In all the uproar about Obama’s refusal to label terrorists of the Muslim faith as being terrorists of the Muslim faith, what’s gotten somewhat lost is Obama’s failure to explain why he won’t label their Christian victims as Christians, and … Continue reading →
There’s been much reaction to Obama’s stated reasons for not tying the terrorists to the Muslim religion they so obviously espouse. Before I add mine, let’s look at the heart of his explanation/excuse: [ISIS and al Qaeda] try to portray … Continue reading →
The right is having a field day with Marie Harf’s latest pronouncement on the way to fight ISIS (see this, for example). Here’s Harf (speaking to Chris Matthews): MATTHEWS: How do we stop this? I don’t see it…If i were … Continue reading →
There’s a must-read article in The Atlantic by Graeme Wood, entitled “What ISIS Really Wants.” What does it want? Oh, not so much. Merely to rule the world, and to have the apocalyptic vision in which it believes fulfilled. The … Continue reading →
Extremist Muslim terrorists shout their religion to the skies and cite chapter and verse—but to Obama, they have nothing to do with Islam. When they target Jews for slaughter in kosher grocery stores, Obama has some difficulty making the connection, … Continue reading →
[UPDATE 9 PM: The shooter has been identified as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein.] Danish authorities haven’t been quick to give out the details of yesterday’s dual attack in Copenhagan, but so far it appears that it is mirroring the recent … Continue reading →
There’s an old and un-PC saying coined by Jewish sociolographer and neocon Milton Himmelfarb: Jews earn like Episcopalians, and vote like Puerto Ricans. Commenter “John Dough” may or may not be aware of Himmelfarb’s barb, but he has a related … Continue reading →
David Axelrod has made an admission in his new book: Barack Obama misled Americans for his own political benefit when he claimed in the 2008 election to oppose same sex marriage for religious reasons, his former political strategist David Axelrod … Continue reading →
Commenter “DNW” asked yesterday: …[C]an anyone…tell me why an even moderately religious or observant Jew, would continue to speak of left-wing atheist progressives, as “Jews”? Not that you would necessarily know. I just have no one else to ask. I’ll … Continue reading →
I get weary when I read things like the text of President Obama’s remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast: And lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the … Continue reading →
You may or may not be familiar with the Duggar family of the reality TV show “19 Kids and Counting.” I don’t watch the show often, but I’ve seen it now and then, and one theme that began a while … Continue reading →
There’s been a flurry of publicity over the fact that the boy featured in the book The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven now says the whole thing was a lie. The book has been pulled: The best-selling book, first … Continue reading →