“Israel must be wiped off the map,” Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said it himself. He has denied the Holocaust, and his actions are motivated by a dangerous apocalyptic view of Islam. Meanwhile, Islamic extremists are in hot pursuit of nuclearweapons as they stand as gatekeepers to the Persian Gulf oil flow. Closer to home, President Bush has stated that the greatest threat to America is nuclearterrorism.
So when do we stop with the appeasement and get this regime out of there? We don’t need to go to war with them necessarily but the leaders of Iran have got to go.
David Horowitz was one of the founders of the New Left in the 1960s and the editor of its most influential magazine, Ramparts. He is the author, with Peter Collier, of a number of bestselling dynastic biographies on the Rockefellers, the Kennedys, the Fords, and the Roosevelts. With Collier he also wrote Destructive Generation (1989), a chronicle of their break with the 1960s Left, that has been compared to Whittaker Chambers’ Witness and other classic works documenting a break from totalitarianism.
Among Horowitz’s more recent books are: Radical Son (1996), a memoir tracing his odyssey from “red-diaper baby” to conservative activist that George Gilder described as “the first great autobiography of his generation”; Uncivil Wars (2002), which chronicles his crusade against intolerance and racial McCarthyism on college campuses; Left Illusions (2003), a one-volume course on the history of our time from the Cold War to the war on terror; Unholy Alliance (2004), which examines the pact between radical Islam and the American Left; and The Professors: the 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (2006), which reveals a shocking and perverse culture of academics who are poisoning the minds of today’s college students. Horowitz is also the author of The Politics of Bad Faith, How to Beat the Democrats, and The Art of Political War. The latter was described by White House political strategist Karl Rove as “the perfect guide to winning on the political battlefield.” Continue reading ‘David Horowitz - Turning the University Around’
Unless you’ve been sleeping or more likely simply had something better to do, you’ve most likely seen a news story or blog post about the plane loosing an engine during take off. No? Well don’t worry, I shall explain it in a nutshell:
A Nationwide AirlinesBoeing 737 takes of in South Africa only to have it’s right engine fall off moments later. The plane lands safely and hours later the blogs suddenly have something to write about. But that’s all new news, I’m writing about old news here. Some of it very old in fact.
Let’s start with the rather eventful year 1953. In which Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and later dies, Ohio is admitted to the Union and on March 19th and The LA Times reports that a jet Bomber lands safely after an engine fell off.
Who would have thought that communism or communists could be dangerous? Apparently, communists are a choking hazard, contain small parts, and are not recommended for children under three years old. This is according to the warnings on the Create a Commie. I think it’s good advice but I would up the age a little to about, oh let’s say 150 years or so.
Several famous Commies are printed on the package, such as Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Karl Marx, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Leon Trotsky. Feel free to create your own Portrait of Hillary Clinton.
Apparently the benevolent government of the People’s Republic of China have the best interests of their citizens in mind when banning such things as websites and blogs. We really would not want to corrupt the minds of the Chinese with something as dangerous as though, free will, critical thinking or opinion.
Or maybe it is the capitalism that we must protect them from. Money is evil and it will corrupt their minds as well.
Whatever the case, I can’t consider the Chinese to be part of my Audience because the Great FireWall of China has stopped my blog’s electrons cold in their path to the workers Communist Paradise.
Seems like someone is always trying to convince me that the United States is the cause of every single war or conflict throughout history. More specifically, that President Bush is the man personally responsible for everything even remotely related to war. Of course even attempting to refute any such claim results in a slew of insults and claims of Jingoism.
I’m no historian, however, it seems obvious (to me at least) that war predates the existence of the President Bush and even the United States. The first instance of war I know of is the Border War between Umma and Lagash in 2500 BC which was a few thousand years before American Revolutionary War from 1775-1783. This does not stop people from making such unqualified statements as “America is the most violent country in history” or “No nation has ever invaded as many countries or killed as many people as the U.S.” and no one can ever provide any evidence of this.
Every American has the right and (in my opinion) responsibility to stand up for what they believe in. It is possible and even very effective to disagree with American foreign policy without lies and misrepresentation.
After several weeks and dozens of hours of research I have found that this is going to consume much more time than I anticipated. Therefore, this is and will remain for sometime, a work in progress. I’ve decided to go ahead and publish it while I’m working on it as the majority of what I have left is either aesthetic or just filling in the blanks. I’ve been as impartial and thorough as possible, if you find any errors or omissions of fact, leave a comment (with sources or references if possible) and I will research & correct it. Casualty counts are often disputed, approximated and/or unknown. The most reliable statistics are listed where available. Ongoing conflicts will most likely end up in higher casualty counts, those posted are current as of October 2007.
Prehistory—1000BC
ca. 2500—2450 BC Border wars between Umma and Lagash
Proving once again that environmental hysteria knows no bounds, hundreds of morons sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide. Oh yes, hundreds of hydrophilic humans signed a petition to ban the common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life and covers 71% of the Earth’s surface. You’ve probably figured out we’re talking about water here, not some insanely dangerous chemical that makes your internal organs dissolve. So why would they do such a thing? Simple, because they are uninformed morons who will jump at the chance to climb onto any bandwagon that sounds like a good cause.
Water, aqua, dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO), hydrate, hydric acid, hydrogen hydroxide, hydrohydroxic acid, hydroxic acid, hydroxilic acid, hydroxylic acid, oxidane, or even ?-oxido dihydrogen - Call it what you want, I’m sure we can all agree that without it we would be in serious trouble. It would be more understandable if one of the more obscure terms sere used, such as “Will you sign this petition to ban hydroxylic acid?” or Will you sign to ban oxidane?” Even then I would expect intelligent people who are protesting issues in an attempt to change global policies to at least ask some questions. If you don’t know what it is why not ask?
I recently posted a couple of videos on YouTube of our national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. I did this because Howard Zinn wrote an article calling for the relinquishment of patriotism. The files are available if you wish to download them.
There are two versions available, both are in MPEG 4 format which should work on most modern computers and operating systems.
Michael Moore and his fans hate it. Howard Zinn would cringe when it is performed and demand I throw out my flags. I am proud of it. If you’re proud of it, pass it along to a friend.
Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, by British ships in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812.
On September 3, 1814, Key and John S. Skinner, an American prisoner-exchange agent, set sail from Baltimore aboard the sloop HMS Minden flying a flag of truce on a mission approved by U.S. President James Madison. Their objective was to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, the elderly and popular town physician of Upper Marlboro, a friend of Key’s who had been captured in his home. Beanes was accused of aiding in the arrest of British soldiers. Key and Skinner boarded the British flagship, HMS Tonnant, on 7 September and spoke with Major General Robert Ross and Admiral Alexander Cochrane over dinner, while they discussed war plans. At first, Ross and Cochrane refused to release Beanes, but relented after Key and Skinner showed them letters written by wounded British prisoners praising Beanes and other Americans for their kind treatment.
Because Key and Skinner had heard details of the plans for the attack on Baltimore, they were held captive until after the battle, first aboard HMS Surprise, and later back on Minden. After the bombardment, certain British gunboats attempted to slip past the fort and effect a landing in a cove to the west of it, but they were turned away by fire from nearby Fort Covington, the city’s last line of defense. During the rainy night, Key had witnessed the bombardment and observed that the fort’s smaller “storm flag” continued to fly, but once the shelling had stopped, he would not know how the battle had turned out until dawn. By then, the storm flag had been lowered, and the larger flag had been raised.
Key was inspired by the American victory and the sight of the large American flag flying triumphantly above the fort. This flag, with fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, came to be known as the Star Spangled Banner Flag and is today on display in the National Museum of American History, a treasure of the Smithsonian Institution. It was restored in 1914 by Amelia Fowler, and again in 1998 as part of an ongoing conservation program.
Aboard the ship the next day, Key wrote a poem on the back of a letter he had kept in his pocket. At twilight on 16 September, he and Skinner were released in Baltimore. He finished the poem at the Indian Queen Hotel, where he was staying, and he entitled it “Defense of Fort McHenry.”
Key gave the poem to his brother-in-law, Judge Joseph H. Nicholson. Nicholson saw that the words fit the popular melody “To Anacreon in Heaven”, an old British drinking song from the mid-1760s, composed in London by John Stafford Smith. Nicholson took the poem to a printer in Baltimore, who anonymously printed broadside copies of it—the song’s first known printing—on 17 September; of these, two known copies survive.
On 20 September, both the Baltimore Patriot and The American printed the song, with the note “Tune: Anacreon in Heaven”. The song quickly became popular, with seventeen newspapers from Georgia to New Hampshire printing it. Soon after, Thomas Carr of the Carr Music Store in Baltimore published the words and music together under the title “The Star-Spangled Banner”, although it was originally called “Defense of Fort McHenry.” The song’s popularity increased, and its first public performance took place in October, when Baltimore actor Ferdinand Durang sang it at Captain McCauley’s tavern.
The song gained popularity throughout the nineteenth century and bands played it during public events, such as July 4 celebrations. On 27 July 1889, Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy signed General Order #374, making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official tune to be played at the raising of the flag.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson ordered that “The Star-Spangled Banner” be played at military and other appropriate occasions. Although the playing of the song two years later during the seventh-inning stretch of the 1918 World Series is often noted as the first instance that the Anthem was played at a baseball game, evidence shows that the “Star-Spangled Banner” was performed as early as 1897 at Opening Day ceremonies in Philadelphia and then more regularly at the Polo Grounds in New York City beginning in 1898. Today, the anthem is performed before the first pitch at every game.
On 3 November 1929, Robert Ripley drew a panel in his syndicated cartoon, Ripley’s Believe it or Not!, saying “Believe It or Not, America has no national anthem.” In 1931, John Philip Sousa published his opinion in favor, stating that “it is the spirit of the music that inspires” as much as it is Key’s “soul-stirring” words. By a law signed on 3 March 1931 by President Herbert Hoover, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was adopted as the national anthem of the United States.
After watching the movie Loose Change 2nd edition I was angry, very angry. Not angry at my government as the filmmakers had intended but angry at the filmmakers themselves. I found so many lies in this film that i do not even bother to try and keep count. Oh yes, lies in a “9/11 Truth Movement” film. I could hardly believe it! They call themselves the 9/11 Truth Movement, however, I have yet to see any real evidence of what they claim let alone the “Truth” they so often and adamantly speak of.
After calming down a little bit I went to over the Loose Change official forums and registered so I could post a few questions. The forum moderators state they are an open and fair forum even for those who dissent against them. I posted my questions and challenges then returned the next day to see if there had been any response.
There was indeed a response. My post thread had been deleted and my posting privileges revoked! This was infuriating and satisfying at the same time.
Not really all that surprising, if you confront a conspiracy monger with disagreement they will do what ever they can to discredit you or simply shut you down if they can. In this case being their website, they simply shut me down. But not before their own users were able to see the post and it’s subsequent vanishing act…
Why is it that everytime someone comes to this site questioning the beliefs of its creators, why does there topic get deleted???
All the time i see this shit! How are we supposed to spread the truth, help these people see whats really going on if all you people do is delete there topics.
This is stupid and bias!! The people who run this site are immature, and are also just like our government. If were not with you guys were against you guys, and it seems you dont want the voices of the other parties to be heard!!!
Disgraceful ass forum!
I am continuously trying to help the people and debate with them on facts every time they come here, and all the forum Mods can think to do is delete there topic.
Indeed that is exactly what happened. The films creators would not reply to my emails either. A forum moderator posted the following regarding my deleted post and the other users remarks:
Thanks look-up. It was I who removed that thread. It wasn’t a simple statement of skepticism, it was a transparent attempt at slandering and causing trouble.
closed.
Another forum user had this to say:
No he is absolutely right! I have seen it also, whether its a response or topics. This site does it all the time.
This site doesnt let you express the other side at all.
The one
Update: 07-08-2007
The movement has attempted to bury this story on Digg, just does not seem to work though. Censorship and name calling are no way to win a debate or convince anyone you are worth listening to.
Oh how quickly Americans, particularly liberals forget. I remember Al Gore giving a speech criticizing Bush Sr. for not going to war with Iraq - now I have found the video of that speech here.
Here’s Gore in 1992, telling America that George H. W. Bush needed to rush to war in taking out Iraq’s terrorism-linked, wmd-seeking Saddam Hussein. I’m pretty sure this substantially proves that liberals will blindly follow whatever supports their preconceived ideas, i.e “I support Gore because the media says he’s smarter,” when all along they support Gore regardless. The knee-jerk reaction is to always see what supports our ideas and to downplay that which contradicts them. You can’t reason with a bigot; no matter what the issue is, you’re darned if you do and you’re darned if you don’t.
From RightLinx.com
My response to that is this collection of quotes from a few people.
Since the original post I have found this video that does a pretty good job of getting the point across.
Years before George W. Bush became our president, most prominent Democrats wanted Saddam Hussein’s head on a platter.
Now those same Democrats say that George W. lied to us and Hussein never had any WMDs, and the only reason president Bush went into Iraq was for the oil.
The next time one of these “Demon-crats”, masquerading as a politician, start spewing their Verbal Weapons of Mass Destruction; send them a copy of this web page.
“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line.” President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998
“If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program.” President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998
“Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biologicalweapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.” Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998
(Actually signed by: Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Frank R. Lautenberg, Dick Lugar, Kit Bond, Jon Kyl, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Alfonse D’Amato, Bob Kerrey, Pete V. Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara A. Mikulski.
Thomas Daschle, John Breaux, Tim Johnson, Daniel K. Inouye, Arlen Specter, James Inhofe, Strom Thurmond, Mary L. Landrieu, Wendell Ford, John F. Kerry, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Rick Santorum) ~ Malagent
“Hussein has … chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.” Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999
“There is no doubt that… Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies.”
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Joe Lieberman (D-CT), John McCain (Rino-AZ) and others, Dec. 5, 2001
“We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.”
Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002
“Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.” Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
“I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force– if necessary– to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.”
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002
“We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction.” Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002
“[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime … He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation … And now he is miscalculating America’s response to his contin ued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction … So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real …” Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003
This is a 20/20 show concerning Education in America and it’s shortcoming. As the Title Stupid In America implies, there is a problem.
The union run education monopoly has failed to educate the children in aAmerica and this is nothing short of fraud. This video is not the only source of information on the subject, however, it does an excellent job of giving a detailed overview and several examples of the system failing America’s children.
Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium.
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