Allen West unplugged: vows to bring left ‘to its knees’ (plus: West’s greatest hits)
And you thought Joyce Kaufman was the crazy one …
The man who would have been right wing shock jock Joyce Kaufman’s boss in Washington, newly minted Congressman-elect Allen West, issued a sober statement in response to her withdrawing as his chief of staff Thursday … and then he went on the radio … Read more
Obama calles Quran burning stunt ‘a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida’
President Obama waded into the controversy over a Gainesville pastor’s plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, calling the action a “stunt” that could trigger “serious violence” against American troops in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and that would serve as a “recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida.” But he also makes the point that the law and the constitution limit what the government can do.
The president made the comments during an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Said the president:
“If he’s listening, I just hope he understands that what he’s proposing to do is completely contrary to our values … this country has been built on the notions of religious freedom and religious tolerance,” Obama said. “As a very practical matter, as commander (in) chief of the armed forces of the United States, I just want him to understand that this stunt that he is pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform who are in Iraq, who are in Afghanistan.”
In the exclusive one-on-one interview on Wednesday with “GMA” co-anchor George Stephanopoulos, the president discussed initiatives to boost the flagging economy, tax cuts and the upcoming midterm elections. He also said Terry Jones’ actions could boost recruitment of people who would be willing to “blow themselves up” in cities in America or Europe.
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Sink, Scott, other Florida candidates (finally) weigh in on ‘Burn a Koran’ stunt **UPDATED**
Photo: Sunshine State News
From the in-box, Alex Sink has issued a statement condemning the planned “Burn a Koran Day” at the Dove Outreach Center in Gainesville, FL, associating herself with Gen. Petraeus’ warnings about the publicity stunt:
“I stand with General Petraeus in condemning the planned burning of the Quran, as it could put our brave troops in harm’s way. I also feel this display of hatred and intolerance is not in keeping with the values and spirit of our state.”
The statement comes following a lengthy condemnation of the 9/11 publicity stunt, by South Florida House Rep. Dwight Bullard.
Earlier Wedensday, Sink’s opponent, Rick Scott, issued the following statement which also channels Petraeus, and reads in part: Read more
In Quran burning controversy, Angelina Jolie to the rescue? **UPDATE: A Florida pol (finally) weighs in
So… this pastor won’t listen to General Petraeus, but he might be convinced not to inflame the Muslim world by burning Qurans on 9/11 by the woman who nicked Jen Aniston’s man? Jolie was asked about the controversy while on a P.R. push back to a really nasty tell-all good will trip to Pakistan, where people kind of have other things on their minds… This modern world …
Meanwhile, the leader of a German congregation founded by Terry Jones — but which gave him the boot in the 1980s, says they’re shocked, but not surprised, by what he’s planning to do. And another Gainesville church is planning an interfaith unity service this afternoon. (Watch it LIVE here.)
UPDATE: A Florida politician finally weighs in: Read more
Fox News’ new boogey”man”: Big … Mexican … Women
They’re Rubinesque … they’re from South of the Border … and they’re coming for you. Las Mexicanas Grandisimas are the most dangerous thing this side of jalapeño-loaded chili indigestion. Fear the future, my friends.
Or face it … if you have the nerve. Some examples of this fearsome lot, after the jump: Read more
Sharron Angle’s war on fluoride
Thank you, just for existing, Sharron Angle. Thank you from snarky bloggers everywhere ... (and from Harry Reid)
Watch your asses, Commie fluoridators. This tea party lady’s got … your … number. Read more
Chicken Run: Sue Lowden tries to escape ‘chickens for check-ups’
… but she can’t.
Wingers re Muslim Miss USA: this is a Big F’ing Conspiracy **UPDATED**
Miss Michigan Rima Fakih of Dearborn, left, is crowned Miss USA 2010 by Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, on Sunday night in Las Vegas. When asked how she felt about winning the Miss USA crown, Fakih said, "Ask me after I've had a pizza." (ISAAC BREKKEN/Associated Press)
An Arab-American, Muslim Miss U.S.A.? … Cue the Michelle Malkin pathetic, eye-bulging hateration, and of course, the conspiracy theory of the day:
Meanwhile, Miss Oklahoma lost out after expressing support for Arizona’s immigration enforcement law and celebrating states’ rights:
(Although she did manage to get all the way to second place … but then, that was probably part of the conspiracy… to get her right down to the final two and then humiliate her with a crushing loss to a heathen…) Read more
Video: Alex Jones goes bat crap crazy(er) over ‘Machete’
Summary: Prison Planet conspiracy overlord Alex Jones thinks the new Robert Rodriguez “Mexploitation” movie “Machete” is real — it’s not a movie at all, friends, but rather government-produced propaganda designed to start a white-brown race war. (Plus it’s got Robert DeNiro in it, so there’s that…) Alex has even gotten his hands on the SCRIPT…!!! … and it proves that Rodriguez is no ordinary filmmaker … he’s a government agent. Seriously. (Hat tip to Dave Weigel, who pays attention to the crazies so you don’t have to…) Watch … and despair …
BTW, I’ll bet you didn’t know that “Kill Bill” was government propaganda designed to turn women into fabulous, man-killing robots … Rodriguez and Tarantino work together, you know … for the government … Hey, you know what would be really funny? If the script leaked to Jones was as fake as one of those Kenyan birth certificates Orly Taitz keeps turning up with. Real script or not, if the right latches on to Jones’ nuttery, “Machete” is going to be a big freaking hit.
ICYMI: Robert Gibbs smacks Fox reporter with Brownie’s tinfoil hat
Yesterday during the midday briefing, President Obama’s press secretary Robert Gibbs had a keeper of an exchange with Fox “News” reporter Wendell Goler, who wanted to know, surprise! … whether the Gulf oil gusher is “Obama’s Katrina.” Gibbs took the opportunity to dress down Goler’s network over its decision to give a platform to Michael “heckuva job” Brown, Dubya’s former failure of a FEMA director, who botched the response to Hurricane Katrina, but who seems to have developed a special knowledge about how that massive offshore leak began.
For more on the right’s out of this world Gulf spill conspiracy theories, and how they’re discrediting conservatism, read David Corn’s excellent piece at Politics Daily.
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