Source: Daily Mail UK Not always the best writers but they somehow get the point across. You can tell right away that something is amiss when they don't bother to identify the reporter. Then they begin the commentary with, "A would-be armed robber...". Excuse me! Did you say, "Would be"? How about, "An armed robber was shot to death in a hail of bullets..." And by the way, that line would have made a better headline than that run-on sentence you have below. Sorry to criticize your writing ole chap, but anyone who writes poorer than me has got to be pretty bad. Meanwhile, it looks as though this robber won't be down for breakfast. ~ Norman E. Hooben
The moment an armed robber slipped on ice, let his hostage get away, and was gunned down by SIX police officers
By Daily Mail Reporter
A would-be armed robber was shot dead in a hail of bullets from as many as six police officers outside a bank in Washington DC today.
The robber, who had taken a female hostage as a human shield, was staring down the gun barrels of a swarm of uniformed and plain clothes officers who had responded to the robbery-in-progress call.
He had earlier held up the Capital One bank on University Boulevard, Takoma Park - a suburb of the nation's capital - before his plan went horribly and fatally wrong.
Former CBS News president Richard Salant (1961 - 64 and 1966 - 79) explained the major media's role: "Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have." ...and to this very day most Americans haven't noticed they're being brained washed! ~ N. Hooben
Saturday, January 29, 2011
SOTU For Dummies
Egypt's Current Crisis: Nothing good can come of this...Replacing one tyrant with another does not solve the problem of tyranny.
Islamic Revolution: Undesirable Change!
An egg farmer went to his hen house, to the nest of his best layer, and discovered that instead of an egg, the nest contained a quarter, a dime, a nickel and a few pennies. He took the change and the chicken to the vet and told his tale. The vet answered " Its not a big deal, she's just going through her change.".
Not all change is improvement. Our elected leaders need to learn the difference between the two concepts, they are not identical. Replacing one tyrant with another does not solve the problem of tyranny. Replacing a monarch with an autocrat is not an improvement. Replacing the Mubarak regime with the Muslim Brotherhood will not improve the lot of the mill run of Egyptians. What good did replacing the Shah with an Ayatollah do for Iranians?
Rioting peaks on Friday afternoons. That is not a coincidence; the riots result from the sermons preached at Jumah Salat. It is an Islamic movement, not a democratic movement.
If the believers succeed in overthrowing Mubarak & Hussain, there will be consequences. The peace treaties with Israel will be abrogated and a new war will result in the near term future, likely resulting in widespread death and destruction. The economies of Egypt & Jordan will decline, resulting in starvation for many on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder.
If those revolts succeed, more will follow against other regimes. The price of oil will escalate, resulting in damage to our economy. It is a matter of momentum. If the rioters think they can get away with it; if Mubarak does not use sufficient force to quell them, then all is lost. If he cracks down, his regime will lose face. If not, he will lose his sinecure.
Shutting off the internet and cell phone communication is vitally necessary to interrupting the revolution's command, control, coordination & intelligence functions. To us, it appears to be an outrage. To the regime, it is a basic necessity for survival.
To Muslims, success is a function of obedient submission to Allah in all details. They perceive failure & suffering to be the fruits of disobedience to Allah. Reimposing strict enforcement of Shari'ah is their proposed solution. The Qur'an & sunnah condemn revolution against a just ruler who enforces Shari'ah. To rationalize revolt, they must commit takfir, declaring the regime to be un-Islamic. Nothing good can come of this in the short run.
Not all change is improvement. Our elected leaders need to learn the difference between the two concepts, they are not identical. Replacing one tyrant with another does not solve the problem of tyranny. Replacing a monarch with an autocrat is not an improvement. Replacing the Mubarak regime with the Muslim Brotherhood will not improve the lot of the mill run of Egyptians. What good did replacing the Shah with an Ayatollah do for Iranians?
Rioting peaks on Friday afternoons. That is not a coincidence; the riots result from the sermons preached at Jumah Salat. It is an Islamic movement, not a democratic movement.
If the believers succeed in overthrowing Mubarak & Hussain, there will be consequences. The peace treaties with Israel will be abrogated and a new war will result in the near term future, likely resulting in widespread death and destruction. The economies of Egypt & Jordan will decline, resulting in starvation for many on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder.
If those revolts succeed, more will follow against other regimes. The price of oil will escalate, resulting in damage to our economy. It is a matter of momentum. If the rioters think they can get away with it; if Mubarak does not use sufficient force to quell them, then all is lost. If he cracks down, his regime will lose face. If not, he will lose his sinecure.
Shutting off the internet and cell phone communication is vitally necessary to interrupting the revolution's command, control, coordination & intelligence functions. To us, it appears to be an outrage. To the regime, it is a basic necessity for survival.
To Muslims, success is a function of obedient submission to Allah in all details. They perceive failure & suffering to be the fruits of disobedience to Allah. Reimposing strict enforcement of Shari'ah is their proposed solution. The Qur'an & sunnah condemn revolution against a just ruler who enforces Shari'ah. To rationalize revolt, they must commit takfir, declaring the regime to be un-Islamic. Nothing good can come of this in the short run.
Posted by Ben at Take Our Country Back
Friday, January 28, 2011
So this is collective salvation...
The following from: America's Independent Party
Obama: "My individual salvation depends on our collective salvation"
Although he may think so, I don’t believe he was attempting to imply that he’s the salvation. But he is talking about: New Age, globalism, it takes a village, collectivism, kingdom on earth, etc. Here's a transcript. Below that are some additional resources and editorials I found on the subject.__________________________________
“… working on issues of crime and education and employment and seeing that in some ways certain portions of the African American community are doing as bad if not worse, and recognizing that my fate remain tied up with their fates, that my individual salvation is not going to come about without a collective salvation for the country. Unfortunately, I think that recognition requires that we make sacrifices and this country has not always been willing to make the sacrifices that are necessary to bring about a new day and a new age."Note: numerous “uh”s, “uhm”s and stammers replete in the recording have been omitted for the sake of readability.
Additional resources continued here.
The following from: Are You Happy With Obama.com
Obamas Collective Salvation Quote
Great quote from Obama which reveals his core belief system. Hopefully most of you have heard it, but if not here it is. Some people thought Bush was a crazy Christian. Don’t remember him stating he thought his salvation was dependent on society as a whole. Remember, Obama is making decision on this belief!
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