Napolitano: The Ball's in My Court Now (Updated)

Ann Coulter  "It's similarly pointless to treat all Americans as if they're potential terrorists while trying to find and confiscate anything that could be used as a weapon. We can't search all passengers for explosives because Muslims stick explosives up their anuses. (Talk about jobs Americans just won't do.)

"You have to search for the terrorists.

"Fortunately, that's the one advantage we have in this war. In a lucky stroke, all the terrorists are swarthy, foreign-born, Muslim males. (Think: "Guys Madonna would date.")

"This would give us a major leg up -- if only the country weren't insane."

Boston Globe 2006: what israeli security could teach us "One agent will ask questions for a while, then a second will ask many of the same. The two will compare notes, and one or the other will ask a third batch of queries. This process often takes 20 minutes; it can take two hours.
"The idea is to turn up inconsistencies in a terrorist's made-up story (or at least rattle him into a panic) and also expose individuals who may be unknowing accomplices. In 1986, El Al security at London's Heathrow airport discovered a bomb sewn into the suitcase of an unwitting Irish woman after she revealed that she had had a romance with a Jordanian, who had bought her the bag."

Israeli Airport Security Measures  ""They probe, as one profiling supervisor told CBS, for “anything out of the ordinary, anything that does not fit.” Their questions can seem odd or intrusive. . . . Only when the profiler is satisfied that a passenger poses no risk is he or she allowed to proceed to the check-in counter. By that point, there is no need to make him remove his shoes, or to confiscate his bottle of water."

TSA 'groping' procedure a result of administration blindness to terror threat  "At long last, a newspaper editorial hits the nail on the head regarding the TSA's new groping polices: Stop humiliating innocent airline passengers and do what Israel's security-conscious El Al does -- profiling.
"The Washington Times makes this point in an editorial aptly titled "Obama's Hand in Your Crotch " "

The TSA Debacle "But what's even worse is the fact that Tyner looks like he walked out of a Rockwell painting titled "Johnny Goes to the Airport". My first reaction on seeing his picture was, "My God -- they busted Jimmy Stewart." This little fracas is over. All that Tyner has to do is step in front of the cameras, say "aw shucks" once or twice, and that's it."  Photo from Drudge

Freudian slips may haunt Obama

Politico  "In Obama’s case, the accumulation of comments that seem contrary to the image he conveys not only will create perceptions the president will find difficult to dislodge but could prompt questions about his sincerity.

"This could ensure that Obama’s stroll to the center will seem, at best, a bridge too far and, at worst, disingenuous opportunism. "

President Obama Presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta: "We’re All in Your Debt"

The Freedomist  "So I would ask Sal’s team, all of Battle Company who were with him that day, to please stand and be recognized as well. (Applause.) Gentlemen, thank you for your service. We’re all in your debt. And I’m proud to be your Commander-in-Chief."

Medal of Honor has been "feminized"? Really? "This is big boy territory. This is “for keeps” land. We don’t give MOHs to anyone but the bravest of the brave. And idiots who think the medal is being “feminized” need to do a bit of research before they go off half cocked and make freakin’ fools of themselves."

Liberal think  "After watching the 60 Minutes profile of Sal Giunta, Medal of Honor recipient, a liberal I know had this to say: “It was boring. It sounds as if all he did was drag back a dead body.” I’ll be the first to admit that the 60 Minutes profile managed to be surprisingly dull, but it strikes me that there is a very different mindset between those who appreciate military valor and those who don’t, and this mindset transcends even poor reporting."

Al Qaeda at the Border

Human Events  "Sen. John Cornyn (R.-Tex.), chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, told HUMAN EVENTS he has seen anecdotal evidence of Arabic belongings--including juice boxes with Arabic writing and an image of a plane hitting a building--that were discovered in Larado (sic), Tex., near the Mexican border." This link and this link give more information on the Muslim illegals.
S.1438 -- Comprehensive Enforcement and Immigration Reform Act of 2005:  "Cornyn is sponsoring with Sen. Jon Kyl (R.-Ariz.) the Comprehensive Enforcement and Immigration Reform Act (S. 1438), which includes border security and worksite enforcement measures along with a guest-worker program that penalizes with fines illegal aliens who refuse to leave the United States."

Verum Serum photo

Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy

Submitted by Paula Duffy "Accounts of the 2009 incident all contain facts that indicate that Bibi, after being asked to fetch water while working as a farmhand with other women, was insulted by Muslim workers who refused to accept it from her, calling her "unclean" because she is Christian. Reportedly a dispute followed during which she was called "infidel" and her faith was branded a "religion of infidels.""

Voice of the Martyrs  "She told them Jesus is alive, but Mohammed is dead. “Our Christ is the true prophet of God,” she reportedly told them, “and yours is not true.”

"Upon hearing this response the Muslim women became angry and began to beat Asia Bibi. Then some men came and took her and locked her in a room. They announced from mosque loudspeakers that she would be punished by having her face blackened and being paraded through the village on a donkey."

Muslim Sets Christian on Fire, Murders Victims father, Wounds Victims's Younger Brother ......He Heard a Rumor  "A Muslim villager portrayed the incident as an honour killing stressing that it was because of Coptic Shehata Sabri teasing Yasser about a relationship he has with his sister, which prompted him and his friend to pour gasoline all over the Copt before setting him on fire. He denied that this incident will have an impact on the relations between the Muslims and Copts in the village."
Perhaps they will build a mosque on that spot.

Obama’s Train Wreck of a Presidency (Updated)

Pamela Geller "I just got my healthcare renewal form. My rates are up over 30% across the board, and that’s with a $5,700 deductible. This is the fruit of Barack Obama’s health care “reform,” to make healthcare affordable and accessible for everyone."

Weasel Zippers photo

"How about Obama’s foreign policy? Any good news there?"...."The idea of peace to the enemy is a “pax islamica,” a world living under the horror of Islamic law. Obama’s jihad against Israel, while effectively aiding and abetting the most violent and imperialistic Islamic supremacists, is a lethal cocktail for freedom-loving peoples."

Obama's Air Guitar The danger of America's will to weakness.  "That a president can't get his way is another. That's a recipe for the global disorder we are beginning to see encroaching from Central America to the Middle and Far East.

"Last week, Mr. Obama was so resoundingly rebuffed by other leaders at the G-20 summit in Seoul that even the New York Times noticed: Mr. Obama, the paper wrote, faced "stiff challenges . . . from the leaders of China, Britain, Germany and Brazil." His administration has now been chastised or belittled by everyone from the Supreme Leader of Iran to the finance minister of Germany to the president of France to the dictator of Syria. What does it mean for global order when the world figures out that the U.S. president is someone who's willing to take no for an answer?"  Via Neal Boortz

Napolitano May Exempt Muslims From Airport Pat-Downs. Wait....WHAT?

Judicial Watch "The demand came last week from the politically-connected Muslim rights organization that serves as the U.S. front for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Calling the searches “invasive” and “humiliating,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) advises Muslim women wearing religious head covers known as hijabs to reject full-body checks before boarding planes."

Sorry Muslims – Religion No Excuse to Opt Out of Screening. "“That person is not going to get on an airplane,” Pistole said in response to a question from Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., on whether the TSA would provide exemptions for passengers whose religious beliefs do not allow them to go through a physically revealing body scan or be touched by screeners."

Boehner Challenges Constitutionality of Health Reform Law

ABC News  "In the brief, Boehner says that the Obama Administration has distorted the Constitution to increase congressional power, which in turn compromises the integrity of the legislative process, and undermines accountability to the American people.
"Republican aides privately speculate that Boehner could use the first bill of the next session of Congress to repeal health care."

Obama feeling sorry for self

Thomas Lifson in American Thinker  "By now it is well known that President Obama has the thinnest of skins when it comes to criticism. But petulance over insufficient adulation takes narcissism to an entirely different level. This is a man wholly unprepared for serious responsibility. He may be able to accept that conservatives fail to admire him, but his incompetence and irresolution are now alienating his constituencies on the left and in the media. While he is good at projecting a calm veneer as Mr. Cool, I strongly suspect that inner turmoil is becoming increasingly difficult for him to manage. "

Obama Whines: American Journalists 'Never Say Thank You' "Either explanation speaks volumes about Obama's attitude towards the press. Sure, journalists voted overwhelmingly for Obama over John McCain (a fact Obama himself has acknowledged). If that were not enough to secure the president's good will, the media seemed to do everything in their power to make sure Obama's path to the White House was clear, burying his connection to leftist radicals, and hyping racism accusations against his political opponents."

Obama peeved with American press for not saying 'thank you' after press conference  "This is a man obsessed with the trappings of the office, not with the substance of it. We saw it during the campaign with the self-designed Obama seal (that lasted one day after universal ridicule), and his penchant for luxurious travel arrangements and tony vacation spots."

Speaking of the press:  The mainstream media trickle down effect  The most mind-blowing aspect of this leftist pap is that it comes directly on the heels of the historic rejection of the Democratic Party platform in both Congress and State Houses across the land. This debilitating defeat occurred precisely because liberal democrats, supported whole-heartedly by the "mainstream" media, pushed through their socialist agenda, like the one described above, against the will of a majority of reasonable, tax-paying, and voting Americans."

No to Karazi’s Demand for Less Military

Fox News  "The use of intelligence-driven precision operations against high value insurgents and their networks is a key component of our comprehensive civilian-military operations," Clinton said. "There is no question that they are having a significant impact on the insurgent leadership and... we believe that these operations are in the best interests of the Afghan people, the Afghan government and the ISAF troops that are working with their Afghan counterparts to secure the country.""

The Few

Mudville Gazette  "Marine Corps Times: Ambush survivor up for Medal of Honor." "The Marine Corps has recommended that a former corporal receive the Medal of Honor for braving a hail of enemy fire in September 2009 to pull the bodies of four U.S. troops from a kill zone in eastern Afghanistan, Marine Corps Times has learned."

"That story touched off a few debates over Rules of Engagement, the Army's support to Marines, and the general direction of the Afghan war."

HOWTO: Write a Good E-Mail

Cracking Chris Short It is embarrassing to read comments and columns that have been done at a high-school level as far as quality goes. This is private and just between  us conservatives: write as if you have some education so your opinions will be respected.

"E-mail is a(sic)* probably the most overused form of communication out there today. It is also probably one of the most poorly used communication methods on the planet. Here is a quick rundown on how not to look like a moron via e-mail."
*Irony alert.