Place this news item in the category of “You Know the West Is Dying When…”
The Daily Telegraph reports that there is now a “Burka Barbie.” Â No doubt it will sell well in the Netherlands, the UK, and other Western countries with large Muslim populations.
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You Know the West Is Dying When…
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Happy International Free Press Day: Support Free Speech and the Freedom of the Press
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Happy International Free Press Day!
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the publication of the Danish cartoons of Mohammed. It is a poignant occasion for those who love liberty, free speech and a free press (even if it often fails us).
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has an interview with Flemming Rose, the [...]
Maureen Dowd Will Rue the Day
Monday, 20 July 2009
I do not read Maureen Dowd because there is no there there. Â But recently I found myself compelled. Â She proclaims the white man’s last stand in a column last week.
No doubt, this smug opinion is welcome by Left and touted in the salons of Manhattan. Â There is no recognition or acknowledgement of what it took [...]
A Tale of Two Shootings
Thursday, 11 June 2009
The shooting of a security guard at the Holocaust Memorial on June 10 was a vile and disgusting act. Its perpetrator, if he survives, deserves to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Old Media coverage of the shooting has been extensive. The gunman was the Left’s favorite villain: a white supremacist. [...]
Why Does Earth Day Fall on Lenin’s Birthday?
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
It makes sense that Earth Day should fall in the springtime, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Â But of all the days in Spring, why was Lenin’s birthday chosen as Earth Day?
Was it a way socialists (Reds) could celebrate the birth of their great leader under the guise of environmentalism (Green). Â Earth Day as a [...]
Creeping Socialism Proves Santayana Right
Friday, 17 April 2009
Most people know George Santayana for his observation that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. In this case, the forgetting caused intentionally by the Left who want to separate Americans from their political principles in order to crush their liberties and enslave them to socialism.
A Rasmussen poll from April 9, [...]
How Shameless: The Continuing Story of Obama’s Illegal Alien Aunt
Thursday, 2 April 2009
The backstory: President Obama has an aunt (Zeituni Polly Onyango) who is living illegally in the United States. Yesterday, she appeared before a judge in Massachusetts. He postponed her hearing until February 2010. The hearing was closed at the request of her lawyers in order to conceal it from the American people.
It speaks volumes about [...]
Goodbye John Bull: Multiculturalism and Alliances
Sunday, 8 March 2009
The bottom line is that Obama was rude to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during Brown’s Washington trip this week. The Daily Telegraph has the kicker here:
The real views of many in Obama administration were laid bare by a State Department official involved in planning the Brown visit, who reacted with fury when questioned by [...]
Illegal Immigrants Sheltered by the Old Media
Friday, 6 March 2009
It seems that an illegal immigrant, Ingmar Guandique, killed Chandra Levy in 2001 and assualted at least two other women. The story is here. The Old Media debate whether the accused should be labeled an illegal immigrant and most Old Media refuse to term him so, even though he entered the country illegally. [...]
Geert Wilders’ New York City Speech
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Below is an excellent speech Dutch MP Geert Wilders’ gave in New York City on February 23rd. This should be read by people the world over who care about their liberties and the threats to them today:
Thank you.
Thank you very much for inviting me. And – to the immigration authorities – thank you for letting [...]
