Andrew Wilkow Live Show Thread 02/05/06 (10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST)

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Andrew Wilkow is the newest and youngest member of the WABC air staff. Yes, he's in his very early 30's, but we don't want to reveal his real age because we don't want to come back and update this bio every year. He does speak a little bit of a different language than your typical WABC talk show host, but we think that's a good thing.

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Even if you leave the other team out of it, just consider two basic points here:

1. There is no reason to keep your starters playing in a game where you are up by 50+ points. If your bench players don't get into a game that you end up winning by 100+ points, then when do you ever send them on the court?

2. Epiphanny Prince already has a basketball scholarship to Rutgers next year. Imagine the cries of outrage that this coach would have heard -- and justifiably so -- from every corner of the sports world if she had suffered a career-threatening injury in the second half of a game that her team was winning by 80 points.

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News Break

Europeans change their tune after Iran's nuclear threats

Diplomatic channels may not be enough to stem the inflammatory statements from Tehran.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/OPINION01/602050330/1008

Chavez Threatens to Jail Diplomats, Shut Refineries (Update1)
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aOLnBqtbamlQ&refer=home

Unchallenged, a man poses as a suicide bomber. Police stop press taking pictures
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/05/nflag105.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/02/05/ixnewstop.html

Non-levee assets have distracted N.O. board
Flood protection has taken a back seat
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1139124751210420.xml

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Saudis Shred Bibles, Rights Campaigners Claim
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1331096.html

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Echo

This happens all the time in Saudi Arabia... Gd forbid if they catch you having a bible meeting in your home.

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Via Reuters, here's the latest on what's happening in the Muslim world (http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1581827):

Angry Lebanese demonstrators torched the Danish consulate in Beirut on Sunday, further escalating a violent turn in protests over the publication by European newspapers of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

Thousands of protesters, some carrying green Islamic flags, chanted "God is Greatest" outside the burning building as thick black smoke billowed into the sky.

Some stood on top of a fire engine, one of three damaged by protesters to prevent fire fighters putting the blaze out.

It was not immediately clear if the building was empty.

On Saturday furious Syrians had set fire to the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus. They also damaged the Swedish embassy and tried to storm the French mission but were held off by riot police.

Associated Press adds this (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060205/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_prophet_drawings):

The trouble in Lebanon threatened to take a sectarian spin as protesters stoned the nearby St. Maroun Church, one of the city's main Maronite Catholic churches, and private property in Ashrafieh, a Christian area near Beirut's commercial district.

Video at BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4682560.stm

David Warren: "The Rage" http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-2_5_06_DW.html

Austin Bay: It's not a row. It's a war. http://austinbay.net/blog/?p=885

Instapundit's Glenn and Helen podcast is up: Timely and excellent as usual. Guests are Austin Bay, Jim Dunnigan of StrategyPage and milblogger Michael Yon. Must-listen.

Podcasts: http://instapundit.com/archives/028422.php http://drhelen.blogspot.com/2006/02/podcast-on-military-oil-and-priceless.html

The Small Wars Journal has a comprehensive repository of news links and background on the escalating war. http://www.smallwarsjournal.com/news/imageproblem.htm

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Two Jordan editors are arrested

Two Jordanian newspaper editors who published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad have been arrested.
Jihad Momani and Hisham Khalidi are accused of insulting religion under Jordan's press and publications law.

Mr Momani was fired from the weekly Shihan after reproducing the cartoons - originally printed in Denmark - which have caused a global storm of protest.

One of the cartoons depicts Muhammad as a terrorist. Any images of the Prophet are banned under Islamic tradition.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4680948.stm

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Identity Politics, Free Speech, and the Future of worldwide Liberalism, 2: a follow-up
http://www.proteinwisdom.com/index.php/weblog/entry/19801/

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I'm fine, all is well here and you? Darn, I had a phone call and missed Andrew's rant on Islam, the ROP! Oh well, I'll catch up. :)

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From Bulldog Pundit:
A Message To All Those Muslims Rioting Over Cartoons....

If you are one of those Muslims that is rioting and setting embassies ablaze because of some Danish cartoons depicting Allah is a terrorist I just want to let you know that you are all "bleeping" insane nutcases that the world would likely be better off without. Perhaps you all should use your energy to coming out of the stone age, teaching your women to read and drive, and aspiring to something other than getting 72 virgins in exchange for blowing infidels to bits.

Hey, if you're offended by the cartoons, get over it. Does it suck to be offended? Sure, the first reaction that sane people have to getting offended isn't to kill people and destroy things. And keep in mind you're getting worked up into homicidal rage - BY FRIGGIN CARTOONS!!!! For any of you who say there's no difference between their culture and our own, keep in mind this is all happening because of FRIGGIN CARTOONS!!!

So again I say to those rioters that instead of killing people and shouting "Allahu Akbar!!", it might be a better idea to bring your bass-ackwards culture into the 21st century so that instead of having time to burn the nearest embassy you all could make meaningful contributions to the world and let the rest of us get on with our lives without having to worry about the next batch of suicide bombers and terrorists coming out of your midst.

http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3094

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Andrew, you didn't say anything about this meanwhile:

Appeals Court Upholds Nativity Ban in NYC Schools
http://www.townhall.com/news/ext_wire.html?rowid=46537

But the star and cresent are permitted btw.

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Deportation time, if you ask me... and no more university students from the ME.

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I'm sure you've seen the 'turnabout is fair play or you get what you pay for', re: Walwart.

The suit by three females over emergency contraception not being available at Walmart. Hey, when you go behind the backs of your customers and put your money against Alito... that's what happens. No more two-face.

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I hope someone has my bail money... no, I would would pray for them.

It's bloodlust alright, it's truly evil...

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Whoever emailed you that re: basketball player
is smoking rope.

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How about the persecution in Darfur?

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Republicans Were Masters In the Race to Paint Alito

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020101597.html?nav=hcmodule

[MarineMom613]

Hey Ali,
Just got in. Very quiet this morning. Andrew rocks. He tells it like it is.!

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Iran Ends Cooperation With Nuke Watchdog
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060205/D8FJ1UL00.html

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Hey, did you see them come out for the disabled man on death row after... why not?

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Thanks AW, great show.