Casey at the bat

"The values I live by call on me to fight discrimination wherever I find it." - Bob Casey, State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, at a gay rights gala.

That's right Mr. Casey, the values I live by also call on me to fight discrimination as well.

Let's fight the gay activists who discriminate against Christian values.
Let's fight the abortion supporters who discriminate against life.
Let's fight the secularists who discriminate against God and the Bible.
Let's fight the extremist liberals who discriminate against America.
Let's fight the granola tree-huggers who discriminate against humans.
Let's fight the radical Islamists who discriminate against civilized people.
Let's fight the Darwinists who discriminate against real science.
Let's fight the idiots who think discrimination is bad no matter what it is.

Whoo! That's quite a lot of fighting.

Discrimination is neutral, but it was unfairly given a negative connotation. There is no reason why that connotation should exist. Simply put, people who say they are against discrimination are already discriminating against something. Too bad it tends to be loud-mouthed nonthinkers who want to "fight discrimination."

Oh, by the way, Mr. Casey, may you lose the Senate race against Senator Santorum.

They should quit trying

"The Western papers printed these sacrilegious cartoons on the pretext of freedom of expression, so let's see if they mean what they say and also print these Holocaust cartoons." - Iranian President Ahmadinejad

Quite a creative response to the whole cartoon furor. They created a cartoon contest to see who could make the best cartoon about the Holocaust and challenged European newspapers to publish it. Ahmadinny-boy doesn't believe the Holocaust ever occurred, one of his many delusions. I was as disappointed at that contest as I am to left-wingers who don't understand the true meaning of Roe vs. Wade. Do Muslims in that part of the world know about freedom? Do they even know what freedom of expression is? At best, they have a limited understanding of what it is, as in you can draw cartoons about other people's beliefs, but not about ours.

Yes, I understand that Muslims don't believe in making depictions of Muhammed. But Muslims have made depictions of Muhammed for centuries. And the Danes and most of the West aren't Muslims. So, why should we listen to their demands to stop expression? They should go ahead and kill their own for doing anything against their dear Muhammed, but not the "non-believers."

Here's a good example of what they don't understand. On an Iranian website concering the Holocaust cartoons, there is a note on the front page of the site under a stupid cartoon of Condoleeza Rice:

"Regarding to clarification of the issue of "Holocaust" this website possibly will be closed by United States, in this case please refer to the following addresses..."

I laugh at that simply because they don't know America and they don't know the idea of freedom of expression. There are limitations, yes, like not shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theatre when there is no fire. Any high schooler in America should know the difference between expression and outright lies, or so we hope. Also, American media should know when not to show something for respect and decency. I wouldn't want to watch a real-life murder nor should I expect to see pornography on major television networks (although it's getting pretty darn close). Because we respect the Muslims living here, none of the major networks showed the cartoons. That doesn't mean we will block or tear down a website just because it expressed someone's dissenting political view.

There's quite a big difference between what the Danes did and what 'Dinny-boy is calling for. The Danes made cartoons based on what the Muslim world have been dishing out: terrorism, extremism, wet-dreams of global domination, discrimination against women, and unparalleled intolerance. And why does 'Dinny-boy want to make fun of the Holocaust? Why does he feel the need to retaliate in an unequal way? Because of the mere existence of Israel! He wants to get rid of Israel because they represent the perennial block to Islam's domination of the Middle East. So, insulting Israel is nothing to him. He could care less for the Jews. And why does he hate the US? Because we support Israel and we don't like dictatorships. So really it's not about expression, is it? The reason all along is to incite conflict in order to take another step to having a world-wide caliphate. He's trying to get his nukes on (which, unfortunately, may happen), so he can gain that "power" to conquer. But there are quite a few nukes from around the world pointing at him, so there's nothing to worry about.

Closer to home, I stumbled onto a video clip and saw a horrible display of Muslim bigotry and chauvinism. In it, a well-dressed Middle Easterner was shouting his mindless bombast about the scourge of America and called on Muslims to stand up. It looked like it was done in a typical American city. This Muslim went on with his tirade while stepping on the American flag. His thugs were around him ripping the flag to pieces. At one point, he said: "Come out of your buildings fellow Muslims and join us. Come out of your buildings! Don't be afraid! This is not like your home countries where you can't say anything on pain of punishment. This is America where women strip themselves of their honor in clubs and you can say anything you want." The protest was done by the Islamic Thinkers Society. I shook my head and disregarded them because of their dissonance. Of course I was offended, they don't seem to know what America is all about. If they were immigrants, they should have known better. Maybe that's why other Muslims didn't come out because many Muslims, especially the newly immigrated, do know better. Those idiots wanted to fight against a government that allowed them to say whatever they wanted. Follow with me, islamic nonthinkers. You want to topple this free country so you can set up your own government based on a culture that won't allow others to say anything on pain of punishment. You should be HAPPY that no one shot you on the spot or gave you a fine. If you don't like our country, why don't you leave? GET OUT! If you say you're not loyal to this country, WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE! Go back to your stinky little havens of dictatorship rule if you prefer that way of life. Leave the innocent alone and go bomb yourselves and your fellow jihadists. Go get your virgins and have fun with the rest of your deluded version of eternity. Warning you now, it may get a little hot for you, and I'm not talking about being surrounded by women.

Great Danes

Taken from Human Events. This is one of Denmark's Jyllands-Posten "controversial" cartoons.

"I gotta say it looks to me like evidence of a very weak religion when people somehow can't stand a cartoon." - Juan Williams

Why is the Muslim world in an uproar over stupid little cartoons? They weren't even that bad. Most were innocuous. Man, I've seen worse done against Christians! It's sad that we as Christians don't stand up with as much vigor. And we have the Truth! Some may say, "Christians aren't as courageous in standing up for their beliefs." Yes, many Christians may not be courageous, but we do stand up for our beliefs - just not over cartoons. Why are Muslims upset? Let's go to the root of the problem: theology. Needless to say, there's a huge difference between Muslim and Christian theology. One relevant example is that Muslims believe you can physically fight the enemy, the infidel who does not believe. There are quite a few references to this in the Koran. In fact, there are several parts of the Koran that calls for the killing of those who do not believe. Sura 8:12 is a good example. Head on a platter anyone? It's not just jihad, either, it's just something to be practiced in honor of allah, the oh-so merciful and forgiving one. If they feel persecuted, the Koran calls to fight and kill the persecutor.

Christians, on the other hand, base their bloodless and peaceful actions on Jesus' words - "My kingdom is not from this world. If it were so, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews." Yes, in context, Jesus was referring to what was happening at that point just before the Crucifixion. But if you take what He said earlier in His life, "my followers" is applicable to every true Christian for all time. His Kingdom is not of this world. It goes beyond physical boundaries. Our fight is in the spiritual and it doesn't involve cartoons.

If anything, the Muslim world should have been outraged at Osama-boy. He was the one who made Islam and Muhammed look very bad. The peaceful Muslims should be protesting nonstop against all the killings and the terrorism. Or could it be that their silence is based on their theology? Oh, yeah, Ossie did a good job with those towers. A bit overboard, but I can feel his pain. I mean, Islam is for the world but those darn freedom lovers keep getting in the way. Down with those evil freedom lovers and their Jewish dogs! I mean, let them be subject to allah's will. (I'm aware not all Muslims think this way.)

Or could it be that those protesters aren't aware of a nasty double-standard? Arab media is always saying bad things about the Jews, and to a certain extent, the Christians. (They equate Christianity with the West, which insults me, by the way.) They draw cartoons that make these Danish ones look like Peanuts. One imam said, "Freedom of speech is good but not when it insults people. There should be limits." Yeah, in your little caliphate, but not in the rest of the world. That guy didn't get it. There is always the risk of insult with free speech. Ideally, free speech should be based on truth. But, humans being idiots sometimes, can go on about anything. I hope those Muslim protesters understand that very basic idea. Time for them to lighten up! I hope they also see that they're making it worse for themselves with all this uproar.