The co-founder of Focus on (Your) Family and the Family Research Council, the Reverend George Alan Rekers returned to the Miami airport from a vacation in Bermuda with a male prostitute. The Baptist minister claimed he had undergone an operation and needed someone to carry his luggage for him. The "travel assistant" was hired through Rentboy.com, where he advertised his qualities as having a "smooth,sweet, tight ass" and "a perfectly built 8-inch cock (uncut)" and being wild and likes lots of fun. Rev. Rekers' most recent achievement was helping write the new Florida law preventing gays from adopting. Rekers' Facebook entry mentioned his luggage troubles (he should have used "baggage") and joked ,of course, he wasn't gay. He only learned of his companion's profession once they were overseas, although he did use Rentboy to procure his services. His companion was very discrete in describing the whole transaction. E-mails have surfaced that the Rev. really enjoyed the whole experience and wanted to take him to London.
Rev. Rekers is known for his quiet role in influencing almost all anti-gay legislation on the Hill and through the various states. He virtually commutes to legislatures. Among his many works are "Who am I, Lord?" and "Growing up Straight: What Families Should Know about Homosexuality." He is also on the board of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), which sponsors "going straight" cures for gays.
Meanwhile Kansas Democrats are demanding Senator Brownback denounce his roommate Rev. Lou Engle, Republican prayer leader for his support of legislation in Uganda to "kill gays". Unfortunately for Engle , his performance in urging the Ugandans to kill gays was on tape.
Grover Norquist, alleged conservative leader, denounced President Obama using the term "tea baggers" for the tea party people, saying it was like using the "N" word. Grover, dear, that's what they called themselves before the media pointed out the meaning of the gay slang.
Neo-Nazis have circulated flyers to declaring Cinco de Mayo as the day to "catch illegal immigrants". The Neo-Nazi role in the bill has become more overt as Arizona papers exposed the number of Republican legislators who follow the Stormfront website.
Arizona isn't faring too well. Tucson and Flagstaff have joined the mayor of Phoenix in suing the state over SB1070. The Phoenix Suns are sporting Los Sons uniforms for the next playoff games. The Major League Baseball Players Association has called on Major League Baseball to move the All-Star Game next year and reconsider Spring Training in Arizona. Chicago has asked the White Sox to get out of the Cactus League. Several Ladino Major League Players are refusing to play games in the state. And the Diamondbacks have been picketed around the league.
Feeling left out, Virginia's Attorney-General the "Cooch" has opened an investigation into the research of Dr. Michael Mann, a leading climate scientist here in Virginia. Cuccinelli is demanding the professors' scientific papers and research so as to determine whether the professor is guilty of defrauding the taxpayer by applying for research grants. Presumably, the Catholic Cuccinelli will be consulting the Inquisition's methodology in handling Galileo.
Virginia's Governor "Jobs" McDonnell happened to spend the early days of the Gulf oil disaster at a conference advocating off-shore drilling sponsored by none other than BP. As if to demonstrate their obtuseness, House Republicans led by "Tan Man" Boehner yesterday held a press conference reiterating Republican support for offshore drilling. I guess they didn't want to be accused of political correctness. And they wanted to draw a sharp contrast with Obama ,who has put all future plans on hold until safety reviews can be conducted. Dubai-base Fox News turned down ads criticising America's dependence on foreign oil. Maybe Cheney put in a word with the Saudis on this point.
The BP oil spill is a disaster on a scale we can't comprehend. The oil should be hitting the current that takes it to the Florida Keys very shortly. Even my oil and gas guys in Texas are apprehensive about the total environmental damage that will occur. But Ann Coulter says we shouldn't do anything about it. But that hasn't stopped Ann and Rushbo from actively trying to prevent sea turtles from nesting near Palm Beach. Curious double standard. Governor Perry says it was a warning from God. The Governor of Alabama says residents shouldn't sue BP but pray. As of today, BP has successfully lowered a concrete pyramid over one leak and will try two more tomorrow in an attempt to stop the leaks and pump the oil into tankers.
When considering this ecological disaster, Americans should remember that the oil isn't American oil ,it's international. The total effect of full-blown drilling throughout the country would only yield a maximum of one year of America's total consumption. The net effect would be a few cents on a gallon of gas at the pump. Is destroying the environment worth it?
The vendor who tipped Police off to the Times Square bomber is Aliou Niasse, a Muslim who sells framed photographs of New York City. By early this afternoon, Faisal Shahzad has been linked to Jaish-e-Muhammed, one of Al Qaeda's farm teams.
In the military commission trial of Mr. Khadr, the young Canadian, his interrogator testified the defendent was exposed to "fear techniques". What the defense could not get on the record was that the interrogator has been court-martialed by our military for "torture" and "abuse of prisoners".
At the Heritage Foundation yesterday during Eric Cantor's critique of Obama's foreign policy, an audience member called the President a "domestic enemy" much to the applause of the gathering. Cantor had to refute this but he looked liked he had been teabagged.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday Partiots--Happy Cinco de Mayo
From the discovery of an abandoned van in Times Square by a vendor to the arrest of Faisal Shahzad by federal authorities, it took 53 hours. The operation to capture the suspected terrorist included the NYPD, the NYPD's Anti-Terrorism Unit, The FBI's Anti-Terrorism Unit, the Transportation Security Agency, Customs, Army intelligence and the CIA as well as other units of Homeland Security. It was an extraordinary and successful operation. Did anyone besides the Obama Administration applaud the effort and the amazing degree of coordination? Absolutely not.
Instead, we were treated to a day-long parade of Republicans attacking the Administration's efforts. What was an amateurish, lame bomb attempt became a raving success for terrorists. The same occurred with the Gonad Bomber. Another failed attempt by someone without adequate training ,once the Republicans started hollering, became a terrorist success. As retired General Eaton said last night on MSNBC,"The Republicans are attacking the integrity of our national security." He went on to say that this response didn't help morale any at the various law enforcement agencies. He also said that at least the military and law enforcement agencies knew President Obama was " fighting the war on terrorism with honor."
On such occasions, it used to be unpatriotic to publically criticize a country's efforts in such matters--especially within minutes of a successful conclusion to the affair. Incredibly, there was no lag time in the Republican blasts at the Administration--not even a nanosecond. John McCain wanted the American citizen denied his miranda rights. Rep. King lamented the intelligence agencies were not consulted even though someone made the arrest of 8 Pakistanis in Pakistan at the same time. Eric Cantor used the occasion to attack the Obama's foreign policy (aka American's foreign policy) as naive. Senator Cornyn said the administration had just been lucky. Torture enthusiast Marc Thiessen claimed that mirandizing Shahzad had deprived the government of useful intelligence, despite the fact the accused spoke before and after being mirandized and gave away the store. Charles Krauthammer proudly exclaimed that the whole episode gave Gitmo another two years lease on life. Rep. Hoefstra, now candidate for governor of Michigan, claimed that with the FT. Hood shooting that terrorists have changed their tactics by using single players and this increased the threat against the country.
And honorary Republican Joltin' Joe Lieberman demanded that there should be a law that strips such suspects of their American citizenship. This was his anyone "affiliated with terrorist groups" idea. Since citizen or non-citizen can't be denied their Miranda rights, the logic of this escapes me. I guess they won't be able to vote.
The only issue on this whole affair concerns how the no fly rule only kicked in at the last minute. The first two levels of it were not observed but at stage three it worked and Shahzad was pulled from the plane. Drudge is trumpeting that he had been let onto the plane as if this was the grave breach of security. He was immediately hauled out of an enclosed space instead of NYPD and the FBI chasing him through a crowded JFK. Your call. Chase or lull him into thinking he got away. And if he managed to depart to Dubai, he would have immediately been arrested because alerts had already out.
I recall how the Bush administration cowed the Democrats into agreeing to almost everything it wanted on the terrorist issue and that this was one area where criticism was considered out-of-bounds. But consider the record. The Bush Administration had foreknowledge,had identified the potential 9-11 terrorists, and had even traced their money. But 9-11 happened. Here,the Obama Administration had an empty van filled with explosives and no identity of the owner. 53 hours later, they nailed him. And, yes, the law enforcement agencies have learned alot since 9-11. Why didn't political Washington have the courtesy and class to thank them?
Unfortunately, you have to conclude that Republicans, who have fled the field of responsibility, really do want another terrorist attack on the United States under Obama's watch. Yesterday was so bad that the voice of reason from the Right came from Glenn Beck, who said Shahzad should be mirandized and the constitution observed even if it were in convenient. The terrorists have learned one valuable lesson: they no longer have to plot successful operations, just send amateurs and the republicans will give them the propaganda victory they want. The Republicans remind the world we are a divided country.
Meanwhile, I hope the administration has its eyes on Dick Cheney who is visiting the Royal Family in Saudi Arabia on private business. Will we see some October surprise cooked up by Valdemort?
Instead, we were treated to a day-long parade of Republicans attacking the Administration's efforts. What was an amateurish, lame bomb attempt became a raving success for terrorists. The same occurred with the Gonad Bomber. Another failed attempt by someone without adequate training ,once the Republicans started hollering, became a terrorist success. As retired General Eaton said last night on MSNBC,"The Republicans are attacking the integrity of our national security." He went on to say that this response didn't help morale any at the various law enforcement agencies. He also said that at least the military and law enforcement agencies knew President Obama was " fighting the war on terrorism with honor."
On such occasions, it used to be unpatriotic to publically criticize a country's efforts in such matters--especially within minutes of a successful conclusion to the affair. Incredibly, there was no lag time in the Republican blasts at the Administration--not even a nanosecond. John McCain wanted the American citizen denied his miranda rights. Rep. King lamented the intelligence agencies were not consulted even though someone made the arrest of 8 Pakistanis in Pakistan at the same time. Eric Cantor used the occasion to attack the Obama's foreign policy (aka American's foreign policy) as naive. Senator Cornyn said the administration had just been lucky. Torture enthusiast Marc Thiessen claimed that mirandizing Shahzad had deprived the government of useful intelligence, despite the fact the accused spoke before and after being mirandized and gave away the store. Charles Krauthammer proudly exclaimed that the whole episode gave Gitmo another two years lease on life. Rep. Hoefstra, now candidate for governor of Michigan, claimed that with the FT. Hood shooting that terrorists have changed their tactics by using single players and this increased the threat against the country.
And honorary Republican Joltin' Joe Lieberman demanded that there should be a law that strips such suspects of their American citizenship. This was his anyone "affiliated with terrorist groups" idea. Since citizen or non-citizen can't be denied their Miranda rights, the logic of this escapes me. I guess they won't be able to vote.
The only issue on this whole affair concerns how the no fly rule only kicked in at the last minute. The first two levels of it were not observed but at stage three it worked and Shahzad was pulled from the plane. Drudge is trumpeting that he had been let onto the plane as if this was the grave breach of security. He was immediately hauled out of an enclosed space instead of NYPD and the FBI chasing him through a crowded JFK. Your call. Chase or lull him into thinking he got away. And if he managed to depart to Dubai, he would have immediately been arrested because alerts had already out.
I recall how the Bush administration cowed the Democrats into agreeing to almost everything it wanted on the terrorist issue and that this was one area where criticism was considered out-of-bounds. But consider the record. The Bush Administration had foreknowledge,had identified the potential 9-11 terrorists, and had even traced their money. But 9-11 happened. Here,the Obama Administration had an empty van filled with explosives and no identity of the owner. 53 hours later, they nailed him. And, yes, the law enforcement agencies have learned alot since 9-11. Why didn't political Washington have the courtesy and class to thank them?
Unfortunately, you have to conclude that Republicans, who have fled the field of responsibility, really do want another terrorist attack on the United States under Obama's watch. Yesterday was so bad that the voice of reason from the Right came from Glenn Beck, who said Shahzad should be mirandized and the constitution observed even if it were in convenient. The terrorists have learned one valuable lesson: they no longer have to plot successful operations, just send amateurs and the republicans will give them the propaganda victory they want. The Republicans remind the world we are a divided country.
Meanwhile, I hope the administration has its eyes on Dick Cheney who is visiting the Royal Family in Saudi Arabia on private business. Will we see some October surprise cooked up by Valdemort?
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