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[dutchess]

Imams: Don’t ask, don’t tell, or we’ll sue
by JohnHuang2

*John notes since writing this essay on Tuesday the dems have struck a deal on the JohnDoe provision....perhaps they got an early preview of this essay and "caved" :o). That's not to say that their behavior remains deplorable :o) Enjoy!*

After a jillion White Flag votes on Iraq, non-binding resolutions on Iraq, slumber parties on Iraq and several hundred “investigations” on Iraq, Congress’s approval rating is now about 14%, so Democrats are scrambling to see if they can push that number into single digits — and they think they’ve hit on an idea!

Despite working their little hearts out, the poor dears haven’t been able to hand Iraq to al-Qaeda, so, to placate their nut base, Democrats are blocking final passage of the so-called “John Doe” provision, which protects tipsters from being sued for providing tips on suspicious activity — such as airline passengers shouting “Allah, Allah, Allah!”, leaving their assigned seats, asking for seat belt extenders, etc. (Other suspicious or odd behavior would include a liberal actually praying.)

Last November, a group of Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight after passengers complained that the group kept shouting “Allah, Allah, Allah!”, leaving their assigned seats, asking for seat belt extenders, etc. Witnesses said the imams also kept shouting “Saddam is great!”, which means they could run as serious candidates for the Democrat nomination.

In March, a lawyer representing the six imams filed a lawsuit demanding “damages” from the airline, the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the evil-doing passengers (called “John Does” in the lawsuit) who reported these nuts to authorities. The lawsuit alleges racial profiling and religious discrimination, since leaving your assigned seat, asking for seat belt extenders then dropping them at your feet is apparently mandated by the Koran.

The imams claim they were only praying. Witnesses said the imams were invoking the name Osama bin Laden and condemning America for invading Iraq and killing Saddam — so it’s hard to say what they were doing: Imitating terrorists or Howard Dean.

By sheer coincidence, the imams had been attending an Islamic conference in Minneapolis organized by NAIF — the North American Imams Federation, whose executive committee head honcho happens to be a fellow named Omar Shahin, who happens to be one of the six imams and the same lawyer chap who filed a “racial profiling” suit on behalf of two Muslims against America West, which now happens to be part of US Airways. The two Muslims, Muhammed al-Qudhaieen and Hamdan al-Shalawi, claim they were targets of ‘racial discrimination’ because they were prevented from opening the cockpit — as if Muslims would imperil anyone on a plane.

But — also by total coincidence, Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison, another nut who thinks Bush is Hitler and the “World Trade Center” means “Reichstag building”, was attending the same conference where he gave a speech on “Imams and Politics.” Ellison also gave the ‘keynote address’ a day earlier at a fundraiser in Washington for Hamas’s lobbying arm, CAIR, which happens to be a sister group to NAIF, the Minneapolis imam Woodstock organizer — another coincidence! All of these coincidences were happening right around the time Congress was planning legislation against the vile practice of “profiling” to keep airline passengers safe. You would think the whole US Airways thing was an imamic stunt cooked up to get the legislation passed — but that can’t be because Muslims would never lie. Right, libbies?

So now Democrats are blocking the “John Doe” provision. Democrats love defending rapists, murderers, drug-dealers, pedophiles, terrorists and traitors in court, so it’s a big surprise they’re against the John Doe provision. Their plan to keep America safe consists of taking Scooter Libby off the streets. You sleep better knowing the streets are free from “perjurers”!

Without John Doe, Americas get a wonderful twofer — more exposure to terrorism and lawsuits. If you’re a flying imam, scare enough passengers with lawsuits and you won’t have to deal with messy uprisings — Flight 93.

Liberals insist we shouldn’t see anything suspicious about a group of Muslims screaming “Allah!” and turning a plane cabin into a Mosque, but let someone say a prayer or invocation before a high school game and liberals get hysterical.

Al-Qaeda itself says it’s waging war based on religion and race, so we need to stop and question menacing old ladies in wheelchairs to avoid hurting the feelings of Arab terrorists of color.

There’s so little logic in what Democrats are doing (blocking John Doe), their base wants more. Whether it’s slumber parties to ‘end’ the Iraq war, or calls to end the Patriot Act, or calls for closing Guantanamo, or calls for censuring Bush, or calls for impeaching Bush, or impeaching Cheney, or impeaching Bush and Cheney, you’ve got a party heading for a reprise of ‘68, with rival factions rumbling on to defeat in the fall. A good chunk of the Democrat base thinks Bush pulled off 9/11 (I think it had to be the Queen of England, the Illuminati and Paris Hilton), thinks Bush should be impeached, or Cheney should be impeached first, then Bush, or Bush and Cheney at the same time, and wants America to surrender in Iraq right away — none of which is gonna happen. But a party that’s embraced madness like this isn’t likely to be placated with slumber party ‘marathon Senate debates’ on Iraq, with Democrats rolling out the cots and Sen. Byrd bringing the sheets. Cindy Sheehan — arrested Monday along with 45 others at the Capitol for invading John Conyers’s office (without a plan!) — is the real face of the Democrat base. That tells you all you need to know about that party and why its nominee will be giving a concession speech 16 months from now.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[dutchess]

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[dutchess]

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[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Aquamarine; Dutchess, The Mayor, DollyCali or GodBlessUSA and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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[The Mayor]

July 26, 2007

Night

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READ: Psalm 42

The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my life. —Psalm 42:8

In his riveting and unsettling book Night, Elie Wiesel describes his boyhood experiences as one of the countless victims of the Holocaust. Ripped from his home and separated from everyone in his family except his father (who would die in the death camps), Wiesel suffered a dark night of the soul such as few will experience. It challenged his views and beliefs about God. His innocence and faith became sacrifices on the altar of man’s evil and sin’s darkness.

David experienced his own dark night of the soul, which many scholars believe motivated his writing of Psalm 42. Harried and hounded, probably as he was pursued by his rebellious son Absalom (2 Sam. 16–18), David echoed the pain and fear that can be felt in the isolation of night. It’s the place where darkness grips us and forces us to consider the anguish of our heart and ask hard questions of God. The psalmist lamented God’s seeming absence, yet in it all he found a night song (v.8) that gave him peace and confidence for the difficulties ahead.

When we struggle in the night, we can be confident that God is at work in the darkness. We can say with the psalmist, “Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God” (v.11).

I’ve found that when life’s brush obscures my view
With gloomy strokes that seem to mar the scene,
God’s hand appears and gives to sunless hue
And dreary skies a more majestic sheen. —Gustafson

When it is dark enough, men see the stars. —Emerson

Bible in One Year:   Psalms 40-42; Acts 27:1-26

[Pippin]

Hey, Y'all!

Guess what!?

He's Back!!!!

My Niece's husband is back home from Iraq! YEAH!!!!!

WELCOME HOME SUNG!

[dutchess]

Great news about your nieces husband and great to see your smiling face pippin!!!! ((((hugs)))))

[dutchess]

Thanks as always for posting the daily devotional.

[Temple Owl]

Marvelous! I just wish JH2 could get published in every newspaper in the country. But that would be wishful thinking.

[Pippin]

((((HUGS))))!

[GodBlessUSA]

I almost can't believe this. There is no end to the rats dangerous, backstabbing, stomach-turning, actions.

Thanks for the excellent essay and thread!

[GodBlessUSA]

Woo Hoo Pippin!

Pippin's Niece's Husband!

[Mama_Bear]

My Niece's husband is back home from Iraq! YEAH!!!!!

That's GREAT news, Pippin! My nephew is back from Afghanistan too. Every military person who returns home safe and sound is an answer to many prayers. When it is a friend or family member, it is such a relief.

[Mama_Bear]

Once again, Bravo!!

[MEG33]

~Thank You~
John Huang and Dutchess

Another great essay, John.
Your illustrations are terrific, dutchess!

[jaycee]

The Essay was a great writing today. I love John’s writings, he is so “on the money”. Pledge is very nice, Dutchess, I was at the Canteen today and now I have to check to see what I have missed.

[jaycee]

Happy to hear you neice’s husband is back safely from Iraq. Please tell him we are proud of his protection of this country. God Bless him and the family!

[jaycee]

Lovely message, G. B.~~~~

[DollyCali]

well, thank you all for a great read, great graphics & great presentation..

Know that D & Jh2 have been pretty overwhelmed & so do appreciate the effort ..

and pookie, well we just appreciate all your work for us all the time.. not sure if you are overwhelmed but your work is overwhelmingly wonderful for us all.. love it

[jaycee]

Love the paper, Mama B.!

[jaycee]

Very pretty, Meg.

[pookie18]

Nah, usually I'm just whelmed ;-) Actually, I did have to work harder to gather political toons this week as many cartoonists were busy with Michael Vick, Harry Potter & the latest NBA scandal...

[JustAmy]

Excellent article and wonderful presentation!!

Thank you both for John’s Two-Cents.

[dutchess]

Hi Temple. Sorry I missed you this morning...had to post and off to work. John IS THE BEST... Cyber cheese for peewee!!!! :o)

[dutchess]

Hi Geebee...sorry I missed you earlier. John is the BEST!!! (AND the dems are deranged!!!!!)

[dutchess]

((((hugs)))) sorry I missed you last night and today. Sigh...eventually life will get normal!

[dutchess]

Hi Meg...What a lovely grapic! Thanks... The best yet is the jets flying over Mount Rushmore you posted the other day. How cool!!!!! ((((hugs)))))

[dutchess]

Hi Dolly. Don’t know what your plans are but the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is here this weekend. (bellefontaine) I’m actually leaving town Saturday but incase anyone in Ohio wants to do a road trip...it’s here. An awesome sight. I’ll try to get some pictures tomorrow to post before I leave.

[dutchess]

Hey pookie...as always thanks for making illustrating John so easy. You’re toons were timely and right on this week!!!! (thank you thank you!!!!)

[dutchess]

Thanks jayscee for being here. Sorry I missed you earlier. John IS THE BEST!!!!

[Aquamarine]

Cindy Sheehan — arrested Monday along with 45 others at the Capitol for invading John Conyers’s office (without a plan!) — is the real face of the Democrat base.

Now that's funny. lol

Well done you two!

(Sorry I haven't been around, it's been a very hectic summertime)

[Aquamarine]

When it is dark enough, men see the stars. —Emerson

Hi Mayor. I like that quote, women see them too. ;)

[Aquamarine]

That’s a very stunning graphic MEG, just beautiful.

[pookie18]

My pleasure, as ever, dutchess!

[MEG33]

I love this..Thank you, Mayor

[MEG33]

I am so grateful for your neice’s husband’s service..Welcome Home!

[MEG33]

Glad you like my graphic..Thank you!

[Billie]

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