Mayor Giuliani's Stand on Ahmadinejad

Mayor Rudy Giuliani released the following statement to be read at the National Rally To End The Threat being held today at noon:

I have always been proud to stand with the Conference of Presidents and speak out against terrorists and their supporters. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an enemy of America, Israel, and the entire free world. We should never remain silent when evil makes an appearance.

We will not allow a nuclear Iran. Period. We will work with our allies and use every tool at our disposal to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. That is not a threat. It’s a promise. Iran is the leading state-sponsor of terrorism, the host of Bin Laden’s son and other top al-Qaeda leaders, and the supplier of weapons being used to kill American soldiers in Iraq. His promises to destroy America and Israel should not, can not, and will not be ignored.

It is a sad reflection on the United Nations that the General Assembly and Human Rights Council have ignored these actions and instead focused attention on demonizing the State of Israel.

You are standing here today to tell the world that Ahmadinejad’s threats and actions have not gone unnoticed by all. I am proud to stand with you.

Manhattan Goose Step

All Americans should be outraged that the killer from Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is allowed to set foot on American soil. I wish we didn't have to let him in--not now, not ever. He's a terrorist. He doesn't belong at The United Nations.

Why does he want to go the 9/11 Memorial? I believe he'd like to place his own wreath (a waist bomb?) for the nineteen murderers who made him and the rest of these loathsome people proud.

Spineless College Administrators
When interviewed, John Coastworth, Dean of Columbia University, who invited this moron to speak, stated he certainly wouldn't have invited him if we were at war. He added, nor would he have invited Hitler if we were at war.

If we were at war? So, knowing Hitler the way everyone in the world did in the 30s, that he was anti-Semitic to the point of pathology, Columbia would have invited him because he had not yet invaded Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland? How about when he marched down the Champs De Elysee? Then?

Perhaps we can't all be soldiers, but isn't there anything that these folks will stand for besides "free speech?"

A Generation of Observers and Talkers
We've successfully taught our children that there is no black or white, there is no judgment that man can make about another, if only we (Americans) would be nicer to these countries who are so mad at us; then, here's my favorite: You right-wingers are all alike. You're exaggerating. Besides, it's just about oil. Go green and that'll stop. Nothing's going to happen. And if it does, it your damned fault, you and your hateful ways.

God, it's exhausting to listen to the Progressive Left's inflexible, irresponsible, juvenile rhetoric.

Is this a result of a generation who did not have to think about defending themselves because a draft wasn't even in their consciousness? Why won't they deal with reality? What psychological hook is causing this almost suicidal preoccupation with political correctness? Moreover, Columbia's adults in charge, if there are any, should set the example of intolerance towards any terrorists who supply the weaponry to kill our own people--no, their own people.

Why is is so hard for academia to do what everyone knows is right? Are they constitutionally incapable of ignoring the obvious and are so invested in their scholarly inquiry they're unable to go along, even when it's best? We didn't have these issues thirty years ago! But then, thirty years ago, we had embassy full of American hostages in Tehran thanks to the feckless Jimmy Carter. Ahmadinejad himself has been identified by many of the hostages as a major participant in their capture.

I wonder when the country will stand up solidly against these outrages. Soon? After we're hit again? When? After Iran steps up the support of Pakistan's El Qaeda, knocks out Musharref, takes control of the nuclear labs in Islamabad? Would the university president consider us to be at war then?

Thanks for the read.

The Children's Table Throws Another Temper Tantrum

The little darlings at Move On are terribly unhappy that someone would officially comment on their outrageous, childish and dangerous behavior and just said so on today's post.

The U.S. Senate just told you to sit down and be quiet.
They passed a Resolution condemning MoveOn.org to intimidate all of us who care about ending this war. We say,"We will not be quiet, we will fight back, and we will keep speaking out until Congress forms an exit plan for this awful war."

The Young, The Entitled, The Weak
There they go again, as RR used to say when he wanted to completely diminish his critics. Usually, however, his opponents were sophisticated and worldly enough to understand the value of debate, a touche or two from each side and the importance of respecting each other's political reality. As it is with these all-or-nothing folks, we've been forced to react to them or allow them to run roughshod over individual groups (the Jews, the Christians, the Republicans) and public servants (General Patraeus)

I'm not too thrilled with the Senate Resolution. I think it was unnecessary and set MOO up for another counter attack. You have to wonder what the back story is there. Why are so many Republicans retiring, for instance? Whatever it is, something more than the "Betray Us" ad is behind this, otherwise yesterday's Senate Resolution seems like overkill to me.

A Note on The MOO Language

The kids at MOO are obviously prickly about their youthful image. They should be.

Nevermind them. I want to know what the Jihadists think. Oh, look. I just found a script written by the Jihadist I took to lunch the other day. Lemme see if there's anything...yep. Oh, look. Here it is:

Working Title:
How To Fight a Real War When You Don't Have Your Own Personal Country

Fade in.

Int - Islamofascist Mosque (Iran) - Night

Fifty men gather at the annual convention of "made" Islamofascists. They're on their feet in blinding white robes and form a crescent at the foot of the podium; they scream in the air in Arabic as if there is an object to scream at; they pump their fists.

The keynote speaker, an Islamofascist leader (looks to have just turned 50), stands at the dais. Beads of sweat fly off his unusually dark beard as he continues his firey oratory.

Islamofascist Leader
Stupid Amerika. They listen to children!

The crowd breaks into hysterical laughter.
Five minutes later...

Islamofascist Leader
These are grown men who live with their parents!
God is Great!

Crowd
Death to Amerika!
Death to Amerika!

Islamofascist Leader
The Amerikans send her good ones to fight us and to be killed in our backyard--yet leave their parasites at home to write about freedom and the news! Did Allah not say this would happen?

(Beat)
God IS great.

Crowd
Allah Akbahr!
Allah Akbahr!

Fade out.

Depressing, isn't it?

Thanks for the read.

MoveOn/Daily Kos Dot Orgs: Sorry? For What?

I had to know why some Americans could be so out of love with their country that they'd join ideological forces with persons who are killing their fellow citizens. Looking on Wikipedia, here's what I found out.

One's A Old Fashioned Peacenik
MoveOn.Org was started by a newly rich Berkeley couple in response to the impeachment of Bill Clinton. Impressed with the savvy of mid 30s Eli Pariser, another blogger/peace activist from Simon's Rock College in Maine, they made him the big cheese in charge of character assassinations.

I've heard MOO has probably been the biggest influence in centralizing the Progressive Leftist movement in that it has seemed to bring the Dems perceptively to the center ideologically--and theoretically. (I dont' believe that, by the way.) More center-leaning candidates are having their chops busted but still hold fast to these crazies. The George Soros-funded website has Hillary and the rest of the Dem candidates on their knees (not unlike Lewinsky, when you think about it). It remains to be seen if the demands of Progressive realpolitik survives the demands of the U.S. Constitution and the American people. But, first, they have to get elected, which they will not.

The Other's Too Young To Know Anything
Daily Kos (short for Cossack--am I the only one in the room bothered by that?) is put together by Markos Moulitsas Zuniga. This moribund-looking fellow reminds me of the little Corporal, Adolf Hitler in his younger years, but instead of Brown Shirts he's got fellow nerds and big Leftist money behind him. Kos is 32ish and has only one year's worth of consulting experience with Howard Dean's presidential campaign. Now there's an endorsement.

He ran away from life and started his blog a couple or three years ago after his failure in the high tech industry (which he says he took personally). Zuniga's disppointment in how Dean's campaign turned out, and his complete and total business failure closely afterward must have been too much for the little guy; the pressure drove him to become a rebel. Those four or five rough nights in the dark expanses of Silicon Valley's software's hell holes had to be brutal.

Maybe if Zuniga had given life a few more years, he wouldn't be so bitter.

He lives in Berkeley (No kidding!) and is married. There's really little to know about him because he's so young, except he is quoted in Wikipedia as saying, "I'm an a--hole and it's okay with me...." He was born in Chicago, his parents Greek and Salvadoran. He went to Salvador when he was a little kid and when it was dangerous, got out when the US came to Salvador's aid against the Leftists (some things never change). Never one to show much gratitude, he then returned to the US for good. Guess that's where the a--hole thing comes from.

He states that because he spent time as a child in a war zone he naturally knows what we should do about war. Meanwhile it's important to remember, as you consider this man's rich portfolio, that Mr. Zuniga enlisted in the military during the Gulf War when he was 16. He then dropped out of the whole thing to help with Howard Dean's campaign. Che Guevara, he ain't.

So this 32-year old prophet claims to have been a G.H.W. Bush Republican who has switched because of his hatred for George W., the war crimes, WMDs, ad nauseum. Moreover, Kos The Magnificent has declared he is not a journalist, but an activist.

Or was that the other guy over at MOO? It's not important really. No one will remember them after next year's election.

Thanks for the read.

Sally Field: I Hate Her. I Really, Really Do

Sally Field is in a hopeless spot: some women hate her because she refuses to grow old like them; other women hate her because she gets to have face lifts, look terrific, and they don't.

Me? I Just Hate Her
Maybe I just hate the idea of her. Perhaps because I am experiencing my own age/style "issues" someone as surefooted as Gidget just makes me cranky. Yes, she looked great. Yes, she's taking care of herself. Yeah, yeah, yeah. First it's Helen Mirrin looking fabulous at the Oscars, now Field. Has neither of them any shame?

Would this Emmy audience have been so charitable to Helen Hayes? I doubt it. Oh, they'd have shown respect for an old woman who's so over, but that's about it.

It's not about just acting anymore. It's about not looking older and having to literally rebuild the body until it's respectable enough to show on in public and on television. It's about denying who everyone will eventually become. Most everyone. That affects the stories and characters these Peter Pans and Panettes try to display. Why not? Most of TV's writing is fantasy anyway.

Maybe there is enough Botulinum and wrinkle fillers in the world to keep regular old folks young enough not to upset the young adults who seem to be in charge of most everything, and maybe a large percentage of Boomers will get free face lifts when Gavin Newsom becomes Emperor; but is that what we really want? Do we really want the Katherine Helmond-Style (what movie?) grandma carrying the roasted turkey ala Norman Rockwell's famous canvas? Think about it. It takes the old folks so much time to pull their oldness together into something that resembles young, they've decided to have Albertsons deliver a sucky turkey and yucky cranberry sauce. All that natural beauty takes time!

It Takes Guts To Look Old
Maybe kids want Grandma and Grandpa to look their ages--and take seriously their roles. If asked, these same confused kids might wonder why grandparents who look so young act so old. I am quite certain of this: all the time we spend in getting young again can be spent on helping our young people grow.

But Then Again...
I may just be insanely jealous of Sally's renaissance. As I said, I hate her... (meow, meow, hisss!).

Thanks for the read.

Standards, Practices and Oaths

The New York Times gave a 64% discount to the MoveOn crowd for that General "Betrayus" full-page ad. Instead of $184 grand, it only cost them $65 grand. Such a deal, especially for a 501c.

Society of Professional Journalists

When I researched for, then wrote a manuscript in which the antagonist is faced with the issue of responsibilities and ethics in journalism, I discovered societies, fraternities and clubs who guide and support our Fourth Estate. Many Americans might be surprised to read some of these groups' bylaws and codes. I've pulled a couple of appropriate sections in SPJ's Code of Ethics, more of which can be found at http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp .

Preamble

Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues (bolded by Planet). Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. Members of the Society share a dedication to ethical behavior and adopt this code to declare the Society's principles and standards of practice.

Journalists should:

• Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.
• Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility.
• Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and shun secondary employment, political involvement, public office and service in community organizations if they compromise journalistic integrity.
• Disclose unavoidable conflicts.
• Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable.
• Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence news coverage.
• Be wary of sources offering information for favors or money; avoid bidding for news. Be Accountable--Journalists are accountable to their readers, listeners, viewers and each other.

Journalists should:

• Clarify and explain news coverage and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
• Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.— Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
• Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media.
• Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others.

Now if only other news organizations would reread and then adhere to their own stated ethics by confronting their colleagues at the New York Times.Why is its publisher insinuating himself and his paper into the extreme politics of MoveOn.org? And when will you journalists grow some guts and save our country from these nutjobs?

Thanks for the read.

The New Journalists

I watched a program on which the managing editor of Politico.Com attempted to explain why Democrats won't speak up about Moveon.Org's obnoxious Betrayus ad in the NY Times.

The Real News
The Dems don't HAVE the votes to stop the war. Therefore, not every Dem approves of the leftist turn their party has taken, lest they'd have the votes to bring cloture and stop the funding to the war! But instead of relating this important facet of today's political reality, i.e., the Democrats simply don't have enough votes to get their way, the media instead turns its attention to the smallest of the small, the most extreme of the extreme: the far Left.

Now, if you were to watch any news program, you would believe that at least sixty percent of the Democrat Party stands behind the kinds of shenanigans the crazy Left has pulled. But how can that be? To suggest that the current Leftists (yes, Leftists) in the Democrat Party have brought it to the center is ludicrous. Have all moderate Dems died? Have they stepped off Planet Earth?

The Dem Left is a rather questionable group of people--very, very small, with a lot of money who has a history of temporarily rearranging the Democrat Party every few years or so. Way too many of today's political observers are too young to actually appreciate what happened in 1968 when the Dems were dominated by the McGovern Left. The Chicago Seven (or was it eight, I can't remember)and the rest of them were viewed as an annoyance by the American people. Meanwhile, most voters, including Democrats--the ones the media thinks fell off the earth--gladly cast their ballots for the Republicans. The Democrat Party was dessimated by these far left loons. They will be again.

Where'd You Get Your Journalism Degree? Sears?
I'm waiting for the time when these journalists have to stand up and defend the institutions which avail them the very freedom to write and say whatever. It is the obligation of the journalist to help maintain a structure of freedom. Not just freedom from the state, but also freedom from the tyranny of minorities who mean America harm.

As it is now, news organizations allow small interest groups the mainstream attention they don't deserve. By doing so, they are ignoring standards that have been in place--for good reason--in the Fourth Estate forever. Our current news readers and kid journalists don't have a clue. They don't know, I suppose, and don't know they don't know.

They'd rather be cool than right. (Isn't it cool to be against the war, if you're in the media?)


Thanks for the read.