Clinton’s senate office used Wright’s church bulletin to recruit aides

Regarding Jeremiah Wright, Hillary Clinton has said, “He would not have been my pastor.  You don’t choose your family, but you choose what church you want to attend.”

You also choose the church from which you might recruit legislative assistants. In February 2006, those who sat under the Rev. Wright’s theological tutelage and bombastic and incendiary sermons were considered promising prospects to assist the New York senator on legislative matters concerning the common good.

Read more of Francis Beckwith’s interesting article here.

Ever wonder what your kids are learning at school?

Political correctness and promoting the ‘gay’ agenda trumps history and geography

 The daily reports that about 275 students at Gilbert Public Schools’ Desert Ridge High in Mesa’s city limits remained silent for most of the day to raise awareness about the bullying of gays and their straight supporters, according to school officials.

Students wore yellow cards explaining the annual Day of Silence observance and after school, a few gathered for a discussion led by guidance counselors and supportive staff members.

Monday’s Day of Truth, sponsored by a faith-based Scottsdale group, the Alliance Defense Fund, encourages students opposed to homosexuality to speak out.

This year, Mission America, requested that parents keep their children home on the Day of Silence, a move which the districts disapproved, although a number of families were opposed to their children’s participation in such an observance.

Principal Daniel Coombs, said about 200 to 250 students of the 2,400 enrolled were absent Friday, an unusually high number.

Coombs said overall, the day was successful because students made it seem like business as usual. “I feel bad for the several that chose not to come to school because they did not get to see what I’d been telling people all week,” Coombs said. “I’m really proud of all the kids.”

Government language police: “Jihadist” is out

Muslims might be offended by ‘Islamo-fascism”

The Bush administration has launched a new front in the war on terrorism, this time targeting language. Among the guidelines included in the memo:

“Never use the terms ‘jihadist’ or ‘mujahedeen’ in conversation to describe the terrorists. … Calling our enemies ‘jihadis’ and their movement a global ‘jihad’ unintentionally legitimizes their actions.”

“Use the terms ‘violent extremist’ or ‘terrorist.’ Both are widely understood terms that define our enemies appropriately and simultaneously deny them any level of legitimacy.”

On the other hand, avoid ill-defined and offensive terminology: “We are communicating with, not confronting, our audiences. Don’t insult or confuse them with pejorative terms such as ‘Islamo-fascism,’ which are considered offensive by many Muslims.”

“Regarding ‘jihad,’ even if it is accurate to reference the term, it may not be strategic because it glamorizes terrorism, imbues terrorists with religious authority they do not have and damages relations with Muslims around the world,” the report says.

Jihad Watch covers the revised lexicon.

Al Gore and his Hollywierd elites

“I don’t want to get into personally criticizing anyone,” he says. Since when?

 What better example of the hypocrisy involved in Nobel Laureate Al Gore’s global warming hysteria than this?

Noel Sheppard, writing for Newbusters, exposes the ludicrous double standard.

Silencing Bardot

 

No First Amendment freedoms in France

French former film star Brigitte Bardot, now 73, has gone on trial for insulting Muslims. This marks the fifth time she has faced the charge of “inciting racial hatred” over her remarks about Islam and its followers.

Whatever happened to the freedoms the French once held so dear? Apparently, ils n’existent plus—they no longer exist.

What a shame that the French Revolution now appears to have been fought for naught.

“La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem once stood as a symbol of liberty, as evidenced in this memorable scene from the film “Casablanca,” as the Nazis attempted to drown out the then-patriotic French.

The name game begins anew

Fish-wrapper calls for feds to retire ‘Squaw Peak’

When the daily ran a lengthy article last week on the five year memorial commemorating Lori Piestewa, it was clear this revival regarding the name of Phoenix’s popular mountain, would not be far behind. Piestewa died in 2003 while serving in the armed forces in Iraq.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names now enters the picture with an April 10, 2008 vote which, if passed, would authorize the name be used on maps and other federal publication.

This interesting historical revisionism is included in today‘s front page article: Five years ago, Gov. Janet Napolitano and others successfully convinced a state panel to waive its own five-year waiting period to adopt the name Piestewa Peak.

Did we read that correctly?

That “convincing” was accomplished by the disreputable, ham-handed tactics of Gov. Janet Napolitano and her then henchman-in-chief, Mario Diaz. Diaz had served as her campaign manager and deputy chief of staff, and was no stranger to strong arm tactics. He attempted to pressure the chairman of state geographic names board to bypass the established five-year waiting period required when landmarks are posthumously named.

When brute force didn’t work, Diaz resorted to back-door intimidation tactics and coercement by buttonholing the man’s employer. Finally, the hapless chairman was removed from his leadership role and the name change was ramrodded through.

If this is “convincing,” dictionaries need to be revised.

Meanwhile, most of us continue to take our weekend hikes on Squaw Peak.

“Get off my bus, I need to pray!”

‘Celebration of diversity’ can become problematic if you’re on your way to work

Read this stunning account in the London Sun.

The Fish wrapper invites us to join Earth Hour 2008

   

Become part of the “global wave” with Phil Gordon, Al Gore

Never missing an opportunity to extol Phoenix’s “Sanctuary City” mayor, the editorialists went a bit whack-joby on us today, writing: Mayor Phil Gordon made a smart move in putting Phoenix on the Earth Hour list. The city aspires to be a showcase for 21st-century living—being “green” is an essential feature.

Dozens of cities are official participants, including Bangkok, Dubai, Mexico City and Toronto. Phoenix is among four in the United States.

Wonder how that happened?

Phil’s abiding affection for Mexico’s “undocumented” is well documented.  And, he has been traveling to Dubai of late to facilitate global economic interaction between Phoenix and that oil-rich hot spot.

We are invited to turn off our lights and sit in the darkness with the Arizona Republic, this Saturday evening from 8:00 - 9:00 PM. to show our solidarity with the earth and environment.

Do so at your own risk. Liberalism incubates, becoming highly contagious in the dark.

CA considering defining pregnant women as ‘temporarily disabled’

Please, Arizona lawmakers: don’t emulate this lunacy from the Left Coast

Assemblyman Tony Strickland, whose previous legislative effort failed, said he still supports easing the strain on pregnant women. “Look, I’ve never had to carry around a 10-pound baby in my belly and walk every day,” he said. The legislation would apply to more than a half-million women who give birth every year in California.

Read the report from the Sacramento Bee.

A more rational view was expressed by the medical community. “We really want pregnant women to be active, to be moving, to be walking,” said Shannon Smith-Crowley of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ California chapter, which opposes AB 1940.

Controversial minister leaves campaign

Obama steps gingerly on the issue of Rev. Jeremiah Wright

“It’s important for Wright to step out of spotlight.”

Still Obama stops short of repudiating his minister, the anti-American, bigoted, Jeremiah Wright–  seen on this shocking video  –imploring God to damn America.