I wish the player was not set for automatic play.

Dick Morris appears on Newsmax TV and I have it embedded here. Open the post to watch. (more…)

Book links Obama to massacre of Christians
Senator’s continuing ally launches genocidal tribal violence

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has continued to support Kenya’s Raila Odinga, even after Odinga has been blamed for inciting tribal violence and slaughtering Christians, according to an explosive new book written by WND senior staff reporter Jerome R. Corsi.

In “The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality,” Corsi argues that Odinga’s protests following his loss to U.S.-backed Mwai Kibaki in Kenya’s 2007 presidential election led to a wave of tribal and religious violence aimed against Kibaki’s majority Kikuyu tribe.

The violence Obama’s ally was blamed for included the slaughter of some 50 Pentecostal Christians.

As WND reported earlier, during his first visit to Kenya as a U.S. Senator in 2006, Obama openly campaigned for Odinga, to the point where Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua accused Obama of meddling inappropriately in Kenyan presidential politics. Mutua charged during a television news video that Obama had become a “stooge” to Odinga during the Kenyan presidential election campaign. Obama’s father belonged to the same Luo tribe as Odinga.

In the disputed Dec. 27, 2007, presidential vote, Odinga charged he was denied winning the presidency by voter fraud.

After the election, Odinga pressed for a power-sharing arrangement in which he would be the prime minister in a government where Kibaki was president, with the two factions sharing a 50-50 power split in the cabinet.

Odinga’s claim led to widespread fighting that killed more than 1,000 people in the weeks after the election, leaving more than 350,000 Kenyans displaced.

While proving involvement is difficult, many in Kenya assumed the post-election violence was supported, if not organized, behind the scenes by Odinga and his Orange Democratic Movement party.

Naturally Obama bloggers have tried to come here saying that this isn’t true.

But one doesn’t need to wonder about Obama’s Greek temple set up at the DNC; it’s merely tipping their hat to history and the Greeks’ throwing Christians to the lions in front of the crowds.

Update: It was actually the Romans who fed the Christians to the lions. The Greek Temples in fact housed cult statues and storehouses of treasures that were ‘given’ to the gods.

When you’re talking about polar opposites of the political spectrum - where pro life in the progressive world means ‘anti-choice’ instead of killing babies, where ‘war’ means you haven’t had enough arugula or peace and conflict studies (but you come to the rude awakening one day that there’s nothing you can do to stop them wanting to kill you - and all the ‘kumbaya’ isn’t going to stop them, and where dealing with terrorism is giving them rights that are not due them because terrorists do not abide by any rules and are not covered under the Geneva conventions…then you’re talking about people who believe in the opposite of what you believe. I believe in capitalism, they do not; I believe in God, they do not; and on and on down the line. Pick a subject. They believe in global warming, I do not; they believe Obama is a savior, I do not.

Look, I’ve been watching the meltdown of the Obamanazis over Larry Sinclair since my first radio show, which happened to be introducing Larry Sinclair’s allegations of homosexual sex and cocaine use in 1999 with Barack Hussein Obama. Since then, there have been a lot of other little tidbits that have come out about Obama that had nothing to do with Donald Young’s murder, or Barack’s homosexual tendencies and history over the years with men outside his marriage to Michelle.

But knowing that Michelle got up on stage and talked about the importance of family and about what a good dad Barack is…well…it turned my stomach.

Now, they’re jumping all over Sarah Palin, and some of what they’ve put into print is down right disgusting.

For example, there is the suggestion that Trig, her fairly new downs syndrome baby isn’t actually hers, it’s her teenage daughter’s.

There is a whole post which disparages McCain as being a sexist, as being a horndog who fantasizes over her taking her glasses off and letting her hair down (leftists are always jealous of attractive conservative babes), and pokes fun at her favorite food being ‘moose stew’ - with the headline “Mooseburgers for Everyone to Celebrate Palin, McCain’s VP Pick!”

Nasty, nasty, nasty! Nasty is what they’re becoming known for, along with pornographic comments and death threats.

Moonbats Already Stooping Low in Palin Attacks (That’s Van Helsing talking about the kossacks’ attack on her)

These outbursts of moonbattery simply point to the fact that McCain has made a really wise choice.

What I’d really like to see, though, if it’s possibly anymore - is a brokered convention where our choice for President is someone like Sarah Palin.

I’m not sure I’m falling for this, but I will continue to listen to what she has to say.

As far as I’m concerned, I think he’s wrong for America as president.

But…there is still time between now and November, I just might change my mind.

(That’s a big step; I never thought I’d hear myself say that.)

Back to the Obamanazi

McCain chooses Sarah Palin for VP spot (after meeting her once) to woo disgruntled Hillraisers, to get financial support from his heretofore unexcited conservative base who was gonna vote for him anyway, and as an attempt to reignite his fading image as a maverick. Moreover, I’m sure McCain is trying to figure out if she can be paid less for being a VP than his other strung-along would-be male picks since he’s against equal pay for women. The above must be the reasons since Palin’s experience does not qualify her to potentially be a heartbeat away from being the Leader of the Free World, even more troubling, when you consider whose 72 year old little off beat heart we’re talkin’ about, here. To end on a positive note with regard to Palin, you can’t deny her superwoman status–three days after giving birth to her son with Down Syndrome (now 5 months), she was back in the office trying to make sure that polar bears aren’t considered an endangered species, that BIG OIL rules, that incest and rape victims do not have a right to abortion, and that creationism will be taught in school, that is, if one can’t home-school. No worries about missing dinner for her big family of 7, she’s probably got that handled too. She’s a moose hunter and could have enough frozen microwavable mooseburgers to feed an army stored up for a year!

There is nothing there but exaggeration. In Ed Morrissey’s piece, What Palin does for McCain, and to Obama Ed explains that little bit about experience.

Palin spent her entire political career crusading against the political machine that rules Alaska — which exists in her own Republican party. She blew the whistle on the state GOP chair, who had abused his power on the same commission to conduct party business. Obama, in contrast, talked a great deal about reform in Chicago but never challenged the party machine, preferring to take an easy ride as a protegé of Richard Daley instead.

Palin has no formal foreign-policy experience, which puts her at a disadvantage to Joe Biden. However, in nineteen months as governor, she certainly has had more practical experience in diplomacy than Biden or Obama have ever seen. She runs the only American state bordered only by two foreign countries, one of which has increasingly grown hostile to the US again, Russia.

And let’s face it — Team Obama can hardly attack Palin for a lack of foreign-policy experience. Obama has none at all, and neither Obama or Biden have any executive experience. Palin has almost over seven years of executive experience.

Politically, this puts Obama in a very tough position. The Democrats had prepared to launch a full assault on McCain’s running mate, but having Palin as a target creates one large headache. If they go after her like they went after Hillary Clinton, Obama risks alienating women all over again. If they don’t go after her like they went after Hillary, he risks alienating Hillary supporters, who will see this as a sign of disrespect for Hillary.

The writer at myObama.com doesn’t know or want to recognize what there is to Palin which Morrissey spells out there. It’s the reason why she’s the subject of ridicule from the Obamanazis, which I see as a good sign.

The more unhinged they are, the more they go on full assault mode, the more you know you’re on the right track.

The writer mustn’t know a lot about Cindy McCain–she is very strong and accomplished in her own right. A pilot, among other things.

It appears as though the Obamanazi did a little editing since that post went up. Sweetness and Light has the full text.

Contrast and compare how well Palin has done in the google searches as compared to Biden.

Methinks the Obama campaign has quite a problem. Hat tip Patrick Ruffini on Twitter.

Vets for Freedom has released a new advertisement highlighting the success that our fighting men and women have had as a direct result of the surge in Iraq.

The ad also highlights Barak Obama’s disparaging remarks about the Surge - both before and during the fighting. Please help us continue running this ad throughout the country. (that’s an old link, I can’t find a ‘donate’ button on their website) The American people deserve to know the positions that Barak Obama has taken, and will continue to take, while our servicemen are still in harm’s way.

The thirty-second spot features three VFF members–all of which were part of the Surge–who personally attest to our success in Iraq; all three asking Senator Obama - point blank - to support their success, and the success of all troops, by supporting the bi-partisan resolution introduced by Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham recognizing the success of the Surge and expressing gratitude to the men and women who made it possible. (Senate Resolution 636, introduced July 31, 2008).

Your Donation of $100, $200, $500 or even $1,000 will go directly towards buying air time for this commercial. Senator Obama has said that he would still oppose the Surge in Iraq if given another opportunity, and has pointed to every outside factor - except the Surge - to explain improvements in Iraq.

It’s not enough to say you “support the troops.” Now is the time to demonstrate - in the Senate and across the country - that supporting the troops means recognizing, honoring, and supporting their incredible success.

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Through email from Vets for Freedom. God bless our troops.

And McCain’s incredible introduction before she speaks. I’m not sure I like all that stuff about being a union member…you have to wonder sometimes who McCain thinks he’s talking to.

But stressing that public service is exactly what it says it is - SERVING THE PUBLIC - instead of special interests and leftists and terrorists with deep pockets, this looks pretty good.

But damn, I wish Palin was the candidate for President and not McCain. How much is she going to be able to influence his Maverick-ness?

“challenge the status quo” and “serve the common good”?

Apparently she has challenged the status quo in her own state of Alaska, by taking on people in her own party ‘for the common good’ of Alaskans.

Boy, I’ll bet the Obama/Biden camp are having conniption fits right now; they won’t be able to attack Palin on very much, considering her experience and record.

Hat tip to Cathouse Chat.

See also this insightful article by Ed Morrissey: What Palin does for McCain, and to Obama

My husband said these birds are finches; he’s right; after doing some research for male and female goldfinches, I found pictures almost identical to these.

This was somewhere around the kangaroo exhibit where the large ostrich-like emus were. It was in an area that was not fenced in, and these were simply local birds eating from flowers that had gone to seed.

My husband remarked that they were EVERYWHERE; they were flitting from one seeded former flower to the next, anxiously harvesting the seeds.

The bright yellow birds (the males) were not as easy to photograph as their paler counterparts (the females).

Goldfinch Female

Imagine how surprised I was when my husband had nailed what they were - and I wasn’t exactly sure.

This is the first time I’ve seen them close-up and personal, I’ve seen them at the Crabtree Nature Center and along the side of the road flying from branch to branch in bushes. I had the impression that they were smaller birds from those experiences, but this was a wonderful experience having them so close as to be able to take some reasonable pictures of them.

From my sister through email.

An email from Ireland to all of their brethren in the States…a point to ponder despite your political affiliation:

We, in Ireland, can’t figure out why you people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States.

On one side, you had a pants wearing female lawyer, married to another lawyer who can’t seem to keep his pants on, who just lost a long and heated primary against a lawyer, who goes to the wrong church, who is married to yet another lawyer, who doesn’t even like the country her husband wants to run!

Now…on the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate ‘Mc’ terminology, married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship!!

What in God’s name are ye lads thinkin’ over in the colonies!

OBAMA ANTHEM LYRICS
All hail the messiah
Obama, Obama
The path to the new socialist motherland
Our savior, our savior
Obama, Obama
The leader more famous than Lindsay Lohan
Bow down and praise the one
Give him your money and your guns
Give us a country
That makes your wife proud
Lord Barry heal the bitter ones
White and Clinging to faith and to guns
Hope for the change of the hope of the change!

Hat tip Beagle Scout and Glenn Beck. This is the Glenn Beck Parody base on the Hymn “Gimn Sovetskogo Soyuza” (The National Anthem of the Soviet Union)

I don’t really think it’s a parody; the campaign and Scott Covington and his sychophants should use it.

I saw this at Michelle Malkin’s, where she put up a post celebrating McCain’s choice for VEEP.

I’m just wondering if McCain’s choice is going to make that much of a difference, considering his history as far as working with John Kerry to normalize relations with Vietnam at the expense of POW/MIA families by burying that issue forever, and numerous other things - such as preferring to work with democrats rather than people in his own party.

If Palin was running for President, though, I’d vote for her in a heartbeat.

But…she has a 4-month old downs syndrome baby at home. As VEEP, how much attention will she be able to give this newborn child with a disability? The flipside of this, of course, is Obama’s reaction to Jill Stanek’s testimony of holding a downs syndrome baby for 45 minutes while it died - after picking it up out of a soiled laundry area of the hospital she was working in. Jill Stanek’s testimony about children born alive after their mothers attempt to abort them–is sad and compelling. Obama had little sympathy for the downs syndrome child whose mother didn’t want him; while Palin fairly recently gave birth to one with the same defect.

This is one tough cookie in my estimation, a brand new mother like that, joining McCain as his veep candidate….

Update: Third World County:

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise. Sarah Palin was on MSNBC with some Mass Media Podpeople Chicky, and Palin knocked me for a loop. The Q&A went something like this:

Mass Media Podpeople Chicky: “*Blah, blah blah blah?*”

Palin: “*Rapid-fire, on target, forceful, clear, sensible answer without a buncha meaningless buzz words*”

Lather, rinse, repeat.

No bullshit! I was stunned. A politician talking w/o bullshit? Look for the apocalypse.

Lame Cherry puts it quite well in Sarah Palin: America’s Chance:

Pretty in life usually does not mean a great deal inside, but in Sarah Palin one finds a lady who carried a down syndrome baby last year to full term and delivered that baby in putting into life all of the things in the Bible, the United States Constitution and what so many people who talk of “life” have nothing to back up what they are saying but words.

There is something telling about a lady who has invested now her remaining life to nurture one child that the world said she could have aborted.

Of course what LC is referring the Obamaworld/nation which is so clueless, it can’t figure out when life begins. I’m going to have to put this to prayer.

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Stingray bay was a place full of an odd excitement that I didn’t share.

Young families were there with their children, and lifted them up to lean over into a pool where live stingrays were swimming around and a nurse shark. I didn’t find the nurse shark in there, but the whole experience kind of gave me the willies.

There was a lifeguard type of a person with a microphone who was coaching people regarding how to “pet” them.

People were encouraged to pet the stingrays, and the stingrays apparently like to be petted.

One lady said “go ahead! They’re soft!”

And I thought to myself, no thanks, I’m here to take in the sights, not pet the wildlife.

I found it to be a very strange place, the idea in itself rubbed against the grain, although I don’t know why.

We should strive to understand creatures like this, but I don’t think it’s right to teach people that they are totally harmless and can be stroked like a pet domestic dog.

They were gliding gracefully by, flying through the water like water borne birds - they were strikingly beautiful; but although I’d washed my arms up to my elbows, I wasn’t interested in touching them, and neither was my husband.