Archive for September, 2006

Welcome Home, Ayaan

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

I don’t know how I missed this, but a big thanks to Cyclops for bringing it to my attention. Welcome Home, Ayaan Hirsi Ali! America is where you’ve always belonged. We’re always looking for a few, brave women. George Will has dinner with Ayaan Hirsi Ali: And an exile and an immigrant. Born 36 years […]

Criticize Islam, Face Death

Friday, September 29th, 2006

(Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin – here and here.) Robert Redeker: In hiding in France after “insulting Islam” What Western freedom is more cherished than the Freedom of Speech and expression? For those who still don’t think that Islam is at war with Western Civilization, there are now several writers and philosphers who are in hiding […]

Bush on the NIE, Karzai on Islamic Terrorists

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

*** Scroll for Updates *** This excerpt is from yesterday’s press conference with President Bush and Afghanistan’s President Karzai: Q My question — PRESIDENT BUSH: What was that question? Q Why is that declassification not — PRESIDENT BUSH: Because I want you to read the documents so you don’t speculate about what it says. You […]

Coercion: Understanding the Jihadist’s Tactics

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

(Hat tip: LGF) “Jihadists don’t care about logic” by George Jonas is a superb column on why Islamists explode in violence anytime someone, somewhere, points out that they’re violent. What did the Pope do? As most readers know, he quoted a remark made by the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaeologus: “Show me just what Muhammad […]

When Insults Had Class

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Last week we were treated to the verbal vomit of Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the circus known as the United Nations. Their attempts at humor were not only pathetic but also revealed the frustrations of ignorant thugs. Compare the statements of Chavez and Ahmadinejad to these classic witticisms sent to us by GPBurdell, […]

Islam: No sense of Irony

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Don’t miss Charles Krauthammer’s excellent essay, “Tolerance: A Two-Way Street.” While many have commented on the irony of the violent response of Islamists to the Pope’s comments, Krauthammer does a particularly good job. This just in: The absurdity continues: a Pakistani Islamist leader calls for the crucifixion of the Pope. ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Hundreds of […]

Chavez just a good Democrat

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

(Hat tip: powerlineblog) Anyone hearing the unhinged, UN speech of Hugh Chavez, or his personal attacks on President Bush from a church in the New York neighborhood of Harlem, easily recognize that his rhetoric has been lifted from anti-Bush, Democratic talking points and Air America vitriol — all joyously propagated, ad nauseum, by the mainstream […]

Thought of the Day

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

“The right to life is the source of all rights — and the right to property is their only implementation. Without property rights, no other rights are possible. Since man has to sustain his life by his own effort, the man who has no right to the product of his effort has no means to […]

UN Outrage

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Hugo Chavez playing the United States for fools at the UN. Here’s what little green footballs is saying about Hugo Chavez’s rant at the UN: Chavez Spews Hatred at UN If you need any more evidence that the United Nations is a disgusting, morally bankrupt waste of money for the United States, turn on Fox […]

A Problem of Socialism

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

“If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it’s free.” — P.J. O’Rourke Step back into the southchild time machine for a trip to August 21, 2002 with this great essay by economist and professor Walter Williams, “Whose business is it?” Should the fact that if I become injured by not wearing […]

My Conversion to Radical Islam

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Mike Adams is at it again: “My Conversion to Radical Islam” Their pitch to me was different from the one I got as a Baptist. Rather than asking me what I planned to do with Jesus, they suddenly pointed their pistols at my head and demanded that I drop to my knees. Fearing a scene […]

Jihadists: Jesus is the Slave of Allah

Monday, September 18th, 2006

“Jesus is the Slave of Allah” — so says this London jihadi as part of a protest threatening the Pope held on Sunday. This is just the latest from the “Religion of Peace.” Just in: Muslims protesting Pope Benedict’s comments are now calling for war against “the worshippers of the cross.” Of course, the war […]

Kenneth Kumpel — A Passion for Living

Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Kenneth Kumpel — loving husband, father, firefighter, cook and all-around Renaissance man. Kenneth Kumpel — A Passion for Living What makes a beautiful life? I’ve always believed the surest sign is a person who loves to live and loves his life. Kenneth Kumpel was such a man. Spend any time reading about Kenneth Kumpel, and […]

Pork Barbecue, Georgia Style

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Here’s the latest installment from “The Southchild Cookbook”: Georgia-style, Southern Pork Barbecue. There are many, famous styles of barbecue across this great nation, each with it’s own meat, style of cooking, rubs and sauces. Texas is known for its beef briskets, Kansas for its sweet sauces, South Carolina for its mustard-based sauces, and so on. […]