Salvete, vos omnes! I think that it is entirely appropriate to take a moment the week of Martin Luther King, Jr. day to reflect on the man, his achievements, and the different ways they are celebrated by various Americans. Dr. King was instrumental in helping blacks and other minorities gain legitimacy in the eyes of the US Government, effectively making the state live up to the guarantees in its Constitution. The magnitude of this achievement, and of Dr. King's role in it, can and must not be forgotten. It is due in large part to his efforts that racism has dissipated almost completely in this great nation. That is recognized by the majority of Americans; however, as with any hot-button issue, there are those who privately wish that racism were still alive and well in this nation, as publicly fighting it is their chief--and often lone--source of profit. Race hustlers such as the Rev. Al Sharpton (who has recently allied himself with World Can't Wait, a group which calls the Bush Administration the "most dangerous force which has ever existed" and "more dangerous than Nazi Germany"), Rev. Jesse Jackson, and others use this day above any other to step up their rhetoric about how awful America is for minorities. Sadly, there are still many who listen to them, as there are who listen to the likes of the Rev. Louis Farrakhan (who not only believes that the New Orleans levees were purposely blown up by Bush agents, and who still claims to have visited the alien "mother wheel" orbiting earth and to have met the prophet Elijah Muhammad) and others who encourage blacks to blame white people for all of their problems, rather than taking personal responsibility for their own lives. They ignore the rise of blacks to unprecedented levels of success both professionally--Supreme Court Justice, the past two Secretaries of State, and others--and privately--black home ownership is at an all-time high--in favor of playing the race card every time the opportunity presents itself to gain monetarily by doing so. Fortunately, the majority of Americans as a whole, and African-Americans specifically, do not follow these demagoguical "leaders," but rather think for themselves and make good, solid life decisions. Unfortunately, the black community more than any other behaves as a voting "bloc," not abandoning the Democrat party in greater than 8% or 9% numbers regardless of the fact that the Democrat party long ago left them and their best interests behind, in favor of keeping as much racism in daily life as possible, so as to be able to use that as a regular talking point to get votes.
In other news, there have been some interesting doings the last few days. Here are a few highlights, including links to the sources:
Osama bin Laden has purportedly popped back up in an audio tape recorded in December and aired in part Wednesday on Al-Jazeera. He called on President Bush to follow the public opinion polls touted by the media which show public support for the Iraq war at under 50%. He also said that the security measures put in place since 9/11 aren't the reason we haven't been attacked since then--rather, the major operations he wants carried out here take time to plan and execute, and, "God willing," they will happen soon. Finally, he offered a "temporary truce" with the US Military, ostensibly so that Iraq and Afghanistan can be "reconstructed." The entire transcript can be found here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,182192,00.html
French President Jacques Chirac has threatened retaliation with nuclear weapons against any state which sponsors terrorist attacks in France. Looks like global terrorism IS real...and apparently opposing the Iraq war doesn't render a country immune to the threat of Islamofascist terror.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10926059/
Hillary Clinton blasted the Bush administration, in a speech delivered Wednesday at Princeton University, for not taking unilateral action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear technology, saying that using diplomacy and garnering international consensus for a course of action vis-a-vis Iran and nuclear weapons amounted to "outsourcing negotiations." Interesting...apparently President Bush should have been MORE of a "cowboy" when it comes to Iran....
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/01/18/news/14290.shtml
IAEA chief Mohammed El-Baradei rejected the EU's request that he "condemn Iran's nuclear program." Mr. El-Baradei instead gave Iran one more month to give better access to his inspectors, and to comply with UN regulations. What is the consequence of noncompliance? My guess is....ANOTHER month to comply!
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/ca550f44-891d-11da-94a6-0000779e2340.html
New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, in an MLK day address, said that the hurricanes which devastated New Orleans were "God's judgment" for America's racism, and vowed that New Orleans would be a "chocolate city" again, declaring that the city would again be "majority African-American...because that's the way God wants it."
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/01/16/D8F65JUG5.html
He later apologized:
http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060118/2006-01-18T014402Z_01_N17385026_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-HURRICANES-MAYOR-DC.html
The first five congressional names are out in the Abramoff bribe scandal, and it doesn't appear to be the "Republican scandal" that Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid claimed it to be. Two of the five accused of taking money and gifts in exchange for legislative support are Democrats, including...you guessed it...Harry Reid.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060110-115655-1555r.htm
Senator Ted Kennedy has made public his intention to vote against Samuel Alito for Supreme Court. The reason for his opposition is that he believes Alito is "itching to overturn Roe v. Wade."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
Of course, the Enquirer is now reporting that Ted Kennedy has a 21-year-old love child. Kennedy supposedly repeatedly pressured the mother, a Cape Cod woman half his age, to have an abortion. Looks like he may need Roe v. Wade to remain in place in case he gets himself in that kind of situation again.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/384077p-325944c.html
More to come in the next few days, including commentary on Dr. Ralph Reed's recent talk at the University of Georgia concerning the Alito nomination, the Senate, and advise-and-consent. Valete!
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