Well, Gingrich didn’t call Romney a punk, although Allah claims he’s dyin’ to, ” Gingrich: Why should I call to congratulate some punk whose campaign says it’s trying to destroy me? ” RELATED : At National Post , ” Mitt Romney poised to boost lead over rival Newt Gingrich in Nevada caucuses .” Well, true, although Newt again pledged at the clip to take it all the way to the convention. So, I’m intrigued about this press conference Gingrich plans for late tonight. See National Journal , ” Gingrich to Hold Post-Caucus Press Conference .” Maybe he going pull a Breitbart and tell the press to f-ck off. That’d be in keeping with his debate performance in weeks past, for example. That said, there’s more on Gingrich in Nevada at the New York Times , ” Gears Grind as Gingrich Shifts to Nevada .”
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Smoke rises from police headquarters in Kano, Nigeria following a wave of coordinated attacks by the radical Muslim sect known as Boko Haram that left at least 143 dead. (Reuters)
A victim of Friday's bomb blast and gun attacks lies in Murtala Muhammad specialist hospital in Kano, Nigeria Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Salisu Rabiu)
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Via Theo Spark : The Hamas Prime Minister exhorted: “We say today, explicitly, so it cannot be explained otherwise, that the armed resistance and the armed struggle are the path and the strategic choice for liberating the Palestinian land, from the [Mediterranean] sea to the [Jordan] river, and for the expulsion of the invaders and usurpers [Israel] from the blessed land of Palestine. The Hamas movement will lead Intifada after Intifada until we liberate Palestine – all of Palestine, Allah willing. Allah Akbar and praise Allah. Also, at Jerusalem Post , ” ‘Arab world must stop Israel’s Judaization of J’lem’ .” Well, the genocide’s gotta start somewhere, I guess.
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Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh Calls for Expulsion of Israel from ‘Blessed Land of Palestine’
You know, I’ve had police involved after some of the progressive stalking and complaints at my college. Some of the people who have attacked me online have taken it into my personal life and it’s dangerous. Pamela Geller, who is one of the most courageous freedom fighters I’ve ever met, finds herself in dangerous situations virtually every day, as she fights to preserve freedom and moral right. Now one of those who went after Pamela online got what she had coming.
There’s a controversial Kentucky law on the books that requires all homeland security documents to recognize mankind’s dependence on God. The 2006 state law, some say, is more reminiscent of a Middle Eastern theocratic proclamation than it is a Western legal mandate. The regulation was put into place by State Rep. Tom Riner, a Democrat from Louisville and a Southern Baptist minister. He put the contentious “Almighty God” language into law without much fanfar. But now, years after it was enacted, the clamor is intensifying. Edwin Kagin, an atheist who is leading the legal charge against the law, says, “It’s outrageous.” Kagin contends that the regulation is unconstitutional by both Kentucky and the federal government’s standards. He claims that the state is forcing religion on its residents and on a federal agency. “The Constitution states that there shall be no attempt by the government respecting an establishment of a religion and that’s precisely what (the law) is doing,” Kagin said. “What if the law said we cannot be safe without reliance on Allah, perhaps, or the flying spaghetti monster or anything you could come up with?” he continued. “A law such as this is a step toward establishing a theocracy in our state.” While some may see Kagin’s views on the matter as a bit excessive, others say the law’s elements are uncommon. The state’s Department of Homeland Security, for instance, is required to prominently display a plaque that reads, ”The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God.” And the department’s literature, too, must pledge the same allegiance to a higher power. Watch for more, below: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Riner (who’s also a Baptist minister) doesn’t agree with Kagin’s feelings on the matter and he believes that the state is acting within its legal bounds. ”The safety and security of the state cannot be achieved apart from recognizing our dependence upon God,” Riner recently told Fox News. “We believe dependence on God is essential…What the founding fathers stated and what every president has stated, is their reliance and recognition of Almighty God, that’s what we’re doing,” he continued. He holds the Declaration of Independence up as the inspiration for the regulation. ”In that document, it sets forth the need for men to understand that our protection, our rights come from God, not government,” Riner said. ”Trusting God is our heritage. We will not surrender that heritage, which is a heritage of looking to Almighty God for His blessing.” Legal action first began back in 2008 after a news report about the law was published. Atheists won the first court battle in 2009, when Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate took their side . Then, a three-judge appellate reversed this decision during the last round of legal sparring back in October. These judges found that the law does not violate the constitution. The coalition against the regulation, which includes American Atheists, a well-known non-profit atheist group, is planning to appeal the decision. What do you think? Does the Kentucky law go too far? Take the poll, below: Does the Kentucky ‘God’ law go too far? (H/T: Fox News )
Reliapundit and I were talking about it last week: ” COULTER ENDORSES ROMNEY-CAIN .” And now Coulter is putting that pitch into overdrive, on Sean Hannity’s, for example. At Lonely Conservative, ” Ann Coulter: How About a Romney/Cain Ticket? ” Frankly, I’m still pulling for Michele Bachmann, but time’s running out, and money. At Time Magazine, ” New Hampshire Staff Exodus Augurs End Times for Bachmann Campaign .” Also, from Allah, ” Iowa: Cain 37, Romney 27, Paul 12, Gingrich 8 .” Folks know I respect Mitt Romney, and I do think a Romney-Cain ticket would be attractive. So, let’s see how things play out. The consensus is that Romney’s the one. See LAT, ” Mitt Romney may win the GOP presidential nomination by default .”
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There’s an interesting story brewing after Mitt Romney’s campaign posted an attack advertisement on YouTube and then later removed it. The ad, which focuses on Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is characterized by Gawker’s Max Read as “personal and direct” — an accurate description to say the least. The short video doesn’t contain a stitch of anything that is favorable to Perry’s speaking abilities, intelligence or preparedness. Clearly, lambasting each of these areas was the Romney campaign’s goal, as the video concludes by asking, “Is he ready to lead? “HotAir.com’s Allah Pundit describes the clip as follows: It’s a symphony of Gump-ishness. Being a bad debater, while problematic in the general election, doesn’t disqualify you from being the nominee; being an idiot in general does. That’s the lesson. Offhand, I can’t remember ever seeing an ad like this that’s aimed not at showing that an opponent is stupid about a particular issue but that he’s stupid in general . While the ad has been taken down, CNN ran a version of it during one of its shows. In it, various clips of Perry’s less-than-stellar debate performances are knitted together along with news reports that lambast the governor: Read contends that it’s a bit odd that the Romney campaign would be focusing on Perry, considering that the Texas governor’s campaign is weak at the moment. However, Romney’s heated exchange with Perry at the Republican debate this week surrounding Romney’s hiring of illegal immigrants may have served as a catalyst for the ad. Erick Erickson shares his views on the making of the ad (his comments were posted before it was pulled by the Romney campaign): This is a necessary attack from Mitt Romney. Had he not pushed something out like this, the story would be that Mitt Romney got wounded last night. In several unscripted, unguarded moments he mentioned he failed to keep costs down in Massachusetts and was worried about illegals working for him because he was running for political office. But this doesn’t explain why the campaign would post, then remove the ad. ThinkProgress has been promoting the ad and its removal via social media: Allah Pundit does note that some ads are pulled temporarily, especially when they utilize video footage that may be called into question due to copyright. While he suggests that it’s possible the clip is being re-edited because of this, if it was, indeed, yanked, he says it is “a total embarrassment.”
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Al Fadi, a Saudi native now living in America, is setting out to educate the West about his former religion — Islam. His message, rooted in what he says are deep convictions and personal truth, is sure to inspire controversy. Al Fadi converted to Christianity after coming to the United States for college. While he claims that he initially planned to convert everyone he met to Islam, something completely unexpected happened. After meeting Christians for the first time in his life, al Fadi became enamored. He explained his conversion to CBN’s Erick Stakelbeck: “Basically, the more I met people who follow Christ, the more I realized that they are distinct and unique in their character. They’re kind, they’re patient, they’re loving, they have moral values, they don’t look at others with hatred.” Before long, he abandoned Islam, leaving him to embrace Jesus Christ. His conversion, alone, would have led to a death sentence in his homeland. Even now, danger isn’t an impossibility (al Fadi is actually a pseudonym). But regardless of the dangers he faces for sharing his truth, he says that it’s worth it. Now, al Fadi is making it a mission to correct what he says are the West’s misconceptions about Islam. In an interview with CBN, he explained, in detail, his interpretation of Islam and those who are not Muslims: “When I lived in Saudi Arabia, not only did I look at non-Muslims as second class, you would look at non-devout Muslims as second class citizens. If Islam has to prosper, be the superior religion, then certain steps must be taken by its followers, including spreading Islam at any cost, including the sword and killing any opposition. So you learn all of these things and then of course you learn that the Koran tells you to hate the Christians and the Jews.” It is these messages that al Fadi desperately wants Americans, among other Westerners, to better understand. To address these issues, he has written a book called ‘The Qur’an Dilemma.” In particular, he believes that the West has been fed a more favorable, less volatile picture of Islam in its entirety. One subject he covers in-depth is the Koran’s call for jihad, or “holy” war, against non-believers. “It is basically a proscriptive demand found in the Koran when it comes to jihad – killing the infidels, spreading Islam until there is no other religion on earth except the religion of Allah,” he explains. Al Fadi believes that the more positive images the West is fed come from the Prophet Mohammed’s early career. It was later, he says, when Mohammed gained followers and political might, that he became more violent. Of course, these are al Fadi’s own, personal views — views that many people would see as intolerant and wrong-headed. But considering his Muslim upbringing, he sees himself as the perfect person to address these topics. Below, watch him discuss both his book and his views on the Islamic faith with CBN: (h/t CBN )
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From Michelle’s syndicated column : …too many teachers refuse to show and tell who the perpetrators of 9/11 were and who their heirs are today. My own daughter was one year old when the Twin Towers collapsed, the Pentagon went up in flames and Shanksville, Pa., became hallowed ground for the brave passengers of United Flight 93. In second grade, her teachers read touchy-feely stories about peace and diversity to honor the 9/11 dead. They whitewashed Osama bin Laden, militant Islam and centuries-old jihad out of the curriculum. Apparently, the youngsters weren’t ready to learn even the most basic information about the evil masterminds of Islamic terrorism. Mary Beth Hicks, author of the new book “Don’t Let the Kids Drink the Kool-Aid,” points to a recent review of 10 widely used textbooks in which the concepts of jihad and sharia were either watered down or absent. These childhood experts have determined that grade school is too early to delve into the specifics of the homicidal clash of Allah’s sharia-avenging soldiers with the freedom-loving Western world. Yet, many of the same protectors of fragile elementary-school pupils can’t wait to teach them all the ins and outs of condoms, cross-dressers and crack addictions. We pulled our daughter out of a cesspool of academic and moral relativism and found a reality-grounded, rigorous charter school where no-nonsense teachers refuse to sugarcoat inconvenient facts and history. Many of the students are children of soldiers and servicemen and women who — inspired by the heroes of 9/11 — have voluntarily deployed time and time again to kill the American Dream destroyers abroad before they kill us over here. There’s no better way to hammer home the message that “freedom is not free” than to have your kids go to school with other kids whose dads and moms are gone for years at a time — missing births and birthday parties, recitals and soccer practice, Christmas pageants and Independence Day fireworks. But instead of unfettered pride in our armed forces, social justice educators in high schools and colleges across the country indoctrinate American students into viewing our volunteer armed forces as victims, monsters and pawns in a leftist “social struggle.” A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Blame America-ism still permeates classrooms and the culture. A special 9/11 curriculum distributed in New Jersey schools advises teachers to “avoid graphic details or dramatizing the destruction” wrought by the 9/11 hijackers, and instead focus elementary school students’ attention on broadly defined “intolerance” and “hurtful words.” No surprise: Jihadist utterances such as “Kill the Jews,” “Allahu Akbar” and “Behead all those who insult Islam” are not among the “hurtful words” studied. Middle-schoolers are directed to “analyze diversity and prejudice in U.S. history.” And high-school students are taught “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” – pop-psychology claptrap used to excuse jihadists’ behavior based on their purported low self-esteem and oppressed status caused by “European colonialism.” It is no wonder that a new poll released this week showed that Americans today “are generally more willing to believe that U.S. policies in the Middle East might have motivated the 9/11 terror attacks on New York and the Pentagon,” according to Reuters. To make matters worse, we have an appeaser-in-chief who wrote shortly after the jihadist attacks a decade ago that the “essence of this tragedy” derives “from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others.” A “climate of poverty and ignorance” caused the attacks, then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama preached. Never mind the Ivy League and Oxford educations, the oil wealth and the middle-class status of legions of al-Qaida plotters and operatives. 9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us no matter how much we try to appease them. The post-9/11 problem isn’t whether we’ll forget. The problem is: Will we ever learn? That’s not how I teach. I don’t sugarcoat it, although I’m respectful of those who’ve been brainwashed by Noam Chomsky and 9/11 truthers and what not. Mostly, though, many students don’t quite know exactly what happened on 9/11. A student stopped me last week during discussions, when I started taking about Flight 77 (the Pentagon) and Flight 93 (Shanksville). She didn’t know there were four planes hijacked that morning. Ten years on, it’s not only “never forget,” it’s educate the next generation on what happened, and don’t pull punches.
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Michelle Malkin: ‘All the wrong 9/11 lessons’
All the wrong 9/11 lessons by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 Are your kids learning the right lessons about 9/11? Ten years after Osama bin Laden’s henchmen murdered thousands of innocents on American soil, too many children have been spoon-fed the thin gruel of progressive political correctness over the stiff antidote of truth. “Know your enemy, name your enemy” is a 9/11 message that has gone unheeded. Our immigration and homeland security policies refuse to profile jihadi adherents at foreign consular offices and at our borders. Our military leaders refuse to expunge them from uniformed ranks until it’s too late (see: Fort Hood massacre). The j-word is discouraged in Obama intelligence circles, and the term “Islamic extremism” was removed from the U.S. national security strategy document last year. Similarly, too many teachers refuse to show and tell who the perpetrators of 9/11 were and who their heirs are today. My own daughter was one year old when the Twin Towers collapsed, the Pentagon went up in flames and Shanksville, Pa., became hallowed ground for the brave passengers of United Flight 93. In second grade, her teachers read touchy-feely stories about peace and diversity to honor the 9/11 dead. They whitewashed Osama bin Laden, militant Islam and centuries-old jihad out of the curriculum. Apparently, the youngsters weren’t ready to learn even the most basic information about the evil masterminds of Islamic terrorism. Mary Beth Hicks, author of the new book “Don’t Let the Kids Drink the Kool-Aid,” points to a recent review of 10 widely used textbooks in which the concepts of jihad and sharia were either watered down or absent. These childhood experts have determined that grade school is too early to delve into the specifics of the homicidal clash of Allah’s sharia-avenging soldiers with the freedom-loving Western world. Yet, many of the same protectors of fragile elementary-school pupils can’t wait to teach them all the ins and outs of condoms, cross-dressers and crack addictions. We pulled our daughter out of a cesspool of academic and moral relativism and found a reality-grounded, rigorous charter school where no-nonsense teachers refuse to sugarcoat inconvenient facts and history. Many of the students are children of soldiers and servicemen and women who — inspired by the heroes of 9/11 — have voluntarily deployed time and time again to kill the American Dream destroyers abroad before they kill us over here. There’s no better way to hammer home the message that “freedom is not free” than to have your kids go to school with other kids whose dads and moms are gone for years at a time — missing births and birthday parties, recitals and soccer practice, Christmas pageants and Independence Day fireworks. But instead of unfettered pride in our armed forces, social justice educators in high schools and colleges across the country indoctrinate American students into viewing our volunteer armed forces as victims, monsters and pawns in a leftist “social struggle.” A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Blame America-ism still permeates classrooms and the culture. A special 9/11 curriculum distributed in New Jersey schools advises teachers to “avoid graphic details or dramatizing the destruction” wrought by the 9/11 hijackers, and instead focus elementary school students’ attention on broadly defined “intolerance” and “hurtful words.” No surprise: Jihadist utterances such as “Kill the Jews,” “Allahu Akbar” and “Behead all those who insult Islam” are not among the “hurtful words” studied. Middle-schoolers are directed to “analyze diversity and prejudice in U.S. history.” And high-school students are taught “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” – pop-psychology claptrap used to excuse jihadists’ behavior based on their purported low self-esteem and oppressed status caused by “European colonialism.” It is no wonder that a new poll released this week showed that Americans today “are generally more willing to believe that U.S. policies in the Middle East might have motivated the 9/11 terror attacks on New York and the Pentagon,” according to Reuters. To make matters worse, we have an appeaser-in-chief who wrote shortly after the jihadist attacks a decade ago that the “essence of this tragedy” derives “from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others.” A “climate of poverty and ignorance” caused the attacks, then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama preached. Never mind the Ivy League and Oxford educations, the oil wealth and the middle-class status of legions of al-Qaida plotters and operatives. 9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us no matter how much we try to appease them. The post-9/11 problem isn’t whether we’ll forget. The problem is: Will we ever learn?
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All the wrong 9/11 lessons
