Code Pink deliberately targets kids from military families

Rick Moran "Well isn't that special. We don't know if there were any kids in that line who lost a parent in war, but neither does Code Pink. The fact that they carried out the protest in the first place shows they wouldn't have cared one way or another.Another stunning bit of idiocy from a group known for it."

UH OH .. HERE COMES THE BACKLASH

Boortz "...the debate all along should have been about lowering costs. But it wasn't. It has always been about power and more government. It has NEVER been about your health. Unfortunately for this freshman Senator, he is learning this the hard way."

WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING. I'M SURPRISED IT TOOK THIS LONG

Boortz "Blaming guns is the easy way out. If you blame guns for violence in the inner city, you don't have to address the black culture of violence. If you blame guns for Ft. Hood, you don't have to address the Islamic culture of violence. You focus on objects, not people, and objects don't vote. You're safe in your demagoguery. "

PC News: Networks Downplay Terrorism, Muslim Connection in Ft. Hood Attack

Newsbusters "ABC, CBS, NBC Follow White House Line: Before Obama's Nov. 10 speech, 93 percent of the stories had ignored any terror connection. But after Obama hinted at what ABC called "Islamic extremist views," all three networks mentioned terrorism."

The 'Good American' Who Was Taught to Hate

American Thinker "And to those who are convinced that Hasan snapped because of some mistreatment he received by his colleagues: Who cares? Certainly not those true Americans who suffered through real racism and barriers. Certainly not Satchell Paige, who struck out Mickey Mantle with one pitch. Not Jackie Robinson, who had to be smuggled into Major League ballparks. Not Kenny Washington, who broke the National Football League's color barrier. Not Rosa Parks, who declined to give up her bus seat. And certainly not a young man who joined the Army and became a Second Lieutenant: Colin Powell."

Iran: US Must Choose Iran Or Israel

Sweetness&Light "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged the US administration to make real changes by ending its support for Israel. “US President Barack Obama should make a big choice in order to realize his change motto,” Ahmadinejad said..."

An insufficiently colorful color guard?

Powerline "The story of the Naval Academy's insufficiently colorful color guard has not quite broken out yet, and perhaps it won't, but it provides additional context to the case of Nidal Hasan. It appears that Naval Academy senior commanders decided during the World Series to remove two Midshipmen from the color guard that appeared. What was their offense? The color guard was deemed too white and too male. There was accordingly a push to make the color guard more "diverse." "

Rasmussen: Obama's Approval Rating Down to 46%....

Rasmussen h/t to Weasel Zippers Interactive graphs; for you wonks out there.

Sacrificing Americans

By Victor Davis Hanson "The society at large, driven by the sermonizing of its elites, has come to an unstated conclusion that, unfortunately, a few Americans will have to be sacrificed from time to time, for the larger goal of establishing the fact that Americans in no way think Muslims are any more likely than any others to commit either random or premeditated terrorist violence."

Senior Official: More Hasan Ties to People Under Investigation by FBI

ABC News "Nidal Malik Hasan had "more unexplained connections to people being tracked by the FBI" than just radical cleric Anwar al Awlaki. The official declined to name the individuals but Congressional sources said their names and countries of origin were likely to emerge soon."

Monica's boyfriend says "We are winning"

Politico "Whitehouse quoted Clinton arguing: "The reason the tea-baggers are so inflamed is because we are winning." Clinton’s overall message was one the Obama administration has tried to make: not passing a bill is the worst thing Democrats could do."

Mosque Leaders Part of Fort Hood 'Healing Process' at Memorial Service

ABC News  "Leaders from the mosque where alleged shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped are on their way today to Fort Hood to attend the memorial service in a move some hope will help ease suspicion and anger between Muslims and the military base, still reeling from last week's tragedy."