I'm crediting this to Ann Coulter (the 23 questions), although I'm not sure she wrote it. I didn't write it, I found it. However, it makes a very strong point. The money and effort being spent by the TSA is lost and wasted if they simply refuse to acknowledge the problem. Saying there is no elephant in the room doesn't actually get rid of the elephant in the room. DHS boss Janet Napolitano has made yet another statement saying we shouldn't necessarily look more closely at young Muslim males [implication being we will instead continue at US airport checkpoints to molest your children and grandmothers in their stead]. She says it's more logical to look at travel patterns and other things. But Janet, is that what you're doing when you check a blonde-haired baby's diaper or have your agents treat law-abiding American citizens with the height of indignity? When you instruct your agents to do things that if any other person in America did them it would be a felony? Anyway. it tells me one thing... Next time I fly, I will seriously consider dressing as an ethnic Muslim and carrying a Qu'ran. I'm beginning to suspect it's the surest way to get through the TSA checkpoints without being bothered.
So there, having said my piece, let's take a look at these rather pertinent multiple-choice questions someone has graciously compiled for us. I bet you're going to get a perfect score...
1. In 1968, Robert Kennedy was assassinated by:
a. Abbe Hoffman
b. Tiny Tim
c. The Chicago Seven
d. A Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, Israeli athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbutt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwartzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
3. In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
4. During the 1980s, a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
5. In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A Domino's pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
6. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
7. In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by:
a. George Washington
b. Benedict Arnold
c. Gold Selleck Silliman
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In March 2004, when a train was detonated in Spain with a series of 10 explosive devices, who was responsible?
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by an exploding vehicle in the underground parking facility by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
10. In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain: "Mustapha"
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
11. In 1999, The USS Cole was attacked and more than 15 American Sailors were killed by:
a. David Letterman
b. Shaquille O'Neil
c. The Cookie Monster
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
12. On Sept. 11, 2001, four airliners were hijacked and thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
13. On Dec. 22, 2001, a failed attempt to destroy a Boeing 767 on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes was made by:
a. The Pope
b. Mr. Magoo
c. Barbie and Ken
d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
14. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
15. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonny and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
16. In 2001, Philippine Missionaries Gracia and Martin Burnham were kidnapped, held for over a year, and Martin subsequently killed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Scooby Doo & Shaggy
c. Ronald Reagan
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
17. On July 4, 2002, two Innocent airline passengers were killed, and three others Injured at the ticket counter of El Al Airlines in the LAX International terminal by:
a. Hulk Hogan after losing the WWF Title
b. The cast of Monty Python
c. Senator Lil' Tommy Daschle
d. A Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
18. On July 31, 2002, five Americans were killed by a Palestinian HAMAS bomber in Jerusalem while attending school by:
a. The US Congress
b. The tooth fairy
c. The Easter bunny
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
19. On October 12, 2002 more than 200 innocent civilians (including 200 Australians and 5 Americans) were brutally murdered in Bali by:
a. Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy
b. Bert & Ernie from Sesame Street
c. Charles Barkley
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
20. On October 29, 2002 more than 700 Moscow theater goers were taken hostage and threatened with execution by:
a. Royal Canadian Mounted Police
b. Laurie Dhue of Fox News Channel
c. Peter Jennings of ABC News, pissed because Fox News is kicking his ass
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
21. On July 7, 2005, four bombs were detonated on London's subway and bus system by:
a. Paris Hilton fans
b. Brittany Spears fans
c. Regis Philbin
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
22. On November 6, 2009, 13 people were shot and killed and 38 others were injured in a shooting rampage at Ft. Hood by:
a. Keith Olbermann
b. Martha Stewart
c. J. Paul Getty
d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40
23. Given the patterns set forth in these questions, who should the TSA be profiling in airport searches?
a. Little old ladies
b. Buxom young women
c. Wealthy socialites
d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
ANSWERS:
Questions 1 - 23:
The correct answer is: d. Muslim male extremists between the ages of 17 and 40
Friday, June 10, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Thoughts On The Republican Field As Of 06/02/11
It's early, I know. I'm concerned, however, that there is no strong candidate in play to knock over a president who should be easy to unseat.
Mitt Romney - He's probably the most likely to take the nomination at this point. He will have to do a better job, however, of explaining to the base how Romneycare and Obamacare are so different. Because the base mostly thinks it's the same thing. I heard his speech on how it's state vs. federal, and that does work to a certain degree. But the truth of the matter is that Romneycare is a failure. And until Romney admits that and calls for it's undoing, there will be a core in the conservative base that will see him as "big government" for it.
Newt Gingrich - Everyone is uneasy with Newt, but few can probably articulate the reason. The reason is that he has become a "moderate" in conservative clothing. Newt wants to save the day by reaching across the aisle. That's a huge problem for the brighter in the base, because it's simple fact that reaching across the aisle is only a metaphor for compromising with the uncompromising Democrats. It only ever means that Republicans give ground on their principled stand because the Democrats refuse to budge. The base is disgusted by this and completely sick of it. It is only the tone-deaf DC insider who's been in Washington too long to remember why he went who thinks otherwise. Newt outed himself with his comments blasting Paul Ryan's financial plan, and that cat isn't going back in the bag.
Ron Paul - Ron Paul has some great positions... and no speaking ability, nor any real ability to connect with the majority of voters required to get elected. America elects speaking ability. In fact, 2008 proves that America is perfectly happy electing a teleprompter... as long as they get the words their itching ears want to hear. He also has some positions that, while principled, are simply unrealistic. Near-complete isolationism probably isn't going to work in the day in which we live. Walking away from Israel, well, BHO is trying and so far it's not working. Auditing the Federal Reserve with an eye toward abolishing it? I'm with you all the way on that one. I'm convinced that the purpose of the Federal Reserve is to steal the wealth of America and eventually destroy the nation as we know it. But to get any traction at all with this, it would take an electorate educated enough to know what you were talking about. And we don't have one of those. Half of our citizenry can't even reason clearly past the "Republicans are evil and want you to die" Alan Grayson talking point. Federal Reserve? Might was well be talking about water deposits on Mars.
Gary Johnson - We can argue about legalizing marijuana all day long, but it's not of primary importance at a time when the nation is heading for the giant iceberg, and it makes you look utterly un-serious as a candidate.
Herman Cain - I'd love to say I have a good read on Herman Cain. My gut tells me he's a flash in the pan. I don't think he could pull any votes on the left at all (no "black factor"), and I don't really know what independents would do with him. I love his no-nonsense attitude, so refreshing after years of nothing-but-nonsense from BHO. But I honestly am not yet convinced he could take more than 10% of the vote in a primary.
Tim Pawlenty - He caused a stir a week or so ago with a tweet that rightly nailed BHO to the wall... and then silence. Pawlenty's problem is exactly that... he's running silent and that's not going to work. Even on FNC you barely ever hear anything about or from him. Now, when he's interviewed or in a debate he sounds great, but he's got to get the fire started or he's going nowhere. Too many people have no idea who he is or what he stands for, and waiting for the debates to paint that picture will have him playing catch-up.
Sarah Palin - Ah, the brilliance of Sarah. I have no idea yet if she's actually running. But what I love is the page she's taken from the Reagan playbook. Remember David Carradine in the tv show "Kung Fu"? I was always fascinated by the fight scenes, because he never so much as broke a sweat. Instead, he used his opponents' own force against them and guided them into destroying themselves. Sarah Palin has figured out that she is so thoroughly antithetical to the mainstream media that she can easily manipulate them into being her free publicity outfit. After all, no matter what she does the message will be the same. They hate her, they will deride her till the day she rides off into the sunset and probably for quite some time after. She's too American for their sophisticated tastes. They're embarrassed by her. And she's playing it for all it's worth. Right now she's on a bus tour around the country with no stated purpose and it's making them crazy. I want to cheer! Anything that has the MSM's teeth grinding works for me! Apparently they're literally following the bus around to see where it goes because she has given them nothing. And that's exactly what they deserve after the savage treatment they gave her in the 2008 presidential campaign. I don't know if she's going to run for president and I realize many think she's unelectable... but so was Reagan. There is a part of me, and not a small one, that would love to see her elected president just to see the horror and patheticness of the left completely bare itself for all to see. (Addendum 0603@1521: Nice piece on exactly this from Empire Breitbart...)
Mitt Romney - He's probably the most likely to take the nomination at this point. He will have to do a better job, however, of explaining to the base how Romneycare and Obamacare are so different. Because the base mostly thinks it's the same thing. I heard his speech on how it's state vs. federal, and that does work to a certain degree. But the truth of the matter is that Romneycare is a failure. And until Romney admits that and calls for it's undoing, there will be a core in the conservative base that will see him as "big government" for it.
Newt Gingrich - Everyone is uneasy with Newt, but few can probably articulate the reason. The reason is that he has become a "moderate" in conservative clothing. Newt wants to save the day by reaching across the aisle. That's a huge problem for the brighter in the base, because it's simple fact that reaching across the aisle is only a metaphor for compromising with the uncompromising Democrats. It only ever means that Republicans give ground on their principled stand because the Democrats refuse to budge. The base is disgusted by this and completely sick of it. It is only the tone-deaf DC insider who's been in Washington too long to remember why he went who thinks otherwise. Newt outed himself with his comments blasting Paul Ryan's financial plan, and that cat isn't going back in the bag.
Ron Paul - Ron Paul has some great positions... and no speaking ability, nor any real ability to connect with the majority of voters required to get elected. America elects speaking ability. In fact, 2008 proves that America is perfectly happy electing a teleprompter... as long as they get the words their itching ears want to hear. He also has some positions that, while principled, are simply unrealistic. Near-complete isolationism probably isn't going to work in the day in which we live. Walking away from Israel, well, BHO is trying and so far it's not working. Auditing the Federal Reserve with an eye toward abolishing it? I'm with you all the way on that one. I'm convinced that the purpose of the Federal Reserve is to steal the wealth of America and eventually destroy the nation as we know it. But to get any traction at all with this, it would take an electorate educated enough to know what you were talking about. And we don't have one of those. Half of our citizenry can't even reason clearly past the "Republicans are evil and want you to die" Alan Grayson talking point. Federal Reserve? Might was well be talking about water deposits on Mars.
Gary Johnson - We can argue about legalizing marijuana all day long, but it's not of primary importance at a time when the nation is heading for the giant iceberg, and it makes you look utterly un-serious as a candidate.
Herman Cain - I'd love to say I have a good read on Herman Cain. My gut tells me he's a flash in the pan. I don't think he could pull any votes on the left at all (no "black factor"), and I don't really know what independents would do with him. I love his no-nonsense attitude, so refreshing after years of nothing-but-nonsense from BHO. But I honestly am not yet convinced he could take more than 10% of the vote in a primary.
Tim Pawlenty - He caused a stir a week or so ago with a tweet that rightly nailed BHO to the wall... and then silence. Pawlenty's problem is exactly that... he's running silent and that's not going to work. Even on FNC you barely ever hear anything about or from him. Now, when he's interviewed or in a debate he sounds great, but he's got to get the fire started or he's going nowhere. Too many people have no idea who he is or what he stands for, and waiting for the debates to paint that picture will have him playing catch-up.
Sarah Palin - Ah, the brilliance of Sarah. I have no idea yet if she's actually running. But what I love is the page she's taken from the Reagan playbook. Remember David Carradine in the tv show "Kung Fu"? I was always fascinated by the fight scenes, because he never so much as broke a sweat. Instead, he used his opponents' own force against them and guided them into destroying themselves. Sarah Palin has figured out that she is so thoroughly antithetical to the mainstream media that she can easily manipulate them into being her free publicity outfit. After all, no matter what she does the message will be the same. They hate her, they will deride her till the day she rides off into the sunset and probably for quite some time after. She's too American for their sophisticated tastes. They're embarrassed by her. And she's playing it for all it's worth. Right now she's on a bus tour around the country with no stated purpose and it's making them crazy. I want to cheer! Anything that has the MSM's teeth grinding works for me! Apparently they're literally following the bus around to see where it goes because she has given them nothing. And that's exactly what they deserve after the savage treatment they gave her in the 2008 presidential campaign. I don't know if she's going to run for president and I realize many think she's unelectable... but so was Reagan. There is a part of me, and not a small one, that would love to see her elected president just to see the horror and patheticness of the left completely bare itself for all to see. (Addendum 0603@1521: Nice piece on exactly this from Empire Breitbart...)
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