Meet John Kerry...A Useful Idiot

Today in the Opinion Journal, former KGB intelligence officer Ion Mihai Pacepa explained the propaganda tactics of the communists during the Cold War.
Here is a bit of what Pacepa had to say about the Soviet's propaganda campaign in the West:

During the Vietnam War we spread vitriolic stories around the world, pretending that America's presidents sent Genghis Khan-style barbarian soldiers to Vietnam who raped at random, taped electrical wires to human genitals, cut off limbs, blew up bodies and razed entire villages. Those weren't facts. They were our tales, but some seven million Americans ended up being convinced their own president, not communism, was the enemy. As Yuri Andropov, who conceived this dezinformatsiya war against the U.S., used to tell me, people are more willing to believe smut than holiness.

Does that remind you of anyone?
Here are the words of future democratic Senator John F. Kerry in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 22, 1971:

They told the stories at times they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of South Vietnam...

John F. Kerry- Useful Idiot.

Source: Gateway Pundit

Commentary

Why is it that the left so easily falls in line with our enemies?

The rank and file may be useful idiots, or at least sdound like it, but I believe the thinkers on the left subscribe to Revolutionary Defeatism.

I have a whole section of my right hand sidebar called "Read These Posts" that I should probably rename "Understanding Leftism" because it contains some brilliant essays on the Socialists (i.e. Communists) that have been hiding out in the Democrat Party for some time now.


Their political war with Western Civilization is not over, and we must remain ever vigilant to slow their long march through our institutions. It is my hope that we can stop it, and eventually reverse it.

That process requires waking people up to what is happening. Perhaps that is why they hate Rush Limbaugh (and the medium he sired--Talk Radio), the Fox News Channel, and the Right-Side of the Blogosphere. Look for them to try to shut all three down because their totalitarian ideology will brook no comeptition.

I leave you with this:

"They call themselves democrats, but they yearn for dictatorship. They call themselves revolutionaries, but they want to make the government omnipotent. They promise the blessings of the Garden of Eden, but they plan to transform the entire world into a gigantic post office. Every man but one subordinate clerk in a bureau, what an alluring utopia! What a noble cause to fight for!"

----Ludwig von Mises, in "Bureaucracy." p 125

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Blogs For Borders Video Blogburst 080707

In this weeks "video" (inside joke, you'll understand when you watch)
we report the attack by communists and socialists on...us!



Previous coverage here,
here and here.
Bleg here.

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Difference between a Liberal and a Leftist

Paul Mirengoff at Powerline Blog has an excellent post on the difference between a Liberal and a Leftist. Go read it.

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The New Republic Beauchamp Stories---False!!!

Just another case of the Legacy Media spreading lies to turn the public against the battle for liberty in Iraq...

THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned from a military source close to the investigation that Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp--author of the much-disputed "Shock Troops" article in the New Republic's July 23 issue as well as two previous "Baghdad Diarist" columns--signed a sworn statement admitting that all three articles he published in the New Republic were exaggerations and falsehoods--fabrications containing only "a smidgen of truth," in the words of our source.

Source: Gateway Pundit, who has links to many others covering this latest in Fake News Stories.

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Spruce Pine Fire on WNC Citizens Blog

I have links to coverage of the Spruce Pine Fire at WNC Citizens Blog.

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Phoenix on Path to Mars

Being a Space Buff from my childhood, I couldn't help but pass this along:

The Phoenix spacecraft has separated from the Delta II rocket and ground controllers at NASA's Deep Space Network have acquired its signal and begun assessing its health. The solar panels that will power the mission's cruise phase will be deployed and Phoenix will be pointed to best receive solar power and communicate with Earth.

The spacecraft has oriented itself to the sun as it was programmed to do. It will use solar panels to generate electricity during the nine-month coast to Mars. A separate set of solar arrays is attached to the lander itself.

The Phoenix Mars lander's assignment is to dig through the Martian soil and ice in the arctic region and use its onboard scientific instruments to analyze the samples it retrieves.

Source: NASA Phoenix Mars Mission

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Whack-a-Mole at Daily Kos: Shades of 1984

The Little Green Footballs have caught the Kos Kids at it again, complete with screen shots of the offending material before it gets deleted. Some stories just won't go away, will they?

Go take a look.

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VIDEO: House Erupts in Chaos

This is the best view of the NeoStalinist Democrats trying to steal a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Shuler's Chief of Staff has no problem with more taxes?

Check out WNC Citizens Blog for the story.

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Tensions Raised in Pakistan, Obama Responsible?

The jihadists have attacked Pakistan with renewed vigor after Obama's provocative remarks earlier this week, and the media tries to come to his rescue with an old story (two years ago) from someone not even running for President at the time.

2,000 tribesmen rally against troops

MIRANSHAH: Around 2,000 tribesmen rallied in North Waziristan on Friday calling on the government to withdraw troops from the region, Reuters reported. Holding black flags and wearing black armbands, the protesters chanted “Down with America” and demanded the government stop what they called unnecessary military operations in the region. “The government says it has sent troops to Waziristan to maintain peace and order but in fact the peace of the region has deteriorated since the army was deployed here,” Qari Mohammad Roman, an imam of a major mosque of Miranshah, North Wazirista’s main town, told protesters.

Source: Daily Times of Pakistan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed on Saturday in spiraling violence in northwestern Pakistan as international concern grew over the deteriorating security situation and al Qaeda threat along the Afghan border.
Soldiers repulsed an attack by pro-Taliban militants in North Waziristan, and a suicide car bomber struck in another tribal area bordering Afghanistan.

--SNIP--
How to make Pakistan do more to eradicate al Qaeda hideouts has become a hot topic in the U.S. election campaign, with Democratic hopeful Barack Obama talking of American forces conducting operations or strikes inside Pakistani territory.

During a telephone call to President Pervez Musharraf, U.S. President George W. Bush said this kind of talk was "unsavory," and assured the Pakistani leader Washington respected its ally's sovereignty, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

On the ground, in a pre-dawn attack on Saturday, militants bombarded a check post in the Dosali area, some 40 km (25 miles) south of Miranshah, North Waziristan's main town.

Troops repulsed the guerrillas when they launched a direct assault on the post.

"Militants fired about 50 rockets on a check post complex at around 0300 hours (6:00 p.m. EDT Friday) and then they carried out a physical attack on the check post," military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad said.

Source: Yahoo! News

Obama touches raw nerve in Pakistan

Pakistan on Friday criticised US presidential hopeful Barack Obama for saying that, if elected, he might order unilateral military strikes inside this Islamic nation to root out terrorists.

Top Pakistan officials said Obama’s comment was irresponsible and likely made for political reasons related to the race for the Democratic nomination for next year’s US presidential election.

“It’s a very irresponsible statement, that’s all I can say,” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khusheed Kasuri said. “As the election campaign in America is heating up we would not like American candidates to fight their elections and contest elections at our expense.”

Also on Friday, a senior Pakistani official condemned another presidential hopeful, Colorado Republican Tom Tancredo, for saying best way he could think of to deter a nuclear terrorist attack on the US would be to threaten to retaliate by bombing the holiest Islamic sites of Mecca and Medina.

Obama triggered anger in Pakistan, a key ally of the US in its war on terror, when he said in a speech on Wednesday that as president he would order US military action against terrorists in Pakistan’s tribal region bordering Afghanistan if intelligence warranted it.

Source: Hindustan Times


I'd like to note for the record, that Congressman Tom Tancredo made that statement in 2005. This should show you how far back the media will go to provide cover for one of their own.

Don't believe me? Check this out:

Tancredo: If They Nuke Us, Bomb Mecca

DENVER — A Colorado congressman told a radio show host that the U.S. could "take out" Islamic holy sites if Muslim fundamentalist terrorists attacked the country with nuclear weapons.

Rep. Tom Tancredo made his remarks Friday on WFLA-AM in Orlando, Fla. His spokesman stressed he was only speaking hypothetically.

Talk show host Pat Campbell asked the Littleton Republican how the country should respond if terrorists struck several U.S. cities with nuclear weapons.

"Well, what if you said something like — if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites," Tancredo answered.

"You're talking about bombing Mecca," Campbell said.

"Yeah," Tancredo responded.

The congressman later said he was "just throwing out some ideas" and that an "ultimate threat" might have to be met with an "ultimate response."

Spokesman Will Adams said Sunday the four-term congressman doesn't support threatening holy Islamic sites but that Tancredo was grappling with the hypothetical situation of a terrorist strike deadlier than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Source: Fox News July 18, 2005



For the record, I believe we should let the Radical Muslims, and Moderate Muslims know that they will trigger a Berserker Rage should they set nukes off on American Soil. The Moderate Muslims should fear our response more than they fear the jihadists.

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Terrorism Update: The Obama Edition

I think most of you are aware that Obama made a serious gaffe earlier this week, in declaring that he would invade Pakistan to go after terrorists hiding in that country. What a lightweight he is!

He obviously does not realize that Musharraf is literally hanging by a thread, and a move like that would likely result in Pakistani nukes going into the wild, where the highest bidder would get a working nuke (talk about proliferation!), and quite possibly a nuclear strike on our troops invading that country. I guess unilateralism works for Democrats, but not for evil Republicans, huh?

Here are events in the region that he is responsible for starting...not bad for a second-year Senator from Illinois!!

Pakistan needs no foreign aid to tackle terrorists: Musharraf

Obama terror vow angers Pakistan



Pakistani protesters burn a U.S. flag to condemn U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama's remarks in Karachi, Pakistan

(I guess the Kuhns share an angry Muslim tendency to do harm to our flag)

Bush reassures Musharraf over attack warnings

Bush criticizes talk of U.S. strike on Pakistan - govt


State Department Asks White House Candidates to Steer Clear of Sensitive Diplomatic Issues

Many Thanks to Jeffrey Imm of United States Action for the links.

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VIDEO: Why is the Left Opposed to Victory?

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Cable News Numbers for Augsut 1

The numbers via Drudge:

CABLE NEWS RACE
WEDS., AUG 1, 2007
VIEWERS

FOXNEWS..........8 PM BRIDGE ........................3,743,000
FNC...................HANNITY/COLMES.................3,382,000
CNN...................KING.....................................3,099,000
FNC....................GRETA..................................2,740,000
CNN...................COOPER................................2,604,000
CNN...................11 PM BRIDGE.......................1,883,000
FNC...................11 PM BRIDGE........................1,799,000
CNN...................8 PM BRIDGE..........................1,635,000
FNC...................SHEP SMITH............................1,502,000
MSNBC...............9 PM BRIDGE..........................1,003,000
CNN...................DOBBS......................................970,000
MSNBC..............10 PM BRIDGE............................954,000
MSNBC..............OLBERMANN...............................939,000

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Irony Alert: Union Hires Scabs To Walk Picket Line

The Fifth Column Lance Thompson
August 2, 2007

In the 28 July Idaho Statesman, Joe Estrella reported that a local union was hiring homeless people to walk its picket line.

"The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters Local 635 is paying $12.50 an hour to anyone willing to walk picket lines," Estrella reports. "Mixed among a few union members and their spouses are homeless people." The non-union picketers are protesting the use of nonunion labor on a 26-unit condo project in downtown Boise. Evidently, there is so much highly-paid union construction work in the area that union members are too busy to protest the fact that some carpenters are working for less.

When asked about the practice of hiring homeless picketers for the union line, Local 635 representative Rob Robbins explained, "We’ll supplement with anybody who wants to work. I don’t ask their addresses." Local 635's grievance with Commercial Constructors, Inc., a Boise area drywall and steel stud framing business owned by Steve Packard, is low wages and health insurance. Robbins said, "I have evidence that his average payroll is $15 an hour and that only 20% of his workers have health insurance." Local 635 is paying its replacement picketers $12.50 an hour, and there was no mention of health insurance.

When an organization hires temporary replacement workers for less money and fewer benefits than their regular laborers are paid, don’t unions condemn such temporary workers as "scabs?" Aren’t such tactics by the organization known as "unfair labor practices?"

The temporary picketers hired by the union have no job security–the protest could end tomorrow, and they’d all be out of work. They have no right of collective bargaining–there is an endless stream of eager workers ready to step up if others tire of the conditions. Local 635 does not negotiate with the temporary workers–it’s $12.50 an hour, take it or leave it. The temporary picketers seem ripe for organizing, but, oddly, no one from the union has spoken to them about the benefits of forming or joining a union, the power of collective bargaining, or the exploitation they are suffering at the hands of an organization that enjoys a surplus of available labor to fill a small number of highly coveted jobs. Any company that employed such exploitive tactics would be excoriated by union spokesmen and labor activists.

Source: The New Media Journal

Read the rest of the article.

Commentary

Unions are not about worker conditions. Unions are about power. Power gathered into the hands of a few union bosses. Union Members make up only 12 percent of the workforce, and that number will continue to decline them into obscurity.

Unions once performed a useful service. No longer. The dustbin of history awaits them.

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Internet Coverage of I-35W Collapse

Noah Kunin of Blanked-Out lives very close to the bridge, and has uploaded photos to Flickr and has had to evacuate his apartment.

Ed Morrisey of Captain's Quarters was also close by, and live-blogged the local coverage.

Dole Carpenter, or Volokh Conspiracy, drove over the bridge a mere 15 minutes before it collapsed.

A local Internet Site, MN Talk, seems to be the place people are posting their thoughts and experiences. It also has links to the local media coverage, should you wish to dig deeper. There are also multiple links to local blogger coverage as well.

One of the better places to follow the collapse is at Little Green Footballs, where there are lots of reports in the comments section as well.
I've posted them in order here:

Massive Bridge Collapses in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse - Update 1

Includes a Google Earth Image of an Intact I-35

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse - Update 2 - Blame Game Begins

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse - Update 3

The two major dailies are the Star-Tribune and the Pioneer Press.
Breit Bart Coverage.
Yahoo! News Coverage.
Minnesota Blogs Index.

My prayers are with the survivors, their families, and the families of the dead.

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Amber Alert Issued in Cabarrus County

Amber alert issued for Cabarrus child



Amber alert issued for Cabarrus child
Written by Lauren K. Ohnesorge
Wednesday, 01 August 2007
The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued an AMBER Alert for 18-month-old Enrique James Lazo, allegedly abducted from Cabarrus County.
The child is 25 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a one-piece yellow suit and brown sandals with a leather strap. Lazo was reported missing from Drystone Drive in Huntersville.
Police are looking for 28-year-old Rene Rachelle in connection with his disappearance. Rachelle is a white female, possibly driving a maroon Geo Prizm with North Carolina license plate number WNC3856.

Anyone with information should call the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office at (704) 920-3016.
Also *hp or *47 on your cell phone will get you in touch with the Highway Patrol.

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Obama might send troops into Pakistan

Holy Cow! Now the Democrats are all gonna show how tough they are!!!

Just saw this via Drudge:

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would possibly send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists, an attempt to show strength when his chief rival has described his foreign policy skills as naive.

The Illinois senator warned Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf that he must do more to shut down terrorist operations in his country and evict foreign fighters under an Obama presidency, or Pakistan will risk a U.S. troop invasion and losing hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid.

"Let me make this clear," Obama said in a speech prepared for delivery
at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again. It was a terrible mistake to fail to act when we had a chance to take out an al-Qaida leadership meeting in 2005. If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will."

Source: Yahoo! News

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John Armor Launches Exploartory Committee for NC-11

Exploratory Committee, Armor for Congress

Before reading this release, please visit “The Earth at Night”



Why Does this Political Brochure Start with a NASA Photo of the Earth?

If you understand this photo, you understand what is wrong with the domestic and foreign policies of the Democrats, including the current Congressman from the 11th District in Western Carolina.

This composite picture of “The Earth at Night” shows which parts of Earth are most developed, with the best educations, modern economies, and longest life spans. These are free market economies, with (mostly) governments freely elected.

The darker areas of the Earth are the communist, socialist and other dictatorial governments, which mismanage their economies and hold back their people.

Democrats in Congress favor the kind of policies to drag the US down like the sad average of most nations on Earth.

About Charles Taylor

Unlike other potential Republican candidates, I am not waiting for Charles Taylor to announce his intentions before I announce mine. As an incumbent, Taylor spent more money yet lost to a novice in 2006. Now Taylor is weaker and the novice, Heath Shuler, is stronger.

If Taylor runs again, he will lose again. That would be bad for him, bad for the Republican Party, and especially bad for the citizens of Western Carolina.

Therefore, I am announcing today, 31 July, 2007, the formation of an Exploratory Committee for Armor for Congress, and invite the support of all who believe that the 11th District needs and deserves an experienced, able, honest, and conservative Congressman who can win.

Where I Stand

For an introduction to what I believe and where I stand on the major domestic and foreign policy issues, go to any of these websites, and read as much as you choose:

Armor for Congress
Chron Watch
The American Civil Rights Union

John Armor
Box 243
Highlands 28741

John_Armor@aya.yale.edu
828.526-3149

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Vote in Freedom Works Straw Poll July 31 to August 2

Now that you've seen the video, go vote!

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