Obama Pisses on Remains of the Fallen: Administration Drops Military Commission in USS Cole Bomber Trial

KICKIN' AND SCREAMIN' has the big picture, "BLOOMBERG AND OBAMA RUB SALT IN AMERICA’S WOUNDS."

But check Andrew McCarthy, former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, "Obama Administration Halts Commission Trial Against Cole Bomber":

It’s a sleepy Friday in late August, the president is on another vacation, Congress is out of town, no one is paying much attention. What better time for the Obama administration to pull the plug, once again, on military commissions? This time, it has halted the case of top al-Qaeda operative Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who was to be prosecuted by a military court for the Cole bombing. The Washington Post report is here, and Jen Rubin has thoughts at Contentions.

None of this is terribly surprising. Prosecuting the Cole case by military commission sticks in the Left’s craw because it shows the incoherence of the Obama/Holder position. They want to treat the war like a crime and endow our enemies with all the rights and advantages of civilian courts; yet, they went military in the Cole case, despite the fact that there is a pending Justice Department civilian indictment addressing that attack. There can be only one explanation for that: they are afraid the case against Nashiri is weak and might not hold up under (slightly) more exacting civilian court due process. That is, the Obama/Holder position is not principled — for all their “rule of law” malarkey, they are willing to go where they have the best chance to win. But there were no military commissions when the Cole was bombed, so what is the basis for trying it militarily? Answer: the 9/11 attacks and the ensuing war . . . except the Left doesn’t accept that it’s a war and the administration wants to prosecute the 9/11 plotters in civilian court. None of it makes any sense.

See also Newsmax, "USS Cole Bomber May Get Civilian Trial." And don't miss AoSHQ, "Obama administration shelves prosecution of alleged USS Cole bomber."

Summer Reading

Here's some of the books I'm savoring (Geller, Thompson); rereading (9/11 Commission); just starting (Emerson, Gwynne); or finishing up (Markos Moulitsas, on whom I'll have more):

Crush the Progressive Spirit

Here's Markos Moulitsas writing on the eve of the presidential election, Oct 12, 2008:

I've been making the case the last couple of weeks that we can't just focus on winning in November, but that we have an imperative to take advantage of a historic opportunity to break the conservative movement's backs and crush their spirits.

How's that working out for ya?

Broken backs? Spirits crushed?

Not so much. See Peter Berkowitz, at WSJ, "The Death of Conservatism Was Greatly Exaggerated" (via Memeorandum):

In late 2008 and early 2009, in the wake of Mr. Obama's meteoric ascent, the idea that conservatism would enjoy any sort of revival in the summer of 2009 would have seemed to demoralized conservatives too much to hope for. To leading lights on the left, it would have appeared absolutely outlandish.

In late October 2008, New Yorker staff writer George Packer reported "the complete collapse of the four-decade project that brought conservatism to power in America." Two weeks later, the day after Mr. Obama's election, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne proclaimed "the end of a conservative era" that had begun with the rise of Ronald Reagan.

And in February 2009, New York Times Book Review and Week in Review editor Sam Tanenhaus, writing in The New Republic, declared that "movement conservatism is exhausted and quite possibly dead." Mr. Tanenhaus even purported to discern in the new president "the emergence of a president who seems more thoroughly steeped in the principles of Burkean conservatism than any significant thinker or political figure on the right."

Messrs. Packer, Dionne and Tanenhaus underestimated what the conservative tradition rightly emphasizes, which is the high degree of unpredictability in human affairs. They also conflated the flagging fortunes of George W. Bush's Republican Party with conservatism's popular appeal. Most importantly, they failed to grasp the imperatives that flow from conservative principles in America, and the full range of tasks connected to preserving freedom.

Progressives like to believe that conservatism's task is exclusively negative—resisting the centralizing and expansionist tendency of democratic government. And that is a large part of the conservative mission. Progressives see nothing in this but hard-hearted indifference to inequality and misfortune, but that is a misreading.

What conservatism does is ask the question avoided by progressive promises: at what expense? In the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2008, Western liberal democracies have been increasingly forced to come to grips with their propensity to live beyond their means.

It is always the task for conservatives to insist that money does not grow on trees, that government programs must be paid for, and that promising unaffordable benefits is reckless, unjust and a long-term threat to maintaining free institutions.

But conservatives also combat government expansion and centralization because it can undermine the virtues upon which a free society depends. Big government tends to crowd out self-government—producing sluggish, selfish and small-minded citizens, depriving individuals of opportunities to manage their private lives and discouraging them from cooperating with fellow citizens to govern their neighborhoods, towns, cities and states.

Yes, so let's crush progressivism in November. Let's break Markos Moulitsas' back, and crush the progressives' spirits.

NewsBusted — Justin Bieber Tweets Digits of Obsessive Fan!

Via Theo Spark:

Rule 5 Penelope Cruz — Where Have You Been Edition??!!

Man, I'm slacking!

I've got to get back to some regular Penelope Cruz blogging! I'm sure Linkmaster Smith will agree!

Don't Cry For Me, Next Door Neighbour...

Tubthumping, the ultimate one-hit wonder (although the band's been around for years):

Does Islam Suck?

Via David Swindle:

Sharia Compliant

Via No Sheeples Here!

Increasing Youth Participation in Politics

During classes this semester I've been asking students if they voted in the June primary. The response hasn't been overwhelming. That's one more reason I enjoy listening to young people like this gentleman:

Cultural Sensitivity Training for the Classroom

Look, I teach assimilation and the American political culture. We've got loads of multicultural curriculum in the classrooms. What we don't need is the radical reconquista agenda (combined with the new black nationalism that screams F*** YOU CRACKER!).

But hardline anti-assimilation groups keep escalating the agitation, and educational bureaucracies keep caving:

Lindsay Lohan Celebrity Rule 5

The paparazzi are in heaven now that Lindsay Lohan's out of rehab.

American Perspective should be working on some fabulous Rule 5 material, and Linkmaster Smith will round it all up:

Victory is the Only Option

I love this!

From the House GOP Conference:

While President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to seek credit for "ending the combat mission" in Iraq, this video praises the contributions of our troops for helping bring greater stability and security there -- significant progress that was only made possible through a surge strategy most Democrats like the President and Vice President opposed. As the drawdown of troops in Iraq continues, House Republicans are grateful to all the men and women in uniform, as well as their families, for the courage and sacrifices they have made, and continue to make, to advance freedom abroad and strengthen our security here at home.

Anna Maria Louisa Italiano!

Man, that is a hot name!

Anne Bancroft's given name before changing it for assimilation purposes. See New York Times, "New Life in U.S. No Longer Means New Name."

And enjoy Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman in a pre-affair scene from 'The Graduate'.

Now that's gotta be the topper for this weekend's Rule 5 production!

What d'ya say friends??!!

Pathetic GDP Report Signals Death Knell for Hopenchange-Onomics

At LAT (via Memeorandum):

The widening consensus that the U.S. economy has slowed to a crawl will be hammered home Friday with the government's expected announcement that the nation's second-quarter growth was far more anemic than previously estimated.

Many economists believe the Commerce Department will revise its estimate of growth in gross domestic product to 1.3% or lower, down from 2.4% — a dismal performance, especially as the country struggles to rebound from recession.

A bad GDP number would cap a week's worth of troubling developments in the housing and financial markets, and ratchet up the pressure on President Obama and congressional Democrats heading into November's midterm elections.

But just as there is widespread agreement that the economy is faltering, there is also a sense that the federal government is running out of options to rebuild momentum.

"Housing is in the tank. Confidence is going down. The stock market is going down. It's hard to imagine how consumers will spend," said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at Cal State Channel Islands and former chief economist for Wells Fargo.

He put the probability that economic growth will slide back into negative territory — a double-dip recession — at "40% and going up."

On Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average closed below the 10,000 benchmark on the heels of worrisome new economic reports.

The government said that while initial unemployment claims last week dipped to to 473,000, from 504,000 the week before, the four-week average still reached its highest point since November. Unemployment was at 9.5% nationally in July and higher in many states, including 14.3% in Nevada, 13.1% in Michigan and 12.3% in California.

And a mortgage trade group said that, while foreclosures overall continued to ebb, more homeowners fell behind on their payments — the second straight quarter in which that has happened. With unemployment still stubbornly high, the data suggest that foreclosures could soon ramp up again.

Those reports followed news earlier in the week that home sales had fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade, despite mortgage interest rates that are at their lowest levels in nearly 40 years.

"All the indicators at the moment are pointing in the wrong direction," said Bart van Ark, chief economist for the Conference Board, a business research group.

See also Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, "The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy."

Hotter than Hot Air

Robert Spencer reports on the fast growing readership at Jihad Watch:

The rise in readership here at Jihad Watch indicates that there is growing dissatisfaction among the American people about the quality of reporting they're getting on jihad issues from mainstream media sources. When Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews feature a spokesman for a Hamas-linked Muslim Brotherhood front group, without notifying their viewers about the unsavory ties of the spokesman they're featuring, and when they allow that spokesman to defame Americans who are trying to defend Constitutional freedoms and generally accepted principles of human rights, more and more people are realizing that these people are not journalists, but propagandists, and propagandists of the worst sort.

So they are turning away, in droves. And they are coming here, where the truth is told, fully and honestly and without obfuscation. With over three million unique visitors and counting, August 2010 has been our biggest month ever -- topping last month, which was our biggest month ever up to that point.

Maybe the new book had something to do with it as well.

Suhail Khan, Islamist and Terror-Enabler, Attacks Mosque Opponents as Insane Muslim Haters

Below is Suhail Khan appearing on radical leftist Rachel Maddow's show. He smears Pamela Geller, along with Frank Gaffney, Steve Emerson, and Robert Spencer, as "misfit anti-Muslim haters who couldn't make it in mainstream politics." Okay, sure. Perhaps folks might be interested in knowing that Khan's a jihadi-enabler whose father brought Ayman Al-Zawahiri to the United States to raise money for al Qaeda (recall that Zawahiri, along with Osama Bin Laden, issued a fatwa in 1998 urging Muslims to murder Americans as their Islamic duty). The guy's apparently spent most of his life attempting to break away from his family's jihadi background. But according to Gaffney, Khan still remains "a featured speaker at MSA, ISNA and CAIR events, as well as those of other problematic groups, including the California-based Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Islamic Institute." (Naturally, Charles "Bigotry and Hatred" Johnson is posting this clip as "evidence" of how evil are mosque opponents --- and as usual, it's all smears and distortions and no engagement with the actual issues).

See also Pamela's essay, "Grover Norquist's Jihad."

Revving Up Weekend Rule 5 — Courtney Friel Expecting Edition!

The lovely Courtney Friel is having a baby!

I love conservative women, and Sir Smitty does too!

But as always, check out MAinfo for some additionally wholesome offerings.

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* Another Black Conservative.

* Astute Bloggers (Honorary).

* Blazing Cat Fur.

* Bob Belvedere.

* Cold Fury.

* Classical Liberal.

* Daley Gator.

* Left Coast Rebel.

* Mind Numbed Robot.

* Not a Sheep.

* Paco Enterprises.

* Panhandle Perspective.

* Political Byline.

* POWIP.

* Proof Positive.

* The Other McCain.

* Reaganite Republican (Honorary).

* Right Klik (Honorary).

* Saberpoint (Honorary).

* Serr8d (Honorary).

* Snooper's Report (Honorary).

* Stormbringer.

* Theo Spark.

* TrogloPundit.

* Washington Rebel.

* WyBlog.

BONUS: Don't forget Instapundit.

And drop your link in the comments to be added to the weekly roundups!

VIDEO: Michelle Malkin Slams Progressives on Muslim Cabbie Attack — Heads Explode at 'Think Progress'

I caught Michelle on Fox & Friends this morning. Awesome commentary on the radical leftists who couldn't leap fast enough at the chance to smear the "evil" right-wing for the attack on the cabbie.

She's also got a post up, "Left: The NYC Muslim cabbie stabbing was right-wing ISLAMOPHOBIA!…oh, wait a minute…"

And apparently Michelle's struck a nerve. Think Progress is all up in arms, to say nothing of the vile commenters there. The second and third set of comments begin at #37 and #49:

1. eyeswideopen1 says:

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   Petty doesn’t begin to describe this little food fight you guys are having with Faux. Who gives a flying f**k what commenters post.

   The nutjobs on the right wing sites say things 10 times as bad!

   August 26th, 2010 at 10:50 am

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   Malkin Indicts TP For Our Commenters, But Disclaims ‘All Liability’ From Her Own Blog’s Comments

   – - Wingnuts aren’t very clear on the concept of free speech rights. I’m sure Malkin approves of the racist and bigoted troll comments though.

   August 26th, 2010 at 10:54 am

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   malkin, the hypocritical hate spewing anchor baby dares to call out anyone jumping to conclusions. She’s pathetic.

   August 26th, 2010 at 10:54 am

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   Malkin;
   find a teabagger, and teabag him liberally.

   August 26th, 2010 at 10:54 am

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1. Creeping Death says:

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   So some right wing wacko finds out a cab driver is Muslim, so he slashes the cab drivers throat and in Malkin’s twisted little mind the real story is the commentary at a progressive web site?

   What if a left wing wacko who happened to be a Muslim found out a cab driver was a Christian and slashed his throat, would Malkin than say that the real story is the commentary at a conservative web site?

   Folks, if Malkin’s comment doesn’t show you where this country is heading, if the republicans get back in charge, nothing will.

   I am actually shocked by her moronic commentary.

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:13 am

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   Malkin Indicts TP For Our Commenters, But Disclaims ‘All Liability’ From Her Own Blog’s Comments
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   Sure several of us (myself included jumped to conclusions) but considering the rhetoric from Malkin’s side it was a very easy thing to do.

   Though I find it pathetic that she chooses to nitpick our comments and ignores stuff like this on her own blog. This is from the article that TP linked to:

   On August 25th, 2010 at 5:51 pm, Flyoverman said:
   If they build it there will be blood.

   [T]he bilge spewing commenters at ThinkProgress immediately indicted Newt Gingrich, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and yes, right here it says, “Thanks Fox.”
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   I do believe Limbaugh, Beck and Gingrich we’re only mentioned by maybe three of the regulars, so thanks for pointing that out and it’s sad that you chose to ignore both the serious posters who were condemning the irrational bigotry coming from your side as well as the bigotry coming from pseudo-conservative trolls who were using terms like “muzz” to paint all Muslims as extremists.

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:13 am

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   Malkin somehow misses the real point: Fox, Limbaugh, Beck, Palin, etc. actually ARE inciting hatred towards Muslims (& others)with inflamed rhetoric, lies, exaggerations, & personal attacks. They deserve to be called on it. This is their/her way of absolving themselves of ALL responsibility for the hatred & racism & violence they promote. All their vicious lies & smears are recorded, but still they deny, deny, deny. And, of course, attack others who mention it.

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:14 am

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   Hey Michelle,

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   August 26th, 2010 at 11:23 am

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   I do not own my own comments and I expressly disclaim any and all liability that may result from them. By commenting on my site, I do not agree that I will retain all ownership rights in what I post here and that I will relieve myself from any and all liability that may result from those postings.

   New conmmenting policy for the right wing.

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:23 am

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3. Leaving aside her lack of decency and hypocrisy on the issue of comments on her blog, how can she look into the camera and say that the aggressive rhetoric the Right has been putting on the news over the NYC Mosque story had nothing to do with this? I mean, when you continually use incendiary rhetoric and someone finally starts a fire, how can you feel shocked when people connect the dots?

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:25 am

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   I swear I have crossed paths with MM while living and working in Pattaya, Thailand a few years ago, if you know what I mean?

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:28 am

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   So, she gets twitchy when the chickens of their hatemongering start coming home to roost, mmmm?

   Pass the bilge, TP, and keep it coming. It’s one of the best ways we have for human decency to prevail in this poor, whipsawed country. We can do it… when push comes to shove, THERE ARE STILL A LOT MORE OF US THAN OF THEM!

   We just have to stop bickering, or feeling sorry for ourselves because our pet idea has been bypassed or not fully implemented, or becoming so sickened by the whole mess that we disassociate. We have to stay alert, and to prevail, unless we want to wake up some morning in THEIR world…

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:28 am

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   Hi Michelle, Do you know what your fans do while they watch you on their computers? They turn down the sound, dim the lights, and tug on their pimple covered puds until their moans attracts the attention of their mothers.

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:32 am

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   does malkin understand that many of the people she is appeasing dont think she should be an american citizen?

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:32 am

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   So much hate in such a tiny package. Very ugly, indeed.

   August 26th, 2010 at 11:33 am

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    Definition: malkin
    1. an untidy woman; slattern.
    2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.

    August 26th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

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    Piss off , Michelle Mentalcase , you stupid little chipmunk ….

    August 26th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

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    What all the knowledgeable people said…

    August 26th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

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    It is gratifying that TP angers Malkin. Let’s keep up the good work and see who else at Fox we can annoy. If we are lucky it will be Beck.

    August 26th, 2010 at 12:58 pm

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    I would add to my comments that we should be more judicious in our posts so that Malkin cannot point to shrill comments and name calling on the blog. Otherwise it is easy to characterize TP by the worst posts.

    August 26th, 2010 at 1:23 pm

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    Malkin is another copy of Ann Coulter.

    They both make their living attacking others, and write worthless books.

    Malkin is a hate writing specialist, just like Coulter.

    I remember when Malkin accused Rachael Ray two years ago of being a Palestinians sympathizer ,and went further to suggest that Rachael is a terrorist sympathizer for wearing a Kaufya scar.

    Something toursits buy when they go to the Middle East as a souvenir,and can be bought in many Middle Eastern shops in America.

    Instead of blaming the existing Muslims hate euphoria which started by exreme Right wing elements,she instead blaming TP commenters.

    The attack on Cab driver in city of NY was a result of relentless attacks on Muslims for over two months supported by networks like Fox and others,and by racist politicians like Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin who were fueling hate.

    If Malkin and her Fox network buddies cannot see the link between their hate, racism selling, and the attack on cab driver, then something indeed is wrong with their thinking.

    I don’t care if the attacker is Tea Party member or not..but I know that he was motivated by the climate created by the people Malkin is defending like Gingrich,Limbuagh and yes Fox.

    Fox might not have told this guy to go and attack the driver, but Fox has been telling people nationwide for months that by allowing Muslims to build their center you are allowing them to take over your country,not to forget all the scare about Sharia law and rewarding Bin Ladin…etc..etc.
    Gingrich said using Cordoba’s name symbolizes conquesring of this country.

    Malkin is trying to look innocent,but we got here by the words and work of these hate-mongers,who are trying to deflect accusations of having their hands full of all of this hate-mongering campaign against Mulsims.

    August 26th, 2010 at 1:26 pm

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    I would add to my comments that we should be more judicious in our posts so that Malkin cannot point to shrill comments and name calling on the blog. Otherwise it is easy to characterize TP by the worst posts.

    Exactly. Great comment, pags 2.

    August 26th, 2010 at 1:30 pm

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    August 26th, 2010 at 1:41 pm

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    You don’t believe the inflated rhetoric of the right on this issue contributed to this attack?
    Okay, I do…
    Take a gander at this:
    http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201008110007

    Thoughts? Why is Michelle pushing a falsehood?

    August 26th, 2010 at 1:47 pm

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    Oh, and hey, Michelle? If you’re reading this, you can kiss my progressive lefty ASS.

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    August 26th, 2010 at 3:14 pm

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    August 26th, 2010 at 3:30 pm

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    Hey Michelle, you ugly, self-hating Filipina, kiss my brown a$$.

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    This actually does a disservice and is disrespectful of all the working girls and ho’s who were around Subic Bay/Cubi Point and Clark. They were at least honest about what they were doing and what they were there for, while Malkin seems to have come down on the side of being the worst kind of American – some kind of bigoted, mean-spirited twerp.

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Rev. Walter Fauntroy Attacks Tea Parties as KKK

At ABC News, "Tea Party Spells KKK, Rights Leader Says: Black Leaders Outraged Over 'Restoring Honor' Rally" (via Memeorandum):

A civil rights activist and former congressman equated the Tea Party with the Ku Klux Klan today as he blasted a conservative rally planned in Washington, D.C., this weekend.

The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, the non-voting delegate who represented the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1991, called on African-Americans to organize a "new coalition of conscience" to rebut the rally scheduled for Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial featuring Fox News pundit Glenn Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

"We are going to take on the barbarism of war, the decadence of racism, and the scourge of poverty, that the Ku Klux -- I meant to say the Tea Party," Fauntroy told a news conference today at the National Press Club. "You all forgive me, but I -- you have to use them interchangeably."

The NAACP has been an organization searching for relevance throughout the post-civil rights era. This latest "tea party racism" smear just further destroys whatever credibility the organization has left. You just cannot make unhinged allegations like this and think that rational, well-meaning Americans are going to take you seriously. The MFM will, of course, and this stuff will get wild traction across the leftosphere, but it's sick. At the clip, be sure to pay attention to David Webb of Tea Party 365. His words reflect the outrage at whatever shows of bigotry we have seen, examples that are always repudiated on the spot and the perpetrators banned from participation at tea party functions. The press just doesn't report all of this, and the racial-grievance industry only shines its beam on extremist freaks while attempting to tar millions of Americans as white supremacists.

Amazing, but I thought we already put these smears to bed.

The Left's Eliminationist Narrative

After yesterday's smackdown, Charles Johnson is doing Olympian twists and turns (safe link) to try to salvage his "right-wing bigotry and hatred" slander regarding the New York cabdriver attack. To see people like this is to witness those who inhabit another world apart from reality. It's a world that Melanie Phillips explained in The World Turned Upside Down. No truth can break them from the grips of their hatred, and those who deviate from the narrative are not just repudiated, but hounded --- even beaten --- into silence and subjugation. That's why leftists get along so well with jihadis. Their goals of ideological domination are one and the same.

William Jacobson has an awesome post on this, "Another Failed Eliminationist Narrative" (via Glenn Reynolds):

Bill Sparkman. Amy Bishop. The Fort Hood Shooter. The IRS Plane Crasher. The Pentagon Shooter.

People who had nothing to do with each other in the real world. In the blogosphere, each of these people was linked by a macabre desire by the left-wing blogosphere to find a crime which fit a narrative of right wing violence inspired by talk radio, Fox News, "wingnut" bloggers, and Tea Partiers.

It's the narrative pushed by Dave Neiwart of Crooks and Liars about an "eliminationist" radical right. You could say that Neiwart fancies himself the new Richard Hofstadter, and "eliminationist" is the new "paranoid style" in American politics.

In each case, the facts did not fit the narrative. But the narrative was pushed anyway.

Add the Anti-Muslim Cabbie Stabber to the list. That person is Michael Enright.

The narrative which exploded immediately in the left-wing blogosphere was that right-wing incitement related to the Corboda Mosque and Islamic Center incited Engright to stab a Muslim cab driver, after questioning the driver as to his faith. Here is a taste of the initial reaction from leading blogs ...

Check the rest of William's post for all the usual suspects.

And don't miss Michelle Malkin's entry as well, "Left: The NYC Muslim cabbie stabbing was right-wing ISLAMOPHOBIA!…oh, wait a minute…" Michelle links to a classic example from the Village Voice: "Was the Muslim Cab Driver Slashing the First “Ground Zero Mosque."

This is par for the course. Fortunately though the slanders are being debunked and their perpetrators repudiated. The November election's going to start the process of removing these freaks from power. It may well take a couple of elections, but radical leftists have badly overreached and their attempts to keep power at all costs have become increasingly extreme, even dangerous. But don't rest, friends. They're on the run and we're going to keep the pressure on. Evil will prevail only in the absence of countervailing moral power. Keep your head in the game and your eyes on the ball. But most of all get in the arena if you're on the sidelines, and give no quarter. The battle is enjoined!

Ottawa Terror Plot Reportedly Linked to Al Qaeda

At National Post, "Canadian Muslim Leaders Shocked [Shocked!] at Ottawa Arrests":

Canadian Muslim leaders were variously stunned, outraged and wary at news from Ottawa on Wednesday that the RCMP had broken up an alleged terrorism cell with suspected links to al-Qaeda.

Few details were released about the people rounded up in the bust, but they are suspected of planning a terrorist attack in the country, and authorities anticipate more arrests.

“It’s sad to hear such news. It’s disturbing,” said Imam Habeeb Alli, secretary of the Canadian Council of Imams. “It’s very disturbing, and I hope the proper wheels of justice will be set in motion to ensure we get to the bottom of the story.”

The Muslim Canadian Congress expressed “shock” at the developments, but also commended RCMP for the operation.

“Thank God these men were stopped before they could carry out their alleged plot,” said vice-president Salma Siddiqui.

The organization warned, however, that until Canada’s Muslim leadership unequivocally denounces the doctrine of armed jihad, Wednesday's terrorism arrests will not be the last. Radical figures are becoming “heroes,” Ms. Siddiqui said, and leaders in the Muslim community have a duty to diminish them.

“It’s more of an anger and a frustration,” she said of her reaction to Wednesday's arrests, “because it shouldn’t happen. This has got to stop.”

The Ottawa case is considered the most significant counterterrorism operation in Canada since the 2006 Toronto 18 arrests, which saw a group of young men rounded up for plotting to storm Parliament and decimate blocks of downtown Toronto with powerful truck bombs.

Yes! Yes!

The "moderates" denounce the terror! Well, between that and defending sharia law. Canada's got it going on with the "moderate" Muslim thingy as well.

See Blazing Cat Fur for more.

Morning News Updates

Don't miss Melissa Clouthier's morning roundup, "A Round-Up of News to Make Your Blood Boil":

... for some reason, this story irritates me the worst. The moderates, independents, libertarians, RINOs, and trend-followers (but I repeat myself) who voted for Barack Obama are wiggling around like live bugs pinned to card-board. The latest entre is from someone I respect, but her latest post is really hard to take. Megan McArdle absolves President Obama saying, essentially, that there's nothing he can do or could have done to help the economy. Au contraire. Nothing is something he could have done and would have better than what he did do.

Instead, the great meddler, the Man Who Knows Everything, well, he's made everything worse. And it is going to get worse. You do not rape the private sector, leaving her terrified and shivering in the corner, and expect her to enjoy the company of men again and start cranking out babies any time soon. The private sector is paralyzed. They see taxation looming and cower. They see huge new commitments to workers and tremble. And that was the President's doing. His. And the leftist loons in Congress. But hey, credit where credit is due.

Say it with me lefties and weak middle of the roaders: It's Obama's Fault. Get used to it, because his actions are going to harm us for a long time.

Check also Ed Driscoll, "‘The Night the Media Took it on the Chin’."

And of course, I'll be on the lookout for the slightest inking of remorse regarding the left's rush to judgment on the New York cabbie attack.

The Left's Culture of Hate

From Dennis Prager, at FrontPage Magazine:

I recently wrote about leftists’ hatred for conservatives as people, not merely for conservative ideas. Demonization of opponents is a fundamental characteristic of the left. It is not merely tactical; they believe people on the right are bad. (Here’s a test: Ask someone on the left if active support of California Proposition 8 — retaining the man-woman definition of marriage — was an act of hate.)

A related defining characteristic of the left is the ascribing of nefarious motives to conservatives. For the left, a dismissal of conservatives’ motives is as important as is dismissal of the conservatives as people. It is close to impossible for almost anyone on the left — and I mean the elite left, not merely left-wing blogs — to say “There are good people on both of sides of this issue.” From Karl Marx to Frank Rich of The New York Times, this has always been the case.

In the left’s worldview, conservative opponents of affirmative action cannot be driven by concern for blacks — opposition is animated by racists; conservative opponents of illegal immigration are animated by racism and xenophobia; opposition to abortion is a function of sexism; President Bush went to war for oil and American imperialism; and conservative supporters of retaining man-woman marriage hate gays.

This is not true of elite conservatives. Leading conservative columnists, leading Republicans, etc., rarely depict liberals as motivated by evil. Conservatives can say “There are good people on both sides of the issue” because we actually believe it.

More at the link.

And I might add that while "liberals" may indeed be good people, I can't say the same about leftists. They simply aren't good, so always make that distinction when speaking about folks who may be Democrat and liberal and folks who may be Democrat and leftist. The latter are enemies, and I mean that will all of my being. And unfortunately, there aren't that many true liberals around on the left any more, so we've got our work cut out for us.

G-Pal, Pay-Pal — No Pals?

I recently sent an old-fashioned check to a fellow blogger who's facing a round of serious underemployment. Folks were hitting his tip jar, to much appreciation. But I asked for a land address so I could write a check. I don't use these financial transaction websites. I don't solicit tips here, for one thing, and I don't need to sign up for another website that I don't trust. (R.S. McCain vouches for Pay-Pal, but I've heard differently — remember Pamela Geller's recent experience.)

In any case, here's an interesting testimonial on G-Pal, which is apparently friendly to gun owners (via Instapundit):

I am irritated that gPal did not notify me in advance of this known issue. If gPal was having problems transferring money, it should have been noted on the website so that people attempting to transfer funds would have been aware of the possible delay and made arrangements if the delay was unacceptable. While I cannot be 100% sure this was the case, it would appear that I only received the notification that funds were delayed because I complained. Then, when I asked for a check, again I was left in the dark that it could be weeks before it was cut due to the volume and only received it when I did because I managed to suffer through horrific, on-hold music and a voice that told me every 10 seconds how important my call was and that the wait time is now greater than it was a minute ago.

At this point and time, I cannot recommend gPal for transactions. I am not implying that they are shady, but I do get the distinct impression that they are not capable of performing the job you expect them to. Again, this is my opinion based on my single transaction with them and is not intended to claim this is what happens to everyone. Your mileage, of course, may vary.

Close Encounters of the Man-Eating Kind

My 9 year-old son was digging this viddy:

Cultural Suicide and Choosing to Live Again

From Melissa Clouthier, at Right Wing News:

I hope Americans change their hearts and see the goodness and the possibility again. I hope they live life and abundantly. I hope they renew themselves and choose life over death. The world needs a happy, good, loving America. Leave self-loathing and cultural suicide to the Europeans.

The link there goes to Elizabeth Scalia, "Hating Ourselves to Death."

And take your time.

Probing the Ground Zero Money Trail

An awesome clip:

Another 'Moderate' Ground Zero Mosque Supporter Can't Bring Himself to Call Hamas a Terrorist Organization

I don't know, but my guess is that Victory Mosque supporters aren't thinking too carefully about their viewpoints. Scroll forward to about 3:20 minutes at the clip. That's Imam Dawoud Kringle debating Andrew McCarthy on Fox Business Channel. Imam Kringle twists and turns when David Asman asks him if "Hamas is a terrorist organization?" All folks have to do is check the Hamas Charter to understand the goals of these fanatics. The tide is turning against the leftist-Islamist alliance. Imam Rauf and Daisy Khan have been exposed and their backers debunked and repudiated. Most of all the despicable JournoList national media has once again disgraced itself. We no longer have even a shred of an objective press today in the United States. Where one finds decent, fact-based reporting, free of bias, that's something to hold up to kudos and emulation. But we have to keep up with the fight. The tide is turning.

Tea Party Group Hit With Death Threats

At U.S. News:

One of Washington's principal supporters of the Tea Party movement, former GOP Majority Leader Dick Armey's FreedomWorks, has been receiving death threats and profanity-laced phone calls as it gets involved in the fall elections. The number and intensity have reached such heights that the organization is leaving its downtown location near the FBI and moving to a high-security building near the U.S. Capitol.

"FreedomWorks and Dick Armey receive dozens of threatening and harassing calls and E-mails each day. Many imply violence and use of weapons," spokesman Adam Brandon tells Whispers. "As we get closer to the election we expect the harassment to increase."

He says that FreedomWorks will hire additional security, meaning less money for its election-eve, get-out-the-vote, or GOTV, campaign. "Unfortunately, we may have to use resources for security guards that we would rather use for GOTV," he said.

And will more of the MFM report this? I mean, seriously, everybody's freakin' out, and perhaps, just maybe, the damned press will actually start reporting some of the extremism on the Democratic-left. (More freakage at Politico, "Democrats privately fear House prospects worsening," via Memeorandum.)