I wish it were the death penalty, but this is good:
DETROIT — The Nigerian man who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner with explosives concealed in his underwear on Christmas Day in 2009 was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison by a federal judge who said his crime and subsequent lack of remorse demanded the maximum possible punishment.
Prosecutors sought a life sentence for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who pled guilty to federal charges in connection with a failed bombing attempt.
The man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who pleaded guilty in October and admitted to working on behalf of Al Qaeda, shouted “Allah Akbar,” or “God is great,” five times during the sentencing hearing. He asserted that Muslims were “proud to kill in the name of God, and that is what God told us to do in the Koran.
So, great, The United States of America is now going to have to feed, cloth, and shelter this little cretin for the rest of his life. This is why this trial should have been in military court, where he would have been sentenced to death. It would have been cheaper to do; than to do this here.
Here is the money quote:
Mr. Abdulmutallab, who wore a white T-shirt and tan pants, spoke for about three minutes. He claimed that Osama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda leaders who have been killed “are alive and shall be victorious by God’s grace.” He also said terrorist attacks would continue “until the Jews are driven out of Palestine.”
Frankly, I am shocked that the NYT even bothered to include that quote. But that right there is the crux of why we have Terrorism at all; because of our support of Israel. Someone needs to show Ronnie Paul that quote too. Because his bat-shit insane position on terrorism is the narrative of the left.
As for that other subject; I’ve said all I am going to about that.
Something tells me that Olbermann is going to mention this. I feel it.
Update: My original post just made politico. Whoo Boy… something tells me the next few days around here is going to be a swamp. …or at the least, a very deep creek! Anyone, got a paddle? Anyone?Beuller? Beuller? HALP! 😀 Luckily for me, I’m on reseller hosting with a decent host. If Drudge links in, I might be in some deep doo-doo though.
Okay, McCain, you win. I still don’t trust you no further than I could throw your scrawny, Fedora-wearing butt. But, (bu-bu-bu-but??!?) I’m grateful (so far!) for the major leap in traffic around here. I mean, politico? Holy hell. Them quoting me; is like the Republican Party using David Duke as a spokesman. It….just….doesn’t…feel….right. 😯
Oh, and Tina? Me too, Okay? I was not trying to insinuate that you were sexually loose or anything. I was simply saying not to do the “Ann Coulter look” thing. Hopefully, no one, including her; thought I was inferring such a thing.
Needless to say; I’m feeling like Snoopy, again…. *gulp*
Update #2: Susan Duclos calls me the Fashion Police and a prude. heh. Gee, does this mean I cannot post Bikini pictures here anymore? 😉
Update #3: Dr. Melissa revisits the controversy and says:
Oh, and since I’ve irritated everyone, I’ll address the social behavior in another post.
She irritated everyone? Heck, I’m the one who said she was showing off her “Hoo Hah.” (Tina! Not Dr. Melissa…)
Oh and I made Memeorandum, finally with the new blog. Yay! Thanks McCain… bunches. 😛
I kind of feel awful for having to do this, but, if this gets any worse, I might have to get better hosting. So, Hit the jar, please, if you can:
Republican Rep. Allen West decried government “handouts” as the worst form of modern “slavery” during an impassioned floor speech Wednesday evening.
The freshman Florida congressman, who is black, made the remarks in commemoration of Black History Month. He used his floor speech to detail the Republican Party‘s role throughout American history in promoting equal rights and freedom for black Americans.
He said that commitment did not end after Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
“Republicans have been on the frontlines of the fight for equal rights and individual manifest destiny since our party’s founding under Lincoln,” he said.
In modern times, West said, this has meant fighting to prevent black Americans “from being trapped in a permanent underclass through dependence on government handouts.” He said that fight continues despite the welfare reform of the 1990s.
He goes on to say a whole bunch of other stuff; very good speech. I recommend you watch it.
In a Detroit News op-ed today, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced his support of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the contest for the GOP presidential nomination.
Romney, who is campaigning in Michigan ahead of the Feb. 28 primary here, faces a tough challenge by former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Ahead of a Grand Rapids visit Wednesday, Romney’s campaign announced a list of endorsements from other Michigan Republicans.
Good luck in your reelection bid Mr. Governor. You certainly do not represent my views. I will not make that mistake again. Here is hoping that you will be voted out. Just more living proof that the so-called “Tea Party” was nothing more than an abject failure that really did not change a thing. At least not in the Republican Party.
“Contrary to how some people have interpreted my words, I have not endorsed any presidential candidate,” the rocker said in a release after earlier reports had him backing Republican Rick Santorum on Wednesday. “What I did say was that I hope to see a Republican in the White House. I’ve seen good qualities in all the candidates but by no means have made my choice yet. I respect the fact that Santorum took time off from his campaign to be with his sick daughter, but I never used the word ‘endorse.'”
You can head right over here and see as to why that this is the case.
Let me be very clear here; anyone and I do mean anyone that would try to either justify or obfuscate the fact that rapes occurred — that is the forceful and unwanted attempt to penetrate a woman’s vagina, by a man’s penis. Anyone who does such a dastardly thing for the sole purpose of political partisanship is not worthy of respect, attention, or frankly — even a job at a broadcasting network.
Mr. Olbermann, there was a time in my six year career as a political blogger and self-styled political pundit, when I actually thought you were some sort of respectable character. However, I have since realized that you are nothing more than some insignificant political hack, whose sole purpose is to be a “pivot man” in a far leftist circle jerk. By the way, your underhanded slam of a Religious organization is also noted as well. This confirms what I suspected all along, that you among the communist left are very much hostile to those who chose to practice religion. Something that anyone who fled the communist horror that was the Soviet Union can tell you was the case.
I will end this entry with this simple note of reflection on the Democratic Party. It is no longer the party of Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is no longer the Party of patriots who fought against tyranny in Germany and Japan; but rather a party of classless insignificants, who simply are interested in robbing those who have worked for their money and giving it those who have never worked a day in their lives. It is no longer the all-American Party, that it once was; but it is now the Party of internationalists, who look at the great America through the lens of the international community. The globalists won that party and wrung its controls away from the pro-American big labor unions that once controlled the direction of that Party and kept it focused on what was important, and that is the American worker and the American people. Instead, the internationalists now control the party and the American workers get the crumbs of what they internationalists dare to give them.
I write this not to be glib, not to rejoice, not to mock or scorn — but to mourn. Mourn for what once was and what has become. Mourn for the party who once stood for something righteous and moral; but has gone the way of satanic influence. Mourn for the Party that once stood for a Godly purpose, which is freedom; but has now fallen into the trap of satanic fascism.
Rest in Peace Democratic Party. You will be remembered for what you were; not for what you have become.
Nobody expects the Republican presidential nominee to be a libertarian purist, but it helps if he or she at least has a libertarian streak. In Rick Santorum’s case, he’s actively hostile toward libertarianism, and that’s an obstacle not only to him winning the nomination, but also to having a chance in a general election against President Obama.
With Santorum emerging as a true contender for the Republican nomination, he’s been coming under fire for his many votes to expand government. He took earmarks, voted for the Medicare prescription drug plan and backed No Child Left Behind. He pushed dairy subsidies, steel tariffs and sided with unions over workers.
On the other hand, should he win the Republican nomination, he’ll come under fire for his views on social issues. To be clear, it’s one thing to make a moral case for protecting the right to life of the unborn, which Santorum does passionately. But it’s another thing to argue, as he did in an interview last October, “One of the things I will talk about that no President has talked about before is I think the dangers of contraception in this country, the whole sexual libertine idea.” Well, there’s a reason why no president has talked about these things — because the president has absolutely no business lecturing Americans about their sex lives. If there’s a discussion to be had about sexual promiscuity in society, it should be left to churches and other private institutions.
Dave Mustaine, leader of the heavy metal band Megadeth, is ready to rock out for Rick Santorum.
“Earlier in the election, I was completely oblivious as to who Rick Santorum was, but when the dude went home to be with his daughter when she was sick, that was very commendable,” Mustaine recently told MusicRadar.com. “… You know, I think Santorum has some presidential qualities, and I’m hoping that if it does come down to it, we’ll see a Republican in the White House… and that it’s Rick Santorum.”
Weighing in on the rest of the field, Mustaine called Newt Gingrich an “angry little man” and said Ron Paul will “make total sense for a while, and then he’ll say something so way out that it negates everything else.”
As for Mitt Romney, the rocker said, “I’ve got to tell you, I was floored the other day to see that Mitt Romney’s five boys have a $100 million trust fund. Where does a guy make that much money? So there’s some questions there.”
Needless to say, I highly doubt that Mustaine will be playing this at Santorum’s rallies anytime soon.
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