, r4d20 and Observer, where was the precious ACLU for these parents? Oh, that's right. They were busy climbing all over this. There are a vast many cases the ACLU won't take which, they claim are due to various reasons like "lack of funds". Interestingly, these cases are often against leftist organizations that share the political viewpoint of the collective ACLU. Every one of these cases they win and then collect our tax dollars for is one step closer to the socialistic micro-management of our country and the rights of the vast majority on behalf of a disgruntled extreme minority. While the initial inception of the ACLU was (conceivably) for a noble cause, to keep the big guy (big business, big government, etc.) from running roughshod over the lives of ordinary Americans, the whole concept has gone awry. Now they support NAMBLA and sue the Boy Scouts. They sue schools who allow the Boy Scouts to use an empty auditorium for a weekend meeting or a city who allows them to camp for free at a public park, yet, are strangely silent about schools who set aside rooms for Muslim prayer and allow students to actually leave class for that prayer. They go to bat for those who want to view porn on public library computers and routinely turn down cases for those who are victims of blatant reverse discrimination. They zealously sue for public displays of Christian iconography and ignore Islamic indoctrination in an Arizona school. There are limitless numbers of these hypocrisies. Now they're even paying for full page ads in newspapers comparing George Bush to Richard Nixon. Odd though, that we never heard a peep out of them for all the transgressions of a previous President. Sometimes I wonder if it really has gone awry and isn't just finally picking up steam toward its initial hidden purpose: NB: From the book Twilight of Liberty: The Legacy of the ACLU: "The ACLU founder and executive director from 1920 to 1950, Roger Baldwin, described the Soviet Union as a "great laboratory of social experimentation of incalculable value to the development of the world." He wanted to bring socialism to America, but he knew that to be effective, he had to disguise and mask this goal in terms of individual rights. He wrote: "Do steer away from making it look like a socialist enterprise. We want to look like patriots in everything we do. We want to get a good lot of flags, talk a good deal about the Constitution and what our forefathers wanted to make of the country, and to show that we are really the folks that really stand for the spirit of our institutions."" I could go on, but I need to get to work. You two have fun defending them.

Posted by: Oyster at May 15, 2006 06:29 AM (YudAC)

43 IM: For an athiest, you sure do have a true Catholic perspective on the dangers of leftist idealogies. God Bless, YBP.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at May 15, 2006 06:22 PM (42Ghj)

44 YBP, just because I don't believe in the divine doesn't mean I don't recognize the benefits of religion in society. I'm an objectivist, not an ideologue.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 15, 2006 06:40 PM (0yYS2)

45 Hey, so am I! And so is G. K. Chesterton! (Read "Orthodoxy" by if you haven't already. Good read.) How is the construction business treating you? Weren't you doing free-lance photography for a while?

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at May 16, 2006 01:47 PM (42Ghj)

46 I'm working about 60 hours a week on construction, and still do the photography from time to time, so I limit my reading to a few minutes a night before bed, and as I already have a nice stack of books on my nightstand, I don't think I'll get around to anything new for a while.

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Egypt is on the front burner today. The nation suffers from al-Qaeda inspired terror and is fighting hard. ThatÂ’s a good thing. WAPO :

ROME — One day after police killed a man described as the mastermind of an attack last month at the seaside town of Dahab, Egyptian authorities claimed to have all but broken up a group that bombed several Red Sea resorts.

Big Pharaoh :Just got information that the Egyptian embassy in DC was bombarded with e-mails demanding the release of Alaa and the others. Good job.

Update: There is a blog dedicated to Alaa and the others who were detained during the demonstration on May 7th. As I stated before, the Egyptian embassy in DC got bombared by emails from concerned average Americans. We are also suggesting you to contact David Welch, Assistant Secertary and head of the State DepartmentÂ’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. His email is: nea-ela@state.gov

Well, 2 years ago I was told that a blog was just something you use to write stuff in and pray that people might be kind enough to spend 1 or 2 minutes reading your rantings.

Egyptian government and US state department!! That's not what I had in mind 2 years ago!

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Via Real Clear Politics :

One is struck by the parallels in reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's masterful new book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln.

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Yes itÂ’s just the Republicans who are crooked.

CNN :The top Democrat on the House ethics committee, Alan Mollohan, will leave the panel -- at least temporarily -- while he defends his own financial conduct, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday.
Mollohan's decision comes in an election year when his party is accusing majority Republicans of allowing a "culture of corruption" in Congress.
Mollohan, of West Virginia, will be replaced by Rep. Howard Berman of California, a former ranking Democrat on the panel. Mollohan has denied any wrongdoing.

The Wall Street Journal reported two weeks ago that Mollohan steered millions of dollars to nonprofit groups in his district -- with much of the money going to organizations run by people who contribute to the lawmaker's campaigns.
Also, a conservative group filed a complaint with federal prosecutors this year questioning whether Mollohan correctly reported his assets on financial disclosure forms.

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Yesterday a heckler heckled Chinese President Hu Jintao. Today I read that she was not only removed she has been charged with Disorderly conduct and more serious charges of “annoying important people” are being considered.

NEWS24 : Secret Service spokesperson Jim Mackin said Wang had been charged with disorderly conduct and a separate charge of intimidating or disrupting foreign officials also was being considered.

Yahoo News : China "must know that this Bush administration is good at controlling crowds for themselves, and the fact that they couldn't control this is going to play to their worst fears and suspicions about the United States, into mistrust about American intentions toward China."

China can now say,” What do you mean? You hypocrite you arrested that woman in DC. You have your nuts, we have ours. Get lost!”

IÂ’m sorry Mr. Bush for being a troll but itÂ’s all IÂ’ve got, make a few calls and have the charges dismissed. Worse than giving China a pass, you turned right around and did the same damn thing at least in spirit. Some times I wonder just what the hell our President is thinking about besides what he is doing.

Others : Michelle Malkin who is hosting the video of the hecklingand Gateway Pundit who has a good post on China recent Human rights record.

Hey Rush translates too.

Chinese President Hu Jintao : We will bury you!

Hat Tip : Steve Keeper of the Crimson Love Monkey.

For those of you without broad band click the Fatwa below or here for Church and States transcript of Rush's translation.

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Ryan cheated to win an election he had in the bag and now Illinois Republicans and the people have paid the price for it. He's next. One story I read called him a strong fighter aginst the death penalty. No, he never was, he took that issue to shut up the papers and avoid being impeached.

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Could it be possible that the same personality traits that lead you to become a facist dictator can be easily detected by visual observation? Several Jawa Report regulars think so. Click the link for more finger pointing fascists.

Hat Tip : Improbulus Maximus and Oyster.

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So I spend a lot of time pointing out the not so good things. Today itÂ’s my pleasure to report that women have voted for the first time in Kuwait.

BBC : The 28,000 eligible voters, 60% of whom are women, are voting in segregated polling booths, a condition demanded by Islamist and tribal MPs.
Women were granted equal political rights last year and will vote in full legislative polls in 2007.
Kuwait's first women candidates are 32-year-old Jenan Boushehri, a chemical engineer at the Kuwait Municipality, and 48-year-old Khalida Khader, a US-educated physician and a mother of eight.
"I am so pleased that I have become one of the first Kuwaiti women candidates to run in elections," Dr Khader said in an interview with AFP news agency.
"I have broken the ice and hope this will benefit the cause of women."

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1 They are voting for members of a parliment that has no real powers at all. The country is ruled by the Emir He appoints the Prime Minister. So this election is like a practice election. Which is actually probably a good thing as there are 7 times as many Islamists as liberals in the Parliment. Here is awikipedia link about Kuwait. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait/Government

Posted by: john Ryan at April 04, 2006 12:37 PM (TcoRJ)

2 3 gets you 5 that the majority of them are pro-isalmofascism, anyway.

Posted by: MiB at April 04, 2006 01:22 PM (2hPsb)

3 In other news - about two weeks ago they hung a man in the sports arena for possession of alcohol. A case of beer in Kuwait City is sold on the black market for $150.00 USD. But don't get caught with it.

Posted by: Oyster at April 04, 2006 01:54 PM (uZPWy)

4 Freedom marches on!

Posted by: pka at April 04, 2006 02:28 PM (qFl/s)

5 Does anyone remember Christian Amanpour's interview in Kuwait after its liberation during the first Gulf War? She was trying to make a point that now finally Kuwait can embrace democracy and women's rights. Spoke with a man who was walking on the beach in KC with a gaggle of his wives. Christian was waxing poetic about how in the pre-war days the women would've been tagging along behind the man dutifully, but how now post-war they were empowered and the man had left them walk ahead of him. She was somewhat chagrined when the man pointed out that the wives were actually walking ahead of him to look for mines that might still be strewn about on the beach...

Posted by: RangerRuss at April 05, 2006 04:33 AM (cbhJK)

6 Kuwait ends sufferage women can now vote great news

Posted by: sandpiper at April 05, 2006 08:39 AM (O2c+K)

7 Turns out none of the female candidates run and I saw a comment pointing out some shortcomings in the election adn that's OK. But it's at least some progress.

Posted by: Howie at April 05, 2006 09:11 AM (D3+20)

8 Progress? There's still not a pub to be found in the country, mate. How does that equate to progress?

Posted by: RangerRuss at April 05, 2006 06:05 PM (cbhJK)

9 Hard to argue with logic like that!

Posted by: Howie at April 05, 2006 09:12 PM (D3+20)

10 witch NEWS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CONCERNING HUNGING THAT GUY ? COULD YOU GIVE US A LINK OR Reference. THANX SEBASTIAN.

Posted by: oyster at April 06, 2006 06:49 AM (zqsRN)

11 Islam and Muslims have long been accused of mistreating women. Whether it is by Orientalists, or the "average Joe" or Josephine relying on the media barrage of awful stereotypes to formulate his or her opinion. Muslim men are perceived as violent, cruel and barbaric towards women in general, but especially towards their own wives, daughters and sisters. The fact is that such disgusting behavior does occur in the Muslim world, for many of the same reasons it occurs in the United States: a cycle of abuse in the family, socio-economic factors and jealousy. However, what could be said to distinguish women's mistreatment in the Muslim world is the general lack of Islamic education amongst men and women about day-to-day matters, including the roles and rights of women. Mistreatment and abuse of women, and wives in particular is condemned by Islam. Consider the following Hadith narrated by Abu Huraira in Tirmidhi: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,"The one most perfect in his faith is he whose conduct is best and the best amongst you is he who behaves best towards his wife." Now consider the following the statistics about how many women are treated in the United States, taken from the 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey of the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Domestic Violence Hotline Fact Sheet and Statistics HOW MANY ABUSED WOMEN ARE THERE IN THE U.S.? Women age 12 or older annually sustained almost 5 million violent victimizations in 1992 and 1993. Women and girls ages 12 and up annually reported about 500,000 rapes and sexual assaults, almost 500,000 robberies, and about 3.8 million assaults. WHO ARE THE ABUSERS In 29% of all violence against women by a lone offender, the perpetrator was an intimate (husband,ex-husband, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend). Women annually reported about 500,000 rapes and sexual assaults Friends or acquaintances of the victims committed over half of these rapes or sexual assaults. Strangers were responsible for about 1 in 5. HONOR KILLINGS IN AMERICA? Of the 5328 women murdered in 1990, FBI data indicate that about half or more of them by a husband or boyfriend. VIOLENCE AMONG COUPLES A minimum of 16 % of American couples experienced an assault during the year they were asked about it, and about 40% of these involved severely violent acts, such as kicking, biting, punching, choking, and attacks with weapons. A 1993 national poll found that 34% of adults in the United States report having witnessed a man beating his wife or girlfriend and that 14% of women report that a husband or boyfriend has been violent with them. THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE CAUSED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY ABUSE During the last decade, domestic violence has been identified as one of the major causes of emergency room visits by women. From 20% to 30% of the women who are seen by emergency room physicians exhibit at least one or more symptoms of physical abuse. 10% of the victims were pregnant at the time of abuse. 10% reported that their children had also been abused by the batterer. THE ECONOMIC FACTOR IN WOMEN'S ABUSE *Women aged 19 to 29 and women in families with incomes below $10,000 were more likely than other women to be victims of violence by an intimate. Sources: 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey of the U.S. Department of Justice. You can order this Special Report (NCJ-15434 "Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey August 1995" by calling the Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse, 800-732-3277and the National Domestic Violence Hotline Fact Sheet and Statistics.

Posted by: all these women vote in the us at April 06, 2006 08:49 AM (zqsRN)

12 So that's all the same as when in Pakistan some "leader of the community" hands some girl off to be raped to achive "justice". Note that all your data comes from us prosecuting those who violate womens rights. Show me the same prosecution statistics for say Egypt or Yemen or Pakistan. Dream on alisssssssssssssssssss

Posted by: Howie at April 06, 2006 08:56 AM (D3+20)

13 JohnRyan The elections referred to were for seats in the Kuwait Municipality ( not Parliament ) that were vacated due to recent changes in ministerial positions ( when the new Amir took his position). These are first steps towards women entering the political arena and as a Kuwaiti, I'm pleased that this is finally happening. Oyster I would like to see a reference to that bit of news; it sounds pretty far fetched to me. Kuwait is formally a dry country, yes. But I have never heard of anyone being hung in a sports stadium for possession of alcohol. There is a fair amount of law and order in this country RangerRuss That reference to women walking ahead of men in the aftermath of the first Gulf War was a joke that circulated here. I did not know that Christiane Amanpour was the originator of that joke. Gaggle of wives? Please people. Educate yourselves about the Middle East and read. Polygamy is allowed in Islam but not every man is married to several women in Kuwait. And they certainly don't trail behind them.

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CanÂ’t say IÂ’ll miss him too much either. He did a lot for the Republican Party but now the costs may outweigh the gains. I dunno.

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Dean calls our attention to the fact that we are outsourcing the DP for our votes to none other than Hugo Chaves. You reckon the communist party will have a sudden boost in America next time?

Dean's World : Dean mentioned a Venezuelan company linked to Chavez has purchased a U.S. election machine company. This is far more important than most people realize.

MIT mathematicians using Benford's law have essentially proved Chavez stole the last election, in which Chavez faced recall. They calculated that the odds of the voter tabulations given happening without tampering were about 100:1.

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Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt is sponsoring the Constitution Restoration Act, which is intended to return some power to the states that has been taken by the Federal judiciary:

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) announced today in Alabama that he has introduced "The Constitution Restoration Act" (H.R. 3799), a bill requiring the federal courts to operate within the jurisdiction given to them by the United States Constitution as it pertains to the public acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, and government.

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto and Vince Aut Morire.

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Guess Hill missed the giant deposits going into their bank account. From MSNBC:

Hillary Clinton, a leading opponent of DP World's takeover of some US port operations, was this week forced to admit that she did not know her husband had advised Dubai leaders on how to handle the growing dispute.

But former President Bill Clinton's ties to Dubai and the United Arab Emirates should not have come as a surprise to his New York senator wife.

Mrs Clinton's own senatorial financial disclosure forms reveal that her husband earned $450,000 giving speeches in Dubai in 2002.

Officials from the UAE also donated between $500,000 and $1m to fund Mr Clinton's presidential library in Arkansas.

It was part of an effort by the emirates, said a person close to UAE officials, to forge a close relationship with a former US president who is influential and highly regarded in the region.

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Christopher Hitchens at Slate is a favorite read of mine, though I often disagree with him. Hitchens is looking for people to join him in standing in solidarity with the Danes:

I feel terrible that I have taken so long to get around to this, but I wonder if anyone might feel like joining me in gathering outside the Danish Embassy in Washington, in a quiet and composed manner, to affirm some elementary friendship. Those who like the idea might contact me at christopher.hitchens@yahoo.com, and those who live in other cities with Danish consulates might wish to initiate a stand for decency on their own account.

UPDATE:
Hitchens has updated his post with the details:

Update, Feb. 22: Thank you all who've written. Please be outside the Embassy of Denmark, 3200 Whitehaven Street (off Massachusetts Avenue) between noon and 1 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 24. Quietness and calm are the necessities, plus cheerful conversation. Danish flags are good, or posters reading "Stand By Denmark" and any variation on this theme (such as "Buy Carlsberg/ Havarti/ Lego") The response has been astonishing and I know that the Danes are appreciative. But they are an embassy and thus do not of course endorse or comment on any demonstration. Let us hope, however, to set a precedent for other cities and countries. Please pass on this message to friends and colleagues.

Via Michelle Malkin.

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Despite semi-coherent bluster from Senator Teddy Kennedy (how can anyone from Massachusetts stand the embarrassment of being represented by this blivit?), the vote for cloture on debate of the Alito nomination has passed. Certainly, this will be much to the consternation of the Left's lunatic fringe, which spent the weekend harrassing Senators in an attempt to garner support for a filibuster.

I'll let Cartman express my feelings to the moonbats.

Cartman: Yes! Yesss!! Oh, let me taste your tears, Libs! Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet.

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I’ve been reading all morning about the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections. One thought has been with me all morning. While it may seem bad it’s actually a good thing. No longer can the PA hide behind the “It was Hamas” defense after bombings. No longer can Hamas play the relatively easy role of “opposition”. No the buck stops here, congratulations here you go! (thump!!). That’s the sound of total responsibility landing on your desk. Whatever happens, peace, war or prosperity the time for blaming the Israel or claiming oppression and corruption is over. Now a Hamas sponsored bombing can’t be dismissed as, “not our fault”, it’s an act of war by a state worthy of a real response. Hamas/PA is responsible to the entire Palestinian electorate and subject to all the blame, criticism, and general cynicism they have promoted for so long. Ask us Republicans/Conservatives we’ll tell you, with greater power comes greater responsibility. Watch what you wish for you just might get it.

BBC : The Hamas victory presents both the Palestinian political class and the international community with a huge dilemma. Washington and the EU, which have pressured the Palestinians to hold democratic elections, cannot now object to the outcome of the elections without laying themselves open to charges of hypocrisy. Crucially, the result has landed Hamas itself in a very difficult situation. It cannot be part of the Palestinian Authority and at the same time remain committed to what it calls the armed struggle.

And if Hamas and the Palestinians still want to wage war after that, then let the IDF roll across the West Bank and Gaza Strip and push the whole lot of them right into the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea. That's what total war means, and as soon as the world stops preventing the Palestinians from the risks of their own choices, the sooner they will conclude that war is the worst possible choice for them.

Hamas' role was greatly respected and embraced because it was a resistance movement," Sami Moubayed, a Syrian analyst, told The Associated Press.
"Now, they will naturally be prone to fail like any other movement that entered the political arena, because they will have a very hard time to deliver on their promises," he said.

The greatest stumbling block to peace in the Middle East is the refusal of Palestinians to accept the existence of the state of Israel. A Hamas lead government might be just the thing to realize that coexistence with Israel isn't so bad after all.
That's my hope anyway. As noted anti-Semite HL Mencken once remarked, "People get the government they deserve - and they deserve to get it good and hard."

The Filthy Report says :

So they say, "Habib, I vote for the guy who teach my kid instead of crook who steal all my money".. The thing is, the teacher is also the terrorist.

Ace Too.

Will it not be sweet to see Hamas have to deal? One thing for sure the plate is full, now dig in Hamas. I hope you are as hungry as you thought you were.

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Fascinating:

While we're short of a clash of civilizations, we should not pretend that most of the Islamic world shares our values.

Read the Koran, the Sunnah, and the Hadith. Listen to the imams preaching from the mosques on every Friday.

We're not short of a clash of civilizations, this clash has been going on for 1400 years. Islam clashes with every civilization it has come in contact with since Mohammed sucked on the hookah and claimed to see Gabriel.

On the other hand, with respect to Mr. Joyner, I'll grant him this. There isn't a clash of civilizations because Islam has yet to be civilized.

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