John Cowan’s statement, of course, is being taken simply as a manifestation of racism and bigotry, and consequently he has become anathema to Labour. There seems to be no consideration whatsoever of the wisdom of marrying someone whose revered holy book and supreme guide to behavior mandates the beating of…
Maybe they’re feeling tremors in Tehran. Sharia Alert from the Islamic Republic: “Suntanned women to be arrested under Islamic dress code,” by Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat in the Telegraph, April 27 (thanks to Twostellas): Iran has warned suntanned women and girls who looked like “walking mannequins” will be arrested…
Right now in Germany Aygul Ozkan can propose a crucifix ban based on secular principles. Such a ban just coincidentally dovetails neatly with the restrictions upon dhimmis as dictated by Sharia. Eurabia Update: “Muslim leader wants crucifix ban in Germany,” from AP, April 2 (thanks to Twostellas): BERLIN: A Muslim…
Monday I was interviewed by NYC ITV. The interview is in 36 parts here (links to each at lower right of page). After I posted the first part yesterday, several readers emailed to suggest I post a segment each day for awhile — so here goes….
Behold and listen to Obama, the master of Alinsky-like smooth talk, expounding about the misguided State of Arizona in one sentence, and the “failure” of the federal government to secure our borders in the next. His words are carefully crafted to make us feel good. The actions never match the words:
In 1942 Volkischer Beobachter was [...]
Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report has started a new series in his show called “Stephen Hawking is an A-Hole.” The latest installment is about Hawking’s comment that alien life must exist because of how large the universe is, and that we must avoid contact with it because it could be dangerous.
Hawking compared it to [...]
“The Cornel West Reader” is a testament to the intellectual vacuum that a progressive education creates. The trappings of intellect are in place, the canonical names invoked, the capsule histories recalled, the theories broadly rehearsed. But behind the footnotes and the latinate prose, the vulgar mind of the activist is feverishly at work. A “discourse” [...]
David Brooks’ recent New York Times article (“The Government War”, April 22, 2010) illustrates the muddled brain by which many so-called centrists, independents, and other “middle-of-the-roaders” seem to operate. In Brooks’ case, he refers to himself as a self-styled “Progressive Conservative” (“. . . I try to give voice to a philosophy you might call [...]
Syria and Iran supplying their client well. “Hezbollah armed with improved missiles – US,” from the BBC, April 28: The US defence secretary has warned that Hezbollah now has more rockets and missiles than most governments. Robert Gates accused Syria and Iran of supplying weapons of “ever-increasing capability” to the…
At The American Thinker today, Pamela Geller notes some interesting similarities between jihadist Zarein Ahmedzay’s prescription for peace and Barack Obama’s: If you close your eyes and listen to Zarein Ahmedzay, the jihadist convicted Friday for his role in unleashing a bomb in the New York City subway system on…
