It's About To Hit The Fan

The Jyllands-Postens, the Danish newspaper that first printed the infamous Muhammad cartoons last September, is standing up for free speech. They have posted a manifesto to say they refuse to be intimidated by Islamism. "After having overcome fascism, Nazism, and Stalinism, the world now faces a new totalitarian global threat: Islamism. We, writers, journalists, intellectuals, call for resistance to religious totalitarianism and for the promotion of freedom, equal opportunity and secular values for all." Read it all 12 brave intellectuals, including Salman Rushdie, author of the Satanic Verses, and several women, have signed off on the document. There are plans to reprint this document all over Europe and probably the world by tomorrow. Expect this NOT to go over too well with radical Muslims. If they were ready to riot and kill over a few stupid cartoons, imagine how they are going to react now that these 12 brave souls have basically told them all to GO F&%K themselves. Hat Tip Michelle Malkin

Tuna Surprise Jihad!

The Muhammad cartoon protests continue around the world. This kid in Pakistan looks like he might also be protesting his school lunch program.

Trust No One!

KOMO news website has a story about people using credit or debit card skimmers as yet another way to steal your from you. SEATTLE - It happens in an instant. While you're getting money or making a payment at the cash machine - crooks are using hidden devices to steal your account information to make copies of your card. Beware!

Welfare TV?

In February of 2009, US television stations are scheduled to begin broadcasting in Digital format (DTV) instead of the old analog system they have been using for the last 60 years. After that happens, if you haven't already gone out and purchased a new TV capable of viewing DTV, your pretty much screwed. Sure, DTV provides for a better picture and more stable signal, but what is the real reason for wanting to make this switch? Because once television vacates the analog radio frequency spectrum, those frequencies will be auctioned off to the highest bidder by the Government. You see... even though radio frequencies are out there, created by God or by nature just like sunshine and the air we breath, the governments of the world decided that they are a commodity to be controlled and, as such, may be bought and sold. The problem is that there is a limited number of radio frequencies located somewhere on either side of visible light waves that are of any use to us. They used to be unknown and therefore unused. But after the invention of Radio and television, the frequencies were divvied up and put under strict regulation. That is why you need a license to broadcast radio signals and they have a limit on how much power you can use to do it. For many years there were several radio frequency bands made available to Amateur Radio (HAM) operators. The Government recognized that many of the inventions using these frequencies came from the HAM operators who would experiment and come up with useful things we all now take for granted. But ever so slowly these frequencies were taken away, a few at a time. What once was free to all is now either part of the vast Cell Phone Market, or used for other commercial interests that you now have to pay for. Remember when we used to be able to stick an antenna in the air and listen to radio or watch TV for free? Now you have top pay for cable or DirecTV or DISH network. People are also eager to sign up for XM or Sirius Radio. You can bet that DTV is going to cost you plenty as well. This new DTV equipment won't be cheap. Many people are already set up and ready to go in 2009, but what if you are not? Well there is a movement to have the Government subsidize people who need to go and get a new TV if they don't have one yet. But is that really fair? Should your tax dollars be used to help Joe Sixpack watch reruns of Survivor? But remember that it wasn't Joe's fault the Government decided to make the switch to DTV. What do you think? Leave a comment below. Read More About It Radio frequency? More Info More More No Couch Potato Left Behind

This Is Your Brain On Dung

The election went awry. The recounts didn't help. Even the faked documents failed to convince people that Democracy is a flawed system. So now they've decided it's time to just overthrow our government with a full blown coupe. They have decided that TREASON is the answer. So grab your Che t-shirt and join them as they TAKE THE WHITE HOUSE BY STORM on March 15. "We must stop the criminals in our government NOW. There is no meeting with Congress that is going to change what they are doing. We must put the power of the people into action and stay there until they leave! We are calling on all citizens and governments in every country to stand with us. What they have done all over the world is much worse than what Saddam Hussein has done." This stuff always makes me smile. because it shows that these morons still don't understand how much damage they are doing to our country and their own cause. Every time they pull some stunt like this it makes people re-think which side they want to be associated with. Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin

Jihad Blues

You ain't nuthin but a blaspheming, infidel houndog! Hunka, Hunka Burnin Mosque. Behead the Sender! It's a LGF inside joke Songs of Elvis

Top Ten Military Slogans

I love this new t-shirt design from the twisted people at IMAO, and just had to share it with you. Go And Buy One! Then go buy a damn bumper sticker!

Nuke The Birds!

"Avian flu is on our doorstep," said Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, the sponsor of the pandemic preparedness bill. "It is very active, it is very strong, and it is moving very fast." OLYMPIA, Wash. - As more than a dozen countries grapple with newly reported cases of bird flu, Officials in Washington state are working on a plan in case the deadly strain of virus makes it here. More H5N1 Bird Flu Information

Censorship In Olympia

Freedom of speech is under attack, even in America! Even in the state of Washington! Under a directive from the majority party, the Democrats, the following phrases have been expunged from or prohibited from being used in House Republican press releases and publications. “Shell Game” “Lack of honesty with taxpayers” “It’s not truthful to say this money is being put into reserve.” “Tax-and-spend liberals” “Lack of truth in the majority’s message” “The majority party does not believe” “Disingenuous” Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, thought he was on board the Republican budget “Truth Train.” But after Democrat leaders squelched his and others’ opposing views on their budget released Tuesday, he now believes he’s on the “Underground Opinion Railroad.” "My constituents depend on me to tell them what I think, not some pre-approved message the other party approves first. I won't be asking permission to communicate with my constituents,” said Kretz. This is exactly why the people of eastern Washington sent Joel Kretz to Olympia... to cover our ass!

Let's Make A Deal

"Mansoor Ijaz is chairman of Crescent Investment Management LLC, a New York private equity firm developing homeland-security technologies related to Internet security, air and seaport-cargo security, and airship-surveillance technologies." In other words, this guys knows his stuff. He makes a good case for going ahead with this UAE port deal in this article that he entitles, Un-American - A disappointing and damaging response to the Dubai deal. "In May 2005, Dubai signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to prevent nuclear materials from passing through its ports. It also installed radiation-detecting equipment — evidence of a commitment to invest in technology. In October 2005, the UAE Central Bank directed banks and financial institutions in the country to tighten their internal systems and controls in their fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. These are not the actions of a terror-sponsoring state." Several people that I trust, including Mansoor Ijaz, Rich Galen and even General Tommy Franks have now come forward to endorse this deal. The UAE has been our ally in the War on Terror. And let's face it... We need all the friends we can get right now. Bio for Monsoor Ijaz Rich Galen's take on the Port Deal Tommy Franks video

No Slackers!

Three New Orleans City Council members say they want people to come back, but only if they are ready to work. "We don't need soap opera watchers right now" Full Story: New Orleans says it won't give free ride But this news didn't go over too well in Houston, Texas, where many of the people were sent after Hurricane Katrina. They would like these folks to go home ASAP. La Shawn Barber applauds the NO City Council members comments: "Some people need government assistance, but too many take advantage of the system. They are healthy enough to work but just don’t want to. You know such people, and so do I." The "Big Easy" may have to change its nickname.

Port Deals For Dummies

Rich Galen cuts through all the crap and spells out this port deal thingy so even guys like me can understand it. In his cyber-column, "Mullings", Galen explains that the real problem with the port sale is not a security issue. He says,"It is an issue of this administration having a continuing problem with understanding how these things will play in the public's mind and not taking steps to set the stage so these things don't come as a shock and are presented in their worst possible light." Galen also confirms my belief that this has a lot more to do with concerns over the 2008 elections than concerns over national security. Read his whole column Link: Mullings.<

Port Whine

The story about the middle eastern company taking over port operations has hit the news with a bang. President Bush even called a press conference to voice his support of the deal. Politicians from both sides have jumped on this issue making for some very strange bedfellows. Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist are both against it, while Jimmy Carter and Bush are for it. The fact that Carter is on board scares the beejeebus out of me, but I also can't help but wonder how much of Clinton's and Frist's concern has to do with 2008. I really don't understand that much about the port situation, so I'm going to remain on the fence for a while (scoot over Kerry). But the way I think I understand it is this company (Dubai Ports World) will own the operation of the ports (not the real estate), just as the London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. has owned the operations for years. The security will still be under U.S. control and the U.S. labor unions will control the work force. I think these new owners will just be signing the paychecks. I really can't foresee them moving a bunch terrorists into the longshoremen's union without somebody pitching a fit. I heard somebody say that this is much the same as racial profiling of middle eastern looking men in airport lines. Although I understand the theory behind this practice, I never thought that it was such a good idea either. I mean, based on racial profiling, people who look like Ted Bundy or Timothy McViegh can still get on a plane easier than almost anybody with dark skin or a beard. And if your 2 years old and have the same name (or even close) as a suspected terrorist, your mom had better have brought along extra diapers. And it's not like port security has been good until now. Just a small percent of containers are even checked as they come into the states from all over the world. So maybe the extra money from these fat cats in Dubai could be used to beef up security where it will really do us some good. I guess we'll all find out how this one turns out later. I just pray it all works out for the best for America. Michelle Malkin has more in depth coverage. Links: La Shawn Barber's Corner Sensible Mom

"Let Me In", SSSighed The Snake

This appears to be the big story to watch in the coming days. Is it just a matter of economics? Can we really trust these people to not frack us?.. I mean, they don't seem to want to go on record about it and it's not like they've been cutting us a deal on oil. Maybe if we get a grip on our leaking borders and also get drugs under control... Maybe THEN we can afford take a chance with our major ports. Arab company would be allowed to run six ports Some lawmakers expressed concern Sunday that the safeguards are insufficient to thwart infiltration of the vital facilities by terrorists. DP World, Buying P&O, May Boost Port Security Amid U.S. Concern "We intend to maintain or enhance current security arrangements, and it is very much business as usual for the P&O terminals" said a spokesman who didn't want to be identified. Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World's chairman, declined to comment today when reached on his mobile phone GOP Governors Question Port Turnover New York Gov. George Pataki and Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich voiced doubts about the acquisition of a British company that has been running the U.S. ports by Dubai Ports World, a state-owned business in the United Arab Emirates. "OH, Shut-up silly woman, said that reptile with a grin. You knew damn well I was a snake BEFORE you let me in."

This One Time... At Bomb Camp...

These people are nuts! They're brainwashing these kids in the same way the Japanese did to convince Kamakaze pilots to fly their planes into American ships during WWII. They use their twisted religion and promises of rewards in heaven to kill their own children. It's just sick. School trains suicide bombers "We are teaching the children that suicide bombing is the only thing that make the Israeli people very frightened. Furthermore, we are teaching them that we have the right to do it," said Islamic Jihad member Mohammed el Hattab, one of the teachers on the programme. "We are teaching them that after the suicide attacks, the man who makes it goes to the highest state in paradise," he said. "They will be greeted in paradise by 70 virgins" By the way, this cartoon is one of the 12 Danish cartoons that people all over the world are rioting and dying for. The fact that you see it here might cost me my head, according to Radical Islam, or at least some jail time according to Bill Clinton. Suicide Bomber School?!!.. Their class reunion is going to be awful dull... And their yearbook... "most likely to leave a stain"???

He Feels Their Pain

Are You Paying Attention? What does former President Bill Clinton really think of Freedom of Speech? He tipped his hand in Pakistan when he said that anyone who draws a cartoon of Muhammad should be jailed. But I bet you won't see this story in the MSM. Clinton urges EU to convict publishers of caricatures ISLAMABAD: Former US president Bill Clinton on Friday condemned the publication of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) caricatures by European newspapers and urged countries concerned to convict the publishers. "The people’s religious convictions should be respected at all costs." Clinton said people in the US had also condemned the publication and were deeply concerned over it. He said they respected Islam, as it was the fastest growing religion in the US. More proof that Billy just goes with the flow. Makes me wonder what other freedoms of ours he's willing to give up. Hat Tip: NewsBusters

No Respect

I just don't follow the Olympics as much as I used to. American skater Johnny Weir has given me reason to stop entirely. This whining little twerp is full of excuses and shows no respect for his own country. Notice he likes to practice while wearing a sweater from our former rival the Soviet Union rather than the colors of the country who paid his way to Torino. Rich Galen lists Johnny's excuses for failing to medal: "I missed the bus. They changed the schedule. It was every 10 minutes. Today it was every half-hour. I was late getting here and never caught up. I never felt comfortable in this building. I didn't feel my inner peace, I didn't feel my aura. Inside I was black." Hand me that piece of pipe, will ya? On the other hand, America can still be proud of Sasha Cohen Follow the links for the full story. Hat Tips to:Black Five, Mullings and Michelle Malkin

Can You Say... "Kneecapped"?

Canada rethinks policy of unarmed border guards "Primarily this has been an image thing. We're a peaceful nation, with Canadians being proud of the fact that we don't greet people at the border crossings with someone who's armed"... "But the reality is that we don't live in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood anymore,"

GO Guard!

Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, was speaking to an audience of journalists when he rattled off several amazing facts, including, "..133 Army National Guard helicopters were responsible for saving 17,443 people's lives. "I'm not talking about moved, I'm talking about saved," he emphasized, "taken from deep water where they were going to drown to dry spaces where they were going to live." He also made these points: -About 75,000 National Guardsmen are in 40 different countries. -The National Guard made up half of the combat force in Iraq. -The Guard took over the entire mission in Bosnia, Herzegovia, Kosovo, the counter-terror missions in the Horn of Africa and the peacekeeping missions in the Sinai. -Before Hurrican Katrina landed, 8,500 Guardsmen were in place to respond. LTG Blum admits that they were not nearly enough. Eventually, 42,000 soldiers from the 54 National Guards (ie all of them) took part in the rescue, relief, and rebuild missions around Hurrican Katrina. -133 National Guard helicopters and crews were responsible for saving 17, 443 people from drowning (not just transporting them, but saving them from rising waters). -When Katrina made landfall, Guardsmen were fighting floods in New Hampshire, Vermont and fighting forest fires in Idaho and Montana, blizzard conditions in North Dakota, securing the southwest borders of the United States and guarding critical infrastructure in New York. -About one of every two Guardsmen were activated for duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in the Katrina ravaged south. The term "Weekend Warrior" just doesn't apply anymore. Hat Tip: Black Five Link: Dept. of Defense

I'm Shocked!

More Shocking Photos From Abu Ghraib! So shocking that CNN and the other MSM won't show you. Yeah... they won't show you THESE photos. Because these are RECENT photos from Abu Ghraib, and the subject matter does not serve the MSM's questionable agenda. But they have no problem showing the world more of those shameful photos from 2003, do they? Thanks! Black Five

Wanted - Holy Hit Men

Here's a couple stories from Qatar's Peninsula and Arab News about another Muslim leader calling for the heads of the cartoonists. He's also upped the bounty to over $11 Million Bucks! ...Notice he also blames America for the whole thing... Indian Minister Offers Bounty NEW DELHI, 19 February 2006 — A minister in India’s Uttar Pradesh state government has offered a reward of $11.5 million to anyone who would kill any of the cartoonists who drew the images of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). "Our protest is against none other than the US that was solely responsible for masterminding a war against the Muslim world,” Minister repeats call for cartoonist’s head Muhammad Yaqoob Qureshi told a rally in Meerut, 65 km east of New Delhi, after Friday prayers that he would give “the avenger” 510 million rupees ($11.5 million) and his weight in gold. $11.5 Million Bucks PLUS 'his weight in gold', eh? Considering the size of my ass. Hmmm?..

What Did I Tell You?..

Some readers of this BLOG probably thought I was going overboard when I said earlier that Radical Islam was very similar to the Nazis... But as if on cue.... From the website of Germany’s n-tv.de, comes a photo from an Islamic rally in Pakistan of Muslim women protesting the Muhammad cartoons. THIS IS NOT A FAKED PHOTO!!! German Caption: Frauen demonstrieren am Mittwoch in der pakistanischen Hauptstadt Islamabad gegen die Mohammed-Karikaturen. Was genau sie mit dem Plakat sagen wollen, bleibt unklar. The last line of the photo caption translates to: "What these women want to say with the sign is unclear." Unclear??? Once again the sign is in English. What's "clear" is this message is meant for you and me. Hat Tip Little Green Footballs

"Religion of Peace" My Ass!

Cartoon Protests Leave 15 Dead in Nigeria An Associated Press reporter saw mobs of Muslim protesters swarm through the city center with machetes, sticks and iron rods. One group threw a tire around a man, poured gas on him and set him ablaze. All because of cartoons! CAR-TOONS! This is World-War-Three, people!.. Choose a side.

The New Math

Now I finally understand why Muslims are so upset about those Danish Muhammad cartoons. According to this story, Muslims feel that the publication of those 12 cartoons was as bad for them as the attacks of 9/11 was to America. "The publication of cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Mohammed has had the effect of the September 11 attacks on the Islamic world, argued Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Conference." These guys have NO sense of humor.

Even Jihad Has Rules

Did you know that Al Qaeda Offers Medical and Vacation Benefits For Terrorists? It's true! This is just some of the information that was discovered on captured documents and just released by the ARMY for research purposes. It's also educational. One of the more interesting bits of info is found in their plans for ruling the world: "…In Bin Laden’s future, the caliphate is restored. The decadent modern world fades as American power dies, though techy bits of modernity are OK, such as videophones and nuclear weapons. Global rule of Bin Laden-interpreted Islamic law follows." What'd I tell ya? They're pretty organized too. Read this english translation of their By-Laws. Hat Tip Michelle Malkin

They're Heeere!

What have I been telling you? Huh?... Huh?... You think this is all just some big joke?.. That I'm just some paranoid nut job? Well then.. "Coming To A Town Near You" Muslim protestors gather at Danish consulate in NEW YORK! (New York -WABC, February 17, 2006) - The global protests over published cartoons depicting the profit Mohammed come to New York City today. At this hour a peaceful demonstration is getting underway outside the Danish consulate. Check out this guy's sign... Are you paying attention?

Enough Already!

The entertainment industry is using their skill at 'faking reality' in order to sway us. For example: New York Times movie reviewer Steven Holden used his review of the movie "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days" as a chance to take a jab at the Bush administration. "In a climate of national debate in the United States about the overriding of certain civil liberties to fight terrorism, the movie looks back on a worst possible scenario in which such liberties were taken away. It raises an unspoken question: could it happen here?" So now they want us to believe that President Bush is behaving like a Nazi? Meanwhile, Muslims all over the world continue to riot, burn embassies and destroy anything they consider to be "western". All because of some stupid caricatures of Muhammad drawn by some Danish cartoonists last year. Muslims are 'outraged' and calling for the "death" of the artists, and many people around the world claim to "feel their pain'. Yet for years, the Muslims have drawn cartoons of Jews that are far more offensive, and nobody seems to care. I think people better wake up to who the real enemies of this country and the entire world are before it's too late. Today's Nazis are out there... but it's certainly not the Bush administration.

Who Do They Think They Are?

Here we go again with entertainers telling you and me what to think. First, there is an article in Newsweek about Robert Redford at his 25th annual Sundance Film Festival. He couldn't pass up a chance to grace us with his superior wisdom when he said, "Wake up, folks, because you could end up in a totalitarian nightmare, wondering what happened to your country." Next we have Richard Dreyfuss who said, impeaching Bush Is 'Cause Worth Fighting for,' Then there is Al Franken who says Dick Cheney was "drinking" when he accidentally shot his friend. And Joy Behar, co-host of ABCs "the View" who stated that the incident shifted Cheney's image "from Dr. Evil to Dr. Stupid." She added, "So, in a way, it's kind of like, hey, I'm not so evil anymore. I'm just dumb." Somebody needs to remind these people that they are NOT being paid to be our social conscience. They are merely "entertainers", direct descendants of medieval court jesters, otherwise known as "fools".

Is It Just Me?...

Or do other people notice these little hints of media bias? I was reading this article about the riots in Pakistan when I came across this paragraph: "A bank guard opened fire, killing two young men, and a third bystander was killed during clashes between students and police. In Peshawar, an 8-year-old boy was killed after being accidentally shot by a protester firing into a crowd" So, this bank guard, probably fearing for his own life, shoots and kills a couple rioters. Notice that the reporter points out that they were "young men". But when one of the rioters brings a gun along and shoots into the crowd and kills a small boy, the reporter calls this an "accident". I get the sense that we are meant to beleive these were just a group of fun loving scamps out for a good time, when some uniformed bastard on a power trip went all postal and struck down two young men in the prime of life. Another "bystander", just hanging out and minding his own beeswax during a riot, was killed by cops. These tragic events forced yet another disenfranchised youth (Did I just say 'Yoot'?) in another town to call attention to the plight of the world's children by popping a cap in another kid's ass. A kid,who by the way, was only 8 years old, and probably just minding his own beeswax, in the middle of another riot. Somebody call Jesse Jackson!

Shameless "Plug" -get it?

After Dick Cheney's hunting accident I thought of several jokes, (you know me). Then I saw the bumper sticker about it being better to be Cheney's hunting partner than Kennedy's automobile passenger. I had compared those two events earlier. And the guy who thought to make the bumper sticker is making a fortune. So I decided to create my own bumper sticker and make my own fortune. I know it's crude, but 'crude' sells (I hope). You can click here to buy my bumper sticker and help make me a fortune.

The 4th Reich?

The ongoing cartoon Jihad is all because Muslims have been offended by 12 rather lame cartoons depicting their prophet Muhammad. But the cartoons of Jews that the Muslims publish on a regular basis seem to be no big deal. Phhht! They're Jews.. who cares? A reader sent me this link to an article entitled "The Hate of the Muslim World's Cartoons". In it are descriptions of cartoons like these that have been published recently in the Muslim media. "A hideous caricature of a rifle-wielding Jew (with a large hook nose and a sharp fang) sports an outfit adorned entirely with human skulls" "Ariel Sharon is depicted holding a large bowl filled with small, bleeding Palestinian children, whom he is systematically piercing with a fork and devouring." You get the idea?..

The Muslim X-Files

Syrian Gov't Daily Suggests Israel Created, Spread Avian Flu Virus The Syrian government daily Al-Thawra published an article suggesting that Israel created the avian flu virus in order to damage "genes carried only by Arabs." The article further speculates that Israel may have planted the virus in East Asia in order to mislead the world, and that this is why the disease first appeared in that remote region. Another possibility given is that the virus was created to attack "the yellow race - especially in China and Vietnam" which are "rising powers" threatening "American hegemony over the world. Remember Y2K?.. Could the 'K' stand for KOSHER?

The Enemy Within

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, somebody dug up even MORE photos and videos from the Abu Ghraib disgrace and they are getting passed around and PUBLISHED by CNN and other American media outlets. Now let me get this straight... They refused to show any of the Muhammad cartoons "in respect for Islam", but they have no problem helping to dredge up this old story again, which is sure to cause another round of protests from the Muslim world and lead to even more death and destruction. More of our troops will die as a result of this action, and they will be added to the total that Cindy Sheehan and her crowd love to blame on President Bush. Is it just me? Or do you find it suspicious that the timing of this event so closely follows Al Gore's attack on our country in Saudi Arabia the other day? I hope that Radical Islam comes knocking on CNN's door and gives them a taste of what the Danish newspapers have had to endure. Maybe a few fire bombs or beheadings will open their eyes.

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Senator Hillary Clinton seems to have selective standards. Clinton blasted the White House yesterday for failing to disclose details about Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident over the weekend, complaining that Bush administration officials were stonewalling on "legitimate requests for information." "A tendency of this administration -- from the top all the way to the bottom -- is to withhold information," she fumed. But wasn't Senator Clinton accused of much the same thing back when she was the first lady and withheld subpoenaed documents from Whitewater investigators for two years? Wasn't she also behind the 30-hour delay in releasing late White House counsel Vincent Foster's suicide note to authorities? Hat Tip Michelle Malkin

Iraq's WMD Smoking Gun?

Secret audiotapes of Saddam Hussein discussing ways to attack America with weapons of mass destruction will be the subject of an ABC "Nightline" program Wednesday night. The tapes are being called the "smoking gun" of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq. The New York Sun reported that the tapes have been authenticated and currently are being reviewed by the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. If this turns out to be true, then there are many people, including ABC, who will owe President Bush an apology. But I won't hold my breath. I'll hope for the best, but I’ll reserve my opinion until after I see exactly how ABC handles this report. I just don’t trust them.

The World Wide Whitewash

Freedom of Speech is under attack everywhere. Islamic hackers have tried to shut down several websites around the world for daring to show the infamous Muhammad cartoons. Michelle Malkin reports that she has even received several death threats. Details Here Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and others have agreed to help China censor access to the internet in that country in return for finacial gain. A US House of Representatives panel will look into high-profile cases where Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo worked with China to restrict access to material or reveal the identity of users with dissident postings. Cisco is also implicated. But lawmakers eager to end such cooperation may find it hard to do so, at least in Yahoo's case. Iran has blocked the BBC's Persian language website until they knuckle under to demands. Most of the media in this country accuse the Bush administration of being secretive and "cover-ups" when they aren't provided enough info to use against the President or his policies. Yet they are happy to impose self censorship when they refuse to print the Muhammad cartoons. They are helping to destroy their own profession.

Another Reason To Root For WAZZU

University of Washington Students Reject Honor To 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' War Hero 'Pappy' Boyington The University of Washington's student senate rejected a memorial for alumnus Gregory "Pappy" Boyington of "Black Sheep Squadron" fame amid concerns a military hero who shot down enemy planes was not the right kind of person to represent the school. Read the details at WND Pres. Truman and 'Pappy' Boyington Thanks for the TIPS ;-) Sister Toldjah

No Nose 4 News

What ever happened to "Investigative Journalism"? I'm talking about those real reporters who actually went out and dug up a story using their own gut instincts or what was known as their "nose for news"? Those days are gone. That's why the press is so upset that they were not notified about Dick Cheney's hunting accident until the next day. I mean, how can they be expected to report on the news unless somebody calls them up and tells them all the details? Heaven forbid they have to actually go out and GET the scoop. They might mess up their hair or step in some dog poop. News Commentators are no better. They rely on somebody else to spoon-feed them anything they can use to bitch and moan about. That way they never have to go outside and face the real world and risk the chance of finding out they have been wrong all along. Case in point: Rather than come up with anything original of his own, KOMO's Resident Whiner has asked for people to send him their best Dick Cheney jokes. That way he can publish them in his column (which he gets paid big bucks to write by himself). Think about it... Others think up something original, and he gets a paycheck for it. Sweet! So, to help him put bread on his table, I sent him the three Cheney jokes that I wrote and posted here yesterday. But I don't think they are quite what he was hoping for, so I won't hold my breath to see them printed in his column. But maybe I'm wrong?..... Nah!

"No Soup For You!"

Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has told a Baghdad court that he and his seven co-accused are on hunger strike in protest at their treatment. Click Here For Story "For three days we have been holding a hunger strike protesting against your way in treating us" More likely he just can't decide what to eat now that the cartoon Jihad is going after his favorite fast food joints like Pizza Hut, McDonalds and KFC.

They Killed Ronald!.. You Bastards!

The cartoon Jihad is still going strong and has resulted in more death and destruction. Anything considered to be "western" is subject to attack from these rampaging idiots. They have burned several symbols of America including a Pizza Hut, a KFC and even a McDonalds. Now they'll probably starve. "I'm Luv'n it!" Photo from Michelle Malkin's website

Snipe Hunt

No surprise that the media had a feeding frenzy over the Cheney hunting accident story yesterday. Nevermind that there were plenty of other important stories they could have covered that actually may have been of more interest to the majority of the public. The story of the accident itself has been overshadowed by the delay in letting the news media know about it. The White House Press Corps continued to go on and on and on about it this morning. Maybe Dan Rather can cook up another fake document for them. This reminds me of the time Jenna Bush stuck her tongue out at press photographers. I hadn't seen the photo at first so I did an online search resulting in several hundred websites and comments attacking her and calling her some of the most disgusting things I have ever read. This helped me decide which way to vote. News of Cheney's accident has slowed a bit today. Probably because the media has caught their own reflection in the mirror of public opinion and realized they ran out the door yesterday still wearing their "BUSH LIED!" t-shirt.

Capitalism At Work

Dick Cheney's hunting accident is helping to boost our economy. Cafe' Press is already selling these bumper stickers.

Al Gore Dealing With Terrorists?

NEWSMAX has the story: Al Gore Event Funded by Bin Laden's Family The Saudi Arabia seminar that was addressed by former Vice President Al Gore over the weekend in a speech that criticized the U.S. for being too tough on Arabs was sponsored, in part, by Osama bin Laden's family. The Saudi BinLadin Group - which is Saudi Arabia's largest construction company - is run by Osama bin Laden's brothers and cousins. Jeddah, the site of the forum attended by Gore, is Osama bin Laden's hometown. Hat Tip Michelle Malkin

Let the Games Begin!

Funny guy Al Franken has already started in with the jokes about Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting accident this weekend. In a blog entry on the Huffington Post, Franken quips, "Over the weekend, Vice President Dick Cheney shot a man in Texas. Asked why he shot the man, the Vice President said, "Just to watch him die." Franken goes on to even funnier stuff including *what if* scenarios like Cheney shooting the President, before he feels the need to put in a plug for his failing Air America radio gig. It's no secret that Franken is not a big fan of the Bush Administration. Back in October Franken joked with David Letterman about Karl Rove and I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby being executed for treason. HAHAHAHA! Since it's time to make jokes, I have a couple of my own... What if Cheney shot, but only winged John Kerry while hunting?... Would Kerry put in for yet another Purple Heart? Or suppose Cheney had accidentally shot Al Gore and the hospital reports they plucked 100 buckshot pellets from Al's fat ass. Would Gore demand another re-count? And what if Cheney had shot Ted Kennedy in the head, would the media consider that a Hat Trick? Ba-Doom-Cha! Thanks for coming, ladies and germs. I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress.

Jihad Coming To Canada?

Muslims may sue over cartoons Images creating "stress" - Publisher undeterred The head of Calgary's Muslim community is considering a civil lawsuit against two local publishers for reprinting controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad -- images that have sparked deadly riots overseas. What are the odds this issue will be settled in the Canadian court system? Remember... Canadians remain un-armed.

Shoot First, Ask Questions Later

The press are having a field day with the story of Vice President Cheney's hunting accident. But not so much because of the accident itself. It seems the members of the press are mostly upset about the fact that they didn’t find out about what had happened until the next day. The accident was not reported publicly by the Vice President's office until Sunday afternoon. In a testy exchange with reporters on Monday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan was bombarded with questions about why it took so long to let the press in on the story. McClellan tried to make it clear that the Vice President, not on an official trip, was not traveling with his normal entourage and that the first priority of those there was tending to the injured man, Harry Whittington. He explained that they were first concerned about getting Whittington medical attention and they were still gathering the facts. Of course the reporters just want to get the scoop without bothering to get all the facts first, especially if it means more bad news for the Bush Administration. That’s why we all read the reports about gazzilions of dead people, murders and rapes in the Superdome and Convention Center after Hurricane Katrina. None of it was true, of course, but nobody in the news media ever bothered to admit they were wrong to report it. So the bigger story is that Cheney's first instinct was NOT to grab his cell phone and call the news. Instead, he had his personal medical team immediately treat his friend and then made sure he was rushed to a hospital. How thoughtless of him. But his friend is doing fine, already making jokes and expected to make a full recovery. Mary Jo Kopechne wasn’t lucky enough to have gone hunting with Dick Cheney. She’s still dead because of Senator Ted Kennedy’s failure to report his accident until the next day. Kennedy drove his car off a bridge at Chappiquiddick and left her to drown while he tried to figure out how to cover his own ass. I read a quote today where somebody said “I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than go for a ride with Ted Kennedy”.

Bird Flu Spreading

Bird flu stalks duck hunter, spreads in Nigeria After the often-lethal H5N1 strain turned up in wild birds in four southern European countries in recent days, the European Union attempted to reassure people the threat was under control even as the disease continued to spread. The 160-plus known human cases worldwide have been contracted by people handling infected poultry but health experts fear the virus is close to mutating into a human-to-human form capable of killing millions.

Holy Terror, Batman!

Batman Kicks al Qaeda's Ass! in a new book by Frank Miller. Miller proudly announced the title of his next Batman book, which he will write, draw and ink. Holy Terror, Batman! is no joke. And Miller doesn't hold back on the true purpose of the book, calling it "a piece of propoganda," where 'Batman kicks al Qaeda's ass." The reason for this work, Miller said, was "an explosion from my gut reaction of what's happening now." He can't stand entertainers who lack the moxy of their '40s counterparts who stood up to Hitler. Holy Terror is "a reminder to people who seem to have forgotten who we're up against." I'm sure there will be cries of 'Racial Profiling' and other protests over this new book too, even if it never even mentions Muhammad.

Bird Flu

Bird flu alerts on three continents In Africa, United Nations experts joined their local counterparts on the ground in northern Nigeria to help contain the H5N1 outbreak that has spread across half-a-dozen poultry farms, even as officials awaited blood-test results for two children hospitalized with severe flu-like symptoms. I think it's about to hit the fan. Bird Flu has been simmering on the back burner for some time, but now that it has been discovered in Africa, where everything develops into an epidemic, and the news is not repressed like in China and the middle east, I think the world is about to go into panic mode. And panic can only make things worse.

Mind Control By Parasites?

Mind Control by Parasites? Half of the world's human population is infected with Toxoplasma, parasites in the body and the brain. Are parasites like Toxoplasma subtly altering human behavior? Dr. E. Fuller Torrey (Associate Director for Laboratory Research at the Stanley Medical Research Institute) noticed links between Toxoplasma and schizophrenia in human beings, approximately three billion of whom are infected with T. gondii. So does this explain Al Gore, Howard Dean etc. and the people who vote for them? It sure gives new meaning to the term "buggy".

Al Gore's Jihad Against America

Al Gore is in JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, continuing his Jihad of revenge against the United States. Speaking at the Jiddah Economic Forum to a mostly Saudi audience, Gore went on another of his tirades, slamming the USA and making accusations that America committed "terrible abuses" against Arabs after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Al Gore just can't get over the fact that he lost the Presidential election in 2000. So he continues to do everything in his power to make our enemies want to kill us. Gore said, "The thoughtless way in which visas are now handled, that is a mistake." But perhaps if Gore and Clinton had given a bit more thought to who they were giving visas to before September 11th, many of today's problems would not exist.

Yikes!

I've been following this H5N1 (Bird Flu) story pretty close for some time now. But there seems to be an elevated sense of urgency in today's report from the Director-General of WHO. Avian influenza in Africa: statement by the Director-General of WHO "The confirmation of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry in Africa is a cause for great concern and demands immediate action".

Frenchmen With Balls!

Two brave (or crazy) Frenchmen decided to put on some Pro-Denmark / Pro-Freedom-of-Speech garb and stand up to 7000 pissed off French Muslims marching to protest the Mohammed-toons. Read the story and watch the video here Islamic Protestors in Paris Come Face to Face with an Unexpected Counter-Protest I'd like to buy those two crazy bastards a beer.

Hybrid Diseases Can Be Funny

Dr. Hector MacDonald has been doing research in the diseases that seem to only infect hybrid animals. His research is done at a remote farm in Colorado and he hopes to make the world aware of the dangers of breeding certain animals with other species. The farm is known as The Hybrid Animal Disease Awareness (HADA) center. Dr. MacDonald has published his findings with the Enterprise Institute of UCLA, and they issued their original Enterprise Institute Environmental Impact Opinion (EIEIO) on the subject back in the spring of 2004. Recent findings at the HADA farm have prompted Dr. MacDonald to revise several of his theories, but the Enterprise Institute has rejected many of his changes. They insist that they will stick to the findings in the old MacDonald HADA Farm EIEIO. Obviously I have waaay too much time on my hands.

NBC Learns There's No "I" In TEAM

U.S. Olympic Figure Skating star Michelle Kwan turned down NBC's offer to work for them after she decided to withdraw from competition today because of a groin injury. She told them she "didn't want to be a distraction for the remaining members of the U.S. Olympic figure skating team". Kwan Says Thanks, but No, to NBC's Offer NBC was counting on Kwan to be a big draw for their ratings and they made this last-ditch effort to try and save their bacon.

Kofi Comes a-Court'n

Kofi Annan needs the US to bail out his little *Hate America* club again. Apparently there are no other countries besides the U.S. that actually do anything in the UN. So it's time for some diplomatic ass kissing. Annan to Bush: Help stop murder and rape in Darfur Sen. Joseph Biden, a Delaware Democratic, suggested last week that NATO contribute to the operation. "NATO is already helping the AU with airlift support and training," Biden wrote in the Baltimore Sun. "We should increase NATO's presence by deploying a few thousand NATO troops to work side by side with AU forces." Yeah! Let's send those French guys! They need the practice.

Iran In The Crosshairs

London Newspaper Headline: US prepares military blitz against Iran's nuclear sites The White House says that it wants a diplomatic solution to the stand-off, but President George W Bush has refused to rule out military action and reaffirmed last weekend that Iran's nuclear ambitions "will not be tolerated". Sen John McCain, the Republican front-runner to succeed Mr Bush in 2008, has advocated military strikes as a last resort. Senator Joe Lieberman, a Democrat, has made the same case and Mr Bush is expected to be faced by the decision within two years

Message To Scooter Libby

Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter Now if it had been an assault rifle or handgun, the NRA would be taking the heat. But mark my words. Somehow, even this this will be twisted around to put the blame on Bush.

Date Night

The missus and I are still recovering from last night's massive crab feed up in Wauconda. Let's just say "a good time was had by all". Spongebob would have been proud. You shoulda been there Spuddo

Idaho Cat House Still A Big Hit

The Oasis Bordello, in Wallace Idaho is featured on KLXY.COM. The people who owned it back in 1998 stayed at our place overnight during the Wauconda 100 Year Celebration that same year. They invited us to come and see them some day, and we've been meaning to do just that, but never seem to have the time when we drive through Wallace. Maybe this year...

Wakeup Call

Latest B.C. border closure highlights agents' vulnerability Canadian drivers expressed sympathy for their border agents, saying they have to protect themselves and some think they should be armed. Canada's newly elected conservative government claims it will arm agents as soon as possible. Looks like our friends to the north are finally starting to understand the world we all live in.

The Great Firewall Of China?

US Congress set to grill Internet companies over China clampdown Search giant Google and top computer software maker Microsoft have both admitted cooperating with Beijing to censor websites. "Our message to the Chinese is, 'When you build a wall to oppress your people, can we sell you some bricks?'" Google made headlines a while back when they stood up to the Bush administration (and helped to protect potential child molesters) by refuseing to give them access information about who might be searching online for kiddie porn. But I guess when there's money to be made, Google, MicroSoft and these other internet giants are ready to make a deal. They appear to have no more ethical standards than drug or arms dealers.

More Goofy Headlines

Iran Blames U.S., Europe in Cartoon Crisis Why am I not surprised? Danes warned off Indonesia as Muslims decry 'Islamophobia'

OK... I'll Keep Blogging

I almost quit doing this BLOG. Nobody seemed to care one way or the other. But then I heard from a few people who matter to me the most that I should not stop. So for them, I will continue. I only hope more people let me know if they like this BLOG or if they do not. It's hard to keep it up when I think I'm only talking to myself. That would be a sign that I'm crazy. So this is for Stan, Lori, Lora, Max and Linda.

The End

Headline: Saudi Cleric Demands Trial Over Drawings "With one voice...we will reject the apology and demand a trial" This will be my last post. Just like with the Buckhorn mine, until it looks like it will affect you personally and shows up on your doorstep, people remain silent and figure it's not their problem. Nobody cares.

Fear

Charles Krauthammer nails it in his column entitled God save us from the voices of reason "What is at issue is fear. The unspoken reason many newspapers do not want to republish is not sensitivity but simple fear. They know what happened to Theo van Gogh, who made a film about the Islamic treatment of women and got a knife through the chest with an Islamist manifesto attached." Most newspapers in this country, and even the small-town local papers and websites, are afraid to show any of the caricatures of Muhammad. Yet, the Jihadists have already called for the death of America and Israel because of these cartoons. If Americans are already marked for death anyway, why not show them what they are about to die for?

Sit!.. Stay!.. BEG!..

These people are nuts! Headline: Activists burn Valentine's Day cards in Kashmir At this rate, they'll probably bomb the Vatican for Easter. Things will probably go down hill from there.

Are we to become the new "dhimmi"?

We need to take a hard look at history, lest we repeat it. Please read Cartoon Rage, an Opinion Editorial by Diana West "Freedom was lost, sorely circumscribed by a body of Islamic law (sharia) designed to subjugate, denigrate and humiliate..." "We have seen the proud Western tradition of a free press bow its head and submit to an Islamic law against depictions of Muhammad" Freedom?..going... going...

Good News From Iraq?

Iraq's high-tech corridor has trove of treasures "In the year 2000, there were only 70 or 80 stores on this street," says Faras Behenam, a clerk and engineer at the Tooza computer store. "Now there are 300."

Update To Border Closing Report

Border crossing shut down again! BLAINE - The Washington-B.C. border was closed to traffic in both directions at the Peace Arch and Pacific Crossing Friday afternoon after U.S. officials told Canadian officials that a man who was wanted and believed to be armed and dangerous was headed north. The still unarmed Canadian border services exercised their right to refuse to work. The border reopened a short time later after the management team took over operations. Somebody give those people some guns! What will happen if some armed and dangerous people want to cross the border coming south into the US? Are we on our own then too? It is a shared border crossing. The roads run in both directions. Shouldn't the Canadians share the responsibility to protect it?

Again With The Border

Another incident at the Blaine WA border crossing into Canada has prompted authorities to close the border.

Freedom?.. We don't need no stinking freedom!

Freedom of the Press is also under attack just across the border in Mexico. ABC News Headline: Mexican Newspapers Seek Better Protection More than 40 Mexican newspapers published ads Thursday demanding that authorities do more to protect freedom of speech amid a wave of violence against journalists. The ads came three days after men opened fire against and tossed two grenades into the office of El Manana newspaper in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, wounding one reporter seriously. Will Mexican Drug Lords and Radical Islam join forces against us? Or have they already?.. You see any "Death to Mexico" signs?

They're Nuts.

MSNBC Headline: Bush, Rice told to ‘shut up’ over cartoon issue “Defending the prophet should continue worldwide,” Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, told the crowd. “Let (U.S. Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice, (President) Bush and all the tyrants shut up: We are a nation that can’t forgive" Photo Caption: Hezbollah supporters chant "Death to America, death to Israel" during a religious rally in Beirut, Lebanon on Thursday that focused on the caricature controversy. Several hundred thousand people attended the rally. So... Bush and Rice urge people to "calm down", and the Hezbollah dude tells them to "shut up". While the Danish cartoons bring chants of "Death to America and Israel".