Justice? In this case, Yes!

For the first time in Minnesota history, a man who drove drunk and killed someone is heading to prison for murder.

Matthew Raymond Smoot, 27, pleaded guilty in Crow Wing County District Court to second-degree unintentional murder for the head-on crash that killed Joseph Jordan of Nisswa in July 2005.

Marc Jordan, Joseph's father, wanted his son's killer put away for longer than the common two years.

On Tuesday, Marc got his wish when a judge handed down a sentence to Smoot of more than 13 years behind bars. Continue here

Don't bother Dean, you can't win

Dean Barkley, remember him? One of Jesse Ventura's staff members who was appointed by Ventura to serve out the late Sen. Paul Wellstone's term. Well, he's thinking about running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Norm Coleman, only if Jesse doesn't decide to get in to the ring, as he is threatening to do.

I don't put much stock in Ventura's talk, he always mentions running again for public office immediately after he writes a book and needs some publicity. Yes folks, he just wrote another book.

I could see Barkley running, although I have no idea why he would bother. He'd be lucky to get a handful or two of votes, and that's about it. Save your money Dean. You'll never pull it off, and just fade quietly away, unlike your former boss.

Buckle up this weekend

Buckle up this Memorial Day weekend.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety plans to step up enforcement of seat-belt use on the state's roads before, during and after the holiday.

The "Click It or Ticket" campaign follows several deadly crashes involving unbelted motorists on Minnesota roads.

Not wearing a seat belt is a secondary violation in Minnesota, which means a law officer must cite a motorist for another violation first.

A seat belt citation is $25 but can go up to $115 with administrative and court fees.

The sweep period goes from May 19 to June 1.

Dean and Patty Raeker, LML's Great Minnesotans of the Week

Dean and Patty Raeker are great Minnesotans, the kind of people we should all take pride in. Dean and Patty stopped a rape, and help the cops catch the degenerate sexual predator that will never change, and will always victimize, no matter how many "therapies" he's sentenced to. Sex criminals do that, you know. Nothing works on them unless it's a lobotomy. I strongly favor the use of lobotomies on sex criminals.

Dean and Patty Raeker were in their backyard around 1 a.m. Monday when they heard voices followed by screams coming from the train tracks behind their property.

"I knew she was in some deep trouble," Patty said.

"It was like a bloody-murder scream," Dean explained.

They ran down to find a man attacking a 15-year-old girl. Police identified the man as Robert Gibbs. They found him a short while later, hiding under a car a few blocks away.

The Raeker’s say they’re just glad they could help and are being extremely humble.

Before I again have to tell the simpletons, "I told you so" about sex offenders repeating 100% of the time, which is why I firmly believe in the use of lobotomies on those people, read this:

Robert Gibbs is being held on $100,000 bail. In 2004, police records show Gibbs was incarcerated on a sexual assault conviction.

"I told you so!"

Again, Dean and Patty Raeker are great Americans.

MMGW

Naval History - May 21

• 1850 - Washington Navy Yard begins work on first castings for the Dahlgren guns.

• 1917 - USS Ericsson fires first torpedo of war.

• 1944 - Accidental explosion on board an LST unloading ammunition in West Loch, Pearl Harbor, and the resulting fire and other explosions sink five LSTs.

• 1964 - The initiation of the standing carrier presence at Yankee Station in the South China Sea.

Daily Navy Photo

USS Ericsson

YouTube declines request to remove terrorist-produced videos

Google says most videos sponsored by terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda don't violate its community guidelines

By Heather Havenstein

YouTube has refused a request from US Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) to remove all videos sponsored by terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda, contending that most of them don't violate its community guidelines.

Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Monday called on the Google Inc subsidiary to remove video content produced by terrorist organizations that showed assassinations, deaths of US soldiers and civilians, weapons training, "incendiary" speeches and other material intended to "encourage violence against the West." Read more ...

Source: Computer WorldDhimmiTube
Latest recipient of The Dhimmi Award

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Source: World Islamic Mission
H/T: Pakistan.ru

Stacy, MN. What a great town!

The entire city of Stacy wants to help troops of an Army unit based out of Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

The city sent out a letter to businesses and homeowners, asking for money and food donations to send care packages to the unit of 130 men.

While there’s no one from Stacy or even Minnesota in the unit, city officials say it doesn’t matter.

"Their all our kids," explained City Councilmember Tony Olivolo.

He says they want to send the care packages out by June so the unit will get them by July 4.

"That's our goal--to let them know that there still appreciated back here in the states," he said.

Video of this story found here.

The following is what is needed:

• Books, magazines, and movies

• Board games, playing cards, Frisbees, dice and crossword puzzles

• Treats and snacks like beef jerky, nuts, candy, and granola bars

• Dry soups and cereals

• Microwave snacks like popcorn, soup, and noodles

• Powdered drink mix for water like Crystal Light, Gatorade, and lemonade

• Socks

• Baby wipes

• Eye drops

• Small cans of shaving cream

• Letters of support and appreciation

• Non-perishable items to remind them of home

All items and cash donations to help pay for postage will be accepted at:

Stacy City Hall

30955 Forest Blvd

Stacy, MN 55079

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Lynda Schmidt at (651) 464-4486 or email her at utilitybilling@stacymn.org

The Kennedy's

I didn't mention anything up until now about Ted Kennedy's falling down fit that landed him in the hospital. The reason why is simple. I don't care. That's right, I don't give a damned about that privileged puke. If he lives through this term, it'll be 52 years we've had to endure that drunken hack that really hasn't done much of anything useful, and gets by riding the family coat tails. Talk about a career politician, time for you to check out, Teddy.

Safe to say that I really don't like Ted Kennedy, I don't like him at all. In fact, I don't like any of them. From "Mafia Joe" to that liberal fruit Bobby, to JFK himself (although he did have some good points about him). And let's not forget the imbecile Mike, pulled a "D-OH!" while downhill skiing, right in to a tree! R.I.P. Then there's the genius himself, RFK, Jr. What a dope! He needs to be committed to a psychiatric hospital. Speaking of psychiatric hospitals, lest we forget Rose. Also known as, "Lobotomy Rose, The Retard."

I've had more than my fill of the Kennedy's. Time for them to pack up and go away.

Now, before any of you geniuses on the left say, "D-uh, well what about the Bush's?" What about them? I've had my fill of them too. But they haven't been in the limelight for even half as long as the Kennedy's, so check that argument right here.

UPDATE: Sen. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, and I still don't care.

That's First Lady material?

The good folks from Tennessee talked to a number of people from diverse (fog horn) backgrounds and asked why they are proud of their country.

This is what's wrong with soft on crime Minnesota's criminal justice system

You stab someone to death. Murder them in cold blood. Most states would give you the chair, and rightfully so. Nope! Not in the soft on crime State of Minnesota, land of 10,000 excuses.

A Rosemount teen will spend four years in a juvenile detention center for stabbing another teen to death.

Dakota Butler, 16, pled guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Cody Casey.

This type of lame sentencing is why I openly encourage vigilante justice. It's the only justice you'll ever get. The legal system is a failure.

Dakota Butler was written about in a post dated March 18th for this crime he was convicted of.

Obamajamma's Ill-Timed Tax Increases

Obama Has Proposed Numerous Tax Increases That Would Hurt Hard-Working Americans During A Time Of Economic Weakness:

Obama Has Called For Higher Income Taxes, Social Security Taxes, Investment Taxes, And Corporate Taxes, As Well As "Massive New Domestic Spending." "Obama's transformation, if you go by his campaign so far, would mean higher income taxes, higher Social Security taxes, higher investment taxes, higher corporate taxes, massive new domestic spending, and a healthcare plan that perhaps could be the next step to a full-scale, single-payer system. Is that what most Americans want, someone who will fulfill a Democratic policy wish list?" (James Pethokoukis, "Barack Hussein Reagan? Ronald Wilson Obama?" U.S. News & World Report's "Capital Commerce" Blog, www.usnews.com, 2/12/08)

Obama Has Called For A Tax On Coal And Natural Gas. Obama: "What we ought to tax is dirty energy, like coal and, to a lesser extent, natural gas." ("Q&A With Sen. Barack Obama," San Antonio Express-News, 2/19/08)

Obama Has Called For A Windfall Profits Tax On Oil Companies. Obama: "I think it is appropriate for us to impose a windfall profits tax on our oil companies." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Charlotte, NC, 5/2/08)

Does Obama Understand That Raising Taxes During An Economic Downturn Would Only Further Weaken Our Economy?

CNBC's Maria Bartiromo Asked Obama: "Why Raise Taxes At All In An Economic Slowdown? Isn't That Going To Put A Further Strain On People?" (CNBC's "Closing Bell," 3/27/08)

CNBC's Larry Kudlow: "First off, you don't raise taxes during a recession. That's a no-brainer." (Larry Kudlow, Op-Ed, "Why Not Blame Obama?" National Review, 4/18/08)

U.S. News & World Report's James Pethokoukis Questions Obama's Rationale For Raising Capital Gains And Payroll Taxes When Obama Has Said The Economy Is In "Shambles." "If Obama is correct and the economy ... is 'in a shambles' and 'teetering not just on the edge of recession, but potentially worse,' why would he want to nearly double the capital-gains-tax rate, which is a tax on savings, investment, and, yes, housing? ... [W]hy would he want raise payroll taxes by 6 to 12 percentage points on people making $100,000 or more? And again, Obama said this right after pledging not to raise taxes on people making under $200,000 to $250,000." (James Pethokoukis, "Obama-Clinton Debate In Philadelphia Spawns Weird Economics," U.S. News & W orld Report's "Capital Commerce" Blog, www.usnews.com, 4/17/08)

Obama's Plan To Raise The Capital Gains Tax Would Hurt Middle-Income Americans:

Obama: "I Think That We Can Have A Capital Gains Rate That Is Higher Than 15 Percent." (CNBC's "Closing Bell," 3/27/08)

In 2005, 47 Percent Of All Tax Returns Reporting Capital Gains Were From Households With Incomes Below $50,000. "Indeed, Mr. Obama should reconsider his belief that capital gains are mostly the province of the wealthy. Millions of middle-class Americans do in fact realize investment gains annually. In 2005, according to IRS data, 47% of all tax returns reporting capital gains were from households with incomes below $50,000, and 79% came from households with incomes below $100,000." (Editorial, "Obama Gains," The Wall Street Journal, 4/30/08)

According To A Recent Rasmussen Poll Of Likely Voters, 48 Percent Said Their Own Taxes Would Go Up If Capital Gains Taxes Were Raised. "In addition, if the capital gains tax was increased, 48% [of likely voters] say their own taxes would go up. Just 24% are confident their personal taxes would not be higher." ("65% Oppose Increase In Capital Gains Tax," www.rasmussenreports.com, 4/25/08)

Bloomberg's Amity Shlaes: Raising The Capital Gains Tax Rate Would Make The U.S. Economy "Less Competitive." "When the capital- gains rate is low, America feels like doing business. When the rate is high, the country turns its attention elsewhere. ... If a capital-gains rate increase alone, however, makes it into 2008 law, the U.S. economy will become less competitive compared with other economies at a crucial time. And if you don't mind me saying, that's a spread that can aff ect a lot of relationships." (Amity Shlaes, Op-Ed, "Wife-Swapping, Taxes And Spreads Are All Related," Bloomberg.com, 8/1/07)

Obama's Plan To Lift The Cap On The Payroll Tax Would Hurt American Workers And Small Businesses:

Obama: "The Best Idea I Think, Is To Raise The Cap On The Payroll Tax." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Event, New Albany, IN, 4/23/08)

Gene Steuerle Of The Urban Institute Said Lifting The Cap Would Disproportionately Impact Small Businesses. "Gene Steuerle of the Urban Institute believes that an increase in the payroll tax cap would have a disproportionate impact on small businesses, because of the difficulty in differentiating between earnings from work and earnings from investment in their businesses." (Michael Tanner, "Keep The Cap," The Cato Institute, www.cato.org, 6/8/05)

• Michael Tanner Of The Cato Institute: "Small Businesses Would Be Particularly Hard Hit. In Fact, About One-Third Of The Workers Affected By Raising The Cap Would Be Small Business Owners." (Michael Tanner, "Keep The Cap," The Cato Institute, www.cato.org, 6/8/05)

Eliminating The Earnings Cap Would Also Reduce The Take-Home Pay Of 10.3 Million Workers By An Average Of $5,650 And Raise Taxes On 4 Million Workers Over Age 50. "Earlier this year, the Heritage Foundation analyzed the effect of eliminating the earnings cap. The think tank found that in the first year alone, the take-home pay of 10.3 million workers would be reduced by an average $5,650. Taxes would be raised on 4 million workers over the age of 50." (Editorial, "Caps Off For Obama," Investor's Business Daily, 9/25/07)

"The Self-Employed Would Be Subject To A Double Whammy, Since They Pay Both The Employee And Employer Portion Of The Payroll Tax." (Editorial, "Caps Off For Obama," Investor's Business Daily, 9/25/07)

Obama's Income Tax Hike And Health Care Mandate Would Also Hurt America's Small Businesses:

"The Clear Implication Is That Raising The U.S. Personal Income Tax Rates Would Also Stunt Small Business Entrepreneurship. Yet This Is Precisely What All Of The Democratic Presidential Candidates ... Propose." (Editorial, "Corporate Tax War," The Wall Street Journal, 12/4/07)

• At Least 55 Percent Of Small Businesses And Individual Entrepreneurs File Their Taxes As Individuals. "Small businesses and individual entrepreneurs are the driving force of rapid innovation and economic growth in this country. At least 55% of them file their taxes as individuals." (Editorial, "Caps Off For Obama," Investor's Business Daily, 9/25/07)

Obama's Health Care Proposal Includes "A New Tax On Small Businesses That Don't Provide Health Care To Their Employees." "[Obama] is calling for the tax cuts pushed by President Bush to expire in 2010 for upper-income earners -- an effective tax hike for more than 1 million taxpayers -- and is proposing a new tax on small businesses that don't provide health care to their employees." (Rick Klein, "No Lip Service: Dems Trade Higher Taxes For Social Programs," ABCNews.com, 5/29/07)

• According To University Of Pennsylvania Professor Mark Pauly, "The Employer Mandate Is Really Using The Employer To Collect Taxes From The Workers..." (Sara Lubbes, "Perils And Pluses Of 'Play Or Pay' Insurance Mandates," CQ HealthBeat News, 9/18/07)

Biden: "Wrong Answer"

Sen. Joe Biden Notes Obama's "Wrong Answer" On Meeting With Foreign Leaders, But Then Confuses Obama's Subsequent Claims

Biden Says That Obama Gave "Wrong Answer" On Negotiating Unconditionally With Hostile Foreign Leaders, But Then Falsely Claims Obama Has Changed His Position:

Biden: "[Obama has] learned a hell of a lot. I think he has. What we're talking about here is that he has repeatedly since then said he would not negotiate unconditionally, meaning him sitting down, alone, right off the bat with these leaders. He's talked about his Secretary of State, his Secretary of Defense. Matter of a fact, the statements he use mirrors the statement the rest of us have been talking about. This is a fellow who I think shorthanded an answer that in fact was the wrong answer, in my view, saying I would within my first year, it implied he'd personally sit down with anybody who wanted to sit down with him. That's not what he meant. That's not what he has said since then for the last year or thereabout. And so I think he's fully capable of understanding of what's going." (ABC's "This Week," 5/18/08)

Click To Watch Biden Discuss Obama's "Wrong Answer"

FACT: Obama Has Continuously Stated He Would Meet Hostile Foreign Leaders Without Precondition:

At A July 2007 Debate, Obama Announced He Would Personally Meet With Leaders Of Iran, North Korea, Syria And Other Hostile Nations "Without Precondition." QUESTION: "[W]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea, in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?"... OBAMA: "I would. And the reason is this, that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them -- which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration - is ridiculous." (CNN/YouTube Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Charleston, SC, 7/23/07)

Watch Obama Say "I Would" Meet Unconditionally With Leaders Of Iran, North Korea, Syria, And Other Nations.

In October Of 2007, Obama Told CBS' Harry Smith He Would Talk With Hugo Chavez Among Others "Without Preconditions." CBS' Harry Smith: "You said, 'I will talk to so and so and Hugo Chavez and etc., etc.'" Obama: "Exactly, and without preconditions." (CBS' "The Early Show," 10/15/07)

In February 2008, On CNN's "The Situation Room," Obama Emphasized That He Would Meet With Hostile Leaders Without Preconditions, But Not Without Preparation. Obama: "There has been no confusion. I have been absolutely clear on this. I will meet not just with our friends but with our enemies. I will meet without preconditions. That does not mean I will meet without preparation. It is very important before any meeting to make sure that there is a list of agenda items that we are going to be talking about. But the difference is with me, for example, meeting with Iran, I would not expect that they would give in on critical issues like nuclear weapons before the meeting. The objective of the meeting would be to ensure that they stand down and that we've offered them carrots and sticks." (CNN's "The Situation Room," 2/4/08)

Obama Campaign Website: "Obama Is The Only Major Candidate Who Supports Tough, Direct Presidential Diplomacy With Iran Without Preconditions." "Diplomacy: Obama is the only major candidate who supports tough, direct presidential diplomacy with Iran without preconditions. Now is the time to pressure Iran directly to change their troubling behavior. Obama would offer the Iranian regime a choice. If Iran abandons its nuclear program and support for terrori sm, we will offer incentives like membership in the World Trade Organization, economic investments, and a move toward normal diplomatic relations. If Iran continues its troubling behavior, we will step up our economic pressure and political isolation. Seeking this kind of comprehensive settlement with Iran is our best way to make progress." (Obama Campaign Website, http://www.barackobama.com/issues/foreignpolicy/, Accessed 5/15/08)

TIZA School, time to shut it down

As most everyone knows, a KSTP news crew was assaulted by members or hired jihadists of the TIZA Muslim school. Live, real time video of that attack found here.

So much for the "Religion of Peace," or is it the "Religion of (I'm gonna take a) Piece (of you).

Already under fire for teaching Islam with public dollars, now the school assaults a news crew. Azad Zaman, the school administrator is one of the attackers. I've had my suspicions about Zaman since Katherine Kersten of the Star Tribune first broke this story. I personally think he needs to be looked at by our intelligence agencies.

We have a number of offenses by the school, misuse of state funds, fraudulent use of state funds, and assault. Not to mention the various rules that all public schools are required to abide by. TIZA has become a problem, and its problems continue to grow. Time to shut it down, and revoke the licenses of the teachers and administrators. It's turning in to one thing after another, and it's not worth "another chance" time to cut the losses.

In the video, IGH police are contemplating charges against TIZA, or KSTP. The possible charges against KSTP would be trespassing. Hold the phone. It's a public school, therefore public property, no way was KSTP trespassing. Also, the reporter and cameraman were in the street or on the sidewalk, again, public property.

Yet, Azad Zaman came out, with no warning, and immediately attacked the news crew. Clearly, that is assault. Now we have the big questions. Do the powers at be choose to be politically correct and appease? Or, do they do the right thing and file charges against the school?

Now the state has a similar problem, and I don't hold out much hope of them doing the right thing by closing TIZA over this. I'll be following this story very closely and post updates as they become available.

Related:

• Read the state's findings

• Read TiZA's response

MN Dept. of Education makes a stand (sort of)

A line in the sand was drawn. TIZA decided to step over that line. The MN Dept. of Education, true to liberal (appeasement) form, promptly took a step back and drew another line. Will TIZA cross this line? Time will tell.

The state Education Department on Monday directed a Minnesota charter school to "correct" two areas related to religion at the school.

Tarik ibn Zayad Academy, which focuses on Middle Eastern culture and shares a mosque with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, came under fire after a teacher alleged that the school was offering religious instruction in Islam to its students.

The Dept. of Education should have shut that school down, revoked all the teaching licenses, and effectively, boarded that school up and here's why.

When that school was granted a license to operate, the administration knew exactly what our laws are, what the rules are, what the constitution says, and they willfully violated our laws and rules. We're not talking about minor infractions, we are talking a blatant disregard of the law. The very same laws that they were made aware of, and agreed to. The folks that run TIZA knew exactly what they were doing. For that reason, that school should have been forced to close.

A whimpy Minneapolis school

Talk about pussifying America. This is so insane, it baffles the mind. Minneapolis school bans touching. Oh for the love of God! What the hell is going on with this politically correct bullshit? “Teacher, teacher! Johnny touched me.” This is the most asinine item of the day. Post in it's entirety found on Anti-Strib

Let's play the race card!

More boring liberal dribble from the Strib about the fact that blacks are suspended from schools more than whites. Do they ever quit playing the race card on Portland Ave?

The Star Tribune reports that black students in Minnesota are being suspended at a rate about six times that of white students.

The newspaper analyzed data from the state Department of Education for a series of stories that started on Sunday.

A series of stories and "analysis" about why. What a complete waste of a natural resource (tree's, that paper is made from). Dreaming up some "social injustice" where their is none, making another "cause" where their is none, and of course, I'm sure there will be a "blame whitey" piece, as well as a "pack your bags, we're going on a guilt trip" story thrown in for good measure too.

Let's keep this real simple. According to the Strib, blacks are being suspended from school at six times the rate of others. Common sense and logic would dictate that they are the one's committing more of the serious offenses. What the hell is so complicated about figuring that one out?

And what are we going to do about it? Nothing. It's not our problem. It's not the governments problem, nor is it the tax payers problem, it's the parents problem, and they need to take responsibility to correct said problem. We don't need another expansion of the nanny state, thank you for offering, but no thanks, now beat it!

Militant Injuns: 2 Braves and a Squaw

A little too much heapum firewater there, Running Bear? You, Little White Dove and Injun Joe evidently felt the need to disrupt a rather joyous family day with your selfish, self-centered little cause, didn't you?

Y'know... the 1850's were a long time ago, long before these three stooges were alive, it has nothing to do with them, us, or society today. Those people need to quit living in the past, especially when that past has/had, nothing to do with them, personally.

They want to keep reliving the past, maybe we should to. We can always take them back down to Mankato and finish the job.

Three American Indian activists were taken into custody during a protest at a celebration of Minnesota's 150th birthday on the state Capitol Mall.

A woman was taken to the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center after she allegedly struck a state trooper with a plastic bottle. He was trying to arrest another protester.

I've about had it with these selfish, belligerent protesters that feel the need to disrupt a day of celebration and families. To hell with their "rights," what about the rights of the majority that don't need or want to be bothered by theatrical jibberish from self-righteous protesters?

Any more freedoms you want to eradicate in the name of "Public Health & Safety?"

I've written many times on LML about the excuses used by government to slowly and methodically eradicate our freedom. The biggest is "public health & safety." Nothing but an excuse for government to impose their will on the people.

Those of the left persuasion normally see nothing wrong with this, after all, it's a "health issue." They couldn't be more wrong. Seemingly, they don't acknowledge a basic truth. The government adheres to the will of the people, not the other way around, and it's those on the left that don't understand this very basic concept of our country. Post in it's entirety on Anti-Strib

The end of the world

Naval History - May 20

• 1801 - Four warships sent to Mediterranean to protect American commerce.

• 1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur (Frigate Guerriere) sails with 10 ships to suppress Mediterranean pirate raids on U.S. shipping.

• 1844 - USS Constitution sails from New York on 'round-the-world cruise.

• 1943 - Establishment of 10th Fleet in Washington, D.C., under command of Adm. King, to coordinate U.S. antisubmarine operations in Atlantic.

Daily Navy Photo

Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicle (JERRV).

CAUGHT ON VIDEO: TIZA muscle assaults KSTP News Crew

In an attempt to report about the new findings from the Department of Education, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS went to TiZA. While on school grounds, the crew was attacked by school officials.

The photographer was treated by paramedics after suffering minor injuries.

More to follow in the 9AM Update tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.

Another opportunity for BHO & the Jimmy Carter Democrats to appease (Again!)

Bin Laden is about to address the Islamic world, this should give B. Hussein Obamajamma and the cowardly appeasing Democrat Party a wonderful opportunity to listen carefully to the speech, and make an offer of holding "meaningful dialog" with the enemy.

Yeah, if we just understood Bin Laden and listened to his grievances, I'm just so certain we could come to an agreement. And we should "apologize" profusely because we may have "offended" him, and we definitely need to feel guilty about that.

The media wing of Al Qaeda says Usama Bin Laden soon will issue a new message addressed to the Islamic world.

Al-Sahab posted a banner Sunday on a militant Web site known for carrying the terror network's messages. It said a "powerful speech to the Islamic nation," will be issued soon.

Just think, if B. Hussein Obamajamma is elected president, he can send his national security advisor, Jimmy Carter to the middle east to negotiate a "peace with honor" initiative!

I can't get Neville Chamberlain out of my mind, any idea why?

Violent bus attack caught on tape

Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who commandeered a transit bus after attacking the driver.

Surveillance video shows a man in a red sweatshirt and bandanna boarding the bus in Milwaukee Wednesday, then pummeling the driver. Video found here

Not now Sweetie

This is a clip from a Detroit TV station news report in which the reporter tries to get an answer from B. Hussein Obamajamma about his plan to help struggling autoworkers. Not only does BHO duck the question, but he calls the reporter "sweetie."

The smooth talking used car salesman may have charmed the lower intelligentsia drones, but some of us have been on to this fraud for quite some time now.

Debunking the myth, Part 40: McCain’s Embarrassing Climate Speech

By Steven Milloy

While no one knows who first uttered the sentiment, “It’s better to say nothing and seem a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt,” Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s speech last week on climate change certainly supports the phrase’s validity.

McCain spoke at the facilities of Vestas Wind Technology, an Oregon-based firm that manufactures wind power systems. The irony of the setting was rich given McCain’s outspoken opposition to pork-barrel spending. He even risked his presidential hopes by criticizing ethanol subsidies ahead of the all-important Iowa caucuses.

Next to solar power, however, wind power is the most heavily subsidized form of energy. Taxpayers cough up an astounding $23.37 per megawatt hour of electricity produced, according to the Wall Street Journal. In contrast, coal and natural gas are only subsidized to a tune of $0.44 and $0.25, respectively.

McCain lauded wind as a “predictable source of energy.” He must have missed this Feb. 27 headline from Reuters “Loss of wind causes Texas power grid emergency.” The electric grid operator was forced to curtail 1,100 megawatts of power to customers within 10 minutes.

“Our economy depends upon clean and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels,” McCain stated. What he’s talking about is not quite clear since our current economy is about 75 percent dependent on fossil fuels and will remain that way for at least the next 25 years, as solar and wind technologies remain only marginal sources of energy.

If anything, we are likely to be even more dependent on fossil fuels in the future as nuclear power, which now provides about 20 percent of our electricity, shrinks in availability as a supply of energy. Although our energy needs are ever-growing, construction of nuclear power plants is not keeping pace -- not one has come online in the last 30 years. Even if a few nuke plants are constructed during the next decades, they will not supply enough power to keep nuclear power at the 20 percent level.

McCain then demonstrated how little he knows about the science of global warming.

“No longer do we need to rely on guesswork and computer modeling, because satellite images reveal a dramatic disappearance of glaciers, Antarctic ice shelves and polar ice sheets. And I’ve seen some of this evidence up close…”

Global warming alarmism, however, is entirely based on the “guesswork and computer modeling” that McCain says isn’t necessary. The reason that the United Nations relies on “guesswork and computer modeling” is because the glaciers that are receding have been doing so since at least the 19th century, before significant human output of greenhouse gases.

In any event, the melting of glaciers is not evidence that humans are involved. Glaciers have been advancing and retreating for hundreds of millions of years. Just because humans are witnessing changes in glaciers does not mean that humans are causing them. Continue here

"YES WE CAN!"

"Yes we can" a contemporary slogan adopted by the B. Hussein Obamajamma campaign, invented and made popular by Adolf Hitler.

B. Hussein Obamajamma isn't another Adolf Hitler, Admiral. You're insane! I know some of you, maybe most of you are thinking that. Well then, when I watched this speech and heard Hitler's message, it sounded like it came straight from the DNC playbook, and out of the mouth of B. Hussein Obamajamma himself. Take a look...

WSJ: How to enrage a Democrat

If nothing else, we now know what it takes to make a Democrat go nuts. One word: "appeasement."

Notwithstanding that President Bush named no names in his speech to Israel's Knesset on Thursday, Barack Obama instantly called it a "false political attack." On him, of course.

To House Speaker Nancy Pelosi it was "beneath the dignity of the office of the President."

"Offensive and outrageous," thundered Hillary Clinton from somewhere in South Dakota, followed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: "reckless and irresponsible."

When the party's top four Democrats come roaring out of the blocks in unison, something has hit a nerve.

Forget the complaint that Mr. Bush used a Hitler analogy. It's the here and now that has these Democrats upset. The fuse that set them off is any suggestion inside the context of a live presidential campaign that the Democrats are soft on national security.

This has been a particular Democratic vulnerability since at least the George McGovern campaign in 1972. ...

If Barack Obama has an Achilles' heel, this is it. He first exposed it last July in a Democratic debate when he replied, "I would," to a question of whether he'd meet as President with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "without precondition." Even Mrs. Clinton took a shot at that one, calling the Senator's comment "irresponsible and frankly naive." ...

But Barack Obama is the party's presumptive standard-bearer for 2008. Thus, let's try to bring this dispute into sharper focus.

Mr. Obama asserted again yesterday that he will not meet with terrorists. He is, however, willing to meet with Iran or Syria. Virtually no serious person disputes that Iran has shipped weaponry to terrorists in Iraq and that Syria has provided safe haven to these terrorists and let them cross from Syria into Iraq. In turn, these jihadists have killed U.S. soldiers. At a minimum, one might expect that ceasing this lethal activity wou ld be a "precondition" before committing the office of the presidency to meet with either. ... Continue