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[Excerpts] 4. ..some [recruits] arrive with mindsets and biases that are wholly inconsistent with our way of thinking. We must speak plainly and forcefully with our recruits and candidates from day one, and tell them that..sexists, bigots, homophobes...are not welcome. It is impossible to be both a good Marine, and be any one of those things at the same time... 5. Introducing an individual to our core values and explaining how they work in practice during entry level training is important. In fact, it is critical if we are to establish uniform expectations for every Marine. However, it is also...

Even the Muppets are “offensive” these days. Anyone who streams “The Muppet Show” on Disney+ will see a declaimer first — warning of “offensive content.” Disney released five seasons of the iconic show for streaming on Friday, allowing viewers to enjoy watching Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and their celebrity guests as part of its $6.99-a-month service. The disclaimer shown prior to each episode warns viewers that the show features “stereotypes” and “mistreatment of people or cultures.” “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now,” the...

This was initially written and sent to the current democrat governor of Virginia, one Terence McAuliffe, but I decided to publish it here as an open letter to just about everyone else as well. To all Western government officials, politicians, and populations, Trust me on the topic of this message: Following my tour of duty in Southeastern Turkey with a USAF site counter-terrorism security force in the early 1980s, I was later the non-commisioned officer in charge of the anti-terrorism program for Project ELF One in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the mid-80s. Next, I performed Special Air Missions security for...

It has become taboo to “shame” anybody for violating basic norms—including sexual deviance, poor manners, or even violent behavior. (Of course, that has not prohibited shaming that is deemed politically correct. It’s perfectly fine to make a public display of spurning racists or people who think men and women are, in fact, different. That’s called “enlightened” humiliation.) In short, progressivism has won the PR war. So why the constant yammering on social justice? My only guess is that leftism’s bitter warriors will not halt until all advantages are vanquished from society. Screeds decrying racism, prejudice, sexism, ableism, and all of...

A Day to Remember http://www.wiseandfrugalgovernment.blogspot.com/ Like every American I remember exactly what I was doing when the second plane hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. I was on the treadmill in my bedroom a little before 6 a.m., watching the stock market open, the futures soaring until a report that a plane had flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 (EST). At that point there was only conjecture; a stray commuter plane the most popular theory. Live shots of the gaping hole and the billows of smoke but still no answers. At...

WASHINGTON — Talk about a civics lesson: A high-school senior has raised questions about political bias in a popular textbook on U.S. government, and legal scholars and top scientists say the teen's criticism is well-founded. They say "American Government" by conservatives James Wilson and John Dilulio presents a skewed view of topics from global warming to separation of church and state. The publisher now says it will review the book, as will the College Board, which oversees college-level Advanced Placement courses used in high schools.

WASHINGTON -- Islam has a new convert. Some will be surprised, but I am not. The newest convert to the religion of the unshaven face is Archbishop Rowan Williams. Dr. Williams has been the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church in the U.K. However, after his Feb. 7 interview on the BBC, I think we all can agree that he is not so much a spiritual leader as a spiritual capitulator. In his wonderfully wooly-headed interview, derived from a public lecture delivered by him at the Royal Courts of Justice, Williams called on his countrymen to arrive at "constructive accommodation"...

There's an uproar in the U.K. over recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury that, given the country's growing and restive Muslim population, it is "unavoidable" that certain aspects of Islamic law would, at some point, have to be accepted in Britain. What many Americans do not realize is that there's a concerted effort by some in the American Muslim community to move slowly in a similar direction right here in the United States. While this effort is not necessarily about Sharia law, it is an attempt by some Muslim Americans to force the rest of us to enable their...

Workers at the state-of-the-art factory were shocked when they were given a tour of the building and told a cubicle had been fitted for the use of Muslim employees. The staff said they are baffled at the decision because they are not aware of any Islamic workers at the base in Cambuslang, near Glasgow. Last night, management at the bakery said they had received several requests from all over the country for the exclusive facility. All their new buildings will now be fitted with the specialised toilet regardless of the number of Muslims in the workforce. But staff at the...

Chicago Teen Sentenced to "Sensitivity Training" from CAIR Eighteen year-old David Huffman says he “tapped” a Muslim woman on the head, nearly dislodging her headscarf, as a “prank.” He was charged with battery, and pleaded guilty. But instead of fining or sentencing him to jail, the judge ordered him to undergo “sensitivity training” from the foremost radical Islamic front group in the United States, at the notorious Bridgeview Mosque: ‘Prank’ gets teen lesson in tolerance from CAIR. (Hat tip: Jim C.) David Huffman told police it was just a prank gone wrong: On April 22, at a McDonald’s in Tinley...

For months, 17-year-old Andrew Saraf had been troubled by stories he was hearing about a Peace Studies course offered at his Bethesda high school. Last Saturday, he decided to act. He sat down at his computer and typed out his thoughts on why the course should be banned . "I know I'm not the first to bring this up but why has there been no concerted effort to remove Peace Studies from among the B-CC courses?" he wrote in his post to the school's group e-mail list. "The 'class' is headed by an individual with a political agenda, who wants...

Hot frogs at Christmas By: RICK REISS - For The Californian Have you heard the urban legend about putting a frog into a pot of boiling water? If you haven't, it goes something like this: A frog placed in water that is gradually brought to boil will make no attempt to escape. On the other hand a frog placed directly into boiling water will make every effort to escape. This folklore has no scientific backing, but it is a good metaphor to describe the gradual eroding of American liberties by paternalistic government and political correctness. Simply put, complacency gets you...

When Kathryn Stickler decided to organize a September 11 memorial at her school, she thought the administrators would be thrilled. The junior at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., wanted to plant 3,000 small American flags in the schoolyard honoring those who were killed in the terrorist attacks. But when she approached school officials with the idea, their reaction surprised her. "I was immediately shot down," Kathryn said. She said administrators told her that 3,000 flags was too many and suggested that 30 was a better number. Kathryn disagreed and decided to procure the flags on her own. She...

Philly Pride seeks court order to prevent 'Outfest' evangelism

<p>Activists on Friday asked the Internet auction site eBay to stop listing items they say are racially offensive and demeaning to blacks.</p> <p>The Southern California groups said eBay is violating its own policy that discourages sellers from listing items that promote racial intolerance.</p>

Interested in practicing the theology of political correctness? The very same practiced by the PC Cult religion? Well, the theology of political correctness is based largely on going into denial. So we have assembled a list of points in the PC Denial catechism that you will need to practice if you truly wish to convert to being a PC progressive. Here is a list of the most important principles of PC theology. Try to remember them all so that you can be caring and open-hearted faster than you can say "race, gender, class" (the PC Trinity): 1. Affirmative action is...

Political Correctness Kills:The Beltway Sniper CaseByNicholas Stix   Today's Bestselling CLICK HERE When I Was a Kid,This Was a Free Country.by G. Gordon LiddyLiddy warns that our liberties are being chipped away in the name of good causes, civic convenience and left-wing demagoguery. He also divulges new information in a shocking, tell-all chapter on Watergate – including court documents and crime-scene evidence that shreds Woodward and Bernstein's popular theory to bits.Read more Invasion:How America Still Welcomes Terrorists Criminals & Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores by Michelle Malkin"The 19 hijackers who invaded America on September 11, 2001, couldn't have done...