Who are the Real Bigots?

"This is not about bigotry. This is about the media's moral and physical cowardice in refusing to stand up to actual bigotry around the world. And the victims of their silence include both non-Muslims and Muslims. Meanwhile the media can continue shrieking about bigotry. It will not win them the argument, all it will do is further devalue the accusation. Because you can only cry wolf for so long, until people stop paying attention. And when you refuse to cry wolf at an actual predator, while crying it at everyone you dislike, then no one will end up listening to you at all."
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-are-real-bigots.html

Sharia and the United States Constitution *UPDATED*

"One of the blessings of the Constitution over the years is the way in which people have been able to practice their religion freely, even while living within the Constitution’s parameters.  Nothing in the Constitution runs afoul of Judeo-Christian faiths, Hinduism, Shinto-ism, and other religions that don’t involve animal or human sacrifice.  The Constitution, in other words, meshes nicely with God."
http://www.bookwormroom.com/2010/08/28/sharia-and-the-united-states-constitution/

Imam Rauf Tells Non-Muslims to Submit to Islamic Terror, Do Not Use Word allah

"The statement: '... using the word Allah to mean the Christian God may be ... legally correct, but in the context of Malaysia, it is socially provocative ...' appears to Rauf to be a perfectly acceptable comment. Why then is a statement along the lines of: 'constructing a 13 story mega-mosque right next to Ground Zero may be legally correct, but in the context of New York, it is socially provocative' considered to be Islamophobic bigotry of the highest order?"
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2010/08/imam-rauf-advised-non-muslims-to-submit-to-islamic-terror-and-not-use-the-word-.html

Unreal. Obama Hauls Arizona in Front of Sham UN Human Rights Council

"Let’s face it… This guy hates America."
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/loony-obama-hauls-arizona-in-front-of-sham-un-human-rights-council/

Poll: Number of People Who Think Obama is a Muslim Jumps 7 Points After Ground Zero Mosque Endorsement…Update: Flashback Video, Even Obama Confused…

"[J]ust your average radical leftist Godless atheist..."
http://weaselzippers.us/2010/08/19/poll-number-of-people-who-think-obama-is-a-muslim-jumps-7-points-after-ground-zero-mosque-endorsement/

Instapundit Chart of the Day

Unsustainable.
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=33504

CNN Trots Out Brand Spanking New Argument In Favor Of Mosque; So Delighted With Its Novelty, They Run With It All Day

I ask because I thought the rule was that an understandable revulsion to the memory of an emotionally-wounding time was enough to win out over a noisy, self-promoting group's determination to advertise its views in a prominent, highly-symbolic area... but now I find that's not so true, not so true.
http://minx.cc/?post=304852

Ann Coulter On International Law and Anchor Babies

Heh.
http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/08/ann-coulter-on-international-law-and-anchor-babies/

A Return to the Bush Policies? Yes, Please.

Oh, and the 2008 budget deficit? The Dems own that, too, since they re-took control in 2007.
http://www.texasrainmaker.com/2010/08/20/a-return-to-the-bush-policies-yes-please/

AP: Don’t Call It The ‘Ground Zero Mosque’

I hadn't seen this graphic before.
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-dont-call-it-the-ground-zero-mosque

Articulate No More

(Perceived As) Articulate No More
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/342481

Thomas Jefferson & The Barbary Pirates

"The line 'To the shores of Tripoli' refers to the First Barbary War, specifically the Battle of Derne in 1805."
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=32759

Noemie Emery: Let's just appreciate the great Obama presidency

By way of CommentaryMagazine: "How brilliant are these strategists there at the White House, and how canny at reading the mood of the people? How wise is this strategy of giving them what they don't want, and then, when they complain about it, telling them to shut up, and keep giving them more?"
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Let_s-just-appreciate-the-great-Obama-presidency-511601-100920094.html

Why is liberalism such a bankrupt philosophy?

Bankrupt.
http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2010/08/why-is-liberalism-such-a-bankrupt-philosophy.html

Standing on a landmine

By way of Gateway Pundit--"But for Obama, there are some groups who must be denied the same civil rights he upholds as absolute in his defense of the plan to build a mosque at Ground Zero. As Obama has made clear since his first days in office, he believes that Jews should be denied the right to their property in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria simply because they are Jews."
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0810/glick081710.php3

Prop 8 Ruling Could Criminalize Christianity, Leaders Warn

By way of The Right Scoop.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/71107

Glenn Beck told there can be no prayer at his event at the Kennedy Center

By way of NewsBusters--apparently because the building is government-funded:
http://www.therightscoop.com/glenn-beck-told-there-can-be-no-prayer-at-his-event-at-the-kennedy-center

Three Americas – How Long Can it Last?

"And what happens when the ruling class runs out of other people's money, leaving the dependent class despondent and empty handed?"
http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/08/three-americas-how-long-can-it-last/

Islam Means the End of Religious Freedom

"Religious freedom requires that the religions which enjoy it, agree to tolerate each other. If they do not, instead of religious freedom, there is a religious war."
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2010/08/islam-means-end-of-religious-freedom.html

Long Tubular Heads Leave Little Room For Brain Capacity

"If Islam were to build a mosque directly on Ground Zero, would you ever begin to question whether a religious organization that could commit such a morally and ethically contemptible act should continue to be recognized as a protected group under our constitution? At what point would you declare that this group not have the constitutional protections of a religious group?"
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=32402

Does Religion Harm Homosexuals?

"The mere fact that my faith holds that homosexual sex is intrinsically disordered is considered evidence of [an illegal conspiracy to deny equal rights] – no credence is lent to the possibility that my faith might be right and gay activists might be wrong. It is taken as a given that homosexual sex is morally equal to heterosexual sex and thus any failure to accord homosexuality the same privileges as heterosexuality is wrong."
http://blogsforvictory.com/2010/08/06/does-religion-harm-homosexuals/

THE ICEBERG

"Some people know that if the lookouts aboard Titanic had spotted the iceberg as little as five or six seconds earlier, Titanic would have been able miss that wall of ice by a few feet and would have survived to come home. But very few people know that if those lookouts had spotted that iceberg only five or six seconds later — Titanic still would have survived."
http://pajamasmedia.com/ejectejecteject/2010/07/02/the-iceberg/

The True Cost of a Volt

"Since 2012 production will be scaled back if early sales are disappointing, it might be more logical to add the subsidies to the first 10,000 units only, which would leave early adopters outside of California paying $33,500 for a car which actually costs $81,000 per unit, with taxpayers picking up the remainder."
http://www.bizzyblog.com/2010/08/02/the-true-cost-of-a-volt/

Something Has To Be Done About This Out Of Control Global Warming!

"The children. My God, the little babies. Such a loss..."
"[T]he most blatant and extreme case of climate data fraud yet seen."
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/304526.php

Katie Couric: 'Obama Has Enough Stress to Last a Lifetime'

Maybe he should resign now.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/ken-shepherd/2010/08/11/katie-couric-obama-has-enough-stress-last-lifetime

Huff Po Video Rips Obama For Acting Like the Evil Warmonger Neocon George Boooosh…

You mean he said all that stuff just to get elected? Say it ain't so, Joe.
http://weaselzippers.us/2010/08/10/huff-po-video-rips-obama-for-acting-like-the-evil-warmonger-neocon-george-boooosh/

Here’s The Left

Busted.
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=31960

Congress Now Not Even Bothering to Name the Bills They Pass

Our government is out of control.
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/congress-now-not-even-bothering-to-name-the-bills-they-pass/

No Singing Allowed At The Lincoln Memorial…Not Even The National Anthem

How is the National Anthem not "content neutral"?
http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/08/no-singing-allowed-at-the-lincoln-memorial-not-even-the-national-anthem/

ObamaCare: The sum of all fears

Repeal.
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/05/obamacare-the-sum-of-all-fears/

Texas declares War on the EPA

Don't mess with Texas.
http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/13870

Dorothy Rabinowitz Gets It – “The Efforts To Becloud Reality”

The truth will out.
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=31288

Video: The Broken Window Fallacy

Opportunity costs.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/eyeblast-tv-staff/2010/08/04/video-broken-window-fallacy