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So this happened in Sweden on Saturday: At 11 o’clock on Saturday, [they came] into the Stockholm mosque [in] Södermalm, threw [their] clothes [away, and,] with clenched fists in the air, they shouted in English:… “No to Sharia! No to oppression! Free women!” Skip the first twelve seconds of the following video unless you speak Swedish. The rest is in English. (Please do not click play if women’s breasts offend you.)

What began as an outburst in class is now making the rounds online. Video of a student reprimanding his teacher for her allegedly poor teaching methods has gone viral. Several versions of the cell-phone video, which each have garnered hundreds of comments and thousands of likes since being uploaded to YouTube Wednesday, identify the school as Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. In an impassioned speech, the student criticizes his teacher for "handing them a frickin' packet" instead of providing "face-to-face" lessons.

CVN 75, scheduled to deploy this week, cancelled. The Pentagon this afternoon released a statement announcing the delay of the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman and the USS Gettysburg. The carriers were scheduled to leave Norfolk later this week. Below is a portion of the released statement of Pentagon Press Secretary George Little: "The secretary of defense has delayed the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and the USS Gettysburg (CG-64). "Facing budget uncertainty -- including a continuing resolution and the looming potential for across-the-board sequestration cuts -- the U.S. Navy made this request to the...

I DVR'd Vegas on 10/23 and was watching it tonight. Ten minutes before the show ended, a graphic popped up on the screen saying Jay Inslee D 627,164 55% Rob McKenna R 513,134 45% Very similar to the thing that happened in Phoenix 4 days ago, but this time for the governor of WA. I have it recorded but do not know how to transfer it to my computer.

After 18 terms representing Washington state's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Norm Dicks announced Friday he will not be running again for office. "After 44 years, I think it's time to retire. I've had a great run. We won the tankers, we've taken the dams out of the Elwha (River), we're putting new schools on the defense bases. I feel I've been blessed and the people of the 6th District have been great in their support of me over 18 elections," said Dicks. "But at some point you have to retire. I've decided this is that...

Real Clear Politics now has a AAF/Fabrizio Poll out that has Rossi up by 6. The average still shows Murray +1, but that is because a 9/10-9/14 CNN Poll is still included with Murray up by 9. The average should now swing to Rossi +2

This morning I spoke with 2 of my children, both in the military, one in the Navy, the other in the Air Force. They both told me, independent of one another, a remarkably similar, and if true, chilling tale that I cannot find any other stories on. What I heard from my child in the Navy was that he is noticing a large number of sailors being discharged from the Navy right now. Most of these seem to be sailors with good rank and service, who dont really want to leave the Navy, but they are approaching the time when...

Okay guys, it's ON for Seattle! Here are the details: Date: Friday, February 27th, 2009 Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Where: Westlake Park, 410 Pine St. by the big arch. MAPS: Google ~ Yahoo ~ Mapquest WHAT TO BRING: We are having a real tea party during lunch, so bring your lunch, a seat, a blanket; bring a cup of tea (or coffee, sshhh we won't tell), a hat, an umbrella, your sense of fun and patriotism. Most importantly, bring a box of tea bags. We will provide you with Little Liberty Tea Wrappers printed with messages to President...

JERUSALEM — Israeli President Shimon Peres chose hard-line Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new Israeli government on Friday, ending days of speculation and giving Netanyahu six weeks to put together a ruling coalition. The question now is whether Netanyahu will form a narrow government with his hard-line allies or a broad government along with his centrist rival, Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni. His choice will have serious ramifications for the Mideast peace process. Peres made his announcement early Friday afternoon after holding meetings with Netanyahu and Livni. An official ceremony appointing Netanyahu was to be held shortly afterward.

<p>A U.S. District Court judge today granted a preliminary injunction that bars the Army from proceeding with a second court-martial trial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, the first Army officer to face prison for refusing to deploy to Iraq.</p> <p>Watada's court-martial in February ended in a mistrial, and his attorneys have claimed that Fifth Amendment constitutional protections prevent Watada from being tried twice for the same crime.</p>

Dougray Scott, currently the star of NBC's Heist and most famous as the villain of Mission: Impossible 2, trots out much scowling anger and sulking angst in the lead role. This is Method Moses. Tonight, back from his conference with the burning bush and heading toward Egypt, he stumbles over a rock and mutters, "You'd think if this is what He wanted He'd make the going a little easier." Tomorrow, he furrows his brow and frets, " 'I am who I am.' What does that mean? Why give me a riddle to solve?" And while he struggles with his faith,...

Quote of the Day "The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on." - Joseph Heller I have Google Desktop ... this came up today ... thought it was interesting.

Lately I have heard a lot of blather regarding the need for an "Exit Strategy". To this, I say Nuts! America, wake up! Listen to what the press, and the democrats, are feeding you and tell them to shove it! An exit strategy is not something that you normally prepare when going to war. An exit strategy is what you make when you have LOST and you are trying to figure out a way to retreat with your tail intact but between your legs. An exit strategy is not something that victors develop. There are those that now compare this...

Rossi went from 15 up on Gregoire 3/4 of the way thru the count, to loosing 59 votes to her in King County, and all this after all the other counties reported. At the helm during this amazing run for Gregoire ... Dean Logan. Sometime in the 23rd Century... the survivors of war (elections), overpopulation (at the KC Election Offices) and pollution (of the legitimate vote) are living in a great domed city (well hey, we blew up our dome a few years back ... but anyways), sealed away from the forgotten world outside (WTF ... serious vote issues here...

In the last months of Clinton's Administration, we heard ad nauseam about his concern as to his "legacy". What has occurred to me of late is the legacy of the man who WOULD be king ... Al Gore. Think back if you will to the times in the last several years that King Al has actually made the news. There was his one administrative effort to reduce paperwork, and then his legal fubar's starting in the 96 election with the Buddist Temple. If there is one line that can be attributed to Al Gore by just about everyone, it is ...