Wednesday, November 11, 2009  ~~~ VETERANS DAY ~~~

The Problem is Islam Retired Army Colonel Says "Knock Off the B.S."  O'Reilly Factor -- Fox News -- November 10 Princes of Political Correctness     Bob Schieffer, CBS News: It's looking more and more like he was just sort of a religious nut. And, you know, Islam doesn't have a majority (Graham talks over: "A corner on that") or the Christian religion has a full helping of nuts too (Graham nods in agreement).     Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (Ret.), New York Post Columnist: Bill, when you played those clip stuff now -- you had the ramblings of Chris Matthews and the bit about, oh well, every religions' got its nuts. Yeah, but where are the Southern Baptist suicide bombers? Where are the Methodist marketplace massacre types?     It's clear that the problem is Islam. And the other thing that offended me about the speeches at Ft. Hood today -- not one mention of terror, terrorists or terrorism. I didn't expect them to mention Islamic terrorism -- that would be too much for Obama. But what does it take -- what does it take for our president to admit that this was an act of terrorism.     O'Reilly: Good question, and it was an act of terror. (goes on to try to explain Obama's strategy of avoiding angering Muslims. [...]     Peters: Bill, another aspect of political correctness that is devastating - that our government gets utterly wrong -- when our government rushes to defend -- usually Saudi funded -- hate speech in American Mosques -- American Muslim organizations -- they're not doing any favors. They're empowering the small minority of Muslims who are haters. [...]     I knew political correctness had penetrated deeply into our Army, but the idea that the Army knew that this guy had made twenty efforts to contact Al Qaeda recruiters... at some point you just have to knock off the B.S.  Watch Past Features

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 -- 7:00 PM  ~~~ VETERANS DAY ~~~ ~~~ Next updates after 7-7:30 AM Pacific on Thursday. Good evening ~~~

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers             sc      Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    Haroldo Rodas, Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Relations, [Sec. of State] yesterday revealed the strategy that the country will utilize in the U.S. so that an eventual migratory reform in the country [the U.S.] might include 11 points which would make it "integral" for fellow citizens, especially for Guatemalans... [More meddling by foreigners]

Stephen Vargas -- The Examiner      Political correctness at any cost, and in spite of tragedy?     In the days following one of the deadliest incidents on United States soil, when United States Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people (12 soldiers and one civilian) and wounded 29 others during a shooting spree at U.S. Army base in Fort Hood...

Center for Immigration Studies         Daily news from CIS    Pittsfield, Mass. -- Immigration advocates are hoping to put a dent in the language barrier this week, as state officials are meeting Thursday to promote a new program for English literacy. -- The Berkshire Regional Employment Board will host a countywide meeting for the Learn at Work Program...

Brent Bozell -- Media Research Center      Fort Hood horror    Horror spread quickly across America as the story unfolded: an Army psychiatrist went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 and wounding 30. But as more information emerged, clearly pointing to an act of terrorism, many in the "news" media simply chose not to report news...

Lynn Woolley -- Human Events      Fort Hood could be Obama's Katrina    As Hurricane Katrina zeroed in on New Orleans in 2005, government at all levels was lethargic, seemed unprepared, and to some, even uncaring. In the wake of last week's massacre at Fort Hood, we are learning that the United States Army knew quite a bit about Major Nadal Malik Hasan -- but did not act on the information...

New York Times      Lou Dobbs leaving CNN    Lou Dobbs, the longtime CNN anchor whose anti-[illegal] immigration views made him a TV lightning rod, plans to announce Wednesday that he is leaving the network, two network employees said. -- A CNN executive confirmed that Mr. Dobbs will announce his plans on his 7 p.m. (EST) program. [Dobbs explains his decision to resign]

Ellison Lodge -- VDare.com      White identity politics working in Atlanta    In the wake of the November 3 elections, conventional commentators haven't been able to stop themselves urging the GOP toward the fatal "Moderation Mirage." Neither can they give up the myth that Obama has transcended race...

Roll Call -- Washington      Barletta to make another run at Kanjorski    Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta (R) is likely this week to announce his third bid against Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), according to a Republican source with knowledge of his impending campaign. -- Barletta's entrance into the race likely makes this a top-tier contest for Republicans, who are hoping to pick up a couple of House seats in the Keystone State next year....

News Busters      Dobbs excoriates Obama for double standard    Some of the mainstream media intelligentsia following the Fort Hood, Texas massacre have cautioned people to reserve judgment about the suspect Major Nidal Malik Hasan and have bypassed many key details in order to live up to what could be construed as a politically correct standard. CNN's Lou Dobbs isn't one of them... [See Obama Watch]

Jessica Vaughan -- Center for Immigration Studies         There they go again    Having lost the political battle over the 287(g) program, with DHS declining to end the program or restrict its use to jails and prisons, and with continuing strong interest from local law enforcement agencies, frustrated open-borders advocates have settled on a new strategy -- sue the bastards! [See CASA Watch]

Associated Press     Gwinnett to enforce immigration law    Lawrenceville, Ga. -- Gwinnett County sheriff's deputies plan to get started with a program that will allow them to enforce federal immigration law. -- Deputies will be returning this weekend from training by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

WMBB-TV -- Panama City, Fla.      Hundreds of fed-up citizens walk out on town hall meeting    What started out as a typical healthcare town hall, turned ugly Tuesday night. -- Congressman Allen Boyd held his fifteenth panhandle meeting at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City. -- Hundreds of angry citizens stormed out of Congressman Boyd's healthcare town hall. From the crowd, people were yelling, "You're ruining the country!"

Chicago Tribune     Durbin says health-care scam faces challenge in Senate    Sen. Dick Durbin said today Senate Democrats have significant concerns about the health care plan passed by the Democratic-led House and while they have the votes to get the issue to the floor there isn't yet enough support to pass it...

Miami Herald      Florida Senate candidate Rubio takes tough stance on immigration    As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. -- But as the powerful speaker of the Florida House, presented with a slew of bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration, he didn't put a single proposal up for a vote...

WorldNetDaily.com     CAIR speaker to Muslims: OK to attack Fort Bragg    A Council on American-Islamic Relations adviser and regular speaker at its events has suggested Islamic law permits Muslims to attack C-130 military transport planes carrying the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg, N.C., according to a stunning new book exposing Washington-based CAIR's inner workings...

Press Release      SEIU carps about mass-firing of suspected illegals in Minnesota    Enforcement without comprehensive reform is like redecorating when the house is on fire. Instead of solving problems, it only succeeds in pushing [illegal aliens] away from responsible employers and deeper into the shadows -- benefitting the most unscrupulous off-the-books employers and degrading the quality of life for the rest of us.

WJZ-TV -- Baltimore            sc   Ethnic-hustling PRLDEF and CASA de Maryland sue Frederick County    Two civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit alleging immigration enforcement violations by the Frederick County (Md.) Sheriff's Office. -- New York-based LatinoJustice PRLDEF and the state organization Casa de Maryland filed the complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt...

Welcome Back to Pottersville (Blog)      Congress pulls the trigger    ...In order to see just how evil and hostile our Congress is to their constituents, one need look no further back than the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act in the spring of 2005. The bill, written by self-dealing lenders seven and a half years before it passed...

Ross Kaminsky -- Human Events       Devil's dictionary of health care 'reform'    2010 -- The year in which Democratic health care "reform" plans will raise your taxes, impose penalties on your company, and cause your health insurance premiums to increase dramatically, a remarkable achievement given that it is three full years before the plans suggest making any substantive changes to our actual health insurance system...

USA Today      RINO Lindsey Graham in hot water at home over global warming hoax    Some South Carolina Republicans are not happy with their own Sen. Lindsey Graham. -- Last night the Charleston County Republican Party's Executive Committee voted to formally censure Graham for supporting a climate change bill, bailing out banks, and granting amnesty for illegal aliens...

Chuck Baldwin -- VDare.com      Is the day of great leaders past?     A recent column co-authored by John Eidsmoe and Ben DuPré struck me. They titled their column, "What makes a 'great' president?" -- The basic thrust of the column was to examine the qualities that make one a "great" President. They start by examining the Presidency of our 11th President...

WorldNetDaily.com    Dark secrets of AARP finally exposed to light    ...n 2004, AARP partnered with the National Council of La Raza [aka the Tan Klan] -- a group that has promoted driver's licenses for illegal aliens, amnesty programs and no immigration law enforcement by state and local police -- to "educate elderly Hispanics and their families" on the Medicare prescription drug program...

XETV -- San Diego / Tijuana     Border bandit shoots illegal alien during robbery attempt    Tecate, Calif. -- A border bandit shot an [illegal alien] in the leg during an attempted robbery just north of the U.S.-Mexico line Tuesday. -- The victim was part of a group of Mexican nationals who illegally entered the country in the Tecate area about 11:30 a.m., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection public affairs...

Lennis Waggoner -- The Examiner      Giving Away America: The Obama amnesty scheme    Quietly slipping through the legislative process, at least until lately, is the latest incarnation of the Immigration Reform Bill [aka amnesty], called Immigration Legislation S-9. This is still nothing but an amnesty plan and a give away of America. This plan cheapens citizen ship by giving it to virtually anyone who can get to U.S. Soil and seek it... [See Amnesty Watch]

Patrick J. Buchanan -- Human Events       The two faces of Major Hasan    Nidal Malik Hasan was two men. -- One was the proud Army major who wore battle fatigues to mosque; the other, the proud Arab who wore Muslim garb in civilian life. -- What brought Hasan's identities into fatal conflict was his belief that Iraq and Afghanistan were unjust wars...

U.S.. Customs and Border Protection    Latest news releases from CBP    San Diego - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at ports of entry along the California/ Mexico border seized 1,020 pounds of narcotics valued at $3.6 million over the weekend and stopped the illegal entry of 267 persons, including four aliens discovered in two compartments in the same vehicle...

Jed Babbin -- Human Events      How many Blue Dogs voted for Pelosicare?    Last Saturday night – at about 11:15 pm Eastern Standard Time – hyperliberal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) rammed her healthcare reform bill through with the smallest of margins. -- Pelosi needed 218 to get the bill passed, and she got all of 220, opponents registering 215. In short, three votes pushed the Pelosicare through...

Federation for American Immigration Reform      November immigration report    [  PDF] When squarely presented with the opportunity to make E-Verify a permanent program, Congressional leaders balked. A permanent extension of E-Verify was part of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations bill, but during conference negotiations with leaders of the House, that protection was limited to just three years....

KGTV -- San Diego     Agents nail 24 suspected illegals on beach    Encinitas, Calif. -- Federal agents arrested two dozen [illegal aliens] and three suspected human smugglers after they landed Tuesday on a North County beach in a fishing boat, authorities reported. -- Border Patrol agents spotted the 30-foot vessel as it came ashore at Cardiff State Beach shortly before 1:30 a.m...

Michelle Malkin     P.C. in the U.S.A.: A deadly, bipartisan infection    Hey, you know how President Obama constantly carps about having inherited all the nation's worst problems? Well, there's one problem he did indeed inherit from the Bush administration — but it's a problem he won't acknowledge because it indicts the wretched excesses of the Left...

National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers          Latest NAFBPO update from south of the border    A passenger bus in Torreon, Coahuila, was caught in the middle of a gunfight between two narco gangs. Stray bullets killed a seven-year-old boy, and wounded two female passengers. One of the females, 17, lost a leg. One of the gunmen was also killed.

Associated Press      King County deputies don't ask immigration status    Seattle, Wash. -- The King County Council has adopted an ordinance ensuring that county services are available to all residents regardless of citizenship. -- The measure approved Monday codifies current sheriff's policies that deputies cannot make stops or ask for information only to check a person's immigration status... [See Sanctuary Watch]

Michelle Malkin     Don't get excited: Anita Dunn is not being thrown under the bus    A month ago, White House interim communications director Anita Dunn stepped into the role of lead Fox News-basher. -- She's handing the reins over to her young protégé and fellow Tom Daschle flack, Dan Pfeiffer. -- Dunn never planned to stay in the role permanently. So don't mistake this for a Van Jones-style under-the-bus disappearance...