Have We Learned?

A repeat of my Watcher's Council award winning post in rememberance of 9/11 and the choice we face; will we celebrate our fallen heros by showing them that we've learned our lesson?

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HELP IS ON THE WAY..



Fellow Americans,



While you plunge to your death please remember that John Forbes Kerry will go after the terrorists...after you hit the ground.



And those terrorists will be tried in U.S. Courts (where O.J. Simpson received American Justice) as criminals with hundreds of attorneys from the Middle East, Germany and France defending them; and, since Kerry does not support the death penalty for terrorists, will spend the rest of their lives in jail contemplating their actions.



Remember, these are criminals and your death resulted from an act of murder, NOT war.



Rest assured, sir, as you fall to your death, that the Kerry Doctrine will do its best to avenge your death but will do nothing to prevent it.



R.I.P.

Kerry Spokesman Moonlights for Rather

Dan Rather, Republican

I must admit, shamefully, that I have not been diligent in reading my friend Tyler's exceptional blog--Red Line Rants. He was gone for a week supporting our paciderms in New York City. But he came back strong...particularly with this little what if:

If Dan Rather were on our side, you could more or less apply his statement about these Killian documents to the debate over the existence of Iraqi WMDs...

"This report was not based solely on recovered documents, but rather on a preponderance of evidence, including documents that were provided by unimpeachable sources, interviews with former Republican Guard officials and individuals who worked closely back in the early 1990s with Tariq Aziz and were well acquainted with his procedures, his character and his thinking.

In addition, the documents are backed up not only by independent handwriting and intelligence experts but by sources familiar with their content. Contrary to some rumors, no internal investigation is underway at the Pentagon nor is one planned."

A Nation for Me

Bouncing through Alpha Patriot I found this week's winner of the Watcher's Council, Chadster's: It's not the Thought, It's the Dream that Counts.

I want to see an America that is ready for me, where I can live out my personal ambitions and dreams. I believe Pres. Bush sees that America. He may have some misguided ideas as to how that dream can be “helped", but they all do. The difference is the dream. Is it possible for me to live my version of the American dream? In the two Americas, no. In the one nation under God, yes. In Kerry’s poll-pleasing welfare state, no. In Bush’s decisive leadership of a free nation, yes.

First Wedding on the Temple Mount Since Christ

Arutz Sheva reports:

For possibly the first time in over 1,930 years, a Jewish wedding ceremony of sorts was held on the Temple Mount this afternoon. The groom, from a Jewish town in eastern Judea, placed a ring on his young bride's finger in front of a group of friends, and then recited the traditional blessing on the wine. Muslim Waqf officials, usually very vehement about not allowing Jewish prayers to be said at the site, sufficed with a weak protest. The couple's friends accompanied the new family with singing and dancing.

An aura of mystery surrounded the event. Students at the groom's yeshiva refused to answer questions about the ceremony - though it is known that a "follow-up" real wedding ceremony will be held this evening.

Gays for Guns

Armed Gays Don't Get Bashed!

An interesting twist on the Gods, guns and gays issue: Gays taking up arms to defend themselves against hate and fervently supporting the 2nd Amendment. You go girls!

Check out the boys here.

Couldn't They?

From David Limbaugh's great column today:

Almost since the day many of them voted for the resolution authorizing the president to attack Iraq, the Democrats have been obstructing and hurling nonstop invective at President Bush. Couldn't these people, just once, have put partisanship aside and applauded our progress in Iraq? Couldn't they have celebrated the ouster of the brutal dictator? Couldn't they have rooted for our troops to be greeted as liberators instead of lying in wait like panting dogs to gleefully pronounce that the Iraqi people didn't want us there? Couldn't they have shrieked with horror along with us at Saddam's mass graves? Couldn't they have quit playing politics at least long enough to give the world the impression we had a united front here in the United States?

FAKE!

The documents are fake. I looked at them all day and just cannot believe that they are real with all the discrepencies. WorldNetDaily did a great piece outlining all the issues with the Bush memos giving credit to the great Little Green Footballs and Powerline Blog.

Now DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe says that Karl Rove is behind the memos!

meltdown.

Television in Iraq

You won't find this story on 60 Minutes:

Since its launch in June, al-Sharqiya, the upstart Iraqi channel that produces "Labor and Materials," has been introducing reality TV to a nation that was used to anything but during Saddam Hussein's three decades in power.

The new programming, which also includes soap operas, "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, sports analysis, music videos and original sitcoms, has captivated a populace desperate to escape the endless reminders of car bombings, kidnappings and assassinations on the all-news Arab networks.

An upcoming drama series on al-Sharqiya called "The Looters" will feature families who grew rich off the spoils of ransacking after the U.S.-led war last year. Another show, called "Iraq's Most Melancholy Home Videos," will capture the reactions of Iraqis watching footage of former neighbors now living abroad. "Blessed Wedding" will follow a young couple as they get married, go on their honeymoon and adjust to domestic life together.

"The Iraqis were not used to these kinds of programs," said Alaa Dahan, 37, the director of al-Sharqiya, the country's first privately owned satellite TV station. "But we have to depend on the reality, to focus on the reality, particularly what happened after the war, both the positive and negative sides."

WICTORY WEDNESDAY

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Andrew Sullivan Meet David Brock

Andrew Sullivan is the latest casualty to left-wing bomb throwing blinded solely by his homosexuality; he believes his ability to marry another man is the most important obstacle our nation faces. Blinded by his dick, he shows how a singular issue will blind people to all the rest as he denounces conservatives and republicans thusly:

I CANNOT SUPPORT HIM IN NOVEMBER: I will add one thing more. And that is the personal sadness I feel that this president who praises freedom wishes to take it away from a whole group of Americans who might otherwise support many parts of his agenda. To see the second family tableau with one family member missing because of her sexual orientation pains me to the core. And the president made it clear that discriminating against gay people, keeping them from full civic dignity and equality, is now a core value for him and his party.

Or by comparing conventioneers to Orwellians citizens of North Korea (who eat each other):

When your convention pushes so many different messages, and is united with screaming chants of "U.S.A.", and built around what was becoming almost a cult of the Great Leader.

Andrew Sullivan still doesn't understand, because he cannot have a certificate endorsing gay sex, why anyone would love their country over their party.

Andrew Sullivan is "family" but is a bastard none-the-less.

Another Viet Nam Kerry Ad!

Well, this one is very good!



Check out the site at Viet Nam Vets Against Kerry. And if you still think that only these vets feel betrayed by John Kerry, you can check out these other sites:

Swift Vets
Hanoi John
Against Kerry
Vets Against Kerry
Viet Nam Special Forces Against Kerry
John Kerry...War Hero?
Winter Soldier
Viet Nam Vets Against John Kerry
POW MIA Families Against John Kerry

A Google search will produce 100s more.

Unilateralism

Um, someone forgot to show this map to John F. Kerry and the democrats...



Thanks Poliblog.

Chinese Campaign Contributions

Well, I talked about John Kerry taking money from Communist China in my Real Manchurian Candidate. Looks like the news is picking up this topic as well:

Washington, D.C., public interest group has released FBI documents it says indicates Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry accepted laundered contributions from the Chinese government during his 1996 Senate re-election campaign.

The organization Judicial Watch also contends that in exchange for the donations, Kerry might have arranged meetings between federal government officials and Chinese aerospace executives.

"These disturbing FBI documents raise further questions about Sen. Kerry's involvement in what looks like a quid pro quo -- cash for meetings -- with the communist Chinese," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.

The Kerry campaign had no immediate comment.

Read the rest here; thanks Instapundit.

More 527s

Crush Kerry points us to Move on for America with two more commercials. I have to admit that I don't care for these ads. Anything untrue in them? No. They just lack something stylistically:



What do you think?

A Great Joke

A powerful senator dies after a prolonged illness.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to Heaven," says St. Peter.
"Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem.
We seldom see so high an official around these parts,
you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the guy.
"Well, I'd like to but I have orders from higher up.
What we'll do is have you spend
one day in Hell and one in Heaven.
Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really, I've made up my mind.
I want to be in Heaven," says the senator.
"I'm sorry but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator
and he goes down, down, down to Hell.
The doors open and he finds himself in
the middle of a green golf course.
In the distance is a club and standing
in front of it are all his friends and other politicians
who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening attire.
They run to greet him, hug him,
and reminisce about the good times they had while
getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and
then dine on lobster and caviar.
Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy
who has a good time dancing and telling jokes.
They are having such a good time that,
before he realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a big hug and waves while the elevator rises.
The elevator goes up, up, up and the
door reopens on Heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit Heaven."
So 24 hours pass with the head of state
joining a group of contented souls
moving from cloud to cloud,
playing the harp and singing.
They have a good time and, before he realizes it,
the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well then, you've spent a day in Hell and another in Heaven.
Now choose your eternity"
He reflects for a minute, then the senator answers,
"Well, I would never have said it,
I mean Heaven has been delightful,
but I think I would be better off in Hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and
he goes down, down, down to Hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and
he is in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.
He sees all his friends, dressed in rags,
picking up the trash and putting it in black bags.
The Devil comes over to him and lays his arm on his neck.
"I don't understand," stammers the senator.
"Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and
club and we ate lobster and caviar and danced and had a great time.
Now all there is, is a wasteland full of garbage
and my friends look miserable.
The Devil looks at him, smiles and says,
"Yesterday we were campaigning...
Today you voted for us!"