Just a Gay Ol' Time in the Ranks

Posted by Diogenes Sarcastica
Dec. 22, 2010

     "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Overturned

Today President Obama signed the law overturning the Clinton era "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, thereby ordering the Pentagon to stop banning openly gay men and women from serving in the military. The law had barred homosexual acts in the military but allowed gay men and women to serve in the armed forces so long as they keep their sexual orientation private. No adverse affects are expected from the change in military policy.

Marine PFC Butch Crotch and his partner Seaman Dan Chokes
 celebrate the signing by firing a 50 caliber gun off the bow 
of a submarine tender soon to be renamed 
the "USS Barney Frank"

 

Open celebrations of the signing by gay personnel  broke out 

all over American Military Installations worldwide Wednesday.

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A Parable on Muslim Immigration.

Posted by Diogenes Sarcastica
November 28. 2010

A young girl was trudging along a mountain path, trying to reach her grandmother's house. It was bitter cold, and the wind cut like a knife. When she was within sight of her destination, she heard a rustle at her feet. Looking down, she saw a snake. 

 Before she could move, the snake spoke to her.

He said, "I am about to die. It is too cold for me up here, and I am freezing. There is no food in these mountains, and I am starving. Please put me under your coat and take me with you."


"No," replied the girl. "I know your kind. You are a rattlesnake. If I pick you up, you will bite me, and your bite is poisonous."


"No, no," said the snake. "If you help me, you will be my best friend. I will treat you differently."


The little girl sat down on a rock for a moment to rest and think things over. She looked at the beautiful markings on the snake and had to admit that it was the most beautiful snake she had ever seen. 

 Suddenly, she said, "I believe you. I will save you.
All living things deserve to be treated with kindness." 

The little girl reached over, put the snake gently under her coat and proceeded toward her grandmother's house. Within a moment, she felt a sharp pain in her side. 

 The snake had bitten her. 

"How could you do this to me?" she cried.
"You promised that you would not bite me, and I trusted you!" 

 "You knew what I was when you picked me up," hissed the snake as he slithered away.

(Author Unknown) 
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 Radical Islam is the Antithesis of Western Culture
 

Thomas Sowell on Enhanced Airport Security and the Obama Administration:

Posted by Publius Minimus
11/23/2010

 The Quote of the Day

"If anything good comes out of the 'airport-security' outrages, it may be in opening the eyes of more people to the utter contempt that this administration has for the American people.

Those who made excuses for Barack Obama — for the candidate’s long years of alliances with, and for the president’s appointment of people with a record of antipathy to American interests and values — may finally get it when they feel some stranger’s hand in their crotch.

"As for the excuse of 'security,' this is one of the least security-minded administrations in American history. When hundreds of illegal immigrants from terrorist-sponsoring countries are captured crossing the border from Mexico — and then released on their own recognizance within the United States, that tells you all you need to know about this administration’s concern for security." --- Thomas Sowell, Economist, Author and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow.

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Juan Last Word....

Posted by Diogenes Sarcastica
10/25/2010

The recent firing of Juan Williams from NPR differs from other resent incidents of  late. Unlike CNN's resident goofball Rick Sanchez, who was fired for just being stupid, Mr. Williams got the axe for telling the truth. Imagine that.


But with all that has been written, there's one aspect of this whole thing that has not been addressed----the attack on Williams is the first big leftist attack designed to silence a certified liberal.   Juan Williams is one of America's most seasoned, respected, and articulate African-American journalists.  Whether you agree with him or not, and I don't most of the time, he is a spokesman for reasonable, moderate, non-radical liberal viewpoints.

When a conservative is being criticized and, given the left's suspicion toward that side of the political spectrum, many liberals have believed whatever they've been told by often highly partisan and dishonest sources, failing to insist on fair play. Such caution and care is rare nowadays. Up until now, a lot of people have been happy to see those they didn't like being bashed, fairly or otherwise, without asking too many questions. The same standards of accuracy and fairness should be applied to everyone. Then if you hear that someone said or did something outrageous you know that it's true and not just a smear.


But these are precisely the qualities that have declined as much of  mainstream journalism has turned into nothing but spitting, screeching , poop flinging  partisan propaganda outlets rather than places where people struggle for objectivity and accuracy and  truth.  NPR's official statements said that Williams had violated the network's political "line," thus admitting that this tax-supported station is an ideological political organ.


Due to ideology and arrogance, the left-pretending-to-be-liberals may have gone too far. People who have swallowed all of the often-false claims about conservatives, their ideological and political rivals, start to ask questions. Up until now, the majority of moderate liberals have said, in effect, that it didn't matter if "bad" people were treated unfairly.


The only thing worse than a witch hunt is a witch hunt being cynically manipulated to intimidate open discussion, and courageous individuals.


The firing of Juan Williams may help in getting real liberals to realize the extent that their institutions have been taken over by the anti-free speech political correctness of far left, which has used this power to trash professional ethics and transform media institutions into organs of lies and indoctrination. None of them are safe, as intellectuals or as journalist from attack and unemployment, respectively.

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The Fertile Breeding Ground of the Left

Posted by Diogenes Sarcastica
10/22/2010



Dr. Sanity gives an insightful take on the left's new 'Protected Matter' in her piece "Floating up to the top of the left's Victimhood Heirarchy. 

"If you needed more evidence that Islam has percolated to the top of the Left's victimhood food chain--other than the fact that they can abuse women and gays with impunity and nary a word of condemnation from the left--then observe how instead of condemning this oppressive culture, the left positively trips all over themselves defending it against people like Bill O'Reilly or Juan Williams."

Read the complete post Here

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How Progressive of Them.

Posted by Diogenes Sarcastica
Wednesday 25, 2010

Creator of Tea Party Kids Coloring Book 

Receiving Death Threats…

 

CBS News: Coloring books aren't just about Disney princesses and Dora the Explorer anymore.

 “The Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids,” published by the St. Louis-based Really Big Coloring Books Inc. and sold online for around $4 at  coloringbook.com, has been a big seller – and is causing a stir.

Some are claiming that the book wasn’t made for children at all, but for right-leaning adults, as KSDK notes. Critics say passages in the books are overly political.

“When taxes are too high, the high tax takes away jobs and freedom,” reads one passage. “In 1773 we had a Tea Party and this led to freedom from high taxes. Today we are having another Tea Party and this will lead to freedom from high taxes again!”

According to Wayne Bell, the publisher at Really Big Coloring Books Inc. the purpose of the book is not political.

“We’re not really making a political statement,” he told Hotsheet, noting that his company publishes books on a range of topics, including the Rockettes and Cirque de Soleil. He stressed that the book did not include direct attacks on a political party and contains historical data and information on how a bill becomes a law.

He also noted that his company makes an Obama Coloring Book, which, like the Tea Party book, is featured on the front page of the company’s website. The Tea Party book, he said, is by far the better seller, with demand so high that new books must be printed every day to keep up. “We have sold many thousands,” said Bell, who penned the book.

Bell, who describes himself as a “very liberal, open minded guy,” denies that the Tea Party is behind the book or that any of the money from sales goes to the Tea Party movement.

He said he has even received death threats over the coloring book, both in writing and over the phone.

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Just another fine example of intolerance by the left, who seems can't even let one of the more intelligent of their side make a living in peace.

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H/T Weasel Zippers

Speaker Pelosi Calls for Investigation of Ground Zero Mosque Opposition.

Posted by Thought Criminal #49158 
August 18. 2010

This Should Erase any Doubt About the Need for the Present Congressional Leadership to Be Voted Out of Power! 

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"There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how ... this opposition to the mosque is being funded." - Nancy Pelosi

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Funded? Is there always a diabolical conspiracy when someone disagrees with you?

 I find it extremely ironic that lefties, after attacking the Exercise of Religion of some groups in the courts for the last 50 years, have all of a sudden discovered the Constitutional protections guaranteed therein. 
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Build the mosque where you wish, it's your right. Just don't give America the middle finger doing it and expect us to not speak up!