This is where hate laws will take us.

A zealous local prosecutor in the Swiss canton of Wallis took offense on behalf of Muslims over an “Islamophobic” campaign poster and initiated a judicial action against the disgusting racist political party that created it. Even the local cantonal judge ruled against the prosecutor, and now the highest court in Switzerland has confirmed the verdict: the poster is harmless.

"An election poster for the SVP [Swiss People’s Party] in the Swiss canton of Wallis insulted Muslims and caused an outrage. It shows Muslims praying in front of the Federal Parliament in Bern (photo) and on the picture are printed the words: “Utilisez vos Têtes!” [“Use your heads!”], followed by “Votez UDC — Suisse, toujours libre” [“Vote SVP — Switzerland will always be free”]. The Swiss Federal Court has now reached a final decision that this poster was acceptable because it does not violate the prohibition of racial discrimination.

The public prosecutor of Wallis demanded a punishment for racial discrimination against the unknown designer and distributor of the poster. The Cantonal Judge did not agree with the accusations, and this was confirmed last July by the Wallis Cantonal Court.
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The Federal Court at its public session on Monday finally dismissed the appeal against the verdict by the public prosecutor of Wallis. Four of the five judges of the criminal department came to the conclusion that the poster does not infringe the ban on racial discrimination.

The image merely shows praying Muslims and calls for them to use their heads. The fact that people feel it is addressed to them and thereby feel insulted actually allows more conclusions about the insulted than about the poster itself.

That the Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne still prefer to use their brains for something other than giving in to Muslim outrage has been proven in previous cases."

Gates of Vienna."

This is a perfect example of the law of unintended consequences. A hate law is used by Muslims to have a political opponent charged with a crime, something the fuzzy headed Lefties who wrote the law probably never thought about. And even though the charges were ultimately dismissed, just the costs and time consumed will have a chilling effect on freedom of speech.

I would say I wonder if our stupid elected congress whatevers understand this, but I know that they most of those who voted for the hate law now going to the Senate either don't know, don't care or do know and want that result.

I have posted time and again that I am for gay rights, including marriage... But that is EQUAL rights. And any law that treats a crime against YOU differently than a crime against ME creates UNEQUAL rights.

Shark Attack!

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A live shark dumped on the doorstep of an Australian country newspaper office had local police puzzled Thursday, with authorities vowing to charge the person who left it with animal cruelty.

A shark on the doorstep of a newspaper office? Probably just visiting a relative.

Above from William Katz at UrgentAgenda.

I hate to disagree with Bill, but it must have been a law office. If it had been a newspaper it would have been this.

What scares me about Obamie

From USA Today:

Rebuffing criticism from former vice president Dick Cheney and others, Obama said information gained might have been obtained in ways "that are consistent with our values."

Link

You see, it is "might" that grabs me. Might is a qualifier. I might win the lottery... I might live to be a 100... But if I don't I won't be a multi-millionaire.... And if I don't I will be dead.

The Left in its trashy, snarky and out of touch with reality way opined, "Bush lied and men died." No, Bush didn't lie. Bush looked at all the information and came up with the conclusion that Saddam "might" have WMD's. He came to the rightful decision that he couldn't afford to gamble the nation's security so he acted. As he said in his 2003 SOTU speech.

Before September the 11th, many in the world believed that Saddam Hussein could be contained. But chemical agents, lethal viruses and shadowy terrorist networks are not easily contained.

Imagine those 19 hijackers with other weapons and other plans, this time armed by Saddam Hussein. It would take one vial, one canister, one crate slipped into this country to bring a day of horror like none we have ever known.

We will do everything in our power to make sure that that day never comes.

Obamie has never engaged in any activity in which the loss means death. He has never had to make life and death decisions. He even voted present 134 times in the Senate fearful of doing the wrong thing. When faced with his first big life and death test, the Somali pirates, the strongest he could be was to tell his Naval commander to use his judgment. That wasn't heroic. That was damanably weak and despicable.

But forget the pirates. That was small stuff. Think about terrorist attacks.

Think about information "might have been obtained....."

(This is an expanded version of a Post I made in The Tennesseean.)

Answer me this!

The question is, why have the Jews contribited so much and the Muslim world so little?

And before you start pointing at what the Muslim world contributed 600, 700 or so years ago, let me tell you that I am a firm believer in "What have you done for me lately?

But I digress. The politics of blame and the Free Pass for Generations of Rage granted to the underdog (again, as long as he is not your underdog) by the third world, otherwise known these days as the UN, is not helping anyone. Except the leaders of those oppressive countries, who are pulling off some pretty nifty diversionary tactics for the benefit of their abused masses.

What if they were to instead tell people to become doctors to heal each other, lawyers to fight for their causes in the world’s courts, or film directors, to bring their stories to light? Why give your sons a gun, a black mask, and a suicide belt, when you could give him, instead, a hug and a ticket to study in Dubai? Why build bombs when you could have built a university, a hospital, or a hi-tech park? Why dig smuggling tunnels when you could instead build a subway system to take you to see relatives in Cairo? Why is there no Palestinian or Somali or Pakistani version of the JNF or Hadassah? There would certainly be enough Euros in aid and Saudi oil dollars coming in to fund them, if anyone local cared to organize those efforts, instead of blaming You-Know-Jew (again!) for all of the earth’s problems.
Because you have been oppressed. Because you are poor. Because you’ve had relatives killed. Are not good reasons. Not since the 40’s. Not since ever, really.

To me, these sound like the Bad Childhood Defense that pops up like a fungus in the American legal system when the guy on trial has nothing else to explain away his depravity. As if everyone who had a funny uncle or a mother who loved Jack Daniels more than Daddy couldn’t help it if he took some liberties with the neighborhood’s kids. Where is the sense of moral responsibility that most of us carry, whatever else we went through? Isn’t this the whole point of a legal system?

BrusselsJournal link

The Country of Texas

A few weeks back, just when the talk about states leaving the union got the Lefties all scared and shakey, not a hard thing to do, I wanted to post this but couldn't find it. So I put out a call for it and got one good one, but Mack E has sent me the daddy rabbit of them all. And seeing as how Tennessee was the Momma and Daddy of Texas, I have always been partial to it.

So all the Lefties around.... read. You have words.... Texas has.......




THE COUNTRY of TEXAS

In case things get a little tough during the next few months we Texans have a plan...

Maybe you don't know it, but Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union. (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)

We Texans love y'all Americans, but we'll probably have to take action since Barack Obama won the election and is now the President of the U.S.A. We'll miss ya'll though.

Here is what can happen:

1. Barack Hussein Obama, after becoming the President of the United States, begins to try and create a socialist country, then Texas announces that it is going to secede from the Union.

2. George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas. You might not think that he talks too pretty, but we haven't had another terrorist attack and the economy was fine until the effects of the Democrats lowering the qualifications for home loans came home to roost.

So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?

1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We will control the space industry.

2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.

3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.

4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. What will the other states do? Gee, we don't know. Why not ask Obama?

5. Natural Gas - again, we have all we need and it's too bad about those Northern States. John Kerry and Al Gore will just have to figure out a way to keep themselves warm.

6. Computer Industry - we lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications equipment - small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Misconduct, Dallas Semiconductor, Nortel, Alcatel, etc. The list goes on and on.

7. Medical Care - We have the research centers for cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. The Houston Medical Center alone employs over 65,000 people.

8. We have enough colleges to keep educating and making smarter citizens: University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Rice, SMU, University of Dallas, University of Houston , Baylor, UNT (University of North Texas ), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.

9. We have an intelligent and energetic work force and it isn't restricted by a bunch of unions. Here in Texas, we are a Right to Work State and, therefore, it's every man and woman for themselves. We just go out and get the job done. And if we don't like the way one company operates, we get a job somewhere else.

10. We have essential control of the paper, plastics, and insurance industries, etc.

11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, and several military bases. We don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over the Texas Rangers.

12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. We don't need any food.
13. Three of the ten largest cities in the United States, and twenty-three of the 100 largest cities in the United States are located in Texas. And Texas also has more land than California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Rhode Island, and Vermont combined.

14. Trade: Three of the ten largest ports in the United States are located in Texas.

15. We also manufacture cars down here, but we don't need to. You see, nothing rusts in Texas so our vehicles stay beautiful and run well for decades.

This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.

Now to the rest of you folks in the United States under President Obama:

Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.

You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite communications.

You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr.. Obama has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat from Global Warming.

In other words, the rest of ya'll in the USA are screwed!

Signed, The People of Texas

P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a note to give you something to think about!

Sleep well tonight 'cause the eyes of Texas are on YOU!!

One Nation Under God!!

''Life's tough...it's even tougher if you're stupid.''
-- John Wayne

Is the goverment using Phorm to spy on you?

There's fresh and disquieting evidence today that the tentacles of Phorm (the so-called "deep packet inspection" company) reach deep indeed - straight into the heart of the British government, writes Martyn Warwick.

The news has come to light after a member of the public made a request to see emails sent between Phorm and the UK Home Office (the British equivalent of a Ministry of the Interior) under the Freedom of Information Act and then passed them on to the BBC.

It transpires that since August 2007, one of the UK's three great Ministries of State has been in regular email contact (and who knows by whatever other means of communication) with a commercial, for-profit company whose snooping technology is causing considerable anger and opposition amongst Britain's Internet users.

Link to source

I wonder where all the Lefties in the US are? Here is a technology that they should be demonstrating in the streets about and all they can talk about is destroying the CIA for inducing the gag reflex in 3 terrorists while 3000 Americans were killed on 9/11.

You know, the Left really does hate America. They just do.

No vote on climate change?

Maybe they saw this?

For a Democratic Caucus that has made the enactment of climate change legislation one of its highest priorities — Pelosi has called climate change the issue of her generation — the admission from a Democratic leader that the House may not vote on a long-awaited but controversial cap-and-trade bill this year is significant.

But it also speaks to how politically difficult a cap-and-trade vote could be. And it is a reflection of a reality in Congress: a cap-and-trade bill doesn’t have the votes to pass. While that could change in the months to come, few — if any — on Capitol Hill believe it has the necessary 60 votes in the Senate.

That's hard to believe but I will take all the good news I can get.

Maybe some of their staff has being reading:

The climate is cooling."

Or watching this.

Or reading:

Thanks to a rapid rebound in recent months, global sea ice levels now equal those seen 29 years ago, when the year 1979 also drew to a close.

Link to above.

Or have figured out the sun is the real problem.

Dr. Kenneth Tapping is worried about the sun. Solar activity comes in regular cycles, but the latest one is refusing to start. Sunspots have all but vanished, and activity is suspiciously quiet. The last time this happened was 400 years ago -- and it signaled a solar event known as a "Maunder Minimum," along with the start of what we now call the "Little Ice Age."

Tapping, a solar researcher and project director for Canada's National Research Council, says it may be happening again. Overseeing a giant radio telescope he calls a "stethoscope for the sun," Tapping says, if the pattern doesn't change quickly, the earth is in for some very chilly weather.

Link to the above.

Or decided that may some real scientists should be listened to?

At December's U.N. Global Warming conference in Poznan, Poland, 650 of the world's top climatologists stood up and said man-made global warming is a media generated myth without basis. Said climatologist Dr. David Gee, Chairman of the International Geological Congress, "For how many years must the planet cool before we begin to understand that the planet is not warming?"

I asked myself, why would such obviously smart guy say such a ridiculous thing? But it turns out he's right.


The earth's temperature peaked in 1998. It's been falling ever since; it dropped dramatically in 2007 and got worse in 2008, when temperatures touched 1980 levels.

Link to above.


Or have decided to wait for the hot spot to be found.

Girl Talk

"Bill thought he was the President, too."

Hat tip to Don.

DUI Test

Let's pick on the Irish.



Hat tip, Terry M.

Obama opposes hostage lawsuits against Iran

In court papers filed Tuesday night without any announcement, the Justice Department argued that the agreement to release the hostages, known as the Algiers Accords, precluded lawsuits against Iran....

The Obama administration has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit against Iran filed by Americans held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran 30 years ago.

The request comes in a $6.6 billion class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington. Fifty-two American diplomats and military officials were held captive for more than a year at the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency by a group of Islamist students who supported the Iranian revolution.

When they start doing things in the dark of night you know that they know the American people would oppose such actions.

Now, who do you think previously did something like this?

A similar lawsuit brought by the Iranian hostages was dismissed in 2000 after the government

Now who was President in 2000??? Why William Jefferson Clinton, that's who!

Chums, it is obvious that the Dimicrats are the Surrender Party and that their leader is a shill for Iran,

How can you negotiate with anyone when you are doing things like this?

Give Me the Child Until He Is Seven, and I Will Show You the Man - Michael Apted

Where did Obama go to school when he was seven and younger????
Link to LV Sun article.

Is Belgium losing freedom of speech? Are we next?

The canary was used for years to warn of deadly gasses seeping into mines. I think it is an apt symbol of what is happening in Europe.


I return to Napolitano's word smithing of the War On Terror and Terrorism out of the HLS's vocabulary. Her calling US Vet's potential terrorists.. the FBI flyer on terrorists that didn't mention radical Muslims...... how it was not permitted to call Hussein, Hussein in the campaign for president. Most of all I return to Obamie's call for a Civilian National Security Force that is just as large, just as powerful as the US military.

And now we can see it being created through the mandatory "volunteer" service program.

Link

In the meantime, we have this coming from Belgium, supposedly a democracy. Is it? Click here and decide.

Hat tip to Gates of Vienna

Tom Wolfe

I like Tom Wolfe. He has, as they say (and millions have said) "a way with words."
Here's an interview that you may find interesting. What makes it really good is that it is four years old. Keep that in mind when you read and think of "now."

A teaser:

There is an inverse status in television news: the person who leaves the building least is the highest ranked. The anchormen really are the primitive version of the old linotype machine. The anchor's voice converts material written by others into a form that is easily consumable by the audience -- that's what the linotype machine did.

Wolfe interview link.

Picture Link.

Democrats say cap and trade is a tax

If bullshit was a brass band, Dingel and Gore could lead the parade.

But guess what. Dingell admits that cap and trade is a tax, and a big one.

Wow.

Click here for video.

What Obamie is doing to us.

If this doesn't make you understand what Obamie is opening us up for by destroying the CIA, nothing will.

Click here for video.
Hat tip to Larry P.

Math in 2009

Fifty Years of Math 1959 - 2009 (in the USA )

Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $ 2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why do I tell you this? Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:

1. Teaching Math In 1950s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?

2. Teaching Math In 1960s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

3. Teaching Math In 1970s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Math In 1980s
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Math In 1990s
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok. )

6. Teaching Math In 2009
Un hachero vende una carretada de maderapara $100. El costo de la producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?

Hat tip Shawn L.

Why business people shouldn't be allowed to testify about important political matters

Would you buy an energy policy from this man?

Henry Waxman, the intrepid Congressman from the nuttier part of California is about to spring some climate hoax legislation on us.

Now you would think that business people would be more rational than your average Leftie, but you would be wrong.

While Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, assailed the bill as "an assault on the middle class," Meg McDonald, director of global issues for Alcoa, expressed her company's "support for comprehensive climate change legislation this year." Climate change, she said, requires "immediate action" from "every sector of society."

McDonald was echoed by Charles Holliday, chairman and one-time CEO of DuPont. "I firmly believe this is an opportunity for American industry to reinvent itself," he said. "We are fundamentally behind this approach."

Jim Rogers, the CEO of Duke Energy, said, "I recognize that we are part of the problem." Later, under questioning, he added, "We believe now is the time to act." David Crane, the CEO of NRG Energy, said that his company has a "moral imperative" to reduce its emissions "substantially."

All of this comes from the position that some business people take because they think they can manage the change. That, of course, is like trying to pet a snake. You can't do it. You have to defeat the legislation. You will have 100% input and 0% change. Stupid is as stupid does.

This sums it up.

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the ranking member of Waxman's committee, suggested that if anyone wants to experience what life in America would be like after the proposed bill reduces US greenhouse gas emissions to 83 percent below 2005 levels—Waxman's stated goal—they should go live in a low-emissions Nigeria

I see no reason why not. After all, we already have a President from Kenya.

Link

It's nice to have a research assistant

In my post on April 21, which you can read by clicking here, I noted that the FBI had produced a flyer in which so called "domestic" terrorists were targeted, and nothing said about radical Muslims.

I found this, which appears to be in conjunction with Janet Napolitano, Obamie's head of HLS attack on returning veterans and everybody else but radical Muslims worth noting. Especially when considered with Obamie's desire for a National Civilian Security Force that is just as big, just as powerful, just as well funded as the military.

To that you can add the mandatory volunteer service law just passed by Congress, including Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and......

Well, I just keep getting this feeling that we are having a bad "being free" day.

Comes now my resident Leftie and valuable research assistant, aka Weeder Gander, who has nasty things to say about the source of the information about the FBI flyer. the Council of Conservative Citizens. You can read his comments in total by clicking on the link above and going to the comments section.

His basic claim is that the CoCC is a far right conservative group that is also racist and homophobic. Is he correct? Well, I direct you to their home page and you can read "Statement of Principles," by Dr. Sam Francis.

Now you can cut it anyway you want but I don't think the following means they are for equal rights.

We also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called “affirmative action” and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the European-American heritage, including the heritage of the Southern people, and to force the integration of the races.

Now as I have noted on various occasions, I am a social liberal. I believe in equal rights for all. I make this distinction because what is called a "liberal" today is actually a Left Winger who is not liberal about anything, believing in speech codes, anti-defense, hate laws, etc. and etc. and etc.

So there you go dear chums. If my using this group as a source for the flyer has caused you to start looking for white bedsheets while feeling strong urges to stand in the nearest school's door let me urge you to take two aspirins and seek help. Such things have no place in any country, especially ours.

But in the meantime, reserve a little worry about a media that is so in the tank for Obama that they have grown gills and a Congress that is not only for him, they are ahead of him.

Civilian National Security Force anyone? Mandatory Volunteer Service anyone? Coffee, Tea or Brown Shirts?

Add Israel to NATO

The new enemy of the West is ideological Islam. If NATO wants to be a useful instrument in defending the West against this enemy it needs to accept a new member state – Israel – and stop groveling to Turkey.

If you read nothing else today, read this article. Click here.

Global warming delays Poker Player's garden

Well, it must be Global Warming. It couldn't be Global Cooling that has caused all this below average cool weather, now for the third year in a row... Could it?

I did get most of the garden tilled last Friday and the bell pepper and tomato plants out... This year I am having a contest between Better Boys and Better Girls. The latter is supposed to put out in 50 days and the former is known for its big fruit.... Honest I wouldn't make that up. I also put in a few plants of what I call "salad tomatoes." You know those small round ones you find on salad bars world wide. Don't ask me why, I just did. I grew them in Seattle but in two out of three years they never ripened.... We called them "Green Tomato" summers. They did make good pickle relish.... Of course that was back on the tail end of the much touted Global Cooling hoax.

Then the rains came back Saturday and even today, after a day and half of sun and wind, although in the lower 50's, the ground was soaked and too cold.

So the bad news is that I haven't even managed to get cool weather veggies planted or set. No cabbage, no lettuce, no cucumbers, no potatoes. Next week will push the envelope on them. The good news is I have plenty of time on the squash, corn, candy (aka okra).

Is there a political point in all of this? Yes, there is. Warm weather is better for man, beasts and plants. More and better food is produced further north (and south if you live in the southern hemisphere) and less energy is required to heat our homes and even the beasts of the field live longer. Yet our political idiots moan about a hoax that even if it was true would be a blessing.

Did I tell you I read that all of the great cathedrals of Europe were built during the medieval warming period?? And Greenland was green???

Were has our common sense gone? Why do I ask?

Ivy Leaguer `infiltrates' Falwell's university
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Kevin Roose managed to blend in during his single semester at Liberty University, attending lectures on the myth of evolution and the sin of homosexuality, and joining fellow students on a mission trip to evangelize partyers on spring break.

Roose had transferred to the Virginia campus from Brown University in Providence, a famously liberal member of the Ivy League. His Liberty classmates knew about the switch, but he kept something more important hidden: He planned to write a book about his experience at the school founded by fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell.

Each conversation about salvation or hand-wringing debate about premarital sex was unwitting fodder for Roose's recently published book: "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University."

"As a responsible American citizen, I couldn't just ignore the fact that there are a lot of Christian college students out there," said Roose, 21, now a Brown senior. "If I wanted my education to be well-rounded, I had to branch out and include these people that I just really had no exposure to."

Don't believe me, eh? No really. I have his picture and a link as proof.

Roose's parents, liberal Quakers who once worked for Ralph Nader, were nervous about their son being exposed to Falwell's views. Still, Roose transferred to Liberty for the spring 2007 semester.

He was determined to not mock the school, thinking it would be too easy — and unfair.

Huh? Too easy? Unfair? I wonder if Roose can spell arrognant?

He aimed to immerse himself in the culture, examine what conservative Christians believe and see if he could find some common ground. He had less weighty questions too: How did they spend Friday nights? Did they use Facebook? Did they go on dates? Did they watch "Gossip Girl?"

Gotta watch those Baptist! They might think defending the country is a good thing! Plus they are a sneaky bunch. To wit.

Once ambivalent about faith, Roose now prays to God regularly — for his own well-being and on behalf of others. He said he owns several translations of the Bible and has recently been rereading meditations from the letters of John on using love and compassion to solve cultural conflicts.

He's even considering joining a church.

Anybody got a fatted calf?
Link to source article.
Tomatoes

Obama plays the "devil made me do it" card

Reversing weeks of White House resistance to the idea, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he’s open to creating a blue-ribbon panel to investigate Bush administration excesses during the war on terror.

“If and when there needs to be a fuller accounting of what took place during this period, I think for Congress to examine ways that it can be done in a bipartisan fashion, outside of the typical hearing process that can sometimes break down and break entirely along party lines, ... that would probably be a more sensible approach to take,” Obama said during an Oval Office press availability with King Abdullah of Jordan.

Boy, now that is a surprise! Wow!!!!!! Who would have thunk it? Great scott! Zounds! Can you believe it????

I bet the next thing he does is let himself be talked into no more drilling for oil, and a $5.00 tax on each gallon of gas!

Link

A flyer we can believe in...........

Time to write something serious.

Report all “super-patriots,” “white nationalists,” and “common law proponents” to JTTF? Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department says “no.” Click to enlarge.

Link to Council of Conservative Citizens web page.

According to Terry Chapman of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — whose name is on the flyer as the MCSO contact — the FBI created the flyer and printed the MCSO and Attorney’s Office before the text was approved. He said it was created as a full color brochure to hand out to officers, not for the general public — and that as soon as he saw it, he urged them not to use it, knowing it had some problems.

“The flyer never got off the ground,” said Officer Chapman, “but it did
manage to make it’s way out — and maybe it’s right that it did.” He genuinely
didn’t like this piece of junk, and he showed true concern about my issues with
the flyer, too. “We were not happy with it. It was formulated, I think, for
legitimate purposes, but it fell on stony ground because of the way it was worded
– the unfortunate profiles that were put in there outraged a number of people
who received it.”

And my favorite:

Notice the crossed hammers at the bottom left-wing corner. This is the symbol for the world famous rock-band Pink Floyd. Tens of thousands of people own t-shirts, posters, and stickers with this crossed hammer logo because they are fans of the band Pink Floyd. The flyer would instruct law enforce to identify these people as “potential” terrorists. Nice detective work FBI!!!!

Is this what comes of electing a Prez who promises change? Is this what he wants a "National Civilian Security Force that is just as large, just as well funded as the military" for?


Link to NCSF video.

(OK, the video is over the top. But a little paranoia tends to help keep the mind focused.)

Can you imagine if the Bush administration had said this? Or if Bush's head of HLS had said what Janet N said?? God, the Left would be demanding impeachment...

Yet the Lame Stream Media says nothing.

They have their "I'm a Lap Dog for Obama" down pat.

(Hat tip to govtSlave for the CoCCC web page.)

Dancing with Nancy!

Hat tip to Dean C

Been there....done that

Click on picture to enlarge.

Hat tip to Terry M.

Your love life or your guns!

A few months ago I purchased a new shot gun. A rather plain 20 gauge pump. Now I haven't purchased a new weapon in years and years and I was astonished at the paperwork, including finger prints, address, etc.

For a shotgun??

But that is nothing when compared to Canada because when the registration must be renewed, we find that they want to know about your love life.

Before renewing his gun permit in 2007, the authorities decided to inquire into Lemieux's bedroom history. Did he divorce anyone in the last two years? Did he break up with a girlfriend? If yes, use a separate sheet to explain.

Pardon me? Explain?

Well, it was nothing personal . Apparently, Canada's government feels it ought to know the romantic status of all firearm owners.

The Government of Canada has modified the old Mae West line: If you want a pistol in your pocket, you'd better be pleased to see her. Like any self-respecting citizen (if you'll forgive the expression), M Lemieux told the government to take a hike, and for good measure explained his reasons to the Prime Minister:

Link to Mark Steyn

Now before you think that the person involved was some sort of nut, be advised:

Pierre Lemieux is an economist whose most recent book, Comprendre l'economie, just won the prestigious Prix Turgot in Paris. When it comes to guns, he's a hobbyist, not a lobbyist, but in his spare time he has been trying to make the authorities comprehend something about the relationship between public safety and his love life. Not because he thinks there's a nexus, but because the government does.


Before renewing his gun permit in 2007, the authorities decided to inquire into Lemieux's bedroom history. Did he divorce anyone in the last two years? Did he break up with a girlfriend? If yes, use a separate sheet to explain.

Pardon me? Explain?

Well, it was nothing personal . Apparently, Canada's government feels it ought to know the romantic status of all firearm owners. Hmm. Didn't someone say the state had no business in the nation's bedrooms? Who would say something so fuddy-duddy? Oh, the same fellow who actually said fuddy-duddy: Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Well, that was before the Flood.

Link to George Jonas.

Watching Canada and Europe for trends coming our way is a hobby of mine. And the more Obamafied we become the closer I watch.

Why? For the same reason I watch the poison ivy patch in the neighbors untended fence row that adjoins me. If you don't nip the damn stuff as soon as it comes across it will spread.

(The above expanded from my post in The Tennessean.)

Tell us who, Janet Napolitano... Obama should fire you

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says she regrets that some people took offense over a report warning that right-wing extremist groups were trying to recruit disgruntled troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

But she says "a number of groups far too numerous to mention" were targeting returning veterans to carry out domestic terrorism attacks.

She said the warning report that went out American law enforcement agencies was consistent with reports that were issued before.

Napolitano spoke on CNN's "State of the Union."

Link to source artile.

Let us be blunt. I don't believe you, Janet. And neither do millions of other Americans.

Let's face facts. You have insulted veterans, tried to invent new words for terrorism and the War on Terror and now you come up with this lame excuse for what can best be described as despicable comments.

Obama should fire you. But he won't.

So you can hang around until his policies bring on the next deadly attack on Americans. You can then resign in disgrace.

My advice is take Door No. 1.

Dividing money vs multiplying...

Got this from Mack E.


"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
~ Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931-2005 ~

Tea Party Pictures from Nashville

Somehow I doubt that the White House reads this blog.... but maybe someone will tell Obamie about the nation wide tax protests. I am sure that chumming around with South American dictators is a lot more fun than watching Nancy and Harry run the country, but he really needs to know!

Nashville tax protests pictures from scaremonkey.


Hat tip to TNVolunteer1973 from his Tennessean comment.

Voodoo Economics Obama style....

Let me live 'neath your spell,
Do do that voodoo
that you do so well.

You do something to me,
something that simply mystifies me.
Tell me, why should it be
you have the power to hypnotize me?
Let me live 'neath your spell,
Do do that voodoo
that you do so well.
For you do something to me
that nobody else could do!

Links to Cole Porter lyrics.

Hat tip to Mike L!

Mississippi is the most giving state...New Hampshire the least..

I was driving some today so I tuned in The Big Guy and he was doing his annual drive for money to fight blood cancers.

During the trip I said hello to a Leftie I know and joshed him about The Big Guy setting a new record in dollars and in donations.... I pointed out that all of the attacks the Lefties have done have increased his listener numbers... I must say he took it poorly and wouldn't believe me when I said Lefties are Scrooges.

Here's proof.



Click on image to increase size.

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Polls and polls and what they mean

Whenever I find a poll, or article, that takes a political point of view or shows a result that I find to be in contrast with what I think is common sense, my ears get pointed and I get interested.

Take the case of the Senate election in Minnesota between Demo Al Franken and Repub Norm Coleman. The election ended too close to call and we have had various challenges, recounts, etc., ever since. Coleman’s claim has been that the votes weren’t all counted the same. As I noted in the Link below, I think he has a point and that seems wrong to me.

The Minnesota Board of Elections, a three judge panel, disagrees with me. Their position appears to be that well….. the election officials tried to do it right…

Well, well. Will that become the new defense? “Judge, I tried to NOT rob that bank.”

Over vote link.

So now Coleman finds that he can accept having the election decided by different rules in different places, or he can appeal. Concede or appeal to the Minnesota SC and then, if he loses there, up the Federal chain to the US SC.

Various pundits have weighed in on both sides which matters not to me. What I do find of interest is this that poll that claims that 63% of the voters in Minnesota want Coleman to concede. Since the election ended too close to call, I was curious. So I started digging through the poll.

First I looked at how the voters in the poll claimed to have voted.

Q7 In the US Senate election last fall, who did you vote for? If you voted for Norm Coleman, press 1. If you voted for Al Franken, press 2. If you voted for Dean Barkley, press 3. If youdidn’t vote or don’t remember, press 4.
Coleman ......................................................... 41%
Franken........................................................... 41%
Barkley............................................................ 13%
Didn't Vote/Don't Remember .......................... 5%

I then looked up the party affiliation of those polls.

Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3Democrat ........................................................ 39%
Republican...................................................... 28%
Independent/Other.......................................... 32%

Link to Minnesota Senate Recount Poll.

Q7 Is a snapshot of 11/4/08, if you believe the results. But, the issue isn’t what was done on 11/4/09, but whether or not Coleman should concede.

I then went to Q9. It should be obvious that a Democrat would be more likely to favor Coleman conceding. And my knowledge of MN politics tell me that the “Independents” are very much Leftwing Liberations and Populists. (Not the same person, obviously.)

So what would a reasonable person expect? I would expect that on the question of whether not Coleman should appeal, the results of the Poll’s loading Demo 39- Repub 28- Independent (Barkley) 32 number would follow party affiliation.

And they do.

If you go down to the crosstabs (back up information) in the poll, 93% of the Demos, 25% of the Repubs and 61% of the Barkley (Ind) voters polled want him to concede.

Okay, that makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is why the people polled are weighted the way they are.

Even more interesting is why these people changed their minds? And why in such astonishing numbers? Look 41% of those polled said they voted for Coleman.

Now 63% say they want him to concede?

That doesn’t make a lot of sense, now does it? As for the poll? I have no idea as to why it was done, who paid for it and why it was weighted the way it was.

Lips and Liquor

Works for me!

Hat tip to Jimmy M!

Tax Day protests and small things...

It is rarely the large things in life that cause explosions of change... Instead it is the constant drip drip of a leaky faucet that explodes us into action.. Divorces don't happen just because of a single incident, but incident after incident.

States are reaffirming their rights under the 10th Amendment. And not just "red states," unless you consider Wisconsin a red state. Not because they yearn to be free, but because they know they can do a better job than Washington.

Tax day protests seem to be so successful the media and the Left must attack them. In Nashville the media said, "several thousand" when the pictures showed at least 4,000. And other nearby locales took people away that would have been in Nashville. Plus today was a work day in an economy where many people didn't want to piss off their boss by not showing up.

So when I look around for all the grandiose prose and two dollar words, I found none as clearly spoken as this.

If I am "disloyal" to call a 2 million dollar nature path a waste of federal dollars, so be it.
If I am disloyal to ask that all street tree programs be frozen because we don't have the money, so be it.
If I am disloyal to point out the huge disparity between those that work in the private sector and those that work for the gov't, so be it.
Does the State of NY REALLY WANT ME TO MOVE? Do you really?
The thing I don't think anyone has reported about the tea parties is the anger about local and state gov't. If I were king of the world I would fire every single nazi garbage policeman in my township. I would also sell their cars and office furniture. The very idea that we now have people roaming around awarding "tickets" to improper garbage makes me sick.
If you think I am kidding, I am here to say that I actually got a summons from the garbage police!
My tax dollars at work!

The above from babs at The Gates of Vienna

Crowd picture from The Tennesseean.

USN EC121K shot down

40 years ago today off the coast of North Korea.



The commercial version, without the radomes was the Super Constellation and was known in the fleet as "Connie." The Navy designated it WV for Willy Victor and the Air Force called it the EC121. Sometimes in the early sixties the DOD standardized on EC121 but to many it remained the "Connie" and "Willy Victor."

Basically a flying radar and electronic counter measures platform it flew the barriers out of Iceland and Hawaii until it was shut down in '65 when it became more and more a spook type aircraft and a fore runner of AWACS.

I met a guy today who had some interesting theories about another aircraft going down. I won't go into them because he's writing a book and I wouldn't want to spoil it.

But it got me to thinking about aircraft being shot down and this one came to mind.

At 12:34 local time, roughly six hours into the mission, the Army Security Agency and radars in Korea detected the takeoff of two North Korean Air Force MiG-21s and tracked them, assuming that they were responding in some fashion to the mission of Deep Sea 129.[3] In the meantime the EC-121 filed a scheduled activity report by radio on time at 13:00 and did not indicate anything out of the ordinary. 22 minutes later the radars lost the picture of the MiGs and did not reacquire it until 13:37, closing with Deep Sea 129 for a probable intercept.[1]

The communications that this activity generated within the National Security network was monitored by the EC-121's parent unit, VQ-1, which at 13:44 sent Deep Sea 129 a "Condition 3" alert by radio, indicating it might be under attack. LCDR Overstreet acknowledged the warning and complied with procedures to abort the mission and return to base.[2] At 13:47 the radar tracks of the MiGs merged with that of Deep Sea 129, which disappeared from the radar picture two minutes later.[1]

Link

I hope their families know that someone remembers.

U.N. spent U.S. funds on shoddy projects... USA Today headline

Gee, you think?

Be careful out there!

It's time to be working in the yard. Here's a pic to think about.

Find the copperhead snake.



Did you? Here's a hint.



These were sent to me by a friend last fall who has since been bit by that final snake and has gone into that night that awaits us all. He meant people to be reminded to be careful working outside and now is the time we start over.

He was that kind of person.

Rest in peace, Everett.

Understanding Derivative Markets

I don't know about you but I've been trying to get a grasp on this really confusing and difficult subject. Finally, an understandable explanation.

This explains everything. At last, what we've all been waiting for, an understandable explanation of derivative markets...

Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit . In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal customers - most of whom are unemployed alcoholics - to drink now but pay later. She keeps track of the drinks consumed on a ledger (thereby granting the customers loans).

Word gets around about Heidi's drink now pay later marketing strategy and as a result, increasing numbers of customers flood into Heidi's bar and soon she has the largest sale volume for any bar in Detroit . By providing her customers' freedom from immediate payment demands, Heidi gets no resistance when she substantially increases her prices for wine and beer, the most consumed beverages. Her sales volume increases massively.

A young and dynamic vice-president at the local bank recognizes these customer debts as valuable future asset and increases Heidi's borrowing limit. He sees no reason for undue concern since he has the debts of the alcoholics as collateral.

At the bank's corporate headquarters, expert traders transform these customer loans into DRINKBONDS, ALKIBONDS and PUKEBONDS. These securities are then traded on security markets worldwide.

Naive investors don't really understand the securities being sold to them as AAA secured bonds are really the debts of unemployed alcoholics. Nevertheless, their prices continuously climb, and the securities become the top-selling items for some of the nation's leading brokerage houses who collect enormous fees on their sales, pay extravagant bonuses to their sales force, and who in turn purchase exotic sports cars and multimillion dollar condominiums.

One day, although the bond prices are still climbing, a risk manager at the bank (subsequently fired due his negativity), decides that the time has come to demand payment on the debts incurred by the drinkers at Heidi's bar.

Heidi demands payment from her alcoholic patrons, but being unemployed they cannot pay back their drinking debts. Therefore, Heidi cannot fulfill her loan obligations and claims bankruptcy.

DRINKBOND and ALKIBOND drop in price by 90 %. PUKEBOND performs better, stabilizing in price after dropping by 80 %. The decreased bond asset value destroys the banks liquidity and prevents it from issuing new loans.

The suppliers of Heidi's bar, having granted her generous payment extensions and having invested in the securities are faced with writing off her debt and losing over 80% on her bonds.

Her wine supplier claims bankruptcy, her beer supplier is taken over by a competitor, who immediately closes the local plant and lays off 50 workers.

The bank and brokerage houses are saved by the Government following dramatic round-the-clock negotiations by leaders from both political parties. The funds required for this bailout are obtained by a tax levied on employed middle-class non-drinkers.

I trust that answers all of your questions.

Hat Tip to Mack E!

It's all over.... or is it?

Well the Lame Stream Media have been heralding Obamies masterful handling of the terrorist attacks all day, so there isn't much I can add, but I will try.

Let's start off by noting that a US flagged ship hasn't been attacked by pirates for 200 years and we haven't had an attack on US property, leaving Iraq and Afghanistan out of the picture where we are fighting a war, since 9/11.

Yet in not quite three months after we had Obamie pandering and groveling over Arab TV, pandering to the Europeans and the Turks and kissing SA's kings hand... guess what?

We had an attack.

You can call me suspicious, but I see a connection there.

Now I suppose I could mention that Obamie, after hiding out for three days didn't actually give the order to attack... But I wouldn't want to be accused of being ungrateful. But what do you think?

A top military official, Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, commander of the Fifth Fleet, explained that Obama issued a standing order that the military was to act ***if*** the captain's life was in ***immediate danger.***

Now you can call me suspicious, again.... But that looks like a CYA to me. If the results are good, Obamie is a hero. If the results are bad we have Obamie issuing "regrets" and "unnamed officials" noting how poor the Captain of the USS Bainbridge's judgement was. (And scratch one career.)

Of course things worked out fine and Obamie can bask in the glow of a naval Captain doing Obamie's job..... But the terrorists must have noted a few things.

Obamie did nothing until he had a chance to read pubic opinion.

His first move wasn't military but negotiation and he stuck with that. It was the military who actually took command and won under the belief that the Alabama's Captain was in harm's way.

So the next time they will...

Make sure that there can be no excuse for military action by the military. The fate and condition of the hostages will not be known until after the terrorists get what they want.

Obamie will fold up like yesterday's newspaper around garbage. He has taught the terrorists that and this incident hasn't changed their minds.

link

The job

The commanding officer of a regiment in the U. S. Army was about to
start the morning briefing to his staff and company commanders.

While waiting for the coffee machine to finish its brewing, the colonel
decided to pose a question to all assembled. He explained that his wife
had been a bit frisky the night before and he failed to get his usual
amount of sound sleep. He posed the question of just how much of sex was
'work' and how much of it was pleasure?'

The executive officer chimed in with 75-25% in favor of work.

A captain said it was 50-50%.

The S-2 responded with 25-75% in favor of pleasure, depending on his
state of inebriation at the time.

There being no consensus, the colonel turned to the private who was in
charge of making the coffee. The colonel asked what was HIS opinion?

Without any hesitation, the young PFC responded, "Sir, it has to be 100%
pleasure."

The colonel was surprised and, as you might guess, asked why?

"Well, sir, if there was any work involved, the officers would have me
doing it for them."

The room fell silent.

Blame Jim M!

Maybe the Gray Lady should retire....

NEW York Times Execu tive Editor Bill Keller equated the Gray Lady to a PBS pledge drive, claiming readers have offered to donate money to keep the Times alive...................

The bombastic broadsheet editor went on to equate the keep-the-Times-alive movement to the cause of starving African refugees, saying, "Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause."

Really. I couldn't make this stuff up.

Link

Hat tip to Urgent Agenda.

Nashville, Tennesee and jihad

When you think of Nashville you think of country music, the Titans, the Opry... but there and in the area we find.

This very disturbing thing. Click on the link and listen.

If a seven year old speaking of her husband doesn't make your ears rotate forward, nothing will.

It makes sense when you think of it. Go to a small metro area eager to appear cosmopolitan and fearful of bad publicity and there set up your group. Based on what appears to be a lack of action by the Nashville metro authorities and the TBI, I would say it is working perfectly.

Hat tip to True Voice of Moderation from the Tennessean forum.

Hillary laughs

What the hell is funny about this?
Is she still drunk?

More replies to a Muslim from England.

The nice thing about having a blog is that you can indulge yourself in the "Why didn't I say that?" syndrome. You know, ten minutes after someone desperately needs to be squelched you think of the perfect answer.

Well, earlier today a Muslim from England wrote a lengthy paean on why Muslims need Muslim schools paid for by the racist English tax payer.... So that was my first miss.....

"Hey! Muslim is not a race. Get a dictionary!" But that was minor. Here's the capper.

British schooling and the British society is the home of institutional racism. The result is that Muslim children are unable to develop self-confidence and self-esteem, therefore, majority of them leave schools with low grades. Racism is deeply rooted in British society. Every native child is born with a gene or virus of racism, therefore, no law could change the attitudes of racism towards those who are different. It is not only the common man, even member of the royal family is involved in racism.

My reply was factual....

Good schooling begins in the home and continues in the home. You should spend less time making excuses and more time examining the home. There is no such thing as a racism gene or virus and I hope your comment was for drama’s sake only.

What I should have included was.....

"In the early part of the 20th century Jews were discriminated against heavily in this country. Yet from this small group of students came some of brightest, most intelligent writers, poets, musicians, scientists known to mankind.

The Japanese, and other Asians, were treated shabbily at best, yet again we find them represented in the top echelon of science and culture.

You might stop and ask yourself why that is. But you won't because you know the answer, and you don't like the answer." Which is:

Learning is important to their culture.

A self-identified Muslim explains why Muslim schools are needed

The following was submitted by someone, I assume, who lives in England. Evidently he does not understand that the school, and lawsuit, is located in the US state of Minnesota. Never the less, I found his comments interesting and have decided to make sure they get the attention they deserve by publishing them as a separate post, not as a comment.
His comments are in italics.
IftikharA has left a new comment on your post "ACLU sues Muslim charter school":

The demand for Muslim schools comes from parents who want their children a safe environment with an Islamic ethos.Parents see Muslim schools where children can develop their Islamic Identity where they won't feel stigmatised for being Muslims and they can feel confident about their faith.
Muslim schools are working to try to create a bridge between communities.

As long as they pay for it that is their right in the US. In England I believe such schools are tax payer funded.

There is a belief among ethnic minority parens that the British schooling does not adequatly address their cultural needs. Failing to meet this need could result in feeling resentment among a group who already feel excluded. Setting up Muslim school is a defensive response.

Since they have moved to England under their own free will I would say that their culture should be an English culture. If they want a Islamic culture they should return to their Islam dominated country.

State schools with monolingual teachers are not capable to teach English to bilingual Muslim children. Bilingual teachers are needed to teach English to such children along with their mother tongue. According to a number of studies, a child will not learn a second language if his first language is ignored.

No. Studies have shown that the most effective, and quickest, method of teaching a new language is immersion. A common language, English, is required to have a functioning society.

Bilingual Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools with bilingual Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental periods. Muslims have the right to educate their children in an environment that suits their culture.

No. If they want a Muslim culture they should move to a Muslim country,

This notion of "integration", actually means "assimilation", by which people generally really mean "be more like me". That is not multiculturalism

If you do not want to be assimilated into your new country’s culture, why are you there?

In Sydney, Muslims were refused to build a Muslim school, because of a protest by the residents. Yet a year later, permission was given for the building of a Catholic school and no protests from the residents. This clrearly shows the blatant hypocrisy, double standards and racism. Christians oppose Muslim schools in western countries yet build their own religious schools.

I cannot speak with certainty about the Sydney situation and neither can you. On the face of it I would say that the residents didn’t want a Muslim school in their neighborhood, probably because they did not want an influx of Muslim inhabitants. You may consider that bigoted. That is your right. That was their right.

British schooling and the British society is the home of institutional racism. The result is that Muslim children are unable to develop self-confidence and self-esteem, therefore, majority of them leave schools with low grades. Racism is deeply rooted in British society. Every native child is born with a gene or virus of racism, therefore, no law could change the attitudes of racism towards those who are different. It is not only the common man, even member of the royal family is involved in racism.

Good schooling begins in the home and continues in the home. You should spend less time making excuses and more time examining the home. There is no such thing as a racism gene or virus and I hope your comment was for drama’s sake only.

The father of a Pakistani office cadet who was called a "Paki" by Prince Harry has profoundly condemned his actions. He had felt proud when he met the Queen and the Prince of Wales at his son's passing out parade at Sandhurst in 2006 but now felt upset after learning about the Prince's comments.

Muslims have become infamous for their ability to become insulted at the drop of a cartoon. See the riots and deaths over the famous Danish newspaper cartoons. My advice is to get over it or move to a Muslim dominated country.
BTW – Less you think me insensitive, remember in this country we have Red Necks, Hillbillies, Yankees, Coonassess, Valley Girls, Pollacks, Cowboys, Jocks, and a host of other names. Some of us make a career out of protesting such things.

Queen Victoria invited an Imam from India to teach her Urdu language. He was highly respected by the Queen but other members of the royal family had no respect for him. He was forced to go back to India. His protrait is still in one of the royal places.

I have no idea why the Queen did such a thing, Probably to pander to her “subjects” in India. I would say that being in India at all was a mistake, and so was the pandering.

There are hundreds of state schools where Muslim pupils are in majority. In my opinion, all such schools may be designated as Muslim community schools with bilingual Muslim teachers. There is no place for a non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school.

Yes, I understand that you see the Muslim faith as too weak to succeed in an environment that allows the free expression of ideas. That is why many of your cultural activities, arranged marriages, stoning women, hanging gays, etc., are viewed as if they come from the 7th Century. They do.