STORY LINK - NEW YORK POST

SARAJEVO, Bosnia - The Bosnian girl who famously read a poem to Hillary Rodham Clinton during her 1996 visit to the war-torn country is shocked - and her countrymen infuriated - that the former first lady claimed to have dodged sniper fire that day.

Emina Bicakcic, now 20 and studying to become a doctor, told The Post she stood on the tarmac at the air base in Tuzla, greeted Clinton and even had time to share the lines of verse she’d written - all without fear of attack from an unseen enemy.

“I was surprised when I heard this,” Bicakcic said, referring to Clinton’s assertion that she braved snipers upon landing, ducking and sprinting to military vehicles.

[...]

Sema Markovic, 22, a student, said she has long respected Hillary as a strong leader but was angered by her remarks.

“It is an ugly thing for a politician to tell lies,’ she said. “We had problems for years, and I don’t like when someone lies about them. It makes us look bad.”[...]

Bicakcic said she was reluctant to criticize Clinton’s account of that day because of a deep appreciation for the US role in ending Bosnia’s bloody nightmare.

A picture of the girl’s meeting with the then-first lady - signed and inscribed by Clinton - has become a treasured family heirloom.

Still, Bicakcic admitted that she is not supporting Clinton in her contest against Barack Obama.

“I’m staying neutral,” she said, declining to discuss the issue further. “I have very mixed emotions about it. It’s a difficult situation for me

EDITOR’S NOTES: Even the people who had previously loved Hildebeast are giving her up. Down with the lyin’ hag.[playing in the background: "She's Come Undone" by the Guess Who] 

 

['...]The Whopper Bar will also feature a build-your-own option for customers hoping to customize their burger.

“The concept is like ‘Pimp My Ride,’ ” Mr. Klein said, referring to the MTV program about customized cars. “To take up your Whopper, make it your own, put you in charge.”

So much so that the company initially considered labeling the concept Pimp Your Whopper. But Mr. Klein quickly insisted that was an early idea that would most likely be abandoned.

“My guess is, we’re not going to use that language on our menu board,” he said. [...]LINK– NEW YORK TIMES

“Hey dad, can we go to Burger King for lunch? They have SpongeBob toys!”

“Sure son, it’s been a while since I’ve pimped my Whopper.”

“What does ‘pimped’ mean, dad?”

“Well son, a pimp is someone who brokers the sexual favors of women for profits. Pimps are sort of underclass heroes. And since our society glorifies anything–no matter how crass, vulgar, demeaning, and damaging–that claims to be ‘real,’ pimps and the hoes they hustle have become an acceptable part of of our common cultural conversation. In this case, ‘pimped’ means to be way tight and decked out in expensive stuff as only someone living the pimp lifestyle would expect to be.”

“Wow dad, that sounds cool. Can I be a pimp when I grow up?”

“You can be anything you want to be son. Now let’s find your mother and sister and get us some lunch. I wonder where them hoes at anyway? Ha ha ha…LINK

EDITOR’S NOTES: What the hell is wrong with people? It’s not just nipple piercings setting off the alarms at the airports.

These two ladies (and I use the term loosely) have had a set of brass knucks implanted into their chests.

 If you have the stomach to look at the rest of the website that posts crud like this, you’ll find that most of the tattooed/scarred/branded/pierced whackizoiods there are the most fervent Bush Bashers you’d ever had the displeasure to meet. 

Just read their blog comments. Al Czervic

Some Democrats hoping to sacrifice the people of New York to save the presidency

Some Democrats terrified that their bloody primary campaign will doom them in November are floating a consolation prize for Hillary Clinton: Governor of New York.

The travails of New York Gov. David Paterson have opened up a new potential career path for Clinton, according to well-informed Democratic Party insiders who refused to allow their names to be used when discussing contingencies. They want her to consider the option if she concludes after the April 22 Pennsylvania primary that she cannot overtake Barack Obama for the party’s presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton, while fully committed to continuing her presidential campaign, was said to be open to discussing the idea, while Bill Clinton rejected it out of hand.

With former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani now reported by the New York Post to be weighing a race for governor, voters could see a Clinton-Giuliani matchup after all.

Paterson, a former state senator and lieutenant governor, succeeded Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who was forced to resign earlier this month when he was caught in a prostitution ring. A legally blind African-American with plenty of friends in Albany, Paterson has admitted to extensive drug use when he was young and to having had several extra-marital affairs, including one with a New York state employee. The governor has denied using taxpayer money for the affairs, but new rumors are swirling around the scandal-weary state capital..

In the event that Paterson had to resign, the New York State constitution calls for a gubernatorial election this November. Clinton would be the favorite in that contest if she were interested. Were a politically-wounded Paterson to serve out Spitzer’s term, which ends in 2010, Clinton would no doubt be a strong potential candidate to succeed him. STORY LINK

EDITOR’S NOTES: Jeezus H. Tapdancing Christ!!! Anyone want to buy a few acres with two houses, creek, woods  in the beautiful Catskills? If this happens I am outta here! –Al Czervic

by Roger Thornhill, EE

Back in the days of my youth, I was a wirehead.

And a tubehead.

And, long before the rock group was even a thought, a radiohead.

I  was vaccinated with a phonograph needle, cut my teeth on a soldering iron, flossed with rosin fluxed Kester’s Multicore, and was fascinated by the eerie-green machinations of the Magic-Eye tuning tube on the front of our l938 RCA 16-tube console, which glowed UFO-like and flickered to the plate modulations of the huge transmitters that it listened to.

Early on I grew fond of WOR in New York and it’s irreverent story teller, Jean Shepherd.

My father, after he returned from WW2 duty as a radioman on an Army ship (Corps of Engineers) stationed in the Thames Estuary and then  Marseilles, was a radio/TV repairman and I spent many happy hours in the shop learning the ropes,  and the theory which later led me to a career in broadcasting.

In every form of electronics today — a device exists which was invented by Lee Deforest as a vacuum tube and later developed by Daniel Shockley (Bell Labs) as a semiconductor.

That device is the Diode — greek for two (di) and  node for the elements.

It allow current to flow in one direction, and one direction only. This is important for rectifying radio signals and AC power, among other applications.  Millions of them exist inside your computer, your stove, and anything that plugs into the wall.  It perhaps qualifies as the single most important component in the long history of electronics.

Take a moment to digest what I’ve said above — the diode allows current, and information, to pass in one direction only, blocking any voltage/information from returning to the source.

Thus, I coin the phrase “Diodian Logic” to refer to the thinking of liberals, who, far from what they say they believe, would allow only free speech to pertain to what they have to say, and would throttle any dissent (backflow of information).

So I will apply the phraseology to them when applicable. Usage:  “You old Diode! You’ve been obsoleted by the Triode, Tetrode, and Pentode”.

I would then  say to them the words of radio’s most talented broadcaster, engineer, writer, humorist and general wit, Jean Shepherd: “Excelsior, you fatheads.”

Jean certainly knew what a diode was, and wasn’t afraid to use one.

Here’s a story, sad but true. Our close buddie Larry, who hauls collector’s automobiles nationwide for a living, purchased in October, a fully loaded Ford 450 diesel fifth-wheel truck. He paid almost $70,000 for it — and it’s a beaut — leather interior, full options. One of the selling points to him was the mileage claims the salesman (since fired) put on it — 18 mpg fully loaded because of the brand-new superefficient 6.4 diesel engine.

First few trips to the West Coast from NY, the machine sucked fuel at the high rate of 8 mpg, and going thru the mountains,6 mpg. An 80,000 pound loaded 18 wheeler gets just under that mileage.

The Ford agency assured Larry that the mileage would improve once the engine ‘broke in’.

Baloney.

There are 25,000 miles on this beast now, and the mileage is still lousy. The dealer now insists that it takes 50,000 miles to properly break in an ‘08 450.

Baloney.

Larry did some investigation, and found out that the catalytic convertor system uses a GALLON of fuel every hour or two to burn out the soot that accumulates. There’s an injector valve on the side of it connected directly to the fuel injector rail of the engine. The computer tells it when to turn on based on sensors in the convertor.

The convertor also radiates 1,200 degree heat (yes, that’s measured past the heat shield) and Larry has seen it set leaves under the truck ablaze when the sanitation cycle starts up.

What’s happened here is green weenies, who griped about visible diesel particulate emissions, forced Ford into coming up with this environmentally stupid idea.

What’s worse: these engines are used all over the country in ambulance, fire, and bus service. So much for the high cost of fuel. And where is Ralph Nader on this, by the way?

There’s little hope for Larry’s problem — he’s put the beast up for sale and says he’ll get a gas engine in the next one, and write down the loss as a operating expense. Needless to say, the next truck will NOT be a Ford.

We should immediately mandate the replacement of the current exhaust systems from existing F-450s with the 6.4 litre engine on all vehicles at Ford’s expense. We could subsidize Ford with part of the fuel tax.

We have a fuel emergency in this country, and this problem is exascerbating the overall hardship. A Presidential executive order could order the action, and as national security and the economy is at stake, is fully warranted.

The environmentalists have cost us millions on just this faux pax alone –coupled with the continuing useage of oil which they preach we should conserve. A pox on them and their kind.

If you have one of these hogs, you better own an oil well and a fire extinguisher.

Al Czervic. CATSKILL COMMENTATOR HOMEPAGE

As then-first lady Pat Nixon landed at the presidential palace in Saigon on July 31, 1969, her pilot, Col. Gene Boyer, pulled her away from the tail rotor. That, Boyer says, was a war zone. (Nixon Library)

For those of you who doubt that story involving a Balkan airport, the one Hillary Rodham Clinton tells about darting across the tarmac to dodge sniper fire, take note: It really did happen.

Just not to Clinton.

In October 1995, six months before then-first lady Clinton led a delegation to Tuzla, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and six other senators went on a fact-finding mission through war-torn Sarajevo, just before the Dayton accords resulted in a U.S. military presence on the ground in Bosnia.

Snowe’s congressional delegation had an experience remarkably similar to the one Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.) described in a speech delivered on St. Patrick’s Day. Clinton has since said that she lied her ass off “misspoke” when she recalled arriving in Tuzla under sniper fire.

Unlike Clinton’s version, Snowe’s story was backed up news accounts. Clinton’s story has been debunked by sources including television news accounts and the memories of the comedian Sinbad. STORY LINK

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The Hildebeast can’t even make up a good story. She has to pinch it from someone else. Just when you think she couldn’t go any lower, she tops herself. Dang that Al Gore invention, The Internet. People just can’t forget stuff anymore. Al Czervic

IT’S CALLED FREE SPEECH AND POLITICAL PARODY. GET USED TO IT

North Dakota State University officials are investigating after complaints about a skit in which a black-faced white student portrayed Barack Obama receiving a lap dance.

Presidents of the NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club and sorority Alpha Gamma Delta publicly apologized for the skit at an NDSU town hall meeting this week.

The skit was performed March 18, for 500 people at the Mr. NDSU Pageant, which raises money for diabetes research.

People who attended said a pageant contestant from Saddle and Sirloin dressed as a woman from the Internet video “I Got a Crush on Obama” and performed for another student who was wearing dark makeup and an afro wig.

In the background, two male students dressed as cowboys simulated anal sex while holding an Obama sign that one student ripped at the conclusion of the 30-second performance.

Malika Carter, an NDSU assistant director of multicultural student services, said students complained the skit was racially insensitive and homophobic. STORY LINK

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: If this skit were done on Saturday Night Live, it would be an instant sensation and be all over YouTube the next day. But the libs, in Diodian fashion, think that Free Speech is unidirectional, and applies only to them and not to anyone else. This story is a real world illustration of the ultraliberal pointy heads at a college campus that would rather sue someone than have a good laugh.  Al Czervic.

FOOTNOTE: Those wacky Delta’s. Dean Wormer  had better put them on Double Secret Probation.  When I was in college, I belonged to I Phelta Thi, and I Tappa Kegga, and Delta Handa Poka, where I majored in Amateur Gynecology.

INTERNET TAX PROPOSED TO PROP UP SAGGING MUSIC INDUSTRY

This piece of interesting news from Michelle Malkin:

How would you like to be forced to pay a “music tax” bundled into your monthly fee for internet service?

That’s what the entertainment industry is up to–and Congress needs to hear from you. The plan is objectionable on both economic and social conservative grounds. Desperate record companies can’t compete in the 21st century, so they’re looking to government coercion for a rescue. The lead industry giant spearheading the tax proposal is Warner Music Group–notorious for peddling violent, racist, cop-hating, drug-glorifying gangsta rap and currently in the process of acquiring Death Row Records’ assets– which include the work of Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. LINK

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: There is no reason public money should support another person’s nonessential entertainment, just as no public tax money should be spent on PBS or the National Endowment for the Arts.  And I’ll be DAMNED if I spend a single redcent to prop up the likes of Fifty Scent or Snoop Doggie Doo or whatever. If their product sucks so badly, they need to either lower prices or get a more saleable product (like talented musicians) or just get out of the business.

The world DOES NOT need any more crap masquerading as talent, and they certainly should not take taxes for it. — Al Czervic.

REPORT: MAJOR MONEY PROBLEMS IN HILLARY CAMP

[...]major money problems in the Clinton camp may soon become a coroner knocking on her campaign door.

• To wit: Word is the cash feeding into Hillary Clinton’s campaign coffers has not only slowed down in a big way, undisclosed campaign debts that have yet to be made public could signal the end and have insiders biting their nails.
• Translation: “It won’t necessarily be politics which may force her out of the race,” said a top Dem source. “There is no hanky panky going on, but Hillary needs to raise money to stay alive . . . and word is she may not be able to climb out of the money hole.”

• The buckshot: “I think it’s safe to say Hillary’s not going to dip into her pocket again,” the source added. “And if her employees start taking pay cuts while chasing the dream . . . it’s usually the beginning of the body becoming totally cold.” LINK

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Not only is Hillary completely batsilt outa-her-everlovin’-mind, but the donors are drying up in droves.  The sooner this hag is toast the better.  — Al Czervic

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: In the words of the great Warner Wolf, if you picked the Marine, you won! If you had the Marine and two testicles, you won!  To the thug: Better get some ice on those, if you can find ‘em…. NOTE TO THE NEWSPAPER:  you are never a ‘former Marine”. Once a marine, always a Marine.  Ooorah!–Al Czervic

A boy in his mid-teens learned Wednesday afternoon that it is not a good idea to try to rob a former U.S. Marine at knifepoint, even if the former Marine is 84 years old, police said today.

Santa Rosa police Sgt. Steve Bair said that’s what happened around 2 p.m. in the 1600 block of Fourth Street. The elderly man was walking with a grocery bag in each arm when the boy approached him with a large knife, Bair said.

The boy said, “Old man, give me your wallet or I’ll cut you,” Bair said. The man told the boy he was a former Marine who fought in three wars and had been threatened with knives and bayonets, Bair said.

The man then put his bags on the ground and told the boy that if he stepped closer he would be sorry. When the boy stepped closer, the man kicked him in the groin, knocking him to the sidewalk, Bair said. The ex-Marine picked up his grocery bags and walked home, leaving the boy doubled over, Bair said.

The man reported the attempted robbery to police 45 minutes later. STORY LINK

 

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John McCain TV spot — Simply the best political ad I’ve ever seen.  You MUST see this… hattip: McCainiac — Al Czervic

John McCain TV ad – click here for the ad (You Tube)

Looking ahead to the General Election in November, John McCain continues to lead both potential Democratic opponents. McCain leads Barack Obama 51% to 41% and Hillary Clinton 51% to 41% (see recent daily results). McCain is now viewed favorably by 56% of voters nationwide and unfavorably by 41%. Obama’s reviews are 46% favorable and 52% unfavorable. For Clinton, those numbers are 44% favorable, 54% unfavorable (see recent daily results).LINK

SEALED INDICTMENT –PARTY FINANCE FRAUD

Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila (D) , Governor of Puerto Rico, is among several people named in a sealed indictment, officials said Thursday, as U.S. authorities made the first arrests in a long-running probe into his party’s finances.

An Associated Press reporter saw at least five officials from the Popular Democratic Party as they were led in handcuffs into the U.S. federal building in San Juan.

An FBI spokesman declined to provide any details, saying there would be news conference later.  LINK

MORE HERE…

EDITOR’S NOTES: If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, etc. it must be a Dem. This Dem also happens to be a Dem Superdelegate. At least this Harvard lawyer had the chance to enjoy the esposas before he weasels out of the charges. You can’t make this stuff up, folks.

 More excellent Hillary-Bosnia photoshops at Michelle Malkin’s site… see also:  Hillary runs from sniper…

UPDATE: HILLARY STOLE THE SNIPER STORY!!!

NEWS BRIEFS: Albany, New York: The new Governor of New York, David Paterson, was sighted dodging snipers on the runway at Albany International Airport while he ran to meet his next girlfriend at the Day’s Inn on Wolf Road.

Nicholas Sarkozy, President of France, upon hearing of Hillary’s sniper adventure, promptly surrendered, as the British population got a sneak peak at his wife’s naked photos, which will go up for auction in NY at Christie’s.

In New Jersey today, there were dangerous winds, with gusts up to 50 miles an hour. The winds were so strong that they blew former Governor McGreevey off his chauffeur

Two State Department employees were fired  because they were looking at Barack Obama’s passport file. Not only that, but the same person was also looking at John McCain’s Civil War records.

This week, John McCain received a warm welcome in Israel.  Mac is hugely popular in Israel ever since he stood with the Jewish people against the pharaoh. They’ve never forgotten.

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Above: Alert Navy Journalist Al Czervic captures Hillary Clinton in another Phantom action in Vietnam…

UPDATE: …HILLARY STOLE THE STORY FROM OLYMPIA SNOW

SEE ALSO: HILLARY LOSES HER CHERRY — A cartoon by Al Czervic

UPDATE:  “the last thing Hillary should be doing is lying about how tough she is under fire when compared to John McCain” .. Matt Taibi, Rolling Stone on Imus in the Morning, 3/27/08 7:45 AM

UPDATE: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s lies about risking her life under sniper fire during a visit to Bosnia as first lady have infuriated the US military brass and troops.

EDITORIAL:  The Phantom Sniper (New York Post)

ANOTHER  FINE TAKE ON THE SITUATION HERE–HOTAIR.COM

…talk about outrageous spin in action.  Any veteran who’s ever been subjected to live fire knows: You never hear the one that gets you.

And apparently Hillary had no idea that ‘incoming’ meant the arrival of a barrage of criticism as she continued to shoot off her mouth (and her foot).

As the Clinton campaign rushes to the lifeboats after the pumps stopped running, they’re so desperate that they’ll lie about anything. 

There’s an excellent photoshop contest underway at Michelle Malkin’s site.

We’re a bit adept at photoshopping — and we’ll see what we come up with.  In the meantime, enjoy this picture below of Der Hilly.

In the interim, Hillary, keep your head down, your eyes open, and your knees loose. Spread out, and don’t bunch up.  Don’t let go of the spoon. Watch for punji sticks in tiger traps, REMFS, and booby traps. Oooops.. too late.

I think the VRWC already trapped your boobies.

Al Czervic

If you found the above picture scary, check out this one of Bil and Hills college days. Courtesy: ohio.com and the Akron Beacon. Found while looking for Hillary pics. This turns up on page 22 of Google.  This one picture sums up precisely without words why these people should have NOTHING TO DO with the running of the government. Take a look at Bill -=- he wanted us to believe he “did not inhale”. Hell, he smoked the entire bale and then drank the bong water!

BILL AND HILLARY — THE EARLY YEARS…

…A FEW PHONE CALLS FROM LIBERAL PARENTS CAUSED HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO FOLD LIKE A CHEAP ACCORDIAN..

A national tour featuring decorated veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won’t be stopping at Forest Lake Area High School today as planned, after school leaders abruptly canceled the visit.

Steve Massey, the school principal, said the decision to cancel was prompted by concerns that the event was becoming political rather than educational and therefore was not suitable for a public school.

He said the school had received several phone calls from parents and others, some of whom indicated that they may stage a protest if the event took place.

“The event was structured to be an academic classroom discussion around military service. We thought we’d provide an opportunity for kids to learn about service in the context of our history classes,” Massey said. “As the day progressed, it became clear that this was becoming a political event … which would be inappropriate in a public setting.
“We decided to cancel,” Massey said. Organizers of the National Heroes Tour then scrambled to relocate the event to the American Legion building in Forest Lake. The visit, which U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater, had been scheduled to attend, is sponsored by Vets for Freedom, a national organization run by Pete Hegseth, a 1999 graduate of Forest Lake Area High School who served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq in 2005-06. LINK

EDITOR’S NOTES: As a bonafide combat veteran (Vietnam, campaigns 11-14) this story makes my blood boil.  It’s all I can do to throttle my anger to the point of reasonablity– my first impulse was to call the school and vent over the phone, but the probability of getting thru to the right person is nonexistent at this point in time. Maybe in a few weeks after this furor dies down. 

So I’ll vent here.

Every American should be as outraged, and I’m sure that many are. Bless those who are — and to those who agree with the #$%$#@! who called to complain,  I invite you to take the very next flight to Bosnia and help with the mineclearing duties.

Hopefully you will locate a Bouncing Betty with your toes. Al Czervic, USN 1968-1974

McCain lauds U.S. military progress in Iraq

[...]the presumptive Republican presidential nominee twice referenced a recent audio tape from Usama bin Laden in which the Al Qaeda leader urged followers to join the Al Qaeda fight in Iraq and called the country “the greatest opportunity and the biggest task.”

“For the first time, I have seen Usama bin Laden and General (David) Petraeus in agreement, and, that is, a central battleground in the battle against Al Qaeda is in Iraq today. And that’s what bin Laden was saying and that’s what General Petraeus is saying and that’s what I’m saying, my friends,” McCain said. Petraeus is the top U.S. commander in Iraq.

“And my Democrat opponents who want to pull out of Iraq refuse to understand what’s being said and what’s happening — and that is the central battleground is Iraq in this struggle against radical Islamic extremism,” he added.

McCain also said Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were naive and “dead wrong” to want to withdraw troops.

“We’re succeeding. I don’t care what anybody says. I’ve seen the facts on the ground,” the Arizona senator said.LINK

EDITOR’S NOTES: Right on, President McCain.  It’s so very refreshing to see a politician call it exactly as he sees it (after 6 trips to Iraq) and not to back down when he knows he’s right!  Hooah! — Al Czervic

 photo c. 2008 Roger Thornhill

New York’s new governor, who disclosed last week that he and his wife both committed adultery several years ago, said Monday that he used cocaine in his 20s and smoked marijuana when he was younger.

In reference to cocaine, Gov. David Paterson, 53, said in a television interview that he “tried it a couple of times” when he was “about 22 or 23.” STORY LINK

EDITOR’S NOTES: Isn’t that special?  Let’s countdown the fun in Albany: whores, lovers promoted to posh political positions, drugs.  It’s even more fun to watch liberals try to defend these activities: I.E: “It’s private conduct, everyone has done it, the Gov’s are human, let’s move on”.  True, these activities seem to be the hallmark of liberals, who don’t hesitate to pile on when a Republican taps his foot in a restroom. But then, that demonstrates their own inbred hippocracy. 

Which demonstrates precisely why we need mandatory drug testing for all government employees/politico’s.

And perhaps an IQ test as well. Al Czervic

FROM THE LAND OF FRUITS, FLAKES AND NUTS:

San Franciscans have flocked to Dolores Park in the city to compete in, or watch, what has become an Easter Sunday tradition - the “Hunky Jesus” competition.

Officiated by a gay charity group known as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which has been active in San Francisco since 1979, the contest pits costumed and usually scantily clad men against each other for the distinction of being declared the most attractive Jesus.

Catholics have labelled the annual pageant blasphemous, considering that previous entrants have included “old school Jesus”, “surfer Jesus” and “zombie Jesus”, an irreverent take on the Easter message of Christ rising from the dead.

But the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence insist the contest is all part of their mission to “promote universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt”. STORY LINK

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: I wonder if they sing show tunes and tapdance. Another good reason to avoid The City by the Bay, or Greenwich Village, Fire Island, Provincetown, Toronto — I could go on and on. Al Czervic  CATSKILL COMMENTATOR HOMEPAGE

Obama church published Hamas terror manifesto
Compares charter calling for murder
of Jews to Declaration of Independence

EDITOR’S NOTES: The election is over. Say hello to President McCain.

“ENGLISH, M****F***ER, DO YOU SPEAK IT?” –Samuel L. Jackson

The owner of a famous cheesesteak shop did not discriminate when he posted signs asking customers to speak English, a city panel ruled Wednesday.

In a 2-1 vote, a Commission on Human Relations panel found that two signs at Geno’s Steaks telling customers, “This is America: WHEN ORDERING ‘PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH,’” do not violate the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance.

Shop owner Joe Vento has said he posted the signs in October 2005 because of concerns over immigration reform and an increasing number of people in the area who could not order in English.

Vento has said he never refused service to anyone because they couldn’t speak English. But critics argued that the signs discourage customers of certain backgrounds from eating at the shop.

STORY LINK

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: The last time I checked, this was still America, and in a privately owned restaurant, you have the right to put up any damn sign you want. Thank you, First Amendment. Al Czervic.

A number of credit card companies now issue credit cards with embedded RFIDs (radio frequency ID tags), with promises of enhanced security and speedy transactions.

But on today’s episode of Boing Boing tv, hacker and inventor Pablos Holman shows Xeni how you can use about $8 worth of gear bought on eBay to read personal data from those credit cards — cardholder name, credit card number, and whatever else your bank embeds in this manner.

Fears over data leaks from RFID-enabled cards aren’t new, and some argue they’re overblown — but this demo shows just how cheap and easy the “sniffing” can be.

Link to complete Boing Boing tv post with discussion and downloadable video.

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: Just when you thought security was increasing. Sheesh — I’ll stick to cash, thank you. Al Czervic

POLL: MCCAIN TAKES LEAD AS DEMS BICKER, leads whites by 21 %, independents by 10%..

UPDATE: BLACK MINISTER TRASHES OBAMA ON YOUTUBE! A must-see! his site:

www.atlah.org

EDITOR’S NOTES: Patrick, of Born Again Redneck blog, has said it far better than I could. Bravo!

Okay, he’s good. He very cleverly sidestepped the real issue and introduced a bunch of red herrings. But he’s not that good because fish still stinks even when wrapped up in pleasant-sounding platitudes. His cult-followers will not see this of course.

[...]

So, if he is so clever, why did he not see the Wright controversy coming? Obama obviously got mixed up with Wright as a political strategy to give him an introduction to the black world in Chicago; to give this half-white son of a privileged background street cred with blacks. When he first formed this alliance, he probably didn’t realize that the day would come when playing the race card would not further his career. Like the other race pimps (Jackson, Sharpton et al) he figured that his political career would be built on pandering to black anger.

[...]

READ THE REST HERE

ABOVE: The unwashed parade of losers… RIGHT: This clown was cryin’ like a girlyman. Lookin’ good there Ace (he’s not playin’ with a full deck)

UPDATE: One of the protestors, code named Zenbhudda77, has a most informative website. It’s worth a look to see exactly what these socialista types believe. Example: The immediate giving back of the United States to Mexico, the outlawing of English useage on Indian reservations, the immediate deaths of anyone making over 10 million. READ THE SITE AND BE ALARMED. VERY ALARMED.

Nine alleged Binghamton University morons were arrested yesterday and charged with blocking traffic on the busy Vestal Highway after a war protest which began on campus escalated dangerously into violence.

Over 50 units of Binghamton and State police responded to the call, which then required the use of pepper spray to control the unruly and violent crowd.

David Belsky, Director of Communications for BU issued the following statement:

To the University Community (Students AND Vestal Residents):

The Student Association at Binghamton University charters close to 160 student organizations. One of these is the Experimental Media Organization, who allegedly organized today’s protest regarding the war in Iraq.

Freedom of speech is an incredibly important ideal that we as students seek to uphold in all situations, and therefore we cannot condemn the mere fact that these students chose to hold a protest about the war both on campus and in the town of Vestal.

However, while we are still unclear as to the exact unfoldings of the event, we can assure you that any conviction of illegal activity by members of the group in relation to today’s protest will result in sanctions imposed by the Student Assembly. We cannot, and will not, condone members of our chartered organizations violating the law to accomplish their goals.

There will be an emergency meeting of the Student Assembly tomorrow, Wednesday, at 7pm in the Old University Union, room 133. At the beginning of this meeting there will be a specified time for public comment, and we whole-heartedly invite both students and members of our community to attend.

We hope that this open dialogue will help to facilitate the concerns of all parties involved, and that neither the actions of the students or of the law enforcement officials involved in today’s events will foster negative “town-gown” relations in either direction.

If you have any further questions regarding the procedures of the Student Association, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

David Belsky
Director of Communications
Student Association at Binghamton University
607-777-3394 doc@sa.binghamton.edu 

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EDITORS NOTEBOOK: It’s time to locate the big gun behind this Marxist group and prosecute the adults responsible.  Trace the money trail. As the communications director pointed out, there is no exuse for this anarchy in time of war. The dupes and others involved are either ignorant and are being used, or are complicit.  They’re lucky to get only pepper spray.

We’d have used dogs and nightsticks.

To hell with these shreds of humanity, and their puppet masters.

And Bravo! to the police and our armed forces around the world, who defend these clowns even when they have no right to protest.

Al Czervic, Roger Thornhill

The Catskill Commentator