Ward Churchill, Adopt a Sniper, and Hypocrisy

John McAdams does a terrific job of exposing the suppression of the College Republicans on the Marquette University campus, while The Marquette Tribune supports Ward Churchill's right to express himself. There seem to be no limits to the intolerance of those self-proclaimed "tolerant, freedom loving" liberals. Apparently, free speech on campus is only acceptable when it promotes a liberal agenda.

Tuesday evening, Ward Churchill will speak at UW-Whitewater. The national press is camped out, ready to detail every utterance from this fraud's mouth.

Meanwhile, College Republicans will be holding a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of 9/11. Will the press give them equal attention?

From Whitewater's press release:
"The UWW College Republicans urged the university to prohibit Churchill from speaking on campus grounds because of the bigoted remarks he made regarding the victims of 9/11, their families, and the many troops still fighting to preserve the principles that the United States was founded on."

Suicide Blast in Iraq

In the deadliest single strike since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a suicide car bomber attacked mostly Shiite police and National Guard recruits lined up for physical exams at a medical clinic Monday, killing 115 and wounding 132 there and at a nearby market.

The bombing presented the boldest challenge yet to Iraq's efforts to build a security force that can take over from the Americans.

The explosion in Hillah, a largely Shiite Muslim town about 60 miles south of Baghdad, was so powerful that the only thing remaining of the bomber's car was the twisted wreckage of the engine block.

Dozens of people stepped through small lakes of blood that pooled on the street to retrieve shattered limbs, severed feet and hands.
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According to Michael Moore, the cowards behind this attack are "Freedom Fighters."

ARFF!!!

The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida is "an organization founded on the principle that animals have the right to live their lives free of exploitation, abuse and harm inflicted upon them by society."

Among its accomplishments: Responsible for passage in Florida of the Pet Shop Humane Euthanasia Bill to end inhumane methods of killing pet shop animals.
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It's wonderful that people in Florida are committed to the cause of protecting animals from harm. Florida is one of nineteen states where animal cruelty/abuse is considered a felony.

I find it horrifying that in Florida animals receive protection from cruelty; yet Judge Greer, in a Florida court, has ruled that beginning on March 18, 2005, Terri Schiavo, a disabled human being, can be starved to death.

Dominoes, Anyone?

"The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear. And they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march." --George W. Bush

At a press conference on April 7, 1954, President Eisenhower used an analogy to explain his view of the strategic importance of Southeast Asia to the US.

Question--Robert Richards, Copley Press:

Mr. President, would you mind commenting on the strategic importance of Indochina to the free world? I think there has been, across the country, some lack of understanding on just what it means to us.

President Eisenhower:

You have, of course, both the specific and the general when you talk about such things.

First of all, you have the specific value of a locality in its production of materials that the world needs.

Then you have the possibility that many human beings pass under a dictatorship that is inimical to the free world.

Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.

Now, with respect to the first one, two of the items from this particular area that the world uses are tin and tungsten. They are very important. There are others, of course, the rubber plantations and so on.

Then with respect to more people passing under this domination, Asia, after all, has already lost some 450 million of its peoples to the Communist dictatorship, and we simply can't afford greater losses.

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Due to the policies of the Bush Administration, free elections have been held in Afghanistan, Iraq, and by the Palestinians.

Today in Lebanon, Prime Minister Omar Karami announced:

"I am keen the government will not be a hurdle in front of those who want the good for this country.

"I declare the resignation of the government that I had the honour to head. May God preserve Lebanon."

The White House views this as an opportunity for a "truly representative" government to be established in Lebanon and for Syrian troops to withdraw from the country.

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Although it's in its early stages, democracy in the Middle East is on the march. In this case, countries aren't falling to Communism. The people are demanding freedom. THE DOMINOES OF DEMOCRACY ARE IN MOTION.

Meet the Loons in the Press

On yesterday's Meet the Press, Maureen Dowd once again revealed herself to be a bit loony. This exchange says it all:

MR. RUSSERT: And we are back. Maureen Dowd, Hillary Clinton was on this program last week, and she said, "No matter what you may have thought about the war in Iraq, the fact is now we have to stay, and we have to win," in effect, and that to look back is the wrong way to go, and that to have a timetable for troop withdrawal would be a green light to the terrorists. There was not any room between her view and that of John McCain. What's going on with Senator Clinton?

MS. DOWD: Tim, I know you're salivating for a Hillary-Condi 2008 race, and it's interesting, because Hillary's nickname is "The Warrior" with her staff. And Condi obviously is the warrior, as she showed when she reviewed the troops in Wiesbaden this week in a "Matrix" dominatrix outfit that is going to put the Oscar women to shame in the high black stiletto boots...

MR. RUSSERT: Wait, who called it that?

MS. DOWD: The Washington Post did a analysis of it and said it was the epitome of female power dressing, a very laudatory analysis.

MR. SAFIRE: You never wear boots?

MS. DOWD: Yes, but it was the stiletto black boots reviewing the troops that showed female power.
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I wonder what Dowd's fashion analysis of Madeleine Albright was? I don't remember her in black stiletto boots or Janet Reno either. They both adhered to the Mamie Eisenhower look. They didn't display female power in their dress. Is that why they were such failures?

Dowd's support of the Washington Post's critique of Dr. Rice's attire is just goofy. It reflects her insecurities and doubts about her self-image and her own twisted fantasies more than anything else. Any substantive analysis of the Secretary of State takes a back seat in DowdWorld. Yes, focus on her boots, Maureen. Her footwear is what matters.

Chris Rock---BORING

The 77th annual Academy Awards are in the record books. Another year, another boring broadcast. Chris Rock was touted as a host who would be edgy and bring some excitement to the evening. He wasn't and he didn't.

Relatively speaking, his opening monologue was a masterpiece compared to the Letterman debacle. However, I don't remember any "laugh out loud" moments. Of course, his Bush-bashing was expected and welcomed by the Hollywood fringe Left. It only served to further alienate the majority of Americans who support the president and to highlight the divide between that liberal haven and the rest of the country. His presence throughout the show was minimal, and nearly all of those instances were scripted. The most heartfelt moment was Jamie Foxx's acceptance speech--one of the few glimpses of sincerity and humility.

Bottom Line:
1) Chris Rock's performance was forgettable.
2) The show is just a bizarre ritual relevant only to the participants, not a serious recognition of excellence in film.
3) It seems no matter how hard they try to shake things up, the show is dull and comes off as a parody of itself--a long, lifeless parody.

"Would you like to thank all the little people?"
"Little people? What little people?"

And the Oscar Goes to...

I could not care less. Although I’ll be watching, I won’t be glued to the broadcast. I used to really look forward to the Oscars and I enjoyed speculating on the winners. Those days are over for me.

The only interest I have left in the event is finding amusement in the freak show of Hollywood’s ego run amok. The night is not about glitz and glamour. It’s about ditz and laughable plastic surgery.

Once again, Martin Scorsese is up for Best Director. If the man didn’t receive it for Raging Bull or GoodFellas, I doubt he’ll get it for The Aviator. If he does get an Oscar, it will be because he’s been overlooked for so long. Lame.

Marlon Brando and George C. Scott had it right. The Academy Awards are little more than a contrived popularity contest—Hollywood at the height of its self-absorption. The awards have nothing to do with recognizing excellence in filmmaking.

Another reason that I no longer find Oscar night worth taking seriously is Hollywood’s utter lack of respect for its audience. The insulated environment of LaLaLand, which allows their leftist views to flourish and their anti-Bush hatred to thrive, puts the Hollywood elite completely out of touch with many of us in Fly-over Country. They still don’t get the appeal of Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, nor do they want to acknowledge its success. They dismiss it as a propaganda piece of hate mongering.

Michael Moore, on the other hand, is granted genius status. He has received an Oscar for his bloviating; yet Scorsese has never won the award. Does this make sense? Not to me. It does make sense to Hollywood. At least Moore’s bloated ego kept Fahrenheit 9/11 out of the running--no chance of any blathering on about Bush from him.

And then we have the controversial host, Chris Rock. “Oh, the excitement!” “What will he say?” I say, “I could not care less.”

Discomfort in the Court

"The court is no longer comfortable granting stays simply upon the filings of new motions," Greer wrote. "There will always be 'new' issues."

Poor Judge Greer is no longer comfortable. He doesn't want to grant any more stays. He wants to wash his hands of the matter.

Some questions: Why does Greer believe there will always be "new issues?" Could it be that Terri's condition is not the irreversible, stagnant, vegetative state that Michael Schiavo's camp claims it to be, thus accounting for the possibility of "new issues" to arise?

When Greer spouts that the case needs to end, he sounds like he cares more about alleviating his discomfort rather than serving justice or showing concern for the greater good.

"If Mr. Schiavo legally succeeded in provoking the death of his wife, this would not only be tragic in itself, but it would be a serious step toward legally approving euthanasia in the United States," Cardinal Renato Martino, the head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told Vatican Radio on Thursday.

It is my hope that March 18, 2005, will not take its place alongside January 22, 1973, as another marker of the obselescence of respect for life in America.

The Pope, Suffering, and Euthanasia

Excerpted from AP:

The pope's views on illness and suffering have another side to them, as he pointed out in his recent message written for Lent that included a forceful condemnation of euthanasia.


"What would happen if the people of God yielded to a certain current mentality that considers these people, our brothers and sisters, as almost useless when they are reduced in their capacities due to the difficulties of age or sickness," the pope said.

The commandment "Thou shalt not kill," he said, "applies even in the presence of illness and when physical weakness reduces the person's ability to be self-reliant."

For papal biographer George Wiegel, the pope's suffering is a reminder that "especially in the West, we live in a world in which we think the old and the suffering are disposable."

"The pope is saying there are no disposable people. That is a very important message for the whole world, not just for Christians," he told The Associated Press.

Terri Schiavo update

Good news--

Judge Greer granted a three week stay in Terri's case. He decided to ALLOW her at least three more weeks of life.

Court-sanctioned Murder

Within hours, a judge could order that Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube be removed. In effect, this man would be giving the green light to murder her, as Michael Schiavo has actively sought for years.

My heart bleeds for Terri’s family, caught in this battle to prevent her from being starved to death. Granted, she is severely disabled; but she is alive. SHE IS ALIVE. No artificial, extraordinary means are being utilized to keep Terri here. This isn’t a “pull the plug” type of case, where Terri left a living will stating her specific instructions in the event accident or illness left her incapable of voicing her wishes. Her family is not in court to have Terri’s wishes dismissed. They are struggling to keep her from being murdered.

I truly do not understand why Michael Schiavo is bent on seeing Terri’s life end. What sort of wretchedness lies in his soul to demand that she die, even though her loving parents want to assume all responsibility for their daughter? A more troubling question—What sort of judicial system would grant Mr. Schiavo that right?

I see Terri’s situation and the court battle as an example of the culture of death that has permeated America. I know some are outraged. I don’t understand why more are not.

Bottom line:
1) Terri did not leave any written document detailing instructions regarding her wishes if she became incapacitated.
2) Her parents are willing to assume complete responsibility for her care.
3) SHE IS ALIVE.
4) Her husband wants her dead.
5) If the court decides in Michael Schiavo’s favor, it is complicit in Terri’s murder.
6) Activist judges are a threat to us all.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Welcome to Freedom Eden

For a half century, America defended our own freedom by standing watch on distant borders. After the shipwreck of communism came years of relative quiet, years of repose, years of sabbatical - and then there came a day of fire.

We have seen our vulnerability - and we have seen its deepest source. For as long as whole regions of the world simmer in resentment and tyranny - prone to ideologies that feed hatred and excuse murder - violence will gather, and multiply in destructive power, and cross the most defended borders, and raise a mortal threat. There is only one force of history that can break the reign of hatred and resentment, and expose the pretensions of tyrants, and reward the hopes of the decent and tolerant, and that is the force of human freedom.

We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one. From the day of our Founding, we have proclaimed that every man and woman on this earth has rights, and dignity, and matchless value, because they bear the image of the Maker of Heaven and earth. Across the generations we have proclaimed the imperative of self-government, because no one is fit to be a master, and no one deserves to be a slave. Advancing these ideals is the mission that created our Nation. It is the honorable achievement of our fathers. Now it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security, and the calling of our time.

--George W. Bush, January 20, 2005