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		<title>Military experience of recent US Presidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
George HW Bush
George W Bush
Jimmy Carter
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Bill Clinton: no info
Barack Hussein Obama: no info
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhezrfo">Richard Nixon</a></p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykleuak">Gerald Ford</a></p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhgzfvz">Ronald Reagan</a></p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yfwg8tf">George HW Bush</a></p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yghkduj">George W Bush</a></p>
<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygsyktl">Jimmy Carter</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Bill Clinton: <em>no info</em></p>
<p>Barack Hussein Obama: <em>no info</em></p>
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		<title>Great Press Photos</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Meet The New Miss England</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in July we wrote about British soldier Katrina Hodges being the runner-up in the Miss England beauty pageant. Now if you&#8217;ve ever watched a beauty pageant, you know the little spiel they give when they announce the name of the runner-up: &#8216;if for any reason, Miss Central Avenue Tire should be unable to perform [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stonelight.wordpress.com&blog=4448484&post=2187&subd=stonelight&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Back in July <a href="http://stonelight.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/british-soldier-enters-beauty-pageant/" target="_blank">we wrote about British soldier Katrina Hodges </a>being the runner-up in the Miss England beauty pageant. Now if you&#8217;ve ever watched a beauty pageant, you know the little spiel they give when they announce the name of the runner-up: <em>&#8216;if for any reason, Miss Central Avenue Tire should be unable to perform her duties, the runner-up will&#8230;&#8217; </em>etc etc etc.</p>
<p>WELL&#8230; the unthinkable has happened. The reigning Miss England has had to relinquish her crown <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8348243.stm" target="_blank">after being busted following a bar fight </a>in Manchester:</p>
<blockquote><p>Miss Christie became involved in a dispute with another beauty queen, Miss Manchester, Sara Beverley Jones, at a Manchester nightclub earlier this week.</p>
<p>Miss Jones, 24, was allegedly punched in the face after an argument said to be about Tornado, a 22-year-old Gladiator who appears in the Sky1 series and whose real name is David McIntosh.</p>
<p>It is believed that Miss Jones, a club promoter and would-be actress, is an ex-girlfriend of Mr McIntosh while Miss Christie is his current partner.</p></blockquote>
<p>Saucer of milk, table for two! MEOW!</p>
<p>Anyway, the story has a happy ending, as the lovely and brave LCpl Hodges will now represent England in the Miss World contest.</p>

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		<title>The United States Army Has A Serious Problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   1977 muslims on active duty
+603 muslims in the reserves
+464 muslims in the National Guard
= 3044 potential jihadis
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>   1977 muslims on active duty<br />
+603 muslims in the reserves<br />
+464 muslims in the National Guard</p>
<p>= 3044 potential <em>jihadis</em></p>
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		<title>Saturday Night Music</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Echo &#38; The Bunnymen &#8211; Lips Like Sugar

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Echo &amp; The Bunnymen &#8211; Lips Like Sugar<br />
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		<title>Compare and Contrast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday night, former President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush visited the soldiers wounded in the Ft Hood shootings.
Current Present b Hussein Obama took off for a relaxing weekend at Camp David.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Friday night, former President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush visited the soldiers wounded in the Ft Hood shootings.</p>
<p><a href="http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/george-and-laura-bush-visit-wounded-soldiers-at-fort-hood/" target="_blank">Current Present b Hussein Obama took off for a relaxing weekend at Camp David.</a></p>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Perspective: Ever Flexible</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find it interesting to consider how the current Present* decides to comment on breaking news stories.
In July of this year, a black college professor- an acquaintance of the Present- was arrested for disorderly conduct by a white police officer. Obama&#8217;s reaction:
&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stonelight.wordpress.com&blog=4448484&post=2172&subd=stonelight&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I find it interesting to consider how the current Present* decides to comment on breaking news stories.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/22/harvard.gates.interview/index.html" target="_blank">In July of this year, a black college professor</a>- an acquaintance of the Present- was arrested for disorderly conduct by a white police officer. Obama&#8217;s reaction:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played,&#8221; Obama said Wednesday night while taking questions after a White House news conference.</p>
<p>Obama defended Gates on Wednesday night, while admitting that he may be &#8220;a little biased,&#8221; because Gates is a friend.</p>
<p>&#8220;But I think it&#8217;s fair to say, No. 1, any of us would be pretty angry; No. 2, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home; and, No. 3 &#8230; that there&#8217;s a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>As in <em>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know, I wasn&#8217;t there, but off the top of my head, I&#8217;d say&#8230; anger, stupid cops, and entrenched American racism.&#8217;</em></p>
<p>Fast forward to Thursday of this week when Nidal Malik Hasan, a US-born <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/06/obama-visit-walter-reed/" target="_blank">muslim and major in the US Army, killed 13 and wounded scores more </a>at Fort Hood, Texas. Obama&#8217;s reaction:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t know all the answers yet and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts,&#8221; Obama said on the White House lawn.</p></blockquote>
<p>In both cases, the Present <em>admitted</em> he did not have all the facts. Yet in the <em>first</em> case, he felt perfectly comfortable implying racism and blaming police. In the <em>second</em>, the Present apparently sees <em>nothing unusual </em>that jumps out at him about the incident, and cautions people against <em>&#8216;jumping to conclusions&#8217;</em>.</p>
<p>The Present accrues to <em>himself</em> that priviledge, I guess.</p>
<p><em> *When referring to Obama as &#8216;the Present&#8217;, I am alluding to his well-documented propensity to vote &#8216;present&#8217; during his brief stays in the Illinois state and US legislature. Also, I find it ironic to leave out the &#8216;ID&#8217;, because so many are not satisfied on this aspect of the Present&#8217;s credentials and his eligibility for the office he currently occupies.</em></p>
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		<title>At US Army Base, Muslim Traitor Kills 12, Wounds 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are the facts as we know them right now:

the shooter is Nidal Malik Hasan, a US- born MUSLIM
he is an Army major and a psychiatrist
contrary to early reports, he is alive and in custody
there are 12 dead and 31 wounded

It is also becoming apparent that Hasan was opposed to US efforts in Iraq and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stonelight.wordpress.com&blog=4448484&post=2169&subd=stonelight&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,572305,00.html" target="_blank">These are the facts as we know them right now:</a></p>
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<li>the shooter is Nidal Malik Hasan, a US- born <strong>MUSLIM</strong></li>
<li>he is an Army major and a psychiatrist</li>
<li>contrary to early reports, he is alive and in custody</li>
<li>there are 12 dead and 31 wounded</li>
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<p>It is also becoming apparent that Hasan was opposed to US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that this was known:</p>
<blockquote><p>Federal law enforcement officials told the Associated Press that Hasan had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed homicide bombings and other threats. The officials said they are still trying to confirm that he was the author.</p>
<p>One of the Web postings that authorities reviewed is a blog that equates homicide bombers with a soldier throwing himself on a grenade to save the lives of his comrades.</p>
<p>&#8220;To say that this soldier committed suicide is inappropriate. Its more appropriate to say he is a brave hero that sacrificed his life for a more noble cause,&#8221; said the Internet posting. &#8220;Scholars have paralled (sic) this to suicide bombers whose intention, by sacrificing their lives, is to help save Muslims by killing enemy soldiers.&#8221;</p>
<p>They say an official investigation was not opened.</p></blockquote>
<p>Retired Army colonel Terry Lee provided background:</p>
<blockquote><p>Retired Col. Terry Lee, who said he had worked with Hasan, told Fox News he was being sent to Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Lee said Hasan had hoped Obama would pull troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq and got into frequent arguments with others in the military who supported the wars.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/294449.php" target="_blank">Ace Of Spades has a recent surveillance video </a>of Hasan, on the US Army base, in muslim attire.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time we&#8217;ve seen SJH- &#8216;Sudden Jihadi Syndrome&#8217;. A US soldier in Kuwait-<a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641084723" target="_blank"> a muslim- killed 1 and wounded 15 </a>in a grenade attack in 2003.</p>
<p>I want to know why we allow these muslims to serve in the US armed forces! Actually, I know the answer- they are US citizens, and if they have no criminal background, they are permitted to join the ranks. But the fact is, <em>they are muslims first and Americans second</em>. This is what their &#8216;religion&#8217; teaches them- that <em>any</em> act, up to and including rape and murder, can be justified as &#8216;in defense of islam&#8217;.</p>
<p><strong>Knowing this, muslims should not be allowed to join the military, law enforcement, fire and rescue services, the medical profession, or the education system. I consider <em>every</em> muslim in the United States to be a potential <em>jihadi</em>.</strong></p>
<p>This morning, the evil muslim killer Nidal Malik Hasan is alive in a hospital in Texas. I hope he survives to stand trial, be convicted, and put to death.</p>
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		<title>Present Obama, Keeping His Eye On The Ball (cont’d)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What did the Present of the United States do last night- election night?
Did he call John Corzine in New Jersey and offer words of encouragement?
No.
Did he call Creigh Deeds in Virginia and tell him &#8216;hang in there&#8217;?
No.
No, the Present watched himself on HBO. Because he is just that awesome! He can&#8217;t take his eyes off of&#8230; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stonelight.wordpress.com&blog=4448484&post=2162&subd=stonelight&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>What did the Present of the United States do last night- <em>election night?</em></p>
<p>Did he call John Corzine in New Jersey and offer words of encouragement?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>Did he call Creigh Deeds in Virginia and tell him &#8216;hang in there&#8217;?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p><a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/294382.php" target="_blank">No, the Present watched himself on HBO</a>. Because he is <em>just that awesome! </em>He can&#8217;t take his eyes off of&#8230; himself.</p>
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<p>UPDATE: it turns out this story isn&#8217;t accurate. But it <em>feels </em>true, or &#8216;truthy&#8217;, therefore it has inherent &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness" target="_blank">truthiness</a>&#8220;. So it stays.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jetting off to Copenhagen to politic for the Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics bid?
CHECK!
Jetting off to Oslo to accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?
CHECK!
Jetting off to Berlin to represent the United States of America at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War?
Sorry- too busy.
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>Jetting off to Copenhagen to politic for the Chicago 2016 Summer Olympics bid?</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Iran-smolders-Afghanistan-burns-and-Obama-heads-toDenmark-62320692.html" target="_blank">CHECK!</a></strong></p>
<p>Jetting off to Oslo to accept the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-goes-to-oslo-for-the-nobel-but-too-busy-for-berlin-wall-ceremony/" target="_blank">CHECK!</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><em>Jetting off to Berlin to represent the United States of America at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War?</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,655632,00.html" target="_blank">Sorry- too busy.</a></strong></p>
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