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Obamacare Ruling

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, ruled today that Obamacare is unconstitutional. Congress overstepped it's authority.

He said, "If Congress can penalize a passive individual for failing to engage in commerce…we would have a Constitution in name only."

The judge cited the Boston Tea Party and even how Romneycare left Massachusetts "worse off."

(Dan Reihl via Cubachi)

That pretty much sums it up.  You can read the ruling and opinion at  Legal Insurrection who says:

 In this sense, this decision is far more sweeping than the Virginia case, and presents a greater problem for the Obama administration which arguably does not have authority to implement any aspect of Obamacare. 

Time for celebration!

 

Stuxnet Worm Bonus: if Iran’s Bushehr nuclear site goes operational, Stuxnet triggers a possible Chernobyl-like disaster

Stuxnet, that lovely little computer worm introduced into Iran's nuclear ambitions and set them back at least two years, isn't finished working yet.  From Arab News:

With control systems disabled by the virus, the reactor would have the force of a “small nuclear bomb,” it said.

“The minimum possible damage would be a meltdown of the reactor,” it says. “However, external damage and massive environmental destruction could also occur ... similar to the Chernobyl disaster.” The virus, known as Stuxnet, has the ability to send centrifuges spinning out of control and temporarily crippled Iran’s uranium enrichment program. It is believed to have been the work of Israel or the United States, two nations convinced that Iran wants to turn nuclear fuel into weapons-grade uranium.

Iran has acknowledged that the malware — malicious software designed to infiltrate computer systems — hit the laptops of technicians working at Bushehr, but has denied that the plant was affected or that Stuxnet was responsible for delays in the startup of the Russian-built reactor.  (continue reading)

Yee Haw!  Those sneaky Israelis have a winner on their hands!

 

 

Idiots

This confirms what I wrote here about the threat of Islamic terror and how the Liberals enable it.   Alan Colmes says the threat from the Muslim Brotherhood is a 'myth'.  Colmes has always been a left-wing crazy, but since he flew out on his own away from Sean Hannity (who seldom let Colmes get a word in edgewise), he has shown his true colors.  From William Teach:

Well, it’s just so obvious. How could a group with its roots in spreading hardcore Islamism possibly be big meanies and a danger? Threat Of Muslim Brotherhood Running Egypt As An Anti-American Muslim State Is A Myth

Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading voice of Egypt’s opposition, told Fareed Zakaria on CNN that the American conservative fear put forth by people like John Bolton and Thaddeus McCotter that the Muslim Brotherhood will step in and take over Egypt if Hosni Mubarak falls is a myth without “one iota of reality.”

Excitable Alan cites a single interview with ElBaradei, who says that the threat is a myth perpetuated by the Mubarak regime.

The above is just the tip of the story.  Continue reading to find out the little word conspiracy between Colmes and Think Progress.  Nasty business being a Liberal.

For the truth about the Muslim Brotherhood one only needs to see this headline:  "Muslim Brotherhood Leader Calls For Egyptian Army to Prepare For War With Israel…, from Weasel Zippers".

This headline also confirms my belief about Liberals (Socialists, Marxists, Humanists, ...):  "Soros-Funded Media Matters Blames the Jews for Revolt in Egypt…, from Weasel Zippers ". 

 Only 7% of Americans Think the U.S. Should Help Mubarak Stay in Power, what we may end up with in his place is not looking good.

 

UPDATE:

See "Muslim Brotherhood declares jihad on America;  America declares Muslim Brotherhood Moderate" from Barry Rubin

More idiocy:  White House declares "we are not taking sides"  (no just voting "present" again)

Exodus

Exodus from Egypt, day 7.  Westerners are leaving Egypt as fast as they can, any way they can, as anyone with half a brain and a good passport would.  We're told there are as many as 50,000 Americans working in Egypt, private citizens and diplomatic families.  As Fox News reports, 'Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt  and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their citizens out.'

A lot of Americans and Westerners are asking as Opus does, "Can someone explain the Middle East to me?".  Good question.  So many unanswered questions.  Specifically Yemen, who the media are telling us might follow Lebanon, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, and other nations.  What?  Opus at American Perspective says:

They say that Yemen is also at risk. At risk for what. Last I heard, Yemen was one of the hardest of the hard-line muslim countries. So hard line the population is virtually 100% muslim. How much worse can Yemen get?  [snip]

Pamela Geller raised an interesting question. If Egypt goes back on its peace agreement with Israel, does Israel get her lands back? (read it all)

Yemen:

Yemen Uprising Set for #Feb3, from The Jawa Report by JaneNovak

Well its on. Yemen's next protest is scheduled for February 3 and is expected to draw hundreds of thousands nationally if not millions. In typical fashion, the state announced pay raises for civil servants today, the desperate scrambling of desperate...

More on Egypt:

Egyptian Protestors: "We have to Destroy Israel", from Atlas Shrugs by Pamela Geller

 

Climate Alarmist Blames Egypt Crisis On Global Warming, from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias by Noel Sheppard

 

How not to think about Egypt, from Power Line by Scott

 

Plot Thickens: Egyptian Protesters Reveal To CNN Hatred Of Israel And America, from Mediaite by Matt Schneider

 

Egyptian Opposition Leader Tells CNN: Obama’s Policy Has “Absolutely No Credibility In Egypt”, from Mediaite by Matt Schneider

 

Your Weapons Are On Cairo’s Streets, from Danger Room by Spencer Ackerman

 

Flash: Egyptian "Moderate Democratic" Leader Negotiating Coalition Government With Islamists, from RubinReports by Barry Rubin

 

Headlines from Egyptian media, from Elder of Ziyon by noreply@blogger.com (Elder of Ziyon)

 

Mubarak: Negotiating his Departure -Predictive Analysis, from tammy swofford by tammyswofford

 

Egypt January 31st: The Sentiment and Unsubstantiated Rumors, from tammy swofford by tammyswofford

Monday morning news you need: 

United States:

Big Law Firm Takes Down Big Conservative Blogger, from Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion by William A. Jacobson

 

Mancow To Huckabee: ‘What’s Happening In Egypt Could Happen In America’, from Mediaite by Colby Hall

 

California: Commie Protesters Call For Egyptian-Style Revolt in America…, from Weasel Zippers by ZIP

 

Ground Zero mosque developers apply for $5m grant from 9/11 fund, UK Mail Online

Brooklyn Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Create More Islamic (Sharia) Investment, from Atlas Shrugs by Pamela Geller

 

Gallup: 71% say GOP should listen to the Tea Party, from Hot Air » Top Picks by Ed Morrissey

 

State university Enforces Jew-Free Zone At Campus Event Advertised As Open To Public, from Rhymes With Right by Greg

 

Video: Breitbart updates the Pigford story; Update: Video fixed, from Hot Air » Top Picks by Ed Morrissey

 

Palin at hunting convention, defends the second amendment rights and hints at 2012, from Riehl World View by Cubachi

 

Florida: Federal Judge Could Rule ObamaCare Unconstitutional as Early as Today…, from Weasel Zippers by ZIP

 

Workers of the World Unite: The American Left’s Role in Leading Mid-East Regime Change, from Big Government by LaborUnionReport

 

Obama Loses the Middle East, from Sultan Knish by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog

 

UK:

Number of British Muslims will double to 5.5m in 20 years, from Christians Under Attack by Christian Knight

Muslims to make up quarter of world's projected population of
8.3billion

 

Inside London's Secret Crisis-Command Bunker, from Wired Top Stories by Pete Brook

British Anglicans Preparing Mass Defection to Roman Catholic Church, Fox News (hat tip R.J. Godlewski)

It follows a campaign by a former Anglican bishop in protest at its stance on the ordination of women and gay clergy.

Father Keith Newton has encouraged Anglicans to join the Ordinariate -- a special branch of Catholicism established by the Pope -- to welcome protestant defectors.

The Ticking Time Bomb...

"The attempt to establish a post-colonial order of kings and strongmen to replace the British and French colonial rule over the Arab Muslim world was doomed from the start." writes Sultan Knish in Fall of the Strongmen and we are seeing how true that is over the past weeks, months and years. No good will come of this for the West.

The recently deposed Ben Ali was a Tunisian officer trained in French and American schools, who had helped push out the French and his predecessor. Egypt's Mubarak was an Air Force officer who replaced Sadat, who replaced Nasser-- all members of the Free Officers Movement which overthrew the Egyptian monarchy. Saddam Hussein took power in a coup against the coup led by army officers which had deposed the King of Iraq. Syria's Assad was an Air Force officer who took power after a long series of coups by army officers that it would take too long to list. If you're seeing a pattern here, congratulations and welcome to the Middle East. (continue reading)

In Egypt there are rumors of the Muslim Brotherhood forming a unity government with Mohammed ElBaradei, the former UN nuclear watchdog chief. As Weasel Zippers says, "Ayatollah Khomeini pulled the same move in Iran before he crushed the other groups in his “unity government.”"  William A. Jacobson says, "Mohamed ElBaredei Steps Out Of His Sheep's Clothing" Mohamed ElBaradei is one of those figures who, because he is fairly westernized, easily manipulates western media and left-of-center bloggers and pundits into thinking he wants a western-style democracy in Egypt. ...  And also check out this article from March 2009 in Haaretz, the left-wing Israeli newspaper, How ElBaradei misled the world about Iran's nuclear program."

In Tunis Tunisia, the leader of a long-outlawed Tunisian Islamist party, Rachid Ghanouchi and about 70 other exiled members of Ennahdha, or Renaissance, returned home Sunday after two decades in exile. 

Now in Sudan we have the same type protests.

There have been protests in Khartoum, with some people calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down in what appears to be an echo of recent events in Tunisia and Egypt. (snip)

The unrest came on the day it was announced that some 99% of South Sudanese voted to secede from the north in region's recent independence referendum.  (video at BBC)

Behind everything that is happening in the world today there is a ticking time bomb ... Islam, willingly supported by Western liberal, Socialist, Marxist, and humanist media and related groups.

We know that the Muslim Brotherhood supports the uprising in Egypt. The Obama administration does as well. Based on the release of a secret document, it’s been learned that the United States government supported the April 6 Youth Movement – a group that played a key role in the uprising – in the form of a summit in Washington, D.C. That summit took place from December 3-5, 2008. We also know that Bill Ayers and Bernandine Dohrn were in Cairo a little more than one year later, engaging in protests while attempting to show solidarity with Hamas by entering Gaza with Egyptian protesters.

According to Dohrn, both she and Ayers were detained at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. They, along with Code Pink, weren’t permitted to assemble the mass of people they had hoped would join them in their march into Gaza but were able to round up a few with begrudging approval from the Mubarak administration. Waiting for them with open arms was former Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. [big snip]

Conveniently or coincidentally, the actions – and now words courtesy of the once secret document – of the Obama administration, coupled with the actions and words of Bill Ayers indicate a desire on the part of both to usher in a new Islamic caliphate in the Middle East, assuming they’re not ignorant of the Brotherhood’s goal.

What more evidence is needed to demonstrate that Islamism and Marxism are not strange bedfellows? They’re hand-in-glove bedfellows.    (Big Peace)

 From New Zeal blog we have this news: "New Zealand Marxists Cheer On Egyptian Revolution - Say It Will Spread to Greece, Spain and France".  You can watch the video here. 

In Egypt's Day of Rage we have seen praying and violence, over 2,000 injured, death, over 102 dead, over 30,000 British tourists stranded, unknown number of Americans, damage to buildings and antiquities and Wal-Mart-like food stores destroyed, and now we are seeing a shortage of food staples.  

In Western nations, including the U.S., we see protests in major cities in support of Egypt.  I have no doubt that the majority of people protesting in the streets of Egypt (and Tunisia, and Iran, and Lebanon, Jordan, and on and on) are sincere in wanting freedom from the type of rule they have lived under for so long. I also have no doubt that the majority of Americans and Westerners marching in support are sincere in wanting a democratic freedom for these countries.

But as Pam Geller points out, "Many good people stand in solidarity ...  But if you look at the demonstrations in New York, Chicago and such........you will see in the infiltrators trying to transform the movement into an ugly, Muslim supremacist,  Jew-hating movement."  Just look at some of the vile signs and their meaning.

Hizb ut-Tahrir (Arabic: حِزْبُ التَحْرِير Ḥizb at-Taḥrīr‎; English: Party of jihad) is an international pan-Islamic political organisation whose goal is for all Muslim countries to unify as an Islamic state or caliphate ruled by Islamic law and with a caliph head of state elected by Muslims.^[1]  (more)

 

Whether this movement continues to spread to other countries, no matter what type of government wins, it will change the face of the Middle East and the West.  As Sultan Knish, a/k/a Daniel Greenfield, says:

The strongmen will fall. And the media will act like it's Romania in 1989, rather than just part of the cycle of coups in a system that cannot have anything better than tyrants of one sort or another. Eventually Islamists will come to power and wage war against us. It's up to us whether they win or not.  (Sultan Knish)

If the Sultan is correct, and I'm guessing he is, America's strength to stand up militarily, emotionally, politically, and religiously is something we should all be worried about.  Choosing strong leaders here at home who will build up this country morally and militarily is a must.  Just like those Middle Eastern countries, America is at a crossroad and the type leaders and government we choose will determine our future path.

Section 1 of Article 2 - quite clear to me.....

By  CBPO Jon A. Underwood, CBP, (Ret.)   

Transparency begins with Mr. Obama

 

Arizona, as well as all other states, establishes standards to meet, for State and National ballots for all elections.

A new law in Arizona may make it a requirement for all candidates to prove they are US Citizens to be placed on the ballot for any election.

How could that possibly be a problem? Anyone running for Public Office must be a US Citizen. There are a lot of people out there that want to know the truth.

They simply want to know if President Obama was born in the United States as required by the US Constitution.

Section 1 of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution states that a President must:

• be a natural born citizen of the united States
• be at least 35 years old
• have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years

I don’t see where it is such a big deal, releasing your vault copy of your US Birth Certificate. Not your birth extract, but the actual complete birth certificate. Settle the issue, Mr. President, once and for all. If you don't do it, then you leave the question open for controversy and conspiracy theories. 

There are 2 reasons why you would not do so.

1.   You were not born in the United States.

Or

2.   Your vault copy was destroyed by water or fire or lost with no copy on file.

If you were not born in the US, you need to fess up and tell us the truth instead of it coming out in 10 years or so. We, the American people, all of US, Republican, Democrat or otherwise need to know, we have a right to know.

You are a US Citizen because you are the Son of your Mother, a US Citizen. That is not the question. Mr. Barack H. Obama is a US Citizen.

If you were born in the US and your State copy of your vault certificate was destroyed or lost by the State of Hawaii, then the American people can handle that, we are not stupid!

Transparency starts with the President and his showing the American People that he meets the requirements of the US Constitution to hold the position of President.

JON A. UNDERWOOD

CBPO, RET.

YUMA, ARIZONA

You have options if government shuts down internet

The unrest continues in the Middle East and specifically in Egypt where internet and cell phone communication was cut off by the government.  Should something like that happen here, you have options.  From Wired.com "Communicate if Your Government Shuts Off Your Internet".  Note:  The article is a WIKI article and can be updated by readers.  Below that additional information from PCWorld.com "Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down",  via New Zeal. 

Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service.

This is what happened in Egypt January 25 prompted by citizen protests, with sources estimating that the Egyptian government has cut off approximately 88 percent of the country's internet access. What do you do without Internet? Step 1: Stop crying in the corner. Then start taking steps to reconnect with your network. Here’s a list of things you can do to keep the communication flowing.

This article is part of a wiki anyone can edit. If you have advice to add, please log in and contribute.

WIKI:  Preventative measures

Make your network tangible

Print out you contact list so your phone numbers aren’t stuck in the cloud. Some mail services like Gmail allow you to export your online contact list in formats that are more conducive to paper, such as CSV or Vcard, and offer step-by-step guides on how to do this.

Broadcast on the radio

CB Radio: Short for "Citizens Band" radio, these two-way radios allow communication over short distances on 40 channels. You can pick one up for about $20-50 at Radio Shack and no license is required to operate it.

Ham radio: To converse over these radios, also known as "Amateur radios," you have to obtain an operator's license from the FCC. Luckily, other Wired How-To contributors have already explained exactly what you need to do to get one and use it like a pro.

Phone

Set up a phone tree: According to the American Association of University Women, a phone tree is "a prearranged, pyramid-shaped system for activating a group of people by telephone" that can "spread a brief message quickly and efficiently to a large number of people." Dig out that contact list you printed out and follow the steps on the AAUW website to spread the message down your pyramid of contacts.

Enable Twitter via SMS: Though the thought of unleashing the twitter fire hose in your text message inbox may seem horrifying, it would be better than not being able to connect to the outside world at all. The twitter website has full instructions on how to redirect tweets to your phone.

Alex Jones and infowars.com have a telelphone number for people to listen to his radio show by phone in case the internet goes down, or if you don't have internet. The phone in listen line is 512-646-5000.

Fax

If you need to quickly send and receive documents with lengthy or complex instructions, phone conversations may result in misunderstandings and delivering the doc by foot would take forever. Brush the dust off that bulky old machine, establish a connection by phone first with the recipient to make sure his machine is hooked up, then fax away.

Getting back online

While it might be relatively easy for a government to cut connections by leveraging the major ISPs, there are some places they wouldn't get to so readily, like privately-owned networks and independent ISPs.

Find the privately-run ISPs

In densely populated areas, especially CBDs and city suburbs there are multiple home WiFi networks overlapping each other, some secure some not. If there is no internet, open up your WiFi by removing password -- if enough people do this it's feasible to create a totally private WiFi service outside government control covering the CBD and you can use applications that run Bonjour (iChat on Mac for example) to communicate with others on the open network and send and receive documents. **needs more clarification

If you are a private ISP, it's your time to shine. Consider allowing open access to your wi-fi routers to facilitate communication of people around you until the grid is back online.

Return to dial-up? o_O

This page was last modified 06:15, 29 January 2011 by mymatecoxy. Based on work by darkmagentarose and howto_admin.

Go to Wired to comment/update.

Remember the days of the old land line phones or even worse the days of party lines?  The only thing you could do on the phone is talk to someone.  Then you could fax with the old phones, wow. 

Now you can do everything on one smart phone, a Droid or iPhone for example.  Talk, check email, surf the net, take pictures, read e-books, watch movies, have conference calls, text, I.M., act as a recorder, you name it your personal smart phone will do it. We haven't talked about cost, but most smart phones are generally cheap these days and when signing up for 2 years service many providers will give you a dicsount or even free smart phones. 

But if the government cuts that off where does that leave you?  Cut off from the world, your family, your job.  The violence is spreading from Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and on and on: Sudan Readies for Revolt: Sudan ShutsDown TinyUrl reports Maggie's Notebook/

From PCWorld via New Zeal, who asks what do you do when the power goes out?  Answer:  Buy a generator, have plenty of gasoline to run it.  You need one of these in case of short power outages caused by storms, ice, etc.  But if the government cuts power, you are set.

Here's an interesting post from PCWorld, advising freedom-lovers on precautions they should be taking now - should the Government "switch off the internet". Note, the technical terminology in this article may go over the heads of many of my readers! Ask your 10yr-old to explain it to you!

These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it's organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we've seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you're trying to check in with your family, contact your friends, or simply spread the word, here are a few ways to build some basic network connectivity when you can't rely on your cellular or landline Internet connections.

Even if you've managed to find an Internet connection for yourself, it won't be that helpful in reaching out to your fellow locals if they can't get online to find you. If you're trying to coordinate a group of people in your area and can't rely on an Internet connection, cell phones, or SMS, your best bet could be a wireless mesh network of sorts--essentially, a distributed network of wireless networking devices that can all find each other and communicate with each other. Even if none of those devices have a working Internet connection, they can still find each other, which, if your network covers the city you're in, might be all you need. At the moment, wireless mesh networking isn't really anywhere close to market-ready, though we have seen an implementation of the 802.11s draft standard, which extends the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard to include wireless mesh networking, in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO laptop.

However, a prepared guerrilla networker with a handful of PCs could make good use of Daihinia ($25, 30-day free trial), an app that piggybacks on your Wi-Fi adapter driver to turn your normal ad-hoc Wi-Fi network into a multihop ad-hoc network (disclaimer: we haven't tried this ourselves yet), meaning that instead of requiring each device on the network to be within range of the original access point, you simply need to be within range of a device on the network that has Daihinia installed, effectively allowing you to add a wireless mesh layer to your ad-hoc network.

Advanced freedom fighters can set up a portal Web page on their network that explains the way the setup works, with Daihinia instructions and a local download link so they can spread the network even further. Lastly, just add a Bonjour-compatible chat client like Pidgin or iChat, and you'll be able to talk to your neighbors across the city without needing an Internet connection. [Continue Reading...]

Also see:

Internet 'Kill Switch' Legislation Back in Play, from Wired Top Stories by David Kravets

Internet Clampdown: The Worst Offenders, from Breaking News: CBS News, A Look at Nations Rated the World's Worst When It Comes to Net Freedoms and Access to Information

It's Not Just Egypt: Japan Is Headed for the Brink, from Doug Ross @ Journal by directorblue

Red Alert: Mubarak Names Former Air Force Chief as New Egyptian PM, StratFor

Red Alert: Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, StratFor

Gadget Lab Podcast: Sony's Next-Gen Portable, Verizon iPhone and Macworld, from Wired Top Stories by Brian X. Chen

 Does Obama's 'Net Freedom Agenda' Hurt the U.S.?, from Wired Top Stories by Spencer Ackerman

"Obama must choose between support of Hosni Mubarak and protesters' cause", from Saberpoint by Stogie

Media Matters: Egypt Erupts, So Let's Blame ...The Israel Lobby!, from Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion by William A. Jacobson

Iran: 'Egyptian Officials to Listen to the Voice of Their Muslim People, from JammieWearingFool by JammieWearingFool

The world would not be better off with Mohammed El-Baradei at Egypt’s helm, from Bookworm Room by Bookworm

Islamist Appeasement Alert: Obama Administration Lifts US Ban on Muslim Brotherhood Leader, from Hyscience, From the January 22nd Arutz Sheva report

Terror and Politics: Lashkar-e-Taiba, HuJI and Assassinations in Bangladesh, from Counterterrorism Blog by Animesh Roul

Muslim Brotherhood as the only force capable of replacing Mubarak, Canada Free Press

Southern Baptist Convention has withdrawn from a coalition that crossed the line from defending religious freedom to promoting Islam

Richard Land, the head of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said he heard from many Southern Baptists who felt the work of the Interfaith Coalition on Mosques crossed the line from defending religious freedom to promoting Islam.

"I don't agree with that perception, but it's widespread and I have to respect it," he told The Associated Press.

The Coalition was formed last year as an initiative of the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish group that fights discrimination. Its first action was to file a friend of the court brief opposing a lawsuit that sought to stop a planned mosque in Murfreesboro, almost 30 miles southeast of Nashville.

"My constituents, many felt, ‘Yes. We certainly believe in religious freedom. People ought to have a place of worship. But it's a bridge too far not only to advocate for that, but to file suit,'" he said.

Saud Anwar is the founder and co-chair of the American Muslim Peace Initiative and a member of the coalition. He said he was saddened and disappointed by Land's action, which he believes undermines Land's professions of support for religious liberty for all.

"The Southern Baptist community is one of the finest examples of faith in action that I know of," Anwar said. "You are setting an example by your action."

Land said he was surprised by the opposition.

"I do think it's important to note that people were not calling me and saying Muslims don't have a right to have mosques," he said.

Land opposes building a Muslim community center with a mosque near New York City's Ground Zero, but he qualified that opposition: "That's not a religious liberties issue. That is a good manners issue." [snip]

  ... With almost 16.2 million members, the Nashville-based SBC is the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S.  (continue reading at The T and D)

There is only one logical response to this move, Glory, Glory, hallelujah!  Southern Baptists are one of the few Christian denominations that has not gone over to the dark side:  Liberalism.  Don't believe me?  Check out the Presbyterians, Methodists, Episcopalians, ...  The majority of them are nothing more than social clubs these days, involved in humanist, left-wing activities.

Rand Paul calls for cutting all U.S. Aid to Israel

Jordan joins unrest in the Middle East and Say It Isn’t So: Rand Paul Calls for Cutting All U.S. Aid to Israel…  For all of you who just love Rand Paul this should be a wake up moment.  The Obama administration announced this morning that aid to Egypt will be cut off and that's just fine.  But how about all the money we send to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and any number of countries that hate our guts?  We could cut our spending by untold numbers if we simply quit trying to pay off our enemies.  Cutting off support for our friend Israel is just plain stupid.  Keep in mind, just because Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon (prime example), Iran, Jordan, and others have people protesting against their government doesn't mean that a new government will be an improvement where the U.S. and Israel are concerned.  The Muslim Brotherhood are actively involved and ready to step in which would be very bad news for all concerned.

WASHINGTON — Freshman Republican Sen. Rand Paul is calling for deep cuts in foreign aid, including eliminating U.S. money for Israel, a plan that has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans.

The tea party-backed Paul unveiled a budget proposal this week that would slash overall government spending by $500 billion, saying the growing debt requires nothing less. It makes significant cuts in education, energy and defense while eliminating some agencies.

The Kentucky senator also is calling for cutting billions from foreign aid, and told CNN he would end the $3 billion in foreign military assistance to Israel.

The Republican Jewish Coalition called the idea misguided. Rep. Nita Lowey of New York, the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, said the U.S. can’t renege on an ally.

 

Middle East Protests Spread to Jordan, via Weasel Zippers

(Reuters) — Islamists, leftists and trade unionists gathered in central Amman Friday for the latest protest to demand political change and wider freedoms. A crowd of at least 3,000 chanted: “We want change.”

Banners and chants showed a wider range of grievances than the high food prices that fueled earlier protests, and included demands for free elections, the dismissal of Prime Minister Samir Rifai’s government and a representative parliament.

The protest after Friday prayers was organized by the Islamic Action Front, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood which is the only effective opposition and biggest party, but included members of leftist parties and trade unions.

Jordan’s protests, as in several Arab countries, have been inspired by the uprising that overthrew the Tunisian president.

“After Tunisia, Arab nations have found their way toward the path of political freedom and dignity,” said Zaki Bani Rusheid, a leading Islamist politician.

Demonstrations have taken place across Jordan calling for reversal of free-market reforms which many blame for a widening gap between rich and poor.

Jordan is struggling with its worst economic downturn in decades. The government has announced measures to reduce the prices of essentials, create jobs and raise salaries of civil servants. Protesters say the moves do not go far enough.

Protests continue in Egypt, Tunisia,

Unspoken Concern Over Egyptian Uprising: Control Of Suez Canal And Price Of Gas

Egyptian Uprising: Video Of ‘Tiananmen Square-Like’ Defiance Goes Viral

Will Egypt Be Another Tunisia? CNN iReporter Tells The Story From The Ground

Censorship? Cairo Police Swipe Camera From CNN Crew Covering Egyptian Uprising

Latest from Drudge:

Explosions, Gunfire Heard in Cairo as Protesters Defy Curfew...
Army deployed; greeted with cheers in the streets...
Police members remove uniforms -- join protests...
Dramatic video as thousands clash...
LIVE STREAM...

 

Controversial Muslim cleric Caught Being Smuggled Into US Over Mexico Border

U.S. border guards got a surprise when they searched a Mexican BMW and found a hardline Muslim cleric - banned from France and Canada - curled up in the boot.

Said Jaziri, who called for the death of a Danish cartoonist that drew pictures of the prophet Mohammed, was being smuggled into California when he was arrested, along with his driver Kenneth Robert Lawler.

The 43-year-old was deported from Canada to his homeland Tunisia in 2007 after it emerged he had lied on his refugee application about having served jail time in France.

His fire and brimstone sermons and rabble-rousing antics catapulted him into the public eye during his short tenure as imam at a Montreal mosque.

He branded homosexuality a disease and led protests over cartoonist Kurt Westergaard's illustrations poked fun at Islam and were published in a Danish newspaper in 2006.

He also caused anger when he campaigned for a bigger mosque to accommodate Montreal's burgeoning Muslim population.

 Caught: Jaziri was arrested being smuggled across the San Diego border crossing, along with his driver Kenneth Robert Lawler  (continue at Daily Mail UK, hat tip Drudge)

Just yesterday we heard about "Iranian-Published Book About Suicide Bombers Found Near Mexican Border":

On Thursday, Fox News revealed that an Iranian-published book about suicide bombers was recently found in the Arizona desert:

"A book celebrating suicide bombers has been found in the Arizona desert just north of the U.S.- Mexican border, authorities tell Fox News.

The book, "In Memory of Our Martyrs," was spotted Tuesday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent out of the Casa Grande substation who was patrolling a route known for smuggling illegal immigrants and drugs.

Published in Iran, it consists of short biographies of Islamic suicide bombers and other Islamic militants who died carrying out attacks." (continue reading at American Thinker)

Now enjoy the Watcher of Weasels Council Winners

• First place with 2 2/3 votes! – The Razor --Japan Will Not Be Saved Through Immigration
• Second place with 2 1/3 votes –BookwormRoom-Comparing apples and oranges — federal projects old and new
• Third place *t* with 2 votes – Joshuapundit – Handling the Dragon Better – A Few Words On The China Visit
• Third place *t* with 2 votes – Right Truth – If you don’t want your daughters Westernized…
• Fourth place with 1 2/3 votes – Simply Jews – Hamlet – A Lebanese Version
• Fifth place with 2/3 vote-The Glittering Eye- Theodore Vail’s America
• sixth place with 1/3 vote-VA Right- America: : A Nation of Losers, but We All Get a Trophy
• Sixth place with 1/3 vote-Rhymes With Right- About That Cohen Speech

Non-Council Winners

• First place with 3 votes! – Sultan Knish- Anglophobia or Islamophobia – What’s the Real Problem? submitted byRight Truth
• Second place with 2 votes – Rubin Reports – SCOOP: Explaining How The “Palestine Papers” Story Is A Fabrication That Teaches Us The Truth submitted by Simply Jews 
• Third place with 1 2/3 votes – New Zeal – Obama’s Radical ‘Go To’ Man Moves To The DNC submitted by The Noisy Room
• Fourth place *t* with 1 1/3 votes – Muth’s Truth’s – CPAC Committing Hari Kari by Allowing Conservative Menace In? submitted by Rhymes With Right
• Fourth place *t* with 1 1/3 votes – Zombie/Pajamas Media – Human Rights Imperialism: Leftist Satire or Moral Collapse? submitted by Bookworm Room
• Fifth place with 1 vote – Mark Steyn – Dependence Day submitted by Joshuapundit
• Sixth place *t* with 2/3 vote – Pirate’s Cove – Snap! Obama Plans To Reboot On Economic Advice submitted by Snapped Shot
• Sixth place *t* with 2/3 vote – Discriminations – Obama And The Left’s Single-Issue Libertarianism submitted by The Colossus of Rhodey
• Sixth place *t* with 2/3 vote – Iowahawk – CSI: Tucson submitted by The Glittering Eye
• Seventh place *t* with 1/3 vote – Michelle Malkin – The Philadelphia Horror: How Mass Murder Gets A Pass submitted by The Razor
• Seventh place *t* with 1/3 vote – Danger Room – U.S. Navy Chief Isn’t Sweating China’s Sea Power submitted by GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD

See you next week!