International Busy Body Laws Waning?

Are we beginning to see the first cracks in the idea of “universal jurisdiction,” the international busy body “law” that said that any nation can arrest the leaders of any other nation and try them for “war crimes”? Let us hope we are, at least.
Now, I’ve always contended that the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war [...]

Terrorism Plot Uncovered in New York City; Four Suspects Arrested

The Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested a terrorist cell in the midst of a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at two Jewish synagogues and to shoot down a military plane with a Stinger surface-to-air missile at a local Air National Guard base.

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and New York City Police officers arrested four terrorism [...]

I Want To Be A Liberal

I want to be a liberal, because then everyone will like me. My family will start talking to me again, and chances are, my ex-husband will want to renew the marriage vows he broke when I started spouting conservative opinions.
I’d like to be a liberal because its ever so much easier to [...]

Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Conservatism on BlogTalk Radio new show May 21, 2009

Tonight Constitutional specialist, Nancy Salvato, answers the question, “If Barack Obama was a sworn enemy of the United States, what would he be doing differently than from what he is already doing now to destroy America?”

The Most Insanely Biased “News” Story In History

At least I think it’s intended to be a news story. It popped up on Yahoo News a while ago, which I assume means that many thousands of people will read it. It’s written for McClatchy by two reporters–I guess they are supposed to be reporters–named Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel and is titled “Cheney’s speech contained omissions, misstatements.” The article is basically a compendium of DNC/Daily Kos talking points from 2003 to the present. It is full of falsehoods, long-discredited canards, and misleading statements. I’m going to bed and don’t have time to deconstruct it, but if you read it no doubt you will be able to make corrections as you go along. It is one of those “news stories” that is intended solely for the ignorant. If we had comments, maybe we could let our readers tear this piece of nonsense apart line by line while we sleep. Perhaps someday.

Where Pinch Has Gone, Barack Is Following

More bad news for the New York Times: “S&P cuts New York Times rating deeper into junk status.” Glenn Reynolds comments:

Remember, the people who are running the Times are the people who think Obama is doing a good job running the country. . . .

Exactly. The Times’ problem is that it isn’t allowed to print money. But then, that only delays the inevitable.

‘American Idol’ Finale Viewed by 29 Million People

Limbaugh Challenges MSNBC to 30-Day ‘Rush Withdrawal’

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann says he’ll stop talking about Rush Limbaugh for 30 days on one condition: That Limbaugh not talk about himself for a month.

Government Is Funding Technology to Monitor People’s Health-Care Behavior by Having Them ‘Visit’ with Computers

"Health-care professional time is very, very expensive," says Robert Friedman of Boston Medical Center. "We’re not going to constrain health-care costs by giving patients absolutely unlimited time with doctors or nurses–they’re too expensive."

Pastors Join House Republicans in Support of D.C. Defense of Marriage Act

With the Capitol dome as a backdrop, Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., and a large group of pastors in town for a national conference, joined House Republicans for a press conference Thursday to announce legislation in opposition to the recent decision by the D.C. City Council to recognize same-sex marriages from states where the practice is legal.

The News That Didn’t Happen

Sometimes what says most about a country, a society, and an age isn’t what happens in the news but what doesn’t. For example:

When the president of the United States spoke at Notre Dame the other Sunday, he…

Promises and the Promised Land

WASHINGTON — On May 14, Israelis celebrated their 61st Independence Day. Less than 96 hours later, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, arrived at the White House in an effort to ensure that the Jewish…

Still Politicizing Our Security

Democrats are outraged that former Vice President Dick Cheney is publicly defending the Bush administration’s policies regarding the war on terror. How dare he defend the Bush record in the face of the partisan slander…

The Fascist Strategy of Entryism

The leader of the fascist British National Party, Nick Griffin, makes his agenda very clear in this video clip, from a meeting of “white nationalists” in America in 2000. Standing next to Griffin: former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

Keep in mind as you watch: this is exactly the same strategy of “entryism” employed by groups like the Vlaams Belang, who are being promoted by the so-called “anti-jihad” bloggers like Pamela Geller of atlasshrugs, Robert Spencer of jihadwatch, the “International Free Press Society,” and “Baron Bodissey” and “Dymphna” at gatesofvienna.

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There’s a difference between selling out your ideas, and selling your ideas. And the British National Party isn’t about selling out its ideas … but we are determined now to sell them. And that means basically to use the saleable words. As I say, freedom, security, identity, democracy. Nobody can criticise them, nobody can come at you and attack you on those ideas. They are saleable.

Perhaps one day, once by being rather more subtle we’ve got ourselves in a position where we control the British broadcasting media, then perhaps one day the British people might change their mind and say, “Yes, every last one must go.” Perhaps they will one day, but if you offer that as your sole aim to start with, you’re gonna get absolutely nowhere. So, instead of talking about racial purity, we talk about identity.

(Hat tip: Edmund Standing at Harry’s Place.)

UPDATE at 5/21/09 9:07:04 pm:

The Belgian Vlaams Belang group’s “entryism” involves pretending to be pro-Israel. Here’s a post about their deceptions by Belgian native Stephanie Maneles: Paranoia or Persecution? Belgium — a place where it is not only acceptable to hate Jews, it is recommended.

The rise of the right-extremist “Vlaams Belang” political party has caused serious concern among Belgian Jews. Although the party claims to be a friend of the Jewish people, its platform is worryingly similar to that of 1930 Germany.

One of their aims is the “abolition of administrative and educational facilities for French speakers.” Interestingly, Jews are widely known to be among the French speaking population of Flanders.

The party also advocates for “deportation of all immigrants who fail to assimilate” to Flemish culture.

Worst of all, the party advocates for “full and unconditional amnesty for people convicted for collaboration with Nazi Germany after World War II” and the “revocation of anti-racism, anti-Negationism and anti-discrimination legislation on the grounds of free speech.”

Many protesting groups have objected the party’s existence. There have been lawsuits and complaints filed against Vlaams Belang, yet the only thing they have changed over the years is the party’s name.

Terrifyingly, its popularity has slowly but surely grown, allowing the Vlaams Belang to become a prominent member of the Belgian parliament. Since the elections in 1999, the number of votes in favor of the party has doubled. Is the persecution still an illusion?

AKGovSarahPalin: I’m in Seward, honored to attend Wounded Warriors combat fishing event with real American idols: our brave uniformed troops.

AKGovSarahPalin: I’m in Seward, honored to attend Wounded Warriors combat fishing event with real American idols: our brave uniformed troops.

Waxman clueless about his cap&trade bill: “You’re asking me?!”

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