TGIF….and other such good things

On tonight’s BlogTalkRadio show, I hope to cover the following topics – in no particular order:

We Remember Stephanie Gail Lavendar Parke.

Teacher Convicted

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A court convicted a British teacher Thursday of insulting Islam by letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad and sentenced her to 15 days in prison, followed by deportation — avoiding a possible punishment of 40 lashes.

The sentence and quick trial swiftly resolved the case, which had left Sudan’s government facing the anger of Britain on one side and potential trouble from powerful Islamic hard-liners on the other.

Mark Steyn Speaks!

Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to listen to a talk given by Mark Steyn. He is frakking brilliant! One line (among many many) that sticks in my mind, “The Democrats have no enemies, only adversaries whose grievances they haven’t accomodated yet.” He also reiterated his answer to the question: “Will Islam ever reform?” he says, “Islam is already reforming… towards Jihad.

Good Stuff…I hope to have a video together by this weekend, so you all can partake in his brilliance.

Hillary Campaign Headquarters Hostage Crisis.

Note the fearless leader was no where to be found.

The armed man took hostages at the office on 28 North Main St. Friday afternoon. Foster’s Daily Democrat identified the suspect as Leeland Eisenberg, of Somersworth, N.H., someone who is well known to police in Rochester.

Blog Crush: The City Troll & Grizzly Mama

Roomba Update: Mohammed has arrived – but you can call him Little Mo’.

Sarkozy Slams Back!

PARIS (Reuters) – Riots which hit a Paris suburb this week were the work of a “thugocracy” of criminals and not the result of social deprivation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday.

Sarkozy’s remarks came three days after dozens of police were injured in clashes with rioters following the death of two boys in a collision with a police car in the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, to the north of Paris.

“I reject any form of other-worldly naivety that wants to see a victim of society in anyone who breaks the law, a social problem in any riot,” he said in a speech to police officers.

“What happened in Villiers-le-Bel has nothing to do with a social crisis. It has everything to do with a ‘thugocracy’.” “The response to the riots isn’t yet more money on the backs of the tax payers. The response to the riots is to arrest the rioters,” he said. In 2005 Sarkozy triggered outrage, including among many people unconnected with the unrest, when he branded the rioters as “racaille” (“scum” or “rabble”).

TGIF….and other such good things

On tonight’s BlogTalkRadio show, I hope to cover the following topics – in no particular order:

We Remember Stephanie Gail Lavendar Parke.

Teacher Convicted

KHARTOUM, Sudan — A court convicted a British teacher Thursday of insulting Islam by letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad and sentenced her to 15 days in prison, followed by deportation — avoiding a possible punishment of 40 lashes.

The sentence and quick trial swiftly resolved the case, which had left Sudan’s government facing the anger of Britain on one side and potential trouble from powerful Islamic hard-liners on the other.

Mark Steyn Speaks!

Wednesday night, I had the opportunity to listen to a talk given by Mark Steyn. He is frakking brilliant! One line (among many many) that sticks in my mind, “The Democrats have no enemies, only adversaries whose grievances they haven’t accomodated yet.” He also reiterated his answer to the question: “Will Islam ever reform?” he says, “Islam is already reforming… towards Jihad.

Good Stuff…I hope to have a video together by this weekend, so you all can partake in his brilliance.

Hillary Campaign Headquarters Hostage Crisis.

Note the fearless leader was no where to be found.

The armed man took hostages at the office on 28 North Main St. Friday afternoon. Foster’s Daily Democrat identified the suspect as Leeland Eisenberg, of Somersworth, N.H., someone who is well known to police in Rochester.

Blog Crush: The City Troll & Grizzly Mama

Roomba Update: Mohammed has arrived – but you can call him Little Mo’.

Sarkozy Slams Back!

PARIS (Reuters) – Riots which hit a Paris suburb this week were the work of a “thugocracy” of criminals and not the result of social deprivation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday.

Sarkozy’s remarks came three days after dozens of police were injured in clashes with rioters following the death of two boys in a collision with a police car in the suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, to the north of Paris.

“I reject any form of other-worldly naivety that wants to see a victim of society in anyone who breaks the law, a social problem in any riot,” he said in a speech to police officers.

“What happened in Villiers-le-Bel has nothing to do with a social crisis. It has everything to do with a ‘thugocracy’.” “The response to the riots isn’t yet more money on the backs of the tax payers. The response to the riots is to arrest the rioters,” he said. In 2005 Sarkozy triggered outrage, including among many people unconnected with the unrest, when he branded the rioters as “racaille” (“scum” or “rabble”).

The Roomba has arrived…

Iroomba has arrived.

Meet Little Mo!

The Roomba has arrived…

Iroomba has arrived.

Meet Little Mo!

Mark Steyn in Da House…

For those who were unable to attend, I’ve got a ton of video from the Q&A session after his remarkable speech. I’m working on putting together a montage of these video clips. Stay Tuned!

Watch. Listen. Learn.

View Photos from the event HERE

Mark Steyn in Da House…

For those who were unable to attend, I’ve got a ton of video from the Q&A session after his remarkable speech. I’m working on putting together a montage of these video clips. Stay Tuned!

Watch. Listen. Learn.

View Photos from the event HERE

France is Burning…..Again

VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France, Nov. 27 — Dodging rocks and projectiles, the police lined the streets of this tense suburb Tuesday where angry youths have vowed to seek revenge for the deaths of two teenagers who died in a weekend collision with a police car.

Police union officials warned that the violence was escalating into urban guerrilla warfare, with shotguns aimed at officers — a rare sight in the last major outbreak of suburban unrest, in 2005.

More than 80 have been injured so far — four of them as a result of gunfire — and the rage was still simmering Tuesday afternoon. Inside the city hall of Villiers-le-Bel, a group of visiting mayors appealed for calm while police officers dodged rocks outside.

“We are sitting targets,” said Sophie Bar, a local police officer who stood guard outside. “They were throwing rocks at us and it was impossible to see where they came from. They just came raining over the roof.”

The violence was set off by the deaths of two teenagers on a motorbike who were killed in a crash with a police car Sunday night. The scene, with angry (Muslim) youths targeting the police mostly with firebombs, rocks and other projectiles, was reminiscent of three weeks of rioting in 2005.

Two teenagers who ignored warnings to pull over and were driving erratically. They would be alive today, if they acted reasonable and sanely. But hey, any excuse for a riot, no?

But senior police officials warned that the violence was more intense this time. “Things have changed since 2005,” said Joachim Masanet, secretary general of the police wing of the UNSA trade union. “We have crossed a red line. When these kids aim their guns at police officers, they want to kill them. They are no longer afraid to shoot a policeman. We are only on the second day since the accident, and already they are shooting guns at the police.” Some young men stood by the charred timbers of the town’s police station, laughing and surveying the damage.

Not only police stations, but a grade school:

and a library:

Cem, 18, of Turkish origin, declined to give his name because he feared police reprisals. But he and his friend Karim, of Algerian descent, said they both had participated in rioting over the past two days.

Let me guess, both teenagers practice the religion of peace when not particpating in the destruction of their own neighborhood.

“That’s just the beginning,” Cem said. “This is a war. There is no mercy. We want two cops dead.” Karim added: “The police brought this on themselves. They will regret it.”

Is this an example of what Ron Paul calls ‘blowback’? It is interesting to note that both teens are far more interested in death over justice for these two dead juveniles. This story has the stench of the Paris muslim riots of 2005.

The quote above is eerily similar to a photo from a muslim riot in London a few years back:

Six of the officers hurt in the clashes Monday were in serious condition, according to Francis Debuire, a police union official. Four were wounded by gunfire, including one who lost an eye and another who suffered a shattered shoulder. The biggest risk, the police say, is that the violence will spread.

In 2005, unrest cascaded through more than 300 towns, leaving 10,000 cars burned and 4,700 people arrested. As night fell in Villiers-le-Bel, the anxiety was evident. Strangers warned people to hide their cellphones because youths were snatching them on the street. People hurried to their homes, while some gathered in knots on street corners. Police helicopters circling public housing developments spotted stockpiles of rocks stacked along the roofs.

Naim Masoud, 39, a teaching assistant in Villiers-le-Bel, said that, in her school, even 8-year-old children talked about racism and discrimination by the police. “It will take a lot more than riot police to cure this neighborhood,” she said. “These children feel like foreigners. It is inexcusable what they are doing, but the seeds are deep.”

Why do they feel marginalized? Why place their own ethnicity over being, well, French? This is the effect of self segregation, otherwise known as multiculturalism, producing individuals who believe they are inferior making them easy marks for radical islam and liberal race baiters.

Some of the fiercest clashes Monday took place near a bakery where one of the dead, a 16-year-old known only as Larami because his identity has not been made public, was an apprentice. Habib Friaa, the owner of the bakery, said Larami had been highly regarded. He was stunned, he added, to learn Monday about his death. “It’s quite something to say goodbye to somebody on Saturday and learn two days later that he died. We’re like a family here because we’re a small business,” Mr. Friaa said, noting that Larami “was not a delinquent. He was somebody who was learning our profession and he was serious.”

My thoughts and prayers go out to the wounded French police officers. To the pox on humanity that burn schools, libraries, and police stations – you are only destroying yourself – which would be an improvement to mankind.

France is Burning…..Again

VILLIERS-LE-BEL, France, Nov. 27 — Dodging rocks and projectiles, the police lined the streets of this tense suburb Tuesday where angry youths have vowed to seek revenge for the deaths of two teenagers who died in a weekend collision with a police car.

Police union officials warned that the violence was escalating into urban guerrilla warfare, with shotguns aimed at officers — a rare sight in the last major outbreak of suburban unrest, in 2005.

More than 80 have been injured so far — four of them as a result of gunfire — and the rage was still simmering Tuesday afternoon. Inside the city hall of Villiers-le-Bel, a group of visiting mayors appealed for calm while police officers dodged rocks outside.

“We are sitting targets,” said Sophie Bar, a local police officer who stood guard outside. “They were throwing rocks at us and it was impossible to see where they came from. They just came raining over the roof.”

The violence was set off by the deaths of two teenagers on a motorbike who were killed in a crash with a police car Sunday night. The scene, with angry (Muslim) youths targeting the police mostly with firebombs, rocks and other projectiles, was reminiscent of three weeks of rioting in 2005.

Two teenagers who ignored warnings to pull over and were driving erratically. They would be alive today, if they acted reasonable and sanely. But hey, any excuse for a riot, no?

But senior police officials warned that the violence was more intense this time. “Things have changed since 2005,” said Joachim Masanet, secretary general of the police wing of the UNSA trade union. “We have crossed a red line. When these kids aim their guns at police officers, they want to kill them. They are no longer afraid to shoot a policeman. We are only on the second day since the accident, and already they are shooting guns at the police.” Some young men stood by the charred timbers of the town’s police station, laughing and surveying the damage.

Not only police stations, but a grade school:

and a library:

Cem, 18, of Turkish origin, declined to give his name because he feared police reprisals. But he and his friend Karim, of Algerian descent, said they both had participated in rioting over the past two days.

Let me guess, both teenagers practice the religion of peace when not particpating in the destruction of their own neighborhood.

“That’s just the beginning,” Cem said. “This is a war. There is no mercy. We want two cops dead.” Karim added: “The police brought this on themselves. They will regret it.”

Is this an example of what Ron Paul calls ‘blowback’? It is interesting to note that both teens are far more interested in death over justice for these two dead juveniles. This story has the stench of the Paris muslim riots of 2005.

The quote above is eerily similar to a photo from a muslim riot in London a few years back:

Six of the officers hurt in the clashes Monday were in serious condition, according to Francis Debuire, a police union official. Four were wounded by gunfire, including one who lost an eye and another who suffered a shattered shoulder. The biggest risk, the police say, is that the violence will spread.

In 2005, unrest cascaded through more than 300 towns, leaving 10,000 cars burned and 4,700 people arrested. As night fell in Villiers-le-Bel, the anxiety was evident. Strangers warned people to hide their cellphones because youths were snatching them on the street. People hurried to their homes, while some gathered in knots on street corners. Police helicopters circling public housing developments spotted stockpiles of rocks stacked along the roofs.

Naim Masoud, 39, a teaching assistant in Villiers-le-Bel, said that, in her school, even 8-year-old children talked about racism and discrimination by the police. “It will take a lot more than riot police to cure this neighborhood,” she said. “These children feel like foreigners. It is inexcusable what they are doing, but the seeds are deep.”

Why do they feel marginalized? Why place their own ethnicity over being, well, French? This is the effect of self segregation, otherwise known as multiculturalism, producing individuals who believe they are inferior making them easy marks for radical islam and liberal race baiters.

Some of the fiercest clashes Monday took place near a bakery where one of the dead, a 16-year-old known only as Larami because his identity has not been made public, was an apprentice. Habib Friaa, the owner of the bakery, said Larami had been highly regarded. He was stunned, he added, to learn Monday about his death. “It’s quite something to say goodbye to somebody on Saturday and learn two days later that he died. We’re like a family here because we’re a small business,” Mr. Friaa said, noting that Larami “was not a delinquent. He was somebody who was learning our profession and he was serious.”

My thoughts and prayers go out to the wounded French police officers. To the pox on humanity that burn schools, libraries, and police stations – you are only destroying yourself – which would be an improvement to mankind.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Memo to my readers:

Longwood is transformed into a winter wonderland filled with sparkling lights, fragrant flowers, joyous music and a dazzling ice skating extravaganza. Dancing fountains are synchronized to holiday music in the Open Air Theatre, and festive organ sing-alongs fill the Ballroom with the sounds of the season.

More photos can be found HERE

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Memo to my readers:

Longwood is transformed into a winter wonderland filled with sparkling lights, fragrant flowers, joyous music and a dazzling ice skating extravaganza. Dancing fountains are synchronized to holiday music in the Open Air Theatre, and festive organ sing-alongs fill the Ballroom with the sounds of the season.

More photos can be found HERE