Sunday, November 15, 2015

By the way, did you remember there was a Democrat debate this weekend?

Three highlights (actually, lowlights) of the Democratic presidential debate  "During the Democratic presidential debate lots of dumb stuff was bandied about. Including:
Bernie Sanders’ wild assertion that (1) climate change is the greatest national security threat the United States faces, and (2) climate change and terrorism are inextricably linked. Per Sanders, “climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.” Wow. I did not know that. Thanks Uncle Bernie! Quick question for ya’: Since you believe that climate change is a relatively new phenomenon, how do you explain 1400 years of Muslims trying to conquer the world?

"Meanwhile, all three candidates expressed unwavering commitment to bringing more “refugees” to the United States. Even in the face of this week’s terror attacks. Sanders said we have a “moral responsibility” to these “refugees.” (Heaven forbid we have a moral responsibility to ourselves.) " . . .


Candidates Perform Contortions to Avoid Saying ‘Radical Islam’ at #DemDebate


"The first 20 or so minutes of last night’s Democrat debate was devoted to national security with an emphasis on the terror attacks in Paris. It was a subject that made everyone on stage visibly uncomfortable.

"Jenna Lifhits of the Washington Free Beacon:


"Hillary Clinton refused to use the term “radical Islam” to describe groups like the Islamic State Saturday at the Democratic debate, despite having used the term “radical Islamic jihadist groups” four days prior.


"When moderator John Dickerson asked Clinton whether she agreed with Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R., Fla.) statement that the Paris attacks show “that we are at war with Radical Islam,” Clinton said she would use a term other than “Radical Islam.' ” . . .
“I don’t think we’re at war with Islam,” she said Saturday. “I don’t think we’re at war with all Muslims. I think we’re at war with jihadists.”

Drudge reports on the Islamic influx into Europe - and probably America



The Syrian operative claimed more than 4,000 covert ISIS gunmen had been smuggled into western nations
The Syrian operative claimed more than 4,000 covert ISIS gunmen had been smuggled into the EU

"The Syrian operative claimed more than 4,000 covert ISIS gunmen had been smuggled into western nations – hidden amongst innocent refugees.

"The ISIS smuggler, who is in his thirties and is described as having a trimmed jet-black beard, revealed the ongoing clandestine operation is a complete success.

" 'Just wait," he smiled.

"The Islamic State operative spoke exclusively to BuzzFeed on the condition of anonymity and is believed to be the first to confirm plans to infiltrate western countries" . . .

. . . “ 'My concern is that Isis have actually said that they will use the migrant wave to flood Europe with half a million of their jihadi fighters,” he said in a radio interview, “Now even if that’s wrong, even it its only 5,000 - even if it’s only 500 - I am very worried about that.' ” . . .

Madonna Wrong To Think Terrorists Will Stop By Giving Them “Dignity And Respect” And “Love Unconditionally”  "Does Madonna really think if we gave ISIS “love unconditionally” they would no longer perpetrate horrific acts of violence? And can Madonna really “love unconditionally” a group that beheads, throws over the sides of building, and stones to death men for being gay?"

Mizzou Campus Activists and Black Lives Matter   Complain About Paris Stealing the Spotlight . . ."Black Lives Matter and Mizzou protesters responded to the murder of scores of people in Paris at the hands of Islamic extremists by complaining about losing the spotlight and saying their “struggles” were being “erased.” Their struggles, remember, consist of a poop swastika of unknown provenance and unsubstantiated claims of racially-charged remarks somewhere near Missouri’s campus."

"Time for Obama to lead us or resign"


"He has put his intellect and rhetorical skills into the dishonorable service of assigning blame and fudging failure."
Michael Goodwin

It’s time for Obama to make a choice: Lead us or resign

. . . "That eternal truth is so obvious that it should not need to be said. Yet even after the horrific slaughter in Paris, there remains a distressing doubt about whether America’s commander in chief gets it.

"President Obama has spent the last seven years trying to avoid the world as it is. He has put his intellect and rhetorical skills into the dishonorable service of assigning blame and fudging failure. If nuances were bombs, Islamic State would have been destroyed years ago.

"He refuses to say “Islamic terrorism,” as if that would offend the peaceful Muslims who make up the vast bulk of victims. He rejects the word “war,” even as jihadists carry out bloodthirsty attacks against Americans and innocent peoples around the world.

"He shuns the mantle of global leadership that comes with the Oval Office, with an aide advancing the preposterous concept that Obama is “leading from behind.” He snubs important partners like Egypt, showers concessions on the apocalyptic mullahs of Iran, and called the Islamic State the “jayvee team” even as it was beginning to create a caliphate." . . .

Cruz: Obama ‘does not wish to defend this country’


Putin Laughs Off Obama At G20 Summit  . . . "When images of Barack Obama shaking hands with President-host Erdogan flashed across one of the many monitors placed throughout the G20 summit it proved further fodder for rebuke by the Russian strongman, who then pointed to a monitor while shaking his head at the sight of the widely smiling and seemingly passive American president."
. . .
"Just a day prior to the Paris terror attacks President Obama again said publicly that ISIS was contained. That opinion is said to have been repeated among various world leaders as they meet in Turkey, only lessening Mr. Obama’s already plummeting  significance on the world stage."


The Other Shoe Dropped at the Bataclan

The Gates of Vienna


"The first shoe hit the floor back in 2008, and it has taken seven years — far longer than the Muslims who made the threats had intended — for the other shoe to fall.

"The jihad atrocities committed in Paris last night strongly resembled those carried out in Mumbai almost exactly seven years ago. But this year’s earlier attacks in Paris (the Charlie Hebdo massacres) and Copenhagen were the same type of action on a smaller scale. And in all three the attacks targeting the native ethnic group were immediately followed by a concerted effort to hit Jewish targets and kill Jews.

"Bearing that in mind, Vlad and I waited last night for grim news to emerge from one of the Jewish neighborhoods in Paris. We expected it to happen before anyone claimed responsibility for the attacks — that would be the normal pattern. But the Islamic State announced that it was responsible for all the terror and bloodshed in the wee hours, without any Jewish targets being hit.

"Or so it seemed." . . .


Waging the War on "Terror", Vichy-Style

"Our premodern enemies have certainly got our postmodern number. Newsmen compete to warn us not of more jihadists to come or the nature of the Islamist hatred that fuels these murderers, but instead fret about Western “backlash” on the horizon, about how nativists and right-wingers may now “scapegoat” immigrants." 




Victor Davis Hanson
"A few hours before the catastrophic attack in Paris, President Obama had announced that ISIS was now “contained,” a recalibration of his earlier assessments of “on the run” and “Jayvees” from a few years back. In the hours following the attack of jihadist suicide bombers and mass murderers in Paris, the Western press talked of the “scourge of terrorism” and “extremist violence”. Who were these terrorists and generic extremists who slaughtered the innocent in Paris — anti-abortionists, Klansmen, Tea-party zealots?

"Middle Eastern websites may be crowing over the jihadist rampage and promising more to come, but this past week in the United States we were obsessed over a yuppie son of a multi-millionaire showboating his pseudo-grievances by means of a psychodramatic hunger strike at the University of Missouri and a crowd of cry-baby would-be fascists at Yale bullying a wimpy teacher over supposedly hurtful Halloween costumes. I guess that is the contemporary American version of Verdun and the Battle of the Bulge."
. . . "What is the answer?   The free world must declare war on radical Islam, an all-out war.  But it also must work with those Muslims who say they are against violence to somehow change the Islamic teachings to eliminate the calls for violence. Our US President had the opportunity to do so when Egypt’s President Sisi called for a revision to Islamic teachings at the beginning of this year. Yet Obama has been totally quiet in response.  His devotion to Islamic change must surely be questioned given any lack of action." . . .

Saturday, November 14, 2015

More on the aftermath of the Paris shootings

Is this the ISIS killer stalking the Bataclan venue before his murderous rampage begins? Video shows mysterious figure clad in black moments before the massacre   (UK Mail)

A dramatic new video has emerged showing desperate Paris terror attack victims escaping from a theatre where jihadi gunmen slaughtered dozens of concert-goers, with some (above) dragging their bleeding friends along the ground to safety



  • Terrorists took over Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Friday night 



  • They yelled 'This is for Syria' before unleashing a hail of bullets



  • At least 89 people were killed in the massacre and many more wounded


  • Briton Nick Alexander feared to have died after he was shot by gunmen


  • Nottingham University students reveal they climbed over bodies to survive 

  • Three terrorists blew themselves up when police raided the theatre


  • A fourth was shot dead by police outside the concert hall  

  • See more of the latest news and updates on the Paris terror attacks 

  • This picture was taken shortly before the four gunmen opened fire onto 


    "Yes…Brian Williams really did say that. You can’t make this stuff up anymore.

    Brian was concerned about how the attacks will affect the messaging of the Paris Climate Change Conference which is scheduled to begin at the end of this month. I kid you not as you can see in this video of his interview with Weather Channel managing editor Sam Champion who was in Paris for an Al Gore event.
    "First, a multi-pronged military-style assault on civilian soft targets is exactly the kind of terrorist attack I’ve long feared. Every western capital is vulnerable to attacks like this, and the combination of open borders and thousands of European and American citizens fighting for ISIS renders all of our cities open to assault. This is likely not the last major urban attack, and we may see another soon." . . .

    Now about those Muslim refugees...


    Ted Cruz calls for end to Syrian refugee resettlement
    "While the Obama administration is “moving to increase and accelerate the number of Syrian refugees who might be admitted into the United States,” Senator Ted Cruz is calling for an immediate halt to Syrian refugee resettlement. Half of them aren’t from Syria and most of them are colonizers, but no matter. Let’s get about the business of doing as much as we can as fast as we can to save ourselves. And this is a start. Per The Right Scoop, Cruz put out the following statement on Friday:
    “America must stand with our allies against the scourge of radical Islamic terrorism. This is an evil that does not discriminate between French, German or American, Christian, Muslim or Jew, soldier, football player, or concert goer. Their only goal is to murder those who do not submit to their vicious, totalitarian ideology. Our deepest condolences go out to our French allies, and I know the government of the United States stands by to offer any assistance necessary. . . .
    . . . "Let’s get going. Because 10,000 of said “refugees” (aka young, fit, fighting age, male colonizers) just arrived in New Orleans and will eventually be dispersed to 180 cities across America that coordinate with nine charities (and their affiliates) to make sure these invaders get everything they need." . . . Read more:


    The names of the people responsible for the massacres in France   . . . "It's especially imperative that Republicans don't nominate someone like Jeb Bush, who calls for letting more of these potential killers in, or Marco Rubio, who says he wants more once they are "vetted," an impossibility when people are coming from a destroyed country with no records.

    "I feel sorry for the French dead, but Europeans, at least a majority of them, voted for the policies that led to this by electing these leaders."


    Enough Is Enough: Paris Terror Attacks Prove the Borders Have to Be Closed   "We have known for months that ISIS uses the “refugee crisis” to smuggle people into Western Europe. These individuals then form sleeper cells that are put on standby until ISIS’ leaders call on them to carry out attacks. This is basically what happened yesterday: ISIS’ sleepers laid low for a while, but acted when the order was given. As a result, around 130 innocent people were killed. In cold blood.
    "Enough is enough. There’s nothing compassionate about letting hordes of so-called refugees into the West — “refugees” who don’t share our values and some of whom actually hate us and want to kill us."

    Now we can all share our ignorance about the Paris Muslim radical attacks

    Four Brief Video Clips Which Explain Liberals’ Views on the Paris Attack
    "The blame America crowd is out in full force.

    "Bill Maher blamed the ISIS attack on the US bombing in Syria. Some believe that if we bomb them there, they won’t attack us in the States. Maher says the opposite. He also said that our war over there caused the problem but actually, it was Obama leaving without a status of forces agreement that changed the course of the wars we had won, though at great cost.

    "Maher thinks Iran is fighting ISIS and we only have to sit back with popcorn."

    . . . Obama wouldn’t even call it radical Islamic terrorism, but rather, he called it “extremism”. He didn’t call Hollande because he knew he was “busy” and it was too soon “to speculate at this point in terms of who was responsible for this.”



    . . . "Sajid Javid, a Muslim, called on Britain’s Islamic community to contact the police if they suspect someone they know has been radicalised or may be vulnerable to the influence of hate preachers. " . . .
    Paris attacks spark another wave of #hashtags deflecting attention from evil, blasphemous islam to ... a new wave of 'islamophobia' (as if fearing being detonated, shot, beheaded, stabbed or otherwise slaughtered by followers of the false prophet of islam is some sort of irrational fear)
    . . . "On the political level, leaders of predominantly Muslim countries swiftly condemned the Paris attacks. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani released a statement calling the wave of explosions and gunfire "crimes against humanity."

    "In the name of the Iranian people, who have themselves been victims of terrorism, I strongly condemn these crimes against humanity and offer my condolences to the grieving French people and government," Rouhani said.

    "Shuja Shafi, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, released a statement Saturday calling the attacks "horrific and abhorrent" and not a representation of Islam. "This attack is being claimed by the group calling themselves ‘Islamic State’. There is nothing Islamic about such people and their actions are evil, and outside the boundaries set by our faith," Shafi said."


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    U2 website announces their cancellation
    "As a result of the ongoing state of emergency across France, the U2 Paris concerts scheduled for the 14th and 15th November will not be going ahead as planned. U2 and Live Nation, along with HBO who were due to live broadcast the Saturday concert, are fully resolved to go ahead with this show at an appropriate time." . . .



    Terror in Paris

    Hope n' Change  "Late on Friday the 13th, nightmarish terror struck the city of Paris - reminding us all, as if we needed reminders, that in the modern world no place is safe from the insanity of Islamic radicalism."  Oops, we misspoke; we meant to say "random incidents".


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    . . . "This is important. One of the Paris attackers was
    identified as a "Syrian refugee" based on the blood-spattered passport found amidst the shrapnel of his body after he detonated a bomb vest.

    "And speaking of ironies, there was this..."

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    "While the horrorific events were unfolding, Obama took to the airwaves to say that terror is a bad thing and said that we'd stand with France. But will we?

    "Following the
    Charlie Hebdo terrorist massacre in Paris earlier this year, Obama said much the same thing. But when world leaders gathered to march arm-in-arm to stand against terror, the United States president was nowhere to be seen..."

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    Much more at the link...


    Our courageous president stands up to ISIS (Updated)

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    Meanwhile, let's make their thousands feel at home in our countries.


    Obama statement on Paris: ‘I DON’T WANT TO SPECULATE ON WHO DID THIS’
    "Obama of course, came out and said that he can’t speculate on who attacked Paris tonight, because it could be Global Warming, or the Amish, after all.
    Watch below:



    ......
    More updates here.   Including this video:

    Fiorina handles "stranglegate" with her usual class

    Fiorina Responds to Stranglegate, Comes Out on Top
    “I do take umbrage with the clear double standard that exists in the media”

    "Earlier this week, Hillary Clinton cackled away comments about Carly Fiorina made during a New Hampshire town hall that, if made by any other conservative candidate, would be cause for healing circles and peace rallies all across America.

    "During a Q&A on veterans’ issues, a man—who is a veteran and who claims to have been an HP employee from 1999-2005—expressed his frustration with Fiorina by saying, “every time I see [Carly Fiorina] on TV I want to reach through and strangle her.”

    "Need a refresher? Here’s the video:"



    “ 'I don’t take umbrage with him, I don’t even take umbrage with Mrs. Clinton. I do take umbrage with the clear double standard that exists in the media. If this had happened with a conservative candidate, the liberal media would be all over us to correct him, to apologize, and all the rest of it.
    Newsflash: the media is biased, this isn’t anything new, and we just have to deal with it unfortunately… It’s not gonna rattle me.”

    "O’Reilly pointed out an incident earlier this month in which the MSM took great umbrage with Fiorina’s apparently inadequate response to a man who made a drive-by claim that President Obama is a Muslim…"

    O’Reilly pointed out an incident earlier this month in which the MSM took
    great umbrage with Fiorina’s apparently inadequate response to a man who made a drive-by claim that President Obama is a Muslim…

    Who knew there were Muslims capable of violence?

    Breaking: Idiot 'shocked' by Paris attacks   . . . "If there is such a thing as poetic justice, its gavel is going to come down very hard on all those national leaders who, in the name of political correctness (or worse), are currently importing massive populations of poor, unassimilated Muslims into their nations. "


    When seconds counted...  "It was Friday evening, and I was listening to a survivor of the Bataclan Theater terrorist attack in Paris describe how it took place.  The attackers wisely seized the high ground, the balconies, where they were able to fire down into the masses of people packed into the overcrowded main floor.  According to this witness, the terrorists were able to continually fire their weapons randomly into their helpless victims for ten to fifteen minutes before the police assault finally took them down." . . .
    . . .

    "The growing body count as of this writing is 120 slaughtered in the Bataclan.  We'll never know how much that body count could have been reduced if the foolish French allowed their citizens to go armed.  Their imprudent gun control laws contributed to unnecessary carnage.

    "Once again, when seconds counted, the police were just too many minutes away."

    Emphasis added, TD

    'They are cutting us down one by one...dead bodies everywhere': Jihadist gunmen slaughter concert-goers before detonating suicide belts when police storm the venue
    "Terrorists slaughtered ‘everyone one by one’ at a theatre in Paris in just one of a series of horrifying attacks across the capital that have killed up to 150 people.

    "An injured hostage held captive during a rock concert at the Bataclan theatre, was able to update his status on social media where he said: 'There are survivors inside. They are cutting down all the world. One by one.’

    "Benjamin Cazenoves added in another post: ‘Alive. Just cuts... Carnage... Dead bodies everywhere.’" . . .


    The American rock band Eagles of Death Metal had been playing when men armed with Kalashnikovs are said to have stormed into the hall and began firing Above, a photo from the Bataclan before the attack
    The American rock band Eagles of Death Metal had been playing when men armed with Kalashnikovs are said to have stormed into the hall and began firing Above, a photo from the Bataclan before the attack

    . . . "Islamic State supporters celebrated the attacks using the Twitter hashtag Paris in Flames or Paris on Fire.
    "One militant, Abu Asad, tweeted: ‘Allahu Akbar.’ Another said: ‘There is no God but Allah, praise be to Allah.’"