Tom Hanks is a Big Douche

It’s better to keep your mouth shut and be thought an idiot than open it and remove all doubt.

In today’s example that proves the above statement we have one Tom Hanks courtesy of Time Magazine via John Nolte AKA Dirty Harry

Tom talking about his new show on HBO:

“From the outset, we wanted to make people [...]

A Bunch of Stuff

I’ve gotten behind on my postings, and it’s use-it-or-lose-it time, so here’s an info-dump for you.

It’s a Mike-a-pa-looza!

POLITICS:

The mighty Tom Veal does a good job of explaining why Obamacare ducks the real issue: the spiraling cost of health care.  (Emphasis added.)

Nothing at all in the Democrats’ plan even tries to make medical resources more abundant. [...]

Son of Hamas

This looks like a good read.

The son of one of the founders of Hamas has written a book detailing his cooperation with Israeli intelligence forces.

From the AP:

Speaking with Haaretz, Yousef said Shin Bet agents first approached him in prison in 1996 and proposed he infiltrate the upper echelons of Hamas. He did so successfully and [...]

From Paris with a severe lack of love

Video shot by my friend (and candidate for Rancho Santa Margarita City Council) Jesse Petrilla, while in Paris last year. I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of watching Jesse mature from a wet-behind-the-ears firebrand while forming the United American Committee about six years ago, into one of the most knowledgeable people on the subject of [...]

Tuesday Open Thread

Burning of the frigate USS Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor, Feb. 16, 1804 by Edward Moran

Vomit Eaters

I have been amused and sickened by the latest campaign of N.O.W. (Nat’l Organization of Weenie-haters) to smear Focus on the Family — the sponsor of the infamous Pam/Tim Tebow ad — you know the one that argues that having a child is a good thing — so he can then abuse you. Now [...]

And The Problem Here Is???

Age progressed photo of Osama bin Laden and modern day photo of some Spanish idiot

(If you can not tell the difference, you may want to consider Lasik sooner rather than later)

Apparently the best way for a terrorist to sneak into the United States is to disguise himself as Osama [...]

This Just In!

A public school teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney General Eric Holder said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra [...]

Radio Free Threedonia 2.3 — A whole 2 hours?!?!

OK, we still had some sound glitches, but we indeed ran a full 120 minutes with no major stalls or even a few minutes of silence. In our first interview-less show in God knows how long, and ably produced and piloted by Young Gun Conservative’s Kender “Patriot Missile” MacGowan, Rich, Floyd and I, along with [...]

Re: Firebombs in Malaysia, I think you’ve got it wrong, Rich.

Rich, I think it’s more than a radical element within the faith. This ebbs and flows throughout history in direct proportion to how much power Islam has within a country, or the world.

Mohammed (and his twin, Muhammed) was a religious leader AND a political leader. He led the citizens of Mecca for decades, and he [...]

Fire Bombs In Malaysia

Adherents of the Religion of Peace have struck again, fire-bombing (as of Sunday night) six Christian churches in Malaysia. No Danish cartoonists to blame this time. It’s all about a word; the word “Allah” to be exact.

Up until December 31, 2009, only Muslims were allowed to use the word “Allah” in Malaysia. Christians, who comprise [...]

When All You Got Is A Hammer…

…everything looks like a nail. Applying the adage to governance of a nation, when you’re a Democrat, every problem requires more bureaucratic rules and responsibilities. It’s not really a surprise that the President’s solution to fixing what ails homeland security relies, to a large part, on the bureaucratic solution. When your playbook is two pages [...]

Nothing to See Here.

Nice job “privacy advocates”. Because we want to respect the privacy of a few Muslims we all get to undergo this. On the upside? Someone at TSA is gonna get to look at your wimmins Abdullah. Chew on that. Thank Gaia that wasn’t a picture of John Napolitano. I [...]

Not So Great Dane

Kurt Westergaard, the Danish cartoonist whose home was invaded by a Muslim seeking revenge for a drawing of Muhammed with a bomb in his turban, avoided injury by fleeing to a panic room and summoning police.

Uh, oh.

No shame in that, of course.

Except that he was watching his five-year-old granddaughter at the time.

He did not [...]

Whatchu Talkin’ ’bout Cheney!

This New York Post editorial pretty much sums up the Obama approach to terrorism. You see Obama’s tough. Try to blow up a plane and he’ll come out swinging in 4 or 5 days. Criticize him and the fight is on bitch! From the Post (do read the entire thing):

It speaks [...]

Doesn’t al-Qaeda Know That Obama’s Sister Is Half Indonesian?

A couple of days ago I heard a snippet of an interview with then-Senator Obama which took place on New Hampshire Public Radio in November of 2007.  I haven’t been able to locate this particular clip on the net, so here’s a link to the entire interview.

I would have liked to have made a slide [...]

If It Looks Like a Duck…

and quacks like a duck… and walks like a duck, then it’s probably… an isolated incident.

AP is reporting that there was a second would-be underpants bomber apprehended in – of all places – Somalia last month. And he – go figure – had a bag of powdered chemicals, liquids and a syringe! Gracious me, what [...]

Actionable Intelligence

The President knew what? My constituents would like to know the answer.
— Hillary Clinton on the Senate floor, 2003.

Those words were screeched by the former senator—while she brandished a copy of the New York Post bearing the headline, “Bush Knew!”— when it was discovered that the White House had received a [...]

Artillery Always Wins

A principal of military science says that artillery trumps fortifications. Ancient peoples built crude wooden palisades to defend themselves against the spear and ax wielding invaders. Those defensive structures would fall to siege engines. Moving forward, masonry fortifications were constructed, only to crumble when confronted by catapults. Medieval castle builders would strengthen those walls, which [...]

Fruit of the Boom

The above is a photo of the Dec. 25 terrorist’s underwear bomb. It seems to me boxers would hidea bomb better. Pretty soon we’ll all be riding commando in the friendly skies.

“The System Worked”

Figure out the connection and Floyd will send you a cookie

Insofar as it was able to alert everyone – INSTANTLY! – about how badly it had failed, that’s how it worked. That seems to sum up the views of DHS Secretary Janet “Don’t Call Me Reno” Napolitano. Yesterday, she famously said that “the [...]

Obama Steps Up

There is chaos in the streets of Tehran, as protesters gathered to condemn the oppressive, evil regime that runs Iran. And so, in the great tradition of American Presidents, Barack Hussein Obama – despite being on vacation in his alleged birthplace of Hawaii – stepped up to the plate to condemn the government that he [...]

It’s the Religion Stupid

We’ve all heard by now of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit by a Nigerian Muslim claiming to be acting on behalf of al-Qaeda. What is emerging now is a terrorist who was a child of privilege who does not fit the cultural/ethnic profile. That’s [...]

A major Iraq War myth put to rest

The whole war for oil accusation? Pretty much agit-prop. Iraq recently auctioned off seven major oil fields, guess which country was absent from the purchase?

The auction was to award service contracts rather than the production-sharing agreements that the major corporations prefer. The price was set at between $1.15 and $1.90 per barrel, as opposed to [...]

Prepare to Be Pissed

Andrew McCarthy at The Corner has this…. he says someone should “walk the plank”… I’d prefer tarring and feathering. Do not read the link until you take a stiff drink and separate yourself from your breakables…. Here’s a taste:

It’s been brought to my attention by several reliable sources that the Defense Department [...]

I Forget: Am I a Wingnut or a Moonbat?

Tareq Salahi with Barack Obama (with the ubiquitous Black Eyed Peas, of course)

When I first heard about the gate-crashing incident at President Obama’s state dinner, I shrugged it off as a publicity stunt by some wannabe celebrities.  First “Balloon Boy” and now this, right?

Well, not so fast.  There’s a weird connection between [...]

Criminal Persecutions (BUMPED)

UPDATED 11/30 by Floyd: The Navy SEALS persecution for punching a high value target may be even darker than previously thought if this post is true

Earlier this week, news broke that three Navy SEALs were charged and may be court-martialed for allegedly punching a prisoner. The prisoner, a high-value target (HVT) was turned [...]

Quit Picking On MEhammed!

Note to visiting jihadists:

Graphic selected by R.T. Firefly, over the STRONG objections of trzupr

You’re minding your own business, quietly trying to preserve western civilization and culture in the 21st Century, then this happens:

“Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery.”

Hmm. Whose [...]

Afghan Whig

Fahim Fazli (left, above) — American actor of Afghan descent — and Hollywood villain in 24, Iron Man, and Eagle Eye, has given up Hollywood for the time being to help out Marines as an Afghan translator. Apparently he and his family fled the Soviet occupation in 1985. ABC News has the story:

Now, [...]

Ali Barbie

From the London Daily Mail:

One of the world’s most famous children’s toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover – wearing a burkha.

Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby’s for Save The Children.

More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone [...]

Point/Counterpoint: Steinberg On Hasan

Back on November 8, three days after the Fort Hood massacre, Chicago Sun Times columnist Neil Steinberg wrote a little instructional column about how we enlightened Americans should – or rather should not – respond to the actions of Major Nidal Malik Hasan. As an intellectual/writing exercise, I thought it would be fun to go [...]

Clanging Symbols

As US Attorney General Eric Holder gives testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his decision to hold the trial of admitted 9-11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) in civilian federal court in New York City (commentary from Andy McCarthy at NRO here) I’m struck by the Left’s use of symbolism. Much has [...]

The Art of War

As we know, the President of the United States – Commander-In-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth – has rejected the various strategic options for Afghanistan offered to him by the military professionals he supposedly leads. None of these options were worthy of the genius that this administration has come to stand for in [...]

Branding Is Everything

A big part of the problem that certain people have with domestic terrorists is that they tend to come from certain countries and look a certain way and adhere to a certain religion. It would be unseemly, in this ultra-civilized age, to even approach using the broad brush, so said certain people bend [...]

Hasan… Shot!

Not that it ultimately matters because I’m sure both sergeants and the the folks at Ft. Hood are just glad Hasan got shot, but it is very interesting given the Politically Correct causes of this incident that political correctness might be rearing its head in the post mortem.

From The New York Times:

But the story of [...]

Deceased Sniper

John Muhammad — the D.C. Sniper was executed tonight. Was he one of the first Post Islamic stress cases? He’s also the poster child for political correctness actually resulting in harm. Police Chief Moose and “the experts” racially profiled white loner males as the only serial killers. Two black dudes [...]

Liberals Are — The Jerk

In addition to being unable to adequately identify threats — Liberals free-bleed money, they think sex is their “special purpose” and they mistakenly identify with poor Blacks. The main and important difference… in The Jerk, Navin Johnson is eventually good for poor Blacks (and they for him) whereas Liberalpolicies re-enslave them.

Spin Cycle

Are you dizzy yet? My head is spinning as the mainstream media works their magic. “Hasan acted alone!” is the triumphant conclusion – although I seem to recall that we were not supposed to jump to conclusions – but all that really meant was that we are not allowed to jump to uncomfortable conclusions.

General Confusion

General Casey — Army Chief of Staff, appeared on meet the Press this past Sunday. If this is what passes for leadership — the Army — and the rest of us are in trouble. I can’t find a shorter video, but fast forward to around 5:38 in. As bad as the Ft. [...]

Does Political Correctness Trump Common Sense?

The Telegraph is digging into the Ft. Hood gunman’s past public remarks:

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America’s Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats.

He also told colleagues at America’s top [...]

Steyn Way

Major Nidal Hasan — Muslim jihadist. Mark Steyn jumps to conclusions – and he jumps over the right hurdles to the right conclusions. From The Corner…

Step One:

Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, in 2001 at the [...]

Jumping to Conclusions (Not)

The President has cautioned America not to jump to conclusions regarding Major Nidal Malik Hasan and his motives for engaging in a shooting spree. And, like Rufus (never thought I’d put Rufus and Barack together in the same sentence) the President urged us to think about the families and friends of those who have been [...]

Chess Not Checkers

Man am I glad I live in a country where the major press organizations lay out all the complexities of the war in Afghanistan. It’s not like I have to read The Times of India or anything.

Without naming Pakistan or its spy agency ISI, India on Saturday said the attack on its embassy in [...]

Sunday Open Thread

Ferdinand II and Isabella I by Alonso de Mena, 1632

Columbus gets the nod tomorrow, but let’s give some “saved Western Civilization” props to Ferdinand and Isabella for kicking the Muslims the hell out of Spain and sponsoring Columbus thereby spreading Western civilization. “Indigenous peoples” should be thankful Europeans brought religion, law, philosophy, and science [...]

End of an Era (for now)

Buck up, though, world. If four years of Carter gave us Reagan, can’t even begin to imagine to whom the Obama years will lead. Pipe down re. 16 more years of Chavez-inspired Obama, you piper-uppers …