Forgotten Victims of Sharptonism: Remembering Yankel Rosenbaum

“Al Sharpton is a professional bigot. During his long career the Reverend has incited two anti-Semitic pogroms; the Crown Heights riot and the firebombing of the Jewish-owned Freddy’a Fashion Mart in Harlem. Each of the Sharpton-incited pogroms resulted in deaths, but now for some unknown reason Reverend Al believes he is the caretaker of religious [...]

Politics Is Attrition Warfare

by Smitty
[Updated: fix date flub]
Finley Peter Dunne famously noted that “politics ain’t beanbag”. Frequently, it boils down to stamina and reinforcements. Whoever remains standing when the resources are exhausted is the winner. The principles involved in the question may or may not matter. How many times have you seen a politician [...]

Pamela Geller and the Scandalous
Bikini of Right-Wing Extremism

Evidently taking their cue from the Washington Post, now the British Guardian has decided that the most newsworthy thing about conservative blogger Pamela Geller is that she has been seen in public in a swimsuit:
Pamela Geller is on a mission to save the free world and she’s doing it, on this occasion, in a bikini [...]

‘And the War, Tragically, Continues’

Frank Rich’s latest idiotic idea is that Fox News coverage of the Ground Zero Mosque controversy has thwarted U.S. anti-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan.
No, seriously. He actually devoted 1,572 words to making that absurd argument.
This inspired Rob Long to script a scenario:
I can see it now: the flickering firelight in a dark cave somewhere on the [...]

Scratch Gingrich in 2012: Newt Backs Out of 9/11 Rally Against Ground Zero Mosque

Stick a fork in him, he’s done:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) will not be addressing a protest of the proposed mosque in lower Manhattan on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
The organizers of the rally, Stop Islamization of America and Freedom Defense Initiative, announced Gingrich as one of the [...]

Associated (Orwellian) Press

A memo from the Ministry of Truth:
AP Standards Center issues staff advisory
on covering New York City mosque
Associated Press Deputy Managing Editor for Standards and Production Tom Kent sent the following note to the staff about covering the New York City mosque story:
Aug. 19, 2010
Colleagues,
Here is some guidance on covering the NYC mosque story, with [...]

Nancy Pelosi: Don’t Investigate Ground Zero Mosque, Investigate Opponents

Via Larry O’Connor at Breitbart.TV:

“There is no question there is a concerted effort to make [the Ground Zero Mosque] a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded.”
– Nancy Pelosi
Kerry Picket of The Washington Times:
Calls to investigate the funding for [...]

Pamela Geller Goes Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — Frankly, I didn’t think it could happen, and blogged to that effect. But when I stopped by for a cup of coffee with Evan Sayet, he told me that it was entirely possible to attend the Pamela Geller/Robert Spencer event at 7 p.m. and still make it to LAX in time to [...]

What Do You Mean, ‘WE’?

by Smitty
In the post on the GZM as an election issue, I had said:
“I’m all for seeing ecumenical centers at all sorts of hallowed sites, like Mecca, Medina, and Ground Zero. Because if ‘tolerance’ and ’sensitivity’ are not omni-directional, then they may just be cheap talking points proffered by the nefarious.”
And our senior critic from [...]

Congratulations, Pamela Geller!

The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration’s War on America just went into its second printing, Pamela told me last night in a phone conversation.
Geller is in Los Angeles to speak tonight (7 p.m.) with Robert Spencer at the Skirball Cultural Center in an event co-sponsored by Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
Pamela [...]

Ground Zero Mosque As An Election Issue

by Smitty (h/t Libertarian Republican)
John Gomez floats the obvious question:

He has Sarah Palin’s endorsement.
I’m all for seeing ecumenical centers at all sorts of hallowed sites, like Mecca, Medina, and Ground Zero. Because if ‘tolerance’ and ’sensitivity’ are not omni-directional, then they may just be cheap talking points proffered by the nefarious.
On the other hand, [...]

Constituent Says Corruption ‘Regular Practice’ in Charlie Rangel’s District

Not like there’s any risk he could be voted out of office:
The charges against the 80-year-old Democrat include allegations he traded favors for donations to a program he founded at City College of New York, improperly obtained a rent- stabilized apartment and failed to report income from a Caribbean vacation home.
“In Harlem, he’s not going [...]

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