Initial Thoughts on Obama's "Birth Certificate"

I'm sure you know by now that The Vaunted One has released a document that looks like a birth certificate from Hawaii. As for its authenticity, I see three possible angles on the issue:

1. It's fake. After all, he has had three years to perpetrate a fraud.

2. It's genuine, but has received alterations.

3. It's genuine, period.

My instincts tell me that (1.) or (2.) are the most likely scenarios, due to the time-frame and willful cover up involved. Politicians do not pay legal teams gigantic sums of money for the purpose of suppressing information from rightful public scrutiny for no reason. If you believe otherwise, you're probably one of those types who also accepts that certain shifty-eyed adults stalk little children in public parks because they love handing out candy. The whole situation stinks to high heaven, and everyone except blind Obamautomatons and those with the curiosity level of a stump knows it.

The paramount question in my mind is, "What took so long?" The answer seems obvious, and it is two-fold: World Net Daily and Donald Trump.

In the first case, we have a news organization that doggedly went where no man has gone before, that stood at the forefront of the matter since the beginning. Editor Joseph Farah's relentless digging led to a book written by Jerome Corsi, "Where's the Birth Certificate?", which already is a bestseller in pre-orders, despite a May 17 release date.

In the second case, we have a member of the monied elite and a significant television celebrity spending the last month or longer going after Obama with the same level of determination as that exhibited by World Net Daily. I don't know if I would vote for Trump for president, but I'd definitely vote for him for the position of dog-catcher, given his persistence -- which is more than I can say for Obama.

A little context: Obama did not fulfill his obligation and release his birth certificate to the American people during the presidential election cycle of 2008. Nor did he release it to Congress. Nor did he release it to federal or state election officials. Nor did he release it to the media -- mainstream or otherwise. Nor did he release it when questions arose in the political arena. Nor did he release it when citizens filed multiple lawsuits against him for its concealment. Nor did he release it when he came to the realization that defending himself from those lawsuits and keeping the document buried would cost him a pretty penny. Nor did he release it when doing so would have kept Army surgeon Lieutenant Colonel Terry Lakin from languishing in jail for six months (Obama's attitude toward the military in a nutshell: "Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die"). Nor did he release it when the controversy stretched into weeks, then months, and now years. Three years.

Take one celebrity bulldog beating him to a pulp like Ali in a fistfight with Stevie Wonder that lasts weeks, one online newspaper promising a revelatory book targeting Obama's obfuscation that Joseph Farah calls a "game-changer," and add fundraising season to the pot. Mix well, and what you have is a recipe that calls for damage control.

Suddenly that gnat flitting around his ear became a maddened hornet. Simple reality stung him. What once posed a minor irritation became a major problem, manifesting itself in this result of a recent Gallup poll: only 38% of respondents declared that they think he definitely was born in the U.S.A. Poll numbers of this nature don't elicit confidence in one's fundraising capabilities, which translate into reelection prospects.

Despite the establishment media's' assurance that everything is copacetic, we know that's not the case. Rank arrogance, a sense of self-entitlement, and a belief that he is above the law brought Obama to his current destination. He shouldn't complain about the lumpiness of the bed he has made.

Obama thinks he's better than you, and he thinks he's better than me. To him, we're nothing but serfs. How dare we question his will to power?

The media believe Obama's release of his birth certificate settles the matter; but as the Carpenters might say, "we've only just begun." Now the real eligibility questions begin, for we still have the sad fact in front of us that no vetting process ever took place. That's as true now as it was in 2008.

It's also true that the media cannot be relied upon to tell the truth and hold Obama's feet to the fire, because they've busied themselves carrying water for him for the past three years. Most media outlets consider Obama "their guy," what with around four-fifths of journalists voting Democrat. It's funny that the simpering Chris Matthews -- an individual who feels a thrill sizzle through his gonadal region every time Obama blows him a kiss -- thinks we just should accept what he says, as if he's an objective authority on anything.

Let me reiterate that I'm skeptical about the authenticity of Obama's birth document. I have good reasons for my doubts, given Obama's long, sordid history of deceptions. A person could write an entire book providing nothing but a litany of his lies, but I'm supposed to embrace his prodigal birth certificate as holy writ? I don't think so. I'm nowhere near that gullible.

Obama doesn't seem to understand that he cannot gain and keep a person's trust, while doing everything in his power to arouse his suspicions. That's not how the real world works.

One final observation: Obama's release of his long-form birth certificate -- fake or not -- proves that the press was lying or speaking from a foundation of ignorance when they insisted that Obama had released his birth certificate online. One cannot release a document to the public for the very first time, if that document already was available on a website. So the "birthers" stand vindicated, in that they were proven correct.

I'm confident that the truth will see the light of day -- not a carbon-copy of the truth, but the real truth of the matter, in good time.

Patience is a virtue.

He Is Risen

And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew 28: 5-6)

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Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. (John 2: 18-22)

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For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:17)

"We Have Come to Play Hardball, and We Have Brought Our Wiffle Ball Bats."

Good comments on Republican cowardice from Burt Prelutsky:

I'm afraid that when it comes to playing hardball, the Republicans simply aren't in the same division, let alone the same league, as Democrats. Partly that's because the liberals are in control of the MSM, so that when a liberal accuses conservatives of, say, setting out to starve your granny, he can count on the New York Times, the alphabet networks and the numbskulls on "The View" to provide him with a gigantic bullhorn and the world's biggest echo chamber.

But it is also the result of Republican politicians being as gutless as the kid who allows himself to be constantly cowed by the schoolyard bully. The mere notion of being called a racist, a fascist or a homophobe is enough to send them scurrying for cover like a flock of Chicken Littles. Heck, even I wind up wanting to see these punks pantsed, dumped into a trash barrel or given a well-deserved wedgie.

The sad political fact is that if you give a Democrat an inch, he'll take a yard. Give a Republican a yard and he'll resist taking an inch.

Happy Good Friday

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

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For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:6-8)

You Learn Something New Every Day

The Earth has 657 more barrier islands than previously thought, according to a new global survey by researchers from Duke University and Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C.

The researchers identified a total of 2,149 barrier islands worldwide using satellite images, topographical maps and navigational charts. The new total is significantly higher than the 1,492 islands identified in a 2001 survey conducted without the aid of publicly available satellite imagery.


This exemplifies how science is a useful tool for mankind -- a tool in constant need of sharpening. No matter how many times this tool of Man's fashioning proves that his knowledge has limits, he continues walking the Earth smug in the belief that he knows more than he actually knows. It's part of the human condition.

Update on Arizona Eligibility Veto

This confirms my suspicions:


Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is admitting it's possible her veto of the state's eligibility bill for office-seekers could be overturned by members of the Legislature.

"Bottom line is that I just have to call 'em as I see 'em, and it doesn't help Arizona," she added. "This bill is a distraction and we just simply need to get on with the state's business."


I couldn't tell you the number of times that I've heard politicians on both sides of the aisle, media robots, and political celebrities like Sarah Palin make comments virtually identical to Brewer's. As I said: typical.

A constituent wrote a letter to Arizona lawmakers, raising a great point:


"The governor says 'one person' should not have power over the ballot – well, she has just single-handedly vetoed a 2/3 vote of the Legislature and the will of those of us who voted you into office. I don't understand how she can veto a veto-proof vote!

"I urgently urge all of you to please override this veto immediately and put HB2177 into law. This is simply a common-sense law which is long overdue and should have always been on the books. This should not even be a partisan issue, let alone a 'controversial' bill. What is the point of having requirements for various offices, if candidates do not have to prove they meet those requirements? To not pass this law is to make a mockery of the Constitution and law itself."

Arizona Governor Vetoes Presidential Eligibility Bill

Here is her stated reasoning:


"I do not support designating one person as the gatekeeper to the ballot for a candidate, which could lead to arbitrary or politically motivated decisions," she said. "In addition, I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for president … to submit their 'early baptismal or circumcision certificates' among other records. … This is a bridge too far."


I admire Governor Brewer for her principled stand against allowing her state to be overrun by illegal aliens, and for her grit and determination in the face of a federal government only too happy to see Arizona swamped by foreign criminals.

That said, I don't know what she means when she reveals concern about "designating one person as the gatekeeper to the ballot for a candidate;" that strikes me as an easily solved problem, if indeed this is the current reality.

As for baptismal or circumcision records, those are just some of the acceptable document options. Others are postpartum medical records, long-form birth certificates, or notarized affidavits from two or more people present at the time of birth.

I don't know why such common-sense requirements that ensure constitutional adherence pose an ethical dilemma for the governor. How else does one demonstrate his eligibility for the office? With a wink and a handshake?

Governor Brewer seems to have fallen into the same trap as most of the establishment: worrying more about upsetting that selfsame establishment than holding elitist pursuers of high office to the rule of law. It's a sad and typical failure in current politics, and one I did not foresee from a woman of her caliber.

The World's Oldest Man Dies at Age 114

Here's are his secrets to a long life:


1. Embrace change, even when the change slaps you in the face. ("Every change is good.")

2. Eat two meals a day ("That's all you need.")

3. Work as long as you can ("That money's going to come in handy.")

4. Help others ("The more you do for others, the better shape you're in.")

5. Then there's the hardest part. It's a lesson Breuning said he learned from his grandfather: Accept death.

"We're going to die. Some people are scared of dying. Never be afraid to die. Because you're born to die," he said.

Verse of the Day

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (1 Kings 18:21)

Arizona: Leading by Example

The Arizona House and Senate have passed a bill requiring candidates for the presidency to prove their eligibility before campaigning in the state. The bill received overwhelming support in both legislative bodies. It remains for Governor Janice Brewer to sign it into law.

This turn of events does not bode well for Obama, given his efforts at hiding his whole documentary history from the American people. Other states are deliberating over similar legislation. I hope they follow where Arizona has chosen to lead.

Can You Hear Me Now?

A few days ago I saw a young man riding down the side of a busy street on a bicycle, talking on a cell phone. I kid you not.

What's the world coming to? I couldn't tell you the number of times I've been cut off in traffic, or nearly run off the road, only to see some idiot jabbering on a cell phone as they blithely drove by, unconcerned that they came within a hair's breadth of causing a traffic accident.

What's next, children on Big Wheels with cell phones? A kid pulling a little red Radio Flyer wagon filled with kindergarteners with phones glued to their ears?

It's getting more ridiculous by the day.

I've said this before, but it bears repeating: the mass production and easy access of cell phones has transformed normal people into self-absorbed morons.

Yuckabee

Here's one reason why I'd write in Foghorn Leghorn for president before I'd give Mike Huckabee my vote:


A controversial County College of Morris policy allowing illegal immigrants to enroll and pay the lower, in-county tuition rate received some high-profile support Tuesday night from likely Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee. (emphasis added)

Huckabee, the guest speaker at the Drew Forum, was introduced by president Robert Weisbuch as having backed legislation providing "tuition assistance to children of undocumented immigrants" when he was governor of Arkansas.

Weisbuch's comment prompted Barbara Eames, a Hanover resident who opposes the new CCM policy, to ask Huckabee his views on it during the question-and-answer period.

Huckabee, in his response to Eames, did not specifically refer to the Randolph-based college, but offered a spirited defense of his viewpoint that those brought to the United States illegally as children should be given the opportunity to complete their education.

He said his support for tuition assistance legislation in Arkansas was inspired by the plight of an undocumented high school valedictorian who, under the state's existing law, would have been ineligible for a public college scholarship.

"I decided I'd rather see that kid become a taxpayer, rather than a tax-taker," Huckabee said.

Huckabee said rather than targeting young children who had no choice in their decision to move to the United States, the battle over illegal immigration should focus on strengthening the borders and cracking down on businesses violating the law.


So in short, Huckabee has a history of supporting in-state tuition for illegal aliens; he approved as governor of Arkansas, and he endorses such policies now.

The final paragraph tells us that, His support for college tuition assistance became an issue in his failed run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. I assume he anticipates a second failed attempt at the Oval Office, since he's keeping the status quo on his unpopular stance.

Why do people whose presence within our borders is a violation of federal law deserve preferential treatment -- treatment that U.S. citizens do not enjoy? Better yet, why are they allowed to enroll as students in American schools at all?

Other questions: why does Huckabee assume that all illegal aliens attempting enrollment in college were brought here against their collective will as children? How does he know that some or even many didn't make that trek willingly, as teenagers or young adults? Why is ensuring that illegal aliens complete their educations a duty of American politicians? Notice the unstated assumptions built into his viewpoint.

As for his nonsense about his preference for them becoming taxpayers, not tax-takers, that problem has a solution that doesn't require handing them in-state tuition at U.S. colleges: deport them, or don't let them in the door, in the first place. I suppose that's too much to ask in the days of the Obama administration, when border enforcement is deemphasized and sunny propaganda is the order of the day.

Mike Huckabee is part of the problem, not part of a solution. He's a champion of the idea, "meet the new boss, same as the old boss." If you think pandering to illegal aliens is progress, he's your go-to guy.

The Milky Way

Here's a larger version of this panoramic photo taken in the Canary Islands.

Licking the Mailed Fist

Apparently, burning the Koran is worse than burning the Bible, because the Koran is a transcription of "God's" word, whereas the Bible is "written by men."

Watch the minute-and-a-half video where this is explained by the reasonable moral relativists at NBC News.

Notice how the talking head describes Pastor Terry Jones and the Afghani Muslims-in-question in equal terms -- as extremists -- as if there's no discernible moral difference between burning the Koran and murdering human beings.

It's also simplistic and misleading in suggesting that the Bible was "written by men." Christians believe that the Bible is God's holy Word, written down by men under His direct influence. So in both cases, the relevant parties accept that their scriptures contain messages to them that originated with God. Why introduce that Muslims believe the Koran is Allah's literal word, if not as an exercise in excuse-making for murder?

See My Hat? Now Watch Me Talk Through It

Have you seen/heard Obama's budget speech from April 8? Here's a link with the full transcript and video of his address.

The video clocks in at just under four minutes. I remember thinking as I watched the speech on T.V. that this guy doesn't even believe in the fertilization properties of the malodorous meadow muffins he's throwing at us. Put another way, he doesn't buy his own crap.

Watch the speech, and pay careful attention to his body language, posture, tone, and most importantly, his eyes. He knows he's full of it, having about as much interest in talking up America as I do in piercing my nose with a rusted nail -- and it probably pains him about the same.

I want to call attention to one short paragraph in his platitude session:


At the same time, we also made sure that at the end of the day, this was a debate about spending cuts, not social issues like women’s health and the protection of our air and water. These are important issues that deserve discussion, just not during a debate about our budget.


Let me translate Obama's biased rhetoric: by "women's health," he means the important, God-given and constitutional right to slaughter one's unborn child; "protection of our air and water" is code for a policy of pleasing pantheists and helping the third world get ahead -- at the expense of U.S. citizens, of course. By all means, such matters should stay far off the table in discussions pertaining to spending cuts.

Happy April Fool's Day

A Manifestation of a Dying West

US troops in Germany have been banned from wearing their military uniforms in public in the wake of the Frankfurt Airport shooting that left two American airmen dead and two seriously injured.

A 21-year-old Muslim man of Kosovar background, Arid Uka, was arrested for the attack.


Holy frankfurter, Batman, is that stupid, or what? There's so much wrong with this picture, it's hard knowing where to begin.

First, it doesn't speak well for the state of modern Germany that American troops have to worry about being attacked and murdered in the streets by non-German Muslims.

Second, what's next? Should they don German military uniforms and goose-step up and down the sidewalks? Maybe they should scream "Ich bin Deutsch!" every thirty seconds when outside the base, or "Ich bin nicht ein Amerikaner!" Given the Nazi-like tendencies of Muslims, another possible solution is a T-shirt with the words "Ich liebe Hitler!" emblazoned across the front. Of course, the downside is that those blonde, blue-eyed Aryans might rip you to pieces for dredging up their eternal shame and rubbing it in their faces. Not to mention the likelihood that the Kosovar doesn't speak German, anyhow. In which case your last act on Earth would be convincing a bunch of foreigners that you think death camps are pretty swell.

Third, since when do Muslims only froth after military personnel? I realize that wearing the uniform increases the risk, but plenty of Muslims like killing Americans because they are Americans, or westerners because they are westerners, or anyone who has the audacity not to revere every word and unmentionable deed of their holy sand-flea, camel-spit be upon his name.

Fourth, does this policy project strength -- or weakness? Telling our soldiers that they cannot wear the uniform off-base sends this message to Muslims: we are weak, and we fear you.

It's time that we bring our men and women back from Germany. They should have been called home a long time ago.

I Like the New Look

I just read that Kaddaffi's plastic surgeon has spoken to the public. Apparently, old Mo didn't pay his bill, so the doc is helping the Busybody Coalition ferret out his new disguise. Here's a recent photo. If you see him, please contact the F.B.I. :

This Is Incredible

Horrific destruction caused by the Japanese tsunami.

More on Obama's Eligibility

JohnC takes issue with my questioning of Obama's eligibility for the presidency:

Your contentions are flawed:

"The sole documentary evidence provided by Obama of his birth in Hawaii is a Certification of Live Birth, or C.O.L.B., which is a computer-printout document subject to tampering."

Untrue. There are two Obama birth announcements in Hawaiian newspapers dating within a week of his birth. How do you explain their existence?

"Worse, at the time of Obama's birth, the state of Hawaii willingly issued such documents to people born outside Hawaii. How in the world can a document issued to people born outside Hawaii be used as proof that a person was born in Hawaii?"

Two problems with your assertion.

First, Hawaii had no such law until 1982. Therefore, the fact that Obama was issue a certificate number as of August 8, 1961 is pretty clear evidence that the State of Hawaii was convinced at that time that he was born in Hawaii.

Second, pretending that Hawaii did issue birth certificates to foreign-born persons in 1961, such a birth certificate would state the foreign location of that person's birth. No one has ever shown one single example of a person born outside of Hawaii obtaining a birth certificate, original or copy, that incorrectly states he or she was born in Hawaii. If you have such evidence, I'd love to see it.

"As for Mr. Obama's long-form birth certificate, which details the attending obstetrician's name and the hospital's name, as well as the date, time, and location of the birth -- that elusive document has never seen the light of day. Obama has not released it on the Internet. Congress has never laid eyes on it."

This is a fascinating criticism, given that then-Senator Obama was the very first major party presidential candidate to ever publicly release images of documentation of his birth. But when Obama gives an unprecedented inch, his critics want a mile.

""By the way, a CNN poll conducted in August, 2010, revealed that only forty-two percent of Americans believe that Obama "definitely" was born in the United States."

How many of those people polled recognize that the place of one's birth may affect his eligibility to be president? We don't know, and I imagine that would change the
responses a lot.

Here's my response, taking this rebuttal one point at a time:

Untrue. There are two Obama birth announcements in Hawaiian newspapers dating within a week of his birth. How do you explain their existence?

The issuance of Obama's Certification of Live Birth (C.O.L.B.) automatically generated the newspaper birth announcements. If a C.O.L.B. fails as proof that Obama is a natural-born citizen, then announcements based upon information taken from the C.O.L.B. fail as conclusive evidence, as well.

First, Hawaii had no such law until 1982. Therefore, the fact that Obama was issued a certificate number as of August 8, 1961 is pretty clear evidence that the State of Hawaii was convinced at that time that he was born in Hawaii.

Inaccurate. According to Jerome Corsi at World Net Daily: In 1961, Hawaiian law specifically allowed "an adult or the legal parents of a minor child" to apply to the health department and, upon unspecified proof, be given a birth document in the form of a Certification of Live Birth.

The only requirement stated in Hawaiian law is "that the legal parents of such individual while living without the Territory or State of Hawaii had declared the Territory or State of Hawaii as their legal residence for at least one year immediately preceding the birth or adoption of such child."

So there's no way under the sun that possession of a C.O.L.B. constitutes proof that Obama is a natural-born citizen, which is the item in contention.

Second, pretending that Hawaii did issue birth certificates to foreign-born persons in 1961, such a birth certificate would state the foreign location of that person's birth. No one has ever shown one single example of a person born outside of Hawaii obtaining a birth certificate, original or copy, that incorrectly states he or she was born in Hawaii. If you have such evidence, I'd love to see it.

There's no pretending involved, except perhaps on your part. Since no one has seen Obama's actual long-form birth certificate, and since we have had for our examination nothing more than a computer-generated document with less information than the longer, more comprehensive birth certificate, I'm unclear as to what point I'm supposed to glean from this. The key information that you're ignoring is that Obama's full birth certificate remains hidden. You've never laid eyes on it. Neither have I. And neither has Congress or the media. In fact, a congressional document released on the Internet admitted that no official vetting process occured regarding Obama's eligibility.

This is a fascinating criticism, given that then-Senator Obama was the very first major party presidential candidate to ever publicly release images of documentation of his birth. But when Obama gives an unprecedented inch, his critics want a mile.

What fascinates me is your evasion of the point being made. The C.O.L.B. is not the same document as the Certificate of Live Birth. It is a shorter document with less information included. For example, it does not include the attending physician's name, and it omits the birth hospital's name. In addition, the Hawaii Department of Health "refused to authenticate either of the two versions" of President Obama's C.O.L.B. images online -- "neither the image produced by the Obama campaign nor the images released by FactCheck.org."

The burden of proof lies with Obama -- not with me, you, Congress, the media, or election or state officials. So far, it is a burden that he has refused to meet, with the complicity of most media outlets, and Congress.

The Incuriosity of a Dead Cat

Perhaps you've heard about this recent interview of John Boehner by David Gregory of Meet the Press. Gregory takes Boehner to task for not combating "misinformation" and "stereotypes" regarding Obama's nativity myth and his religious beliefs. Boehner's answer isn't a complete disaster, but it leaves a lot to be desired. Here's how he should have responded:


"Mr. Gregory, I think your question conceals certain unstated assumptions -- assumptions that I do not accept.

"First, the American people elected me to represent their interests in Congress. They did not elect me to correct "misinformation" and fight "stereotypes" aimed at Obama. That's not part of my job description. Nor is it my obligation. You seem to think that this is one of my duties. Why? And did you hold Nancy Pelosi to the same standard? Did you interview her during her tenure as Speaker of the House and hold her feet to the fire about defending George W. Bush from perceived injustices? Did you consider that burden her sworn duty as an elected official?

"Mr. Obama has the bully pulpit of the presidency at his disposal to defend his words and actions any time he feels the need. Most radio and television networks would give him free airtime for the purpose of addressing the public and setting the record straight. Mr. Obama also has the Democratic Party in his corner. In addition, he has a press secretary whose whole reason for being is the explication and defense of Obama's policies, actions, and words. No, Mr. Obama doesn't need my help.

"Second, I reject the notion that questioning Obama's birth narrative and religious views is the same as stereotyping or spreading misinformation. The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition, describes a stereotype as: a generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, that is used to describe or distinguish a group. I don't see how suspicion that Obama is a Muslim, or skepticism about his birth origin is stereotyping. The issues-in-question seem of a singular nature, not stereotypical.

"As for spreading misinformation, the people most guilty of doing so are those who claim that Obama has proven his eligibility for the presidency. At best, this is a statement of ignorance; at worst, a lie. The standard "birther" position is not that Obama was born in Kenya or Indonesia. The prevailing view is that we do not know the facts of Obama's birth. No one knows -- not the American people, not Congress, and not you, Mr. Gregory.

"Let's stay with the birth issue for a moment. The sole documentary evidence provided by Obama of his birth in Hawaii is a Certification of Live Birth, or C.O.L.B., which is a computer-printout document subject to tampering. Worse, at the time of Obama's birth, the state of Hawaii willingly issued such documents to people born outside Hawaii. How in the world can a document issued to people born outside Hawaii be used as proof that a person was born in Hawaii? The answer is that it does not and cannot constitute proof. Only a liar or an imbecile would suggest otherwise. If my home state suddenly begins issuing driving licenses to anyone who can scrounge up twenty-five dollars -- even if he never has stepped foot inside a car -- then I cannot continue using my license as documented proof that I have taken a written driving exam, a road test, and an eyesight evaluation.

"As for Mr. Obama's long-form birth certificate, which details the attending obstetrician's name and the hospital's name, as well as the date, time, and location of the birth -- that elusive document has never seen the light of day. Obama has not released it on the Internet. Congress has never laid eyes on it. This exemplifies a terrible failure, as determining that prospective presidential candidates fit constitutional criteria was an official duty of Congress -- an obligation that Congress shirked. I'm not climbing up on my high horse, as I was a member of Congress, at the time.

"The simple fact is that Obama's birth origin remains a mystery, and it remains a mystery because he refuses to release his full birth certificate. In fact, he has hired a legal team and spent well over a million dollars keeping the document suppressed. I submit that if this behavior doesn't pique your curiosity, then nothing would drag you away from your uncritical acceptance of everything that Obama says and does. Speaking of job descriptions, I've always understood the media's position as that of a watchdog against government excesses, not as a partisan standard bearer for whoever holds the presidential office. I thought that telling Americans the truth was the highest responsibility of the media, not catching flak for Obama. Mr. Gregory, as long as Obama has you on his side, he'll never need me.

"By the way, a CNN poll conducted in August, 2010, revealed that only forty-two percent of Americans believe that Obama "definitely" was born in the United States. Polling data across the board indicate that Americans have questions about Obama's origins -- questions that cross partisan lines.

"Now let's address Mr. Obama's religious beliefs. His biological father was a Muslim; according to Islamic law, this makes Barack Obama a Muslim, as well. His stepfather was a Muslim. Mr. Obama spent part of his formative years living in his stepfather's house in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country. He attended an Islamic school. His records of attending that school remain hidden from the American people.

"In the U.S., Obama attended a church for twenty years led by an anti-white, anti-American pastor (Jeremiah Wright) who promoted black-liberation theology. Obama professed ignorance of Wright's beliefs, despite his long attendance of the "church," his personal friendship with the pastor, and Wright's openness regarding his hatred of whites and America. Videos exist depicting Wright preaching his hatred from the pulpit. An interesting sidebar: Wright is a supporter of Louis Farrakhan, a Muslim black separatist.

"Mr. Obama has a history of talking up Islam and coming to the defense of Muslims in public. In a 2009 speech in Cairo Obama said: 'And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.' I submit that this statement is alien to the American presidential tradition. This is not the typical focus of a self-proclaimed Christian who governs a Christian people with a Christian heritage. It emanates from far outside the mainstream.

"Does Obama spend significant time extolling the virtues of Christianity and defending Christians against negative stereotypes? No. He's far too busy perpetuating negative stereotypes against Christians. One example is a comment that he made at a 2008 fundraiser:

'You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton administration, and the Bush administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.'

"I could go on and on, miring us in the perpetual slime of inconsistencies and peculiarities of Obama's birth narrative and supposed religious views; but I think I've been thorough in making my point: that looking askance at the details of Obama's birth and religion isn't fringe kookery or racism or mere partisanship. Rather, it is a logical and reasonable response to suspicious behavior that belies his claims -- behavior that remains wholly unexplained by Obama, the Democratic Party, or the media."

Good Developments

I often decry the plethora of social and political ills plaguing the U.S. So here are a handful of positive turns of events in politics. We'll see what happens:

February 17: House votes to defund nine of Obamas "czars."


The jobs on the chopping block: White House-appointed advisers on health care, energy and climate, green jobs, urban affairs, the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, oversight of TARP, executive compensation, diversity at the Federal Communications Commission and the auto industry manufacturing policy.


This is nowhere near enough; but it's a step in the right direction.


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February 17: House cuts off legislative funding of Planned Parenthood.


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February 18: House votes for defunding of Obamacare.

Granted, this still has to contend with the twin hurdles of the leftist Democratic Party, and the Cypher-in-Chief, but the GOP must start somewhere. If we heap harsh criticism upon Republicans when they follow the mooing herd and shrink from their duty, then we should give them recognition and even praise when they take a principled stand for constitutional government.

Small steps forward are better than no steps at all.

C'est L'amour

I found some Islamic bridal photos online that I thought my readers might enjoy. First, there's the "Palestinian" nuptial vest.


Then there's the polar honeymoon ensemble.



Followed by a representative example of the Assassins' Order.



The mobile deer blind.



The "All-holds-barred" collection.

Tatooine Tusken Raider regalia.

The "spared no expense royalty" set.

I like the elegance of this one, but why does she always sport that blank expression?

This is from the "Don't-fear-the-reaper/darth-vader" collection.

From "Ravishing ruminants" outfitting.

And last but not least, the "She'll never be my beast of burden" category.

Now I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Attorneys for Bradley County, Tenn., and several of its officials have submitted a brief to the state Supreme Court arguing that the constitutional idea of "liberty" doesn't actually mean "physical liberty."

That's the way a brief filed by Thomas E. LeQuire of Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC, states it anyway:

"Liberty does not mean physical liberty," explains point DII in the pleading that encourages the high court to reject a request from Jeremy Paul Hopkins for a hearing.

"It is a sad and scary day in America when lawyers actually argue that the liberty protected in the Constitution does not mean physical liberty," Hopkins told WND. "The county's position is stunning. Americans should be very concerned with court opinions declaring the Constitution no longer protects persons from being unlawfully jailed.

"In this case, the county not only jailed me without authority and in violation of law, but they also jailed me in the face of a court order specifically instructing them to release me. Even more disconcerting is the fact that the state attorney general, who took an oath to uphold the Constitution and to defend the citizens, has not intervened to stop this outrageous conduct. If physical liberty is not a fundamental right, it is difficult to think of anything that would be," Hopkins said.

So if I lock these lawyers in a cage in my back yard for twelve hours, that's not an infringement of their liberty, because constitutional liberty isn't physical freedom. Makes sense to me.

Of course, this means that not one single inmate in a state or federal prison may be considered unfree due solely to the fact that he's being kept behind bars. Just because he can't leave the prison for months or even years doesn't mean that he's lacking in liberty.

Physical liberty is one of the most basic forms of freedom. It serves as a constitutional bare minimum.

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law . . . " If the county's detention of Hopkins violated state law, then in turn it violated his Fifth Amendment-recognized rights, by definition. How can due process entail illegal activity by the county? That's both logical nonsense and authoritarian shredding of the Constitution.

What we have here is a group of people who spit on the rule of law, while claiming that they uphold it.

"Who Are You?"

In an article at Big Hollywood, a columnist brings attention to the casting of a British citizen in the role of Superman in an upcoming film.

I think it's more than a little ridiculous that, in a nation of three hundred-plus million people, we cannot find anyone worthy of donning the red cape, so we must look to the British Isles.

That said, this comment below the column jumped out at me:


One of the things I love best about America is we don't care who you are or where you came from. What can you do?


This is a perfect example of succumbing to indoctrination. The commenter loves our political elite's current policies of diversity and non-discrimination. Muslim terrorists murdered three thousand people on September 11, 2001, because the multiculturalists "don't care who you are or where you came from." Nidal Hassan gunned down over a dozen people in cold blood at Fort Hood because no one cared who he was or whence he came. Mosques have sprung up all over our country -- including in unheard of places like Memphis, Tennessee -- preaching hatred, violence, and non-assimilation, because no one cares who they are or where they originated. Illegal aliens storm our borders, commit disproportionate crime, take jobs away from citizens, and receive taxpayer-funded educations in their own languages in public schools, because no one gives a hoot in Hell who they are or where they came from. No one cares for loyalty or societal cohesion.

As for an answer to the question, "What can you do?", all too often the response manifests itself as a negative. "Well, we can murder, rob, rape, deal drugs, form gangs, commit fraud, bankrupt hospitals, falsify documents, swamp the welfare system, bring chaos from order, and throttle division out of unity. That's what we can do, and we're just getting started."

I submit that the commenter loves one of the worst aspects of modern America. He delights in a mindset that the founding generation would have looked upon with horror. He embraces a new outlook alien to the United States of only a few decades past.

Only a fool welcomes people into his home with no concern for their identity or origin. Just as one would shun the idea of inviting a burglar into his house because he is particularly adept in the art of burglary, so, too, must we reject the notion that having a specific skill-set is more important than a commonality of language, religion, and worldview.

"What can you do?" won't cut it for someone interested in preserving his culture.

A more important question is "Who are you?"

Pimpi Longstocking

Sorry, guys. I couldn't resist.

January 28 Headline Reactions

Roof collapse blamed on pigeon droppings

Whatta load of crap

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Sleeping with pets exposes owners to nasty diseases

Sorry, Abdul.

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Woman falls 23 stories, lands on taxi, survives

When she yells, "Taxi!" she means it.

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New couples who Facebook each other end up in bed quicker

That's because they're tired from all that instant massaging.

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'The Green Hornet': Desperately seeking God

They finally made a sequel to Deperately Seeking Susan.

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Not all energy boosts are equal

Yes, they are. But some are more equal than others.

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Travelers from other planets ... or from hell?

If this is a question pertaining to Algore or Obama, I don't think it offers a false dichotomy. The answer fully explains why no one can find Obama's birth certificate.

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Michael Savage on what's 'trickling' from Obama

That's just nasty.

They Come Here to Work

See? Here's proof.

Welcome, Ahmad Jihad Velasquez!


Immigration officials have previously discovered items along the U.S.-Mexico border from Middle Eastern origin, including Iranian currency in Zapata, Texas, and a jacket found in Jim Hogg County, Texas, that was covered in patches including an Arabic military badge that illustrates an airplane flying into a tower.


Those family values and dedication to hard work bring a tear to my eye. This is the stuff of Ellis Island.

Remember Alderaan?

George Lucas says world will end in 2012.




I'm guessing this is the reason:

E.U.: We've Outgrown Christianity

A 2011-2012 school calendar published by the European Union has omitted Christian holidays, while continuing to note important Jewish and Muslim celebrations.

While Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter are missing from the calendar's pages, days commemorating “Sikh Baisakhi-Day, the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday, the Muslim holiday Aid-el-Kebir,” remain in place" . . .


There you have it, my friends: the spawn of multiculturalism; the natural outcome of mass immigration; the stinking droppings of apostasy. In the cradle of western civilization, the first great mission field for Christianity where the children of God brought His Good News from the land of Israel -- now the mere acknowledgment that Christians are one religious group among many is too much to expect from the E.U. Perish the thought that Christianity and its two thousand-year influence on Europe and the world might merit a position of privilege. The E.U. school calendar cannot even mention its existence.

Christianity is the only religion in the world that receives transparent disrespect from the powers that be. How interesting that this treatment fits Jesus' words like a hand fits a tailor-made glove:


And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. -- Luke 21:17


But He leaves us with a promise -- a positive message of hope for the future:


Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. -- Luke 6:22-23

"Hey, Moron, Why Don't You Like Me?"

In a post about why people regard atheists with disdain, Vox Day shares an email from an atheist who calls himself "Uber Dawks":


Color me not at all shocked that your kind hastily pointed out Jared Lee Loughner's highly debatable atheism. This only serves as further evidence that the religious right is completely intolerant of those who hold to an atheistic view. Like McVeigh or Seung-Hui Cho or James Jay Lee before him, Loughner's atheism has absolutely nothing to do with his actions [Or Stalin's, or Mao's, or Pol Pot's... they keep saying that and their co-non-religionists just keep inexplicably killing more people. It's a mystery - VD] and to make any claim to the contrary is tantamount to bigotry-fueled profiling. It is more than obvious that the man was mentally unhinged and given his reading material was reacting irrationally and violently to the barrage of capitalist and biblical rhetoric coming from the right-wing. If you "money, guns n' bibles" types would stop forcing your silly notions upon the rest of us, we might be able to prevent misguided and mentally ill young men like this one from taking this kind of action.

Unless religion is finally replaced with science and reason, this illness and the violent reaction to it will keep on perpetuating. That is what religious belief is, an illness. Whenever a Christian asks why religious scientists are not hired for certain positions in academia or do not get their contracts renewed, the answer is simple. It is because their religious affliction affects their ability to do their work, just as the affliction of an alcoholic or serious drug addict leads to a similar inability. Like the illness of alcoholism and drug addiction, we need to treat these harmful behaviors for the good of both the individual and the society.


Let's explore the notion that "the religious right is completely intolerant of those who hold to an atheistic view." Why would this be so? "Uber Dawks" reveals his accomodating nature by answering this question for us throughout the body of his email. He claims that religion is an illness, an affliction. He tells us that violent reactions to it may pose legal or rational problems, but they are understandable responses to an agenda forced upon people against their will. He likens religious belief to drug or alcohol addiction. He implies that even mental illness has an internal logic of sorts, just so long as its manifestations aren't religiously motivated.

What's not to love? A tiny minority of unbelievers tells the great, teeming religious majority that their religion is a sign of psychological instability, and that the sole cure is embracing the twin gods of science and reason for whom they are the chief interpreters.

Let's brave this twisted labyrinth of logic. Evangelical atheists are every bit as religious as the most cloistered monk or the dizziest dervish. The difference is that they are not followers of the religion of Christ or Muhammad or Buddha, but acolytes of the religion of "Hating Every Other Religion Except The One I Made Up." Unfortunately, rather than admitting that this unwieldy mouthful is their religion, they deny that they harbor a single religious atom in their bodies. All the better to stare down their tiny collective of noses and guffaw at the rest of humanity for its stupidity. This seems perfectly reasonable, if one assumes that integrity is a four-letter word.

The atheist schtick in a nutshell: "You're stupid and deranged. If you don't love me for informing you of your sorry state, well, that's because you're stupid and deranged."

Why, oh cruel and malicious world -- why do you despise them so?

Happy New Year

To all my readers and commenters: May God bless you and bring you prosperity and peace in the upcoming months.

Merry Christmas

May the peace and love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with all of you. Enjoy your day, everyone, and remember that the greatest gift was and is Jesus, who freely gave Himself to a lost and dying humanity. I thank my Lord for loving the unloveable, and bestowing His grace upon those who do not deserve it. Including me.

Happy Christmas Eve

The weather forecasts in my neck of the woods claim an 80% chance of snow on the 25th, so it seems we might have a white Christmas. That doesn't happen often in east Tennessee.

Y'all keep warm and stay safe. God bless you.

Why do atheists love reason so much?

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.


(Hat tip to The Deuce)

The Christmas Truce: 1914

This is a great story. You can read about it here and here.

The film Joyeux Noel is an excellent dramatization of this event, and well worth your time.

Bizarre Border Busts

No, I'm not talking about triple-breasted senoritas, mi amigos.

Here's a sample:

I'm Thankful for All Those Dead Injuns

Angelina "The Stick Figure" Jolie and Johnny Depp bomb at the box office.

I'm sure sundry reasons exist for this turn of events, not the least of which are the nearness of Christmas, and the vibrant economy our Monied Mulatto Messiah has helped bestow upon us.

I wonder if this is one possible explanation?:

Jolie hates Thanksgiving and refuses to celebrate.

“Jolie hates this holiday and wants no part in rewriting history like so many other Americans,” the friend said. “To celebrate what the white settlers did to the native Indians, the domination of one culture over another, just isn’t her style. She definitely doesn’t want to teach her multi-cultural family how to celebrate a story of murder.”

I wouldn't classify that as the most circumspect public announcement one could make, just before a big film opening. Remember how brazen, vocal stupidity served the Dixie Chicks?

As for my family, we had a delightful time sitting at the dinner table and recounting the innumerable massacres of Indians throughout American history, including the torture of Squanto, followed by hearty belly laughs over the smallpox-ridden blankets "gifted" to Indian hunters by our malicious ancestors. After dessert, we sat and admired our extensive collection of buck, squaw and papoose scalps proudly displayed over the mantelpiece. We've taken good care of them ever since my great-great granddaddy, Lucifer Armstrong Sheridan, passed them down to us.

A grand time was had by all.

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil: Summation

Thereligionofpeace.com included honor killings in its thorough listing of terrorist attacks around the world (and in the U.S.), so I have included them, as well. If we call into question attacks made by Muslims against their family members for perceived or real religious violations and erase them from the list, we still have twenty-six separate terrorist attacks perpetrated by Muslims or Muslim-sympathizers in America between 2002 and 2010. That averages out to more than three acts of terrorism each year. None of these assaults rivals the 9-11-01 atrocities, yet they are examples of terrorism all the same, and should be characterized as such.

The oft-bandied term "Sudden Jihad Syndrome" springs to mind, as it is a sly recognition of the one common element in all these disparate cases: Islam as a motivating force.

The establishment media would have you believe that coincidence explains Nidal Hassan's screeching "Allahu Akbar!" just before gunning down a slew of people at Ft. Hood, that a rare alignment of the planets -- not his admiration for Osama bin Laden -- reveals why a teenage boy crashed a plane into a building in a suicidal act of destruction, and that perhaps Elvis was just as inspirational as Islam, when a Muslim murdered a Jew for no apparent reason outside religious enmity at a movie theater.

But those of us who are well-read and informed about Islam's 1,400-year war against Western civilization, against anything not subservient to itself -- a war waged continuously since its inception in the 600s A.D. -- we know better.

We're not discussing a static problem. We're examining a dilemma that grows in magnitude with the thousands and tens of thousands of Muslims who immigrate -- legally or illegally -- to the U.S. each year. They bring their non-assimilation and their virulently chauvinistic religion with them; they don't check either at the door. We now have dicey issues in our backyard with which we must contend that were unheard of twenty years ago: mosques in the Bible-belt, Islamic terrorism, demands for the institution of sharia, foot baths and Porn-O-matics and getting felt up by strangers in airports, insistence on halal butchers and restaurants, the list goes on. How can we expect solutions when the people who create these alien obstacles increase their presence on our shores every single day?

Our elitist "leaders" have a commitment to multiculturalism and its attendant "diversity" and political correctness that guarantees no fix, but in fact an escalation: an increase in the number and audacity of terrorist attacks, a broadening of Muslim demands of the government and the citizenry, and an expansion of the Balkan states built on our lands under the blind and permissive eyes of those whose duty is our protection.

Islam is an existential threat to our nation, but only with our consent. The ummah lacks the power to defeat us in a conventional war, so they've opted for the unconventional war: immigration, terrorism, and propaganda. What they cannot accomplish on a field of battle will be won in manipulating the judicial system, or proselytization, or lobbying groups that paint happy faces over every bomb-vest, or protests and riots in the streets.

As Edmund Burke said: "All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." For Islam's victory, all the powers that be have to do is keep the status quo, to continue playing the game of pretend that all men everywhere have the same values and loves and loyalties, that's there's no difference between a Bedouin and a Brooklynite, or a jihadi and Julia Child.

It's as if we're caught in a waking nightmare, a nightmare whose lurking shadow grows in its menace toward us. But how do we dispel the monsters that people its umbra if we refuse to wake up?

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil: 2009 - 2010

2009


1. Buffalo, NY. The founder of a Muslim TV station beheads his wife in the hallway for seeking a divorce. 2-12-09

2. Little Rock, AR. A Muslim with 'religious motives' guns down a local soldier in a drive-by attack. One other injured. 6-1-09

3. Glendale, AZ. A woman dies from injuries suffered when her father runs her down with a car for being too 'Westernized.' 11-2-09

4. Ft. Hood, TX. A Muslim psychiatrist yelling 'Allah Akbar' murders thirteen unarmed U.S. soldiers on their base in Texas, including a pregnant woman. Thirty-one injured. 11-5-09

5. Binghamton, NY. A non-Muslim Islamic studies professor is stabbed to death by a Muslim grad student in revenge for 'persecuted' Muslims. 12-4-09


2010


1. Marquette Park, IL. After quarrelling with his wife over Islamic dress, a Muslim convert shoots his family members to 'take them back to Allah' and out of the 'world of sinners'. Five killed, two injured. 4-14-10

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil: 2007 - 2008

2007


1. Nashville, TN. A Muslim cab driver runs over a Christian after arguing about religion. The young man's ankle and hip are broken by the vehicle. 2-20-07


2008


1. Irving, TX. A Muslim immigrant shoots his two daughters to death on concerns about their 'Western' lifestyle. 1-1-08

2. Atlanta, Georgia. A devout Muslim strangles his 25-year-old daughter in an honor killing. 7-6-08

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil: 2006

1. Chapel Hill, NC. Calling it the will of Allah, an Iranian immigrant plows his SUV into a crowd of students as 'retribution' for foreign policy overseas. Nine injured. 3-3-06

2. Baltimore, MD. A 62-year-old Jewish moviegoer is shot to death by a Muslim gunman in an unprovoked terror attack. 6-16-06

3. Seattle, WA. An 'angry' Muslim-American uses a young girl as hostage to enter a local Jewish center, where he shoots six women, one of whom dies. 7-28-06

4. Louisville, KY. In an 'honor' attack, a Muslim man rapes and beats his estranged wife, leaving her for dead, then savagely murders their four children. 10-6-06

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil: 2003 - 2005

2003


1. Houston, TX. After undergoing a religious revival, a Saudi college student slashes the throat of a Jewish student with a 4" butterfly knife, nearly decapitating the young man. 8-6-03


2004


1. Raleigh. Mental health problems behind member of tight-knit Muslim community deliberately running down five strangers with a vehicle? One died. 4-13-04

2. Scottsville, NY. In an honor killing, a Muslim father kills his wife and attacks his two daughters with a knife and hammer because he feared that they had been sexually molested. 4-15-04

3. Atlanta, GA. A man riding on an Atlanta commuter train mutters Qur'anic verses then attacks an army officer for no other apparent reason. An elderly woman and two arresting officers are hurt as well. 6-10-04


2005


Zero (to the best of my knowledge).

Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil: 2002

This list only details successful terrorist attacks within the fifty states. It does not include foiled or failed efforts, nor does it include attacks on U.S. soldiers and civilians in Iraq or Afghanistan. I gleaned the information below from www.thereligionofpeace.com.


1. Tampa, FL. Fifteen year-old flies plane into an office building in Tampa. Suicide note reveals his admiration for Osama Bin Laden and desire to commit a terrorist attack. 1-6-02

2. Tucson, AZ. A 60-year-old man is gunned down by Muslim snipers on a golf course. 3-19-02

3. Denton, TX. Muslim snipers kill a man as he works in his yard. 5-27-02

4. Los Angeles. Muslim gunman kills two people waiting at the El Al counter in the LAX airport. 7-4-02

5. Montgomery, AL. Muslim sniper kills one woman and injures another. 9-21-02

6. Baton Rouge. Muslim sniper shoots a Korean mother in the back. 9-23-02

7. Wheaton, MD. Muslim sniper kills 55-year-old man. 10-2-02

8. Maryland. Muslim sniper kills three men and two women in five separate attacks. 10-3-02

9. Manassas, VA. Muslim sniper kills 53-year-old man. 10-9-02

10. Fredericksburg, VA. Muslim sniper kills 53-year-old man. 10-11-02

11. Falls Church, VA. Muslim sniper kills 47-year-old woman. 10-14-02

12. Silver Spring, MD. Muslim sniper kills 35-year-old bus driver. 10-22-02

Back in Action

Howdy, y'all. I took a short break from writing new posts during and after Thanksgiving; it took the feast this long to digest. I hope everyone's having a good December, so far.

I'll be playing catch-up for the next couple of days, commenting on recent stories in the news. I hope you'll bear with me, and maybe even find these posts entertaining or illuminating in some fashion.

A Belated Note: To the victims of the Japanese Empire's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and to their families. We have not forgotten what you gave or what you endured.

Happy Thanksgiving

Don't Worry; Bend Over

Here's a little song I wrote.
I'll sing it while I search your tote:
Don't worry; bend over.
We have some Constitution trouble.
Don't you fret, we'll make it double.
Don't worry; bend over.

Somebody wants to make us dead,
And fill us full of witless dread.
Don't worry; bend over.
Our policies are quite pragmatic.
Just step into the Porn-O-matic.
Don't worry; bend over.

Before you pass that airline gate,
You first must irradiate.
Don't worry; bend over.
Won't birth no kids, no screaming brats.
You better raise yourself some cats.
Don't worry; bend over.

I've got my plunger and my gloves;
Vaseline helps me show the love.
Don't worry; bend over.
Janet said that I must grope,
But turn down offers to elope.
Don't worry; bend over.

I've been at this a real long time,
Protecting you and fighting crime.
Don't worry; bend over.
Wipe your tears, miss, and dry your eyes.
You get to fly the friendly skies.
Don't worry; but first bend over.


*With apologies to Bobby McFerrin

"Now, How'd That Bomb-vest Get There?"

DHS may allow Muslims to pat themselves down.

Rest assured, everyone. In the event that they discover bombs, firearms, box cutters, or acidic compounds attached to their persons unbeknownst to them, they promptly will arrest, jail, indict, try, and execute themselves. Muslims are nothing if not accommodating to infidels. Just ask the Jihad Center at Ground Zero developers.

So don't worry.

Be happy.

And bend over.

Ancient Mexican Secret

You know that you're in a multicultural, diluted society when you break open your fortune cookie after eating supper at a local Chinese restaurant, and read this bit of wisdom:

"Amor es devuelto con amor."

Or, in the vulgar tongue: "Love is repaid with love."

What's next? Asking for a menu, only to have the Chinese waitress stare at you in helpless consternation, while she shrugs and utters:

"Lo siento, no hablo Ingles."

Department of TNA

"Anybody find me . . . somebody to grope!"

"This is proper TNA-approved hand technique, when fondling the genitalia of WWII veterans, toddlers in diapers, nuns, and old ladies on Hoverounds."

"Sir, let me check your nose for hidden thermonuclear devices."

"The Fourth Amendment is dead! Mission accomplished!"

Take Your Banner Elsewhere Part II: Update

Part I


Now, after a public outcry, the school has decided that the grand old flag can come back.

Parraz says the school got flooded with so many complaints from upset parents both inside and outside of Denair that he was called into to "handle the situation."

Parraz says the school decided on Friday to allow Cody to display his flag again, and now it will be shifting its focus to the students who complained.

"In no way did we want to take that right away from Cody," Parraz told Fox40 on Friday. "…We think we know who the instigators are that were trying to do that and we need to meet with their parents and those students to just kind of explain that this isn't what we want to have. We want to make sure that our kids can appreciate a safe environment and be able to have the American flag."


They're making the right decision, but it's telling that only a huge cry of outrage from the public made them see the light. Let's see if this state of affairs lasts beyond the next Stinko de Mayo celebration.

Take Your Banner Elsewhere

Another fine example of seamless alien assimilation. And you thought mass, unrestricted immigration/migration was a negative influence on our country.


Officials in a California school district said a middle school student was told to take a U.S. flag off his bike to avoid "racial tension."

Denair Unified School District Superintendent Edward Parraz said Cody Alicea, 13, was told not to fly the U.S. flag from his bike while at Denair Middle School after complaints from other students, KCRA-TV, Sacramento, Calif., reported.


Whoever thought that we'd live to see a day when flying an American flag in America was a controversial act? I wonder which fine, upstanding race looks at a U.S. flag flapping in a California breeze and feels incensed?


"(The) First Amendment is important," Parraz said. "We want the kids to respect it, understand it, and with that comes a responsibility."


Of course, the best method of teaching respect for the First Amendment is in its deliberate violation -- especially on behalf of an unassimilable alien. Just like teaching a love for the Second Amendment entails the requirement of magazines that hold one bullet, Kevlar vests for Bambi, and door-to-door firearm confiscations.


Parraz said racial tensions boiled over at the school this year around the Cinco de Mayo holiday.

"Our Hispanic, you know, kids will, you know, bring their Mexican flags and they'll display it, and then of course the kids would do the American flag situation, and it does cause kind of a racial tension which we don't really want," Parraz said. "We want them to appreciate the cultures."


So in honor of, you know, a Mexican holiday, we'll squelch the rights of, you know, U.S. citizens, while showing utmost respect for the, you know, racial animosities, cultural intolerance, and brazen refusal of assimilation of those of Mexican extraction. Viva la raza!

Notice how relieving racial tension means accommodating the troublemakers at the expense of the innocent.

This is the bane of multiculturalism. This is vibrant diversity on full display. In pursuit of a leftist Mexitopia, no right of yours is too sacred for infringement, and no whim of the Exalted Other is too mean-spirited or petty for anything short of slavish devotion. A long-running theme of this blog going all the way back to 2004 is that unrestricted migration plus inevitable non-assimilation equals disaster for the United States of America. Down this path lies an achievement no terrorist with a suitcase nuke could hope to accomplish: the extinction of our way of life, the passing of America as we and our forefathers have known it.

We have upwards of thirty million people -- the population of a small country -- living within our borders who not only reject our culture outright, but make war on it with every method at their disposal.

We can ignore them, but they will not ignore us. They keep coming in great droves. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, each year. They make larger and more unreasoning demands of us -- demands with no end. Their sense of entitlement grows with their numbers. And in this tyranny of the metastasizing minority, we sit back and smile and speak of multiculturalism and diversity and tolerance. These scales will not remain balanced for much longer.

When one defines himself by his infinite tolerance, he soon becomes a slave to those less tolerant than himself.

In Honor of Our Veterans

A Nation's Strength


What makes a nation's pillars high
And it's foundations strong?
What makes it mighty to defy
The foes that round it throng?

It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand
Go down in battle shock;
Its shafts are laid on sinking sand,
Not on abiding rock.

Is it the sword? Ask the red dust
Of empires passed away;
The blood has turned their stones to rust,
Their glory to decay.

And is it pride? Ah, that bright crown
Has seemed to nations sweet;
But God has struck its luster down
In ashes at his feet.

Not gold but only men can make
A people great and strong;
Men who for truth and honor's sake
Stand fast and suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly...
They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.


-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Like a Turkey Pines for Thanksgiving

I keep seeing bumper stickers with the caption: Miss Me Yet?, followed by a delightful photo of Jorge W. Bushandez. Let me just go ahead and assure everyone that I miss him like a Dalmatian misses Cruella de Vil. Like Dracula longs for Quincey Morris. Or a sot yearns for the good old days of Prohibition.

Here's one reason why: George W Bush: Kanye West attack was worst moment of presidency

Contemplate this revelation for a moment. On September 11, 2001, approximately three thousand innocent Americans died in the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil in our country's history. That was not the lowest point of Bush's presidency. Thousands of American soldiers have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, for reasons that baffle even those whose lifelong ambition is to drink Bush's bathwater. Seeing flag-draped coffins rolling in like parcels on a conveyor belt didn't define the nadir of his presidency. An influx of millions of illegal aliens and the cultural and economic disaster they carried with them didn't phase Bush; in fact, he loved every minute of benefiting his rich, greedy cronies with cheap labor at your expense. Neither massive spending increases signed into law by his pen, nor the financial ruination of our country manifest in bailouts and "stimulus" programs even gave him a moment's pause.

But enter a ghetto thug with an I.Q. lower than my shoe-size, a talentless punk who enjoys storming stages and horning in on the fifteen minutes of waifish music starlets, a person with all of the class of a bum made pariah amongst the other back-alley bums for his failures at personal hygiene -- that individual's opinion is what gives Dubya the wonky britches. Imagine that.

See, Kanye thought Bush was a racist because he didn't go to Nawleuhns during Hurricane Kakillya and provide each welfare case a personalized limo ride outside the radius of nature's bigotry. Why, the nerve of Bush not aiding and abetting the looters, rapists, and vandals in looting, raping, and vandalizing! And only an inveterate racist wouldn't brave the bulging levees and hold back Lake Pontchartrain by the sheer force of his will.

I can't wait to read Bush's new memoir, Mi Casa Es Su Casa. I'm sure it's full of steaming nuggets like this story.

Maybe we'll learn that he picked Dick Cheney for Vice President because his first choice got himself deported back to Mexico.

Lost in the Neverland

From The New York Times (hat tip to Vox Day):


Tuesday’s election was indeed a “shellacking” for the Democrats, as President Obama admitted after a long night of bad news. It was hardly an order from the American people to discard the progress of the last two years and start over again.


First, that this newspaper considers the last two years as indicative of progress is all you need to know about where it falls on the ideological spectrum.

That said, notice the contradictory nature of the above quote. The Democrats' annihilation in the House is not evidence that the people reject Obama's and the Democrats' agenda? Really? That's what I call keeping on the sunny side. However these leftists spin the situation, it's certainly not evidence of voter approval of the Obama/Democrat blueprint. Voter endorsement would have meant the Democrats keeping control of the House, and maybe even gaining a few seats in the House and Senate -- in other words, the polar opposite of what actually happened.

Here's the breakdown (so far) of gains and losses in the U.S. Congress between 2008 and 2010:

House Democrats: 255 (2008); 187 (2010)
House Republicans: 179 (2008); 239 (2010)

Senate Democrats: 59 (2008); 53 (2010)
Senate Republicans: 40 (2008); 46 (2010)

Obama has spent the last year and nine months ramming home unvarnished socialism with all the gentility of Farmer Brown tickling Old Bossy's tonsils from the wrong end of the cow. All the while, the Democrat Congress has served as a collective rubber stamp for his every Marxist whim. Both entities (and I use that word in the creepiest connotation possible) have spent the better part of two solid years spitting in our faces and smugly giving us the one-finger salute because we don't like it. This behavior culminated in passing socialized medicine into law, which ensures the destruction of the American healthcare system. I have never seen a more blatant disdain for the people's will than that displayed by this past Congress and the current anti-American-in-Chief. Now The New Leftist Times assures us that the embarrassing mudhole-stomping on tuesday had nothing to do with the Democrats' far-left, fringe lunatic agenda.

This kind of reality disconnect is like someone insisting that the glass is half-full, even as he watches it empty down the drain. Of course, only someone with a strong tendency toward self-delusion would champion leftist causes, in the first place.

Happy Election Day

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government. -- Mark Twain

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies. -- Groucho Marx

The only thing we learn from new ELECTIONS is we learned nothing from the old. -- American proverb

Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason. -- Author Unknown

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven. -- Will Rogers

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. -- Charles de Gaulle

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. -- Alexis de Tocqueville

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom. -- Friedrich August Hayek

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. -- Ambrose Bierce

Ask a Silly Question . . .

Bill Maher asks: "Am I Racist to Feel Alarmed By the Thought of Islam Taking Over the Western World?"


Yes, Bill, I'm afraid so. Just as you are Muslim if you shudder at the prospect of racists taking over the Western world.

It's gratifying that Maher believes Western civilization needs preserving, that we should mix it up a little when naming our children, instead of dubbing every single one of them "Muhammed."

"Hey, Muhammed, have you seen Muhammed?"

"Yes, he went with Muhammed over to Muhammed's house. I think they were going to pick up Muhammed, later, and go to Muhammed's Bar-and-Grill and play Whack-an-Infidel and shoot some pool."

"Oh, okay. Thanks."

"No problem, Mo. Tell Muhammedette I said 'Hi.' "

Muslims sure are an imaginative lot.

Monikers aside, I wish Bill Maher and other incisive cultural commentators would learn the simple, fundamental truth that Islam is not a race. Just as the Borders-Are-For-Cartographers Club needs to learn that Mexican is not a race. Neither is LGBT (Lettuce, Guacamole, Beef, Tomato), morbidly obese, pothead, Democrat (redundant, I know), or Obamoid -- although I admit that the last form a constellation unto themselves.

Coming soon: Bill ponders, "Am I a Thuggee assassin if I don't like figure skating?"