August 27, 2010 – 6:27 pm
Say, where are all the “separation of church and state” weenies now? The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the public subsidy. The Democratic comptroller’s spokesman, Scott […]
August 27, 2010 – 12:30 pm
Now, if the terrorist was against building the mosque at Ground Zero, Barry and Co. would probably prosecute him in a hearbeat The Obama administration has shelved the planned prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged coordinator of the Oct. 2000 suicide attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, according to a court filing. The […]
August 27, 2010 – 9:06 am
I guess this makes all the Democrats in Chicago (Cook County voted 76% for Obama) raaaaacists, bigots, and Islamophobes. Or, maybe they are just plain “un-American”, as NYC Mayor Bloomberg says. And, by extension, that makes Obama a racist, bigot, Islamophobe, and un-American, simply because he is associated with Chicago. Anyhow: Permit Denied For Mosque […]
August 26, 2010 – 7:52 pm
Hey, you join the military, and become part of an elite unit like the 101st Airborne, expect to fight A U.S. Army soldier wants to leave the military service as a conscientious objector based on his beliefs as a Muslim, but he said he’s concerned he may be deployed to Afghanistan anyway. Pfc. Naser Abdo, […]
August 24, 2010 – 7:55 am
A subject I rarely touch on, but, this is not really about abortion, as such. The setup It’s a question that has perplexed philosophers, theologians and scientists for thousands of years. Pythagorean Greeks, early Christian church fathers, Talmudic rabbis, Sunni and Shia thinkers, Hindu brahmin and modern bioethicists have grappled with the fundamental, ultimately unknowable, […]
August 23, 2010 – 12:31 pm
Nice to see a country actually take a stand against one part of Sharia A Bangladesh court has ruled that people cannot be forced to wear skull caps, veils or other religious clothing in workplaces, schools and colleges. The ruling came after reports that a college in the north had forced students to wear veils. […]
August 22, 2010 – 9:39 am
Happy Sunday! I had every intention this morning to write about a different topic. Perhaps about illegal immigration or climate creationism. Or, about a lost blind, deaf, 3 legged dog being found. Or, how about France surrendering to driftwood? Alas, I made the mistake of typing nytimes.com in my browser bar, then clicking the “Opinion” […]
August 21, 2010 – 9:17 am
Since Dick’s op-ed piece is at the NY Times, you can easily figure out which way it’s going Real Americans, Please Stand Up Got that? With the headline, we learn that simply because you, and over 60% of the country, are exercising your 1st Amendment Right to Free Speech, you are now not a real […]
August 19, 2010 – 9:30 am
I know, you immediately thought “Bush!” Nope, sorry, it is our old, tired, brokedown and in a nursing home friend, globull warming The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has blamed the flooding in Pakistan on “global warming,†even though scientists are generally wary of linking any single or series of weather events on climate […]
August 18, 2010 – 7:17 am
Yeah, I stole the new name from Jim Treacher. But, hey, I wonder if Pelosi wants Harry Reid investigated? Wouldn’t that be a hoot? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, called for an investigation of those who are protesting the building of the Ground Zero Mosque on Tuesday. She told San Francisco’s KCBS radio: (click the […]
