September 06, 2008

Gustav, God, and Michael Moore: Validations of a Criminal Profile

                

Gustav, God, and Michael Moore: Validations of a Criminal Profile

In the summer of 2007, I constructed a profile and analysis on Michael Moore that illuminated the sociopathic tendencies that encompass the actions of one of the most infamous documentary creators of modern times. Within the article, Michael Moore: A Criminal Profile, which was first released in the New Media Journal and then later around the world, I took careful pains to make sure that readers understood that Moore carries the tendencies of the sociopath while not accusing him of the crimes that some sociopaths actually commit. The thrust of the article was to introduce people to the moral wasteland in which the sociopath lives and operates. Oh course, this caused somewhat of a ruckus among Moore lackeys and those who enjoy the anti-American sales pitch he throws out with each new theatrical falsehood he creates. Unfortunately, for those who wish to defend Moore, for whatever their motivation, there is one factor they will never be able to overcome; That is, the mouth of Michael Moore.

On Aug 29, 2008, on MSNBC with Keith Olbermann, Michael Moore would make one of his most inflammatory statements to date; that is, he would thank God that Hurricane Gustav might hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. Moore’s joy was centered on the notion that the life threatening hurricane would be politically damaging to the 2008 Republican National Convention. Let’s get real for a moment about what’s really happening with a statement like this from Moore. Some would say in defense of Moore that he may have been unduly bolstered into making a statement as outlandish as this due to the fact that he was in the presence of the well known Bush attack dog Keith Olbermann. I would warn against selling Michael Moore short in this manner. As I did in 2007, I would again say that Michael Moore is not a dupe or a follower. On the contrary, as a sociopath, Moore is cool and calculated and does not require the validation of anyone to have self fulfillment, including cohorts in similar Bush bashing causes such as Olbermann. As with the sociopath, Moore understands that Olbermann, as well as potential natural disasters like Hurricane Gustav can be of benefit to the only real concern that a sociopath has; that is, him or herself.  Does Moore want dead bodies and billions in property damage as was seen in Hurricane Katrina? Perhaps not. However, the bottom line and it’s just as dirty, is that Moore, like the sociopath, just doesn’t really care what happens if he benefits in the end.

If we observe the macabre conversation between Moore and Olbermann on the desires of the day for Hurricane Gustav, we notice that after having a hearty laugh over New Orleans taking the brunt of another hurricane following the devastating Katrina, Moore, after the fact, states that he is not looking for human casualties in the mix of his deadly desires. This is a very late form of quality control in his conversation with Olbermann, and looking at the totality of the conversation, it appears to be stated only half-heartedly. To give an equivalent of Moore’s Gustav statement to readers from the heartland of this country, it is like saying, “I pray to God a tornado falls on your house, because it would be really good for me if it did…but I hope it does not cause you any major problems.” Yep, it doesn’t take an over abundance of brain power to come to the conclusion that people don’t rate very high in comparison to Moore’s own desires and wishes. The point of Moore’s Gustav statement goes beyond showing that he is simply a jerk, what it does is tie this newest public statement into an intricate web of Moore’s activities of many years that shows specific psychological components of the mind set of “me first”, “me at any cost” mentality. This is a unique characteristic of the sociopath that cares nothing about the people around him or her, and in the case of Moore, the country in which he lives.
 
Moore has gone to great expense to frame himself as the kindly rotund truth talker of American inadequacies. Many still buy into this fairytale, and those people will be surely angry at my words. I feel no joy in angering them as I felt no joy in documenting Moore’s sociopathic profile in 2007. That is, sometimes being right does not bring adulation, smiles and applause. What it does is forward the truth and brings it to the light of day, and in the end, possibly, gives people a new perspective in which to evaluate an operator like Michael Moore.      

Paul A. Ibbetson is a published author and lecturer on the Patriot Act. He is a former Chief of Police of Cherryvale, Kansas, and member of the Montgomery County Drug Task Force. Paul received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Criminal Justice at Wichita State University, and is currently completing his PhD. in sociology at Kansas State University. Paul is the author of the book “Living Under The Patriot Act: Educating A Society”. Paul is also the radio host of the 2008 entertainment program of the year the, “Conscience of Kansas” 91.9 f.m. www.ibbetsonusa.com

September 04, 2008

ISNA crescent atop Flight 93 minaret, blogburst

Thanks to Error Theory:

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The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a Saudi funded Wahabbist group. Its logo is in the shape of a mosque with a crescent topped minaret and a crescent topped dome. Here is the ISNA logo juxtaposed to a similarly shaped mosque from Uppsala Sweden:

ISNA and Uppsala 40%

Both configurations have upturned crescents. The difference is that the arms of the ISNA crescents are lifted symmetrically, while the Uppsala crescents have one arm above the other.

On actual minarets, the Uppsala configuration is the norm, seen also in this photo of the Abdul Gaffoor mosque in Singapore:
AbdulGaffoor50%

There seems to be only one example of an actual minaret that is to be built in the ISNA configuration. That is the Tower of Voices minaret from the planned Flight 93 memorial:

TowerShapeComposite50%
Two views of the Tower of Voices minaret, showing an Islamic-shaped crescent at the top, with its arms reaching symmetrically up into the sky. (Source images here and here, originally from the Memorial Project's design competition website.)

The up-tower view shows the symbolic Islamic heavens projected against the sky while the symbolic lives of the 40 heroes literally dangle down below. Murdoch had to do this in order for his Crescent of Embrace design (centered around a giant Mecca-oriented crescent) to be a proper mosque. The 40 infidels could not actually be honored in the design. They had to be depicted as symbolically damned.

Murdoch actually repeats this theme in the central crescent, where the 4 extra translucent blocks (one for each hijacker) are all placed in the symbolic Islamic heavens (the crescent and star parts of the structure), while the 40 translucent blocks inscribed with the names of the 40 heroes are all placed outside of the symbolic Islamic heavens.


Do Wahabbists recognize the crescent as a symbol of Islam?

One of the two Muslim scholars who the Park Service tapped for expert opinion on whether claims of Islamic symbolism in the Flight 93 memorial should be taken seriously was a Paul Murdoch classmate named Nasser Rabbat. (Both recieved Masters degrees in architecture from UCLA in 1984.)

One of the excuses Rabbat offered the Park Service for not being concerned about all the Islamic-shaped crescents was to question whether the crescent really should be seen as a Muslim symbol at all:

The Crescent is a debatable Islamic universal symbol. Many groups do not use it. I know in fact of no militant group that uses it. [AHEM.] Islamic modern states have opted to use it, sometimes with the star, which is a modern symbol with no Islamic connotation.

He is right here that the most fanatical Islamic fundamentalists, the Salafists (who model themselves on the first three generations of violent Islamic conquest), are not keen on the crescent, since it was adopted as a Muslim symbol by the Ottomans, long after the time of Muhammad.

The official Saudi state religion of Wahabbism is Salafist. That is why the Saudi Arabian flag is one of the only Islamic flags not to feature the Ottoman crescent and star:

Saudi and Turkish 60%
Saudi flag, left, features the Muslim profession of faith, and a sword. Turkish flag, right, features the Ottoman crescent and star.

But the ISNA is a primary vehicle for the Saudi funded building of Wahabbist mosques in North America. How can this be? Is the crescent actually a universal enough Islamic symbol that even the Salafist Saudi Wahabbists acknowledge it?

Indeed, and for a very simple reason. The crescent is not just the shape of the Ottoman flag. It is also a reference to the Islamic lunar calendar, and it is the shape of the archetypical Islamic mihrab: the Mecca-direction indicator around which every mosque is built. Here are the two most famous mihrabs in the world, the mihrab at the Prophet's mosque in Medina, and the mihrab of the Great Mosque in Cordoba, seen here in sequence with Barack Hussein Obama's campaign logo:

Obama logo animation with mihrabs
Face into the crescent to face Mecca. For the contrast between Murdoch's intentional use of Islamic symbol shapes and Obama's unintentional use of Islamic symbol shapes, see our earlier blogburst on Obama's crescent-topped logo.

So yes, the crescent actually is a universal Islamic symbol. The only people who even question it are the most extreme Salafists, which evidently includes Nasser Rabbat. How did this Paul Murdoch classmate ever get tapped by the Park Service in the first place, so that he could even be in a position to give them his blatantly dishonest excuses for not being concerned about the giant Mecca oriented crescent? Just one of the many things that Congress needs to investigate. (Petition here.)


ISNA big in Murdoch's hometown of LA

Murdoch could be some kind of nihilistic leftist, but the most likely explanation for his attempt to stab a terrorist memorial mosque into the heartland of America is that he at some point converted to an aggressively hateful, violent and supremacist sect of Islam like Saudi Wahabbism and is acting today as a freelance jihadist.

Such a person would almost certainly be familiar with the ISNA. 80% of American mosques preach the Saudi poison, but often the Saudi funding is hidden. Not so in Los Angeles, where the city's largest mosque, the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, is openly funded by the Saudi Government.

We won't learn Murdoch's actual associations without a Congressional investigation, but the fact that he used a minaret configuration that is elsewhere seen only in the ISNA logo is mildly suggestive of a Wahabbist connection. For now, the only reason to bring up the Murdoch/ISNA likeness is to clarify that even Salafists accept the crescent as a component of mosque design.


ISNA President Ingrid Matteson spoke at the interfaith convocation of the 2008 Democratic Presidential Convention

They picked a Wahabbist as their representative of Islam? Why not invite bin Laden himself, who is a perfectly orthodox Wahabbist?

The ISNA was founded by the Saudi funded Muslim Students Association (MAS), which has close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the progenitor of all modern Sunni terrorist groups, including al Qaeda.

What else should we expect? After all, the mainstream left DID spend the last five years trying desperately to hand Iraq over to al Qaeda and Iran.

Democratic Party logo with ISNA minaret


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September 01, 2008

Palin sets the record straight on daughter's pregnancy

Sarah Palin Announces Daughter’s Pregnancy.  Good for Sarah Palin for getting this new out.  She should have done this in her acceptance speech so the Kos followers would not have started the vile rumors that were picked up as truth.  We offer our prayers to the Palin family.  Again, ... they chose LIFE. 

What will we call parents like the Palins???   GRANDPARENTS!  Unlike what Barack Obama who said "I don't want my daughters punished with a baby!"  (Video Here)

From Bob McCarty Writes:


After Republican John McCain surprised Americans with the choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, the presumptive vice presidential nominee and her husband Todd surprised the nation this morning with news about their 17-year-old daughter Bristol being five months pregnant.  The statement below appeared on the McCain-Palin web site:

“We have been blessed with five wonderful children who we love with all our heart and mean everything to us. Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents. As Bristol faces the responsibilities of adulthood, she knows she has our unconditional love and support.

“Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family. We ask the media to respect our daughter and Levi’s privacy as has always been the tradition of children of candidates.”

According to a Reuters report, the 44-year-old first-term governor of Alaska said she made the announcement in order to squelch rumors by liberal bloggers (a.k.a., Daily Kos) that she had faked her own pregnancy last year to cover up for a first pregnancy of her daughter.  (continue reading at Bob McCarty Writes)


If you have ever had a teenage daughter or son, you know that you can do EVERYTHING right, and they are still going to make mistakes.  Children make bad decisions, even if they have been raised in a loving home, a Christian home.  But parents still love their children, they continue to support those wayward kids.  Like any parent, I'm sure Sarah Palin would have chosen a different path for her daughter.  But, Sarah Palin is not to be faulted for the decisions her daughter made.

Others share their thoughts:

RedState says: Well, that's one way to rebut a rumor.  

We'll see how the media inevitably bashes this young woman for her choice in the coming days, in the wake of covering up the John Edwards love child for 2+ years, and botching the story when it came out as they bent over backwards to avoid criticism. Nah, that wasn't bias.

But it's fitting that in this moment, one of the toughest a young woman can face, Bristol Palin has chosen on her own to take the right path. This baby is not a "punishment,", as Obama so famously said; it is not an object to be destroyed, as Obama argued for in the Illinois State Senate; he or she is a human life, one worthy of receiving the love of a mother and father. And we rejoice in the knowledge that a family will receive this blessing into the world.

Cheat Seeking Missiles:

Once they catch their breath, expect the Leftist meme to turn, unwarrentedly, to “Palin’s forcing Bristol to have the baby when she should get an abortion.” But they haven’t quite gotten to that point yet; here’s where the rumormonger Kos is as of this moment:

Huffington Post:

"Senator McCain's view is this is a private family matter. As parents, (the Palins) love their daughter unconditionally and are going to support their daughter," said McCain spokesman Steve Schmidt.

Said Schmidt: "Life happens."

Stop the ACLU: McCain knew when he picked her too!


Right Werds, Korrekt Speeck :

The Left is not called looney without ample reason.  Recently leftist bloggers tried to claim that Sarah Palin's recent pregnancy was faked to cover up for her daughter's pregnancy.  That would have meant that the down syndrome baby, Trig, was her daughter's and not Sarah Palin's.  Oh, how the left would have jumped with glee had that been true, just like Democrats were happy when it found out hurricane Gustav was bearing down on the US at the time of the Republican National Convention.  Isn't it disgusting how the left makes political use of disastrous situations?

Wake Up America:

The pathetic lie about Trig was egged on by Andrew Sullivan over at Atlantic.com. (Will not link to the pathetic idiot)

Today I see people calling for a boycott of Sullivan as well as another DailyKos writer offering further debunking of the the original Kos slandered...

Commenter at Wake Up America, Bowlersmom, says: 

I really don't think the left want to go there. They really don't want to awaken the conservatives on this issue. You NEVER attack our children.We all have personal issues to deal with, and that is what this is personal.


American Power Blog:

It's still early, but some initial reaction on the left is cautious. Here's Steve Benen, for example:

Now, there are different schools of thought on this, but I'm very much inclined to think a politician's kids are entirely off-limits for public scrutiny. Bristol Palin's pregnancy has no political relevance whatsoever.


From Audacity of Deception and Hypocrisy:

Politico has more.

From Phyllis Chesler "The Only Independent Feminist Commentary on the Presidential Race"

What I have been hearing from feminists is not what either the liberal-Democratic or conservative-Republican media have so far addressed. I am not at liberty to go into details but here’s the essence of what I have been told:

The Democratic Party leaders, despite their feminist-friendly agenda, did everything they could to destroy Senator Hillary’s candidacy. The fact that she is a standard-bearer for Democratic party values and won eighteen million votes made no difference, not only because she came with “baggage,” but also because she is a woman. This is why the “Hillary-ites” are so enraged and distraught. They have seen such behavior before from progressive-radical men and women who have said all the right feminist things (or promised future feminist activism) but who turned out to be no different than anyone else in terms of misogyny.

On the other hand, Senator John’s choice of a newcomer and an unknown as his Vice-Presidential pick does not suggest that he understands (as Freud once famously asked) what women or what Hillary’s feminist women want. Yes, Governor Sarah seems both charming and attractively “kickass” tough; yes, I am upset by how vicious and sexist the liberal commentators have been about her candidacy–but c’mon: Would Senator John have picked a male candidate with as little experience on the world stage or does he have different and lower standards for women-only?  [snip]

Please note: Unlike Michelle Obama who is, no doubt, every bit as attractive and super-competent both at home and at work, Governor Sarah felt perfectly comfortable in presenting herself as both a wife and mother–and as a hard-working professional. True, she is not running for First Lady but paradoxically, it is the Democrats, not the Republicans, who seem to have A Problem with a strong woman, who balances home and career obligations and who is also a leader.  (Continue reading at the Chesler Chronicles at Pajamas Media)

Vile, evil, looney left



RNC Welcoming Committee Anarchists Busted - Buckets of Urine, Slingshots, Anti-bus Weapons Seized


Ramsey County sheriff’s deputies found weapons and devices to disable buses among other items in searches in the Twin Cities last night and today. Authorities said the items came from “key members of the RNC Welcoming Committee,” a self-described anarchist group.

Five people have been arrested and four properties have been searched, according to the sheriff’s office.

“The ‘Welcoming Committee’ is a criminal enterprise made up of 35 anarchists who are intent on committing before and during the Republican National Convention,” said Sheriff Bob Fletcher in a statement. “These acts include tactics to blockade and disable delegate buses, breaching venue security and injuring police officers. They have recruited assistance in their criminal conspiracy from other anarchists groups throughout the country. Through their plans and actions they have exhibited a blatant disregard for the law and the safety of others.”

  • The statement said the items found in the searches included:
    Materials to create “sleeping dragons” (PVC pipe, chicken wire, duct tape), which is when protesters lock themselves together
  • Large amounts of urine, including three to five gallon buckets of urin
  • A machete, hatchet and several throwing knives
  • a gas mask and filter
  • Empty glass bottles
  • Rags
  • Flammable liquids
  • Homemade caltrops (devises used to disable buses in roads)Metal pipes
  • Axes
  • Bolt cutters
  • Sledge hammers
  • Rapelling equipment
  • Kryptonite locks
  • Empty plastic buckets cut and made into shields
  • Material for protective padding
  • An Army helmet.


More photos and information at TwinCities.com.

See "Why John McCain's beauty queen running mate has a grizzly bear on her office wall"

Other news:

Muslims are not the only ones who cut the heads of those they don't like.  "12 Headless Bodies Found in Mexico - Yucatan"

August 29, 2008

THE LORD GIVETH, THE LORD TAKETH, THE LIBERAL MERELY SAYETH

THE LORD GIVETH, THE LORD TAKETH, THE LIBERAL MERELY SAYETH

By R.J. Godlewski
©August 29, 2008, All Rights Reserved

    Like most conservatives, I am thrilled over John McCain’s selection for his running mate. You just have to love someone who calls herself a “hockey mom” as opposed to the more yuppie sounding “soccer mom.” No doubt, my fellow citizens here surrounding “Hockey Town” – Detroit – will like Sarah “Barracuda” Palin.     My thrill, in part, comes from the extreme distinction between this Alaskan outdoorswoman and the Washington elitist crowd. Just imagine Hillary Clinton, for instance, getting up at three in the morning to go moose hunting.

    Naturally, of course, the liberals – severely bloodied by John McCain’s brilliant political tactical maneuver – are now on the warpath to declare Ms. Palin too “Radical” for her support of human life and too “Inexperienced” for her representation of average Americans, ignoring the fact that their presumptuous addition to the White House can claim nothing more than merely running for office.  Add to this, her home state that lends itself well to cable television shows where ruggedness is presented as an abstract instead of the commonplace as once befitted all of America and you can understand the liberals’ defensive posture. Herr Obama – the pride and joy of Berlin – saw his oratory excellence surpassed by someone largely unknown because they had a functional job in life. Sarah Palin is governor of a state that would befuddle the likes of rough and rowdy Joe Biden. After all, Delaware is small, civilized, and a bit too industrial to breed adventure. That is, Alaska is one of those few remaining places where gun possession is a survival issue and everyone there grows up learning either to shoot or to acquiesce to nature.

    And what of supposed “Radical” Palin’s views on abortion? Already the liberals are leading the mantra that she “chose” to give birth to her Down syndrome son and that “other women” deserve the same ‘right.’ Such a ridiculous statement comes largely from the fact that liberals and the Democrats are terrified of this new McCain-Palin ticket. When is giving life to any human being a radical action? Certainly not when this country was created. Certainly not during the past ten thousand years of human history. In fact, those cultures where life was arbitrarily extinguished are no longer with us – thank God – and we should learn much from this history. I, for one, would rather live according to the laws of the “Dark Ages” then those of modernistic Communist China. At least life and the hereafter would take center stage again.

    Perhaps the reason opponents of Sarah Palin’s elevation to the Republican – and dare I say, winning? – ticket are infuriated is that she is a scrapper. Anyone who hunts and fishes; who played hockey and basketball (once with a fracture); who ran a commercial fishing business prior to entering public office (trust me, I worked on a fish processing vessel; it’s no day in the park), will not settle for entitlements. Someone with her background is precisely the kind of person who knows what it takes to earn legitimate success. How does Barack Obama, the presidential candidate, compare? Poorly, I’m afraid. Very poorly.

    Barack Obama is a fine motivational speaker, I will give him that. So was Adolf Hitler, I am sorry to say. Hitler inspired millions to sacrifice their freedoms and liberties for much of the same dribble that Obama espouses – universal healthcare, guaranteed employment, isolationism. With popularity goes expectation, I suppose, but we’re not talking about the latest Britney Spears CD. Nor are we contemplating such a time as when Halle Berrie and Denzel Washington were vying for Oscars. Consider the last thought, folks. Both actors won their respective Oscars on the very same night. Imagine that, for a hundred years – give or take – no African-American had won an Academy Award for the top slot and, while the press made wind of that, lo and behold both an African-American man and woman won during the same year. What are the odds? Now the liberals are trying to do the same thing such as when Newsweek claimed that if Obama does not win then we are most definitely a racist nation. Again, what are the odds? Could a first-time anybody be guaranteed success? 

    We have moved far past achievement in this country of ours and plunged headlong into artificiality and pomp. We reach arbitrary conditions such as the elevation of an African-American to the highest office in the land and we expect them to succeed simply because they are the first, not the best. Barack Obama holds no special meaning to me in my analysis of things political. He possesses not the diplomatic qualities of a General Colin Powell. He is not as photogenic as a Denzel Washington. Nor is he, in my humble opinion, as courageous as a Walter Payton. Barack Obama is nothing more than a coxcomb, a dandy, a sly magician whose sleight of hand is more powerful than his act. His world is entirely a magic act where no one can fully understand his method or technique. Some are awed by his spectacle, but mostly those who fail to see the trickery or repetition behind the event. For the rest of us, we would be far better off demanding our money back.

    I, myself, don’t subscribe to Brother Obama’s Traveling Salvage Show. I do not believe that there is anything inherently wrong with my country and therefore would rather see action than hyper-artistry in the name of the new religion called “Change”. Sure, the Europeans and Arabs don’t like us very much nowadays and so foreign policy credentials seem to matter to some. How about this for foreign policy: stop whining and pay us for keeping you assholes protected for the past half century? But I digress…

    Another consideration against Ms. Palin is the clichéd notion that she “is just a heartbeat away from the Presidency.” Sometimes, I like to sit and watch my eighty-one-year-old mother go through her daily routine. I’ve seen her climb down into wells to hook up water pumps, climb onto roofs to clean the gutters and, most entertainingly, take everyone who offers to do the chore to task. While everyone considers John McCain to be a one-term president at best, I beg to differ. I see him riding out two terms with the same gusto that my mother uses to defy her age – and this terrifies the Democrats. I know what they know; a victory for John McCain in November means defeat for the liberals for another sixteen years. A two-term McCain administration would certainly usher in a two-term Palin administration and that itself means several things.

    First, Right to Life would become more than just a catch phrase. Human life will be restored to its fundamental dignity – all human life. Secondly, Big Government and its socialist adherents will cease and desist. The dismantling of social programs may take a decade, but it will return the nation to an era of personal responsibility and initiative. Thirdly, America will gain energy independence because nothing will be off the table. We will drill here, explore here, invent here, and consume here. Finally, despotic Muslim regimes will understand that America is American – that here even women are so honored as to be able to vie for the toughest, most demanding job ever conceived of by mere man.

    When John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate, he did not simply fire a shot across the bow of the liberal’s socialist ship, he launched a torpedo into its ammunition magazine and the resultant explosion will be nice to see over the course of the next sixty-seven days or so. The only qualitative argument against Ms. Palin is that she lacks ‘experience,’ but as former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee said today, you learn more about leadership by being governor for one month than you could in one year of serving as U.S. Senator.

    The newly established McCain-Palin ticket need not attract disaffected Clinton supporters. It need not spend a great deal of time appeasing the moderates. It has already galvanized us conservatives and, as was shown in 2004, we can beat anyone once we are properly motivated. God created human life so that His world would be treasured. Now we have a team poised for the White House that will properly treasure us – the American people.  It might not be the “change” that the liberal naysayer groups are calling for but, tough, it’s the one that our nation’s future desperately needs. Only when we respect human life, in its entirety, can we expect to infuse life back into our nation. Go get ‘em John. Go get ‘em Sarah.

August 28, 2008

PELOSI, BIDEN, AND MATTERS OF FAITH.

PELOSI, BIDEN, AND MATTERS OF FAITH.

By R.J. Godlewski
©August 26, 2008, All Rights Reserved.


These words began as an attempt to test my new Dell® laptop. I am going back to school starting next week and I’m toying with a range of new technology, designed specifically, it would seem, to bring my archaic rump into the twenty-first century. I say this with some jest, for I love technology. For someone who played with a Commodore PET® in high school, the ability to sit here in my yard and correspond with people all from over the world armed only with my imagination and laptop is fantastic. For those of you still attached to dial-up connections, you really need to have a run at this Verizon® wireless stuff – it’ll knock your socks off (if they haven’t already been tormented by something like 10Mb cable internet speeds). Like I said, this article began simply as an attempt to learn what was relocated somewhere else; how, for example, Microsoft Word 2007® is drastically different than the version that I had been using for the past four and a half years or so.

Unfortunately, life never gives us a chance to complete a task in the same manner as we had initiated it. As I sat here playing with my new toy (tool for you young kids out there) I had the television playing in the background and, sure enough, it was cable news with all talk centered on the Democratic National Convention in Denver. If I hear one more word about how bright, intelligence, articulate and, most especially, how good looking Barack Obama is, I think that I’m going to walk straight into the middle of Nine Mile Road and wait for the next “Michigan train” to mow me down. I once lived as a truck driver, I might as well die by one…

Well, I dislike dwelling on the subject of Mr. Obama and so I won’t – at least this time. What drove my ire was hearing the latest quip of Ms. Nancy Pelosi during her interview with Tom Brokaw. Her statement that the Fathers of the Catholic Church had no clue as to when human life began and, more intensely, that St. Augustine actually believed that such life began at three months was ludicrous. Simply put, I wanted to upchuck my dinner. First, they did not believe that life began at three months – how could someone well over a thousand years ago understand the precise dates of human incubation? Secondly, any first week RCIA (courses for those inquiring of the Faith) student knows that Catholic Doctrine hasn’t changed for two thousand years. So, while I wanted to toy with new technology, I’m forced to migrate into one of ancient rites and screwy liberals. I could simply end this article now with a simple statement – either you are a Roman Catholic or you are not. That is, either you believe that the Church holds the final word on such matters of faith or you believe in some other, probably more modern, faith. Christian faith – and most especially Roman Catholicism – is not a bespoke product. Perhaps it is our very culture that blurs the distinction – we’re so used to being White Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, etc. that simple tasks as calling ourselves merely “Americans” is out of date.

What Nancy Pelsoi wants us to believe is that she can be both Catholic and liberal; that believing in abortion rights as a politician and accepting that this action is a horrible crime imparted upon the most innocent of all human beings as an individual member of society is not hard to consider. Yet, it is. Let’s say, for example, that I was to make an equally horrible statement that blacks (or Indians, or Hispanics) are a subhuman species. Would I be able to run as a “respectable” politician with personal beliefs such as those? Or would people rightfully expect that these personal beliefs would color (no pun intended) my professional judgment? The same holds true for matters of faith. Being Catholic means that the adherent holds that God Himself has bestowed upon us certain articles of conduct that are inseparable from our personal lives. We are allowed to (1) adapt our lives to match that of the local indigenous culture; and (2) to use these commandments to impart our values upon our responsibilities. Nowhere is it written that we can divorce our actions from our beliefs or our traditions from our future.

Similarly, when Senator Barbara Boxer spoke that John McCain was extremely “radical” because of his stance against abortion, I could not understand her own “radical” views – that somehow the wanton murder (intentional ceasing of human life) of the most innocent (unable to freely choose sin) is somehow a personal liberty. I can only console myself by believing that certain people cannot accept the concept of creation. They can only understand what they see and if there’s an umbilical cord attached, then human life merely becomes a part of a body. Hogwash. My beloved Sara was born three months premature. Had she remained within her mother’s womb, would she have been any less than the person that I loved more than anyone else on the planet? No. In fact, I suggest that she was born prematurely caused her to be the very woman that I loved. We simply do not know. What is also hard to believe is that we can arbitrarily pick some period – such as three months – to determine when human life begins.

By argument, I’ve already ruled out the notion that life begins at birth because that in and of itself is not well-defined. How many people around the world are born every day without someone there who can “officially” record the event? Therefore, life has to begin at some point prior to their leaving the womb. Now, is it three months? Six? Nine? There is absolutely no way of us knowing precisely when the Homo sapiens body is enveloped by the “office” of human person. Ergo, the only practical way to answer the question is to defer to traditional teachings – that the person has always been human and therefore life had to have begun as earliest as possible. What Nancy Pelsoi and every other “Catholic” liberal say is that they know better than two thousand years of Catholic teaching and tradition. It would be as if I were to say that I don’t believe that any human could kill an innocent child and so therefore Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Biden aren’t human themselves. After all, I wasn’t there when they were born. ;o)

Liberals are a deceiving bunch – almost Lucifericly deceiving. They cannot make a statement that is easy to understand and must always cloud the issue. I, for one, strive for simplicity. I believe that human life begins at conception and I will do everything in my personal and public power to end the horrific abomination that is abortion. All abortions. Why can’t Ms. Pelosi or Mr. Biden state something similar – that they are no longer part of the Catholic family and believe that abortions are a ‘right’ of women everywhere? Because they like to deceive. They want the liberal Left to know they share with them their political agenda and they want their Christian Right friends to think that they also share their same traditions and family values. No wonder Ms. Pelosi’s family is upset with her. She is a female Adolf Hitler – playing to all sides of the issue for her personal goal of exterminating an entire population, the unborn.

Anyone who has spent more than a minute or two examining the Roman Catholic faith understands intimately that its doctrine is based exclusively upon the care and social well-being of all humans. It has endured for two thousand years because this doctrine – if not its adherents – is quite infallible. One cannot – in any way, shape, or form – accept any type of abortion and still call themselves Roman Catholic. Those who have no intention of asking for forgiveness and going “forth and sin no more” cannot be accepted by the Christian community. Ms. Pelsoi and Mr. Biden serve no purpose but to deceive their way into our homes and hearts and for what? To announce that they know better than we do what our nation needs? If this is the kind of “change” they espouse – that their most fundamental traditions are a farce – then we Americans must be on our toes come this November.

August 26, 2008

Electric cars too quiet, new law in the works...

People driving electric cars are not told that they are too quiet and pose a danger to blind people who can't hear them coming.  Now, a new study and possible new law is in the works to make them LOUDER:

Electric and hybrid vehicles may be good for the environment, but a California lawmaker says they're bad news for the blind.

State Sen. Alan Lowenthal, a Long Beach Democrat, is pushing a bill aimed at ensuring that the vehicles make enough noise to be heard by the blind and visually impaired when they're about to cross a street.

The state Senate approved the bill Tuesday on a 23-12 vote and sent it to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has not taken a position.

It would establish a committee to study the issue and recommend ways the vehicles could make more noise. The recommendations would be due by 2010.

The state Department of Motor Vehicles says there are 248,000 gas-electric hybrid vehicles and 89,000 all-electric vehicles on the road in California. State traffic officials say they don't keep statistics on pedestrian accidents involving hybrid or electric vehicles.  (Free Republic)

August 20, 2008

Boys paddled more than girls? Paddling is racist?

Consider this my Stop the ACLU Blogburst:  (possible objectionable language warning)

ACLU Suing Over Paddlin’s? That Should Be A Paddlin’, Stop the ACLU


The ACLU, in cahoots with Human Rights Watch has released a “study” that shows in states where paddling is allowed minority and disabled students get a “disproportionate” amount of the paddlin’.

For the study, which was being released Wednesday, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union used Education Department data to show that, while paddling has been declining, racial disparity persists.

It gets a bit rough after the jump.

Aside form the fact that listening to the ACLU on discipline is like listening to a fox about how to secure a hen house what really bugs me is this whole swing away from “corporal punishment.” Since we don’t swear on this site I am going to to have to use a lot of asterisks from here on out because I am about to lay out a case for the good old fashioned a**whippin’.

Now, first off let’s discuss this whole “disproportionate” number of minorities and disabled that get these a**whippings. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, the reason minorities are getting “paddled” more often than other kids may be linked into the never ending downward spiral of the “minority” community. They have a higher incidence of ending up in jail, and there is no stigma placed on them in their community because of their tendency to commit crimes and go to prison, so what would make one think there would be a stigma about getting in trouble in school? Maybe the reason “minorities” get paddled more is simply because they do more to EARN it. If this were shown to be the case at least this is one instance of them earning what they received.

As for the disabled kids getting their heinies tanned for misbehaving many kids labeled “disabled” have “behavioral problems” and also have most likely earned their paddling. Now I know a bunch of you are probably going to throw all kinds of hissy fits in the comments about “beating mentally disabled children” and say what a horrid person I am for saying it but before you get on your high horse and try to lecture me perhaps you should know a little something something for the record.

I have, and have had since I was a wee youngster serious physical medical problems. At least, everyone around me claimed they were serious. I never let them stop me, and when I was a youngster with a nephrostomy tube in my side accompanied by the bag that stood in for my bladder the most constant refrain I heard was “GET OUT OF THE TREE!” Now I don’t tell you this for sympathy, because as far as I am concerned sympathy can be found in the dictionary between sh*t and syphillis. I tell you this to establish the fact that I grew up in a world in which mainstreaming “handicapped” kids didn’t happen, therefore I was sent to a “special” school full of “handicapped” children. We had physically handicapped children (who would prove to be some of the smartest and most capable people I ever met in my life) and mentally handicapped children (read; retarded) who, even though they were deemed mentally retarded KNEW between right and wrong and were held very accountable for their actions.

I have seen “retarded” people who knew better than to misbehave and chose to do so anyhow. Holding them accountable for their actions is the only way they will learn. With all the lobbying groups who constantly tell us how capable the “disabled” are one would think they would welcome the chance for disabled to be brought into the mainstream and treated like all the other kids who misbehave.

What I would like to see, and what this study seems to not have addressed (as of this writing I am still looking for the study) is the graduation rates of the children who get paddled. What are the incarceration rates of kids that get paddled? How many of these kids don’t go on to a life of crime of welfare because they are taught there are consequences for their actions?

Honestly we need to go back to the days where a paddling in school was the least of your worries. When I was a kid and we got into trouble in school we just knew when we got home the school would have called our parents and explained to them what happened and how they had handled it. We also knew if our parents got a call from the school the trouble we got into in school was the least of our worries. In those days when you acted up and (as grandma used to say) showed your a** you were in for an a**whipping of almost epic proportions. It USED to be getting in trouble was something kids tried very hard to avoid. Now kids know if they do something wrong mom will stand against the school because they just know their precious little snowflake would never ever act up like that and someone must have driven them to it by oppressing them or some such nonsense.

I’d also wager the drop in paddling can be directly correlated to a rise in idiot liberal lawyers. Think about it. We have lessened the places paddling occurs and now we have more idiots liberal lawyers who have nothing better to do than whine about the number of kids being paddled. There must be a connection. Maybe the ACLU can commission a study of THAT, eh?

Anyway, I call B*LLSH*T. Paddle those little rat b**tards when they get out of line and let them know there are consequences for misbehaving. Maybe if we’d get a little more paddling we would have a whole lot less useless adults blaming everyone and everything for their own failings and misdeeds. And maybe, just maybe it would cut down on the exploding number of ACLU lawyers who have nothing better to do than undermine the discipline of this nations children.

August 14, 2008

Are Military Tribunals Fair? Stop The ACLU Blogburst

Stop the ACLU Blogburst:

Originally written for Pajama’s Media.

After years of litigation a verdict was finally reached for Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden’s driver and detainee accused of war crimes. While cleared of conspiracy he was convicted on multiple counts of material support for terrorism. Legal groups like the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights quickly criticized the ruling. Certain media elements were not far behind. Much of the criticism was understandable, and much was distorted through the lens of bias. Most of the criticism ended up being deflated after a surprisingly lenient sentence of five and a half years, including five years and a month already served. This sentence fell short of the thirty years to life the prosecutors wanted. Even one of Salim’s defense attorneys admitted the verdict was fair and just. However, a fair outcome doesn’t necessarily reflect a fair process. So, are the military tribunals for the Guantanamo detainees fair? To answer this question we must critically look at both sides of the argument, the details of the process itself, and understand how we arrived at this point.

When war has been declared the United States has made use of military tribunals to try captured enemies outside the scope of conventional civil and criminal matters, historically providing a trial for combatants acting in violation to the Rules of War. The Geneva Conventions established what most countries have adopted as the international standard regarding such rules.

The perception pushed by some is that combatants held at Guantanamo deserve protection under the provisions provided by the Geneva Convention. Others argued that the essence of the Convention is the distinction between lawful combatants and civilians and that terrorists violate this by being non-uniformed, negating this distinction and endangering innocent civilians. This argument applies that Prisoner of War status and the rights that come with that should not extend to those that violate its rules. The Supreme Court settled this argument in 2006 in favor of extending many of these rights to captured combatants held at Guantanamo. This decision was Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld which extended certain rights to the detainees and placed limits on the authority of the executive branch. This decision was the catalyst for Congress to pass the Military Commissions Act of 2006 authorizing the establishment of military commissions within the parameters set by the Supreme Court.

The 5-4 ruling in Boumediene vs. Bush threw another wrench into the efforts to prosecute prisoners at Guantanamo by determining that habeas corpus rights extend to these prisoners and that the Military Commissions Act unconstitutionally suspended those rights. Defense lawyers used this ruling in an attempt to delay the military trial of Salim Hamdan, but were unsuccessful in their argument that the procedures violated certain constitutional rights. District Judge James Robertson ruled against delaying the trial on the grounds that these arguments could be raised on appeal after the completion of the trial. How this ruling’s precedent will affect future proceedings against Guantanamo detainees is yet to be seen.

Determining whether the military commission process is fair requires looking at several factors. Hamdan’s trial served as a test case for the government prosecutors and the detainee defense lawyers. Behind Hamdan there are around 80 other Guantanamo detainees, including five alleged September 11th plotters, the Pentagon intends to try before the commissions. It is important to observe Hamdan’s case to determine the probability of fairness in future military commissions because of the precedents it has set.

Most of the key criticisms in Hamdan’s case were addressed. The concern that evidence obtained through coercive interrogation would be used was alleviated when the judge excluded statements obtained from Hamdan prior to his arrival at Guantanamo. Concerns remained over allowed statements obtained after his arrival due to defense allegations they were obtained through abusive procedures. However, no convincing evidence was presented to prove these allegations. Defense attorneys were also given adequate opportunity and access to challenge secret evidence. Many other points exist in favor of the fairness in this trial including the fact that Hamdan’s conviction is automatically appealed to a military appellate court. That court can reduce, but cannot increase, his sentence. Hamdan can then appeal to U.S. civilian courts as well. However, many legal concerns remain such as the question of whether his prosecution violated the Constitution’s prohibition of ex post facto laws. Concerns addressed in Hamdan’s case do not guarantee future trials will be addressed similarly, but recognized respect of precedent makes it probable.

In my opinion, Salim Hamdan received a fair trial and a lenient but just sentencing. The system in place for future military trials is still not perfect, but provides more protections and rights for captured enemy combatants than ever provided in history. Certain elements definitely need to be addressed while others are yet to be determined. The legal journey to refine the process has only begun.

August 11, 2008

Georgia, You're On My Mind...

Georgia









Georgia, you’re on my mind…

By R.J. Godlewski

©August 11, 2008, All Rights Reserved


I don’t have anything personal against the Russian people. Many of my friends are Russian and a great deal of my professional associates are Russian as well. I, myself, may even have Russian blood flowing throughout my veins. Technically speaking,  my paternal grandparents were born within Russian territory (in what is now modern-day Poland). However, despite this strong affinity with the Russian people, I cannot accept their historical inability to choose reputable leaders. Therefore, this message is partially based upon my love of the Russian people and partially upon my hatred of their leaders. Fair and balanced, as they say…

My grandmother grew up in contemporary Russia and used to tell me about the horrors of living underneath an occupying power. How they used to treat their ‘subjects’ with absolute brutality and contempt. Even education was denied to the proud people who once soundly defeated these very same aggressors in ages past. That was before the communists came and ushered in a whole new pantheon of despicable characters. Many nations fell under their evil plans, nations in which I have many fans and loyal readers. Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and tiny Georgia.

My heart aches for that tiny and independent nation that’s currently struggling in a major war with its behemoth neighbor towards the north. One has to ask, what did Georgia do to deserve Russian’s invasion? Did they, like Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, embark upon an uncontrolled quest for weapons of mass destruction or publicly promote the assassination of a former American President? Did they embark upon a national will to exterminate an entire ethnic class of global citizens? I’ve scrutinized my entire data bank of sources and all that I’ve come up with is that Georgia simply wanted to be free and a friend of the West. For that egregious infraction, their former overlords have decided that termination of their existence was justified.

Like the Poland of my ancestry; the brave and proud Georgians are not giving up without a fight. I wish that I could aid them. Truly, I do. If I wanted to, I could make life a living hell for the Russian government and their cronies led by the likes of acting emperor, er, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Sadly, the world has not come to the defense of tiny Georgia but of Monstrous Moscow. The United Nations is trying to come to gripes with its own asinine heritage knowing full well that permanent member of the Security Council Russia can defeat any “unified” opposition with a simple Nyet.

The global media – only slightly less impotent than the United Nations – is distracted by the twin revelations of Beijing’s Olympic Games and John Edwards’ admission that he lied all through his presidential campaign. Imagine that; the world will do battle on the sands of the beach volley ball court and a politician was less than truthful on the campaign trail. In other words, the West will do whatever it takes to win at anything that doesn’t involve defeating tyrants. In that case, they will simply capitulate at the drop of a hat.

The French haven’t won a war since World War I and only then because the Americans and British came to their aid. The Germans haven’t won a war since the nineteenth century and only then because they fought the French. The British did marginally better – they knew they didn’t stand a chance without America’s help. As for the United Nations as a whole – well, let’s just say that their only war, the one in Korea, still isn’t officially settled as of yet. And what of my beloved United States? We kicked ass in World War II and then immediately lost interest in all things military. As recently as the 1980’s our military and political leaders were pushing for a new era of “battleship warfare” when the rest of the world was rapidly descending into “special operations mode.”

Despite this track record of global chaos, one group of people did manage to shatter the expectations of the terminally complacent: the former nations of the Soviet Union. From the Baltic to the Black Sea and within every nation surrounding Mother Russia, the proud and patriotic citizens of these former colonies had uttered a resounding “Трахните себя, жопы!” to the Kremlin [My Russian is a bit rusty, but if you don’t know what I meant to say – you don’t want to know what I meant to say. ;o) ].

Like I said, I truly wish that I could offer my services to tiny Georgia in its current battle against the sabotaged democracy of Greater Russia. Vladimir Putin and his ex—KGB henchmen certainly desire to show the world that they are still in charge; that communism hadn’t been defeated – it just changed cloaks for an as-yet-to-be-named ism. Although U.S. Neutrality laws were decidedly silent during the glory days of the Flying Tigers, Eagle Squadron, and American volunteerism in Nicaragua, and that former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy stated clearly regarding these laws:

Clearly, they were not designed for the kind of situation which exists in the world today…Nor is an individual prohibited from departing from the United States, with others of like belief, to join still others in a second country for an expedition against a third country. There is nothing criminal in an individual leaving the United States with the intent of joining an insurgent group. There is nothing criminal in his urging others to do so.

Of course Mr. Kennedy didn’t have the audacity of either a Ms. Pelosi or a Mr. Reid and I’m almost positive the latter two pions would have exception to my aiding democratic allies around the world. Their crime is that they wish to extract our problems at the expense of those actually fighting for their lives. Our Legislature is ill-equipped to deal with tyrants, rogues, or even garden variety criminals. Hell, they can’t even accomplish their jobs without worrying about running off on vacation. In fact, their pre-ordained minister of global respect is now vacationing in my old stomping grounds of Hawaii while our ally is being devoured by an enemy. That’s leadership for you.

For equality and fairness, I also accept my share of blame. I might just as easily say “To hell with Pelosi and Reid! I’m coming, my good friend Georgia!” I could very easily do what I’ve been longing to do for months now – show to the world that my efforts aren’t “pseudo” shit; that I have enough contacts around the planet to put into motion a plan to deal with the aggression of Russia. Their economy is fragile; their military (outside of Spetsnaz) is weak; and their popular support transitory. All of this suggests that the time for action is ripe.

Yet, if I did do anything, the world would probably never know. My pride is that just as someone believes that they have me figured out, I can do something quite unexpected. If I cannot be defined; I cannot be predicted – unlike the tyrants and rogues. One never knows what action I’ll undertake or what effort I’ll be involved in. No way, no how. But that’s not the purpose of this article.

I merely offer a challenge to the world: do what you can to aid small nations like Georgia. You had been pathetically quiet on such matters as Iraq and Iran. Now, it’s literally your neighbors (Europe, I speaking to you!) who are suffering at the hands of your incompetence. If you don’t do something to punish opportunistic aggressors like Vladimir Putin then you may discover that ultimately it will boil down to individuals like me to carry the torch for democracy around the planet. I wouldn’t take prisoners…

Лидеры Кремля - боятся теней, скрывающихся по вашему плечу. Это - я, правосудие.

Can you mention honor killings without saying Islam or Muslim?

Apparently CNN can... they had a special on honor killings -- without mentioning Islam or MuslimsNewsbusters is impressed:

From NewsBusters:

Quite a feat: CNN has pulled off the MSM equivalent of describing a spiral staircase without using one's hands.  It has managed to produce a segment on "honor killings" and related violence in the UK . . . without using the word "Muslim" or "Islam." CNN Newsroom anchor Don Lemon introduced the segment this afternoon at 1:37 PM EDT.

DON LEMON: Women forced into marriages, or killed for having the wrong boyfriend.  So-called "honor crimes" are often committed by fathers or brothers when daughters do something that supposedly brings shame on the family.  It's on the rise in  Britain, and authorities, they are very worried about it.  Our Paula Newton reports.

View video here.  (continue reading at NewsBusters)


Could it be that CNN was talking about Jewish honor killings? Or maybe Baptist, or Methodist, or Catholic, or Hindu, or Buddhist, or Jehovah's Witnesses, or ...   Oh, no, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhist, and on and on do NOT commit honor killings, only ISLAM does.

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August 10, 2008

Letter to Senator Bob Corker (R-TN)

Dear Senator Corker,

I must write to express my displeasure in the news that you have joined the "gang of 10" outlined by a recent Wall Street Journal article by Kimberly Strassel, titled "Republican Energy Fumble".

The vast majority of Americans are sick and tired of high priced gasoline and our dependence on Saudi oil. They want us to drill here and drill now and they want the nonsensical roadblocks erected by the left and the environmental fruitcakes removed quickly and permanently.

Courageous Republicans in the House are standing tall and trying to force the Democrats to come back to town for an up or down vote on this vital issue.

This issue is the one thing on which Republicans can effectively pound Democrats. John McCain, who I have never supported has finally gotten the message and has become an advocate of drilling. Barack Obama offers the suffering masses the ludicrous solution of inflating our tires to make up for the oil we would otherwise gain from drilling.

Senator, if the congress does nothing, the moratorium on offshore drilling would simply expire at the end of September.

Suddenly enter the "gang of 10". New production of oil is left to state legislatures and then only in 4 costal states. It is my understanding that drilling would require approval from PETA and the ACLU. Drilling is barred within 50 miles of the coast. ANWR is not included, and to top it off $84 billion dollars in tax credits, subsidies, and Federal handouts will be allocated toward renewable and alternative fuels paid for in part by taxes on OIL COMPANIES!

Senator, here are the facts:

1. The Democrats do not want us to drill for our own oil.

2. Increasing the supply of oil is crucial to bringing down the price.

3. Taxing the oil companies will not produce a single drop of oil.

4. Inflating our tires will not produce a drop of oil.

5. The 2000 acres of drilling land (out of 19 million) in ANWR is a frozen waste where the sun doesn't shine for 56 days out of the year.

6. The prosperity of this country is due in part to our use of fossil fuels. Our continued prosperity will require fossil fuels. There is no replacement for oil in the foreseeable future.

7. Man made global warming is a hoax perpetuated by Al Gore and his left wing nuts. Conservatives need to stand tall and say, "Not one more dime shall be spent on this nonsense!"

Senator, when I voted for you I expected that you would provide conservative principles and leadership. Your membership in the gang of 10 exhibits neither. It just shows you're good at crossing the aisle to compromise with Democrats. Senator, we true conservatives don't want to compromise with Democrats, we want to defeat them!

Kindest regards,

Thomas Hamilton M.D.

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August 08, 2008

Jimenez Family Stalked By Eagle Tribune Reporter

From Tom Duggan at The Valley Patriot

Slain soldier, Army Pfc. Alex Jimenez was captured by Al Qaeda and had been missing for 15 months before his remains were finally found in Iraq. 

“As hard as it was for the Jimenez family,” said Jim Wareing spokesman for the Jimenez and Duran Family “someone tipped off the Eagle Tribune that Alex had been found before the family was notified.”

“And when we arrived to deliver the devastating news to Andy (Alex’s father who lives in Lawrence), the Tribune was already in the house, snapping pictures as the family was told, breaking down in tears. It was total exploitation of this family who had been through so much. We were horrified by the picture they ran on the front page the next day. It was such an invasion of privacy,” he said in a somber tone.

The mother of Alex Jimenez, Maria Del Rosario Duran, told the Valley Patriot in an exclusive interview that she was very hu