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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

LIVE From Times Square,
2009 Celebration

Here is the Mogulus live-stream from Times Square, which will be live from 4pm to 12.15am Easter...

The "2008 WNC Conservative of the Year"
and a Look Back at 2008

The Thunder Pig2008 WNC CONSERVATIVE OF THE YEARTHE CAROLINA STOMPERS & CHAD NESBITTThe Carolina Stompers , and their head honcho, Chad Nesbitt have done an excellent job of bringing the corruption in Buncombe County and the Democratic Party of North Carolina to light. While I can offer no substantial prize, I can offer a hearty "Well Done!" to Chad and his Carolina Stompers for their willingness to tread where other Republicans fear.Chad...

Opration Cast Lead Update for New Year's Eve

Operation cast Lead continues, and before I dive into coverage, I'd like to introduce a video made by the Elder of Ziyon. He wondered what an Israeli propaganda video would look like if they copied the style of the pro-Hamas propaganda videos...I will cherish that video as long as I draw breath. I know that tune will be stuck in my head for quite a while!For more up-to-date coverage of the events in Israel, I suggest you visit these tireless bloggers:Israelly Cool, and today's threadThe Muqata and today's threadIsrael MatzavThe Elder of ZiyonSo,...

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Communist Party USA Condemns Israel

The party you love to hate, commies...and they hate Israel. Here is a Press Release issued by them yesterday:The Communist Party USA (CPUSA) emphatically condemns the continuing Israeli air strikes in Gaza, which have left hundreds dead and over a thousand wounded. The hundreds of Israeli air strikes have been carried out with a total disregard for the safety of civilians and institutions and are the latest phase in a campaign to blockade the economy of Gaza and deny the people access to basic necessities. Israel's disproportionate response to...

Moonbat McKinney's Yacht Turned Back

And Israel Matzav has the story, a portion of which I have swiped:The moonbats on the boat have accused Israel of 'piracy on the high seas.' But their understanding of international law is incorrect.The movement's spokeswoman Greta Berlin told Israel National News that the incident occurred approximately 50-60 miles off the Gaza coast, in international waters. Any vessel can be legally required to identify itself in order to prevent it from entering prohibited territory although its passengers cannot be arrested in international waters, explained...

Israeli Consulate to Hold Twitter Press Conference Today

Hat Tip and Photo Credit: Dispatches from the Imagination AgeToday from 1-3PM EST,  David Saranga, Consul of Media and Public Affairs in New York, will answer your questions about the situation in Israel and Gaza in a “Citizens’ Press Conference.”You can submit your question by directing it to our Twitter account athttp://www.twitter.com/IsraelConsulate . We will do our best to answer through Twitter.  If an answer requires more...

Day Four of Operation Cast Lead

Israelly Cool, The Muqata (who is also on twitter) and the Elder of Ziyon are still live-blogging operation Cast Lead.Here is a video update from Israel National TV:This comes to me from Pamella Geller:SUPPORT ISRAELTuesday, December 30, 2008 5:00pm - 6:30pmOutside of Israeli Consulate in NYCCorner of E42nd & 2nd Ave.New York, NYThere are also numerous anti-israel Rallies being held across the nation, and if you are in the area, please show up and join the small bands of Israel supporters that will be there to counter-protest the pro-terrorist...

Photo of the Year: "Death to all Juice"

Let me guess, English is not this guy's first language?This type of illiterate hatred of the Jews and more photos can be found on Atlas Shrug...

A Prayer for the IDF

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President-elect Obama Stands with Israel

Here are his words:If someone was sending rockets on my house where my daughters were sleeping at night, I would do everything to stop it, and I would expect Israelis to do the same thing.I salute Barack Obama for his stand. Read more about it in The Atlantic.&nbs...

Monday, December 29, 2008

Living in the Shadow of Qassams

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Report of IDF Troops About To Enter Gaza

Here is a B-Roll video of IDF forces preparing for night operations.I have received word that IDF Troops are preparing to enter Gaza.For the Christian Prayer Warriors, I will refer you to Psalms 121 and 124.Pslams 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 2My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is...

Hamas Weapons R&D Center Hit By IDF

Photo Credit: AFPIsraeli officials said Monday that the Israel Defense Forces managed to hit a target in Gaza which served as Hamas' arms development site. "It was a target of high quality, and one of the State of Israel's strategic targets in Operation Cast Lead," a defense source said. According to intelligence information gathered by the IDF and Shin Bet, the compound near the Islamic college in Gaza was being used as a chemical...

Late December Sunrise

Some people don't like photographs with either blown highlights or dark areas that obscure detail.I, however, like them just fin...

15 Seconds

A reminder of why Israel has to periodically clean out the terrorists from Gaza:And here are some of the targets Israel has taken out in respons...

Best Christmas Light Display and
The Republic of Texas Rises Again!!!

I missed this one when I was trolling for synchronized Christmas light displays, and for that, I apologize:Hat Tip: Papa Mike, who has a knack for finding cool stuff...including this little warning from Texas...(I wonder what the immigration prospects would be for those of us wanting to join up with the Republic of Texas?)Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union . (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.) We Texans love y’all, but we’ll probably have to take action since B. Hussein Obama...

The Current Global Cooling Trend

Chart Credit: Watts Up With That?Abstracts of American Geophysical Union annual meeting, San Francisco  Dec., 2008Solar Influence on Recurring Global, Decadal, Climate Cycles Recorded by Glacial Fluctuations, Ice Cores, Sea Surface Temperatures, and Historic Measurements Over the Past MillenniumEasterbrook, Don J., Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225,Global, cyclic, decadal, climate patterns can be traced...

Into the Bowels of Jew-Hatred

For those who want to read constantly updated posts from Israel, I suggest The Muqata and Israelly Cool. The Jerusalem Post is another good source of information, and Kol Israel has links to all the media sites in Israel and Arab media also.[Egads---I forgot the Elder of Ziyon! This blogger also is keeping a calender of the numbers of daily rocket and mortar attacks on Israel (December and all time)]If you know of anyone else in Israel who is live-blogging, please leave a link in the comments, and I will add it to the list, whether it be in English,...

Sunday, December 28, 2008

The John Batchelor Show for December 28th

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time for John Batchelor! Here is his website. The show starts at 7pm Eastern, and continues for six hours of the best radio you will find anywhere, as only John Batchelor can deliver it with his stable of experts...And here is where you can listen to the show live online:New York, WABC-AM 770 7-10PM ET;Washington DC, WMAL-AM 630 7-9PM ET;San Francisco, KSFO-AM 560;Los Angeles,KFI-AM 640;Schedule for Tonight:...