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Via Transterrestrial Musings... Thanks to a link from one of my Obama-admiring commenters (thank you, Robert), we learn that Obama's tales of Americans liberating Auschwitz didn't start this weekend. He was telling similar stories about his grandfather back in 2002, in his now-famous Iraq speech, which I'd never previously read: My grandfather signed up for a war the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, fought in Patton's army. He saw the dead and dying across the fields of Europe; he heard the stories of fellow troops who first entered Auschwitz and Treblinka. The first troops to enter those two camps...

"I've now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go." Which one is that? Guam? "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died -- an entire town destroyed." He was only off by 9,988. "I had a uncle who was one of the, who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps," LOLOLOLOL...The WASHINGTON POST published that comment. "The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person..."...

...Detailed in the report were incidents of UN representatives denying food aid unless children granted sexual favors; exchanging food, money, cell phones, and even soap for sex; reports of children being physically forced to have sex (in the US we call that rape); and reports of children forced to participate in acts of child pornography...

On Friday, Vets for Freedom PAC released an advertisement featuring Iraq war veteran Sergeant Garrett Anderson. The ad points out that Senator Obama was unwilling to meet with Illinois veterans, has never met with General Petraeus, and hasn’t visited Iraq in over two years. The facts are the facts, and the ad speaks for itself.

David Carr complains about The Wars We Choose to Ignore And what war are “we” ignoring … and who is “we” white man? Why the war in Iraq of course. And the “we” is ...public indifference to a war that refuses to end, As if the war was an over-long third act of a tiresome Broadway play that David Carr is reviewing. Well, Mr. Carr how do “we” know that the public is indifferent to the war in Iraq? Certainly not the people who are fighting there, and their families. Perhaps the “we” is the MSM, of which you are...

Most Americans have little to no understanding of the European Union. Founded under tripartite coal and steel trade negotiations, many viewed the EU as a free trade agreement that promotes liberty. Others see it as the European version of the United States. This fundamental misunderstanding has led American Presidents from George HW Bush to his son, to all of the current major candidates for president to support the EU, and in the case of President George W Bush to push for its expansion into Turkey. Whatever the EU began as, it most certainly is not a free market anything. The...

In a jointly issued statement, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev condemned the United States’ plans to set up an anti-missile defense system as “offensive.” “By seeking to defend itself from a sneak attack, the U.S. is sending a bad message,” Hu said. “It’s like they’re saying they don’t trust us. How do you think that makes us feel? We have no defense against sneak attack. Why do the Americans think they need one?” Medvedev echoed his Chinese counterpart’s thoughts and offered an analogy to help make his point. “Among wolves, deadly hostilities are avoided when one...

I returned to my apartment building last Saturday night to an unsettling sight. A young, seemingly Arab-American man was sitting smack dab in the middle of the doorstep, accompanied by a bulky backpack and all the while talking to himself and gazing at the cover of the large, leather-bound Koran on his lap. He appeared to be drunk or under the influence of something and when I tried to get past him with a careful, "excuse me," he merely mumbled incoherently. Keeping a watchful eye on him and making sure he wasn't watching back, I managed to get into my...

In a year when Democrats are expected to roll over Republicans in the Congressional races, two issues are certain winners for Republicans if they can avoid wimping out to liberal threats and RINO nonsense: energy and immigration. The nation was treated to a raw demonstration of the power of the illegal immigration issue when a liberal governor of liberal New York state proclaimed the issuance of drivers licenses to illegals. Governor Spitzer, now retired in disgrace, had to reverse his order, and Hillary Clinton lost all her momentum by hemming and hawing over this issue. Now also $4.00 gasoline may...

Here is the 2008 Presidential Electoral Vote Projection Map and 50-Day State Poll Average Chart for Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Barack Obama remains ahead on the Electoral Map 237-236 over John McCain, the seventh straight day he has held that lead. A total of 65 votes are considered in the "tossup" category. . . A new Survey USA poll in Michigan has John McCain leading Barack Obama 41%-37%. Michigan is a must-win state for Democrats. . . Don't forget to check out the charts at the bottom of the page for Last 50-Days of State Polls, 50-Day Average of National...

RFFM.org Commentary While watching politics for most of my adult life, I never cease to be amazed at how dumb the two major political Parties can be. And this year may top them all for absurdity. Heading into the primary season, the Democrats had everything going their way. George Bush's favorability ratings hovered somewhere around 30%, the Democrats just came off of winning back both Houses of Congress in 2006 and, in general, during the last decade the Republican Party was doing its best imitation of how to govern like Democrats. Hillary Clinton herself had high disapproval numbers, but a...

The Democrats may yet survive their primary blood feud to capture the White House, but it doesn't follow that liberalism will recover with them. If it does, it will be a liberalism that still cannot be named as such. Even in 2008, in what shapes up as a terrible year for the Republican Party, leading Democrats are still reluctant to identify their policy proposals with the "liberal" moniker. By contrast, while the Republican Party may well be headed for a bloodbath in November, its leaders grasp to the term "conservative" as if it were a lifeline...

As a conservative, I must admit that I am truly enjoying the current freakshow that is the Democratic nomination process. Between Hillary’s shrill rallying cries and Obama’s vague talk of change, it’s great to see the two candidates tear each other apart to the overall detriment of the party. I think there is a recurring problem with the Democratic party, and this race has really brought it to the forefront. Many Obama and Hillary supporters that I meet don’t really know much about either party’s stances on various issues outside of extremely broad strokes. The biggest problem the average Democrat...

My sister and brother-in-law decided to pursue adoption after many attempts at natural pregnancy. They began working with CPS when they received two little angels (same mom, different dads) last year in OCT/NOV. The girl was 5 at the time, the boy 2. In their young lives they had already been in the 'system' and had been through 4 previous foster families. The girl was already traumatized. She had nightmares, bed-wetting issues and had a violent sense of humor. Both her and her little brother had experienced starvation because of the mom's dependance on drugs resulting in sever neglect. Neither...

The latest stupid, petty controversy in the presidential primaries/election is people being "outraged"--and the Republicans demanding an explanation--for Senator Obama confusing Auschwitz with Buchenwald in a recent speech. According to the Associated Press' Obama mistaken on name of Nazi death camp (5/28/08): "The Barack Obama campaign said Tuesday the candidate mistakenly referred to the wrong Nazi death camp when relating the story of a great uncle who helped liberate the camps in World War II. "The Democratic presidential candidate said the story is accurate except that the camp was Buchenwald, not Auschwitz... "Obama's mistaken mention of the camp on Monday...

Another... MAJOR FOREIGN POLICY GAFFE By Obama Campaign Wolf Howling passed this on this morning... Barack Obama Is Going to Open New Channels Of Diplomacy With IranBarack Obama believes that: "We have not exhausted our non-military options in confronting the Iranian threat; in many ways, we have yet to try them. Obama is the only major candidate who supports tough, direct presidential diplomacy with Iran without preconditions. Now is the time to pressure Iran directly to change their troubling behavior. Obama would offer the Iranian regime a choice. If Iran abandons its nuclear program and support for terrorism, we will...

Barack Obama reminisces about his uncle that helped to liberate prisoners in Auschwitz. The only problem is the Red Army liberated Auschwitz not the Americans. (Video Included)

Our friendly neighborhood liberals over at BurntOrangeReport feel compelled to praise State Rep. Juan Garcia in HD 32, claiming he’s one of the “strongest voices” in our Texas legislature today. Fascinating. A strong voice he may be---but the real question is: Is anyone listening? In 2007 out of the 15 pieces of legislation that Garcia managed to scramble together two of them managed to make it by their respective committee’s and onto the legislative floor. Although Garcia’s website boasts his agenda as being increasing: public resources, public safety, and public education, his record doesn’t show him being successful. Sure it’s...

Little Orphant Annie's come to our house to stay Barack Hussein Obama's come to our house to stay

I explain. Today, an Israeli paper published a bill signed by Israeli PM Ehud Olmert. The paper just forgot that the number of the telephone of the PM was written on the paper. Here is the number : 00 – 972 – 54 - 63 59 359 TRY ! ou will hear Olmert's voice on his personal phone. Again, this is NO JOKE. TRY !!