The real reason Ortho kids leave

I read this today in the Jerusalem Post and while I have mixed feelings about Shmuly Boteach as he fails to admit a key factor in kids leaving the fold: hypocrisy. Kids are being taught "do as I say, not as I do" and thus have no role models. He points out that parents leave the religious education to the teachers but there are many instances where the teacher is not a role model either. When a school or a parent emphasizes the importance of modest dress to a child and then the parent or teacher commits an act that is far from modest, what kind of message are we sending our children? It's not okay to wear a skirt that is above the knee but it is okay to commit tax evasion or welfare fraud or arson or child molestation. At some point a child will grow up and eventually read a newspaper or come to his senses and realize the parent/rabbi/teacher/neighbor was not away on a long business trip but in a federal penitentiary. Kids have come to realize that it is better to act like a mensch - pay their taxes follow the laws of land and be upstanding citizens than to wear a skirt below the knee. I also believe that just because a child does not follow the exact rules that were imparted to them by their educators as the proper was to be a religious person does not mean that child has left the fold. It means that child has chosen to practice Judaism as he believes is the right way for him not the way a teacher/rabbi/parent believed was right (as many usually have agendas of what is right and wrong and it's usually my way or the highway). Rabbi Boteach failed to mention that hypocrisy and lack of role models is the real reason children are leaving the fold. A parent can be home all day with the child teaching him Torah but if the parent is not living Torah than everything he is teaching the child is for naught.

Sharia Law and Haredim - no difference

As I have said before there is no difference between the morality police in Iran and the modesty patrol in Jerusalem. In 2004, the Iranians stoned to death a 16 year old rape victim. Over the past few years the "modesty patrol" in Jerusalem have been attacking anyone who was deemed to threaten the morality of the community. In their twisted eyes, a threat can be a store owner selling Ipods or a 28 year old single woman talking to someone of the opposite sex.

If we do not hold higher moral standards than our enemies than what's the difference between us and them???

Obama's Disregard for Babies

In 2002 Barack Hussein Obama - herein known as B. Hussein- was the only Democrat in the Illinois Legislature who voted against the Induced Infant Liability Act. The Act states "all children who are born alive are entitled to equal protection under the law regardless of the circumstances surrounding the birth." It basically states that if a baby survives an abortion it is to be treated as a live human being and cared for as such. Obama's excuse for voting against this humane bill was he was protecting a woman's right to choose and he saw this Act as a stepping stone to making abortion illegal. Abortion is a huge issue for Democrats; it is interesting that no other Democrat in the Senate saw this bill in that light and in fact supported it. Once a child is born it is not up to another human being to end that baby's life. I think that's called infanticide. The bill clearly states "it is the intent of the General Assembly to protect a child who is born alive as the result of an induced labor abortion or any other abortion and to ensure that the child receives all medical care necessary to preserve and protect the life, health, and safety of the child."

This has nothing to do with a women's right to choose. Her choice is over after the abortion failed. Once the baby is born alive it is up to no woman, man or Senator to decide if this child is going to live or die.

If B. Hussein does not see the sanctity of one human life; how can he see the sanctity of 350 million human lives?

May God Avenge Their Blood

Today in Jerusalem, an Islamo Nazi massacred students in a Yeshiva. This is truly tragic that the world is turning a blind eye to this heinous act. The retaliation must be swift and brutal. We must obliterate the Gaza Strip. Allan Dershowitz was on CNN tonight calling for a harsh retaliation and if the terrorists are hiding in kindergartens than so be it. They do not value life, they are a culture of death. We should not risk our lives to save theirs when they have no value of live. May God avenge their blood.

Proposal

Yesterday, an Israeli friend of mine called me up and asked me for a "small favor." He claimed that his business visa had expired and wanted to know if I would marry him for a green card and he would compensate me greatly. I asked him what's in it for me? He told me he would pay me whatever I want. So I told him my rate is $200,000.00. He then told me the going rate is between $5,000 - $10,000. I told him it costs between $10,000 - $14,000 for a green card the legal way. He tried to convince me that everyone does it and it's no big deal. I told him thanks but no thanks. I told him you are welcome in this country; just come in through the door not the window. He asked me to ask any of my friends if they would be interested, as if I am gonna pimp out my friends for a green card.

Delusional Jewish Democrats

Don't forget this picture when you vote for Hilary tomorrw. It doesn't mean you should vote for B. Hussain Obama either.

Dangerous Virus ;-)

I got this from a friend....:-)

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Life's a Bitch!

Thanks!

To those who served and continue to serve. You are the real heroes and I salute you all.

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heros of SEAL Team 10

This weekend I read a book that is a must read for every patriotic American. Lone Survivor tells the heart wrenching story of Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, a battle against 150 Taliban terrorists. In June of 2005 Luttrell, Danny Dietz, Matt Axelson and Michael Murphy set out on a mission in the treacherous mountains of eastern Afghanistan to find a Taliban leader and his henchmen. They positioned themselves on a mountain where they would be able to keep an eye on him and once he was spotted they would call for back up and reinforcements. As Luttrell lay in a hollowed out tree he saw an Afghani goat herder walking right up to him with an axe, followed by two more goat herders and about 100 goats. The team of SEALs gathered around the goat herders and although they were unarmed (although I think an ax can be used as a weapon) they were uncooperative and refused to answer any questions. What happened next was heartbreaking to read as these heroes were about to seal their fate. They were in a quandary of whether they should kill the goat herders or let them loose. These four heroes were faced with a dilemma that should never had made it's way onto the battlefield - those arcane Rules of Engagement, which states that a soldier may not fire on an unarmed civilian. On this heated mountain they all discussed that if they killed these goat guys, they would spend many, many years in an American prison and the liberal media would tear them apart. Luttrell made the fateful deciding vote to let the goat fucks loose. Within 45 minuted they were surrounded by 150 Taliban fighters armed to the teeth. These four brave men fought and killed over one hundred Taliban. The SEALs were severely wounded, one missing part of his face, another missing part of his hand, yet they kept fighting. One of the tragic parts of all this was that one of the radios were not working. So, the only way to get in touch with their base was by cell phone. Murphy made the heroic decision that cost him his life to go out into the open and make that cell phone call. While on the phone he was shot in the stomach and back, but the call went through and when he hung up the phone he picked up his gun and continued fighting until he died. There were many acts of heroism on the mountain on that day and it is truly heart wrenching and moving to read. I think I used an entire box of tissues reading this book. The helicopter that came to rescue these SEALs was attacked by an RPG and all 16 on board were killed.

Luttrell spent the next 40 hours crawling around the mountain killing Taliban while trying to remain hidden. He was severely wounded and had lost his pants. He heard Army helicopters around him but his throat was clogged with mud and could not speak into his radio. I will not go into the harrowing details how he searches for water while dodging Taliban bullets. He manages to find a stream of water and at the stream he met some Afghani shepard's who decide to protect him. They took him to their village, risking the lives of everyone in the village. The Taliban had surrounded the town and placed a bounty on Luttrell's head. After several days, he was no longer safe in the village and started to head out to an Army post several miles away. He was met by special ops guys and the rest is history.

I can not even begin to imagine the suffering this Luttrell went through. To see all your friends die, you are in a foreign country, on enemy territory, not knowing if people know you are alive, seeing rescue so close - yet so far. The stamina, courage, faith and strength is a testament of what a real man is made of and the fantastic training of the Navy SEALs. Reading about his ordeal of his days all alone and wounded in the mountain and in the village (although some villagers were friendly - some came to torture him) and the reality of the unknown still sends shivers down my spine. It's amazing that he never lost hope, kept fighting and his determination to get out alive is inspirational. He knew it was his job to tell the world about how his friends died as a heroes.

The part of the book that made me mad was that all these 19 men would be alive today if not for the phony rules of engagement. Rules written by some politician who probably never fired a gun or put on a uniform. Our soldiers are professional warriors, war is their job, the battlefield is their office. Once on the battlefield, there should be no second guessing about any rules, no thoughts of "if I shoot this raghead, will I spend the next 20 years behind bars." The rules must be abolished and let the soldiers do what they are trained to do. It is unnerving to think that 19 of this country's very best would be alive today if the ROE's did not weigh so heavily on the minds of those SEALs that day on the mountain. What if the SEALs had killed the goat herders and even if the locals would find the bodies or they would have come looking for the goats, the SEALs still would have had enough time to call for help and reassess the mission. Lt. Murphy could have used the cell phone to call without a barrage of bullets raining down on him. Even if the Taliban came looking for them, it could have been 4 or 5 hours later instead of 45 minuted later.

May God avenge the blood of these heroes and may their lives serve as an inspiration to all of us!

Crosshairs...

Why are they so surprised??

I have meant to post this sooner but I have been super busy. I don't understand why Columbia University is so surprised that swastikas appeared on campus a few weeks ago. You invite Hitler, you are going to have swastikas, it should surprise no one. Mr. Bolinger, get your head out of your ass.

Warlord: No Better Friend. No Worse Enemy.

A must read for every patriotic American.

Marine 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano is a true American hero. Raised on the tough streets of NY he enlisted in the Marines after high school and fought in the first Gulf War. When he completed his tour of duty he became a successful businessman in NYC. And then came 9/11. Once again he selflessly shaved his head, shined his boots and reported for duty as a United States Marine. Leaving a pregnant wife and small child at home he went off to the hell hole also known as Iraq. During a firefight he shot two Iraqi men who were not obeying his commands and in turn an asswipe "marine" (who I don't understand for the life of me ever made it into the Marines) falsely reported to his superiors that Pantano had murdered this Iraqi's in cold blood. Pantano was charged with pre-meditated murder and returned stateside to literally fight for his life on US soil.

This book was a great read. It gave a very clear picture what our heroic men in uniform have to go through on a daily basis on the battlefield. You feel the apprehension, the anxiety, the fear and the strength of these brave men fighting the scum of the earth. He put me in the firefight. I felt like I was on patrol. There was no PC bull crap. He was a breath of fresh air. There was no politics just brutal honesty about war. The more I read the more angry I got. I could not believe the government wasted one penny even investigating this true hero. Why does the government send our boys off to war to fight the filth of the planet and then second guess them is beyond me and any rationale person. Pantano was charged with pre-meditated murder; shouldn't everyone who goes to war be charged with pre-meditated murder since they are all given weapons with the intention to use them to maim and kill. It seems pre-meditated to me. This case was such a farce. No American soldier should have to be second guessing his gut instinct to kill a terrorist on the battlefield. The name Ilario Pantano should have never become a household name. Pantano should be compensated for the physical pain and more importantly the emotional pain and suffering he and his family endured as a result of this madness.

If Pantano intentionally killed a US soldier I could understand a court martial, but an Iraqi raghead??? As far as I'm concerned the heroic US soldiers have done enough for the Iraqi people. It's time for the Iraqi's to fight for their own freedom. Its time that the soldiers stop risking their lives for people who don't give a rats ass about the US soldiers who built schools, roads, and most of all liberated them from a tyrant. The Iraqi's need to fight their own war now. We have given them the tools now it needs to be their sons and daughters coming home in black body bags. If the Iraqi's don't take control of their own lives than its clear that they don't value life and we should finally use the bunker busters and B-2's and B-52's and every time a US soldier is killed an Iraqi town is decimated. Remember Dresden? One Sunni town and the next soldier killed it will be a Shiite town - we will treat them as equals. Only when the Iraqi's stop acting like 8th century barbarians will there be peace there until then we can only cry for our dead boys coming home in bags and pray for the wounded who are coming home maimed. May God bless them all with the highest level of blessing.

Will the REAL Abbas Please Stand Up!!!

It has been pissing me off over the past few days how the media is trying to make Abbas seem like a dove and an innocent peacemaker... he is a terrorist in a dress suit...

Here he is in his own words:


On recognizing Israel:” It is not required of Hamas, or of Fatah, or of the Popular Front to recognize Israel” (Al-Arabiya [Dubai] and PA TV, October 3, 2006).
Fighting Israel: “We have a legitimate right to direct our guns against Israeli occupation ... Our rifles, all our rifles are aimed at The Occupation” ( Jerusalem Post, January 11, 2007; Independent Media & Review Analysis, January 12, 2007).

On Jews: “The sons of Israel are corrupting humanity on earth” ( World Net Daily, January 11, 2007).

On Israel: “the Zionist enemy” (Associated Press, January 4, 2005; CNN.com, January 7, 2005).

On suicide bombers: “Allah loves the martyr” ( Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2005).
On wanted Palestinian terrorists: “heroes fighting for freedom” ( Age [Melbourne], January 3, 2005); ” Israel calls them murderers, we call them strugglers” (Jerusalem Post, December 25, 2004).

On Palestinian terrorist leaders Yasser Arafat, Hamas’ Ahmad Yasin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi and Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Fathi Shikaki: “martyrs” (Palestinian Media Center , September 9, 2005)

On Hamas: “We must unite the Hamas and Fatah blood in the struggle against Israel as we did at the beginning of the intifada. We want a political partnership with Hamas” ( Jerusalem Post, February 5, 2007).

On Yasser Arafat: “It is our duty to implement the principles of Yasser Arafat” ( Haaretz, January 3, 2005); “We will continue in the path of the late president until we fulfill all his dreams” (Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2005); “The Palestinian leadership won’t stray from Arafat’s path” (Yediot Ahronot, November 11, 2006)

On disarming Palestinian terrorists: a “red line” that must not be crossed (Washington Times, January 3, 2005)/LI>

On jailed Palestinian terrorists: “our heroes.” (Israel National News, May 26, 2006).
On the so-called ‘right of return’ of Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants which, if implemented would end Israel as a Jewish state: “The issue of the refugees is non-negotiable” ( Jerusalem Post, January 11, 2007).

On the Lebanese terrorist group Hizballah: A source of pride and sets an example for the “Arab resistance” (Jerusalem Post, August 6, 2006).

Saddam Hussein: ” Saddam Hussein has entered history as a symbol of Pan-Arab nationalism” (Independent Media Review and Analysis , December 31, 2006).

Mahmoud Abbas’ acts:
Holocaust denial: He wrote a PhD thesis and published a book denying the Holocaust.

Terrorist group Fatah: He co-founded with arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat the terrorist group Fatah, whose Constitution to this day calls for the destruction of Israel (Article 12) and the use of terrorism against Israelis as an indispensable part of the struggle to achieve that goal (Article 19).

Funding terrorism: as senior PLO official, he funded the Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes in 1972.

Terror & incitement to violence: He has refused to implement the signed Oslo agreements and the 2003 Roadmap peace plan which requires him to fight, arrest, extradite and jail terrorists and confiscate their weaponry and end the incitement to hatred and murder in the PA-controlled media, mosques, schools and youth camps that feeds it.

Terrorists’ plan for more violence: In May 2006, he endorsed the so-called ‘Prisoners’ Plan’, a document produced by jailed Palestinian terrorists, that endorses continued terrorism against Israel, legitimizes the murder of Jews, does not accept Israel’s existence as a Jewish state, abrogates Palestinian obligations under the signed Oslo agreements and the 2003 Roadmap peace plan, and insists on the ‘right of return.’

Money for suicide bombers’ families : In December 2005, he approved legislation mandating financial benefits to be paid to families of killed Palestinian terrorists.

Mecca Agreement: In March 2007, he formed a unity government with Hamas under the Mecca Agreement that called for more violence, not peace and reconciliation with Israel.
Despite this record, Israel and the U.S. are describing Abbas as a moderate and a peacemaker they intend to support. Prime Minister Olmert, en route to the U.S. to meet with President Bush, said that he saw “an opportunity that has not existed for a long time” now that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had dissolved his unity government with Hamas. The U.S. has indicated that it intends to continue funding, arming and training the forces of Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah. The State Department spokesman, Sean McCormack said that the role of American Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton, who was in charge of American training and bolstering of the Fatah forces that were overrun by Hamas in Gaza, will be reevaluated in the coming weeks. “In the days and weeks ahead we’re going to take a look at that to see how to proceed with the security assistance program, how Keith Dayton is going to continue working with the Palestinians ... I believe that he has every intention and that we have every intention of his continuing his work with the Palestinians.” A U.S. diplomat said that he expected the 15-month-old foreign aid embargo on the PA to be lifted once Abbas appointed an emergency government without Hamas ( Jerusalem Post, June 17, 2007). The Middle East Quartet (United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia) has also issued a statement of support for Abbas and his decision over the weekend to dissolve the PA unity government ( State Department, June 16).

ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said, “It is incomprehensible that President Bush and Prime Minister Olmert would even consider referring to Abbas as a peacemaker and working towards supporting, funding and arming him when he has done precisely nothing to fulfill Palestinian Arab commitments under the signed Oslo agreements and the 2003 Roadmap peace plan. He has not jailed terrorists, confiscated illegal weapons, or closed the bomb factories. He has not ended the incitement to hatred and murder in the PA-controlled media, mosques, schools and youth camps that feed terrorism. This should not be surprising, since his own Fatah, especially the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, are just as much involved in suicide bombing and other acts of terrorism as Hamas, the Popular Front, the Popular Resistance Committees and other Palestinian Arab terrorism groups. Both Fatah and Hamas have each murdered nearly 500 Israelis in nearly 7 years of suicide bombing and terrorism.
“Despite this, the Bush Administration and the Olmert government act as though Abbas and Fatah were moderates who should be strengthened and with whom peace negotiations are desirable. The impression is given that Abbas’ dissolving of the PA unity government with Hamas is somehow an opportunity for peace-making. This is a terrible mistake. It is vital that the United States and Israel cease the policy of funding, arming and diplomatically supporting Abbas and Fatah, which has ensured that the PA remains an unreformed terrorist regime. It is after Abbas and Fatah who retain control over the content of Palestinian textbooks and the media, both of which promote hatred of Jews, Israel, Christians and America. The U.S. and Israel are making the same mistake they made when they falsely stated that Yasser Arafat was a moderate peacemaker, and on that false premise made concessions to his Fatah regime which resulted in a surge of terrorism and placed Israel in greater danger.
“Also exposed again is, Mahmoud Abbas’ real attitude towards terrorism against Israeli civilians. It has been reported that Abbas has rejected an offer by the Arab League Secretary-General, Amr Moussa, to negotiate with Hamas’ Khaled Meshaal. A spokesman for Abbas has actually called Hamas ‘murderers’ and Abbas aide Yasser Abed Rabbo was also quoted as describing Hamas as ‘killers’ ( Jerusalem Post, June 19, 2007). Yet, whenever Hamas murdered Israelis, he never referred to them as killers. Until now, Abbas did not lift a finger to stop terrorism against Israelis. On the contrary, he previously praised terrorists wanted by Israel as ‘heroes fighting for freedom,’ stated that ‘Israel calls them murderers, we call them strugglers.’ Abbas also described Hamas terrorist chieftain Sheikh Ahmad Yasin as a ‘martyr.’ So much for Abbas condemning terrorism and working to end it.
“Now, however, when he himself is under attack from Hamas, Abbas can suddenly reject dealing with Hamas, authorize Fatah to fight Hamas with full force and describe them as ‘murderers.’ The conclusion is obvious: Palestinian Arabs who murder Jews are not terrorists so far as Mahmoud Abbas is concerned. It seems that when Hamas kills Jews, that’s acceptable. It only when Hamas kills Arabs that it becomes a problem.
“Mahmoud Abbas got himself into this situation of empowering Hamas and legitimizing it by forming a unity government with it. It is not the responsibility of Israel, the United States or anyone else to save him and his forces now that Hamas has decided to take over Gaza. Abbas has done nothing to merit our support. It is vital that we do not decide at this moment to continue faster in the same wrong direction of trying further to empower Abbas. Until and unless Abbas take steps to fulfill all Palestinian obligations under the Oslo Agreements, there should be neither diplomatic, financial or military support nor other rewards and concessions for Abbas and the PA.”
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Mr. President, don't forget the troops!

Today, President Bush went to the GOP in congress and in every sense begged them to support his immigration bill (read: amnesty bill). It is very disturbing that the president did not show this enthusiasm when pushing the war funding bill to support our troops serving overseas. He seems to let that one slide. He should be pushing the bill that would support the troops whom he sent to war and not a bill that supports the criminals living in this country. Let's face it you come to this country illegally - you have committed a crime.

Mr. President, you do not have a mandate and you no longer speak for me and many of my conservative brethren feel that you have abandoned your conservative roots. It's time you switch parties. Your spending is out of control. Gas prices are sky rocketing. Why are your friends the Saudis stiffing us? Why isn't the war paying for itself? The Iraqis have enough oil to support their own war! If the Iraqis want to slaughter each other that is their prerogative. When are you going to take care of Iran? Have you succumbed to the appeasement tactics of Chamberlain? Why don't you support the men and women who wear our uniform? Why do we have heroes like Pantano and Lozano fighting for their lives; not on a battlefield in Iraq - but in the battlefields of the courtroom! Soldiers should not have to second guess in a battle whether the next shot fired from their gun is going to land them in a courtroom. War is ugly, people get killed - question the actions of the enemy - not the actions of the brave soldiers who risk their lives everyday to serve this country. Why have you allowed the incarceration of two border guards, yet, the drug smuggler is still free to roam? Why are you giving amnesty to criminals, to people who have no respect for the laws of the land that they need to come in through the window and not the front door. Thieves come in through windows; guests come through the front door. If we need the labor so badly, why not eliminate all the recipients of welfare and in lieu of them sitting on their lazy asses all day - let them do the farm work! That should end welfare right then and there! Mr. President, enough is enough - remember those who put you where you are... remember our voices... remember the voices of those soldiers who aren't coming back because they didn't have the right ammo or equipment because you pushed more for the illegals than you did for the heroes - May their memory serve as a blessing for us all! Never forget!

Nazis in Israel - The view from my hotel

I asked these anti-Semites if they were protesting the Arab occupation of Jewish land?

Israel and beyond...

This past week has been a hectic one to say the least. I returned from Israel earlier in the week and I had the longest bout of jet-lag. It probably did not help the fact that the day I landed I got off the plane went to Long Island, Staten Island, Manhattan Island back to Staten Island and back to Manhattan. In any case, I was in Israel for a few weeks celebrating my brother's wedding. I think this trip to Israel was an eye opener for me - I cant live in Israel until they get rid of the socialist society and the mentality of "the government will provide" becomes extinct. Another interesting factor I noticed is that the single Anglo girls living in Israel who made aliyah in the past few years seem to have one purpose to their existence - obtaining an MRS. Many of them have the mentality of I will teach in a gan, work in a dentist office, babysit or do whatever until they find "rich" Mr. Right and at that point there is no need to have any professional goals because babies will come hard and fast and since the government will provide there is no point in even thinking long term finances - UGH! I am off the aliyah bandwagon at this point. One of my brother's sheva brachot was on a night hike sponsored by Nefesh B'Nefesh and my new sister in law's brother was walking behind me on the hike and of course all these single new immigrants were all over him and they were bombarding him with questions and were pestering him why he didn't want to make aliyah. The ever so polite Canadians response was because I like living in Calgary but these pestering JAPS kept saying there is no future for Jews in Canada etc... I wanted to shout to these dumbfucks - HE IS NOT JEWISH!!! He looks like a typical Slavic non-Jew but of course these husband hungry girls probably just saw a male and wishfully thought they could convert him.

I rented a car and went to the Dead Sea for a day and it was fabulous! I got the massage of a lifetime. I noticed that at the spa there were people from all over the world with various types of skin conditions. As I sat in one of the hot tubs I was hopping that none of these skin conditions are contagious the longer I sat the more of a hypochondriac I became and finally pulled myself from the tub. I'm usually not a hypochondriac but some of those skin diseases looked scary.

One of my brother's air force buddies came in from Turkey for the wedding and we decided to go to Hebron early one morning. I was told women in the back so I sat with him in the back by the back door and all of the sudden a hassidic guy comes to me and with his back toward me says "women to the back, women to the back" I felt like Rosa Parks and I pretended I was deep in conversation with my brother's friend. The hasid behind me was American and politely translated and being that this Air Force Captain is a huge rule follower he promptly got up and moved to the back...

On my way to Israel I got to the Israir check in and saw that it was me and about 200 hassidic me and of course I could imagine my seat was probably between two of these folks so when I was going through security I said the Israeli security "is it gonna be me and them" and he said for your sake I hope there are others on the plane. He was a nice guy, he didnt ask me the usual bullshit security questions - he cracked a few jokes and then said remember not to take anything from those people who wear the kaffiyahs - you know who they are. I laughed thinking to myself I could not imagine someone from American Airlines saying the same thing and his job still waiting for him the next day. When I was going through TSA security on my way to the gate, once more I found myself alone in the sea of black hassidic men. When it was my turn to show my passport and ticket the agent asked me why all the men are throwing all their passports on the floor and she had to pick them up (she was not young!). My response was loud and clear and I told her that these men think that that they might get zapped by lightening if they treat women with respect and give them eye contact or god forbid they accidentally touch a women by showing her their passport. There was swift reaction and to my surprise the next few guys on the line put their passport on a book and handed the woman the book. That's what I call progress.

The wedding was very beautiful it was in a garden of a restaurant and the place stunning. The morning of the wedding I went to get my make up done by a haredi French lady who used to do make up for TV and movies and now that she is religious her husband does not allow her to do it on men. As she is applying the make-up we were discussing what kind of make ups she uses etc and then she said to me in her very thick french accent "you like my make-up I wearing?" I said it was very nice and then she said to me "I just make sex with my husband this morning and the make still on!" I almost fell off the make up stool. I then had to stare at her an inch from my face for the next hour - there is not a word to describe how I felt...

Don't Pump Gas Tomorrow - May 15th!

I am not from the anti-big corporations group, except for when it involves my wallet! Gas prices have sky-rocketted and it is time to tell the gas companies to shove it. If we hit 'em where it hurts (the "pocket") they may have a change of heart. I think we should do this the 15th of every month until the gas prices are lowered by 75%.

Happy 59th!!!

Happy Birthday Israel!

Hannity v. Sharpton

Last night I went with a friend to the Hannity v. Sharpton debate at the Sheraton Hotel in NYC. I was pretty impressed with Hannity, he was well prepared with a laundry list of Sharptons "statements taken out of context." Of course the main debate was Sharpton's hypocrisy in regards to race statements when whites are the speakers and when blacks are the speakers of the "racist" comment. Hannity read a list of Sharptons own statements that were racists and anti-Semitic. It was interesting to see that with every statement Hannity read Sharpton's voice became louder and louder and his tone more and more defensive. If he was really innocent, there is no reason to react so defensively. Sharpton's true colors as a charlatan shone brightly last night. I found it interesting that those cheering for Sharpton were black elderly folks who remember the Jim Crow laws and their mindset is still living in the 50's (because that's where Sharpton wants to keep them). The Hannity cheering crowd composed of whites and young blacks who see Sharpton for the fraud he is. There was not one white person in Sharptons "Amen" "Hallelujah" cheering squad. I think that speaks volumes.

Gown Hunting and Schmucks

I hate shopping! There I said it. I know it's an oddity for someone of the female gender. For me shopping is a boring necessity. I only go into a mall if I absolutely need something, otherwise I can manage with the (tremendous) amount of clothing I already have. However, now that my brother's wedding is creeping up on me, I need to find a dress and I need to find one fast. The last few weddings where I needed to wear a gown I had them made but it looks like I woke up too late to have that done since I am leaving to Israel in a month. Thus, I am forced to go into those dreaded stores. I went to about five stores so far and to no avail. Not only do I find these dresses hideous but they all need a tremendous amount of work (being that I have to add some sort of sleeve, take in the waist and of course a hem) If I could find a dress that was have decent looking, I wouldn't mind all the alterations. So, I dedicated yesterday to finding a dress. My friend told me to go to Filene's Basement in Union's Square because "they have tons of dresses" NOT. They had nothing. Nada. Zilch. I found a dress, but it was short but it was cute so I went to try it on, but the line for the dressing room almost reached Times Square. What I usually do when I find myself in this situation, I find a semi-private place by the coats or somewhere where no one goes and try on what ever I need to try on. I could not such a place because Filene's Basement is all windows that overlooks Union Square. I put the dress down and walked out of the store. I was so fed up with this whole dress hunting that I went to Barnes and Noble across the Square. The first book I saw was Schmucks!: Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad By Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder, two of the most entertaining guys around this town. I read the entire book in about a half hour, it was HILARIOUS!!! It was a breath of fresh air to read something so politically incorrect. It was great. An easy read and a good laugh. I was literally laughing out loud. I have seen Jackie perform live and this book is his act written down - he is very talented. It was a great pick me up after the gruelling shopping experience. I then went to Macy's in Herald Square, only to find they had nothing either. I think I am gonna take a break for now....

No Surprise - ABC News Politicizes VA Tech Tragedy

The bodies are still warm and ABC News has already politicized the massacre at VA Tech today. Half of the Nightline program tonight was dedicated to establishing tougher gun control laws. They interviewed victims of Columbine and other such shootings who were all supportive of tougher laws. For some reason these folks seem to think that guns have a mind of their own that they jump up and load their magazines themselves and start shooting at random. Proponents of tougher gun laws fail to realize that this murderer would have killed regardless of the laws. If the guns were obtained illegally than any gun prevention law would be ineffective. If the guns were legally possessed, a law still would not have prevented this tragedy. It is shameful that ABC News would stoop so low in making this a political issue. This is a tragedy, ABC could have the decency of letting the bodies cool before exposing their true colors as lobbyists for the anti - gun crowd.

Along the lines of the VA Tech tragedy - this really could have been prevented if students were armed. Students would have been armed if society was not so gun phobic and realize that guns can't kill if a person is not pulling the trigger.



The Roanoak Times

Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Gun bill gets shot down by panel

HB 1572, which would have allowed handguns on college campuses, died in subcommittee.
By Greg Esposito 381-1675

A bill that would have given college students and employees the right to carry handguns on campus died with nary a shot being fired in the General Assembly.
House Bill 1572 didn't get through the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety. It died Monday in the subcommittee stage, the first of several hurdles bills must overcome before becoming laws.

The bill was proposed by Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah County, on behalf of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. Gilbert was unavailable Monday and spokesman Gary Frink would not comment on the bill's defeat other than to say the issue was dead for this General Assembly session.
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."
Del. Dave Nutter, R-Christiansburg, would not comment Monday because he was not part of the subcommittee that discussed the bill.
Most universities in Virginia require students and employees, other than police, to check their guns with police or campus security upon entering campus. The legislation was designed to prohibit public universities from making "rules or regulations limiting or abridging the ability of a student who possesses a valid concealed handgun permit ... from lawfully carrying a concealed handgun."
The legislation allowed for exceptions for participants in athletic events, storage of guns in residence halls and military training programs.
Last spring a Virginia Tech student was disciplined for bringing a handgun to class, despite having a concealed handgun permit. Some gun owners questioned the university's authority, while the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police came out against the presence of guns on campus.
In June, Tech's governing board approved a violence prevention policy reiterating its ban on students or employees carrying guns and prohibiting visitors from bringing them into campus facilities.

Justice for the Duke accused

It has come to no surprise that the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case is a lying goldiging bitch. I have held this position from the beginning. This girl should be criminally charged with filing a false police report, perjury, obstruction of justice and whatever else they can pile on her. This is not the first time she has accused someone of rape and the charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence. She needs to learn her lesson and set precedent for any other lying goldigging ho's out there. It irks me to no end that the AG said she is not going to face criminal charges because she is mentally unstable and it was going to be of no purpose. Why wasnt her mental capabilities evaluated when she falsely accused these boys of rape??? Did anyone at the DA's office think to look at her checkered past to see that she is bipolar and she may be a lying bitch??? She has ruined the lives of three innocent players and not to mention the legal fees which some have suggested have amounted to over $1 million per accused. Duke University should also have to pay for this. The 88 professors who rushed to convict these boys without a trier of fact should all lose their jobs. Off the bat they fired the lacrosse coach and suspended two of the accused based on false allegations before their trial. This is no different that Kobe Bryant's accuser who tried to weasel her way into millions by claiming she was raped by Kobe when in fact it was consensual sex. How many rape victims brag about the "anatomy" of the "rapist" hours after the rape (as the Kobe accuser had)?

As much as so called legal experts are claiming the falsely accused may not have legal recourse against the DA because he is entitled to sovereign immunity (see the 11th amendment). However, this immunity may be pierced if the prosecutor's actions were outside his scope of his duties as a prosecutor. Some may argue that refusing to admit exculpatory evidence from the defense amongst other misconduct by the DA will pierce the immunity.

In any case, these guys must sue the State of North Carolina (for malicious prosecution and violations of civil rights) and all the way down to each and every professor at Duke who slandered these boys and convicted them before their trial as did Sharpton, the NAACP, Jesse Jackson and every other shyster who accused these boys of this heinous crime must be exposed for their hypocrisy. Nifong is done. He will be disbarred by the end of the year for misconduct.

I dont think that this is coincidental that this broke at the same time Imus was thrown off the air. I am no fan of Imus but I am a fan of the First Amendment, he has every right to say what he said. It is ironic that these so called "civil rights leaders" had not a care in the world when three white men's civil rights were violated and made personal racial attacks on the Duke accused a year ago that were not true - and now they feel like they have the moral authority to determine who the racists are? I am sick and tired of the double standard for certain ethnic groups in this country. Someone has got to shut up Sharpton and Jackson. I haven't heard one apology from either of these clowns for the terrible things they said about the lacrosse players.

Kobe's accuser never faced the music and nor will this girl. Our legal system is supposed to work so that people are not falsely accused and the benefit of the doubt is given to the defendant. People are not allowed to go around falsely accusing people and not be punished for doing so. We are treading in dangerous waters when these people are not held accountable for their actions.

The truth about illegal aliens

You will not see this heart-stopping photo on the front page of the NY Times or on the lead story of the major news networks. The protestors put up the Mexican flag over the American flag flying upside down at Montebello High School in California .



This stunt will be the nail in the coffin of any guest-worker/amnesty plan on the table in Washington . The image of the American flag subsumed to another and turned upside down on American soil is already spreading on Internet forums and via e-mail. Learn from history, it is full of nations/empires that disappeared when its citizens no longer held their core beliefs and values. One person CAN make a difference. One plus one plus one plus one plus one plus one......... The battle for our secure borders and immigration laws that actually mean something, however, hasn't even begun.

Is this a punishment? Shame on Columbia University

Last week Columbia University released the punishment for the anarchists who rushed the stage last October at a Minutemen Event held at Columbia, ending the event and curtailing freedom of speech. Shamefully, it took the university SIX MONTHS to come up with a "punishment" for these lunatics. They were given a WARNING. Is this a punishment? If lunatic anarchists like these see that they only receive a warning, what prevents them from repeating this behavior? They paid no price for their outrageous behavior. This will encourage more students to rush stages at events in which the views of the speaker maybe different than their own. Columbia set a very dangerous precedent. These students should have been expelled and their transcripts should reflect their misbehavior. This would prevent anymore such incidents. Further, future employers and grad schools have a right to know that a candidate can not respect the views of others and become out of control when they disagree with an individual. Lee Bolinger has got to go. He had a chance to rectify what was done on his campus and he failed as an administrator and as an educator. Shame on you, Mr. Bolinger!

What a slap in the face

All in the civilized world breathed a collective sigh of relief when we saw the British hostages land at Heathrow airport today. However, the dust hadn't even settled and critics are already judging the actions of the sailors while they were in captivity. Traditionally, the protocol for servicemen held hostage is to state their name, rank and serial number. These poor hostages are coming under fire for drinking tea, smiling and giving "apologetic" interviews. No one knows what the past 13 days have been for these sailors and marines held by a bunch of lunatic terrorists. Further, "traditionally" doesn't apply anymore, we are not fighting a traditional war. It is a slap in the face and it undermines their service when elements of the population (AKA the media) draws conclusions on how they should have acted while in captivity. Until you walk an inch in the shoes of these hostage no body has a right to judge their actions while they were held by terrorist thugs.

This is War!!!

Once again, Iran has proven that they do not believe in diplomacy and that they crave war. The kidnapping of 15 British sailors in an overt act of war. Britain must not engage Iran with wussified diplomacy, they must show Iran that the West will not fold to their terroristic tactics. Britiain must give Iran a 24 hour deadline for the safe return of the sailors. If they are not returned safe and sound, bombs will start to fall on Tehran and they will not stop until every prisoner Iran has in captivity is released. No troops, no rebuilding, no regime change. Drop a few MOAB's and utilize all B-2 bombers, this will send a strong message to the Hitler in Iran that the West will not fold to his antics. God speed on a safe return of these sailors.

Welcome Home Laptop!!!

After 18 days in "rehab" my beloved laptop is back home. Of course it was not a smooth recovery. I dropped the laptop off at Best Buy on March 2nd and told them them to fix the broken hinge. On March 12, they told me that the computer was ready and I can come pick it up. They brought me the computer and I saw that the hinge was not fixed. I was told that there was no way to fix it. After giving these dumbasses a piece of my mind they promised to fix it. So its 18 days later and all is well with my beloved laptop and its broken hinge.

Hooters in Israel

I can't believe that it took this long for someone to bring Hooters to Israel. Hooters in big (no pun intended) in most beachy type places. I know along A1A in South FL you can find Hooters almost every other mile. Unlike the other American franchises that failed in Israel, Hooters will do great because sex sells in any language in any country. Of course, you know if you see any haradis there, you know they come for the wings!

I think the coalition forces in Iraq should open some Hooters franchises in Baghdad and Falluja it might help the terrorists think about something else aside for blowing themselves up!