Posted on 12/26/2005 12:39:59 PM PST by DogByte6RER
(AP) Kwanzaa the Lion Celebrates Birthday
Dec 26 2005
WACO, Texas
The seven-day holiday of Kwanzaa began Monday, but the celebration started early at the Cameron Park Zoo. A South African lion named "Kwanzaa" celebrated his first birthday, and the weekend party included 10 pounds of horse meat fashioned into a cake, whipped cream and a carrot representing a candle.
Kwanzaa was born at the zoo on Christmas Eve 2004, and now weighs more than 115 pounds.
Zookeeper Manda Butler said Kwanzaa will be on display through January as crews prepare to send him to the zoo in Birmingham, Ala.
The Kwanzaa holiday celebrates African-American culture.
How does the Ron Karenga Kwanzaa Hyena exhibit sound?
As reported in FrontPageMag.com, Karenga was convicted for torturing two women who were members of "US (United Slaves)," a black nationalist cult Karenga founded.
Paul Mulshine at Front Page Magazine further writes:
"A May 14, 1971, article in the Los Angeles Times described the testimony of one of them: "Deborah Jones, who once was given the Swahili title of an African queen, said she and Gail Davis were whipped with an electrical cord and beaten with a karate baton after being ordered to remove their clothes. She testified that a hot soldering iron was placed in Miss Davis' mouth and placed against Miss Davis' face and that one of her own big toes was tightened in a vise. Karenga, head of US, also put detergent and running hoses in their mouths, she said."
"Back then, it was relatively easy to get information on the trial. Now it's almost impossible. It took me two days' work to find articles about it. The Los Angeles Times seems to have been the only major newspaper that reported it and the stories were buried deep in the paper, which now is available only on microfilm. And the microfilm index doesn't start until 1972, so it is almost impossible to find the three small articles that cover Karenga's trial and conviction on charges of torture. That is fortunate for Karenga. The trial showed him to be not just brutal, but deranged. He and three members of his cult had tortured the women in an attempt to find some nonexistent 'crystals' of poison. Karenga thought his enemies were out to get him."
"And in another lucky break for Karenga, the trial transcript no longer exists. I filed a request for it with the Superior Court of Los Angeles. After a search, the court clerk could find no record of the trial. So the exact words of the black woman who had a hot soldering iron pressed against her face by the man who founded Kwanzaa are now lost to history. The only document the court clerk did find was particularly revealing, however. It was a transcript of Karenga's sentencing hearing on Sept. 17, 1971."
"A key issue was whether Karenga was sane. Judge Arthur L. Alarcon read from a psychiatrist's report: "Since his admission here he has been isolated and has been exhibiting bizarre behavior, such as staring at the wall, talking to imaginary persons, claiming that he was attacked by dive-bombers and that his attorney was in the next cell. … During part of the interview he would look around as if reacting to hallucination and when the examiner walked away for a moment he began a conversation with a blanket located on his bed, stating that there was someone there and implying indirectly that the 'someone' was a woman imprisoned with him for some offense. This man now presents a picture which can be considered both paranoid and schizophrenic with hallucinations and elusions, inappropriate affect, disorganization, and impaired contact with the environment."
Happy Kwanzaa...NOT!
I keep hearing how they compare Kwanza and Christmas, but with the week long lighting of candles and what not, it would be more fitting to compare this to Chaunakua - especially since both celebrations are at the same time this year.
Somebody call PETA!
Baloney! Kwanzaa celebrates Marxism. Kwanzaa is a phony "holiday", made up by a man who showed "a lot of love" towards African-American culture by TORTURING (real torture not that fake, John McCain kind of "torture") two African-American women!
This "African-American" WON'T be celebrating this crap!
You are right...but if this occurs I am sure that the whacked out Karengas of the world will accuse the Jews of stealing the idea of Hanukah from the Kwanzaa marxists...
To be honest with you, I often say that Kwanzaa is a RIP-OFF of Chanukah, with the lighting of the candles.
They should feed Karenga to the lion instead of horse meat.
Kwanzaa is fine as long as those celebrating it know it is a BS holiday made up by a criminal. If thats what they want to celebrate ---fine.
Horsemeat is a French delicacy. There must be a French chef working at the zoo.
Good for you Sister T
I was reading on another thread where this lady was saying what a great difference Kwaanza made to her son . The gifts and what they meant. IT kind of struck me as pretty stupid. If her son practiced what Jesus Christ taught, I am sure he would come out better than following the teaching of Karenga.
How 'bout ten pounds of horse manure fashioned into Ron Karenga?
Awwww....they killed a horsie.....
Kwanzaa compared to anything Jewish? Please!
What Rabbi was ever convicted of torture? And then went on to renown as a Rabbi?
Might it be time for you to consider the evening cup of coffee a bit early today? ;-)
"Awwww....they killed a horsie....."
Nahhh - the horse expired naturally in a pasture in a natural tall grass prairie.
Good thing the horse croaked, as the enviro's were about to sue it because the tall grass prairie is 'endangered'.
Rumor has it that the cause of death was shock induced by the lawyer's bill.
Actually, Kwanzaa celebrates ignorant black racism, false pride, black separatism and perpetual victimization.
Kwanzaa, Nation of Islam, "black leaders" of the ilk of Sharpton, Jackson and the Congressional Black Caucus are anchors that will keep "believers" captives of the leftist's plantation......
Semper Fi
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