From 2012: Niall Ferguson on Why Barack Obama Needs to Go

Niall Ferguson

 

... "In the case of Iran he did nothing, and the thugs of the Islamic Republic ruthlessly crushed the demonstrations. Ditto Syria. In Libya he was cajoled into intervening. In Egypt he tried to have it both ways, exhorting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to leave, then drawing back and recommending an “orderly transition.” The result was a foreign-policy debacle. Not only were Egypt’s elites appalled by what seemed to them a betrayal, but the victors—the Muslim Brotherhood—had nothing to be grateful for. America’s closest Middle Eastern allies—Israel and the Saudis—looked on in amazement."

 

What's more....

"Welcome to Obama’s America: nearly half the population is not represented on a taxable return—almost exactly the same proportion that lives in a household where at least one member receives some type of government benefit. We are becoming the 50–50 nation—half of us paying the taxes, the other half receiving the benefits."  Read More

Hat tip to Bill Smith, former resident of Garibaldi, Oregon and childhood friend

Krauthammer on Kerry’s folly, Chapter 3

Charles Krauthammer  "When has a secretary of state been involved in so many disastrous, self-initiated negotiations? First, John Kerry convenes — against all advice and holding no cards — Geneva negotiations to resolve the Syria conflict and supposedly remove Bashar al-Assad from power. The talks collapse in acrimony and confusion.
"Kerry’s response? A second Geneva conference that — surprise! — breaks up in acrimony and confusion." ...

In Mozilla Case, The Left's Intolerance Is Out Of The Closet

IBD Editorials  "Intolerance: The left hounded a CEO from his job over a 2008 donation in favor of a California measure opposing gay marriage. So much for free speech and job performance. This is a descent into mob tyranny and mediocrity.

"The dirty work of the left was achieved after Brendan Eich, recently appointed CEO of Mozilla, a software company based in Silicon Valley, was forced out of the company he helped found, all to feed the maw of political correctness."....
Seems every Balkanized group has it's own personal jihad, whether it is Islamists wanting to murder all non-Muslims or militant gay supporters who will destroy the lives of any who are not fully in support of their lifestyle.

Mozilla CEO's exit tests Silicon Valley's tolerance   ... "Silicon Valley's denizens pride themselves on being part of a meritocratic community that welcomes talented workers regardless of their origins or political and religious beliefs.

"But analysts said the Eich episode showed there are limits to that tolerance.

Gay rights are widely embraced in the San Francisco area, long known for its thriving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Silicon Valley's tech culture reflects that sensitivity, and its companies rely on their CEOs to set that kind of tone, analysts said.

" 'We in Silicon Valley have a certain degree of hero worship," said Jane English-Lueck, an anthropologist at San Jose State University who has studied the industry's culture."....

Maher: "There Is A Gay Mafia -- If You Cross Them, You Do Get Whacked"
 
The above from Drudge

Does Brendan Eich Have a Case Against Mozilla?   "Many of the comments at various blogs addressing the forced resignation of Brendan Eich emphasize the fact that Mozilla is a private company and can hire or fire whomever they want for any reason.
..."But they cannot wrongfully terminate an employee, violate the terms of an existing contract, or discriminate against an employee." 
 

Islamic Circle of North America: Jihad is waging war “so that only the ‘evil sovereignty of beings other than Allah is wiped out’”

Islamic Circle of North America: Jihad is waging war “so that only the ‘evil sovereignty of beings other than Allah is wiped out’”
"Jihad is presented to the West as primarily an internal struggle. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) – another U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organization – recently waged a public relations campaign called “My Jihad” in which jihad was described as “struggle against barriers and odds in search of a better place.” Examples included “building friendships across the aisle,” and “always pursue new ideas and conquer new challenges.” However, ICNA’s guide teaches that jihad is the fight against forces that “oppose the Islamic Call” and the waging of war so that only the “evil sovereignty of beings other than Allah is wiped out.” (p. 117) …In addition, Muslims are who are in a “position” to implement sharia law “must do so, while those unable to do so must speak out against the rule of Kufr [infidel] and call for the implementation of Shari’ah. If even this becomes impossible, un-Islamic government must be sincerely hated and despised for the pleasure of God and the upholding of Tawheed.” (p.144)....

Part of the taqiyya of Islam is the "mutual respect" hoax is what the imams and other apologists for Islam claim is a "cross cutlural center" that is in reality a victory center which is the Ground Zero Mosque. Which is an affront to all that is good, true and right. This Ground Zero Mosque this a slap in the face to both the victims on Septerber 11, 2001 and America.   Via Pamela Geller

And they can do it one community at a time. Dearborn: Muslim parents angry over Easter egg hunt school flyer 
"But forcing non-Muslim public school children to go on trips to mosques, bowing and praying to allah — that’s OK." Full article

This father is obviously traumatized over these, just as I'm sure he was over the murders other Muslims commit around the world and the Christian churches destroyed by Muslims.

Not this one, but others by Pamela Gellar

Gawker’s Adam Weinstein suggests arresting those on the “wrong side” of the climate-change debate.

Jonah Goldberg  "Finally, someone has come up with a way to settle the debate over climate change: Put the people on the wrong side of the argument in cages.

"A writer for the website Gawker recently penned a self-described “rant” on the pressing need to arrest, charge, and imprison people who “deny” global warming. In fairness, Adam Weinstein doesn’t want mass arrests. (Besides, in a country where only 44 percent of Americans say there is “solid evidence” of global warming and it’s mostly due to human activity, you can’t round up every dissenter.) Fact-checking scientists are spared. So is “the man on the street who thinks Rush Limbaugh is right. . . . You all know that man. That man is an idiot. He is too stupid to do anything other than choke the earth’s atmosphere a little more with his Mr. Pibb burps and his F-150’s gassy exhaust.” 

BLACKLIST! Mozilla's Brendan Eich and the New American Totalitarian State (UPDATED)

Sally Zelikovsky  "Imagine going to work one day only to be, in effect, fired -- not because of anything you did or didn’t do at your job, but because of something you did in your personal life.  Something religious.  Or maybe, something political.

 

"Imagine if you were denied a promotion at work because a co-worker found out you had made a personal donation to a conservative candidate.  Imagine if your environmentally-correct boss discovered that, in your free time at home, you supported an organization that exposed the fallacies of man-made global warming and asked you for your resignation.  Imagine if you were the successful CEO of Widget Corp, lauded and respected for your accomplishments, but clients or customers found out you were a tea partier and demanded you be forced out."

"That’s exactly what happened to Brendan Eich, a highly-respected tech guru in Silicon Valley and co-founder of Mozilla Corporation, after he was appointed CEO in late March.  In less than a week, he was forced out of this position for no reason other than that he had a made a $1000 contribution to the Prop 8 initiative in 2008.  His own money.  On his own time.  In his private capacity.  Mozilla had nothing to do with it.  Nor did he discuss gay marriage at work." .....

"Knowledge is indeed power, and when those in power can use their knowledge of what you do outside of work to determine your professional fate, we have indeed stepped behind the Iron Curtain.

 

"This is simply chilling.   

 

"Mr. Eich: you were right to stand up for yourself and to fight hard not to be bullied out of your position as CEO.  There are legions who are watching, who are disgusted and who support you.  We will not stand by and allow this kind of persecution to go unaddressed.  Nor should you.  You were terminated for no reason other than your personal religious, moral or political beliefs.  And the evidence is irrefutable.

 

"Sue ‘em.  Sue their brains out."   

All emphases added, TD

Liberals' new tactic: Blacklist your enemies!  

"That was the point behind blacklisting, too. The idea was to force people out of the public square, either by silencing them through economic penalties or by attempting to shame them out of it. The same people who used to lecture us on diversity and tolerance are attempting to impose another blacklist to shut down those they see as their enemies in politics.

 

"At least when this one ends, we won't have Hollywood producing tedious dreck about the era, since they'd have to cast themselves as the villains. That's a relief for anyone who had to sit through Citizen Cohn." 

UPDATE: Dating Site OkCupid Says They Are “Pleased” They Bullied Mozilla CEO Out of His Job…  

On Monday, OkCupid greeted Firefox users trying to visit its site with a message encouraging them to try other browsers like Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Safari. The pop-up did not specifically call for Eich's resignation, but it certainly didn't mince words, either. The message said: "Those who seek to deny love and instead enforce misery, shame, and frustration are our enemies, and we wish them nothing but failure."

 “ 'We are pleased that OkCupid’s boycott has brought tremendous awareness to the critical matter of equal rights for all individuals and partnerships; today’s decision reaffirms Mozilla’s commitment to that cause. We are satisfied that Mozilla will be taking a number of further affirmative steps to support the equality of all relationships.' ”

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich (right) resigned on Thursday.

Gender Confusion and the Complicity of Public Schools

American Thinker  "Last week, the national press reported on a 56-year-old high school biology teacher in California who plans to undergo a sex-change operation (i.e. cosmetic surgery) and to return to the classroom appearing as a woman. “To have a teacher be authentic ultimately is good for students and for the community,” said Jennifer Levi of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, or GLAAD, an advocacy group in Boston.

 

"Sadly, the situation is far more complicated and confusing than advocates of gender confusion or their allies in the media will admit."

....
"A society that promotes such confusion under the ruse of education is lost. Wishful thinking does not maintain childhood innocence any more than pretending wrong is right. Alice in Wonderland should have taught us that.

"When Alice asked the Cat, “How do you know I’m mad?” The Cat responded, “You must be, or you wouldn’t have come here.” 

"Who knew that the Cat’s response would apply to Little Johnny’s public education today?"

'Before you turn on the charm, Philip, that's Nigel my new bodyguard'
UK Daily Mail
 

Related: Google Executive Resigns from World Vision Board over Decision to Affirm Traditional Marriage  "Last week, World Vision U.S., a Christian international relief organization, had announced that it would hire employees in same-sex marriages. In response to this decision, the charity received severe criticism from some prominent evangelical leaders and, in addition, several thousand donors cancelled their child sponsorships.

"Within two days, World Vision reversed its decision, but it began to hear complaints from evangelicals and others who supported recognition for same-sex married employees."  

It isn't Islamophobia if they really do want to kill you.

Iran's Final Solution for Israel    ... "Khomeini faced a weak US President back in the late 1970s in Jimmy Carter. His successors face an equally weak US President in Barack Hussein Obama today, plus many appeasing European powers, too. The difference is that this time, the Islamic regime in Iran has a substantial nuclear program as well. [Andrew G.] Bostom doesn’t criticize merely the Obama Administration, but also the Bush Administration, for failing to deal properly with the Iranian threat. The mullahs of Iran arguably constitute a greater threat than the cruel but largely secular dictator Saddam Hussein in Iraq ever did." ...

Ethel Fenig; Muslim clerics: Women should cease to exist  "After declaring women to be un-Islamic, Shirani explained that there were actually two kinds of women – haraam and makrooh. “We can divide all women in the world into two distinct categories: those who are haraam and those who are makrooh. Now the difference between haraam and makrooh is that the former is categorically forbidden while the latter is really really disliked,” Shirani said."

AUSTRIA: Muslim asylum seeker smashes statues in six churches, saying: “Down with your statues, you are all unbelievers”

"Diversity Macht Frei  The man indicated that ‘Allah had ordered him’,” explained police spokesman Roman Hahslinger on Tuesday evening. The 37-year-old said that in his view human beings were not allowed to create holy images."

Fish Instead of People, Ideologies without Consequences; "If only people had to live in the world that they dreamed of for others."

The water disaster is not shared by everyone in quite the same way. In a rare irony, the Hetch Hetchy aqueducts cross the San Joaquin River on their way to the Bay Area. Surely such Bay Area-owned waters might have been diverted to increase the San Joaquin River’s flow to the sea? Could not the Apple executives and the UC professors have showered once a week to save the smelt or to let the poor salmon at least make it to the Tuolumne River?

http://comicallyincorrect.com/2014/02/18/thirsty-in-california/

 

Victor Davis Hanson  ... "At some fateful moment in the 1970s, the other California on the coast, drunk with the globalized wealth that poured into Napa Valley, the Silicon Valley, the great coastal university nexuses at Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA and Caltech, the entertainment industry, the defense industry, and the financial industry decided that they had transcended the old warnings of more Californians needing far more water to survive more droughts. When you are rich, you can afford for the first time in your life to favor a newt with spots on his toes over someone else that lacks your money, clout, and sensitivities.

"The once envisioned reservoirs on the Klamath were cancelled. The supplemental lakes on the Sacramento and American were as well. There was to be no twin wet-year storage lake south of the San Luis Reservoir. No Temperance Flat was to augment Millerton Lake. Such construction was considered far too 19^th century in it unnatural building and damming and canaling." ...Full article

 

The Race-Hacks Defend Their Industry

Bruce S. Thornton

... That narrative is simple: white racism explains the epidemic of black-on-black murder, children without fathers, lack of education, and dependence on the government dole. Since Klan-style racist violence and Jim Crow legal racism have disappeared, “racism” has to be redefined in ever more subtle manifestations like “institutional racism.” The best example of this scam is the “disparate impact” standard for identifying racism, a favorite of the current Department of Justice. By this metric, a mere statistical imbalance in minority participation in car loans or home mortgages is a sign of racism even if no intent can be proven or even identified. This kind of thinking led to the federal regulations pressuring lenders to lower qualifying standards for home loans, which was a major factor in the housing bubble and the ensuing Great Recession of 2008. The hysteria over “profiling” is another example of this racialist voodoo. Even if a group is overrepresented among perpetrators of a crime, identifying suspects from that group when such a crime occurs is automatically racist." ...

Obama Munches on Pricey Reuben Over GOP’s ‘Stinkburger’ (Updated)

WSJ  "For lunch Wednesday, President Barack Obama munched on a reuben sandwich that would require shelling out the equivalent of two hours of work at the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

"The president used the stop at the Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Mich., to stump for raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. At that increased rate, a minimum wage worker could buy the same reuben — the “Nosher,” or “small eater” size – with 88 minutes worth of earnings.

"The sandwich, which the president noted was still huge, costs $13.99. With sales tax, that comes to $14.83. It is served with a pickle."

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UPDATE from FreedomWorks Facebook

Is it called Obamacare or isn't it?

 

 

 

Mother Of Five: Obamacare Jeopardizing My Family’s Financial Future   "Wendt initially decided to discuss her plight in an ad produced by the advocacy group Americans for Prosperity, which has chronicled the negative impact of Obamacare on American families across the nation."  Video

ABC 6: Policy Critics Dispute ’7.1 Million’ Enrolled in ObamaCare