Returning the Favor...

Nanc recently emailed a great Star Trek/Monty Python video out (which I posted a few spots down), and I thought I'd return the favor with a little Star Wars flavor. ;D

Gutsy Frenchman?

I respect all cultures throughout the world, but so that it is quite clear: if I am elected President of the Republic, I will not accept women being treated as inferior to men. The French Republic holds these values: respect for women, equality between men and women. Nobody has the right to hold a prisoner, even within his own family. I say it clearly, that polygamy is prohibited in the territory of the French Republic. I will fight against female genital mutilation and those who do not wish to understand that the values of the French Republic include freedom for women, the dignity of women, respect for women -- they do not have any reason to be in France. If our laws are not respected and if one does not wish to understand our values, if one does not wish to learn French, then one does not have any reason to be on French territory.

--- Sarkozy

Finally, some good news.

Thanks again, 10Men!

Welcome To Eurabia

Thanks to 10Men for this find!

Best. Video. Ever.

Nanc sent this one to me, and being both a Star Trek and Monty Python fan, is quite possibly one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

Slow And Steady

Q: Is there anything cuter than a turtle?

A: Yes... Two turtles and their babies!



On a side note, I've had a busy, busy weekend... My brother's birthday was yesterday, and the kids made us swear on pain of death to go to the zoo; or, as my three-year old calls it, the "kazoo."

Top that off with a diaper study at P&G tomorrow with the littlest one, and I won't be able to make my regular blog rounds until Tuesday! See you all then!

Don't I Wish...

Oxymoron

This picture should probably be in Websters under "hypocrite."

A Catchy Little Tune

Hat tip to Bar Kochba at For Zion's Sake for this find!

I'm Just Sayin'...

Be careful what you wish for...

Go Away Paris Hilton

I'm not in a serious mood this Friday...

Dems And Ahmadinejad On Same Page

Hey, Dems... Ahmadinejad called with your foreign policy update:

TEHRAN -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Wednesday on U.S. and other foreign forces to leave neighbouring Iraq, reiterating an Iranian demand on the eve of an international meeting to discuss the violence there.

"Withdraw from Iraq and recognize the government, parliament and the constitutional law . . . and the problem will be solved," Ahmadinejad told a provincial rally without directly referring to the United States or other countries.

Oh, and the 1963 Communist Party called with your domestic policy updates, too.

Follow the link and be amazed by just how much the liberals have accomplished.

The Emergent Church?

From Bloomberg.com:

Visitors to the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa won't find the Gideon Bible in the nightstand drawer. Instead, on the bureau will be a copy of ``An Inconvenient Truth,'' former Vice President Al Gore's book about global warming.

How appropriate.

No Baez

Joan Baez was not given approval to sing at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as she wanted.

Baez whined that she didn't know why she wasn't allowed to perform.

Gee, Joan... Maybe because of your disrespect of the troops in the past? Maybe because wounded soldiers shouldn't have to deal with your disapproval and outright scorn of them?

Egocentric cow.

If I Were King Of The Forest...

The Cowardly Lions in the Democratic party's lineup of presidential hopefuls have come out with their plans for Iraq:

(Emphasis mine)


Delaware Sen. Joe Biden:

Withdraw almost all U.S. forces by the end of 2007. Maintain a residual force of about 20,000 troops for counterterrorism efforts, protection from foreign threats and training for Iraqi security forces. Divide Iraq along autonomous ethnic lines, with a central Iraqi government only for border security, foreign policy and to divide fairly the nation's oil resources. Gain cooperation from Sunni Arabs by guaranteeing them 20 percent of oil revenues. Convene with the United Nations a regional security conference to pledge support for the power-sharing agreement. Increase reconstruction assistance and establish a jobs program to keep youth away from crime.

Youth jobs program? CRIME?

Obviously, Biden has no grasp of the real problems in the Middle East. We aren't talking crime, we're talking about HOMICIDE BOMBING, and a job isn't going to deter the killers from carrying out the word of their god!


New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton:

Begin redeploying (Democratic term meaning "retreat.") troops out of Iraq within 90 days. Supports a goal of all removing all combat troops except those needed for residual missions by March 2008. Residual forces would be charged with training and equipping Iraqi security forces, counterterrorism activities, protecting U.S. personnel and facilities, and protecting the Kurds in northern Iraq. Require the Iraqi government to meet benchmarks such as passage of oil law and reducing sectarian influence in security forces or cut off U.S. funding for security forces and reconstruction.

Why should the Iraqis worry about us cutting funding. It's clear that we've already cut off support and, if Shrillary gets her way, all military aid will be cut off as well, leaving the Iraqis at the mercy of Iran and it's allies.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd:

Immediately redeploy (retreat) combat troops out of Baghdad and other urban areas to other less populated areas; to bases in Kuwait and Qatar; and to Afghanistan. Remaining troops would have a narrow mission of training and equipping Iraqi security forces, counterterrorism activities and protecting U.S. personnel and facilities.

Dodd's order for the troops: Hang out where there's no chance of you doing any good in areas that actually need military intervention. Look good for the camera, thereby making me look good.


Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards

Immediately withdraw 40,000 to 50,000 troops, along with any sent over as part of President Bush's plan in January to add 30,000 troops eventually. Bring home all combat troops within 12-18 months. Leave a residual force to help protect the U.S. Embassy and Americans offering humanitarian relief, and keep a force in the region to prevent civil war from spilling over into other countries, becoming a genocide or spreading terrorism.

Edward is clearly in the dark about the civil war angle. Most of the terror attacks in Iraq have been funded and equipped by Iran, and the last time I checked the map, they weren't provinces in the same country...

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Close all U.S. military bases in Iraq and withdraw the troops, while simultaneously ordering the return of all U.S. contractors and turning over their work to the Iraqi government. Convene a regional conference to develop a security and stabilization force made up of troops from other nations that would replace U.S. troops, a process he says will take at least three months. Fund the peacekeeping mission, a national reconciliation and reparations to the Iraqi people.

Kucinich is clearly insane. The U.S. carries the UN, and every world-scale military operation on planet Earth. Does he honestly think that Europe would help out the Iraqis, especially if we left?

And REPARATIONS?!? For what? Freeing them from a despot? If anyone needs to pay reparations to Iraq, it is the remnants of the Baath party, Iran and al-Quaida.


Illinois Sen. Barack Obama

Introduced legislation two months ago that would have begun bringing home troops by Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of Bush's speech declaring an end to major combat operations in Iraq. (Feeling a bit catty, are we?) All combat troops would be deployed out of Iraq by March 31, 2008. Allow for a temporary suspension of the redeployment (retreat) if the Iraqis meet specific security, political and economic benchmarks. (These requirements will be set so hight that it would be impossible for the Iraqis to meet them.) Leave a residual force of a size to be determined (purposefully vague) to help train Iraqi troops, participate in counterterror operations, protect U.S. personnel and maintain a presence at the Defense Department's attache office. Intensify training of Iraqi security forces. Recommend the appointment of a special envoy to oversee international diplomatic efforts to end the civil war in Iraq. (Is that the civil war with Iran? Just curious...)

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson

Withdraw troops by the end of 2007, including residual forces, unless Bush can show the Iraqi government is meeting established benchmarks. (Wait a minute... I thought this was what you'd do if YOU were president! What's Bush got to do with it?) Lead the way on providing aid for reconstruction and encouraging national reconciliation. Convene a regional conference.

Translation: I have no plan whatsoever. Does this sound good enough for a sound byte?

I'm Feelin' Good...

What a day...

We've got Tennet telling us that he's worried about al-Quaida having nukes, and Olmert is a confirmed failure as the Israeli PM.

On top of that, we've got a treacherous American with a co-incidentally Arabic name claiming he trained terrorists abroad to strike at us and our allies, and illegal Mexicans who claim that they are the "indigenous," and the "ONLY owners of this continent."

The whole continent, huh? Tell that to the Native Americans...

And, in crazy land, the Detroit NAACP is holding a symbolic funeral for the "N" word, saying they only wish to end hate... I wonder if any rappers will be in attendance?

On a brighter note, Michael Buble has released a new album today, "Call Me Irresponsible."

I plan to enjoy it immensely!