Wednesday, October 14, 2009

War by Fallacy; Afghanistan is a symptom, not the problem.

By Andrew C. McCarthy NRO= "But at least [President Bush] understood that the enemy was global. His actions never approached the steel of the Bush Doctrine, the vow to root out al-Qaeda’s cells wherever on earth they were ... He knew, however, that the war was about much more than Afghanistan. President Obama, by contrast, is not merely resistant to naming the enemy; he won’t acknowledge the enemies we have or the reason why we have them.

MSNBC’s Source for Dubious Limbaugh Quote on Slavery? A Football Player

Newsbusters "It’s also next to a "quote" in which the author asserts Limbaugh called for the Medal of Honor to be given to the assassin of Martin Luther King. Does anyone really believe that remark was ever uttered by Limbaugh? " Transcript of the Rush Limbaugh show on Tuesday.

What Are Liberals’ Broken Promises on Health Care Reform?

AskHeritage.org "For the past month, the Senate Finance Committee has been debating health care. But, much to the surprise of many Americans, they haven’t been debating an actual bill. They have been debating and amending a 262-page description of health care reform. It’s essentially a summary of what liberals want the bill to look like, and no member of the Committee, or the public, has seen actual legislation."

Why I Hate Obama’s America

CNS News By Ben Shapiro. "Obama’s belief in America’s unexceptionalism—his view that America’s government, not her people, is the formative force in her values; his view that the American people bear the stain of racial, sexual and military guilt; his view that America must abandon her scrupulous adherence to equality of opportunity in favor of equality of result, traditional morals in favor of alternative ethics, and liberty of enterprise in favor of redistributionism—that set of beliefs is antithetical to what makes America great."

Who’s Behind the White House War on Fox News?

Michelle Malkin via CNS News "White House interim communications director Anita Dunn assumed the role of lead Fox News Channel-basher this weekend. The attack was a dud. The left-leaning Nation magazine ridiculed President Obama’s press shop for turning him into the “whiner-in-chief.” AOL media columnist Jeff Bercovici called the war on Fox a “loser’s strategy” that “signals weakness.” And that’s the friendly fire."

FCC Commissioner Says Diversity Chief’s Ideas for Regulating Free Speech Are ‘Troubling’

CNS News "Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell said Tuesday that statements about regulating freedom of speech in broadcasting made by FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd are “troubling.” Everyone should be concerned when federal regulators have the power to impact freedom of speech, McDowell added."

Smear Merchants, Communists & Liars Winning... NFL Will Likely Oppose Limbaugh's Bid

Gateway Pundit "It looks like the media smear merchants, the communists and the radical left liars are winning..."

Keep America Safe

Powerline Blog "Three of our favorite people--Liz Cheney, Debra Burlingame and Bill Kristol--are collaborating on a new web site called Keep America Safe. The site will offer a hawkish perspective on national security matters; equally important, it will be a useful archive of original source materials for those who want to delve deeper into the news than the liberal media generally permit. This video is a good introduction:"

Yes! Rush Limbaugh Threatens Legal Action Against State-Run Media's Racist Slander ...Update: Source of Smears Discovered

Gateway Pundit "How is it that when Righties quote Lefties, they have video, audio, and notarized confirmation from the Pope, but when Lefties ‘quote’ Righties, they have Wiki entries contributed by ‘Cobra’?" Comment in Australia's Daily Telegraph. Then this: Local Radio Hosts Confronted On Set By Blogger After Smearing Rush (Video) From the Sharp Elbows Blog.

Afghan mission commander wants more U.S. troops

CBC via Weasel Zippers "His request outlines three options for additional troops — from as many as 80,000 to as few as 10,000 to 15,000 — but favours a compromise of 40,000 more forces, the officials said." ...."Obama said Tuesday that he will decide in "the coming weeks" on a war strategy and the troops needed to carry it out." Coming WEEKS?

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Market Garden; A Remembrance During Time of War

Michael Yon "A world away from Afghanistan, over in Holland, was approaching the 65th anniversary of the allied liberation from Nazi occupation, and I had been invited to attend by James “Maggie” Megellas. Maggie, who had fought his way through Holland and is today remembered there as a hero, is said to be the most decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division. Now 92, Maggie has recently spent about two months tooling around the battlefields of Afghanistan..."

Obama has found his oppressor

By Aaron Gee "Finding an oppressor when you're the President of the most powerful country in the world isn't easy. It appears President Obama has formerly decided that Fox News will be his oppressor and has sent out his aides to tell the world. Obama has decided to play role of the victim since he's been failing miserably with that whole "leadership thing". Playing the victim accomplishes a few things;..."