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Good Greenie Almighty!

So the Dems had their great "debate" on a cable station that nobody watches.  They're all over this Global Warming thing, or so they say.  If so, why did four of them take separate private jets from the same place to the same place?  Shouldn't they have "Jetpooled" or something in order to reduce their "carbon footprint"?  Well, no - that's only for little, unimportant people like you.

http://newsbusters.org/node/12346

And across the pond, the geniuses at the European Union have admitted that their decision to rely more heavily upon biofuels  will likely have the consequence of accelerating global warming, rather than slowing it.  Bonus: their resolve will accelerate the destruction of tropical rainforests and peatlands; further endangering species such as the keystone orangutan.

You can't make this stuff up; the headlines almost write themselves.

Arrested For Writing

A high school student in Chicago wrote an essay for his creative writing class. It disturbed the teacher, who went to the principal, who went to police. Result: the straight-A student was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

The police chief claims that the charge is appropriate - even though it was a writing assignment and was never published. While disorderly conduct generally applies to acts such as setting off a fire alarm and similar pranks, the chief maintains that it can also apply when someone's writings can disturb an individual.

Stephen King and Edgar Allen Poe were unavailable for comment.

Thought Crime

The EU is proceeding with a plan to ban online "hate speech" which would call for ISPs to monitor and ban "hate speech" under a policy currently being drafted.  If ISPs fail to comply, they threaten to make the "policy" law.  Apparently, they believe that they get to decide what constitutes free speech and what constitutes "hate speech".  They really need to buy a clue:  the USA built the Internet, thanks to the genius of AlGore; the EU didn't.  They get to piggyback along because we permit them to do so.  If they want to pass rules regarding "hate crimes" and "hate speech" to restrict freedom in their respective countries, they are certainly free to do so.  However, they don't get to restrict my freedom in the process.  So if I want to say that so-called "militant Islamics" are are rag-headed nutballs who have no place in the 21st century, no pea-brained Germain member of Parliament is going to prevent me from doing so.  Their whole thing is based on appeasement - and look what it's brought them.  Thanks, but no thanks.

Amnesty

Who is this guy?  T. Willard Fair, president of the Urban League of Greater Miami and a longtime activist.  And one of many critics lining up in opposition to the amnesty policy espoused by George W. Bush.  While some claim that he should be "building bridges, not barriers", the man's been around the block a few times, and he knows what he's talking about.  Nor is he at all shy about taking a public stand against illegal aliens in this country: 

Fair's comments come as critics line up opposition to legislation that would provide a means to citizenship. The Senate is expected to debate immigration legislation next month, followed by the House. Though Democrats criticized Republicans for not passing legislation last year, critics suggest parts of the Democratic base -- including some labor groups and blacks -- are less than enthusiastic about including earned citizenship for those in the country illegally.

You don't reward bad behavior and expect anything to change for the better.  Fair understands that.  Too bad our leaders don't.

''I see illegal immigration and the adverse impact that it has on the political empowerment of African Americans, and the impact it has on the job market,'' Fair, a political independent, said in a telephone interview with The Miami Herald.

Get Ready

Many of those hard-working illegal aliens who're only here to do the jobs Americans don't do won't be working next Tuesday. Whatever will the American economy do without them?  After all, we're told over and over that our economy would be in a shambles if not for the efforts of these heroic, hard-working lawbreakers.  So the sky will undoubtedly fall next Tuesday as the "Mexican community" takes to the streets on May 1 to protest recent federal raids across the country.

In Chicago, a raid yesterday at the Little Village Discount Mall drew anger and protests.

Federal agents long have considered the Little Village area home to a thriving trade in illegal IDs and have made several arrests during sweeps over the years. Recently, the trade has evolved to include stolen Social Security numbers, according to a federal affidavit filed in connection to a raid this month in Beardstown, Ill.

Local residents acknowledged the illegal activity, attributing it to the desperation some illegal immigrants have to find work.

Marisol Iniguez, an employee at the mall, said agents kicked open bathroom doors with guns drawn. "They treated us like criminals," she said.

Ummm...maybe because they are?

Cultural Marxism

Ever noticed how environmental alarmists never have any workable solutions to what they see as problems? It's all the same old tune, wheezing and raunching along: Give up, stop, quit. Just don't expect us to do it, because we're special. And oh, by the way - don't develop new technologies. Europe and some African countries have famously rejected Genetically Modified (GMO) food crops, for example. In Europe's case, they simply refuse to try anything unless it's been proven absolutely, positively, 100% safe. Fearful of trying anything new, they've gone from being leaders to passive followers. Meanwhile, in African countries, some of them are convinced that GMO products are yet another attempt by the sneaky, underhanded Americans to poison them.

Yet with the current emphasis upon biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, the introduction of GMO crops should be welcomed with open arms, rather than shunned. Once again, however, it is the less fortunate who pay so that "environmentalists" can feel good about themselves while giving up none of their perks. And they want you to give up, rather than continue to innovate.

They'd like you to use clotheslines, rather than dryers (not easy in the Pacific Nortwest).

They'd like you to keep your thermostat set to 82.4 degrees in the summer (presumably, this doesn't apply to folks who lack air-conditioning).

They'd like you to make only right turns if you MUST drive.

And they'd like you to take fewer trips on "carbon spewing" jet craft.

Apparently, AlGore hasn't got that last message, and you have to wonder whether staunch environmeddlists like Sheryl Crow are making only right turns as the entourage drives across country on touring dates. Saving fuel? No really - that's only for the "little people" - like you.

Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski has spoken out in support of wave power, and the surfing community has taken keen interest. Why? Well, they'd like to continue driving out to the coast to catch some waves, and they surely don't want no steenkin' power plants gumming up the works, no matter how environmentally friendly thay might be. They're "green" - but only to a point, for godsake.

The world would be so much better if only you would quit, stop, don't.

Finally, A Home For Liberals

European astronomers today announced the discovery of the first Earth-like planet (or in Stark-Trek speak, a Class M planet) outside our solar system. With temperatures similar to what we're used to, it's regarded as the best candidate to date for life to exist. With gravity capable of sustaining an atmosphere, it also lies in that rare sweet-spot in which the temperature range permits liquid water to remain on the surface. And the best thing about it, from the perspective of a centrist or a conservative, is that it's 20 light years away from Earth. If we get started now, we just may have an excellent shot at saving our planet from the likes of AlGore, Pelosi, Reid, Sheryl Crow, Rosie O'Donnel, and their minions!

For Once, Rosie Is Right

Sheryl Crow and her newest buddy, Laurie David, managed to get in and to accost Karle Rove at the recent White House Correspondents' Association dinner.  As Rove learned, you don't want to be downwind of "The Frugal Wiper".

Replying to Crow's call to use only one square of toilet paper per bathroom visit, Rosie O'Donnel had this to say:  "Have you seen my ass?"

To Your Health!

Mexico's new secretary of health evidently can't find enough to do back home, so he visited San Francisco yesterday to "work" with state officials to meet the healthcare needs of the millions of Mexicans living in California. Stating that he plans to meet with U.S. health officials every six months, "We can build a new model for attention to the health needs of Mexican workers here," said Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, appointed by Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderon.

James Edwards Jr., a fellow with the conservative Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., said Cordova's visit sent a positive but insufficient message.

"Most of the time, the Mexican government comes to the U.S. to ask for handouts," he said. "It's never to say, 'We want to pay the bills our citizens have been causing your taxpayers.' Why don't you take care of your own? We've got plenty of uninsured Americans."

Roughly 10 percent of the $7 billion in uncompensated care provided by the state's hospitals last year went to undocumented immigrants, said Jan Emerson, a spokeswoman for the California Hospital Association. A portion of that tab is reimbursed by the federal government.

Jose dismissed the criticism of Mexico's failure to provide for its own citizens, noting that the health care issue is of critical importance to both countries.  That's a valid point, and if there weren't so many of his people in our country illegally, we might be able to more effectively address the issue of uninsured American citizens.  Jose has unintentionally underscored the fact that it is really in our best interests to encourage - at gunpoint if necessary - illegal Mexican aliens to return home.

In other news, a possible alien stone was found near Seattle - not to be confused with stoned illegal aliens also found near Seattle.

Tired Of Prancing About In Front Of A Fur Shop

Our friendly neighborhood animal "rights" nutjobs have returned their attention to OHSU, carrying signs, chanting, and "marching" around the main facilities atop Pill Hill in Portland.  Local terrorist In Defense of Animals rep Matt Rossell claims to have worked at the former Oregon Regional Primate Recearch Center - now operated by Oregon Health Sciences University - in Hillsboro, OR, and maintains that it's "horrible".  He goes on to claim that the animals housed there are "going crazy".  It seems reasonable to suspect, however, that while the animals may be okay, Matt's off his rocker.  For one thing, as the "protestors" conveniently choose to ignore, OHSU - like all facilities housing primates - are subject to rigorous inspections conducted on a surprise basis by USDA to ensure compliance with all aspects of the Animal Welfare Act and other applicable regulations.

If conditions were "horrible", as Matt claims, the facility would be ordered into compliance or shut down.  That has never happened, as Matt and his fellow gadflies know all too well.  But the "protests" do have one positive aspect: it makes the participants all "feel good" in the knowledge that they are "taking action" and doing their part to "save the (insert cause here)".