Profile Of A Left-Wing Reconquista

Meet Marcos Aguilar. He is a racist, left-wing separatist, and principal of a charter school in Los Angeles. This is a charter school that gets some of your tax dollars to teach kids the ideology of Reconquista and other American hatred. If that's not enough, take a look at this story.

Sounds like a scene right out of a gangster movie, doesn't it? Their hero Che Guevara would have been very proud at the attempt, but would have had the culprit executed for failing to carry out the mission. But that's just the kind of guy that Che was.

For more on this guy read these links:

The Amboy Times

Infidel Bloggers Alliance

V Dare Blog

Texas Truth

World Net Daily

Michelle Malkin

This whole thing sounds like a set up, to me.

My understanding is this school's charter is up in December. I would say, it should NOT be renewed. But, will it?

Europe's Disease Process: Treatment Is Indicated.

Victor Davis Hansen has written another excellent essay (found in RCP)entitled, Europe's Good Intentions Have Gone Sour. I recommend it.

Here is a snippet:

Publicly, Europe's frustrations are fobbed off on "crass Americans" - and particularly George Bush. The Iraq war has poisoned the alliance, the Europeans insist. They contend that America's greedy consumers warm the planet, siphon off its oil and trample foreign cultures.

But in private, some Europeans will confess that the problem lies with Europeans, not us. Some brave soul soon is going to have to inform the European public: Work much harder and longer for less money; defend the continent on your own; move out of mama's house and start changing diapers - and from now on expect far less from the state.

Times are changing. No longer can the Europeans play this Iraq card. Iraq was not nor will it ever be the root cause, of much of anything. It is not the disease, it is merely a symptom. Some may recognize it, but others still are in denial.

One of my very best friends in the world has Hepatitis C. How he got it, no one knows. He works in the healthcare field and had two very bad traffic accidents (one on a motorcycle) many years ago. He got transfusions both times.

The thing that makes this pertinent is he is now undergoing highly specialized drug treatment that has a good success rate. He is about half-way through a year long regimen. And it's hell. He doesn't have an appetite, he gets nauseated, and is easily fatigued. But he does it, because he sees beyond the sacrifice. He wants to get better and is willing to pay the hard cost of getting there.

It isn't easy, he still works full time. There are days that I will call early in the evening and his wife will say that he is in bed. He has lost a lot of weight.

Why am I saying this?

Europe is in trouble right now. They know it, we all know it. Like anywhere else, to get a lot of Europeans to admit it may be tough, but deep down, the majority of them know it. Europe is sick.

So, the exact course of treatment may be open for debate. But, there must be some kind of action taken, before the symptoms get out of control and choke the life out of one of the most beautiful continents, on earth. To put this off longer would give the disease process time to grow and weaken the system, further. So then that treatment, becomes less likely to succeed without further drastic measures. Maybe it gets so advanced that nothing else can be done.

It won't be easy and it may be unpopular with some people. But for Europe to survive beyond 50 years, I really feel there is need for treatment, and soon. But this time, Europe must be willing to treat itself, be fully aware of the side effects, and most of all must be compliant. As in the case of my friend, Europe must endure those side effects to get well and must look beyond present miseries that may crop up along the way.

It didn't get this way overnight. It will not get fixed overnight. But the process must begin, for it to have an end.

Iraq Veteran Sues Michael Moore

I found this on Drudge, it is from the AP.

BOSTON - A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Sgt. Peter Damon, a National Guardsman from Middleborough, is asking for damages because of "loss of reputation, emotional distress, embarrassment, and personal humiliation," according to the lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court last week.

Damon, 33, claims that Moore never asked for his consent to use a clip from an interview Damon did with NBC's "Nightly News."

Normally I am not a big fan of litigation, but this is one case I would love to see go to the plaintiff.

As a public servant for my state several years ago, I saw my share of frivolous lawsuits filed. I even had to testify in federal court once, because of one of them. I am not sure whether or not this will be deemed frivolous or not, I am not sure that he will have a good chance. But, I hope he gets to rip Moore up in court. I hope tha Moore has to testify under oath and on the record that his film was fiction.

Maybe others that were quoted way out of context and had their words manipulated for Moore's agenda will come forward now and put pressure on Moore to stop this deceitful style of filmaking. Michael Moore is the worst kind of liar, because he uses his form of media to paint a truthful picture, when in fact it is based on lies. I'd love to see him write a check for $85 million to this guy and more to others.

Global Warming Protesters Call For Resignation Of Weather Officials

From Drudge comes this report about a bunch of global warming protesters that are calling for the resignations of both the directors, of the National Hurricane Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

SILVER SPRING, MD – Hundreds of concerned citizens and leaders from across the nation will join Hurricane Katrina survivors Wednesday to call for the resignation of the heads of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the NOAA Headquarters just outside of Washington, D.C. During an 11 a.m. demonstration, advocates will demand that NOAA stop covering up the growing scientific link between severe hurricanes and global warming while insisting on real solutions to the problem of global warming.

Unbelievable.

Well, it just goes to show that somebody has to hang for everything that goes wrong, whether it's an act of God, or not. Heaven forbid that we would see things as they truly are. Why in the world would we need to accept that hurricanes, tsunamis, tornados, and other natural disasters have been around since the planet was formed?

Read these pieces:

THE MYTH OF GLOBAL WARMING

Science Has Spoken: Global Warming Is a Myth

Myths vs. Facts

With all of the garbage that Hollywood is putting out, the media has been saturated with movies like Gore's ridiculous waste of money and The Day After Tomorrow, it's no wonder people are allowing themselves to be whipped into a frenzy, over a natural occurence.

Whoever coined the term moonbat, deserves royalties.

Cross posted at The Wide Awakes

A Commencement Speech You'll Never Hear

Neal Boortz, Atlanta based and syndicated talk show host, has a commencement speech that everyone should read. I have been meaning to link it up, but everytime I think about it I am away from the computer. So, for your reading enjoyment, here it is:

The Neal Boortz Commencement Speech

Enjoy.

From Joy To Sorrow In 24 Hours

My son graduated Saturday. Pride, joy, and happiness were the prevalent emotions, on that day. The very next day my mother-in-law, broke her distal femur, near the knee. This is a nasty break.

Surgery was done yesterday. But today, she appears to be giving up. She is 81, has lived a good life, and probably does not want to live in a nursing home.

Sorrow is setting in, here. But we must endure and we will, as we do in all things. Life is a metamorphosis and an ongoing evolution. This is but one phase and one stationary point in time. As George Harrison said, "All things must pass". And they do.

The Real Culture Of Corruption: Congress

In case you haven't been reading lately, I have been a little irritated at our national legislative assembly of elected officials. Therefore, I was thinking about writing an essay under this title and theme. As I began to think about how I wanted to present it, I did my customary search to see what all was out there on the topic and much to my surprise, I found this op-ed by Chris Lykins of the Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, in Texas:

A Culture Of Corruption Backfires

It pretty much says what I wanted to say, up to a point. And even though it doesn't go quite as far as I would have loved to see it go, it doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. Jefferson is just one of many, many that have been entrusted with the affairs of the republic and yet, have defiled the very institution they were elected to serve in.

We all have heard about the case of Duke Cunningham from the MSM, ad nauseum. Anytime its a Republican in the hot seat, the MSM just has to hammer away at it, as if they are the only ones guilty of misconduct. And that's fine. Despite the fact that Cunningham was once an honorable man, he did it, and he should be punished for it. (And he is.)

But here's an interesting tidbit being reported by the AP, about Harry Reid and some free ringside boxing tickets for some top-notch matches. There's even a picture of Reid and McCain at ringside. The report says that McCain reimbursed those responsible, for his. But, there is no mention of Reid doing it. All this was at a time when there wwas an on-going debate about whether or not, there needed to be a federal boxing commission. Obviously the Nevada Commission was an interested party of that debate and wanted to keep the status quo.

Reid's House counterpart, Nancy Pelosi, is no stranger to impropriety, either. Pelosi and Hastert both seemed to have no trouble whatsoever condemning a raid on Jefferson's office, for reasons that are clear to all that have an ounce of sense.

So, I guess what I am trying to say is that corruption knows no party lines. The battle does not pit Republicans against Democrats. It pits the People vs. Congress or Us vs. Them. They work for us. They make laws for us, because we hired them to do so. We have to obey those laws. so should they.

The problem is so out of hand, so spun out of control, it will take a long time to reel it in. But, we have to start somewhere and 2006, is just as good of a time, as any. We, the people, must send a message. This culture of corruption is deeply rooted and it must be dug up, before it chokes off what few freedoms we have left.

I think we deserve better. Don't you think so?

Flemming Rose: The Beginning Of An Epiphany?

Flemming Rose is the culture editor of the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten. He is the man that was responsible for the printing now famous Mohammed cartoons that sparked outrage by Muslims, worldwide.

In his recent RCP essay entitled, Europe's Politics of Victimology, he criticizes and indicts a popular strategy known as, playing the victim card. This piece is both an indictment and an entreaty for a better understanding of what has led Europe to the point it is, currently.

Europe today finds itself trapped in a posture of moral relativism that is undermining its liberal values. An unholy three-cornered alliance between Middle East dictators, radical imams who live in Europe, and Europe's traditional left wing is enabling a politics of victimology.

Many will, no doubt, openly deny this. But that doesn't change the fact that he is absolutely correct. You see, leftism is not concerned with what is right for people, it is concerned about empowerment. A good example is Nicaragua. The Sandinistas promised political and economical bliss to all that would help overthrow Somoza. Yet today, the country is no better off than it was under the dictator. Their economy still is not to be envied and the Sandinistas have since left power. Nothing was accomplished, no one made life better. The only thing that changed were the names of tyrants, empowered.

Radical Islam has taken a page out that old leftist playbook and we see that as far back as 1979, when the Shah was overthrown and replaced with a far more oppressive regime. Today, this triple alliance that Rose refers to, is precisely where the modern-day assaults on western culture are coming from. The Iranian government, the mullahs that preach hate in Europe and elsewhere, and the left have truly converged, as a loose force of three.

As one who once championed the utopian state of multicultural bliss, I think I know what I'm talking about.

I think that some in the left may have had the best of intentions when they wanted to trust this multi-culturist model (that has never happened yet, in the course of our planet's history). But Rose and many others have come to realize some things, during this episode that thrust him (and others) into the cross-hairs of those that want this radical ideology to spread. They have learned it the hard way. The question now becomes, what will it take for Rose (and those others) to convince his (their) former leftist brethren, of their continued folly?

...what about the dark, bearded new Danes who speak Arabic at home and poor Danish in the streets? We Europeans must make a profound cultural adjustment to understand that they, too, can be Danes.

One thing is, multi-culturism does not mean one culture is allowed a pass to infringe on others' rights, under the banner of their faith. That's the part that's so dangerous. That's the part they do not get. Rose must first come to the understanding that multi-culturism has never been accomplished and unless those with the dark beards are willing to assimilate, it won't matter what you do to encourage it.

Anyway, this is an interesting piece and though I do not agree with everything he says in it, it's worth the read. Rose isn't quite there yet, but he's getting there. Sometimes change must come in phases as part of a metamorphosis, the important part is that the first part begins and takes root, then when the time is right, the next phase will come.

The Out Of Touch Congress

There was an old Hall and Oates song from back in the 80s that I always have liked. It was a song about a relationship where one party was feeling the whole thing was going sour. So, some of the lyrics can be wrested from the song and sung to Congress, as a message from the people.

Here are those that are applicable to this present situation with one minor alteration:

Reaching out for something to hold
Looking for a love mutual respect where the climate is cold
Manic moves and drowsy dreams
Or living in the middle between the two extremes

Smoking guns hot to the touch
Would cool down if we didn't use them so much
We're soul alone
And soul really matters to me
Too much

You're out of touch
I'm out of time.

Well, that pretty much says it all. They are almost completely out of touch and the American people are running out of time and patience, waiting for them to put our wishes first. We desperately need leadership and there is little to none. We seek action and interventions to problems that need attention now, and they have done so very little. They act only in election years and when their hands are forced. And then, all they do is put band-aids on it.

A Congressman has been taped taking money, the money was found in his freezer, and Dennis Hastert pitches a hissy-fit because the Justice Department searches the office of the guy that took the money. That tells us, they all have done things they would not want known. They need replaced, en masse.

A Father's Reward

Of all of the things that God has bestowed upon me, there is one gift that I have enjoyed more than any other.

Being a father was that one gift that has been something that I have never taken lightly, because it was the one gift that came with great responsibility, and at times, enormous burden. But more than anything in the world, it also came with great joy and happiness. And how glad I am that I accepted those challenges that came with both, the role and the title.

Yes. The rewards were (and still are) worth every drop of sweat that I have expended over the years, worrying that I would make a mistake or two, or that something would happen to those little children that I helped create. Things are never perfect and my years as a father were not perfect, either. I know where I failed, at least I think I do. But, as I look at my deficiencies and reflect on my performance as a dad, I also see that I did a lot of things right.

I could write a book. But let's suffice it to say that I didn't have a cushy childhood. I had it a lot better than most. And of that, there is no doubt in my mind. Nothing was handed to me, I inherited nothing, I won nothing. I worked for everything that I own. And although, by many standards it isn't much, I am today, among some of the richest men in the entire world.

My youngest child, my son, graduates high school today and I will probably cry at the ceremony, as I see him walk up to that stage and get that diploma. So that will be the end of my hard-nosed reputation in the community. Now, people will know that I am no Red Foreman (the dad in That 70s Show), who is my TV character hero. My reputation will be be shot.

But I do not care. In the end, it will be most therapeutic.

Why?

Because I have done the one thing that so many people have hoped to do, but couldn't. I have done the one thing that many should have done, yet failed to do. And, I have done the one thing that many have had the honor and privilege to do, before me.

I have raised a son.

He has responded, this is his day, and I am very glad in it.