There is currently widespread and rabid demands for Ray Rice's head on a pike over a video of him punching his (then) girlfriend in the face, knocking her out. Rice was arrested back in February for simple assault, but the demands for excessive punishment only began once the media hyped the incident. There is no shortage of players in the NFL that have been arrested for criminal acts (and I'm not talking about speeding tickets) and are still collecting that seven figure pay check.
I have to ask, where's the outrage over the rest of the dirtbags that the NFL employs? UT San Diego has a database of NFL player arrests (click here to see it), and you may be surprised to see the number and seriousness of the arrests. Why? Because you've likely never heard of them before, since the media didn't choose to hype them the way they did the Rice case.
On August 31st of this year, Ray McDonald of the San Francisco 49ers was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence. Where's the outrage? On July 20th, St Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct. Where's the outrage? On July 19th, Eagles safety Keelan Johnson was arrested for assaulting a police officer. Where's the outrage?
I submit that the NFL only punishes those that the media demands they punish. Again, I ask, where's the outrage over the other criminal acts of NFL players? Why is the media silent on those counts? Why do those players get a free pass by the media and league? Rice did nothing worse than other players, but he doesn't rate to play football anymore, or something. If we're going to hold him to a certain standard, let's hold the other domestic abusers, dopers, drunk drivers, and cop beaters to the same standard.
In a move that can only be described as puzzling, the Huffington Post has hired former NFL player Donte Stallworth as a "fellow to cover national security." Let me go ahead and point out the 800 pound gorilla in the room: Stallworth is a nutjob, having demonstrated his loose grip on reality with his 9/11 truther tweets in 2009. Oh, and there's that pesky little manslaughter conviction to go along with his national security ignorance.
The Washington Post blathers on about how great Stallworth is in an article (click here to read it) that seems to focus more on his love of homosexuals than anything else. Huffpo's Washington Bureau Chief, Ryan Grim, can't offer anything relevant to Stallworth's national security expertise (or lack of it), but attempts to justify the hire by stating, "...his LGBT work brought him to our attention and impressed us." Well, that's just super.
Breitbart has a more focused piece (click here to read it) that points to Stallworth's insane tweets, while alluding to the obvious question: What in the hell are they smoking over at Huffpo?
Former President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an event held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). ISNA, according to the Justice Department, is one of the major funnels of money to Hamas, which is officially designated as a terrorist group. Looks like Carter is off his meds again.
Carter has long been considered the worst President in U.S. history and, of late, is popularly referred to as the second worst. Antics like this don't exactly help his image. Breitbart has an interesting piece on Carter's latest stupidity (click here to read it), in which they point out Carter's long-held belief that Israel is the bad guy, and Hamas is a peace-loving victim. The article references Carter's claim that Israel's actions are "...even worse instances of Apartheid than we witnessed in South Africa." What is Jimmy smoking?
Excuse the hell out of Israel for wanting to keep those who have vowed to destroy them on the outside of Israel (unlike us, with our wide open borders). Israel is the last shining example of how to treat the clearly stated threat that is islam. Carter, on the other hand, willingly aids our known enemies.
The Breitbart article points out that Carter's actions may very well be in direct violation of federal law. Since Jimmy is a democrat, he'll get a free pass by the MSM, as well as our blatantly corrupt Justice Department. Nothing to see here folks; move along.
An interesting article in the U.K.'s Daily Mail (click here to read it) shows some disturbing photos and tweets that were allegedly posted by ISIS terrorists from right here in the U.S. One photo was taken in Chicago, and the other in front of the White House. Their tweet said, "We are in your state," "We are in your cities," "We are in your streets."
The FBI has since sent warnings to police forces across the country to be on the lookout for terrorist activities based upon these tweets and other intelligence.
An old friend of mine, who is also a fellow Marine, states that while conducting training in the Arizona desert (near our wide open border with Mexico), he has come across ravines filled with garbage from the illegal immigrants that are invading our nation on a continuous basis. Among the garbage were korans, prayer rugs, and various documents with Arabic text. Muslims are sneaking into our country along with the other invaders.
It is not politically correct to point out that islam's stated goal is to convert or kill every non-muslim on the planet. Our nation is referred to as, "The great Satan," by most islamic groups. The liberal mindset is that all cultures are equal, and stating otherwise makes you a xenophobe, islamophobe, or some other sort of phobe (insert label du jour here). That mindset is incredibly dangerous on every level. Islam is not compatible with Western Civilization. We cannot continue to ignore the threat that islam represents to our very existence without dire consequences.
There very well might be "moderate" muslims out there that do not desire to destroy our way of life, but they are strangely silent. There is no shortage, however, of muslims that dance in the streets, celebrating acts of terrorism around the globe. It doesn't matter if we try to be "sensitive to their feelings," or some other such hogwash; they still want to kill us all. Our impotent government allows these cretins to practice their cult in our nation, and spew their hatred of all things Western. I'm sick of it, and I'm sick of our liberal politicians acting like they cannot see the obvious.
Make no mistake, we are at war with islam. To deny that, for the sake of not offending them, is foolish and dangerous.
*Note: Lack of capitalization is by design, as I lack any respect for the cult of islam.
Let me preface this piece by stating that I usually enjoy reading Todd Starnes' column on Fox. Not so today. Starnes penned a piece titled, "Feds ban school's beloved pink cookie," (click here to read it). The title would lead one to believe that the feds directly targeted a school's cafeteria, and its products, with legislation or administrative action. In truth, the Elyria, Ohio school's traditional dessert product simply doesn't meet the nutritional constraints of this administration's (admittedly silly) school lunch requirements.
While I think that Fedzilla is sticking its nose where it doesn't belong, Starnes' article is much ado about nothing. He states that the USDA requirements mandate that all school snacks must contain less than 200 calories; that's not an unreasonable requirement for a "snack." One only need look at the ingredients of the subject cookies to understand that they're far from healthy. So, I must ask, What's the big deal here? Residents of Elyria, Ohio can still eat as many sugary, fatty snacks as they'd like, they just can't get them in taxpayer funded school cafeterias. Want to feed your kids junk food at school? Pack them a lunch!
Obama's school nutritional rules are poorly executed, but I can't fault anyone for expecting that taxpayer funded school meals be somewhat nutritious.
What are your thoughts?
In an opinion piece that Eric Holder wrote for The Saint Louis Post Dispatch (click here to read it), Eric Holder pushes the failed logic that skin color should be the deciding factor in the hiring of police officers. He states, "...police forces should reflect the diversity of the communities they serve."
I say that our nation's Attorney General is an idiot. I say that I would rather live in a town where the police force hires the most qualified persons to do the job, regardless of their skin color.
He also blathers on about "...the deeper conversation that the legitimate demonstrators are trying to advance." More asinine drivel. What conversation topic would that be? That there's too many white cops? That when things don't go their way, African Americans are justified in robbing, looting, and burning down their neighborhoods?
I'll give credit where it's due; Holder's letter asks the residents of Ferguson to be patient and not participate in the appalling acts that have been on display there lately. Aside from that, it misses the mark.
I won't even get into the racist
rantings of the usual suspects on the left over the recent events in
Ferguson, MO. I will, however, point out the blatant hypocrisy of the
left that can be seen there.
Democrats rabidly decry gun owners as
extremists and claim that only the police should have guns. Democrats
then get in an uproar after the police shoot an unarmed man. Which is
it? Can you pick one and stick with it? The phrase, "I told you so,"
comes to mind.
Those of us that live in the real world
are quick to point out to our misguided friends on the left that if only
the government (that includes police) has guns, we are no longer
citizens, but subjects. We become servants, serfs. We are at the mercy
of our government.
Today, we see small business owners and
home owners in Ferguson taking up arms to defend their lives and
livelihoods from the mobs of looters, thieves, thugs, and other garbage
that is running rampant in their neighborhoods. The police have backed
down for fear of racist figureheads like Al Sharpton and their cohorts
in the media.
Ferguson is a prime example of why our
2nd Amendment is paramount to our very survival as a nation and as a
people. Democrats will still come up with excuses for their irrational
beliefs, but their arguments don't hold water.
