Democrats’ New Intelligence Chairman Needs a Crash Course on al Qaeda

After Nancy Pelosi was finally talked out of putting an impeached Federal judge in charge of the House Intelligence Committee, she went and placed Texas Congressman Silvestre Reyes into the top slot. But, as Jeff Stein of Congressional Quarterly’s discovered, Reyes, doesn’t really know the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite and five years after 9/11 believes that Al Qaeda is a Shiite organization.

Reyes stumbled when I asked him a simple question about al Qaeda at the end of a 40-minute interview in his office last week. Members of the Intelligence Committee, mind you, are paid $165,200 a year to know more than basic facts about our foes in the Middle East.

We warmed up with a long discussion about intelligence issues and Iraq. And then we veered into terrorism’s major players.

To me, it’s like asking about Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland: Who’s on what side?

The dialogue went like this:

Al Qaeda is what, I asked, Sunni or Shia?

“Al Qaeda, they have both,” Reyes said. “You’re talking about predominately?”

“Sure,” I said, not knowing what else to say.

“Predominantly — probably Shiite,” he ventured.

He couldn’t have been more wrong.

Al Qaeda is profoundly Sunni. If a Shiite showed up at an al Qaeda club house, they’d slice off his head and use it for a soccer ball.

That’s because the extremist Sunnis who make up al Qaeda consider all Shiites to be heretics.

Al Qaeda’s Sunni roots account for its very existence. Osama bin Laden and his followers believe the Saudi Royal family besmirched the true faith through their corruption and alliance with the United States, particularly allowing U.S. troops on Saudi soil.

It’s been five years since these Muslim extremists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center.

Is it too much to ask that our intelligence overseers know who they are?

The reason why I found this amusing is that an anonymous coward has been heckling me (what's new?) in the comments section and made a big deal as to whether I knew who the players in the Iraqi insurgency were. I wonder what this poor fool is going to do when he sees that while he's busy attacking a lowly lil' blogger, the topmost officials of his party couldn't pass the same test he's making a big deal about here? Heh.

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I'd be deeply appreciative. Thank you.

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The Truth On Iraq

The Jedi-haiting John Podhoretz shouldn't be allowed to review movies, but he's still sharp on politics and he speaks some inconvenient truths which will be old news to regular Dirkworld® readers, namely, you can't win a kinder, gentler war. (Duh.) Some clips:

[W]e relented on several occasions when we had a chance to score a major victory over the bad guys. Because politics was more important than military victory, because playing the game was more important than killing the enemy, we chose to lose.

After the beheading of Americans in Fallujah, we had the city surrounded - but, because it seemed an attack on Fallujah would be problematic for Iraqi politics, we pulled back. We had the Shiite monster Moqtada al-Sadr in our sights as well, but let him go as well for fear Iraq's leading Shiite cleric would turn on us.

Each of these decisions seemed prudent at the time. In retrospect, they seem disastrous. Our failure to take Fallujah after the deaths of Americans gave the enemy the sense that we were weak. Our failure to kill Sadr has led to a situation in which he has excessive power over the elected government.

[snip]

So we need a new plan. But the Baker-Hamilton advice isn't a new plan. The Democrats don't have a new plan. The only plan that will work is a plan to face the tripartite enemy - the Saddamists, the foreign terrorists and the Shiite sectarians - and bring them to heel.

Kill as many bad guys as we can, with as many troops as we can muster.

If this is unrealistic, then Iraq is lost.

If we can't win, then we lose.

Political change doesn't win wars. That's what we've learned, painfully and horribly. Only winning wars wins wars.

President Bush needs to decide, as soon as possible, that he is going to win this war - that the bad guys are going to die, that we are going to kill them and that we will achieve our objectives in Iraq. That is the only way forward for him if he doesn't want to end up in ignominy.

The clock is ticking. He has only a week, maybe two, to change course dramatically. To choose to win, and to direct the military to do so.

Or we are sunk, and so is he.

Again, duh. The problem is that seeing as Dubya doesn't seem interested in shutting down a Treason Media addicted to aiding and abetting our enemies and revealing our secrets, he's unlikely to suddenly grow a pair and fight the war we've never had.

Ladies, better start your bhurka shopping.

Paging Scarlett Johansson...

I'm on record as being smitten with the talent and physical charms of Scarlett Johansson...

...but it's gotten difficult to ignore the lousy liberal idiocy that never ceases to spew from her pretty mouth. (See two posts down her quote in Mark Steyn's column.) Yeah, she comes from NYC liberal stock and she works in Hollyweird, where feality to the fascist tropes of the ultra-rich Leftists must be sworn, but when such utterly ignorant garbage is uttered, it really squelches my boner just as badly if she were a bimbo of the Anna Nicole Smith stripe.

First a news item from the Land of the Religion of Peace, via Powerline:

Who's the Enemy?

Many liberals say it's Bushitler. Of course, they can say that without fear of being drawn and quartered. As can happen to those who cross our real enemy in places like Afghanistan:

The gunmen came at night to drag Mohammed Halim away from his home, in front of his crying children and his wife begging for mercy.

The 46-year-old schoolteacher tried to reassure his family that he would return safely. But his life was over, he was part-disembowelled and then torn apart with his arms and legs tied to motorbikes, the remains put on display as a warning to others against defying Taliban orders to stop educating girls.

These people are evil incarnate. It is disturbing that so many Americans have apparently lost interest in fighting them.

Now here's what Scarlett had to say about Dubya and his pro-life beliefs.

We're supposed to be liberated in America but if our president had his way, we wouldn't be educated about sex at all,” Scarlett says. "Every woman would have six children and we wouldn't be able to have abortions," she adds.

Yeesh...

She does realize that the fact that she's able to spout such banalities is due to the fact that Dubya has made a half-assed stand against the Islamofacists who would put her in a bhurka and make her pop out a dozen lil' jihadists, doesn't she? (Of course, she does date Josh Hartnett, so the news that she may be a moron shouldn't be so surprising, but come on.)

Looks like I'm down to Anne Hathaway. I hope she's not stupid, too.

Friday Fiver Super Catchup Edition!!!

Egads!!! I certainly have been neglecting these along with everything else. Let's run 'em down!!!

1. What is your nearest lake or river?

The Detroit River

2. Do you believe in heaven?

Yes

3. What's your lucky number?

6

4. Ever know anyone who appeared on a game show?

Game, no; talk, yes.

5. Charades: good times or lame?

Depends of the group.

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Tell us your favorite songs / types of music for...

1. Getting in the mood to party:

Battle Hymn of the Republic

2. When you're depressed:

Old Cure music (really pile it on)

3. When you're in lust:

Battle Hymn of the Republic

4. Exercising:

If I exercised? Hmmm....

5. Driving / riding in the car:

Andrew W.K.

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1) Tell us about where you live:

Dirkworld®

2) If you could change one thing about your home, what would it be?

More hot Asian girls in Catholic schoolgirl outfits

3) Do you do laundry on a regular schedule?

No

4) Describe the place that you sleep:

Too-small bed

5) This morning: was it easy or difficult to start the day?

As usual, difficult

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1. What's your favorite candy:

Smartees

2. What's the best scary movie?

Can't think of one offhand

3. Do you like to be alone at home?

Sure

4. Pumpkin pie: eat it or throw it?

Eat it

5. The most distasteful Halloween costume you can think of:

A Democrat

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1. Have problems sleeping?

Sleeping, no; waking up, hell yeah

2. Last dare accepted?

Never get dared

3. Last dare given?

I don't dare people

4. Are you free with your feelings?

Usually

5. Tell us a lie:

I'm a Democrat and want to exterminate all Christians and conservatives

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1. The time:

It's time to get ill!!!

2. The weather:

Sunny and unseasonably warm

3. The big news story:

Haven't seen the paper yet.

4. Your favorite hangout:

Home

5. The must-have accessory:

A gun. A really big gun. And lots of bullets.

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1) Name one of your bad habits:

Procrastination. (The fact I'm doing a dozen of these at once is a good example.)

2) What do you expect from friends?

Loyalty

3) What is the last thing you wrote down?

An address or robbery note.

4) What is the last favor you did for someone else?

Helped vacuum my mom's car

5) What is your favorite TV show?

24

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1. What's the last thing you broke?

A young girl's heart

2. What's the most expensive thing you've broken?

A young girl's heart

3. Do you consider yourself clumsy or graceful?

Graceful

4. How much money do you have in your wallet right now?

What? And get mugged as a result?

5. Someone asks for change while you're walking down the street -- what do you do?

If she's hot, help her; otherwise, beg off

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1. Where were you last night?

Girlfriend's place

2. Did you speak with anyone?

Yes

3. What were you wearing?

The usual: Viking helmet, grass skirt and swim fins

4. What did you eat or drink?

Food and beverages. Duh.

5. Can anyone verify your whereabouts from midnight to 5am?

Yes.

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1. How much TV do you watch?

More than I really have time for. Currently about 4-5 hours per week.

2. What type of show is your favorite?

Well-written ones.

3. Which talk show host do you hate?

All of them, except Ellen DeGeneres - she's nice.

4. Are you looking forward to any new season premieres?

24, baybeeeeeee!!!

5. Which show is your guilty pleasure?

I have no guilt.

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1. When is the last time you dressed inappropriately for a situation?

Can't recall

2. How many friends do you have?

Not as many as I deserve

3. Are you running on time today?

Heck, no! (It's a normal day.)

4. Do you use bleach on your laundry?

No

5. What are your thoughts on guns?

They're made scapegoats for the failures of liberal immorality.

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1. When I'm angry, I ____

Plot the destruction of my foes.

2. The first time I ____ I also ____

played with my band; made out with a cute girl

3. I was born in ____

New York City

4. My favorite ____ is ____

sex symbol; Angelina Jolie

5 I laughed so hard when ____

Sean Connery asked for the "Anal Bum Cover" category on a SNL "Jeopardy" sketch.F

Four Jills In A Jeep

What do a 64-year-old suicide bomber, and Episcopalian Bishop, Scarlett Johansson and Condoleeza Rice have in common? The brilliant Mark Steyn explains and it's pretty depressing stuff. The punchline:

So many of our present woes are due to thinking we know things. To our four Jills in the jeep, let's add one Jim, apparently back at the steering wheel in the current war: James Baker, renowned foreign policy "realist" and the man Beltway wags are currently referring to as "the acting secretary of state." The "realists" think that "containment" and "stability" are wise strategies. In fact, they're the absence of strategy. The fertility rate in the Gaza Strip is one of the highest on earth. If you measure the births of the Muslim world against the dearth of Bishop Kate's Episcopalians, you have the perfect snapshot of why there is no "stability": With every passing month, there are more Muslims and fewer Episcopalians, and the Muslims export their manpower to Europe and other depopulating outposts of the West. It's the intersection of demography and Islamism that makes time a luxury we can't afford.

We can argue about exactly what this trend means, but not that it means nothing. At the very minimum, I'd suggest, it means the Episcopal Church is irrelevant to "the stewardship of the earth" and that Scarlett Johansson will end her days on an earth whose stewards regard being tested for HIV twice as a sign of many things, but not, on the whole, "social awareness."

Definitely read it all and see how Western society is slowly commiting suicide due to its collective unwillingness to see the threat it faces. That Scarlett is a beautiful idiot is no surprise - not many conservatives are allowed to have careers in entertainment - but the idiocy of Condi is chilling. The fact that she was touted as a possible Presidential contender should make Americans wonder how in a land of 300 million people, we are force to choose from such meager politicians.

Iggy Pop's Lust For Laughs

Yeah, the Stupid Party got their punk bitch asses handed to them, but they pretty much had it coming. Perhaps I'll scrape up some time to chin-stroke about it, but really all I've got to say at the moment is:

1. So, the voting machines weren't rigged after all. Duh. (Memo to RFK, Jr.: Go intercourse yourself with a metal slat. You're welcome.)

B. After the 2004 Election, the big babies of the Left cried, called everyone who voted for Dubya stupid, threatened to leave the country(but didn't - poseurs), asked if Cali and NYC could secede to Canada, needed therapy, etc. They were basket cases.

After this year's letdown, conservatives promptly blamed the proper party: The Stupid Party. From the hubris-encrusted leadership, the Party's total failure to be anything but wasteful sloths to Dubya's inarticulate and ill-timed behavior - yeah, sack Rummy after he's cost you everything - you didn't hear a lot of blaming the voters as much as yelling at the pols themselves.

Shows you who the adults were, no?

Anyhoo, even if your the most depressed Republican, here's something that should crack you up, courtesy of The Smoking Gun: Iggy and the Stooges concert rider. If you've always wondered what could top Van Halen's "no brown M&Ms" edict, here's a contender. I've only read the first page, but I suspect the other 17 pages are a pip. Enjoy!!

DIRK® vs. Yahoo Porn Chat! (10/19/06 Edition)

The chat pr0n trolls that use Russian sex slaves are so much better than the AIM bots that don't even try. As usual, this is the way it went down.

[12:47] ineedurkock2nite21: hi... anyone theere?

[12:47] *** Auto-response sent to ineedurkock2nite21: I am currently away from the computer.

[12:47] ineedurkock2nite21: oh your there :) hhi...

[12:48] ineedurkock2nite21: a/s/l (age sex location)?

[12:48] ineedurkock2nite21: im 27/f/USA. was lookin at your profole. thought you might like to chat.

[12:49] ineedurkock2nite21: sp what have you been up to dirkbelig?

[12:50] ineedurkock2nite21: cool. i was just hangin out watching tv. i was getting kida horny :) (*blushes)

[12:51] ineedurkock2nite21: feel like a little cyber fun with me ? please please...

[13:31] DirkBelig: Sorry, but I'm only into cyber-Satanic beastiality. Unless you're RoboManBearPig with a pentagram tattooed on your forehead, I won't be able to perform as a man. Thanks for the offer, though!

How French TV fudged the death of Mohammed Al Durah

The Treason Media relies on the short memories and their skill in promulgating the Big Lie to advance their agenda of fascism and totalitarian rule, but a few people in the Blogosphere are watching how French TV fabricated a blood libel against the Israelis in 2000.

It's another incident of fake news that the Treason Media happily passes along from its Palestinean/Islamofascist partners in order to provide the images that will keep the Religion of Terminal Grievance and Death whipped into an anti-everything-but-them furor. The Notorious G.R.E.E.N.H.E.L.M.E.T. isn't involved with this personally, but his ethic of staging news for convenient editing is in full effect here. A snip:

I noted almost immediately that Palestinians and anti-Zionists, insisting that Israel killed the boy on purpose, used Al Durah in a way familiar to medievalists--as a blood libel. This was the first blood libel of the twenty-first century, rendered global by cable and the Internet. Indeed, within a week, crowds the world over shouted "We want Jewish blood!" and "Death to the Jews!". For Europeans in particular, the libelous image came as balm to a troubled soul: "This death erases, annuls that of the little boy in the Warsaw Gherro," intoned Europe1 editorialist Catherine Nay. The Israelis were the new Nazis.

And second, when I saw the raw footage in the summer of 2003--especially when I saw the scene Enderlin had cut, wherein the boy(allegedly shot in the stomach, but holding his hand over his eyes) picks up his elbow and looks around--I realized that this was not a film of a boy dying, but a clumsily staged scene.

On October 31, 2003, at the studios of France2 in Jerusalem in the company of Charles Enderlin and his Israeli cameraman, I saw the raw footage of Al Durah from the only Palestinian cameraman who actually captured the scene on film--footage France2 still refuses to release for public examination. I was floored. The tapes feature a long succession of obviously faked injuries; brutal, hasty evacuation scenes; and people ducking for cover while others stand around. One fellow grabbed his leg in agony, then, upon seeing that no one would come to carry him away, walked away without a limp. It was stunning. That was no cameraman's conspiracy: It was everyone--a public secret about which news consumers had no clue.

But the real shock came when I mentioned this to Enderlin, who said he trusted this cameraman. "They always do that," he said. "It's a cultural style." So why wouldn't they have faked Al Durah? "They're not good enough," he said. A year later, the higher-ups at France2 made the same remark to three French journalists who also noted the pervasive staging: "You know well that it's always like that," they said.

I tried unsuccessfully to interest the mainstream press in this obvious fakery, but nobody was interested. "I don't know how much appetite there is for this material here," one person at a major studio told me. So I made Pallywood (Palestinian Hollywood)--a video-essay showing the dishonesty and the still-more-astounding Western complicity in using this footage to inform us about the Middle East. Then I made a follow-up, Al Durah: The Making of an Icon (and soon, Icon of Hatred). I established a website, The Second Draft, where I posted the movies along with my evidence so that, unlike France2, people could check my sources. And now the accused have asked me to testify.

The Treason Media: They Distort, You Comply.

Whale Rider Knocked Up!

Looking at the latest Entertainment Weekly, I see that Keisha Castle-Hughes, age 16, is preggers by her 19-year-old sperm donor. Nice. Will someone please explain to me why gay marriage is the greatest threat to traditional family values?

Chris Wallace, Card-Carrying Democrat?

When Bill Clinton tore the head off of Chris Wallace for his timerity in questioning Emperor Clinton's myth, he accused Wallace of being a neo-con hitman (paraphrasing) even though, as the Washington Post reports:

...we found that Wallace is a registered Democrat and has been for more than two decades.

When a charter member of the Treason Media is calling BS on Clinton's tirade, that should say it all. Unfortunately, Clinton continues to have his knob polished by the media and a pair of Bushes.

ALBUM COVER APOCALYPSE!!!

Stuff like this really blows my mind at the talent and ingenuity of some artists.



(h/t: Wired News)

A Little Non-Political Catching Up...

The craziness of my life has just subsided a teeny bit with my disassociation with a project I had been working on for the past few months. It could've been very cool if it weren't for the fact that one of the bosses was insane and the other a whipped little bitch (yes, I'm referring to a male) and that when the going got tough, the search for scapegoats got going. They're doomed to fail now and when it all craters, that's when they'll really hate themselves for not listening to me when I was trying to save them from themselves. C'est la whatever.

In other news, I've found myself watching more TV than ever, despite many of the usual shows I watched being gone (e.g. Star Trek, Alias) or not starting until January (read: 24). I have been watching returning usuals and some of the new ones and here's some snapshot comments on them:

Desperate Housewives: Eva Longoria is funnier than ever; Marcia Cross is acting great (though how can they not write her pregnancy in?); but Teri Hatcher is still annoying. Let's see if they can do better than last season's show.

Heroes: I'm referring to this as "Stephen King's X-Men" and that says it all. Liking it, but it's been too obtuse for its own good.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: I never watched "Sports Center" or the liberal porn fantasia "The West Wing" yet I'm totally onto Aaron Sorkin's self-infatuation. The stuff about the show is fun, but the Chandler-Jesus Girl stuff is forced. I'm about ready to cut this one loose.

30 Rock: It only premiered tonight, but I laughed; Alec Baldwin is funny (for a political moron); and Tina Fey is the hottest nerd babe on TV. MILFtastic!!!

Lost: My g/f is about to bail on this one and only watches for Sawyer. They need to get the whole gang back together instead of showing only a quarter of the cast per week.

The Nine: 2nd episode tonight and I was more interested in watching the Tigers beat Oakland in Game 2 of the ALCS. They'd better start ladling some more story in quickly or this is getting cut.

My Name is Earl: Still funny from what I've seen. I can't believe this show actually became a hit.

Supernatural: More focused this year than last - caught the first season on DVD - and it appears they're going to delve deeper into the Hunter mythos.

Ugly Betty: Only saw the first episode and it seemed cute, but I don't know how much they'll get from the concept. The lead isn't ugly as much as a typical chunky Hispanic, lacking any fashion sense; but without the braces and glasses, she's fine. (If you've seen the cover to the film "Real Women Have Curves' at the video store, that's America Ferrara. Ironic name, eh?) This conflicts with my practice night, so I'm probably not going to be able to keep up with it.

SNL: I've not been one of the boo birds who've bashed it forever as unfunny because they've had some great shows (e.g. the first Lindsey Lohan appearance), but I turned off the season premiere after Weekend Update and last week, I killed it after the monologue in favor of playing video games. Besides, aren't I already watching "SNL" two other times on this list?

Jeez, that's a lot of boob tube. Speaking of which, does anyone else remember when Anne Heche's new series, "Men In Trees", was called "Northern Exposure"?

I've also been buying a bunch of games for my Xbox 360 which has made its blg happier. (Hit the link at right to see.) GRAW is cool, as is Dead Rising. Always fun to kill zombies!

Jimmy Carter (Self-Serving Traitorous Liar) Strikes Again!

Steven Hayward on The Corner this morning:

Jimmy Carter turns up in the pages of the New York Times this morning to pat himself on the back for having "solved" the NorKo nuclear crisis back in 1994. Of course, Carter implies that the whole thing is George W. Bush's fault for having called the Norks bad names ("axis of evil"). It is a classic example of Carter's delusional state of mind.

Just deconstruct this graph, for example:

Responding to an invitation from President Kim Il-sung of North Korea, and with the approval of President Bill Clinton, I went to Pyongyang and negotiated an agreement under which North Korea would cease its nuclear program at Yongbyon and permit inspectors from the atomic agency to return to the site to assure that the spent fuel was not reprocessed. It was also agreed that direct talks would be held between the two Koreas

Where to start. "an invitation from Kim Il Sung." Yes, and why do you suppose he wanted Carter so badly? ". . . with the approval of Bill Clinton. . ." Accuracy demands that it read "with the reluctant approval of Bill Clinton." Carter actually presented Clinton with a fait accompli — Carter told the White House was going to go hold hands with the Norks whether Clinton approved or not. Clinton, by the way, was furious with the outcome, which Carter announced on CNN before he told the White House. Clinton told Warren Christopher that Carter was to be stopped from making any further freelance trips of this kind. "It was also agreed that direct talks be held between the two Koreas." The Norks demanded a multi-million dollar payment from the South Koreans just to show up for the talks. In other words, the Norks turned it into a Jesse Jackson-style shakedown operation.

But remember—Jimmy is our best ex-president ever.

Bill Clinton has also been shrieking via his spokesman that John McCain is "rewriting history" in accurately calling out his failure here that ranks up with his Al Queda failures.

Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton: Coddlers of Islamofascists and Communist tyrants; destablizers of the world; haters of America.

Their failures may be the death of us all. When will the Treason Media start reporting these facts and stop propping up the myth of their greatness?

No, I'm not holding my breath.

The Arizona Terrorists Memorial

While the manager of Hot Air is a thuggish, hypocritical asstackler, they're the ones hosting this disgusting video about how the Arizona 9/11 memorial designers wanted to commemorate hijackers.

Watch the video and get a glimpse of what a GOP defeat will bring upon the land. As absolutely useless as the Stupid Party may be, at least they aren't loud and proud haters of America.

Cultures don't die; they commit sucide. Liberalism is a suicidal ideology. Just say no.

2000 Words About Korean Nukes.

and

Remember these images of Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albright toasting North Korean dictator/madman Kim Jong-Il when liars like Hillary Clinton are blaming Dubya for North Korea apparently going nuclear.

Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton did what feckless traitors do: Coddle totalitarians at the expense of their country's security and depend on the Treason Media to cover their tracks.

See Dem. See Dem Smear. Smear Dem Smear!

I'm surprised the Treason Media actually showed how the desperate, corrupt NJ Senatorial candidate staged and fabricated a Big Lie. When the Treason Media doesn't want to carry the fascist Dems water, that tells you buckets about how depraved they are.

Democrats Support The Troops. The CANADIAN Troops, That Is!

You'd think that the party who tried to run a phony war hero for President would know what an American soldier looks like, but as lgf shows in "Democratic Party Fauxtoshops Veteran", they can't tell the difference between our boys and theirs. Yeesh.

Of course, considering their inability to spot the enemy that is Islamofascism because they're fixated on destroying Dubya first and last, this sort of gaffe is to be expected. Face it, they still reflexively spit "Baby killers!" at the sight of a service man, so maybe they went with the Canuck warrior to soothe their peristaltic urges.

Readers Write; DIRK® Responds!

Got a comment inappropriately posted to an unrelated post - come on people, can't you find the e-mail addy? - which asked:

Are you going to blog or are you ignoring the whole Foley mess entirely?

I started drafting a post about the howling hypocrisy in action as the fascist Dems have been trying to twist this affair to their advantage - despite the inconvenient truths about their warm embrace for their sexual predators while witch-hunting Stupid Partiers - but I'm simply too busy with work.

I also have a half-drafted piece about Clinton's hysterical diaper-filling incident when he ran into a journalist who wasn't there to suck his dick and asked him a simple question that he couldn't answered honestly. Again, work has eaten into my spare time, so, oh well...

Short answer on Foley: His only crime was not being a Democrat. If he was, he could've engaged in all the buggery he wanted without being forced to resign in shame.

Gotta run. The grindstone is missing my nose.