Praise to the finest political pundit of our time.
Posted on 02/14/2006 3:13:11 PM PST by Apolitical
WHO'S HOT....
1. MARK STEYN
Praise to the finest political pundit of our time.
His name is Mark Steyn. He's a proud Canadian. But unlike the wishy-washy wusses who dominate Canada's elite media, Steyn is as outfront, insightful and wise as one can hope for in a journalist these days. And because of his forthrightness, he spends his days in journalistic exile, a courageous global voice for reason and liberty whose wise and cautionary words about today's global insanity turn up in publications all around the globe (except in Canada).
Who else but Mark Steyn could so aptly describe the rising of the so-called Islamist street:
I long ago lost count of the number of times I've switched on the TV and seen crazy guys jumping up and down in the street, torching the Stars and Stripes and yelling ''Death to the Great Satan!'' Or torching the Union Jack and yelling ''Death to the Original If Now Somewhat Arthritic And Semi-Retired Satan!'' But I never thought I'd switch on the TV and see the excitable young lads jumping up and down in Jakarta, Lahore, Aden, Hebron, etc., etc., torching the flag of Denmark.
Denmark! Even if you were overcome with a sudden urge to burn the Danish flag, where do you get one in a hurry in Gaza? Where do you get one in an obscure town on the Punjabi plain on a Thursday afternoon? Say what you like about the Islamic world, but they show tremendous initiative and energy and inventiveness, at least when it comes to threatening death to the infidels every 48 hours for one perceived offense or another....
(Excerpt) Read more at iconoclast.ca ...
MARK STEYN is God and Apolitical is his prophet!
"On the other hand, the same network, in its coverage of the global riots over the Danish cartoons, has declined to show any of the offending artwork out of "respect" for the Muslim faith.
Which means out of respect for their ability to locate the executive vice president's home in the suburbs and firebomb his garage."
Mark is the Man.
BTTT
Mark Steyn's columns are always a treat. His way with words is awesome.
Mr. Steyn gives the Muslims too much credit.
Danish flag:
Indonesians at least burn the correct flag.
These stupid Turkish Muslims are burning the wrong flag, and the BBC is too stupid to correct them. That flag doesn’t appear to correspond with any country. Maybe Freepers can help the BBC and identify the burning flag.
Members of a radical Islamic group in Turkey hold anti-European banners and burn a Danish flag in front of the French consulate in Istanbul.
I don't think that's a photo...I think his image appeared on a pancake that's now for sale on ebay.
Looks like a French flag to me, but what do I know.
It looks like a Yugoslav flag or an upside down French flag.
Hmmm... a very sun faded French flag held at 90 degrees is a possibility I guess, but it looks rectangular with the stripes horizontal.
that appears to be a French flag
take the image and gamma-shift the white to filter out the orange cast induced by the flames, then brighten it with pure white and see what colors you derive.
it appears to be a French flag.
rmember, the muzzies are irked with France, too - the recent paris riots, remember?
Could be.
I enlarged the photo, and I am beginning to agree that it is a French flag, which must be all the same to these Muslims.
I think you nailed it, friend.
OMG -- that was so funny!!!!
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