Ahhh, gotta love the lefties taking advantage of the situation once again (Ahmadinejad = Bad, Bush = Worse) to push their leftist agenda. Here’s a shot from the protest at Teacher’s College yesterday on campus due to a hate crime in which a noose was placed on a black faculty-member’s door.

Thanks Spec.

The New York Times has seen a steady decline in stock prices within the last six months. Of course, many of you don’t need to be told that this “publication” only prints what it sees fit. However, let me share a little tid-bit with you about the Time’s latest blunder.

On September 10th a full page political ad run in The New York Times – funded by “big-man” George Soros – rallied readers to label General Petraeus as a traitor because he failed to agree with MoveOn’s position on the Iraq war (as seen in the little gem of a graphic at your upper-right.) Clearly, this demonstrates the left’s inability to act rationally on a national level. Just like a child’s mind, it’s always easier to call someone a nasty name rather than argue your claim in a decent manner.

On to the point, what the New York Times failed to note beneath this ad was the fact that their friends at MoveOn.org only paid one third of the $181,692 price tag for an ad of this type. Talk about a nice break for your buddies on the left.

The Black Five blog has even petitioned the Federal Election Commission “for redress of grievances, specifically illegal political advertising practices by the New York Times and MoveOn.org” They correctly cite that: “in order to be fair newspapers and TV aren’t allowed to discount political or advocacy ads so they cannot favor one side.”

AP later reported that the Time’s insisted it was a simple “stand-by rate;” that is, the ad was only going run if no other firms were willing to pay more. However, Kathryn Jean Lopez pointed out that:

“On Sunday we read that it would run Monday and the ad that appeared on Monday said the testimony was happening “today.” A lot of people seemed to know ahead of time the exact day the ad would run. What exactly does “standby” mean? This doesn’t sound like what any normal person would consider “standby” to mean.”

As the Publius Pundit poignantly put it: “What would the Times editorial page say if George Bush attempted to justify his conduct with this kind of ‘explanation’?”

As stated previously, The New York Times is definitely feeling the heat (whether it be from their loss from decreased ad revenue, or many of their other front-page catastrophes.) Let’s just hope the Time’s moves out of print a bit sooner.

Absolutely hilarious and sadly true:

Tomorrow in history class Mr. Zegar will host his annual “Communist Party” (joke joke, ha ha) to kick off our entire Soviet “season”, a unit in the IB European History curriculum running until about March. After dining on some kielbasa and Ukrainian pyrohy (compliments of my mother) we will introduce ourselves as a certain socialist/communist/marxist/crazy person of the early Soviet Russian time period. It’s an activity lovingly entitled, “My Favorite Marxist.”

I am..(pause).. Alexei Rykov.

Here is the bio I typed up in spirit of the day:

Alexei Rykov

I was born in 1881 to a peasant family and was active in the Bolshevik revolution activities from the young age of 18 including a role as an elected candidate (non-voting that is) member of the Central Committee at the 5th Congress in London; I supported Vladimir Lenin in his struggle for power over Alexander Bogdanov for the leadership of the Bolshevik faction. After my exile to Siberia, I re-joined the Bolsheviks during the 1917 February Revolution and was elected to the Central Committee during the OTHER October Revolution that year.

After Lenin’s death, I became the chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars (NOTE: I love that word.) (from 1924-1929). I was a strong supporter of the New Economic Policy which restored private ownership to small parts of the economy, especially farming (but not to the land itself), due to the “ravages of the communist war.” I was joined by Joseph Stalin to defeat the economic radicals; his comrade’s rivals Leon Trotsky, Grigory Zinovyev, and Lev Kamenev. However, after Stalin adopted the radical ideas he had so seemingly wanted to rid the world of, he adopted them.

It was after this that I was stripped of my posts, and forced to “admit” my treasonous ideas. In 1936 I was implicated in fabricated conspiracies, tried in Stalin’s purge trials, and executed for treason on the 15th of March, 1938. Hell isn’t all that bad. Lenin and I like to laugh at Stalin while he sits in the corner by himself.

Did I mention? As a nice, little, thoughtful gesture, the lovely Soviet Government annulled my verdict during perestroika in 1988.

I enjoy primping my look with the latest styles. I generally like to keep my face in a charming grimace and primp my wrinkles everyday. I follow up with combing my beard into a nice point-at-the-end goatee and my full head of hair. My hobbies include scowling at people as they pass by and wearing my bleach white collar as high as humanly possible.

The film British film, Death of a President, chronicles a fake scenario in which President Bush is shot after giving a speech at a Sheraton in Chicago.

Predictably, the film has sparked a lot of controversy. The film-makers commissioned by Channel 4’s Liza Marshall, had to be protected by private security guards during it’s screening this week at the Toronto International Film Festival after threats were made on their lives.

Marshall stated that the movie was created in order to study the effects of the war on terror.

She argued, “Gabriel did a huge amount of research into all aspects of the terror debate and has emerged with a seriously considered film about the state of America.”

The movie uses digital editing to attach the portrait of President Bush on the actor’s face and voice editing to create speech just like that of the President’s.

The clip provided here begins with 12,000 demonstrators on the streets waving placards which read ‘War Is Terrorism’ and ‘Stop Bush’. The rest of the scene then unfolds with the shooting, and then a news report.

Click here to watch it.

Let’s not forget that this film couldn’t be made if it weren’t for the democracies throught the world we have today. Stated perfectly through a comment on the above “news” site:

Spin as you like – this is a disgusting film subject and the American poeple take high umbrage. The anger of Americans at such shoddy treatment is rising fast.

- Pat, USA

Agreed.

There is much more to Memorial Day than sales, BBQs, and an extra day off. We must take this time to remember those who have died in the line of duty to preserve the freedom some of us take for granted everyday. Michelle Malkin heads a very humbling tribute at Hot Air.

“Appropriately” enough, the NY Times ran this article on the top left front cover today:

Iraqis’ Accounts Link Marines to the Mass Killing of Civilians

BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 28 — Hiba Abdullah survived the killings by American troops in Haditha last Nov. 19, but said seven others at her father-in-law’s home did not. She said American troops shot and killed her husband, Rashid Abdul Hamid. They killed [...] a 77-year-old in a wheelchair, shooting him in the chest and abdomen,
[...]
“[h]er husband was killed in front of her eyes,” Ms. Abdullah said. As Asma fell, she dropped her 5-month-old infant. Ms. Abdullah said she picked up the baby girl and sprinted out of the house, and when she returned, Asma was dead.

The story then mentions a much later paragraph within the continuation of the story inside the paper with:

Four people who identified themselves as survivors of the killings in Haditha, including some who had never spoken publicly, described the killings to an Iraqi writer and historian who was recruited by The New York Times to travel to Haditha and interview survivors and witnesses of what military officials have said appear to be unjustified killings of two dozen Iraqis by marines. Some in Congress fear the killings could do greater harm to the image of the United States military around the world than the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

The four survivors’ accounts could not be independently corroborated, and it was unclear in some cases whether they actually saw the killings.

Of course no side of the story can be denied until a full investigation is carried out. However, the alleged incident at Haditha should not be placed on the cover; it was a clear attempt to portray the entire Marine Corps. by the alleged actions of few.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, told CBS:

[I]t would be premature for me to judge” the outcome of a Pentagon investigation into the killing of as many as a dozen Iraqi civilians by Marines.

But at the same time, Marine Gen. Peter Pace said he believes its critically important to make the point that if certain service members are responsible for an atrocity there, they “have not performed their duty the way that 99.9 percent of their fellow Marines have.”

I giggled outloud when I saw this advertisement pop up:

If one clicks on the link, this site appears with the following:

Dear Reader,
You probably already know that Canada is famous for it’s huge social programs…

It’s even written in the Canadian Constitution that the richer provinces have to share their wealth with the poorer ones – a program commonly referred to as “equalization.”

What you might not know is that there’s a unique situation right now in Canada that is allowing Americans to fund part or nearly all of their retirement.

It’s a program a lot like “equalization,” except that regular Americans, like you and me, can take advantage.

The site then goes on to site numerous people who have cashed in on their royalty checks. Woooohooo! FREE MONEY. I love gimics like this :P

Bush/FEMA Drop the Ball Again
Minorities, Children Hit Hardest
As President Bush and his staff cowered in the White House, the snow continued to pile up on the many poor and African-American victims who could not afford to get out of town or to safety in Florida. Crucial supplies of blankets, hot cocoa, popcorn, and dark rum – so essential to surviving the stress of any major snowstorm – lay in stores undelivered.

“Where is the government? I need my sidewalk shoveled so I can get out to buy my damn lottery tickets!” said one D.C. resident from his living room. “Why are we wasting money in Iraq when we could be spending it here on me?”

more from the people’s cube…

In an effort to beat out competitors, Google has put in to place censors monitered by the Chinese government for their search engine Google.cn.

China’s Internet is surrounded by a “firewall” intended to block messages or subjects the government finds objectionable – everything from independence for Tibet or Taiwan, to the Buddhist sect Falun Gong. Google’s search services were blocked many times over the past few years because they turned up such sensitive information, giving rivals such as Baidu a competitive edge because their services were always available.

Representatives went on to say that in order to succeed, they had to comply with the mainland government… blah blah blah.

Personally, I see this as a horrible punch in the stomach to the people of China. Too many Americans today take for granted that they can say what they please, read what they please, and not be killed for it… and I still don’t understand how the Chinese government thinks they will achieve anything by surpressing the knowledge of the people. It won’t lead to growth, and it won’t lead to success, so what are they looking for?

How much will it take us to help surpress the people in other countries? I guess Google thought the price was right…

Source [The Standard]