Posted by
Scott Keys on Friday, May 23, 2008 4:17:47 PM
Quote of the Day:
"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen; all know how to die; but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science - the science against which it had vainly struggled - the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome."
- Winston Churchill
The River War, 1899
Seems to me that the phrase concerning the "final extinction of slavery" should be a serious and overriding concern of any person who cares about freedom and human dignity. Anything less is at the very least an example of what Bush senior called the "soft bigotry of low expectations" and at its worst a stubborn ignorance of a terrible injustice to half of the population in the Islamic world. You can protest people being uncomfortable with public breast feeding or how the government needs to pay for abortions,
NOW, but there is true oppression in the world that might be worthier of your attention. Or at least a mention on your home page.
How do
people this apparently dumb (and with this extreme an inclination towards socialism) get elected in this country? It's a rhetorical question but try to imagine a politician saying something like this even 20 years ago, much less one of the founders. The people who elect Maxine Waters (seen in this clip) must be constantly reminded that they're victims with a lengthy list of grievances that she can remediate.
Go to
this link and listen to this debate between radio host Dennis Prager and Arianna Huffington, editor of the high-profile, liberal blog the Huffington Post. Maybe it's just me but it seems like she seems embarrasingly overmatched in this debate with Dennis. Click on "Listen Now" on the Thursday, May22, 2008, "H[our] 1," show. Rarely do you get to hear this succinct a smack-down of so many liberal cliches.
A court in Texas has overturned the right of Texas Child Protection Services to have seized the children in a polygamous religious sect. This sounded like an egregious abuse of state power when it happened but people seemed willing to overlook it because of the polygamy angle. The agency claims they acted because of a "pervasive pattern of sexual abuse that puts every child at the ranch at risk" but never provided any evidence of such, having relied on an anonymous phone call to justify the seizure. And if, as in the
recent California ruling, it's determined that you can marry whomever you wish, on what grounds will you forbid polygamy?
Steroids!! Get your steroids!! Hey, steroids!! These
guys and gals may have overdone it a bit.
Where there's a problem there's a human will to solve it. A
Canadian student discovers a microbe that digests plastic bags.