Two terrorist attackers in custody for years - neither has ever been charged.

Nearly ten years after the attack on the USS Cole, killing 17, the American people wait on the Feds to put those responsible on trial. What is shocking in this story is the fact that the Obama Administration has order a cessation to the prosecution of those in our custody and facing trial for this crime.

(Washington, D.C.) The Obama administration has ordered a halt to the prosecution of the USS Cole mastermind, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.

In a filing this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Justice Department said that "no charges are either pending or contemplated with respect to al-Nashiri in the near future." Understand that this killer has not even been charged for this crime.

In a related failure, KSM, the physical mastermind of 9/11, has yet to be indicted for that crime with no schedule in sight or mind for his indictment, much less his trial.

Two of America's most notorious terrorist attacks. Both leaders in custody for years. Neither man charged with a crime -- either under Bush or, now, Obama. Incredible.

Palin's new book, America by Heart, is coming out in November, just in time for Christmas

The Governor's new book will come out in November. Recently, her publisher released a new printing of her first book, Going Rogue, in paperback selling for $15.95.

We were in the local Barnes and Noble store, just today. The paperback edition is on prominent display --- and is no where close to the "discount" bin. More than 2.5 million copies have been sold, one of the largest sales totals of any present day conservative author.

Pelosi wrote and published. Her book is titled, Know Your Power - A Message to America's Daughters. The only definitive sales count we could find was 2737. However, we have heard that the book actually sold closer to 5,000 copies. Rush sold 2 million with each of the two books. O'Reilly's Fresh and Bold, a book he has been pushing for well over a year (for heaven's sake ) has sold just over a million copies.

"Another One Bites The Dust" could be the theme song of the declining Obama coalition. he he he

Why Wall St. Is Deserting Obama — Daniel S. Loeb, the hedge fund manager, was one of Barack Obama's biggest backers in the 2008 presidential campaign. — A registered Democrat, Mr. Loeb has given and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Democrats. . . . . . . .

Editor's notes: it seems that every time we pick up a paper, there is reason to believe that the wheels are coming off the Obama Express. The above article is, yet, another example of this theme -- a Wall Street businessman, long time Democrat, contributor of hundreds of thousands of dollars, a man who is seeing the value of the conservative dialogue has "come over from the dark side."

If you are one of the faithful readers of this blog -- and the numbers are growing -- you know that we do not quote much from our fellow conservative bloggers. The reason? It is certainly not because we do not respect their contributions but because it seems more effective to present analysis and critical commentary from folks who live and breathe in the campsites of the Lefties.

And, that is exactly what we have done with the inclusion of the above headline and news clip. -- jds
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We document the complications of the Obama war on business.

Editor's notes: this was the result of legislation passed earlier this year. With Obama and his angst against the evil rich plantation owner (read: CEO) . One thing for certain; if he had run on the a platform that flat out said, "Vote for me and I will do my best to limit the pay of your boss," he would not have won the election. . . . but that is exactly what he is doing.

US pay law branded ‘logistical nightmare’

By Jean Eaglesham and Francesco Guerrera in New York

Published: August 30 2010 22:01 | Last updated: August 30 2010 22:01

US companies face a “logistical nightmare” from a new rule forcing them to disclose the ratio between their chief executive’s pay package and that of the typical employee, lawyers have warned.

The mandatory disclosure will provide ammunition for activists seeking to target perceived examples of excessive pay and perks. The law taps into public anger at the increasing disparity between the faltering incomes of middle America and the largely recession-proof multimillion-dollar remuneration of the typical corporate chief. . . . . READ THE FULL ARTICLE in the Financial Times >>>>

Point of post: something else that needs to be repealed. Why? Because what private business makes is none of the Government's business.

Obama's Speech tonight -- what to expect.

Editor's notes: There is a major push in the MSM today, doping up the American people, getting them ready for more of the Obama primetime rhetoric about . . . . . . . jobs ? No. About the economy? No. About our declining GDP numbers ? No About the long term health of the dollar ? No. Defending against the thousands of lost jobs due to health care? No. About planned cuts in Federal spending ? No. about meaningful solutions to the housing default crisis? No. About comprehensive immigration legislation? No. About lifting the offshore drilling ban in the Gulf ? No .

No, no, no, no, no.

Sooooo, what on earth could be so important as to require free national coverage during primetime television, this time? Why, a talk on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iraq, of course.

What to expect with this speech? First, there might be a brief rewrite of the Obama/Biden history on the subject. In view of that possibility, you need to know this:

Let's not forget that Obama and Biden, both, voted for a retreat from Iraq years ago. Each opposed the surge and each supported a dividing up of that country. One more matter: each is now trying to reframe their opposition their previous stand.

Obama spoke of a "dumb war." Unlike Biden, however, Obama never approved of the war; Biden voted for the war before pretending to have opposed that war . . . before [now] approving of the war.

Last year, Biden suggested that the successful end of this war may be "the single most important accomplishment of the Obama Administration" (Larry King Live - Feb of this year).

In n '08 op-ed, Obama tried to cover his "no" vote on the surge. In a responding "comment" by someone named John, we have this written comment:

Obama admits that he opposed the surge, and the attendant change in strategy and tactics, that have brought us close to victory. But he somehow manages to twist his being wrong about the surge--the major foreign policy issue that has arisen during his time in Congress--into vindication:

But the same factors that led me to oppose the surge still hold true. The strain on our military has grown, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and we�ve spent nearly $200 billion more in Iraq than we had budgeted. Iraq�s leaders have failed to invest tens of billions of dollars in oil revenues in rebuilding their own country, and they have not reached the political accommodation that was the stated purpose of the surge.

Actually, however, Obama opposed the surge not because of those "factors" but because he thought it would fail. He said, on January 10, 2007, on MSNBC:

I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there. In fact, I think it will do the reverse.

On January 14, 2007, on Face the Nation, he said:

We cannot impose a military solution on what has effectively become a civil war. And until we acknowledge that reality -- we can send 15,000 more troops, 20,000 more troops, 30,000 more troops, I don't know any expert on the region or any military officer that I've spoken to privately that believes that that is going to make a substantial difference on the situation on the ground.

On March 19, 2007, on the Larry King show, he said:

[E]ven those who are supporting -- but here's the thing, Larry -- even those who support the escalation have acknowledged that 20,000, 30,000, even 40,000 more troops placed temporarily in places like Baghdad are not going to make a long-term difference.

On May 25, 2007, in a speech to the Coalition Of Black Trade Unionists Convention, Obama said:

And what I know is that what our troops deserve is not just rhetoric, they deserve a new plan. Governor Romney and Senator McCain clearly believe that the course that we're on in Iraq is working, I do not.

On July 18, 2007, on the Today show, he said:

My assessment is that the surge has not worked and we will not see a different report eight weeks from now.

On November 11, 2007, two months after General David Petraeus told Congress that the surge was working, Obama doubled down, saying that the administration's new strategy was making the situation in Iraq worse:

Finally, in 2006-2007, we started to see that, even after an election, George Bush continued to want to pursue a course that didn't withdraw troops from Iraq but actually doubled them and initiated a surge and at that stage I said very clearly, not only have we not seen improvements, but we're actually worsening, potentially, a situation there. READ MORE AT POWER LINE >>>>

With all of the above, we have part of the context for the speech tonight. Obama and Biden opposed the war and would have lost that war if they had had anything to do with the final decision.

Secondly, we might hear disparaging words about Bush's decision to invade. In view of that possibility, we give you these considerations:

Obama will not admit to the reasons why George Bush went into Iraq, why Bush believed in the notion of "WMD's." There are at least four reasons that forced Bush to invade:

1. Bill Clinton told George Bush that Saddam Hussein had WMD's. In fact, Clinton came out and defended Bush on this point early on in the that war.

2. George Tenet, Clinton's CIA director, a man Bush left as head of the CIA, was insistent as to the existence of WMD's.

3. All of the world's intelligence agency agreed with the CIA and reported so to Bush.

4. And Saddam Hussein, the evil dictator of Iraq, thumbed his nose at the world as he proclaimed the existence of weapons of mass destruction.

Had Bush not reacted, he would have been declared incompetent to the point of [perhaps] impeachment. Bush HAD NO CHOICE. and that is the fact of the matter.

Add these comments to the historical and factual context of the Iraqi war.

He will not admit to the winning of the war ON THE GROUND. In fact, while we lost some 4,000 troops, we kill more than 80,000 terrorist over the years and wounded or captured well over 200,000. In construction terminology, the terrorists got a butt-kicking.

What will Obama do with this speech? He will make a big deal out of the fact that he is keeping his campaign promise -- one of the few promises he even cares about. He is desperate to establish that he is a promise keeper, that his administration is moving in the right direction. Since he cannot make this argument with health care or the stimulus or , , , whatever (see our opening comments above).

Outside of the war, there really isn't much that he can brag about. So it is Iraq. The speech will be typical to the Obama style and completely beside the point as relates to the domestic needs of this country.

Our summary statement is this: bla bla bla. -- jds.

Add Obama's Report against the US to his list of "firsts." We have that UN report and our list of "firsts."

An Editorial Report: In 2002, the United States was voted off the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights for its campaign against human rights violation by some of the members of that UN commission. Last year, Obama decided to disregard those continuing concerns and join the US to this committee in accord with his personal vendetta against the United States.

A year later, this president of the United States, this representative of the greatest nation on earth, has submitted a list of human rights grievances against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his own country. So, here we are, presenting the United States as if our internal social issues are on a par with the issues of beheadings and stonings in Iran, human rights violations of repressive governments in Venezuela, N. Korea, Somalia, Cuba, Burma, South Africa (especially in the near past), Russia in Chechnya, China and its treatment of Tibet, the Sudan and Zimbabwe. (Note: Zimbabwe and South Africa may have resolved their human rights complaints, over the years).

Past members on this Human Rights committee have included the Sudan (hundreds of thousands of Christians have been and are being murdered in Darfur) and Libya (a leader in Muslim terror training for decades). Also, this commission has exhibited an expressed bias against Israel.

Specifically, in joining this review board, Obama submitted a 30 page report to the UN Human Rights Commission, a list of complaints and concerns with regard to Human Rights violations that his Administration is working to correct, a list of concerns that apparently needs to be made public on the world's stage in the spirit of "leading by example." Crap.

Included in this report is section 95 : "A recent Arizona law, S.B. 1070, has generated significant attention and debate at home and around the world. The issue is being addressed in a court action that argues that the federal government has the authority to set." Read the full report in PDF, here.

When PJ Crowley, State Department spokesman, was asked to defend the inclusion of this paragraph, he only responded with "this is in line with our effort at leadership by example" or words to that effect. He tried to play down the criticism that Obama was hanging Arizona "out to dry" as he repeated the phrase "leadership by example." Anyone with an ounce of grey matter understands the implicit significance of Section 95.

What the Obama spokesman does not want to admit is that "leadership by example" means nothing with regard to the inclusion of the Arizona law if it does not mean that Obama sees the law as problematic on a human rights level. Obama via Crowley has fooled no one. This is another disgraceful episode in the 20 month melodrama that is the Obama presidency and reason enough to begin impeachment proceedings against this stranger in our White House. Will that happen? No. Should it happen. Of course.

In Obama, we have a man who came to office as president with a rather remarkable list of grievances against the United States of America. As President, he has acted on this list without regard to popular opinion or the limitations of Congressional review. More than that, he carries grudges against those who oppose him and has demonstrated a thuggish willingness to assault his opposition. He is not a nice guy.
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His list of "firsts" is telling. Beginning with the event reported in this post, Obama is the first president to "bring the U.S. up on charges" with the UN. He is the first president to oppose the notion that America is a Christian nation and to do so on the world's stage. He is the first to name Israel as an "occupier" of Palestinian lands. He is the first to campaign for the US presidency in Europe. He is the first Chief of State to make a formal announcement with the Islamic media (he sat down with al Jazeera, after his inauguration, before talking to any in the American press). He is the first to allocate monies specifically for Muslim mosque construction and repair (6 million dollars). He is the first to develop a strategy of legislative intent that circumvents Congressional approval or review (using the EPA, FTC, FCC and the NEA as agency in his personal service as President). He is the first to unilaterally violate established military treatises (missile defense treatises with Georgia and Poland). He has had more personal televised appearances than all other presidents combined - and he did this in just 20 months; this, in and of itself, is a "first." He is the first to separate himself from an entire constituency - the conservative opinion of this country. He often and on every occasion possible, voices his disgust for conservative America and his opposition to the traditional values of the Founding Fathers. He is the first president in modern times to call out the Supreme Court in a State of the Union Address. He is the first president to take council from admitted Communists AND not challenge that accusation (Anne Dunn and Van Jones are two examples that readily come to mind). He is the first to actually attend and get on his knees in a Muslim prayer service. He is the first president to hang a "Mao" decoration on the White House Christmas tress. He is the first Black Liberation pundit hold the High Office. Finally, for the sake of this post, Obama is the first president to ever order the name of "Jesus" covered over (at Georgetown University and the covering of IHS - the Latin symbols for the name of Jesus).

There is more, but the point of the above listing is to demonstrate the disconnectivity of this man and his Marxist controlled party. He is not representative of the populace of this country and, what makes matters worse, he does not care. --- jds.

We say that Obama's electability has always been tied to his policies. Surprised ??

Editor's notes: In a November 5, 2008 review of the presidential elections, we have this statement that has great value, two years later:

From PEW Research: "Despite Obama's strong personal appeal, his supporters overwhelmingly say they favored him based on his issue positions (68%), not his leadership and personal qualities (30%)." READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE. >>>>>

And therein is the problem. Since becoming president, he has taken positions in opposition to the will of the people at every turn. 70% of the people did not want the Stimulus, the spring Omnibus bill, the healthcare bill as written, cap and trade, and, most recently, the NY mosque. The people expected a coherent foreign policy, comprehensive in scope and representative of the interests of America. He has not delivered. The American people do not agree with his support of Islam, the Palestinian Authority, his war on terror, nor his selections of Supreme Court judges -- and the list goes on, of course.

Point of post: It appears that Obama thinks personal likability will make the day for him and his cronies come the midterms and 2012, We think they are in for a rude awakening. PEW gives us reason to think we are on the right track.
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Gallup has the GOP at its greatest lead over Dems in 63 years.

GALLUP: GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot...

Editor's notes: the significance of this development should not escape us. It has been years since the GOP had any sort of lead as relates to the "generic" ballot. Understand that this category of comparison means to pit unnamed Republican opponents against unnamed Democrat opponents. When used as a predictor of midterm elections, as is the case this year, the "generic ballot" has been proven accurate to a factor of 1.1 % -- which means to say that it is extremely accurate as an election forecast agent.

But, it is not that the GOP is simply ahead in the generic ballot polling, it is 10 points ahead, the highest separation for the GOP in the history of the Gallup poll, dating back to 1947.

Unless the Dems can figure out how to side with the American people on at least one major political issue, their defeat in the coming elections may be of a historical margin. They have time to turn this around, to a degree, but the stage will be set by the end of September, for the most part.

Tonight, Obama will address the American people on the war in Iraq - of all things - at a time when jobs are nearly non-existent, just two weeks following the establishment of a nuclear Iran under the Obama watch, at a time when Syria is in full partnership with Iran as they build a military alliance in Venezuela, after it has become known that China is doubling the size of its military at all levels and on the eve of another round of terrible financial numbers with regard to housing and employment.

It is this kind of political ineptitude that has run the numbers up on the generic ballot poll. As a conservative pundit, we are disappointed in the GOP for its failure to get its ideas "out there." That being said, this election cycle is all about the Democrats, their arrogance in governance and their profound disconnect with the American people.
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A final final estimate of the Restoring Honor rally: One million, forty thousand. Here is our explanation.

There continues to be a "controversy" with regard to the crowd estimate of the Restoring Honor rally held last weekend. This is not rocket science. It is rather simple to estimate the crowd size.

Using this photo (left) as a base, our updated numbers were 600,000 plus the 200,000 watching the live stream. We know that 100,000 are on each side of the long green reflection pool in the center of the photo because that was the size of the crowd at the Dr. King "I had a dream" speech 47 years ago. So we have 200,000 from the start. The field to the "left" of this photo holds another 250,000 if full. It is not "full," so we allowed for 200,000 in that field.

update note: am Tuesday morning. For some reason two of the three pictured posted are not longer in the post layout; not sure as to why. The numbers are fine but the pictures need help make the argument. We are working on the problem -- jds.

Previously, we had assumed that no one was in the trees on the left side. We now have a photo (the second photo, left) that shows we were wrong. There are as many people under that row of trees as are standing on the left edge of the pool - another 70,000 easily!! If you consider the crowd from left edge of the reflecting pool, it is wall to wall THROUGH the trees from the pool to the far left edge of the crowd.

In short, and to avoid confusion here, we see 370,00 people on the "left" side of the pool.


This picture is of the crowd you cannot see in the trees to the right of the reflecting pool (top photo). As you can see, the trees on both sides of the pool are "pruned" high to allow for full courses of attendees.

Because of these ground photo's, we now know that we do not need to allow for "the trees." That means, for the sake of estimates, that the crowd on right side of the pool is at least the same size as the crowd on the left side.

We are, therefore looking at a total of 740,000 with another 60,000 at the "fountain" pool and 40,000 at and around the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd total, then, could have been as high as 840,000 people.

Let's not forget those who were watching. C-SPAN carried the event. No doubt thousands watched via that medium but the numbers of viewers has not been released as of today. We expect C-SPAN to keep the numbers "secret," but, maybe they will surprise us all.

Finally, we have the computer could supplied the company that ran the rally on "live stream." On our computer, that number grew throughout the three hour and 20 minute rally and wound up at 130,363. More than one person watched on many of these computers, so we might estimate the computer crowd at at least 200,000 viewers.

Final total per Midknight Review's profoundly cautious estimate is: 1,040,000 (1 million forty thousand) NOT counting the thousands watching on C-SPAN.

While Obama is screaming "ITS BUSHES FAULT," the Gallup poll tells us that the GOP could beat nearly any Democrat.

GALLUP:GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot...

versus this headline:

OBAMA BLAMES BUSH AGAIN FOR ECONOMY...

Editor's notes: we have but one question: Which headline will win the day?

If this is not a good idea, why is the mosque ??

HuffingPost caught paying for stories on Beck.

Beau Friedlander / The Huffington Post:

$100,000 For Glenn Beck's Sex Tape — What's Your Reaction: — Rupert Murdoch and the Koch brothers are happy to throw money at the rising tide of right wing lunacy. Breitbart offered $100,000 for JournoList, the email listserve that brought down WaPo blogger Dave Weigel this June. . . . .

Editor's notes: this is how the HuffingPost works - pay money for propaganda they can use against their opponents. We suspect a picture of Beck having "sex" would find this pleasant "stick in the mud" sitting in an easy chair reading Sacred Fire for the fourth time while Mr. Clean, Beau Friedlander, is shut up in a bathroom for hours on end.

You read. You decide.

(And who wants to see a sex tape of the Beckmeister, anyway ??)

A pictorial answer to the question: Of Putin or Omama - which do you want in your fox hole ??

The two premier heads of state on vacation this past week. Omama on his bicycle and Putin hunting whale. Which one do you want in your fox hole ?? We are all so screwed.

Suboena Power is one of the rewards if the GOP takes back the House. Finally, transparency !!

Paul Krugman / New York Times: It's Witch-Hunt Season — The last time a Democrat sat in the White House, he faced a nonstop witch hunt by his political opponents. Prominent figures on the right accused Bill and Hillary Clinton of everything from drug smuggling to murder. And once Republicans took control of Congress . . . . .

Editor's notes: look, Clinton was not a bad president, but "witch hunt?" Give me a break !! The man walked around the White House with his pants on the floor. . . . . . at least after he met Monica. And how did the Libs defend this action? "What he does in his private life is his business."

Good argument, seriously, except for one little problem; HE WAS ON THE JOB, AT WORK, and not at home or in some sleezy motel room. Monica signed into the White House 60 different times. Each time, it is reported that she left smiling. On one occasion, Clinton and Monica kept heads of state waiting in the Rose Garden for 45 minutes until they finished doing the wild thing with a cigar - or so Monica wrote in her tell-all book.

Understand what is going on, here. In the Krugman article, we have the first effort in a strategy for defending Obama against charges of illegal activities if the GOP takes back the House of Representatives. And questions abound. Where did the monies for the GM "debt payback" come from in view of the fact that GM had no money to make the 6.6 billion payment (1Q of this year)? Was undue pressure put on bankers to comply with Obama's push to force big banks to take Federal monies? What was the relationship between SEIU and Obama? Did ACORN benefit financially from Obama's free access to Fannie and Freddie funds ? What will an audit of the two mortgage entities reveal with regard to Democrat supervision of those institutions ? Is Obama, in fact, a US citizen (this should take no more than 10 minutes of investigative time) ? Has Obama exceeded Federal law with regards to gifts and aid to Muslim concerns (Hamas, overseas mosque repairs and construction, collusion with the PLO) ? Were financial laws violated in the takeover of GM? Were campaign laws broken in the collection of $800 million for Obama's '08 campaign ? What are the sources for $400 million, given to Obama in '08 and kept secret until now? Did Obama's White House offer positions to candidates in an effort to influence elections ?

These are just a few of the issues needing investigation. Witch hunt? We don't think so.

Good news for Palin: Nearly 40% of Vanity Fair liberals think she would be an average to effective President.

59 percent think Palin lacks ability to be effective as president — Almost three out of five Americans believe former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) would not be an effective president, a new poll found Monday. — 59 percent of U.S. adults said they don't think Palin, the 2008 Republican . . . . .

Editor's notes: this is a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll. . . . . . . . say this three times out loud: "60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll."

Point of post: to make the argument that this is actually good news for the Governor. It means that 41% of the libs who read Vanity Fair either think Palin would do a good job or are, at least, thinking about it. Midknight Review is not convinced that Palin is going to run for the presidency. But, we are convinced that her decisions as president would be in line with the will of the people; that she would not be about spending us into the next life; and she would stop the constant placating and support of the Muslim populations of the world.

Polls such as this prove only one thing: the continued ability of the Marxist Media to influence elections. Ask yourself this: when was the last time you read a report of Palin's positions on issues?

"nough said. Case closed.

Obama claims the birth certificate thing was solved during the campaign. That is not the truth, of course.We caught him with his lips moving, again.

In an interview with Brian Williams, Obama had this to say: “I can’t spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead.” . . . .

Funny, he talks like he settled the issue, like he showed the nation his birth certificate, which he did not. Is he a citizen? Probably. Do we - the people - have a right to ask the question and expect to see undeniable proof ?? Of course. In a free country where law and the Constitution are the rule of the day, this would be expected. Understand that that this editor has been asked for his birth certificate a number of times in his 65 years. Newspaper articles documenting my birth are not acceptable. Neither are affidavits witnessing my birth certificate. Nothing is acceptable save the certificate, itself. No one here moans and groans. We simply comply with the law.

Obama has refused to do this --- to offer the supreme and only acceptable proof. THE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS FOR A DEMAND FOR THE OBAMA BIRTH CERTIFICATE. So, Mr. Obama, prove this editor to be a fool for asking and produce the birth certificate. In fact, turn the tide of public opinion against the Conservatives by providing the certificate. Some will never be convinced, of course, but most would leave the camp of the Conservative Movement. This is such a no brainer that one wonders why Obama has not made fools of us all, before now.

Unless and until he does, we must assume that he cannot produce what is demanded. PROVE US WRONG.

Obama blasts disinformation: Midknight Review gives 14 reasons he is wrong plus a picture of Obama at a Muslim prayer assembly.

Obama blasts lies, disinformation — President Barack Obama dismissed a recent poll showing that a third of Americans don't know he's a Christian - and blamed an online campaign of misinformation by his conservative enemies for perpetuating the myth that he's a Muslim. . . . .

Editor's notes: if we are allowed to separate one's actions from one's claims, we might believe anything about a particular person. All are "hypocrites" when measured against their sense of idealism. We are not talking about that comparison. Rather, in the case of Obama, we are talking about actions that either support or, at least, allow for his faith, or show him to be untrue to his claims.

Here is a reprint of an article published by Midknight Review that seems quite timely :

Here is a picture of Obama, last fall, getting ready to pray to the Muslim god. This adolescent president has no clue with regard to matters of [Christian] faith or the hateful agenda of the Muslim religion.

Editor's notes: did you know that Obama's first official interview with a news source, after becoming president, was with the Muslim news service, Al Jazeera ? Yes, that is a fact. And the practice continues. We have this July 4 story revealing Obama's intention to use NASA, of all things, as an emissary agency of good will toward the Muslim population !!

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.

Though international diplomacy would seem well outside NASA's orbit, Bolden said in an interview with Al Jazeera that strengthening those ties was among the top tasks President Obama assigned him. He said better interaction with the Muslim world would ultimately advance space travel.

"When I became the NASA administrator -- or before I became the NASA administrator -- he charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science ... and math and engineering," Bolden said in the interview. READ MORE >>>

We should remember that Obama has offered two funding allocations to Hamas totaling 1.3 billion dollars, has signed on to an U.N. resolution asking Israel to give up its nuclear arsenal, has labeled Israel as the "occupier" in his speech "to the Muslim world," last year at the University of Cairo, has challenged the notion that America is a Christian nation, while, at the same time, arguing that the United States is one of the largest Muslim nations in the world. He once ordered the name "Jesus" covered over before giving a speech at the University of Georgetown, refused to attend the National Day of Prayer, and attended a Muslim prayer service last fall when 10,000 Muslims gathered at the Capitol.

Is he a Muslim? Well, he attended a nominal Christian service for 20 years, a service pastored by Jeremiah Wright who is a confused Black theologian having Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the [Black] Nation of Islam, as one of his close friends. Obama attended the so-called "million man march" which was a gathering of black Muslims in DC several years ago. And he was agreeable with a decision by Jeremiah Wright to honor Farrakhan during a church service at Trinity United Church of Christ.

Midknight Review does not believe that he is a Muslim, in the proper sense of the word. But, he is certainly attached to the Muslim faith and sees Islam as a faithful expression of God's grace. He wouldn't pray to the Muslim god if this were not true, would he. ---- jds

Finally, we give you these events lending themselves to questions as to Obama's faith. In most of the items on our list, Obama is the first president to have committed to the specific act:

Note: many of the following will be a summary of what has been written above.

1. His Cairo speech in which he framed Israel as the occupier of Palestinian lands.
Understand that in the most recent Gallup poll (week of August 23rd, '10), approval ratings in the Muslim population in the US is 78% percent.
2. The fact that he did not object to the Lockerbie release but knew about the problem in advance
3. His requirement that NASA aggressively pursue a pro- "feel good" agenda.
4. His refusal to release information (emails and more) about the Fort Hood murderer, a Muslim.
5. His first news contact, after his inauguration, was with the Muslim news service, Al Jazerra - even before going to the American Press.
6. He has moved for 900 million and 400 million dollars in aid to the Muslim Hamas in Gaza
7. His Administration is sending aid for Muslim mosque construction world wide - 6 million dollars, to date.
8. He attended the Nation of Islam million man march.
9. He attended without protest the honoring of Louis Farrakhanby Jeremiah Wright.
10. Under Muslim law, Obama's Muslim father's background makes him [Obama] a Muslim, also. He needs to renounce that notion - an established Muslim rule.
11. He has refused to put KSM on trial after making a big deal of the trial last year. Many believe that a "civilian trial" is tantamount to a "not guilty" verdict because of problems relating to KSM's battlefield arrest.
11a. His Justice Department has not filed charges on the mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole, against KSM, mastermind of 9/11
12. And as our finale, we have Obama demanding the saps at Georgetown University cover up the Latin symbols for "Jesus" (IHS) before he gave a commencement address last year. No self-respecting Christian would ever demand the covering of "Jesus." None. Such action is heretical to its core. Only an enemy of the cross would do such a thing, period.

P.S. We almost forgot to mention the last Easter White House egg roll when Obama refused to mention anything about Christianity or use the name "Jesus" . . . . . . . . . . . . at an "Easter" celebration nor were tickets made available to area students of private and parochial schools. Also, there is the matter of celebrating Christmas with a Mao decoration hung on the White House Christmas tree - something no self-respecting Christian would do. He is the first and only president to say, "America is not a Christian nation."
And folks wonder why people not longer know who this man is !!! If we do not know who he is, we certainly know who he is not. --- jds.

Final Report: Our best guess at how many attended Restoring Honor - 600,000 and we can prove it.

This picture was taken from the Lincoln Memorial end of the reflecting pool. There are 100, 000 people in that crowd, alone, and we know this because that was the official count 47 years ago when Dr. King spoke to 200,000 people, as he stood at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

Alex Sundby / CBS News:
Glenn Beck Rally Attracts Estimated 87,000

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Editor's notes: we have "de-linked" all of the above. Night before last, cBS News put out that only 87,000
people attended the Restoring Honor to America rally -- a preposterous lie. Understand that this is not a mistake or a misinterpretation of the pictorial evidence. It is a deliberate lie. And those who linked to this nonsense and published this number are not to be trusted.

Click on this picture to enlarge. When you get there, depress "ctrl" and keep the key down as you repeatedly hit the ..... "+" ..... key near the top of your keyboard. The picture will increase in size.

Here are some facts: the crowd on each side of the long reflecting pool is 200,000 in size, total. We know this because that was the official count of the King crowd.

The field to the "left" in this picture, holds another 250,000 people. Again, we know this from previous and official crowd counts. That field is not full. We guess there are at least 200,000, however. Looking across in the trees to right of the reflecting pool, we believe there is another 100,000 sitting in the shade. There appears to be [easily] as many "in the trees" as are standing in the open, on the right side of the pool (again, 100,000 people for certain).

And, behind the small pool (with the two fountains - near the bottom of the picture), we have some 60,000 . At the "top" of the picture, in and round the Memorial, there may be as many as 40, 000.

Add that up and you have 600,000 people IN THE STINKING PICTURE. And cBS wants to be taken seriously, as do the wannabees who signed on to this idiocy. We won't even think about taking them seriously until they learn out to count to 600,000.

A record day for Midknight Review and it was because of Glenn Beck's Retoring Honor to America.

Editor's notes: Almost exactly 24 hours ago, this editor wrote his first review of the Glenn Beck gathering. In the meantime, we have experienced a record Saturday audience here at the real Midknight Review. Typically, our weekday traffic is somewhere between 70 and 140 hits per day (just for the main page). On the weekends, life is very different with Saturday being our least attended day of the week. Saturdays run between 20 and 45 hits -- 45 being exceptional.

Point of post: no, we are not getting ready to brag about anything other than the Glenn Beck gathering. We have revised our estimate of bodies in attendance: 600,000 is a solid number as an estimate of bodies in attendance. An additional 200,000 to 500,000 watched on 130,363 home computers.

AND . . . . . . . . blogs such as ours have had record setting days. Not just a record, but a huge increase. Our numbers for Saturdays are given above. IT WAS SATURDAY, for crying out loud. And our blog had 256 hits in the 24 hours following the Event - 10 times our normal count !!! Can you imagine what the "big boys" are doing in terms of weekend traffic?

Nothing but good for the Conservative grassroots organizations, nation wide.

Again, we had an increase in concerned onlookers of 10 times our weekend numbers. Many established conservative blogs have traffic of 40,000 hits per day and others, have even more. Their traffic increased, as well.

It is safe to say that this single event, full of passion and faith and a call to the greatness of a nation unlike any in world history, has and will touch 60 to 80 million people. You say "What ??" Let me tell you that I have talk to 15 folks I know who did not watch the event but wanted to know "how it went."

AND I AM NOT DONE TALKING. There are hundreds of thousands of "big mouths" such as this editor.
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cBS News estimates the Glenn Beck crowd at 87,000.

Glenn Beck Rally Attracts Estimated 87,000 — An estimated 87,000 people attended a rally organized by talk-radio host and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News. — The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance . . . . .

Editor's notes: cBS completely discredits itself in making this estimate. A second headline might read: cBS still wonders why its numbers remeain "in the tank."

In a related piece of terrible journalism, we have the Washington Post telling folks that "thousands" of demonstrators came to a second rally put on by Al Charlatan. Well, ok, 3,000 is "thousands."

Obama is thinking about confiscating your 401k . . . . . or is he ??

Last December (2009), Fox News carried a story discussing the rumor of a 401k government takeover of private sector retirement funds. In the report, the Democrat Congressman interviewed denied the rumor. In fact, he ridiculed the rumor as right wing trash talk. Well, today, during the 3:00 pm hour, FoxNews brought this "rumor" back into the lime light. The "Willis Report" will discuss this strategy on Monday. Midknight Review will keep you informed. In the mean time, here are some comments detailing who is behind this proposal and the "reasoning" for its [potential] implementation from accounting web. We give you their thoughts on the matter :

As I pointed out in my blog post about Entitlement Spending, the Social Security and Medicare trust fund has over $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities. How will Washington pay for this or make up the shortfall? Tax increases are an obvious solution, reducing benefits will have to be part of the equation. What other options exist?

One option would be to take the suggestion of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) that wants to centralize all retirement plans for American workers, including private 401(k) plans, under one new retirement system for the United States. They will call it Retirement USA and they actually have a website.

The SEIU suggests this plan would provide universal security and adequate income for future retirees. This pool of assets – yours, mine, everyone else’s, and the unfunded liability of social security would be professionally managed. . . . . READ MORE >>>

Editor's notes: understand that the information in that last paragraph, presenting the union's tripe concerning reasons for taking over private retirement funds, is an utter lie. What will actually happen to existing 401k funds? Our Marxist redistributive government will put these private funds into the General Fund and, at the time of your retirement, tell you what you have coming. Hint: it will be the same amount as Social Security !! THAT is the little discussed secret. This is nothing more than the Socialists taking your money and giving it to the unions. Period.

Our recommendation: pay attention to this particular strategy. If it appears that it will happen, take your money out of these programs and go elsewhere with your retirement investments.

EPA thinking about banning fishing weights and bullets? . . . . . . . . . . na !!

Midknight Review, yesterday, reported the nonsense of a petition sent to the EPA urging the agency to ban lead fishing weights and bullets. Seriously. We were upset that the Marxist Green controlled regulatory concern was even considering the petition. That was yesterday.

Today, we have the following press release from the EPA and all is well:

EPA Denies Petition Calling for Lead Ammunition Ban

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA sent a letter to the petitioners explaining the rejection – that letter can be found here: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/sect21.html

Steve Owens, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, issued the following statement on the agency's decision:

"EPA today denied a petition submitted by several outside groups for the agency to implement a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA reached this decision because the agency does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – nor is the agency seeking such authority.

"This petition, which was submitted to EPA at the beginning of this month, is one of hundreds of petitions submitted to EPA by outside groups each year. This petition was filed under TSCA, which requires the agency to review and respond within 90 days.

"EPA is taking action on many fronts to address major sources of lead in our society, such as eliminating childhood exposures to lead; however, EPA was not and is not considering taking action on whether the lead content in hunting ammunition poses an undue threat to wildlife.

"As there are no similar jurisdictional issues relating to the agency's authority over fishing sinkers, EPA – as required by law – will continue formally reviewing a second part the petition related to lead fishing sinkers.

"Those wishing to comment specifically on the fishing tackle issue can do so by visiting http://www.regulations.gov. EPA will consider comments that are submitted by September 15."

On August 28, Beck was all about healing and peace and honoring the Constitution; Al Sharpton was about his personal agenda.

Snoring Honor: Beck's big rally just a long-winded and boring sermon. And boy, was the crowd white. — Glenn Beck promised there wouldn't “be a dry eye in the house” after his big speech today at the Lincoln Memorial for his “Restoring Honor” rally — because, you know, it was going to be “so stirring.” . . . .

Editor's notes: so much for the unbiased reporting over at Crooks and Liars. This was written by a guy who reportedly fell asleep during his mother's funeral. Geeeezse.

The fact of the matter is this: there was plenty of opportunity for tears throughout the course of the 3 hour, 19 minute event. Understand that Crooks and Liars is all about Marxist angst against American Patriots. "We" are the "crooks and liars," so what do we expect? Of course the Marxists of the world hated this event -- attended by [at least ] half a million and watched by another 200,000.

And where was Al Sharpton? Well, he was nearby shouting his version of hate speech to some "1,000 to 3, 000" (per his accounting). Why did Sharpton stay away? There certainly was no honest reason. It would have been a wonderful opportunity for Sharpton to help bring this country together. It is for certain that Obama and Company have no interest in making the effort.

Understand that the first estimates on crowd size probably will be much smaller than the actual number. After-event reports give Beck's rally 700,000 to a million. We have seen one picture of the Sharpton event and it looked like at least 3,000 .

The Restoring Honor rally had cameras set up everywhere at the event with the single purpose of crowd count. The Beck count will be an accurate count. We do not expect a fair count from the Marxist Media, already proven guilty of designed bias during the past '08 campaign.

8/28 In D.C. How many attended and/or watched? 750,000.

Well. here is visual proof for the size of the 8/28 Restoring Honor to America event, held today between 10 and 1 et.

The speakers stood at the "top" of this picture, immediately in front the Lincoln Memorial.

Midknight Review estimates 550,000 in attendance: 200,000 standing besides the long, reflection pool in the center of the picture.

To the right of the crowd at the reflecting pool, visible between two rows of trees, there appears to be around 50,000. On the opposite side, the large crowd in the field to the left of the reflecting pool crowd, there is another 200,000. In the center (at the pond with the two fountains), there is another 60,000 people. Note that this picture is cropped at the bottom but we have seen the full picture. Also, at the "top" of the picture and behind the Lincoln Memorial, there is another 40,000 people.

In addition to this crowd total, another 130, 363 home computers were turned throughout the event. We would be safe in estimating the total viewership on this count at 200,000 or more.

Report on Beck's Restoring America

The press has been reporting that the expected crowd was 100,000. That, of course, WAS NEVER THE EXPECTED crowd size. Beck took out a permit for 300,000 and it appears, at first observation, that close to 500,000 were in attendance with another 130,363 computers turned on to watch the entire 3 hour and 19 minute event. Just in the computer traffic, somewhere in the neighborhood of 200,000 to 300,000 were watching, two of them in our home. Also, it appears that he raised more than 5 million for the children of those soldiers who gave all they could in service to us -- and that is exactly what they were/are doing. This editor is a little confused on the monies collected. We think that in addition to the five million raised for the children, the event also paid for itself, some 4 million or so.

A wonderful event, great from beginning to the very last frame.

The recurring theme of the event will change the way we do some of our reporting here at Midknight Review . . . . . opposing those who oppose this nation, but mounting our attack - perhaps - with a revised rhetoric that allows for a change of heart and a reconciliation of minds based on the founding principles of this nation, principles that reflect the benefit of God and His faith in this nation.

We have the link to Beck's 8/28 Restoring Honor to America

Editor's notes: Because of Obama's insistence that America be regarded no better than any other nation of the world, Beck has decided to begin a process to restore true honor to this country WITHIN ITSELF. The doctrine of American Exceptionalism is not about us versus the world. Rather, it is about how we look at ourselves. Obama with his Black Liberation Theology in mind, is not about continuing the notion of America's Greatness. He sees America through the eyes of slavery and only from that perspective, and he is determined to bring the rest of the nation to his perspective. "Redistribution of wealth" is all about "national guilt" and the required penance necessary to right the wrongs of the past. Class warfare is the strategy used to accomplish this nonsense and to take what is earned by others and give it to those who have no personal claim.

Understand that because my grandmother, 6 generations removed, was mistreated and even enslaved, does not mean that anyone owes me anything. But we digress. For decades, the Liberal Marxist Left has been about the denigration of this country. It is time for that to come to an end. If you don't like this country, attack us. Otherwise, get out of town !!!

You can follow the Beck gathering by clicking on the Facebook link below. -- jds

Restoring Honor Live now streaming LIVE!

August 27, 2010 - 22:59 ET

8/28 Live! – Saturday, 10a-1p ET

Yes, 8/28 will be broadcast live on Facebook. We want as many people as possible to have the chance to view this event which is why it will be streamed FREE. Checkout our Facebook page on 8/28 to watch this event LIVE! Remember 10a ET. If you can’t be in Washington DC, join us on Facebook to watch it live!

Related: 8/28 Quick Links

Its the weekend. Your assignment? Read the Policy Agenda of Heritage.org. We are members. Great reading.

Read the Policy Agenda:

Introduction and Highlights

Changing America’s Course

Restoring the U.S. to a Free Economy

The Entitlement Crisis

Reining in Runaway Spending and Deficits

Tax Reform

Meeting America’s Energy and Environmental Needs

The Unsustainable Growth of Welfare

Making Federal Policy Marriage-Friendly

The Rising Tide of Red Tape

Re-embracing Federalism

Revitalizing Federal Highway Transportation Policy

Education Reform

Getting Health Care Reform Right

The Federalization of Homeland Security

Overcriminalization

Civil Justice Reform

The Role of the Courts

Ensure that Congress Follows the Constitution

A Conservative Foreign Policy

The Building Blocks of a Strong National Defense

The Threat of Nuclear Weapons

Holding Terrorists Accountable

Developing a Strong Border and Immigration Policy

One of the Canadian jihaists arrested this week for a terror plot appeared on Canadian Idol. See the video here.

Jihadists come in all shapes and sizes. They range from junior college drop outs with no job and no serious work experience to "converts" such as this Kevin guy (American name - see video below) who actually "tries out" with Canadian Idol and failed ---- of course. So what does he do? Tries to kill innocents.

There is no news value in this story. Losers are losers. But it is funny to watch and listen to them thrash around as if they were talented. One wonders, over the years, just what goes on inside the heads of these folks. Surely they know they have no talent but they continue to pretend to be what they are not. Have fun with video.

A business journal agrees with Pravda -- things maybe getting serious, again.

Debt's Dangers

08/26/2010 07:00 PM ET - Finance: Warnings about America's impending financial car wreck are being sounded, loud and clear. The only question is whether those driving the car will slam on the brakes before it's too late. No doubt alarmed at the headlong plunge into fiscal irresponsibility by both the White House and ... More »

48% of Americans think Obama is an extremist. That was two days ago. Today ? 48% think the Government is illegitimate - per Rasmussen.

In a Rasmussen poll of 1,000 adults taken last Friday and Saturday, nearly half, or 48%, said they see government today as a threat to their rights. Just 37% disagreed. The poll also found that only one in five (21%) believe current government has the consent of the governed.

In other words, people think much of what our government does today is illegitimate — possibly even illegal.

For a democratic republic such as our own, this is extraordinarily dangerous. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were created explicitly to protect Americans' rights by limiting the scope, reach and power of the federal government. . . . READ THIS CRITICAL ARTICLE, NOW.

Point of post: to scare the hell out of you, seriously.

Speaking of "domestic enemies," we have the EPA acting without legal authority to ban gun ammunitions !!

EPA's Gun Control

Posted 08/26/2010 07:00 PM ET

Regulation: The U.S. Supreme Court says Americans have an individual right to keep and bear arms. The EPA says the bullets for those guns may be banned as an environmental hazard.

The endless power grabs by the federal leviathan know no boundaries of law, science or even common sense. The Environmental Protection Agency of Lisa Jackson is seriously considering a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, a leading anti-hunting group, to ban all traditional lead ammunition under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) of 1976.

If the EPA approves the petition, the result will be a ban on all ammunition containing lead-core components. Bullets made of material other than lead are often considered armor-piercing by law and are banned. So this amounts to gun control by stealth. Where permitted, it increases the cost of gun ownership and use.

The comment period on this proposed ban has just opened and will last until Oct. 31.

The EPA must accept or reject the petition by Nov. 1, the day before the midterm elections. As if Democrats don't have enough troubles, the Obama administration risks provoking all those townsfolk bitterly clinging to their guns.

There are a couple of problems, the first being that when Congress passed the law it specifically exempted ammunition. So what the EPA proposes to do is illegal. The second is that there is no scientific basis for restricting lead ammunition on the basis of protecting the health of humans or wildlife. . . . . you will want to read the full article here. >>>>

Editor's notes: these anti-Second Amendment Marxists need to be gone or prosecuted. They function outside the law and with no legal authority. Their action will be overturned, in time. Meanwhile, millions of Americans will refuse to obey this "regulatory" coup.

We have finally gotten to the point where civil disobedience may be required -- within the coming year.

If you live in Russia, yesterday's news predicted the arrival of a "double dip" recession for he U.S. / Do they know something we do not ??

Economic Armageddon: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Double Dip is Here! From Pravada

26.08.2010

/ World / Americas

The worst nightmare forecast by economic specialists over the previous years has come true: new research by economic gurus in the United States of America has revealed a bleak scenario: the United States’ economy is in a state of depression. Yes, it is the Double Dip, a roller-coaster ride to economic catastrophe and it has arrived. To come: massive debt default, the failure of entire nations and widespread starvation in the western world. . . . .

Sharron Angle believes there are domestic enemies. Some of these enemies are using the media to take her down

Sharron Angle twice refuses to disavow claim that there are “domestic enemies” in Congress — In an interview with a conservative talk show host yesterday, Sharron Angle was given two clear chances to disavow the claim that there are “domestic enemies” within Congress, an assertion she previously expressed unequivocal agreement with. . . . .

Editor's notes: Sooooooo, this is wrong ??? If the Congressional representative is not working to strengthen states rights per the 10th Amendment; if he is willing to assist others in circumventing Congressional review; if she moves to place restrictions on free political speech in violation of the Constitution; if he is willing to violate the gun rights of the American citizen; if one is willing to work against the will of the people, putting an individual agenda before that of the free people of the United States; if he moves to effect the support of foreign powers without Congressional review using Federal funds; if she is willing to support Marxist/Collectivist transformation that runs counter to the tenets of the Constitution -- then "yes," there are those who are domestic enemies within Congress.

Understand that each and every member of Congress has taken an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Here is what they have sworn to uphold:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

Sharron Angle is not the wacko, here. It is those who think that taking a "generic" stand against domestic enemies of the United States who are more than misguided. Any elected official who willingly supports and defends philosophies and powers that are about the destruction of the United States of America are enemies of the State.
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Obama used Muslim notes to prepare Cairo speech - but of course he is not a Muslim.

'Ground Zero Mosque' Cleric Says Parts of His Book Were Woven into Obama’s Cairo Speech
Friday, August 27, 2010
By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, being interviewed on Egypt’s independent Radio Horytna on February 5, 2010. (Photo: Radio Horytna)

(CNSNews.com) – The cleric who wants to build a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero claims that ideas from his book were incorporated into President Obama’s landmark Cairo address to the Muslim world last year by one of the drafters of the speech.

Feisal Abdul Rauf made the remarks during two media interviews in Egypt last February.

In the interviews in Egypt, Rauf referred to his 2004 book What's Right with Islam: A New Vision for Muslims and the West (later reprinted as What’s Right with Islam is What’s Right With America). He specifically mentioned chapter six.

White House staffers involved in drafting Obama’s speech, according to media reports, included speechwriter Ben Rhodes, political advisor David Axelrod, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and Rashad Hussain, a deputy associate counsel later appointed by the president as special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). . . . . READ THE FULL REPORT HERE >>>

Editor's notes: well, after reading our news clip, it is no wonder Obama supports the New York Mosque . . . . prefers Islam over Israel . . . . names the imam as official US emissary to the Middle East . . . . pays for his trip overseas . . . . . has allocated 6 million dollars to build and repair Mosques the world over (see the story here) . . . . . has given 1.3 billion in support to Hamas in Gaza . . . . recently condemned Israel in a UN resolution . . . . and has named Israel as an "occupier" of Palestinian lands.

Is Obama a Muslim? Probably not BUT he sure as blazes acts like one more often that he should. One thing for certain -- it is perfectly understandable as to why 24% of this country thinks he is Muslim (NY Times poll).

ABC News reports more race baiting from the Left. When will these folks give up on that. The KKK is their invention.That's how racist the Left is !!

From ABC News:

The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, the non-voting delegate who represented the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1991, called on African-Americans to organize a "new coalition of conscience" to rebut the rally scheduled for Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial featuring Fox News pundit Glenn Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

"We are going to take on the barbarism of war, the decadence of racism, and the scourge of poverty, that the Ku Klux -- I meant to say the Tea Party," Fauntroy told a news conference today at the National Press Club. "You all forgive me, but I -- you have to use them interchangeably."

The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, the non-voting delegate who represented the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1991, called on African-Americans to organize a "new coalition of conscience" to rebut the rally scheduled for Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial featuring Fox News pundit Glenn Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

"We are going to take on the barbarism of war, the decadence of racism, and the scourge of poverty, that the Ku Klux -- I meant to say the Tea Party," Fauntroy told a news conference today at the National Press Club. "You all forgive me, but I -- you have to use them interchangeably.". . . . READ THE FULL STORY HERE >>>

Editor's notes: let's be clear: the KKK was the invention of a Democrat South. In the 1950's - 1960's , there was not a single racist Republican politician on the national scene. All of the governors in the South were Democrat. Even Lyndon Johnson, Speaker of the House during Eisenhower's presidency, voted "no" to integration (in the '50's) before voting "yes" in 1964. So let's get over this nonsense that the KKK is a Republican institution. It is not and why blacks want to believe the lie that is presented in the article, above, is beyond the sensibilities of this editor. Nothing could be more false. Nothing. Let's say it plainly: the KKK was a Democrat inspired organization. Period.

Does racism at some level, exist? OF COURSE and we add "Duh !!" But it is as prevalent in the Black community as it is in the White community. And it is unacceptable where ever it is found. Here in California, at our TEA Party events, we have an occasional sign that is racist in tone. But the TEA Party events, themselves, have been totally absent of racism as a theme. On this blog, you will never see a "monkey picture" of Michelle Obama. We consider such to be the product of stupidity and it has no place here. Most of those on our blogrolls feel the same.

Understand that Independents are a big part of the TEA Party Movement and they, as a collective, are quickly "turned off" by expressed racisim. Walter Fauntroy, in the story above, is the racist -- pure and simple. And he is such because he is using the lie of "racism" to defeat those with whom he disagrees, politically.

Mark our words: this weekends 8/28 gathering in Washington will be the very opposite of a race event. Signage is not allowed. Familes, entire families, are encouraged to attend. Dr. King's own neice will be in attendance and fully supports this event.