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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

A FRIEND OF MINE DIED AT HOME WITH THE LOCAL CHOIR SINGING BY HIS BED…...

I thought that was a uniquely lovely thing to do for someone you loved, but that was before I read about the…...

Posted by Earl on 03/14 at 01:15 PM
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

YOU DON’T NEED GREAT GOBS OF TESTOSTERONE TO SHOW A LOT OF COURAGE…...

The Jews have come from the tragedy (of the Holocaust), and forced the world to respect them, with their knowledge, not with their terror, with their work, not their crying and yelling. Humanity owes most of the discoveries and science of the 19th and 20th centuries to Jewish scientists. 15 million people, scattered throughout the world, united and won their rights through work and knowledge. We have not seen a single Jew blow himself up in a German restaurant. We have not seen a single Jew destroy a church. We have not seen a single Jew protest by killing people. The Muslims have turned three Buddha statues into rubble. We have not seen a single Buddhist burn down a Mosque, kill a Muslim, or burn down an embassy. Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people, and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims must ask themselves what they can do for humankind, before they demand that humankind respect them.

Posted by Earl on 03/08 at 03:20 PM
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BEN STEIN ISN’T ALL THAT POPULAR IN HOLLYWOOD THESE DAYS…..

But, you have to love the man’s honesty and clarity about the state of the “entertainment capitol” and the world in general.

No doubt the men and women who came to the Oscars in gowns that cost more than an Army Sergeant makes in a year, in limousines with champagne in the back seat, think they are working class heroes to attack America—which has made it all possible for them. They are not. They would be heroes if they said that Moslem extremists are the worst threat to human decency since Hitler and Stalin. But someone might yell at them or even attack them with a knife if they said that, so they never will.

Hollywood is above all about self: self-congratulation, self-promotion, and above all, self-protection. This is human and basic, but let’s not kid ourselves. There is no greatness there in the Kodak theater. The greatness is on patrol in Kirkuk. The greatness lies unable to sleep worrying about her man in Mosul. The greatness sleeps at Arlington National Cemetery and lies waiting for death in VA Hospitals. God help us that we have sunk so low as to confuse foolish and petty boasting with the real courage that keeps this nation and the many fools in it alive and flourishing on national TV.

Posted by Earl on 03/08 at 02:37 PM
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THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE MUSLIM FRONT…...

In Bangladesh, 5,000 people (out of how many millions of citizens?), including 2,000 men, RALLIED AGAINST ACID ATTACKS, which occur most often when a spurned lover throws sulfuric acid in the face of the woman he professed to love.

Posted by Earl on 03/08 at 01:59 PM
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THIS IS WHO RUNS THE PALESTINIAN STATE THESE DAYS…...

So, what is Israel to do—negotiate with these folks? Some ideas cannot be reasoned with, they must be defeated…..along with those who hold them.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH reports on HAMAS’ attempt to brainwash Arab children to kill Jews by committing suicide.

You can listen to AN INTERVIEW on the subject and actually see excerpts from the Hamas website HERE.

If listening to these children doesn’t make your skin creep, you have a higher tolerance level than I do…...what kind of human beings are being produced here? What possible chance of reconciliation exists if significant numbers of children grow up to adulthood with this mindset?

Posted by Earl on 03/08 at 01:40 PM
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

SO…..HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SPACE ELEVATOR?

You should! CHECK IT OUT, and if that’s not enough,

Posted by Earl on 03/07 at 11:53 PM
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THERE ARE SOME SERIOUSLY SQUEAMISH PEOPLE AT HARVARD…...

There are posters being hung on the walls of that august institution.

“I personally find the image disgusting and don’t want to walk past it everyday,” said Nichele M. McClendon ’06, who said she did not tear down any posters. “It doesn’t have to do with abortion as an issue or free speech; it’s about being decent and not being disgusting.”

What can sensitive Ms. McClendon be objecting to…...?

Posted by Earl on 03/07 at 11:28 PM
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