Clown Balloons Banned

England is nuttier than this country:

Barney Baloney, a British clown, said he was told by bosses at a supermarket where he was booked to appear that he should leave his balloons at home because of the potential for allergic reactions.

He has previously had to ditch his bubble-making machine because he could not get public liability insurance as companies assessed that youngsters might slip and hurt themselves.

He said he was also told by one venue he could not twist balloons into the shape of guns for fear of encouraging youngsters to commit violence, although swords were deemed acceptable.

"We have banned balloons because latex is used in the manufacture of them and this can trigger an allergic reaction in some children. We always have the welfare of children at heart", said a supermarket spokesman - er sorry - spokesperson.

Is the world getting stupidier because of political correctness gone askew? Or are there just more stupid idiots being born these days?

Dems Side With Terrorists

A group of Muslim imams filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against US Airways and unknown "John Doe" passengers. The imams were removed from US Airways Flight 300 on Nov. 20 after fellow passengers on the Minneapolis-to-Phoenix flight complained about the imams' suspicious behavior. This was seen by many as an attempt to dissuade citizens from reporting suspicious activity if they knew they could be sued.

In response, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the Homeland Security bill that would protect citizens from liability when reporting suspicious activity.

However, the Democrats, in a Senate/House committee, failed to include this amendment into the bill.

"Democrats are trying to find any technical excuse to keep immunity out of the language of the bill to protect citizens, who in good faith, report suspicious activity to police or law enforcement," Rep. King(R) said. "I don't see how you can have a homeland security bill without protecting people who come forward to report suspicious activity."

“That language was put into this bill with broad bipartisan support making it clear that having Americans protected from silly lawsuits if they notice suspicious behavior and report it is just plain common sense," House Republican Leader John Boehner said. "And why would they remove that language and I think they are asking for serious trouble if the language is in fact taken out.”
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Indeed. Why would the Democrats take out that language? It's simple - they cater to the left wing of their party which has it's own anti-American, pro-Muslim agenda.

The Democrats are still reprehensible.

Happy Fourth Of July/Virtual Fireworks

For those of you who can't get to a real fireworks display, here are two links where you can set off your own fireworks by clicking on your mouse. Here & here.



The nation celebrates the 231th year since the Declaration of Independence. July 4th, 1776 was the watershed moment when the American colonies voted to formally break from Great Britain. War was inevitable & the successful outcome of that war for the colonies was gloomy indeed.

An assemblage of volunteers was pitted against the most formidable military power in the world. Success came 6 yrs later after a long, contentious fight for independence. But that only set the stage for building a nation. The Articles of Confederation, then the Constitution finally gave birth to the United States of America.

There were many heroes & brilliant men who helped establish the U.S.A at that time. It could almost seem that Divine Providence stepped in by delivering so many of those men at that time.

The U.S.A of 1787 was an unheard of experiment in that era - a truly free, democratic Republic. From our perspective, it is easy to not appreciate how truly revolutionary this form of government was.

Let us celebrate what our ancestors gave us & the world. Let us remember those in the armed forces who won the right for this country to exist & those in all our armed conflicts who helped & continue to help this country remain free.

America is the bright beacon of the world, the best hope of the world. This is attested to by the millions of have come, still come & wish to come to these shores.

More Stupid School Administrators

It just doesn't end. Kilmer Middle School in Virginia has a new rule that will stop the killings & rapes & vicious assaults that are going on in our school systems with these little brats - No Touching!!!!

Yup, kids are no longer allowed to give a hug, hold hands, give high 5's, give a handshake &, we guess, bump into each other in the hallways.

School officials say the rule helps keep crowded hallways and lunchrooms safe and orderly, and ensures that all students are comfortable. Deborah Hernandez, Kilmer's principal, said the rule makes sense in a school that was built for 850 students but houses 1,100. She said that students should have their personal space protected and that many lack the maturity to understand what is acceptable or welcome. School officials say that in a culturally diverse school families might have different views of what is appropriate. Ah yes, we come around to the diversity crap again.


"You get into shades of gray," Hernandez said. "The kids say, 'If he can high-five, then I can do this.( ed. yeah, like raping & killing, huh?)' "

Repeat offenders could get suspension or detention. Well, at least this is better than other schools who call the police who than handcuff the kid & cart him to jail.

These school officials are idiots too. Kids cannot learn right from wrong if they live in a sanitized environment where humanity is minimized. Our schools are turning our children into little robots. No touching, no dodge ball (violent), no playing cop & robbers in the playground (gasp, finger guns ya know), no this, no that. And violators will be shackled & carted away or expelled or suspended for a year.

We've heard that those who major in Education in our colleges are the lowest achievers. And with each idiot policy from these school administrators, it only reinforces what we've heard. Zero-tolerance policies are made by Zeros.

Stupid School Administrators

In the grand tradition of zero tolerance policies in schools, another school district has proved that it can be stupider than another districts.

Cornerstone at Pedregal School, a public school in California for k - 5th grade, has a tradition whereby the 5th graders graduating can decorate their caps. Children put little plastic animals on their caps or school scenes or whatever. About 10 of the children happened to put miniature plastic toy soldiers.

The Principal, Denise Leonard was aghast because these little soldiers actually had toy guns. Toy guns mind you! Well this just couldn't do. She ordered the children to cut off the guns. Yup, the little guys now had sawed-off m-16's.

Leonard cited school zero tolerance policy against weapons on school grounds. She backed that up by citing the Federal guns in school law. But guess what, folks. Federal law makes no mention of miniature toy guns. It is talking about the real bang-bang things.

Denise Leonard is a fool & a jackass & should be removed from her overpaid position. She is one of the politically-correct crowd, the ones who lack common sense & are more concerned pushing their ridiculous agendas then helping the children in their care. Her inane actions will cause more harm to the children then ever a miniature toy gun will. We repeat - she is a fool & a jackass.

Too many children are being carted away in handcuffs or expelled for what otherwise should be a talk to the child or parent, if even that is warranted. God, we hate the jerks.

Salvation Army Says English Only - Government Sues

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)has decided to sue the Salvation Army because they require English only from their employees.

Two Spanish-speaking employees were given a year to learn Englsih or they would be terminated. The employees failed to do so & they were fired.

In steps the EEOC, whose lawyers go out of their way to find employers to sue. The EEOC filed a lawsuit against the Salvation Army claiming the employees had suffered "emotional pain, humiliation and embarrassment" as a result of the English-only policy

The Salvation Army is one of the most beneficial organizations in the world. Their good deeds & charity are renown. They are also a religious organization.

But the EEOC, aka Big Brother, has decided that they will impose their will upon the Army. In 2003 aFederal judge upheld the Salvation Army policy, but EEOC is not satisfied & looking for another ruling, more favorable to it.

Paul Weyrich writes in his column, "Then there is the EEOC itself, an organization which has spent the last 25 years or so filing lawsuits on behalf of real (and imagined) victims of every possible type of discrimination: sex, age, disability, race, etc. Often these lawsuits are against individuals and other times against large corporations or public agencies. A result has been thousands of hours spent by employers attempting to avoid litigation. I shudder to think of the amount of effort and money spent on lengthy seminars and briefings for human resource departments while American jobs have been disappearing overseas on almost a daily basis.

"One of the latest EEOC "campaigns" is to end background checks by many employers because they might discriminate against people who have served prison terms. Now sometimes people do deserve a second chance when they have paid their debt to society but shouldn't the employer get to decide whether to hire someone with a criminal record? Imagine a future time when an employer could be fined for not hiring someone with a criminal record. I have no trouble believing that this is what the EEOC would like to see happen."

Big Brother at its best.

Boris Yeltsin RIP

Boris Yeltsin, 76, just died. He was the first President of the new Russian Republic after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Yeltsin worked his way up as an apparatchik, a part of the Soviet political system. He is famously remembered for his stand against a coup plot aimed at Gorbachev. He defiantly stood atop a tank & challenged the coup leaders - an act that could have easily resulted in his death.

His stand rallied the people of Russia & the coup was thwarted.

He was an unlikely hero who rose to defy those who would defeat democracy.

RIP

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. - Boris Yetlsin

Radical Islam & Tomatoes & Cucumbers

In Baqouba, Iraq, according to an Associated Press report, al-Qaida has warned street vendors not to place tomatoes beside cucumbers because the vegetables are different genders.
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Islam, like no other religion, seems to have a penchant for attracting psycho-paths, idiots & the mentally disturbed. No rational person, no person in their right mind could possibly think there is something sinful about tomaotes mingling with cucumbers. The Muslim cashier in the Target store who refuses to scan bacon, even though the package is sealed & there is zero chance of being contaminated with reprehensible pig juice, is an idiot. We think these people suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, along with a host of other mental ailments.

As long as these mental midgets of Islam continue in their idiotic radical beliefs, there will be no hope for the Islamic community as a whole to grow into the 21st century. As long as the likes of this scourge live, we will be witnesses to scenes like this car bombing of innocent children.

Jihadists As Pure Evil

The U.S. military reports on a car bombing in Iraq. A car was allowed to pass a check point because there were 2 children in the backseat. The car drove through the checkpoint & parked near a school. The 2 adults in the car got out & soon after the car exploded, killing 3 bystanders & the 2 children in the car. The identity of the children are unknown.
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This is so sickening that words escape us. To use children as unwitting suicide bombers is beyond the pale of rational human beings. So is exploding a truck ladden with chlorine. So is the cutting off of noses & ears as has recently happened in Afghanistan to trucker drivers who supplied the U.S. military. So is the cutting off of a nose, ears & tongue of a 14 year-old girl in India. So is the daily beheadings in Iraq, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. So is using electric drills against victims.

The so-called Islamist jihadists in the world are pure evil. They have no sense of humanity at all. They need to be eliminated in what ever rat holes they hide in.

This is the enemy we are facing. If we did not invade Iraq, this scum would still be out there, still causing their mayhem & horrific crimes against humanity. They had been doing it long before the Iraq war. If we pulled all troops out of the Middle East, if we pulled all American interests out of the Middle East, they would still be there...& eventually here.

We are in this struggle against them for the long haul. And Americans better steel themselves against them & not weaken in this fight.

The likes of the Michael Moores in this country who call them freedom fighters or equate them to Revolutionary War soldiers will be the first to feel the wrath of the jihadists. Perhaps in this case we can look the other way.

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Booing At Games May Be Banned

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, in the state of Washington, is considering banning booing at high school sports events. Besides booing, offensive chants, face makeup, placards, printed foam fingers & articial noisemakers will be banned.

"I don't know why people think it's acceptable to boo in the first place," WIAA Executive Director Mike Colbrese said. "It's a pretty novel concept to me."
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Booing is a novel concept to this idiot? Where the hell has he been all his life? Booing is the second oldest profession in the world. He would be a fun guy during the days of the NY Dodgers & their Brooklyn fans or the Bronx "cheer".

This is all part of the on-going feel good agenda that's going on in the schools. Winner-free games of tag, etc. They want sportsmanship but what they are really doing is taking they fun out of games, losing the support of fans. Not too many are going to go to a game to sit passively like good little politically-correct sheep so as not to offend the opposite team or player - must be sensitive you know. That's the name of the game for administrators & teachers - they know better then you, afterall, they are "professionals". Didn't you know that? Boo to the fools.

Kentucky-Fried & Phoney Hillary

Figures. Hillary Clinton stopped in Selma, Alabama to give a campaign speech in a church whose members were commemorating the famous Selma civil rights march back in the '60's. Barrach Obama was there too.

"I just want to begin by giving praise to the Lord Almighty," said Mrs Clinton, 59, with a Southern twang not normally detectable in her speeches, as she announced she had come as "a sister in worship and a grateful friend and beneficiary of what happened in Selma 42 years ago".

That's right, folks, Hillary is suddenly Southern with a deeper accent then Boss Hogg. Listen for yourselves - The video & link to it are below.

It is typical Hillary pandering - put on the phoney Southern accent & the phoney "praise the Lord" schtick. She is reprehensible, a complete pandering phoney who will say anything, do anything to advance herself.



http://www.ifilm.com/profile/breitbart/video/2829104

Texas Forces Sex Vaccine On Children

Texas has become the first state in the nation to require schoolgirls to be vaccinated with Merck & Co.'s human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in order to be allowed in school. HPV's are transmitted only by sexual contact. One result can be cervical cancer. The drug is called Gardasil.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry by-passed the Legislature & signed an Executive Order mandating the vaccinations before the Sept 2008 school year. The vaccination will be required for all 11-12 year old girls. There is an exemption for parents on religious grounds. The 3-shot series will cost $360.
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We have serious, serious problems with this. The vaccination program was by fiat of the Governor. It wasn't voted on by the peoples representatives - the Legislature. Perry expressed his concern about women who contract cervical cancer, yet percentage-wise the rate is low & has been dropping. The FDA recently approved the drug, but there have been no long-term studies on the drug's effects, especially with young children. There have been reports of bad side-effects. Of the 30 types of HPV's, Gardisil only attacks 4 of them.

Since HPV's are not airborne & only contracted through sexual contact, it is no business of the State to make it mandatory. This should be a parents choice. The drug is available to anyone who wants it on a voluntary basis. We also, along with many parents, think this sends a bad message to teens about sexual activity, along with passing out condoms in schools. It is ridiculous to force parents to pay $360 for a vaccine they have objections to. It would be far better if Perry used his executive orders to mandate flu vaccines - which are not now mandated. More people die of the flu, than cervical cancer.

Beyond this, we see a windfall & conflict of interest for Merck & Co. They are the only producer of the drug & they have been lobbying in Texas & other states for its mandatory use. At $360 a pop, they stand to reap in millions of dollars.

There are also questions about Perry's conflict of interest in this affair. His former chief of staff, Mike Loomey, now is a lobbyist for Merck, and Merck made thousands of dollars in contributions to Perry's re-election campaign. Reports also noted that the mother-in-law of Perry's current chief of staff, Texas Republican State Rep. Dianne White Delisi, is a state director for Women in Government, one of the groups that has received grants to work on the issue of HPV. And Women in Government is, you guessed it, strongly in favor of the vaccine.

And a Merck employee sits on a board for Women in Government, whose members have been responsible for pushing the Merck agenda on the vaccine in various states, reports said.

This stinks of cronyism & quid pro quo.

There are pending bills in the Texas Legislature to stop this Big Brother totalitarianism by Perry. We hope they succeed in stopping this ursurption of parental rights.

Lawsuit - School Banned Jesus Costume

A Christian legal group has sued a school district on behalf of a 10-year-old boy who claims his rights to religion and free speech were violated when he was not allowed to wear a Jesus costume during Halloween activities.

The complaint, filed in federal court Tuesday, says officials at Willow Hill Elementary School in suburban Glenside told the boy Oct. 31 that he could not wear his faux crown of thorns or tell others he was dressed as Jesus.

The principal, Patricia Whitmire, told the boy's mother that the costume violated a policy prohibiting the promotion of religion, according to the lawsuit. Whitmire suggested that the fourth-grader, whose costume included a robe, identify himself as a Roman emperor, the suit states.

Though the boy's costume was rejected because of its religious nature, the principal allowed other students to dress up as witches and devils, according to the lawsuit.
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This is yet another example of numb dumb school officials over-reacting to religious themes. They freak out even though there is no reason to. Sadly it is all too common in our schools today. We suggest they start attending some classes in law so they know what is & is not allowed in schools. Big fat "F" for these fools.

How The F*** Am I Funny?...

Supporting the troops

The movie "Goodfellas" has that great scene where the character Tommy is told he's funny. Tommy plays it up & answers, "How the f*** am I funny? Funny how? Funny like I'm a clown here to amuse you? Exactly how the f*** am I funny?" The scene goes on like this for awhile.

It reminded me of the anti-war crowd, the liberals & libnuts. They were put in a corner when they started bashing the war in Iraq. They were not about to redux the Vietnam protesters who spat on the soldiers & decried their war crimes. So they played it both sides: they are against the war, but support our troops. Oh, really? This is where the Tommy scene comes in.

How the f*** do they support the troops? Do they go to veterans hospitals to visit the wounded soldiers? Do they send care packages & goodies to the troops & write letter of supports & good cheer? Exactly how the f**** do they support our troops?

Does their supporting the troops mean that they wish our soldiers kill as many terrorists as possible, kill as many insurgents as possible so the war can end sooner & the troops can come home? Do they mean they are supporting the war on terror so we can spare ourselves & those in other countries future terrorist acts? Are they rooting for a stable Iraqi government? Are they rooting for success in Afghanistan? Are they shutting their claptraps, holding back their denigrating remarks about our military & President Bush, stifiling the doom & gloom so as not to encourage the terrorists & bring down the will of the American people?

How the F*** are they "funny"?

No they are not funny - it is all a ruse. They are pathetic. They do not support the troops. They only say so to marginalize the criticism against them. In truth, they don't care a whit about the troops. They never have & never will. Some of them still call our troops war criminals & still abuse them.

Near the end of the movie, Tommy's head is blown off. Figuratively speaking, we can blow off the head of the claims of support for the troops by the anti-war crowd.

Dems Support The War - But Whose Side?

Fox News released a poll taken January 16-17. One of the questions asked was, "Do you personally want the Iraq plan President Bush announced last week to succeed?"

51% of Democrats answered yes, 15% percent were not sure, 34% said no.

Barely a majority of Democrats want America to succeed in Iraq. The rest are apparently rooting for the Islamo-fascists, the terrorists, the thugs, murders & criminals. Sweet.

Well, their role models are the Democrats in Congress & the liberal, biased, mainstream media. Go figure.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Best Wishes in the coming year from the American Values staff

Cat Saves Family From Fire

An alert tabby cat saved an Australian family of four from a house fire by clawing at its owner's face, emergency officials said on Friday. The tabby sprang into action by waking his unidentified owner when a mattress caught fire as the family slept early on Friday in Cairns in Australia's tropical north. "The cat was probably the best smoke alarm system ... it was clawing at the occupant's face and got him up and out of bed," Cairns fire service spokesman Robert White-Macfarlane told reporters. The man was then able to wake his family and call for help.

In other news, Saddam Hussein was executed at 6am Baghdad time.

Oh...the cat's name is Timmy.

Merry Christmas

We wish all a Merry Christmas & a very Happy Holiday.

Iraq, I Ran, I Stayed - What To Do

Iraq is not the Vietnam - like quagmire that's being depicted by some media & pundits. Nor is success in Iraq easily seen down the road. The American military & US policy is facing a host of problems.

The primary problem is the Iraqi religious & political divisions that are perpetuating the on-going violence. Iraqis have yet to learn peaceful solutions to on-going disputes. Shiite & Sunni religious sects are at each others throats. Thrown into this are the former Baathists of Saddam's regime who hope to topple the current government & retake the power they lost. There are the nationalists who can't stand the presence of American troops. There are the militias of Sadr & other leaders. Least we forget, there is Al Qada & the foreign volunteers & agents of Iran & Syria who are looking to destabilize the country. And let us not forget about the common thug & criminal who for his own enrichment or for a price adds to the mix of instability.

We are not just fighting one army or group. We are fighting many groups with shared or opposing views & ideas. We are fighting a culture of corruption & dealing with Iraqi army & police who have shifting loyalties or opposing loyalties.

Coupled with all this is an Iraqi government that has been less than stellar in unifying the country & imposing a central government will on areas & groups that need to be focused on. Many of those in the government have open ties with militias & corruption is ever present, even rampant in some quarters.

The US military cannot defeat this hodge podge that is Iraq. Their prime mission was to defeat the Iraqi military & remove Saddam. They did this in a quick & stunning manner, with few casualties. It is the aftermath of insurgents & terrorists & pay-back killings between Iraqis that cannot be defeated & has caused the vast amount of casualties to the US military.

The US removed a brutal dictator & gave birth to the first democracy in the Arab Middle East. We stayed in Iraq to ensure that that democracy took root & the government of Iraq was stable enough to govern Iraq. But we cannot be an extension of that government. We cannot fight the battles for their government, nor for that matter for the Iraqi population. It is up to the Iraqis themselves to do that.

It is up to the Iraqis to come to terms with each other at some point. We cannot be their police, their army or their government for the long haul. We can only do so much. We can only give them the opportunity for a democratic country. What they do with that opportunity is their responsibility. Currently, they are blowing it.

The Iraqi government has put restrictions on our attacks against militias - Shiite in particular. They've released insurgent leaders we've captured. They told us to remove barricades from cordoned-off areas. We are not in their employ.

What we need to do is tell the Iraqi government what we are going to do. We are going to increase troops levels & go after the militias that are a large part responsible for the carnage. We are going to lock down the entire country if we have to. We need to continue training & building the Iraqi military. The Iraqi army can follow or not, but we will do what we have to do to drastically reduce the craziness. We must be ruthless in achieving that goal. Then we hand the keys back to Iraq & leave. What they do after we leave is their business.

We need to put Iran & Syria on notice that they need to stop aiding & abetting foreign infiltrators, they need to lock down their borders & stop facilitating crossings into Iraq or there will be punitive measures taken against them. So far the US has done little to address this issue.

The Iraq Study Group recommendations are at best a joke. Why they think Iran & Syria should be brought into talks to help stop the violence, when they are perpetuating it, is a mystery. Why they think that settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian issue should be linked to Iraq is a mystery. If there was no Israel the radicals in Iran would still be fomenting trouble against the Great Satan.

The media & many Democrats have trashed this war from the get go. They are playing political football because they abhor the current President. They distort, lie & exaggerate in anyway they can to humiliate this President, not caring about the country or its soldiers. They are reprehensible.

We are in the War on Terror for the long haul, like it or not. It is the Islamo-fascists that have chosen this fight, not us. They will not just go away by wishful thinking. We need to crush them in Iraq, Iran or wherever else we need to go to stop them. If we as Americans lose heart to do this, if we are more concerned about the newest iPod or Gameboy then the threat before us, then we are in for some tragic times.

Sensitivity Run Amuck Again

A high school choir in Riverside, California was asked to stop singing Christmas carols during an ice skating show featuring Olympic medalist Sasha Cohen out of concern the skater would be offended because she's Jewish.

Choir director Staci Della-Rocco said she complied with the request when a city staff member approached her along with a police officer "because a policeman told me to stop. I didn't want to have a big old huge scene in front of my kids."

How dare they offend Sasha Cohen. Sasha must be deeply offended, right? Wrong. Sasha Cohen gave no complaint or indication that she was offended. In fact, her web site lists the Christmas Tree lighting ceremonies she is scheduled to be present at.

Instead, it was an idiotic staff member who on her own thinks she knows what Sasha Cohen is feeling, who thinks she knows what's best for everyone else when it comes to sensitivity. The irony is that the patronizing staff member is the insensitive one. Extrapolate this into State & Federal do-gooder legislators who think they know what's best for the rest of us & you can see where this whole "sensitivity" & multicultural awareness takes us - into a fool's paradise.

And we think the police officer should be retrained so he or she learns what is & is not within the law enforcement domain.

Taliban Tolerance

Torture So They Learn

A 46 year old school teacher in Afghanistan was killed by members of the Taliban - that peace loving Muslim radical group that ruled the country until the US invasion in 2001. Three other teachers have been killed also.

The teachers' crime? He had the audacity to teach young Afghani girls & help give them the education they were forbidden under Taliban rule.

These peace loving Muslims were not content to just kill the teacher. He was part-disembowelled and then torn apart with his arms and legs tied to motorbikes, the remains put on display as a warning to others against defying Taliban orders to stop educating girls.

This is what we are facing in the War on Terror - or rather the War on Islamo-facists. We see their sick mutilations, beheadings & killing of innocents throughout the world where ever Muslims live. They cannot be rehabilitated - only killed. The sooner they are killed & the more of them who can be killed, the better for the world.

This is a long-term commitment for Americans, if we are to overcome this scourge disguised as religion. We think Americans have a short attention span & do not seriously consider the consequences if we do not continue the fight against these pigs. We have become fat, lazy & spoiled with our iPods & SUV's.

Meanwhile, human debris like the Taliban & the Islamo-facists in Iraq, Iran & elsewhere are deadly serious. It is at our peril if we do not become deadly serious at stopping.

Veterans Day

Please take a moment to pause & reflect on the soldiers, airmen, sailors & marines who in the past fought, many of whom died or were injured, to give their service in defense of our country. Pause & reflect on those who are serving our country now, many in far-way places, so that the fight is not within our shores. We honor them & they are in our prayers.

What The Recent Elections Portend

Now that the Democrats have control of the House & Senate, here are a few things we can expect:

Hearings: The far liberal end of the Democrats will assuredly run endless hearings on most of President Bush's policies or personnel. Don Rumfeld with be brought in to testify about Iraq & Guantanamo Bay detainees. Hearings about hurricane Katrina will commence looking for a Administration scapegoat. Hearings over terrorist wiretaps & on & on. They will only be used as a means to bash Bush.

Iraq: The Democrats were free to play fast & loose with Iraq & use it for their own political purposes, despite the damage they caused in American morale or in encouraging our enemies. But now they own Iraq. They must decide whether to fund the various defense bills concerning Iraq - whether to deny funds, pull the troops out, etc. They have now lost the free ride.

Taxes: Expect a push to remove the tax cuts that President Bush got in the Republican Congress. They will seek to even increase taxes.

Immigration: They will now come forward with bills to grant amnesty to the 10-20 million illegals in this country & put them on the "path to citizenship". They will ruin the country with these bills.

Healthcare: Expect them to push for a healthcare system that will cost billions upon billions, but will be paid for by the above mentioned tax increases.

Spending: Though the Republicans became big spenders over these past 6 years, expect even bigger spending with ridiculous programs.

Environment: Expect the far left side of the Democrats to push to draconian laws that will damage the economy & further restrict our search for oil.

Judges: Conservatives judges will be out; appointees now coming from the liberal & activists side of the court who will be more inclined toward gay marriage, anti-Christian rulings & inane social-progressive rulings in "diversity".

Rhetoric: Expect the Schumer's & Pelosi's, Kerry's & Murtha's Rangel's of the party to continuously run their mouths at this out rage or that - more so than they are currently doing.

After two years of this, Americans will be fed up & vote them out of power. That's the good news.

Troops Respond To Kerry

Not only are our military men & woman very educated, they also have a sense of humor. Here's their message from Iraq to John Kerry..

Meanwhile, in his elitist arrogance, Kerry says he will apologize to no one for what he said (see post below). Then he blamed what he said on "right-wing nuts" & then blamed what he said on a goofed up joke. Haha. He can't make up his mind again. The man is an unrequited liar & punk.

UPDATE: A statement from Kerry on his web site:

"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologize to any service member, family member, or American who was offended. "

No John - your words were not misinterpreted. You said what you said. And yesterday you said you "will not apologize to anyone." So you apologize after you not apologize. Sounds like political expediency to us & not sincere, old boy.

Kerry Mocks Troops

Senator John Kerry (remember him?) said the following in a campaign speech for a fellow Democrat to a group of college students:

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Please note:

49.2 percent of officers have advanced or professional degrees; 39.4 percent have master's degrees, 8.5 percent have professional degrees and 1.3 percent have doctorate degrees.

22.8 percent of company grade officers have advanced degrees; 16.5 percent have master's degrees, 5.9 percent have professional degrees and 0.3 percent have doctorate degrees.

85.4 percent of field grade officers have advanced degrees; 70.7 percent have master's degrees, 12.1 percent have professional degrees and 2.5 percent have doctorate degrees.

99.9 percent of the enlisted force have at least a high school education; 73.3 percent have some semester hours toward a college degree; 16.2 percent have an associate's degree or equivalent semester hours; 4.7 percent have a bachelor's degree; 0.7 percent have a master's degree and .01 percent have a professional or doctorate degree.

Kerry slammed the troops during the Vietnam War, calling them rapists & murderers. He continues that tradition of slamming our soldiers. When the effluvia hit the fan over his remarks, he tried to play words games, claiming he was directing his remarks at Bush. Yeah, right. He even says he supports our troops. Yeah, right.

Thank God that Kerry lost his bid for the Presidency. He is looking to run again. With the elitist disdain he has for the U.S. military, he will be lucky to win as dog-catcher.

You Speaka The Spanish?

Cops Sued For Not Knowing Spanish


An attorney for a Hispanic man who was allegedly knocked to the ground and kicked by a police officer is seeking over $1 million dollars for his client, arguing that the city's failure to teach law enforcement officers "fundamental Spanish" is the reason excessive force was used. A Dallas attorney argued in his filing that the city was negligent for not monitoring and training the unnamed officer – specifically, for not training him to speak Spanish "in order to properly communicate with Spanish-speaking persons."

It's a joke, right? No, but it's a frivolous lawsuit that is going nowhere. However, there is a point behind it.

America is becoming more & more a multi-cultural,multi-linguistic society, thanks to rampant immigration both legal & illegal. Unlike the immigration waves of 1850 & the early 1900's,today's immigrants are not assimilating into American society. There is no impetus to learn English when government & private agencies cater to these immigrants in their own language.

We see it from a personal perspectivee. Someone walks into our office & is barely understandable when they say, "You speaka the Spanish"? When we say no, it is like their world is crushed. They don't understand why we don't speak Spanish - after all Spanish spoken in Mexico City, so why not here? It is the same with the Brazilians & Portuguese who walk into our office. And the Chinese - "Lu spleek China"? No we lon't.

We cannot imagine living in China & walking into a Chinese government office not knowing a word of Chinese. We would take someone with us who does speak Chinese. Not in the good ol' USA however. The USA is quickly becoming the new Tower of Babel. The thing is that the foreign speaking more or less expect that we speak their language. And why shouldn't they? We give driver tests on 50 languages although we have yet to see a Polish stop sign or Arabic Yield sign. We press 20 buttons on the phone for the correct language. Bi-lingual education in some schools is 70% of the student body. We are becoming enclaves of tongues. What helps unite a country is a common language. We are not as united as we once were.

There is no demand that the foreign-speaking learn English. Instead, we cater to them in their language. And for the foreign-speaking criminals among us, that means you will be taken down like a dog because the police rightfully no speaka the Spanish.

The greater issue is the massive invasion of immigrants to the USA. We cannot slowly absorb them or hope for any chance at assimilation, whether they want it or not. The numbers are too great. With an estimated 12-20 million illegals in the country the problem is only exacerbated.

Which brings up another issue - loyalty & a sense of belonging to American society. But that is for another post.

Turning A Page In Rep. Foley's Life

Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fl) has resigned after it was disclosed that he had inappropiate e-mail & IM contact with House of Representative Pages. We understand that some of the e-mails or IM's were sexually explicit. The irony, or perhaps the cover for Foley, was that he served on the Missing & Exploited Children Committee.

Foley's conduct was wholly inexcusable & intolerable. If he wanted to communicate with a House Page he could do so in an honorable & respectful manner. But Foley wasn't looking to have a friendship - he is a predator of children. A pedophile. We can only assume that because of his position as a Congressman, he was prevented from carrying out his pedophile dreams & only lived them out vicariously through e-mails & IM's.

At least he did the right thing & resigned, unlike a couple of Democrats who in the same position went on to serve & get re-elected. But naturally the Dems forget about that while they use Foley's misadventure to bash the Republican Party just before the elections. And thanks to Foley, the Republicans may just suffer in those elections.

Foley is now playing the victim, claiming he is an alcohol abuser & that he himself was abused by a clergy member as a child. It is bullshit. He has not yet owned up to his predelictions & blames it all on a supposed alcohol & abuse problem as a child.

We don't yet know what Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert knew & when he knew it about Foley. But we have to be beyond the days of coverups & the good old boy network to hide egregious problems like Foley's. Let the chips fall where they may. There must be zero tolerance for the type of actions that Foley committed. The Foleys of the world are playing with children's lives just so they can activate their gonads. They need to be indentied & disgraced as soon as they can be. And parents need to pay more attention to what their children do on the internet.

In Memory

One year ago today September 28, 2005, Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson was providing convoy security near Camp Bucca, Iraq, when the vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device. She had volunteered for the extremely dangerous job of convoy escort. Airman First Class Jacobson was the first female Airman killed in the line of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was 21 when she died. Her life before & after her enlistment & her citations are at this site Elizabeth N. Jacobson Online Memorial.


Sgt. 1st Class Merideth Howard, at 52, is the oldest female soldier to be killed in action. She was stationed in Afghanastan as a turret gunner. An article about her with her picture is here.


We mourn the loss of every military member, male or female, but something about a woman dying in combat brings the war & the feelings closer to home for us. Rest in peace, dear ones.

British Cave Into Muslim Political Correctness: Terrorism Wins A Round

In yet another sign that kiss-Muslim-butt is in vogue is the announcement that British police will consult will a Muslim panel before the police carry out any terror-related raids. The panel will offer their assessment of whether information police have on a suspect is too flimsy and will also consider the consequences on community relations of a raid. Members will be security vetted and will have to promise not to reveal any intelligence they are shown. In a raid, when acting on a tip, police shot & killed a man, but no bomb was found.

Azad Ali, chairman of the MSF, said: "The major concern that came to us from Muslims was that the intelligence was flawed — the raid was on assumption and nothing else. This will allow independent scrutiny of intelligence."

This is pure British insanity. They are willing to compromise their investigations for the sake of political correctness & "sensitivity" to Muslim concerns. So this Muslim panel gets to input on the intelligence info the police put before them. But not to worry about it leaking to the bad guys, because they will have to promise not to reveal any intelligence they are shown, wink, wink. Yeah, right. Half the Muslim community is in league with the Islamo-fascists in one form or another.

We are sick of concerns about what the Muslims think. If they don't like police investigations that target Muslim suspects then let them go back to their "democratic" countries. They'll quickly find out how much input they get to make with their own regimes.

The terrorists win another one - all for the sake of political correctness.