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The Sorry State of Pakistan »

Salmaan Taseer is dead. He’s neither the first politician, first liberal, the first outspoken bullish pugnacious politician who was killed. Nor is he last. There were many, there will be more. He was the sitting governor of Pakistan’s biggest province and was assassinated by his own bodyguard.  Does Pakistan suffer today because of his death? [...]

Qatar? Are You Kidding Me? »

Many of you know I am a big, huge soccer fan. My partner, who played soccer, and I have been to two Women’s World Cups, and numerous matches (both professional, and the US Women’s team). It was thrilling when we took our godson to Aruba this summer and the Netherlands made it into the finals. [...]

Is The HRC Bullying Willow Palin? »

* Bumped Up * You may have heard about a recent outbreak of trash-talking on Facebook between Willow Palin and a young man who allegedly went to school where the Palins do, Tre. Tre was talking smack about Willow’s mom after the premier of the TLC show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” (Palin’s show was the most [...]

Did NPR Surrender To a Radical Group’s Demand for Political Correctness? »

* Bumped up * Many have written about the abrupt firing of NPR and Fox News commentator, Juan Williams, for comments Mr. Williams made regarding Muslims on a recent Bill O’Reilly program. There is no need for me to duplicate their worthy efforts (Bronwyn’s Harbor of NQ has two very good posts on the incident, [...]

Muslim Flag Over WH. Never! Jail Me for being a “Feelings Offender.” Geert Wilder May Save America »

Wilder’s persecution does not rival the crucifixion of Christ. His prosecution, however, may wake up America. Imagine if a leader within the tea party movement were able to persuade its members to establish a third political party. Imagine she succeeded—overwhelmingly—and that as their leader she stood a real chance of winning the presidency. Then imagine [...]

The Conversation Continues…**Update** »

**update – “Amy’s surgery went well and she now has a brand new titanium right knee!  Thanks to all for your good thoughts and prayers today.”** Well, this will be my last post for a while. Again, I want to thank everyone for their warm support and encouragement of me as I prepare to have [...]

“Here’s Ya A Sign…” *Open Thread* »

Actually, here are a number of signs, in fact. Allegedly, these are real signs on Northbound I-5 in Washington State, below Seattle (and I wish I knew who to credit for these). With so much going on right now, there is nothing like a little humor to deal with it all, right (even if some [...]

The Right To Vote, The Right To An Education »

Recently, the United States celebrated the 90th anniversary of women’s right to vote. That right was won by the significant efforts of a number of women, many of whom were jailed, beaten, and starved, fighting for this right. We honor them, and all that they have made possible for us 90 years later. Now we [...]

Does Anyone Else Find This Ironic? *Updated* »

Yes, yes, more about the whole mosque thing in New York, though this is about a different aspect of it. And that would be our First Amendment right to free speech. Remember how Obama went on and on about the mosque-builders and freedom of religion, as if this had anything whatsoever to do with freedom [...]

And The Discussion On The Mosque Location Continues »

What a riveting issue this has turned out to be. Voices on both sides continue to speak out on whether or not a mosque should be built less than 600 feet away from Ground Zero. I have said all along that I think it should be built elsewhere. It is not an issue of religious [...]

Mosque Supporters Want WHO To Speak Out? »

You might not want to be drinking coffee or anything right this moment. Why? Well, when I tell you just who the mosque supporters want to come out in support of building the mosque 60 feet from Ground Zero, whatever beverage you’re consuming may end up on your computer screen. Okay. Ready? George W. Bush. [...]

“An Unholy Alliance” »

In the recent special on an “honor killing” in Texas, an activist, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, spoke out about the treatment of women in Islam. Hirsi Ali knows a lot about how women are treated having grown up in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya. She has survived the genital mutilation that was (is) common in her [...]

The State Department Is Doing What With Our Money, Exactly? »

That would be sending Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, to name two, on our dime, as a representative of the United States. And yes, he first began his work for the State Department in 2007. This will be his third trip. Given his claim in 2001 that the United [...]

It Isn’t About “Freedom To Practice Religion,” Obama »

As we all know by now, President Obama felt compelled to weigh in on the building of a mosque near Ground Zero. And a number of people are responding to Obama’s Friday Night Ramadan Dinner chat. I might say, no one has written more brilliantly than Larry Johnson at No Quarter. If you haven’t read [...]

Beyond the Veil »

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. – American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald By Fitzgerald’s standards, the wave of anti-veil rhetoric sweeping across Europe has probably catapulted the continent’s politicians into the intellectual equivalent of [...]