Victor Davis Hanson "Obama in just twenty months has developed a reputation for being petulant, unusually sensitive to the normal run-of-the-mill criticism. His latest pushback was his strangest so far: “And they’re not always happy with me. They talk about me like a dog. That’s not in my prepared remarks, it’s just — but it’s true.”"....
"We sense only that those authoritarian sorts seem so far to like the idea that Obama speaks ambiguously about his country’s past and future, and appears more comfortable in pondering alternatives than making decisions.
"Given all that, it is understandable both why America is very worried about what it has wrought — and why Barack Obama is miffed and lashes out.
"You would too if both accountability and criticism were novel experiences at 49."
"Petulant"; a word that shows up more and more in columns about President Obama. Learn about it here:
"...moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.
—Synonyms
irritable, peevish, fretful, pettish, touchy. (Emphasis added)
From Dictionary.com
Too Cool For School " “Maybe we fell in love too fast,” my friend said. “You know, we might have zipped right past the road signs.”
"Several of us were sitting around over the holiday weekend, enjoying a lovely bottle of wine at sunset ... and discussing the condition of our country. Which led us to the president. Which led us to our mutually shared disappointment in him." Patti Davis
Saturday, September 11, 2010
The Audacity of Smoke
Prof. Mike Adams "But the attention-craving pastor in Florida – whose name I refuse to mention – has no self-respect. He has to burn books in order to get attention from the national press. So I would suggest that the pastor satisfy the president by refraining from burning the Koran. In order to satisfy his book-burning desires, I would suggest that he simply burn another book, The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama.
"If that doesn’t satisfy the unhinged pastor’s desire for fame then, by all means, let him burn the Koran. But just make sure he does it at the groundbreaking ceremony of the mosque at Ground Zero. Maybe then, lunatics on both sides could save us some trouble by killing one another before the mosque is actually built."
"If that doesn’t satisfy the unhinged pastor’s desire for fame then, by all means, let him burn the Koran. But just make sure he does it at the groundbreaking ceremony of the mosque at Ground Zero. Maybe then, lunatics on both sides could save us some trouble by killing one another before the mosque is actually built."
Hallowed Ground
Glen Meakem "Throughout history, conquerors have torn down the most important symbols of a culture and society and built their new monuments of religious and political domination right on top of the ruins of the old. This is a universal, cross cultural way of instilling fear and communicating domination. This is basic to human nature. Do our enemies as well as our own soft, out-of-touch leaders really believe that average Americans do not understand these truths and will allow Cordoba House at Ground Zero to happen?
"There may be some moderate Muslims who see the proposed Cordoba House mosque as a positive, bridge building facility, but the voices of our enemies in radical Islam confirm our worst fears about this mosque's more aggressive nature. "
I agree with this latter point of view, but have much trouble with the "sacred ground" aspect. That has caused the entire site to remain a vacant hole and a symbol of continuing victory for al Qaeda, unlike the immediately restored Pentagon. The message given by the pentagon's restoration was that the terrorist's deaths meant nothing; the building looks as it did before.
"There may be some moderate Muslims who see the proposed Cordoba House mosque as a positive, bridge building facility, but the voices of our enemies in radical Islam confirm our worst fears about this mosque's more aggressive nature. "
I agree with this latter point of view, but have much trouble with the "sacred ground" aspect. That has caused the entire site to remain a vacant hole and a symbol of continuing victory for al Qaeda, unlike the immediately restored Pentagon. The message given by the pentagon's restoration was that the terrorist's deaths meant nothing; the building looks as it did before.
Islam controversies cast shadow over 9/11 events
Yahoo News "Family members gathering at observances in New York and Pennsylvania brought flowers, pictures of loved ones and American flags, but no signs of opposition or support for the mosque. Reading victims' names along with rebuilders at ground zero in New York, they urged a restrained tone.
""Let today never, ever be a national holiday. Let it not be a celebration," said Karen Carroll, who lost her brother, firefighter Thomas Kuveikis. "It's a day to be somber; it's a day to reflect on all those thousands of people that died for us in the United States.""
9/11: Emotional, Political Flashpoint Nine Years After Attacks "Tragedy"?
Remember 9/11- Islamists celebrate 9/11- Videos- World Trade Center "Let me ask you this, which is worst, burning a Koran or celebrating the murder of thousands?"
9-11-2001 – The Left Forgot "Is the threat overrated?…It depends on if you are willing to sacrifice another 3,000 innocent Americans or not.
"Top liberal reporter Ted Koppel added yesterday, America overreacted.
"Flashback 2007: Barack Obama, Joe Biden and democrats vote to defund the troops at war.
"Flashback 2007: Barack Obama says genocide is no reason to keep our troops fighting the terrorists in Iraq.
"You get the picture."
And this: Jumpers
Never Forget: 911 Call From 86th Floor of World Trade Center "1 Thess. 5:3 says: "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail on a woman with child; and they shall not escape."
"This scripture is of course referring to the end, or Armaggedon, but I always think of it when I hear our leaders and world leaders saying "peace! peace!," when there is no peace with Islam. Seems like every time peace is brokered in the Middle East, the Muslims attack and break that peace, not the Israelis or US."... From the comments to this post.
Late Night’s Finest: Craig Ferguson Pays Tribute to 9/11 and America "I think Craig Ferguson is the funniest, smartest most innovative host on any of the big three networks today. To me he has clearly been the star of Late Night talk for a number of years. What those of you with day jobs may not realize: he is also an unapologetic American."
Never Forget: Remembering 9/11 for the Horror It Was "The toll of Americans killed by Radical Islamists has risen for decades. The attack on the Twin Towers in New York was a culmination; radical Islam’s D-Day on America. We’ve been in a war for 30 years and we’re losing – losing because of an idiotic, 1960s generated political correctness that has turned our nation into a blind patsy unable to see what is really happening; losing because our leaders care more for themselves than for those who elected them and fiddle while Rome burns; losing because we have a mainstream media that has no clue, and if it did, would suppress what it doesn’t agree with ."
Never Forget: Set to the music of Samuel Barber's "Agnus Dei" from Adagio for Strings:
""Let today never, ever be a national holiday. Let it not be a celebration," said Karen Carroll, who lost her brother, firefighter Thomas Kuveikis. "It's a day to be somber; it's a day to reflect on all those thousands of people that died for us in the United States.""
9/11: Emotional, Political Flashpoint Nine Years After Attacks "Tragedy"?
Remember 9/11- Islamists celebrate 9/11- Videos- World Trade Center "Let me ask you this, which is worst, burning a Koran or celebrating the murder of thousands?"
9-11-2001 – The Left Forgot "Is the threat overrated?…It depends on if you are willing to sacrifice another 3,000 innocent Americans or not.
"Top liberal reporter Ted Koppel added yesterday, America overreacted.
"Flashback 2007: Barack Obama, Joe Biden and democrats vote to defund the troops at war.
"Flashback 2007: Barack Obama says genocide is no reason to keep our troops fighting the terrorists in Iraq.
"You get the picture."
And this: Jumpers
Never Forget: 911 Call From 86th Floor of World Trade Center "1 Thess. 5:3 says: "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail on a woman with child; and they shall not escape."
"This scripture is of course referring to the end, or Armaggedon, but I always think of it when I hear our leaders and world leaders saying "peace! peace!," when there is no peace with Islam. Seems like every time peace is brokered in the Middle East, the Muslims attack and break that peace, not the Israelis or US."... From the comments to this post.
Never Forget: Set to the music of Samuel Barber's "Agnus Dei" from Adagio for Strings:
Your move, Mr. Abbas
Charles Krauthammer "Among the victims was the Israeli peace movement and its illusions about Palestinian acceptance of Israel. The Israeli left, mugged by reality, is now moribund. And the Israeli right is chastened. No serious player believes it can hang on forever to the West Bank.
"This has created a unique phenomenon in Israel -- a broad-based national consensus for giving nearly all the West Bank in return for peace. The moment is doubly unique because the only man who can deliver such a deal is Likud Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu -- and he is prepared to do it."
"This has created a unique phenomenon in Israel -- a broad-based national consensus for giving nearly all the West Bank in return for peace. The moment is doubly unique because the only man who can deliver such a deal is Likud Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu -- and he is prepared to do it."
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