I've got a bad Feeling about This

Islam is the only religion that thinks about Jihad, and expansion of their religion through violent means.
Muslims are the only group that believes their god has given them the mission to kill those who reject him.
Muslims are the only group that imposes the antiquated laws of their “holy” book.
And, Muslims are the only group that has not apologized for the crimes of their past and keeps committing those crimes even today. (paraphrase from an excellent blog by Truthseeker, a former Muslim.

I know the Muslims are not the only ones that have killed millions in the name of religion. The US was partially founded on something called "manifest destiny." It was the "destiny" of the "civilized" peoples of Europe to convert the "savages" to christianity and a "civilized" way of life. The "savages" did not know any better. They were no better than animals that needed to be trained. Those "savages" that they couldn't convert to their religion were killed.

I could go back further and mention the Crusades that lasted 250 years and killed millions but I don't want to write a book here. You can find an excellent history of the Crusades on several sites if you care to read.

In our times, violence and controversy initiated by Muslims seems to be exploding all over the world. Almost every country in the world seems to have Muslims. All of those Muslims seem to be involved in something controversial that brings attention to their cause. Western Muslims publicly condemn acts of violence but they seem torn between standing up to theses acts of violence and standing behind them, in the name of Islam.

Everyday, we see more and more demonstrations, bombings, kidnapping, and senseless killing by so-called Muslims, not just in Iraq.

This is what is concerning me; this explosion of Muslim demonstrations, assasinations, kidnapping, all of it. Do you think this is just a bunch of angry Muslims rainsing hell about some cartoons in a small newspaper or do you think, like me, that there is a consorted effort worldwide to impose Islam on the entire world?

Is this a planned thing? Is it something that has been planned for a long time that is just now coming to fruition?

I hope I'm just paranoid but it seems like there is something spreading around the world, growing and growing until it covers the entire earth. Afterall, the Koran does say that the goal of Islam is to make sure the whole world is Muslim. Of course, our own Bible tells us to spread the faith around the world as well so Muslims aren't alone in that message either.

I just don't know.

Support the War, but not the Troops. Support the Troops but not the War. Can you support both?

The war does suck, that's for sure. I don't think there was ever a "good" war. I think it was gonna happen despite the administration that was in power. Clinton was headed that way, with the attacks on Iraq and constantly asking the UN to do something about Hussein. Hussein was violating all the rules set by Desert Storm, thumbing his nose at the UN and the weapons inspectors.

Then 9/11 happened. We were blindsided and we were looking for a fight. We went into Afghanistan and took out the Taliban.

We and the allies took care of them. Now, where to next? Right there is where the problems started. We still wanted to kick some terrorist's ass. We needed to get rid of these terrorists once and for all.

Al-Qaeda was training in Iraq (it's a fact and don't say it's not). Hussein was given 16 chances to comply with the UN sanctions and was not showing any signs of stopping his shit. So....here we came.

Now, you agree we are in an insane situation. We have troops that believe we are making a difference by stopping terrorists in Iraq. All the terrorists are coming to Iraq to perfect their craft.

We won't leave until they stop killing everyone. They won't stop until we leave (so they say).

We have troops we support and admire for their courage, yet we are in a war with an immoral enemy that doesn't play by the rules. Our troops are getting killed and that is not supposed to happen.
We support our troops and believe along with them that they are doing good over there. The Iraqis are better off.
After all, they are humans like everyone else. All they want is to provide for the family and live a happy life. They don't want to fear losing their Father to killers that come in the night and take him away, never to return. The troops are helping that come about. At least that's their goal.

If the troops leave now, the country will drop into chaos and will be lost to another facist regime.

Who'se to say that won't happen anyway? But, who'se to say the new government will not be strong and will want to create a democracy in the midst of this chaos?

We must support our troops and let them complete their mission. If the new Iraqi government takes hold and starts showing signs of being a stable entity that is good for the people, the troops will have accomplished their mission and can come home.

So, we have to support both to the final end. I hope it ends well and God bless those troops in harm's way.

Come home soon.

It's gonna be a Gay Day at the Oscars

Well, it seems they ignored The Passion of the Christ last year, and this year, Narnia, in favor of the gay-themed movies. There's Brokeback Mountain, Capote (gay), and another one featuring a main character that receives a sex change. I can't remember it's name but it got four nods. Another one of those movies that no one in the rest of the world has heard of until just before the oscars. That happens every year too doesn't it? No one heard of Chicago until just before the oscars, same for Million Dollar Baby....but that's another topic altogether.

They just don't seem to get it that these themes don't appeal to mainstream America.

I'm not homophobic but I don't really get off on seeing two men enjoying each others hairy butts and I really don't want to pay to see it. I will have to go however, because I have free passes and a gay member of my family wants to see it. I told him I would go but if they start swapping spit and playing ring around the flagpole, I'll have to go get some popcorn.

It just seems that the entertainment community just doesn't get it that most of America doesn't care to see that. Maybe they think they know what's best and what's trendy and if they like it, we should as well.

I don't think so.

I used to love the oscars, all the trailers and the spontaneously stupid remarks by the participants but...I don't know...even with Jon Stewart as the MC, I can't see watching it this year.

I want to hear CAIR'S response to this

LOS ANGELES RADIO STATION SQUARES-OFF WITH MUSLIM GROUP
Mon Jan 30 2006 10:10:49 ET

Los Angeles's top talkradio station is under fire from a Muslim group because of comments made earlier this month by morning man Bill Handel. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has demanded an apology from Handel for making fun of a stampede that killed hundreds of Muslims during an annual pilgrimage.

But Handel is set to fire back, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Handel will apologize IF the Council on American-Islamic Relations:


1) Decries all acts of terror (described specifically, not generally)


2) Agrees that Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to defensible borders


3) CAIR has no ties of any sort, financially or otherwise, to any terror orgs or individiuals.


MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

KFI-AM does not condone making light of the deaths of people engaged in religious observances. We regret that listeners found the comments of one of our on-air hosts to be insensitive. KFI does not censor its hosts, nor does it tell them what to say or not to say. KFI is a strong and passionate believer in 1st amendment rights and that is at the very core of this radio station.

Developing...

NOTE: I'm at home recovering from an operation so if anyone hears about a response to this, please let me know.

Goodbye Doobie

My old dog, Doobie, died this morning.
He was my inheritance from Mom when she died.
He was about 17...been blind for six months.
He made some unhappy noises last night and this morning, when I carried him out to pee, he couldn't stand up even worse than before.
I put him in his little room (carrier) to eat and when I checked later, he was gone.
He's with Mom now, I'm sure.

"And now,to all the good dogs...
the special ones
you loved best,
those of ours we still miss...

Goodbye,

until on some brighter day,
in some fairer place,
They run out again
to greet us."

George Papashvily

Global Warming is going to Target Blacks Only Now?

I guess the next natural disaster will be looking just for 'dem po' ole black folks?

Give me a freekin' break!

And this statement:

Relatively, Blacks are environmental Good Samaritans. Per capita, we emit approximately 20 percent less carbon dioxide than Whites – well below 2020 targets set by the U.S. Climate Stewardship Act. Not only do we use more energy-conserving public transportation, we spend considerably less per capita on energy-intensive material goods.

Yet Blacks are exposed to worse air pollution than Whites in every major metropolitan area. Some charge that the Bush administration has made matters worse by creating new policies, like the Clear Skies Act and the Healthy Forest Initiative, that allow utilities and industries to pollute more. President Bush enraged environmentalists when he opted out of the Kyoto protocol global warming treaty, saying it would harm the U.S. economy.

WTF???

Blacks emit less carbon dioxide than whites?

And finally...let's get on the old Blame Bush bandwagon....it's all his fault.

GEEZ....I need some coffee....this is just too much.

Duece Four Returns from Mosul

If you have followed Michael Yon and his adventures in Iraq, you will be familiar with Duece Four, the unit Michael Yon has been with this last year.
They have just returned from a year of fighting in Mosul.
The link is to a video compilation by someone at Duece Four.

The guys have been through a lot. They have also done a lot to make us and the world safer.

Welcome Home

Democrats

This is good! Dear Friends:

Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and Patty Roosevelt came to my home to swim on a regular basis. They were a great couple full of laughter and stories that today I continue to marvel at.
Both are now deceased, but their stories remain. During the years of our friendship we had many, many discussions about his parents (President Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt) and how his father and mother never intended for the Social Security and Welfare programs to turn out the way they are today. Elliott used to say that if his mother returned to earth and saw what the politicians had done to their programs she would have burned all of them in hell.

Here is a story I received today regarding the Social Security Program and I immediately thought of Elliott's comments. Hope you will read this and think about it. Margaret Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA)

Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary,
2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program,
3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year,
4.) That the money the participants put into the independent "Trust Fund" rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,
5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to "put away," you may be interested in the following:

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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent "Trust" fund and put it into the General fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democratic Party.

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the "tie-breaking" deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the U.S.

------------------- AND MY FAVORITE:

Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?

A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!
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Then, after doing all this lying and thieving and violation of the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is, uninformed citizens believe it!

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't so.

Demand? Demand? Who are these people to demand anything?

Mexican and Central American diplomats are DEMANDING that we allow more immigrants! They are DEMANDING a guest worker program and the legalization of "undocumented workers."
Who the hell do these people think they are to DEMAND ANYTHING of us?

Here in Texas, we're invaded by illegals and legals alike. I can't go into a convenience store without running into 5 or 6 of them rattling off in spanish and piling eight to a pickup. On the way home, it's the same thing only they're loading up on beer.
My new "neighbor" is Mexican. He tried to take more land than the survey allowed and when I confronted him on it, he suddenly "couldn't speak English," when two weeks ago, he spoke it perfectly. He's also moved a double-wide on his property and now it looks like a perfect little "barrio." Don't get me started on the loud Chicano music I have to endure every weekend.
Every restaurant we go into, I can be assured the food is cooked by a mexican or central american. I have a friend who is a waitress at a local restaurant. She can't train to a manager position because the cooking staff doesn't speak English! She will probably have to give up that dream to someone who is bi-lingual.
I know these crooked bastards are DEMANDING this from us because the "immigrants" provide over 16 billion dollars in revenue but dammit...why in the hell can't they fix up their own nations and take care of their own? I wonder how they treat other "immigrants" that try to come into their countries from the South.

Man, I have to go calm down...this is getting me angrier and angrier the more I think about it....GEEZ!

The Liberal Constitution

Here's an excerpt:

We the People of the United States progressive-minded citizens of the North American Province of the United Nations, in Order to form a more perfect Union obtain a far groovier chakra, establish Social Justice, get righteous with Mother Earth, insure domestic Tranquility partnerships of any nature, provide for the common defence promotion of peace, free love and a total lack of responsibility, promote the general creation of the Welfare State, and secure the Blessings of Liberty some boss doobage to for ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America North American Province of the United Nations.

Hilarious...go here to read the rest.

The Liberal Constitution

Here's an excerpt:

We the People of the United States progressive-minded citizens of the North American Province of the United Nations, in Order to form a more perfect Union obtain a far groovier chakra, establish Social Justice, get righteous with Mother Earth, insure domestic Tranquility partnerships of any nature, provide for the common defence promotion of peace, free love and a total lack of responsibility, promote the general creation of the Welfare State, and secure the Blessings of Liberty some boss doobage to for ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America North American Province of the United Nations.

Hilarious...go here to read the rest.

Patriotism or Propaganda?

When reading Michael Yon's blog, I was surprised to see there was so much difference between his slideshow and that of MSNBC. Take a look at both and vote. Unfortunately, MSNBC didn't select Michael's pic as one to vote on, although it does appear in the Editor's Choice.
There is also nowhere you can tell them that they aren't showing all the pics to vote on. Anyway, take a look as BOTH slideshows, and let the music play in both.




Which one do you think is more upbeat?

Finally, a Judge shows some Cajones

After seeing the American Communist Liberals Union walk all over the common man in the interest of their anti-american agenda, it's refreshing to see a judge finally tell it like it is and throw these idiots out of court.

They don't and never will, speak for me.

A U.S. appeals court today upheld the decision of a lower court in allowing the inclusion of the Ten Commandments in a courthouse display, hammering the American Civil Liberties Union and declaring, "The First Amendment does not demand a wall of separation between church and state."

Attorneys from the American Center for Law and Justice successfully argued the case on behalf of Mercer County, Ky., and a display of historical documents placed in the county courthouse. The panel voted 3-0 to reject the ACLU's contention the display violated the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.

The county display the ACLU sued over included the Ten Commandments, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Magna Charta, the Star Spangled Banner, the National Motto, the Preamble to the Kentucky Constitution, the Bill of Rights to the U. S. Constitution and a picture of Lady Justice.

And...

Writing for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Richard Suhrheinrich said the ACLU's "repeated reference 'to the separation of church and state' ... has grown tiresome. The First Amendment does not demand a wall of separation between church and state."

Suhrheinrich wrote: "The ACLU, an organization whose mission is 'to ensure that ... the government [is kept] out of the religion business,' does not embody the reasonable person."

Nancy Pelosi just doesn't "Get It"

Nancy's response to President Bushs' speech:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement tonight in response to President Bush’s speech on Iraq:

“Tonight the President acknowledged more of the mistakes he has made in Iraq, but he still does not get it. Iraq did not present an imminent threat to the security of the United States before he began his war of choice. The President’s speech tonight was further evidence that after almost three years, he still does not understand that crucial fact.

”President Bush persists in pursuing a flawed policy that has not made the American people safer nor made the Middle East more secure. It is time for a new direction in Iraq — not more of the same."

Her direction would be the direction of "retreat."

I bet she didn't even listen to the speech. If she did, she didn't "listen." Bush said to leave now would hurt the image if the US as a strong ally and create mistrust all over the world. It would also hurt all the troops that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Man, I cannot believe such self-involved egotists live and breath in the white house.

Thanks be to Little Green Footballs.

Tookie Williams

They should not call what they did an "execution."
They should call it a "Post-Birth Abortion."

Day in the Life of Al-Zarqawi

One of my favorites, Iowahawk, has posted another day in the life of Al-Zarqawi. His stuff is hilarious. Here's the whole article.

Here's an excerpt:

Shit, I though I was gonna spray some Mecca-Cola through my nose when I saw Khalid behind them, doing that throat-slash thingy with his hook, but I kept it together. "Sure! Sounds like a plan, guys! Umm, why don't you go with Khalid. He'll take you out back and have you fill out the transfer forms." Long story short, they're back in Paris. Torsos, at least.

It's Like Staring at a Car Wreck

You know it's wrong but you just can't stop staring.

That seems to be the mindset of USA Today and the Associated Press. They just can't bring themselves to report anything positive about Iraq. Oh they did recently, but not until they reported the negative first.

Posted by Noel Sheppard on December 12, 2005 - 12:49.
As reported yesterday by NewsBusters, a brand new ABC News/TIME poll depicted Iraqis as being very optimistic about themselves and the future of their country. The Associated Press via USA Today is sharing this information with its readers by focusing attention on the negatives first. The article, entitled “Most Iraqis Oppose U.S. Troops, Poll Says,” began:

“Most Iraqis disapprove of the presence of U.S. forces in their country, yet they are optimistic about Iraq's future and their own personal lives, according to a new poll.

“More than two-thirds of those surveyed oppose the presence of troops from the United States and its coalition partners and less than half, 44%, say their country is better off now than it was before the war, according to an ABC News poll conducted with Time magazine and other media partners.”

Then the article addressed the positives:

Two Reasons I'm Glad Bush Won in 2004

John Kerry:

"And there is no reason that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs. Whether you like it or not--Iraqis should be doing that."

Howard Dean:

"The idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong,"

Thanks whatdoyamean Dean...our troops over there standing in harm's way everyday just so you can say something assinine like that, really appreciate you setting the effort back by about a year.

Add to these, most any public statement by Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, and/or Barbara Boxer (to name a few) and you know why I'm glad Bush won in 2004.

Now, on to life.

You Best Source of Information on the War

Most people of the "left" persuasion read a story from the Main Stream Media (MSM) that says the war has gone wrong, Bush lies, and the Hildebeast is ready to take over as President, and they immediately form an opinion, fire up their computers and start the Bush bashing.
What they don't know is there is a large reservoir of people in the thick of it all in Iraq and Afghanistan that have their own blogs. Their blogs are called Milblogs" or "Military Blogs" and they are the best source of the truth you are gonna get.
BlackFive today talks about the 2005 Weblog awards that is going on. It also lists the best military blogs in one spot.

Go there, and vote if you want, but the main thing...read these blogs...then you can show your "knowledge" in a more informed way.

Am I just getting old or what?

I have been watching Saturday Nite Live and I have not seen one thing funny yet.
It used to be funny but I just can't relate. Every rare once in awhile, I hear or see something fleetingly funny, then it's gone.

It was good once. At least it's finally in High Definition.