Nepotism is alive and well at the U.N.!
Koffi Annan's nephew is running an NGO to hep prevent the proliferation of small arms (click here for article). This should be translated to include gun control of all sorts, a goal that Annan and his cronies at the UN have made a priority.
Tell me again why we tolerate this "august body" on our soil, at our expense primarily, to tell us what to do? Annan is from Ghana, do we want America to emulate Ghana or Ghana to emulate America?
The U.N.: Waste of time, waste of money, threat to our national sovereignity. Send 'em to France!
Friday, April 02, 2004
methinks he doth protest too much...
Like many people who make a living off of being offended, Carl Olson has a nice cottage industry based around refuting the Left Behind series. Here is his latest foray on NationalReview.com. His snobbery is indeed evident, although he rejects that from the start of the article. It is not snobbery toward the poor writing, as he suggests, but snobbery towards though who hold a different view of eschatology than he does.
I honestly have not delved deeply enough into the eschatological writings of the Bible to label myself pre- or post- or a-millenial. What is more likely behind Olsen is that the Left Behind books point a finger right at the catholic church, and as a self-proclaimed "former Rapture-believing Fundamentalist-turned-Papist" he quite understandably doesn't want his fellow catholics to look too closely or ask too many questions.
I quite frankly can't read the Left Behind series because the writing is so poor and the characters are so laughable. Even the very legitimate criticisms levelled at Rome lose their sting because they are so contrived. I still find it funny that people like Olsen that critique LaHaye and Jenkins for the commercial success of Left Behind seem to be doing quite well for themselves refuting it. What is that old saying about the pot and the kettle, and one calls the other black?
Like many people who make a living off of being offended, Carl Olson has a nice cottage industry based around refuting the Left Behind series. Here is his latest foray on NationalReview.com. His snobbery is indeed evident, although he rejects that from the start of the article. It is not snobbery toward the poor writing, as he suggests, but snobbery towards though who hold a different view of eschatology than he does.
I honestly have not delved deeply enough into the eschatological writings of the Bible to label myself pre- or post- or a-millenial. What is more likely behind Olsen is that the Left Behind books point a finger right at the catholic church, and as a self-proclaimed "former Rapture-believing Fundamentalist-turned-Papist" he quite understandably doesn't want his fellow catholics to look too closely or ask too many questions.
I quite frankly can't read the Left Behind series because the writing is so poor and the characters are so laughable. Even the very legitimate criticisms levelled at Rome lose their sting because they are so contrived. I still find it funny that people like Olsen that critique LaHaye and Jenkins for the commercial success of Left Behind seem to be doing quite well for themselves refuting it. What is that old saying about the pot and the kettle, and one calls the other black?
How can someone read an article like this and still think partial birth abortion is OK? How depraved must one's mind be?
This quote says it all:
"Casey asked Johnson if doctors tell a woman that the abortion procedure they might use includes ``sucking the brain out of the skull.''
``I don't think we would use those terms,'' Johnson said. ``I think we would probably use a term like 'decompression of the skull' or 'reducing the contents of the skull.'''
The judge responded, ``Make it nice and palatable so that they wouldn't understand what it's all about?''
Johnson, though, said doctors merely want to be sensitive.
``We try to do it in a way that's not offensive or gruesome or overly graphic for patients,'' Johnson said.
Wow, we wouldn't want to offend anyone. For all those who think this procedure is incrediby rare and thus not worthy of legislation, the AP reports that partial birth abortions make up "An estimated 2,200 to 5,000 such abortions are performed annually in the United States, out of 1.3 million total abortions."
As many as 5000 babies, inches from birth are murdered by crushing their heads. Or to be less effective "reducing the contents of the skull"
This quote says it all:
"Casey asked Johnson if doctors tell a woman that the abortion procedure they might use includes ``sucking the brain out of the skull.''
``I don't think we would use those terms,'' Johnson said. ``I think we would probably use a term like 'decompression of the skull' or 'reducing the contents of the skull.'''
The judge responded, ``Make it nice and palatable so that they wouldn't understand what it's all about?''
Johnson, though, said doctors merely want to be sensitive.
``We try to do it in a way that's not offensive or gruesome or overly graphic for patients,'' Johnson said.
Wow, we wouldn't want to offend anyone. For all those who think this procedure is incrediby rare and thus not worthy of legislation, the AP reports that partial birth abortions make up "An estimated 2,200 to 5,000 such abortions are performed annually in the United States, out of 1.3 million total abortions."
As many as 5000 babies, inches from birth are murdered by crushing their heads. Or to be less effective "reducing the contents of the skull"
I am shocked CNN even reported this...
CNN reports that payrolls grew at the "fastest pace in nearly four years in March" (Click here for article) I thought Democrats said this was a "jobless recovery"? I am sure Kerry will run right out and credit Bush with these new jobs since he has blamed him for a slow pace of recovery (along with pollution, dirt, falling down while snowboarding and the upcoming cicada invasion)
With the economy recovering, the Democrats can look forward to running against Bush by opposing the liberation of Iraq and supporting gay marriage. Why doesn't that sound like a winning strategy to me?
CNN reports that payrolls grew at the "fastest pace in nearly four years in March" (Click here for article) I thought Democrats said this was a "jobless recovery"? I am sure Kerry will run right out and credit Bush with these new jobs since he has blamed him for a slow pace of recovery (along with pollution, dirt, falling down while snowboarding and the upcoming cicada invasion)
With the economy recovering, the Democrats can look forward to running against Bush by opposing the liberation of Iraq and supporting gay marriage. Why doesn't that sound like a winning strategy to me?
Now Cleveland is another story....sports wise that is.
First we have Dennis Northcutt, whining about only making $700,000 to play football. Is he grateful for that huge sum of money? NO! Is he upset with his agent who flat forgot to file paperwork to make him a free agent? NO! He is demanding to be traded and demanding that the Browns send him to Baltimore (click here for article)
hey Dennis, news flash: You don't run the team. You signed a contract. You guys screwed up. Honor what you signed. If you had stunk it up the last few years, I guarantee you wouldn't be offering to give the Browns back some of the money you made. Go where they send you, play hard and make some great money.
Then the unfortunately named Milton Bradley, who can't bother to hustle out a fly ball for the millions he makes a year. Now the Tribe is going to trade him, likely for next to nothing losing a solid hitter and their cleanup batter (Click here for article). On the bright side, this will open up a spot for Coco Crisp or Alex Escobar to play in the big leagues. they are the future in Cleveland's outfield, not Bradley, so that gives them more at bats.
What the heck has gone wrong in Cleveland. At least the Cavs have LeBron and look better.
First we have Dennis Northcutt, whining about only making $700,000 to play football. Is he grateful for that huge sum of money? NO! Is he upset with his agent who flat forgot to file paperwork to make him a free agent? NO! He is demanding to be traded and demanding that the Browns send him to Baltimore (click here for article)
hey Dennis, news flash: You don't run the team. You signed a contract. You guys screwed up. Honor what you signed. If you had stunk it up the last few years, I guarantee you wouldn't be offering to give the Browns back some of the money you made. Go where they send you, play hard and make some great money.
Then the unfortunately named Milton Bradley, who can't bother to hustle out a fly ball for the millions he makes a year. Now the Tribe is going to trade him, likely for next to nothing losing a solid hitter and their cleanup batter (Click here for article). On the bright side, this will open up a spot for Coco Crisp or Alex Escobar to play in the big leagues. they are the future in Cleveland's outfield, not Bradley, so that gives them more at bats.
What the heck has gone wrong in Cleveland. At least the Cavs have LeBron and look better.
Good sports night in Michigan!
Ok, it was only the NIT but U of M won it last night, and the kids were FIRED UP! I was glad to see them get excited, they are such a young team and could make some noise in the Big Dance next year. Hail to the victors!
More importantly, the Red Wings won the Presidents Cup last night, clinching home ice throughout the playoffs. That is huge given the disparity of winning percentage home versus away for the Wings. I assume they will rest everyone in the last game to give them a bit of extra rest before the playoffs start. Lang is back, Draper is back, Whitney is back, Hatcher is back. Look out NHL!
Ok, it was only the NIT but U of M won it last night, and the kids were FIRED UP! I was glad to see them get excited, they are such a young team and could make some noise in the Big Dance next year. Hail to the victors!
More importantly, the Red Wings won the Presidents Cup last night, clinching home ice throughout the playoffs. That is huge given the disparity of winning percentage home versus away for the Wings. I assume they will rest everyone in the last game to give them a bit of extra rest before the playoffs start. Lang is back, Draper is back, Whitney is back, Hatcher is back. Look out NHL!
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Typical...
USA Today has an article in which yet another Jewish group accuses The Passion of the Christ of being an antisemitic movie, and calls Mel Gibson "a tortured soul (click here for article).
Of course, in their usual evenhanded reporting, USA Today goes out of their way to claim that this group or that finds the movie antisemitic, yet never manages to talk to those Jews who don't find it to be so. "Some Christians" also find in antisemitic? What about the millions who have actually seen it and found it not antisemitic in the least (like myself)? Those who believe in the Word of God must not qualify as Christians in the eyes of USA Today.
USA Today has an article in which yet another Jewish group accuses The Passion of the Christ of being an antisemitic movie, and calls Mel Gibson "a tortured soul (click here for article).
Of course, in their usual evenhanded reporting, USA Today goes out of their way to claim that this group or that finds the movie antisemitic, yet never manages to talk to those Jews who don't find it to be so. "Some Christians" also find in antisemitic? What about the millions who have actually seen it and found it not antisemitic in the least (like myself)? Those who believe in the Word of God must not qualify as Christians in the eyes of USA Today.
Click here for an excellent article from Peggy Noonan on OpinionJournal.com regarding the terrorist attacks and subsequent defiling of victim's bodies in Iraq. Ms. Noonan rightly points out two key points, first about those who were murdered:
"The Americans who were murdered were, according to the wires, working for a security company, a North Carolina-based subcontractor hired by the U.S. government, among other things, to guard convoys.
The convoys carried food. They carried it to Fallujah."
They were trying to help these people, and their response is murderous.
The second is the response the cowardly murderers expected:
"It is not a stretch to imagine the young murderers of Fallujah had this on their minds: Do it again to America, kill them and string up their corpses, because when you do this America leaves.
And so this time the response must be the opposite of the response in Mogadishu."
If we truly were the despotic imperialists the Left makes us out to be, we would roll into Fallujah with tanks, round people up and shoot them in the streets. The reason we don't is because we are not trying to conquer Iraq, we are liberating Iraq.
The cowardly lions on the Left, full of empty bluster and self-declared wisdom, would have us flee. President Bush understands that to retreat is to, in the eyes of these thugs, show weakness. Like school yard bullies, showing weakness invites more violence. The only thing the cheering bullies in Fallujah understand is the clenched fist.
"The Americans who were murdered were, according to the wires, working for a security company, a North Carolina-based subcontractor hired by the U.S. government, among other things, to guard convoys.
The convoys carried food. They carried it to Fallujah."
They were trying to help these people, and their response is murderous.
The second is the response the cowardly murderers expected:
"It is not a stretch to imagine the young murderers of Fallujah had this on their minds: Do it again to America, kill them and string up their corpses, because when you do this America leaves.
And so this time the response must be the opposite of the response in Mogadishu."
If we truly were the despotic imperialists the Left makes us out to be, we would roll into Fallujah with tanks, round people up and shoot them in the streets. The reason we don't is because we are not trying to conquer Iraq, we are liberating Iraq.
The cowardly lions on the Left, full of empty bluster and self-declared wisdom, would have us flee. President Bush understands that to retreat is to, in the eyes of these thugs, show weakness. Like school yard bullies, showing weakness invites more violence. The only thing the cheering bullies in Fallujah understand is the clenched fist.
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!
Once again, Ann Coulter is a voice of reason in the wilderness of liberalism. Click here for her latest editorial detailing the results of attacks on America under each of the Presidents from Carter to Dubya. A disturbing pattern emerges of impotence from democrats (except with chubby interns), and generally decisive action by Republicans. Coincidence? I think not...
Once again, Ann Coulter is a voice of reason in the wilderness of liberalism. Click here for her latest editorial detailing the results of attacks on America under each of the Presidents from Carter to Dubya. A disturbing pattern emerges of impotence from democrats (except with chubby interns), and generally decisive action by Republicans. Coincidence? I think not...
This (click here) is an excellent article regarding the religion of Darwinism trying to use "Christians" like he United Church of Christ to prove that even Christian folks are onboard with evolution. Of course, they dare not ask anyone who actually believes in Christ and in the Bible as the Word of God. Many proponents of a random universe vociferously attack anyone who dares question evolution. In a fit of righteous indignation worthy of Tomas de Torquemada, Darwinists burn at the stake of mockery any who don't walk in lockstep with evolutionary dogma. No church and state, but our religion of Darwin is acceptable, nay demands, public teaching and public funding.
Hypocrisy!
Hypocrisy!
Mea culpa to the mormons....
Illinois is apologizing for expelling the mormons 150+ years ago. Wow, how generous! I wonder if the mormons will apologize for introducing polygamy to Illinois, arming a militia, minting their own money, atrocities against Illinois residents? I doubt it.....
Illinois is apologizing for expelling the mormons 150+ years ago. Wow, how generous! I wonder if the mormons will apologize for introducing polygamy to Illinois, arming a militia, minting their own money, atrocities against Illinois residents? I doubt it.....
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CNN is reporting that the voices of The Simpsons characters are holding out for a pay increase, thus stopping work on the 16th season (click here for article) According to the report, they currently make only $125,000 per episode and want $360,000 instead. Let me get this straight, a third of a million dollars to do a voiceover. No acting, no cameras, just sitting around and reading off a script. Who says Hollywood types are out of touch!
CNN is reporting that the voices of The Simpsons characters are holding out for a pay increase, thus stopping work on the 16th season (click here for article) According to the report, they currently make only $125,000 per episode and want $360,000 instead. Let me get this straight, a third of a million dollars to do a voiceover. No acting, no cameras, just sitting around and reading off a script. Who says Hollywood types are out of touch!
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