A Pseudo Religion, Real Racism, and True Terror.
OK, I've been on vacation the past week and a half and am just now trying to do some catch-up. To that end I have compiled a list of some observations over that time:
A Pseudo Religion - Well, the Reverend Elmer Gantry Al Gore had his ol' time revival this weekend, and quite a shindig it was! I hear hundreds, possibly even thousands of people attended, some flying their planes or driving their cars thousands of miles to help the Reverend Al spread the good word about Global Warming! Think I exaggerate about this being a religion? Not when those who deny the faith of Global Warming are branded as heretics, called satan and pure evil. I have illustrated it over and over, and today I bring you more. This time I have but a single word - one word in this article - to bolster my assertion that Al Gore is indeed the spiritual head of the Church of the Holy Environment and the Immaculate Global Warming. Can you find the word? I think you can. I have faith in you. Given the way the Reverend Al and the Knights of Prius pursue and excoriate anyone who dares question their gospel, you just have to wonder whether this guy will just be excommunicated from the profession or burned at the stake. Probably the latter... it'll allow Rev Al to claim the carbon offsets!
Real Racism - I found this article via Dean's World the other day and really don't know what to say. My utter revulsion that such things can occur in this day and age is not enough. The behavior of the people of Jena, Louisiana is an example of real racism - no matter how blind those people truly are or how innocent they claim themselves to be. This is a perfect spot for Reverends Jesse and Al to be showing up, but are they there? Must not be or their MSM toadies would have this plastered all over the airwaves and newsprint by now. But if this isn't on their radar the obvious question is "Why not?" Sadly the answer is probably that 1) There's no profit in it for them and 2) it could really be dangerous. It seems real racism just doesn't have the same risk/reward as going after multi-billion $ corporations or wealthy radio shock jocks.
True Terror - I left for my vacation on June 29th, and because I wanted this to be a real vacation, I did not even glance at the news or the blogs until after Independence Day, and even then it was only Detroit local news. So you can imagine my surprise ;-) when I read on several of my regular blogs about Michael Yon's wonderful and haunting post Bless the Beasts and Children. Being that I was in Detroit, I did not really have an expectation that I would hear of such events, so after I read of the massacre on the blogs I searched all the major news sites - NYT, WaPo, LAtimes, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, AP, Reuters, BBC, et al - and found nothing. I wish I could say "I can't believe it" but actually I can. The MSM has been practicing yellow journalism by omission for quite some time now, but at what point does one - no matter their politics - turn to the Pinch Sulzbergers of the world and say "Sir! Until this moment...I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. Have you no sense of decency?". Well, have you? And what about you Katie? And you Brian? Anyone? ANYONE? Ignoring this story is tantamount to ignoring the story of Landsberg. How can your conscience let you ignore this story and still claim to be journalists? How can you have any trace of humanity and ignore this story? Please, I want to know! And while you struggle to explain why your news outlets have ignored truly outrageous and sensational news of the evil and inhuman barbarity of the enemy we are fighting, please read this follow up by Michael Yon and tell me why we should ever listen to anything you ever have to say, ever again? I can think of no question I have ever asked of anyone that I have wanted an answer to more. Real terror is knowing not only that there are people in the world that would roast alive my precious 11 year old Godson and rape and murder my beautiful 6 month old granddaughter before doing the same to my beautiful daughter and wife, but also knowing that the Main Stream Media in this country - my own fellow citizens - are covering their eyes and plugging their ears to these kind of events in Iraq and the world. You should be screaming warnings at the top of your lungs and pointing to these things with all the light your profession can shine. Instead your silence only helps those that wish to kill us. Shame on you.
