Nugent: Gun-free zones are recipe for disaster

"...Evil is as evil does, and laws disarming guaranteed victims make evil people very, very happy. Shame on us.
Already spineless gun control advocates are squawking like chickens with their tiny-brained heads chopped off, making political hay over this most recent, devastating Virginia Tech massacre, when in fact it is their own forced gun-free zone policy that enabled the unchallenged methodical murder of 32 people..."
Nugent: Gun-free zones are recipe for disaster

The liberal way doesn't work, Mr. Durbin

The liberal way doesn't work Belleville News Democrat

Thanks to Ellis Wyatt
for pointing out this editorial.

Minnesotastan Elects Hamas Democrat

The Dems may have a bit of trouble holding their slim majority together once they all become familiar with each other this January. After all, quite a few of the new crop come from what I would have suspected to be "unusual" backgrounds for Democrats, to say the least.
From former Republican and Navy Secretary to President Reagan, Webb of Virginia, straight arrow Tester in Montana, to Nation of Islam(1) and CAIR supported Muslim extremist Keith Ellison way up there in the hinterlands of Minnesotastan.

Muslim Extremist Elected to Congress
To paraphrase a 16 million dollar Blagojevich slogan, "What are the voters thinking?"

Keith Ellison, CAIR, and Hamas
Ellison served as Nation of Islam(2) spokesman at a 1997 public hearing where he defended -- in his own words -- "the truth" of a government official's supposed comment that "Jews are the most racist white people." Only learned recently and far more troubling is Mr. Ellison's seemingly tight connection with Nihad Awad, co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), whom he met almost two decades ago at the University of Minnesota.

How will Dick Durbin and Chuckles Schumer deal with this dilemma?
According to Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's second-leading Democrat, CAIR "is unusual in its extreme rhetoric and its association with groups that are suspect." Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, has stated flatly that CAIR "has ties to terrorism." Mr. Schumer has special disdain for Mr. Awad and CAIR's other co-founder, Omar Ahmad, saying in a 2003 hearing that both men have "intimate connections with Hamas."Despite representing the Nation of Islam(3) and currently affiliating with Mr. Awad, Mr. Ellison has received the unabashed support of the Minnesota Democrat-Farm-Labor Party and its activists.

Speaking of Ellison's supporters in Minnesotastan, this video of his acceptance speech shows them enthusiastically chanting "Allahu Akbar."

CAIR: Islamists Fooling the Establishment

CAIR: 'Moderate' friends of terror
CAIR even includes at least one person associated with terrorism in its own ranks. On Feb. 2, 1995, U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White named Siraj Wahhaj as one of the "unindicted persons who may be alleged as co-conspirators" in the attempt to blow up New York City monuments. Yet CAIR deems him "one of the most respected Muslim leaders in America" and includes him on its advisory board.
As if this weren’t enough to question the choice of Minnesota voters, as a state legislator Ellison supported and defended a convicted cop-killer and leader of a violent gang. Ellison used thug-like language to attack law enforcement officials as racists saying “we don’t get no justice, you don’t get no peace.” Ellison also supports and demands freedom for another convicted cop-killer named Assata Shakur, who lives in Cuba and remains on the FBI’s most wanted list.

The new Democrat majority is shaky at best, and I wonder how quickly we'll see the Liberal smiles fade under the the light of day exposure they usually don't get from the Main Stream Media. The ACLU and other liberal groups, Muslim extremists, and ex-Republicans will hold tight in their common disdain (actually, all but hatred) for this administration and conservatism in general?

Maybe... maybe not. I think that "San Fran" Nancy and "Land Dealer" Harry are going to have their hands full.

Political Correctness gets corrected

Would you put your family's life at risk for political correctness? Would you be comfortable flying with suspicious acting Arabic speaking men wearing jumpsuits and heavy leather jackets on your plane? I wouldn't. And I don't care if CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations, a spinoff of the IAP) cares either. Even Dicky Durbin and Chuckles Schumer have their doubts about CAIR.

The Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) is an Illinois based front group for the terrorist organization Hamas, according to Steven Emerson
ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION FOR PALESTINE (IAP)
P.O. Box 1163
Bridgeview, IL60455

Passengers refuse to fly unless Muslims disembark
Muslim leaders yesterday spoke of their dismay after a passenger mutiny in which several British families refused to travel on a plane with two Asian men.

British holidaymakers staged an unprecedented mutiny - refusing to allow their flight to take off until two men they feared were terrorists were forcibly removed.

The Dems have our backs covered.

Howard ("Screech") Dean, Richard ("This disturbs me")Durbin, Benny Arnold Murtha, and John ("I was a Viet Nam war hero") Kerry have an extremely nuanced, yet dark and obscured view of supporting our troops.

From the Desk of Senator Dick

Iowahawk has assembled a collection of letters written by Senator Dick ("our guys are like Nazis")Durbin.

From the Desk of Senator Dick
An ongoing series featuring the correspondence of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), America's most dynamic metaphorist

Where's The Outrage, Sen. Durbin? KOS?

Where is the outrage against torture now, Senator Durbin, Natcy Pelosi, Chuckles Schumer??? I fully expect you to sound terribly sad about this "disturbing development", whining about how WE actually caused this response and we should be locking up Don Rumsfeld now. Anything but the obvious undeniable fact that we are fighting against EVIL.
You are very predictably wrong in these things. Being "disturbed" is the standard response from Jihadi/Nazi Dick, as if we weren't already aware of that.

Group claims killings
...a claim posted on a Web site Tuesday said the soldiers were "slaughtered" in accordance with God's will.
"We announce the good news to our Islamic nation that we executed God's will and slaughtered the two crusader animals we had in captivity," says the claim, reportedly from the Mujahedeen Shura Council, a group linked to al Qaeda. "And God has given our Emir, Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, the good fortune of carrying out the legitimate court's command in person."

Wild Thing's comments are spot on......
Where are those who complain of suspected torture at Guantanamo? When real torture is used on our men, there's not a peep out of the terrorist sympathizers. We will note how the democrats and Murthawi will not rile against the terrorists over this...



Breaking news on the Kos consulting scandal. See how the left is being taken for a ride on the Daily Kos Titanic.

Undocumented Suicide Insurgent (Liberal blur)

Calling ILLEGAL immigrants "undocumented" is a big part of the left wing blurring of the facts. Tell it like it is, without beating around the bush and trying to be politically correct. They have broken our laws to enter this country. They are ILLEGALLY in the country. Calling them "undocumented" is as deceptive as calling murdering terrorists "insurgents." Another example of this is calling people that blow themselves up in public places, "suicide bombers." They are not. They are "HOMICIDE BOMBERS." Calling them "suicide" bombers is a distortion that implies that the murderers are simply offing themselves.

Congress does the funding, not GWB. Do Senators Durbin and Obama support enforcing illegal immigration laws that are already on the books? Do they support increased funding to stop the flow of Illegals at the borders? I don't think they do. Why would ILLEGAL immigrants care about following our laws when we don't enforce them anyway?

The light of day

The Samuel Alito confirmation hearing has been a major victory for conservatives. The more that the American public sees of the tactics and personalities of the left's puppets in the Senate, the more they realize that, much like Georgia Democrat Zell Miller has noted, that the Democrat Party has abandoned reality and logic and the high ground.

It is truly pitiful the way that Senators Durbin, Schumer, Biden, Leahy, and Splash's owner, Teddy, have engaged in character assassination. However, the liberal left's ideology and tactics will only work in darkness, behind the scenes, and can't withstand the light of day. When the public sees it clearly, as they have during this hearing and during the Roberts confirmation, they will see liberalism for what it is, an intellectual game of distorting reality.

Tongue-Tied Teddy K.

Comments on the Judge Alito confirmation hearings, day one.

Tongue-Tied Teddy... Did he intentionally call Judge Alito, "Alioto?" Are the aides that write everything that he reads intentionally trying to confirm to the rest of America that "Mr. Mean and Nasty" really IS a morally corrupt walrus grasping at straws? This is, without a doubt, the most negative, angry man in the Senate. Every voter in Massachusetts should be required to view his questioning in this and the last judicial confirmation proceedings before being allowed to vote for him. If they still can bring themselves to vote for him, then they will get what they deserve, and the country will continue to be humiliated by him. The same thing goes for "Dick Durbin, the GI Nazi hunter and Al Quada spokesperson."

When did Smilin' Joe "Phony Joe" Biden become the Senate's leading feminist? Is this his new election issue?

Dianne "Gun shy" Feinstein was concerned about guns being available to US citizens, thought that was crazy, went on to feminism and leans toward making juveniles exempt from searches. No wonder the left coast is so messed up.

More later.

Senate Dems Make History

They are making history by rewriting it. Unfortunately, they seem to be leaving out the hypocritical parts that they themselves played before becoming the partisan accusers of this administration of lying about WMD.

The following is a small group of quotes by the most vocal Dems... Were they lying then? Or, are they lying now? I think that they are playing partisan political games with the security of our country, pure and simple. It's NOT patriotic. It isn't for the good of the country. I actually think that some of the Senate Dems are guilty of treason, or at the very least, being partisan hypocrites.
You can decide for yourself if hypocrite is an apt term for Durbin, Kennedy, Clinton, Reid, Feingold and others.
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): "One Of The Most Compelling Threats We In This Country Face Today Is The Proliferation Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction. Threat Assessments Regularly Warn Us Of The Possibility That North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Or Some Other Nation May Acquire Or Develop Nuclear Weapons." (Sen. Dick Durbin, Congressional Record, 9/30/99, p. S11673)
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Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA): "We Have Known For Many Years That Saddam Hussein Is Seeking And Developing Weapons Of Mass Destruction." (Sen. Ted Kennedy, Remarks At The Johns Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC, 9/27/02)
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Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI): "With Regard To Iraq, I Agree, Iraq Presents A Genuine Threat, Especially In The Form Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Chemical, Biological, And Potentially Nuclear Weapons. I Agree That Saddam Hussein Is Exceptionally Dangerous And Brutal, If Not Uniquely So, As The President Argues." (Sen. Russell Feingold, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, p. S10147)
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Sen. Reid: "It's Good That The President Reminded The World Of The Commitments (Saddam) Has Reneged On." (Doug Abrahms, "Nevada Delegation Split On Action Against Iraq," Reno Gazette-Journal, 9/13/02)

Sen. Reid: "Saddam Hussein, In Effect, Has Thumbed His Nose At The World Community. And I Think That The President's Approaching This In The Right Fashion." (CNN's "Inside Politics," 9/18/02)

Sen. Reid: "[Saddam] Is Too Dangerous Of A Man To Be Given Carte Blanche With Weapons Of Mass Destruction." (Brendan Riley, "Nevada Leaders React To Iraq Bombing," The Associated Press, 12/17/98)

Sen. Reid: "We Stopped The Fighting [In 1991] Based On An Agreement That Iraq Would Take Steps To Assure The World That It Would Not Engage In Further Aggression And That It Would Destroy Its Weapons Of Mass Destruction. It Has Refused To Take Those Steps. That Refusal Constitutes A Breach Of The Armistice Which Renders It Void And Justifies Resumption Of The Armed Conflict." (Sen. Harry Reid, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, p. S10145)

Sen. Reid: "The Problem Is Not Nuclear Testing; It Is Nuclear Weapons ... The Number Of Third World Countries With Nuclear Capabilities Seems To Grow Daily. Saddam Hussein's Near Success With Developing A Nuclear Weapon Should Be An Eye-Opener For Us All." (Sen. Harry Reid, Congressional Record, 8/3/92, p. S11188)
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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY): "I Voted For The Iraqi Resolution. I Consider The Prospect Of A Nuclear-Armed Saddam Hussein Who Can Threaten Not Only His Neighbors, But The Stability Of The Region And The World, A Very Serious Threat To The United States." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Press Conference, 1/22/03)
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Sen. John Kerry (D-MA): "According To The CIA's Report, All U.S. Intelligence Experts Agree That Iraq Is Seeking Nuclear Weapons. There Is Little Question That Saddam Hussein Wants To Develop Nuclear Weapons." (Sen. John F. Kerry, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, pp. S10172-10173)
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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT): "I Have No Doubt Saddam Hussein Is Lying. He Has Lied Countless Times Before. He Is Likely Hiding Weapons, Including Chemical And Biological Weapons. The U.N. Inspectors' Report Leaves Little Doubt Of That." (Sen. Patrick Leahy, Congressional Record, 1/30/03, p. S1782)
Leahy: "The Iraqis Have Not Explained What Happened To Thousands Of Tons Of Chemical Weapons Material, And Other Biological Munitions They Had In Their Possession 5 Years Ago." (Sen. Patrick Leahy, Congressional Record, 1/30/03, p. S1782)

More quotes like these can be found at www.GOP.com

Confirmation Hearings

Some observations on the Supreme Court confirmation proceedings...

If the liberals in this country would have been watching the ENTIRE proceedings, they would likely be crying and destitute. The Liberal's regular cast of "likely suspects," namely, Kennedy, Schumer, Biden and Durbin, utilized the deep resources of their aides, liberal organizations, and more, yet Judge John Roberts sat there with no notes, demolishing them and the misrepresentations they consistently presented.

Biden, Schumer and Kennedy and Durbin were made to look especially uninformed and powerless, (neutered) and I even feared for Kennedy's health several times as he babbled and became flustered. The smarter, smarmier, and slicker each Senator tried to be, made their eventual transformation into useful idiots even more dramatic.

Durbin - gun owners are "the criminal people"

Gun buyers are "criminal people"?
During debate in the Senate on S.397, the Gun Liability Bill, Senator Durbin made what could possibly be argued as a slip of the tongue this morning in the Senate when he complained about information gathered for gun buyer background checks. I'm sure he will claim that what he meant to say was, "gun owners or buyers"

Senator Dick Durbin, (D) IL, Asst. Minority Leader said, "...Information gathered about criminal people is to be destroyed so quickly that it is of little value to law enforcement."Are we to believe that the good Senator believes that gun owners are all "criminal people"?
With his comments about background checks, I believe that he holds all gun owners, gun manufacturers, gun dealers, and all of the people employed in the industry responsible for all crime that is committed with a gun.

It is the criminals that are responsible for the crimes they commit, not the company that made the gun or the ammo, Mr. Durbin. Looking at it any other way is avoiding the reality. Anti-gunners and Liberals seem to always want to displace and spread around blame for anything. Blame the criminal for his own misdeeds, get him off the streets, and the crime rate will fall. Blame the gun manufacturers and the gun industry will fall. The same companies that supply our military are in danger of falling prey to the legal sharks and the junk lawsuits.

I have yet to see a suit against match companies for an arson. General Motors or Chrysler has probably not been sued for manufacturing a car that was used in a crime, nor one of their dealers for selling it, but yet the liberal anti-gun lobby wants to advance their agenda by driving the gun industry into bankruptcy if necessary.

It seems to me to be unreasonable to sue a manufacturer of a legal product, that performs as designed, for a crime committed by a third party using the product. This bill, S.397, prevents this misuse of the judicial system.

The Decatur Democrat, a subsidiary of the Party of No

The Decatur Democrat, formerly the local standard bearer for the Party of No, seems to signaling what the Dem leadership will do with the Supreme Court confirmation process. Obstruct. I have little doubt of this after hearing Senators Durbin and Schumer's comments right after the announcement.
In TDD's case, perhaps (s)he's suggesting a filibuster will be the tactic.
The attempt to change the public perception by removing all responses that had been posted and leaving only the diatribes and accusations is an admition that the truly liberal positions that TDD formerly supported just won't hold up under the bright lights and the scrutiny of truth and logic.

The Dems think that the reason that they aren't winning elections nationally is that they aren't getting the message out. They couldn't be more wrong. The more light that is shed on their liberal positions and posturing politics, the more the American people are rejecting them.

Let them talk.

Apologies

"For those of you I may have offended by my apology, I apologize. And in case that's not good enough, I apologize for that."
Trent Lott

Websters II, 1984
apology
1.An expression of regret for an offense or fault.
2.A formal defense:justification

regret
1.to feel sorry or distressed about
2.Distress over having done the wrong thing.
3.An expression of disappointment or sorrow.
4.regrets - A polite declining of an invitation

First, by demanding an apology, an assertion of power is extended or implied.
The apology, if given, acknowledges the power or legitimacy of the demander.
In the case of a Senator or other political figure, this power can be the voters, the party leadership, the parties that were "harmed or offended," and sometimes his/her own actual remorse.

A refusal to apologize can signify one or more of several situations.
One, for instance is that the one asked to apologize is not sorry, or considers the action or inaction justified.
Three examples of this:
December 1, 1991: President Bush refuses to apologize for the use of atomic bombs in World War II.

April, 1995: President Clinton says, "the United States owes no apology to Japan for having dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki."

September 25, 2002: Senate leader Tom Daschle demands that President Bush apologize for suggesting that Senate Democrats care more about special interests than national security.

What do the demanders of apologies want or expect to accomplish?
To extend redemption if the apologizer is effectively chastised to their satisfaction?
To deny redemption if the apologizer doesn't appear sincere?

Some examples of possibly insincere apologies:

July 17, 1984: At the Democratic National Convention, Jesse Jackson asks Jews for forgiveness for insensitive remarks he had made.

September 8, 2000: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sends a letter of apology to North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun, expressing America's regret that North Korea's second in command, Kim Yong Nam, canceled plans of the 15 member North Korean delegation to attend a summit of 160 world leaders in New York after being asked to be searched in the Frankfurt airport.

Apologies seemed to be the order of the day during the last administration and were some of the most well crafted and well known "apologies" in recent memory.

March 26, 1998: President Clinton apologizes for inaction during the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

This statement by President WJC is a crafted masterpiece of an apology.

AmericanDaily:
"Throughout the Clinton years, the former president was constantly apologizing. When visiting Africa he apologized for slavery. And he apologized for the burning of black churches in Arkansas when he was a child, though no such church burnings ever took place in Arkansas during that time."...

What can a good apology accomplish? Maybe a better question would be how much damage will a bad apology do? We can look to recent history with Trent Lott for an example. His transgession? A comment intended only to make a 100 year old politician smile at his birthday party. The thirst for blood by the "apology demanders" got red meat everytime he tried to clarify or apologize.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?
What about ignoring calls for apologies for charges that are unfounded or bogus?
What do you think makes an apology sincere or real?
Was Senator Durbin's emotional performance enough for you, or was he only a shadow of the apology meister in chief, WCJ?

Durbin - Aid and Comfort to the Enemy?

Lincoln Republican has an excellent post on this subject on the Decatur Conservative Blog.

"He epitomizes what the Democrats have become," noted Rush Limbaugh on Thursday, speaking of Durbin.

Sen. Durbin should stay tuned for much more fallout for his comments and atitutude.