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HOW WOULD KERRY GET OSAMA? INVADE PAKISTAN?

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Sen. John Kerry, and other Democrats are trying to use Osama Bin Laden to claim that Pres. Bush is soft on national security. I can't say how many times I have heard Kerry say "Tora Bora," and how we "outsourced" that battle. They go on to say that Osama's capture should be the war on terror's focus, not Iraq. I am curious to know what they would suggest. Bin Laden is supposedly hiding in Pakistan, and that government will not let us invade their country to look for him. There is a reason why Waziristan is an "autonomous" reigon of Pakistan. The government has never been able to exercise authority there. This is why the "rule of law" in this reigon is created by local tribal councils. Any attempt at a large scale invasion of Waziristan by the Pakistan government might cause a civil war in that nuclear nation. Allowing US troops to invade might have the same result. One only has to look at the reaction to the recent missile attack in t

OKAY, SOME REAL ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION RANTS!

Yes, I know that my Leavrant on illegal immigration was more an analysis of the debate, with a few mild opinions thrown in. For some real red meat rants on this, read this by Doug Giles , and this from Frosty Wooldridge (hat tip to Kender from STOP The ACLU ). I fall on their side of the debate, though my rhetoric fell short of expressing it. I was trying to write in an analytical way, that might sound more reasonable to people who are either "on the fence" (no pun intended), or ignorant of the problem. Hopefully, those who read that piece will go on to read the above pieces, and see the light.

The Hypocritical Legacy of the ACLU

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU Convincing liberals that the ACLU is leading us down a dangerous path is about as productive as talking to a rock. Perhaps this is because I mostly deal with far left liberals who share the same insane views and have the same radical agenda as the ACLU. Anyone who believes that the ACLU is there to purely defend the Constitution is naive at best. Surely there are some moderate liberals out there that can concede that the organization is in need of reform. A balanced society can not survive resting in the fringe. A Nation only concerned with security will drift toward a police state, and one that follows the absolutist views of liberty like the ACLU will drift toward anarchy. The ACLU proudly display a banner that states, Keep America Safe and Free , but any honest person will admit that the ACLU have done nothing for the safety of America. As a matter of fact, all evidence leads to quite the opposite. The ACLU are always ready to put the security of Amer

TWU NEEDS A REALITY CHECK: JAIL TIME FOR STRIKING, IMMEDIATELY!

Continued from UNIONS SCREW NY, ALREADY HAVE MORE BENEFITS THAN AVERAGE NY SUBWAY RIDER! With their leadership facing jail time for the pre-Christmas strike, the TWU rank-and-file REJECTED the contract that the leaders agreed to, by just 7 votes out of over 20,000 (Nobody sued for a recount). This is beyond the pale. I still don't have the words to say my thoughts, because the story is still developing. The NY POST had a stunning report about a subway booth clerk who made $70,000 last year, on top of all those "free" (to him) medical benefits. Not only did he vote against the contract, but was featured on the front page, sleeping in his booth, during the mid-afternoon! Now, they're going to strike again, rather than go to binding arbitration? Where is Rudy when you need him? Mayor Bloomberg is a manager, not a leader. The same goes for Gov. Pa-tax-i, who hasn't said "boo" about the consequences of the damage the TWU caused to the greatest economic engine

GIGOT IS BACK - ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL: WHAT, NO BROADCAST EXPOSURE?

The conservative revolution may be dead on PBS , but FOX NEWS CHANNEL has obviously listened to my pleas . Paul Gigot, and the WSJ Editorial Report have resurfaced at 11 PM on Sat. nights, with a repeat at 6AM Sun. ( story ) Much like the liberal I used to be, I am not satisfied with that. FOX must make this show available to their broadcast audience, meaning those of us without cable. I say bring the Beltway Boys as well, and make it a 2 hour block with FOX NEWS SUNDAY on the FOX broadcast network every Sunday morning! The commercials affected the time alotted to the panelists, and it seemed to show in their debut on FoxNews. I'm sure that they will get used to the new time constraints as they continue. This show has the potential to be the free-market equivalent of the 1970's MacNeil/Lehrer Report, which lives on as The News Hour with Jim Lehrer to this day on PBS. Dan is the man. I can't even remember his last name, but his smirking face is etched in stone in my mind, as

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION DEBATE: THE LEAVRANT!

Alot of the immigration debate I've been reading about and listening to can be broken down into a few categories: " Border security", encompassing such ideas as putting the National Guard on the Mexican border, or building a wall, or hi-tech surveillance measures, to stop potential terrorists from entering through Mexico. The "amnesty or expell" debate, involving the fate of the estimated 10 million plus illegals in the USA. This one divides into several aspects to consider. The third category is the economic cost/benefit of illegal immigration, and the impact of any action taken to limit it. Finally is the crime category, with illegal immigrants comprising a majority of prisoners in many border state jails. Each of these categories relates to the others, to some degree. Border security is the front line of this challenge. Woefully under-funded, and not supported politically, US/Mexico border security efforts have been sorely lacking in effect. Not only have hal

KERRY ON "THIS WEEK": NO "FRIENDLY FIRE"

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This week's blogburst is about another reason that Kerry won't ever release all his military records: his MSM support. Case in point: ABC's This Week show, which was soley a forum for Kerry to go on the attack. I have yet to see him interviewed by someone who will ask him the tough questions about his past It's more than just that. Read the entire interview , and you'll see that the whole thing is structured as an attack on the Bush administration. Stephanopoulos had to challenge him on a couple of assinine remarks (see below), but mostly led him through his talking points flawlessly. Missing from the interview was any mention of Kerry's proposals for Social Security, health care (though Kerry mentioned it while attacking Bush, Stphie didn't follow up on it), education, or Vermont's Judge Cashman, who gave a pedophile 60 days. He did say about Judge Alito, "I will vote against him because I think he will take the court backwards." QUESTION FROM

NORTH KOREA UPDATE: PETER BROOKES

Peter Brookes' latest on North Korea (from Town Hall): North Korea has become a gangster nation, pocketing $700 million to $1 billion a year from counterfeiting of U.S. greenbacks, trafficking illicit narcotics, smuggling contraband smokes and even peddling knockoff Viagra, according to U.S. government estimates. "North Korea is the only government in the world today that can be identified as being actively involved in directing crime as a central part of its national economic strategy and foreign policy," says David Asher, until recently a State Department adviser on Asia. Pyongyang's global criminal cabal - including Chinese gangs, Russian mafia, Japanese yakuza and an IRA politico - produces a tidy little slush fund for "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il, which shamefully equals the country's legitimate export income. --read the rest.

TAKING A STAND AGAINST ACLU "SAFE AND FREE" HYPOCRISY

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Well, the fine folks at STOP THE ACLU sure have been busy this week. First, they ridicule an ACLU banner which (unbelievably) reads "Keep America Safe and Free," and offer up a more appropriate one. The next two related posts are about the ACLU lawsuit against the National Security Agency ( here ), and how weak it is ( here ). They also have a chilling piece about one of the plaintiffs joining the ACLU and CAIR in the case. All of this leads up to this weeks BLOGBURST , in which STOP THE ACLU is signing on with lawyer Debbie Schlussel as the first intervening party (whose interests and welfare are affected) in the case , supporting the government's activities. This is great news indeed. This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com or Gribbit at GribbitR@gmail.com . You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 115 blogs already onboard . Crossposted at LOVE AMERICA FIRST

KERRY'S VERSION OF VIETNAM

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This week, we'll be examining some excerpts from Jean Francois Kerry's own website bio! Let's start here: As he was graduating from Yale, John Kerry volunteered to serve in Vietnam, because, as he later said, "it was the right thing to do." He believed that "to whom much is given, much is required." And he felt he had an obligation to give something back to his country. John Kerry served two tours of duty. On his second tour, he volunteered to serve on a Swift Boat in the river deltas, one of the most dangerous assignments of the war. His leadership, courage, and sacrifice earned him a Silver Star, a Bronze Star with Combat V, and three Purple Hearts Hmmm. No mention of a deferment request there. Larry Elder mentions it here, though. He also quotes former presidential contender Bob Dole: I respect [Kerry's] record, but three Purple Hearts – he never bled that I know of. They were all superficial wounds. As far as I know, he never spent one day in t

ACLU "Helping Hamas"

BobG from Sweet Spirits of Ammonia posted a truly damning piece about the ACLU "Helping Hamas" in yesterday's STOP THE ACLU blogburst. This is unbelievable! Great work, Bob!

ACLU QUESTIONING STATE MONEY TO REBUILD CHICAGO CHURCH SCHOOL

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OKAY, for the hundredth time: financial aid to religious community groups or organizations is not establishment of a State Church! This is an obvious attempt by the ACLU to further expand the idea of "separation of church and state" to an even more unrealistic level than it is already stretched. The proof is in the story, from the Chicago Tribune. (whole story) Setting off a new round in the debate over the separation of church and state, civil libertarians are questioning a plan by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to spend $1 million in state funds to help rebuild part of Pilgrim Baptist Church's campus. (after a fire-LEAV) The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday sent the governor a letter asking for more details about the plan, saying Blagojevich's proposal "raises obvious religious liberty issues." But Blagojevich argues that the $1 million is going to rebuild the church's school and administration offices--not the sanctuary itself--so it passes legal must

AMY RIDENOUR'S NATIONAL CENTER BLOG: FUNNY AND THOUGHT- PROVOKING!

I have to share some recent posts from Amy's blog, for the reasons in the title of this post! Science Magazine to Try Harder The Commons Blog: Protecting Nessie Equal Number of Complaints Dodge is My Media Pet Peeve Number One Regret The Error: Miner Story Corrections New York Times a Criminal Organization? Death by Suicide Prevention God, As Revealed Keep up the great work, Ms. Ridenour! LEAVWORLD appreciates the link as well!

JACK BAUER'S BACK ON 24: WHAT ABOUT JACK IDEMA?

With all of the anticipation of the return of the fictional character Jack Bauer from the TV show 24, I find it depressingly ironic that someone who could be his real-life counterpart, Jack Idema, is being held in Afghanistan, by the Karzai government. WHO IS JACK IDEMA? (Cao fills you in) Read about who Jack Idema is, and this whole distressing situation at CAO'S BLOG (post linked above), which is doing yeoman's work on publicizing Mr. Idema's case.

ACLU OPPOSES ALITO: HELP STOP THEM!

Jay from STOP THE ACLU has a great post about the ACLU opposing Judge Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court. The ACLU vote came after a special meeting of its 83-member national board this weekend, which has voted to oppose only two nominees in its 86-year history: Justice William Rehnquist, and Robert Bork. They are calling their members to contact Congress to oppose Alito. Jay's post also has a way for readers to contact Congress to support Judge Alito. Go read it, and contact your elected representatives! To quote the best line from the post: "If the ACLU is against this man, you know he is the right person for the job."

MARK ALEXANDER: WHY KERRY WON'T SIGN HIS 180

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Here's my little FREE THE KERRY 180 BLOGBURST logo! This week, we excerpt Mark Alexander, from Town Hall : What, exactly, is Kerry hiding? It is already common knowledge that most of his celebrated heroics were spurious, and that most of his medals were without merit (see "Kerry's Quagmire" at http://FederalistPatriot.US/alexander/ ). But given that the cat's already out of the bag, why not just sign the Standard Form 180? Among Kerry's released records is a 1977 cover letter from Jimmy Carter's Navy Secretary, W. Graham Claytor. What is revealing about this document is that it notes Kerry's original discharge was subject to review by a "board of officers" -- yet no such review should be necessary for an Honorable Discharge. The review was conducted in accordance with "Title 10, U.S. Code Section 1162 and 1163," which pertains to grounds for involuntary separation from military service. As many Vietnam veterans who served their nat

THE "LEAV" THEME SONG LYRICS -YA DAMN RIGHT!

Have a laugh reading my homage to Isaac Hayes , and SHAFT, who was portrayed by Richard Roundtree in the original 1971 movie. Don't tell me "SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" I'M TALKIN' ABOUT LEAV!

"WRIST SLAP FOR CHILD RAPIST" JUDGE ALSO SOFT ON DUI CASE

This is from Britt Hume's Special Report - The Political Grapevine (01/05/06) A Vermont man convicted on multiple rape counts against a young child was given just 60 days in jail by a judge who says he no longer believes in punishment. Prosecutors had asked for at least eight years behind bars for Mark Hulett, who confessed to raping his victim repeatedly for four years, starting when she was seven. But in handing down his sentence, Judge Edward Cashman said harsh punishment, "accomplishes nothing of value," adding, "anger doesn't solve anything. It just corrodes your soul." The victim's mother tearfully disagreed, telling reporters that the rapist "should pay for what he did." --This same judge threw out a DUI case in Nov. '05, overturning a precedent that had allowed University of Vermont police to make arrests in the immediate surrounding areas. That ruling is under appeal. Michelle Malkin , as well as all of the blogs linked to her pos

ABC NEWS REPORTS ON AHMADINEJAD: "HE'S NOT LIKE THAT"

--an excerpt: ABC News' Bob Woodruff filed this report for "World News Tonight." Some analysts fear just how Ahmadinejad might try to bring about the end of the world and what he might do with a nuclear weapon. Sayeed Jazy has also known the president since childhood. He believes a lot of what his friend says, including his call to annihilate Israel, is just rhetoric. Said Jazy: "You sit down and ask him, 'Do you really want to do that?' He would say no. Because I know him, he's not like that. No one in right mind would accept that." ---Yeah, right. (see previous post , and this one )

FASCISM, ISLAMISM, AND ANTI-SEMITISM

Excerpting a Joseph Loconte op/ed piece from the Daily Standard : Two weeks ago the Iranian president shocked Western leaders when he claimed that the Holocaust was "a myth" created by Jews and "Zionist historians." This followed a previous slander against Israel as "a tumor" to be "wiped off the map"--or, at best, relocated to Europe. "Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury," Ahmadinejad told the Organization of the Islamic Conference. His anti-Semitic tirade comes as the Iranian leader continues to defy the United Nations to pursue a nuclear weapons program. "I thought, my God, he's a Nazi," a German resident told Knight Ridder. "I couldn't believe that again the world was faced with a Nazi as a head of state. It's beyond comprehension." Tone deafness to the racist fury of radical Islam is bad enough. What makes matters worse is that anti-Semitism is not jus

KNICKERBOCKER NEWS: Civil Liberties News Roundup

Crossposted from Knickerbocker News : White House Calls ACLU a "Special Interest" Group-WND White House spokesman Scott McClellan: "The ACLU – this is one of the special interest groups that Democrats in the Senate are trying to appease because they want to weaken and undermine the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is vital to saving lives. … It has also met an important commitment to protect people's civil liberties." Is the ACLU a special interest? Certainly. I couldn't find any Democrat rebuttals defending the ACLU on this one. They show their support with their votes in Congress. Chaplain on Hunger Strike Against Navy Policy-WND Lt. Gordon James Klingenschmitt says he will not eat until the president takes action to allow him and other chaplains the freedom to pray and preach without diluting God to a one-size-fits all deity. It's been two weeks since he participated in a protest outside the White House, asking President Bush to sign an executive order al

FREE THE KERRY 180 BLOGBURST - NAVY CONTRADICTS KERRY

Marc Morano, CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer, is excerpted this week, from 09/04: Navy Contradicts Kerry on Release of Military Records(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Navy released documents Wednesday contradicting claims by Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry that all of his available military records have been released. The Navy, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request from the legal watchdog group Judicial Watch, also referred interested parties to Kerry's campaign web site for government military documents. Navy Personnel Command FOIA Officer Dave German wrote in an e-mail to Judicial Watch that the Navy "withheld thirty-one pages of documents from the responsive military personnel service records as we were not provided a release authorization." Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said the Navy's correspondence confirms that Kerry has not been forthright in releasing his military files."It's written confirmation from the U.S. Navy that there

ACLU SLAMS DOJ INVESTIGATION OF NSA LEAKER, WANTS INVESTIGATION TO BE CALLED OFF!

FROM STOP THE ACLU Posted by Jay on 12-30-05 @ 3:05 pm Filed under ACLU , War On Terror , News ACLU Website FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Media@aclu.org NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today sharply criticized a Justice Department investigation into the disclosure of an illegal National Security Agency domestic eavesdropping operation approved by President George W. Bush. In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as well as two full-page advertisements in the New York Times, the ACLU has called for the appointment of a special counsel to determine whether President Bush violated federal wiretapping laws by authorizing illegal surveillance of domestic targets. The following statement can be attributed to ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero: “President Bush broke the law and lied to the American people when he unilaterally authorized secret wiretaps of U.S. citizens. But rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General Gonzales is cracking down

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM NEXTLEAV!

NEXTLEAV is celebrating the new year with a PETA KILLS KITTIES! design. Also read these other NEXTLEAV posts: ON RACE: ARE BAD WORDS REALLY HATEFUL? 06/26/03 CONTROVERSIAL! PLASTIC KARMA I HAD GOOD LUCK! Three more (older) personal stories! OUT THE WINDOW: TALES FROM 48 W. 73RD STREET (THE VENDOME) 1974 BREAKING INTO THE DAKOTA: MORE TALES FROM THE VENDOME TALES FROM THE VENDOME: AN OPEN-AIR DRUG STORE Cont'd -1980's Seen and Not Seen - A KATRINA TALE WEST IS A DIRECTION, WESTERN IS ALL CULTURES' DIRECTION -YAY FROM JAY777! ATTACKS BY STRANGERS - WORDS OF WISDOM HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! - from LEAV!