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Politico Slobber-fest over the Obamassiah
Politico tells us how wonderful the Obamassiah is to use the native pronunciation of places and trill those "r"s when using a Spanish name. He’s soooooo special!
Politico.com

Terrorist Transcripts Evoke Horror of Mumbai Attacks
Israel National News has published transcripts, translated by Indian authorities and obtained from the newspaper The Hindu, of telephone conversations between the terrorists who perpetrated last November's Mumbai massacres and their "handlers" in Pakistan who exhorted them to slaughter their hostages for "the prestige of Islam".
Excerpt: Pakistan caller 1: Kill all hostages, except the two Muslims. Keep your phone switched on so that we can hear the gunfire.
Mumbai terrorist 2: We have three foreigners, including women. From Singapore and China.
Pakistan caller 1: Kill them. (Voices of gunmen can be heard directing hostages to stand in a line, and telling two Muslims to stand aside. Sound of gunfire. Sound of cheering voices.)
Israel National News - Mumbai Terror Phone Transcripts
[Stu says: 'Too bad the transcripts don't include this: Mumbai terrorist: (amidst sound of gunfire) "Holy #@!*, Pakistan! We're meeting heavy resistance from armed citiz..." (followed by sound of phone dropping)]
[Editor's Note: Go to Stu Tarlowe's Notes and scroll down to "The Mumbai Massacres and Gun Control"]

Local groups to host Brit who justifies terror
According to an article in the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, a coalition of local Muslim and pro-Arab groups is bringing British Member of Parliament (and admirer of Trotsky, Stalin and Saddam Hussein) George Galloway to Overland Park July 2 for a fundraiser. Galloway's rhetoric is characterized by praise and encouragement for jihad and condemnation for Israel. He claims to be a crusader for "human rights" while supporting Ahmedinejad and Hugo Chavez. In addition, in 2002 Galloway told The Guardian: “Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life.’’
kcjc.com - Local Groups to host Brit who justifies terror
[Stu says: I doubt you'll see this in the KC Star (other than spun with the "crusader for human rights" angle); I'm surprised to see it in the KC Jewish Chronicle, given that paper's advocacy of the "Two-State Solution" and other suicidal concessions by Israel, and the paper's blindness to Obama's pro-Muslim (and anti-capitalist) agenda.]

KC Star is Confused About US Flags Burned at British Embassy in Tehran
The KC Star printed the following photo and caption on Wed 6/09:

Protesters burned flags of some Western countries on Tuesday
in front of the British Embassy in Tehran.

Some Western Countries? Apparently, the Star doesn't recognize US flags. Before we start cheering on the protesters, we should learn more about them. They don't seem friendly to the US.
KC Star - Obama takes tougher stand against Iranian regime

What a Strange Newspaper!
You will never see in the KC Star any slam about whether Sebelius is playing her son's prison sodomy game ("Don't Drop the Soap!") on vacation, as she claims. Nothing about Obamassiah's personal smoking habit while saying his position on health care has evolved to accept health mandates. No mention of Sebelius fibs about the Tiller campaign fundraising dinner, but The Star implies that Bush can't read, and tries to tarnish rising star Palin.
Primebuzz KC Star.com - Cheney's writing a book (But who'll read it to George?)
The Alaska Personnel Board found no wrongdoing, but Palin agreed to reimburse the state for trips found to be of questionable state interest.
Primebuzz KC Star.com - Palin reimburses Alaska for nine trips with her kids

Newsmax.com's Ronald Kessler reveals how The Obamassiah excels at talking the talk while hardly ever having to walk the walk in "Obama's Game Plan Becomes Clearer":
And check out this excerpt, drawn from BHO's allegedly self-written memoirs: “When classmates in college asked me just what it was that a community organizer did, I couldn’t answer them directly,” he wrote. Instead, he said, “I’d pronounce on the need for change. Change in the White House, where Reagan and his minions were carrying on their dirty deeds. Change in the Congress, compliant and corrupt. Change in the mood of the country, manic and self-absorbed" [...] Thus, Obama admitted that he accomplished little but that he was able to cover that up with fancy talk about change.
NewsMax.com - Obama’s Game Plan Becomes Clearer
[Stu says: And just what were Reagan's "dirty deeds", Chairman Mao-Bama? Instilling pride in the USA and in the values on which our nation was founded? Restoring the economy? Rebuilding the military? Winning the Cold War and helping to bring down the Berlin Wall?]

Not Found in the KC Star: Minnesota Congresswoman Refuses to Complete 1010 Census Form
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says: "I know for my family the only question we will be answering is how many people are in our home," she said. "We won't be answering any information beyond that, because the Constitution doesn't require any information beyond that." Shelly Lowe, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Census Bureau, said Mrs. Bachmann is "misreading" the law.
Washington Times - Minn. lawmaker vows not to complete Census

Lawrence Teacher Reinstated
A Lawrence, Kansas teacher, Tim Latham, threatened with loss of his job, has apparently emerged unscathed from a controversy over allegations that he had the colossal gall to compare the Obamassiah to Adolf Hitler. Although he identifies himself as conservative, his defense was not based on the grounds of constitutionally-protected free speech, but rather on his claim that he had not actually made such a comparison.
KansasMeadowlark.com - Tim Latham to keep his teaching job
KansasMeadowlark.com - Lawrence Teacher appears on Fox and Friends
[Stu says: Gee, I wonder how many times, in how many classrooms in the People's Republic of Lawrence and elsewhere, have teachers compared George W. Bush to Hitler? And how many of those teachers found their jobs in jeopardy? And anyway, wouldn't it be more apt to compare Obama to Josef Stalin?]

More on (Moron) Jimmy Carter
Is Jimmy Carter in the news a bit too much? Well, it stands to reason, considering that his Iran policy set the stage for what has become of that country. And he just won't go away; now he's tearfully pleading for Hamas to be removed from the list of terror groups, and saying we should all feel guilty that American-made weapons were used against "the innocent people of Gaza".
IsraelNationalNews.com - Carter Wants Obama to Remove Hamas from Terror List
[Stu says: It's too easy -- and too kind -- to write off Carter's words and actions to senility. The man is a hateful individual whose strings are pulled -- and his pockets lined -- by his friends in Saudi Arabia.]

Jewish Leaders are Troubled by Barack's Attitude Towards Muslims
Are some of the 78% of American Jews who voted for Obama starting to wake up and smell what Barack has cooking for Israel? Newsmax.com reports that Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, is the first American Jewish leader to publicly express serious misgivings about BHO following Obama's address in Cairo to the Muslim world.
NewsMax.com - Jews ‘Very Concerned’ About Obama
[Stu says: Don't look for this story in the KC Jewish Chronicle, which consistently puts its foot licking sycophancy to Obama far in front of any concern it might still retain for Israel's future.]

Hamas Cheerleader Jimmy Carter Blames Israeli Settlements as an Obstacle to Peace
Carter on Sunday made a rare visit to a settlement, saying he went to Neve Daniel "to make sure they (the settlers) understand my own attitude towards Israel, the Jewish population across the world and the Jewish settlements." Carter is also due to visit the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday as part of a regional visit. Carter failed to remark on the terrorist attacks by Hamas upon Israeli civilians.
Breitbart.com – Carter warns US and Israel on collision course.

The Obamassiah Fires Inspector General Who Found Scandal in AmeriCorps Funding
The Obamassiah’s move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by AmeriCorps led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star. I guess no one will ever investigate ACORN.
KC Star – AP - Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend

Tax International Air Travel Proposed to Fund Climate Change Fight
Hang on to your wallets! Britain and other rich countries will be asked to accept a compulsory levy on international flight tickets and shipping fuel to raise billions of dollars to help the world's poorest countries adapt to combat global warming. The idea, known as the "green fund" plan, would oblige all countries to pay amounts according to a formula reflecting the size of their economy, their greenhouse gas emissions and the country's population.
UK Guardian - Levy on international air travel could fund climate change fight

Israel National News Reports That The Obamassiah Rejects Bush's Promise on Settlements.
The Obamassiah, through Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (who embraced Yassir Arafat and kissed his wife), is letting Israel know that promises made by President Bush will not be honored:
Israel National News - US Rejects Bush's Promise
[Stu says: BHO is selling Israel down the river? What a surprise! Who could have foreseen this?]

Sebelius must share blame for Tiller murder
On Sunday morning, regrettably, a kind of crude frontier justice caught up with late abortionist George Tiller. In the entirely apt words of Dan McLaughlin, "Even before anything was known about [Scott] Roeder, the left side of the blogosphere reacted to Dr. Tiller's murder as if it was Christmas morning and they just got a pony." If so, then Santa Claus was none other than Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
WND - Jack Cashill - Sebelius must share blame for Tiller murder

The Obamassiah Proclaims June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Month
The White House has proclaimed that "LGBT Americans have made, and continue to make, great and lasting contributions that continue to strengthen the fabric of American society. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit."
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mike Hendricks of the KC Star Opines that Abortion Foes Lose Moral Standing
Hendricks writes: "If anyone is in need of salvation now, it’s the anti-abortion movement in Kansas and across the nation. The bullet that killed George Tiller also shattered the moral underpinnings of the movement that inspired its firing."
KC Star - Mike Hendricks Commentary - With Tiller slaying, abortion opponents lose their moral standing
[Stu says: The assassination of Dr. Tiller is reprehensible. But where does Hendricks, or any other apologist for the late-term abortion industry, get off preaching to us about "morality" and "salvation"? The irony here is rivaled only by the revelation that Dr. Tiller was a regular church-goer.]

Star Celebrates Zeskind's Witch Hunting Opus
Entering stage left in the ritual defamation of area conservatives is our own Torquemada, Leonard Zeskind, the Midwest’s most celebrated “watchdog,” the winner of a $295,000 McArthur "genius grant," and now author of a new guilt-by-association magnus opus, “Blood and Politics.”
Cashill.com - It’s Torquemada Time In The Heartland

Sports Bar Fights Smoking Ban In Criminal Court
Kansas City has fined JC's Sports Bar, a northland billiards bar, and its bartender and night manager, Georgia Jean Carlson, for violating the new city ordinance banning indoor smoking. Carlson had been permitting her patrons to smoke, clearly displaying signs that read, “Non-smoking areas are unavailable.” If her conviction stands, she faces a $100 fine plus court costs. JC's Sports Bar is fighting back.
MIssouriRecord.com - Up in Smoke?

Red State Update Discuss The Obamassiah's Proposed Tax on Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Junk Food Click on photo below to view their opinions. Viewer discretion. These guys are not Sunday School teachers.

The Obamassiah Takes Netanyahu to the Woodshed
The Obamassiah tells Netanyahu to “achieve a two-state solution" (full Palestinian statehood), and “settlements have to be stopped.” The Obamassiah made no hint of requiring the Palestinians to cease the terrorist attacks on Israel.
TimesOnline.com - President Obama tells Israel: stop expanding settlements

"Two-State Solution" Will be "The Final Solution" for Israel
Some news reports say that Israeli PM Netanyahu will be reluctant to agree to the Obamassiah's entreaties to accept a "two-state solution" because Netanyahu is beholden to "conservative elements in his country who helped him get elected". There's no mention that Netanyahu is loathe to accept the "two-state solution" because he knows it will ensure the demise of his country.
Daniel Gordis explains:
Jerusalem Post - Daniel Gordis
[Stu says: Maybe Obama is saying to Netanyahu , "Hey, why fight it? All of our grandchildren are going to be Moslem anyway!"]
Reuters.com - Obama, Netanyahu meet amid U.S.-Israeli differences

Nixon Aides Accused of Bribery
Reps. Chris Molendorp of Raymore and Anne Zerr of St. Charles accuse State employees of bribery. The two Republican House members have signed affidavits alleging that Chris Moreno and Gov. Jay Nixon's deputy chief-of-staff Dustin Allison attempted to bribe them to vote yes on the governor's Medicaid expansion proposal. The Nixon administration declined to make Allison available for comment. Officials also declined to respond to the GOP demand that the aide be placed on leave.
KC Star - Steve Kraske and Dave Helling - GOP calls for investigation of Nixon aide
Kansas City.com - AP - Missouri GOP lawmakers sign accusations against Nixon

What do Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, and Ho Chi Minh have in common with The Kansas City Star?
The Missouri Record ponders at some point in the not-too-distant future what to do with the Star’s Crystal Casket. They are asking for your opinion.
MissouriRecord.com - Patrick Tuohey

Muslim Leader Says that Islam is a Religion of Peace?
Sheikh Yusef Abu Hussein, mufti of the southern city of Karak, said that Islam did not spread through the power of sword but it's a religion of tolerance and faith. He is demanding that the Pope apologize for an earlier quote of a medieval Christian emperor who criticized some teachings of the Prophet Mohammed as "evil and inhuman." The Pope apologized at the time, but Hussein is demanding the Pope apologize again.
Breitbart.com - Pope's address disappoints Muslim leaders

The Obamassiah's Budget Cuts Only Scratch Surface
The KC Star displays a hint of fairness when it prints an AP story mocking the Obamassiah's one half of one percent budget cuts. These miniscule cuts to a record breaking budget will do little to help the economy.
KC Star.com - AP - Analysis: Slow recovery no help for Obama's plans

Every Green Job Created in the U.S. Would Result in the Loss of 2.2 Existing Jobs
The liberals tell us that "going green" will create new jobs. Really? Not so says Gabriel Calzada Alvarez, a professor of applied environmental economics.
MIssouriRecord.com - Marcus Bowen - Greening, Greening, Gone

Wow! What a Concept!
11% fewer breast augmentations? .3 million fewer Botox injections? According to an article in the NY Daily News, Americans' narcissism, typified by celebrity-worship and the pursuit of skin-deep "beauty" through cosmetic surgery, is becoming passé.
Quote: "They're coming up with the right answer, which is that what's important is the people we really care about, and spending time with them - not getting our lips bigger or helping our droopy eyelids."
DailyNews.com - Forget plastic surgery - casual, Plain Jane style is set to reign
[Stu says: Hmmm...Has anyone told the Narcissist-in-Chief about this?]

U.S. Pork Industry Wants to Take "Swine" Out of "Swine Flu"
Evidently, a lot of folks think they'll catch it by eating pork, and that's proving bad for business. Israel has already rejected the name swine flu, and opted to call it "Mexico flu." Some in the farm sector call it the “North American virus.” Shakespeare would say that “A rose by any other name would smell a s sweet." If swine were called roses would they smell better? If a "tax" is called an "investment" will you make money?
AlertNet.org - U.S. officials want 'swine' out of flu name
[Stu says: This is proof that if Art Linkletter (who wrote "People Are Funny!") were to write his book today, it would be called "People Are Stupid!"]

The Obamassiah Awards Media an "A" for its Reporting on the Obamassiah
Robert Gibbs gave White House reporters a "strong A" Friday for their work over the first 100 days of the new administration.
Politico - Mixed grade for Gibbs from W.H. press

100 Days in Office, the Obamassiah Crowned in New York

Artist Michael D'Antuono's painting "The Truth" – featuring the Obamassiah with his arms outstretched and wearing a crown of thorns upon his head – will be unveiled on April 29 in New York City The artist claims "'The Truth' is a politically, religiously and socially-charged statement on our nation's current political climate and deep partisan divide that is sure to create a dialogue."
WorldNetDaily - Arms outstretched, he wears crown of thorns on his brow
Danturoarts - The artist's website

Do the Palestinians Really Want a State?
In an article in The Atlantic, Robert D. Kaplan posits that the so-called Palestinians don't really want a state. Statehood would impose too much responsibility, too much accountability.
The Atlantic - Do the Palestinians Really Want a State?

Why Does the Obamassiah Smile at Dictators?
Foreign Affairs magazine says that Hugo Chávez is a power-hungry dictator with autocratic and megalomaniacal tendencies whose authoritarian vision and policies are a serious threat to his people. Liberals love the Obamassiah’s one-on-one bootlicking with such despots. However, the Jerusalem Post questions his foreign bootlicks:
The Jerusalem Post - No Holds Barred:

Axelrod suggests 'Tea Party' movement is 'unhealthy'
Senior White House adviser David Axelrod on Sunday suggested the "Tea Party" movement is an "unhealthy" reaction to the tough economic climate facing the country. "I think any time you have severe economic conditions there is always an element of disaffection that can mutate into something that's unhealthy," Axelrod said.
PoliticalTicker.com - CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby - Axelrod suggests 'Tea Party' movement is 'unhealthy'

Rein In the Pork!
Tea parties in Lee's Summit, KCMO and other cities in the KC area.

Former Israeli G2 Officer Responds to the NYT's Roger Cohen
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen believes that concern over Iran amounts to "crying wolf". He thinks Iran's attitude toward Israel is benign, not belligerent; that Iran is not actively pursuing nuclear capability; and that Iran's mullahs are rational and reasonable. Now Dr. Eran Lerman, a former senior Israeli military intelligence officer, has responded with an article titled "Should Roger Cohen Have a Conversation with my Daughter? Or Why Belittling the Iranian Threat Is a Clever Sort of Folly". Read it here:
Docstalk.blogspot.com - Dr. Eran Lerman - Should Roger Cohen Have a Conversation with my Daughter?

Congressional Black Caucus's Blind Eye to Cuban Racism
Last week on this site we wondered how Emanuel Cleaver and his fellow Congressional Black Caucus members managed to turn a blind eye to the systematic racism directed against Black Cubans by the Castro regime. Now Humberto Fontova, the most articulate and prolific voice of the truth about Castro's Cuba, addresses the same question, gives examples of what the CBC chose not to see, and shows the blatant hypocrisy in the Caucus's attitude toward Cuba vs. their attitude toward South Africa, in this HumanEvents.com article:
HumanEvents.com - Humberto Fontova - Why Did Congressional Black Caucus Overlook Racism in Cuba?

The Obamassiah’s Pick for State Department's legal adviser
This is a job where you want a strong defender of America's sovereignty. But that's not Harold Koh. He's a fan of "transnational legal process," arguing that the distinctions between US and international law should vanish. Meghan Clyne has done her homework on Harold Koh
NewYorkPost - Meghan Clyne - OBAMA'S MOST PERILOUS LEGAL PICK

Congressional Black Caucus's Visit to Cuba
MSM coverage of the Congressional Black Caucus's visit to Castro's Cuba is, um, selective at best. For one thing, everyone -- including KC's own Emanuel Cleaver and his fellow caucus members! -- seems to ignore the fact that Black Cubans routinely face discrimination on Uncle Fidel's Caribbean Paradise. But check out the Free Republic's take, and scroll down to read some insightful posts from readers and a refresher course on now-Congressman (and former Black Panther) Bobby Rush's ("Meeting Fidel Castro was like seeing an old friend") history with the Black Panthers and all things radical and violently anti-American.
FreeRepublic.com - Castro's Communist Cuba and Our Congressional Black Caucus

Congressman Cleaver Slobbers Over Raul Castro After Five Day Visit to Cuba
Congressman Cleaver informs us that Raul Castro is "one of the most amazing human beings I’ve ever met.” Cleaver failed to ask Castro about recent executions and hundreds of political dissidents in prison in Cuba.
KC Star - Steve Kraske - Cleaver says lift sanctions on Cuba

Two Writers From Across the Pond Comment on Obamassiah's Speeches
Was it the President of the United States, or Professor Irwin Corey? [Stu says, Well, they are both Leftists!]; It's hard to tell from this transcript of an Obama BBC interview, with "readings" of the Obamassiah's thoughts by Guardian columnist John Crace:
Guardian.co.uk - The question that flummoxed the great orator
Also from the UK comes Iain Martin's blog entry in The Telegraph:
Telegraph.co.up - Barack Obama really does go on a bit
Excerpt:
"The Obamas have handled their trip well and in their public appearances have been a credit to their country. But I'll wager that within a year or so he'll be marked down as a wind-bag."
[Stu says: Do try to read through the Comments that follow this one! Although there are literally 100's of them, many are as insightful as the blog entry itself]

'Chia Obama' Booted from Local Walgreens Stores in Tampa
Walgreens corporate office has asked stores to pull the product from their stores because, he said, it is not appropriate for the company's corporate image.

MyFoxTampaBay.com - 'Chia Obama' booted from local stores
Hail to the Ch-Ch-Ch-Chief to Honor Our 44th President - Yes, We Can!
Visit ChiaObama.com to order a "Determined Chia Obama" or a "Happy Chia Obama". Pick your favorite Obama! Buy both Obamas!
ChiaObama.com - Chia Obama Special Edition

US Rep Ed Markey Declares: "This Finding Will Officially End the Era of Denial on Global Warming"
Time Magazine (4/6) reports that Ed Markey, head of the House climate change committee declares that the EPA's conclusion that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Congressman Markey also blames the Blackhawk Down fiasco (where U.S. Army Rangers lost their lives during a firefight in Mogadishu, Somalia) on global warming.
Coverup.com - Did Global Warming Cause Blackhawk Down?

George Tiller Not Off the Hook
Last Friday, the state Board of Healing Arts gave the public a surprise, but welcome, notice that they have been seeking to revoke George Tiller’s license for performing post-viability abortions without an independent referral. The Board posted a press release that essentially rebuts the not-guilty verdict reached by 6 Sedgwick county jurors. There was no commentary included, but the timing gives a strong indication that their action is on a fast track, and was waiting for the conclusion of last week’s long-delayed trial.
KansasLiberty.com - Giving meaning to 'Healing Arts'

Man charged in shooting outside Lawrence bar
A 22 yr. old Overland Park man, Joseph Abdullah Muhammad, is in custody in Lawrence, charged in the drive-by shooting early Thursday morning that wounded 3 men outside a Lawrence bar. It appears the shooter fired at random into a group outside the bar at closing time.
Kansan.com - Drive-by shooting suspect had prior record
KCStar.com - Overland Park man charged with drive-by shooting outside Lawrence bar
[Stu says: We certainly hope that no one infers anything prejudicial from the name of the suspect. Just because his name is Joseph Abdullah Muhammad, it would be extremely far-fetched and, frankly, disturbingly and shamefully bigoted and Islamo-phobic to even entertain the possibility that there might be any terroristic or anti-infidel component to this unfortunate event.]