July 06, 2009
Gaia Power in Missouri: Save Power, Pay More Money
Counter-intuitive? Stupido? All of the above? You decide...
Glories of Sharia: Syria Amends "Honour" Murder Laws
Good news-now "honour" murderers have to get at least two years for their Islamically motivated crimes. Progress!
BBC Gets Joke About Teh Ghey
What a relief...the BBC actually gets a joke! "There were 61 complaints after Ross suggested that boys who wanted a Hannah Montana mp3 player were gay and should be put up for adoption. The comment was "clearly presented as a joke" and part of Ross's "irreverent" humour, Ofcom said in its adjudication. "Keep those offensive jokes and attitudes coming...
Really Bad Advice From Ellie at The Toronto Star
Normally, my eyes just glaze over when I see advice columns in the newspaper, but for some reason, this column by advice columnist Ellie in the Toronto Star really got under my skin. It irritated me so much, that I thought I would post it here and see if anyone else has any thoughts on the matter. The letter came from a person who is very distressed about the deterioration in his wife's appearance over time, to the point where he is disgusted by her. The writer doesn't say exactly what the "changes" are, but that people stare at his wife in public, and that he wants to be supportive, but that he can't imagine a future without physical intimacy.Ellie's idiotic advice is basically that this guy is a selfish turkey, and that hey-it's not all about him! His wife is 'silently crying out for help', and that the best thing this cad could do is get her looking better so that she can leave him!I wish I could write directly to this guy and say-hey buddy-Ellie's advice SUCKS completely.The way we present ourselves to the public is very important. The way we dress, and groom ourselves, the choices that we make about our appearance-these are not small matters. The reason this advice sucks so badly is that Ellie is acting as an enabler for the wife who appears to have let herself go completely. Instead of encouraging the husband to discuss the issue directly with his wife, and to have a frank and honest discussion about how her appearance is a turn-off, she dumps on the husband-who clearly does want to have an intimate relationship with wife, but is frankly disgusted by her appearance right now. He's not disgusted by her personality-but with the way she is presenting herself to the world, and to him.There is no encouragement for personal responsibility, and for good grooming, exercise and fashionable clothes, hair and make-up. There is no bone thrown to the guy to let him know that hey-you're not the only man who has gone through this, and yes-your wife should care about what she looks like. This is a classic blame the man story-and I found it disgusting.I've been pregnant, and then worked like a dog to lose the weight. I work and have kids and still find the time to work out and stay healthy-I do it for myself-it's my personal therapy and the spin-off effect is that I am a happier, healthier person for my whole family.This column would certainly go down in my books as one of the crappiest advice posts that I've ever seen. It should not be taboo to say that physical appearance is critically important-that means doing the best, the very best, with what you've got and getting the best advice about being the best "you" that you can be.
Good Grief: DC Comics Shilling for Allah
I can't believe this. "They are superheroes battling injustice and fighting evil the Islamic way, and they are teaming up with some of the west's biggest comic book icons. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are among those joining forces with The 99, who personify the 99 attributes of Allah, according to Islamic tradition." What's up with this? Now even American comic books have to prostrate themselves before the Muslim world? " Pretty nauseating stuff. Are there any American institutions that will not submit?
Most Awesome Barbara Kay: Show Your Burka Pride
Nice piece by writer Barbara Kay, a feisty Canuckistani freedom-lover. "Liberals are so hellbent on fitting the burka into their pretty multicultural template that they would turn their eyes away from what is effectively ongoing torture. They pretend that the burka is simply an article of clothing, rather than an animated prison that has been imposed, not chosen..."
Israel and Saudi Arabia: New BFFs?
This is a freaky deaky report, but not suprising. " The head of Mossad, Israel's overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, that Saudi Arabia would turn a blind eye to Israeli jets flying over the kingdom during any future raid on Iran's nuclear sites. Earlier this year Meir Dagan, Mossad's director since 2002, held secret talks with Saudi officials to discuss the possibility."It's pretty pathetic that Wahabi Saudi Arabia and the Israelis agree that Iranian nukes are a bad thing-while President Obama is pretty darned comfortable with the idea.
July 03, 2009
Iranians Torturing and Raping Prisoners
Not suprising of course. I'm sure President Obama will weigh in on this very soon...
Ann Coulter: So Much for "Wise Latinas".
I was quite elated when I heard the news that the reverse-racism case against white American firefighters was finally overturned. I quite enjoyed Ann Coulter's thoughts on the matter. I can't tell you how many times I have witnessed white, 'enlightened liberals' making breathtakingly racist, and even idiotic statements about minorities under the guise of being progressive and 'feeling their pain'. It makes me completely nauseous. These people are the biggest racists ever. The only thing they see is the colour of people's skin-nothing else matters to them. The big theme for these liberal racists is of course "justice for Aboriginals". I made the mistake one time of asking someone what their vocation (day care and labour activist) had to do with "native justice" . She looked at me like I was a complete moron, and said 'how can anyone rest in any field of work when there are land claims to be settled and Canada continues to perpetrate injustices against Native Peoples'. I learned never to ask again how these people link subjects together in their brain because it doesn't matter-it doesn't make any sense. There seems to be a little formula . It follows a bit of a pattern, usually. Take trendy lefty subject x, and add some trendy lefty subject Y. Subtract any knowledge of history or politics, and then add a generous quantity of Marxist mumbo jumbo. Add a heaping scoop of nanny-state sympathies, and subtract any Judeo-Christian religious knowledge or sympathies. Add in a few anti-American platitudes, and some anti-Israel sympathies and lots of atheism and watered-down eugenic sympathies. Sprinkle in liberal quantities of rolling eyeballs and exasperated heavy sighs. Add in occasional shrieks of 'racist', 'homophobe' or Islamophobe and VOILA! Your argument is made.
UPDATE: For the ladies, what's not to like about firefighters? This is just a gratuitious, heterosexist posting. Like it or lump it.
Yowza! Who to Root For?
This is a great article for a sunny, summer Friday. Don't you just love when Palestinians turn their attention momentarily away from Jew-killing and focus on other priorities like fratricide?What team should we root for? I know-may both valiant glorious warrior teams of jihad fight to the finish.
The New Jihadi Menu: Eat Your Kill
Well, isn't this special...a whole discussion about the protocols of jihadi cannibalism. Bon appetite! UPDATE: If you would like to read the entire fatwa in translation, you can read it here, on MEMRI. "If We... Eat Americans, Let's Make Them Into A Gunpowder-Flavored Kabsa With Some Hors D'oeuvres Made Of Apostates..."Such charming people...let's be sure to send them more jizyah, and encourage them to immigrant en masse to North America.
July 02, 2009
Oh Dear! More White House Staged, Fake Emotion?
Well, it was funny enough yesterday to watch Helen Thomas dump on The One's administration's penchant for faked reality press conferences.
But the Intratubes just keep giving and giving.
Here's a story on the staged ObamaCare session, complete with spontaneous hug to cancer victim who couldn't get insurance, and stuff, who just happens to be volunteering for something...
You know you want to click!
UPDATE: Blasphemy! Washington Post notes friendly nature of audience. Off with their heads!
Obama to LGBTQ2TABCDE Community: Welcome to Your White House
I thought Americans were just Americans, and not defined by their colour, origins or sexual preferences, but whatever, right?Looks like TOTUS also got the best seat in the house-right in front of President Obama's face.
Victor Davis Hanson (The Great): Missing Our Moment In Iran
Gotta love VDH."...our belated, tepid criticism of the repressive Iranian government may not translate into goodwill from Iranian advocates for freedom — given our painful silence in the early days of the demonstrations, when achieving global support was critical."And what about other pro-democracy dissidents abroad — whether in Cuba, the Arab world, or Venezuela? Will they still trust that the U.S. supports their efforts to obtain a free society?""Meanwhile, authoritarians in China, North Korea, Russia, the Middle East, and South America may draw two unfair and unfortunate conclusions. One, the United States does not care much what other regimes do to their own people. Two, a new America will overlook almost anything in order just to get along with these authoritarians."
Ontario AG Reviewing Collected Writings of Celebrated Canadian Writer Salman Hossain
Be prepared for absolutely nothing to come out of this. The Jewish community would probably be better served by a PR campaign to encourage Mr. Hossain to convert to Christianity, and change his name to Wilbbur McGoy and then file a human rights complaint against him. After said conversion and name change, the chances of convicting him for 'hate speech' would rise quite exponentially.
UK: Slightly Less Screwed?
It appears that delightful dentist Dr. Omar Butt may really have to face the music for his rather charming ways of dealing with both kufar and insufficiently pious Muslim patients."The GDC committee found: 'Your evidence was that you regard yourself as a Muslim first and a dentist second, and it is clear that you were using your position as a dentist to seek to influence patients as to non-clinical issues. 'You have explained that you had a moral and religious obligation to persuade other Muslims to comply with Islamic requirements."'You admitted that you would offer rewards to some patients who complied with the dress code.'The committee concludes that these actions are more consistent with a person who has gone beyond mere persuasion or request and is seeking to impose a dress code.'"The GDC panel, which is sitting in London, will now consider whether this impaired Dr Butt's fitness to practise and, if so, what penalty to impose on him."His licence should be yanked...no 'ifs', 'ands' or 'butts' about it.
The Glories of Socialized Medicine: UK Patients Clean Their Own Filthy Rooms
Get ready, America: "A patient was so concerned about the poor hygiene standards on her hospital ward that she forced herself out of bed to clean it 'properly'. Tereza Tosbell said she was so disgusted by the job the hospital cleaners did, that she was left with no choice but to redo their work. The 48-year-old - who works as a cleaner - said [she] decided to sanitise the ward herself after staff left it dirtier than when they found it."
July 01, 2009
Forced Sterilization of Mentally Disabled in Africa
Eugenics in Africa..no big deal...just hit the snooze button.
Dhimmiest Article EVAH?
Professor John Esposito defending the burkah in an Iranian propaganda piece.I can't think of any possible additional layer of dhimmitude...can you?
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