RNC

Wow, I just watched both John and Rudy speak at the convention. Now, I'll admit I was leaning more towards Bush than Kerry. But I haven't voted for a Repub or a Demo in, I don't know, about EVER! ! !

But McCain's speech, the Three Ladies of 9/11 and Rudy's speech all floored me. . .

McCain's was subdued to me, yet still powerful. . . loved the line - 'disingenuous film maker' . .
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One of the wives who lost her husband and who's son is going off to Iraq . . .

Rudy's quip about Edward's 'two Americas' for Kerry to have 'one to vote for something and another to vote against' . . .

I watched every day of the DNC and was not this moved. I enjoyed some of the speeches. Bill is always an excellent orator as Obama was refreshing. But for the most part it was just vapid.

So, after just ONE day of the RNC, I'm hooked. I may not believe in a lot of the Repubs party line, but I for damn sure believe in their resolve for the fight on Islamofascists.

Israel's First Gold -Rejoice

I know I blogged on this earlier, but I can't help but rejoice further. The unabashed joy of a nation is such a wonder. I still wish I would have been able to hear/see the anthem.

Fridman talked of a Turkish friend he called "my Muslim brother," a friend who in turn called Fridman "my Jewish brother." The windsurfer whose first name means "wave" in Hebrew couldn't understand the decision by Iran's world judo champ, Arash Miresmaeili, to refuse to compete against Israel's Ehud Vaks. Fridman couldn't understand how Iranian president Mohammad Khatami could say Mesmaeili's forfeit should go down "in the history of Iranian glories."

"Only (Miresmaeili) is losing," Fridman said.

The first Olympics I remember as a youth was the horrific ones of Munich. I couldn't understand as one so young why this happened.

Moshe Weinberg was an Israeli wrestling coach. He was 33 years old and had just been married. On Sept. 5, 1972, at the Munich Olympics, terrorists from a group called “Black September” knocked on his door. He shouted for others to run and was shot in the cheek. A few moments later, he jumped on the back of a terrorist who was shooting at wrestler Gad Tsabari. Weinberg was then shot and killed. His body was dumped out on the sidewalk as proof that Black September meant business.

Who said the victors write history?

Journalism at It's Finest - Well Maybe Not

After reading the NY Times hachet job on the SwiftVets . . . Must. . . Not . . . Write . . .

Ok, I'm better.

No, wait. . . where was the Old Gray Lady when Moveon.org was calling Bush Hitler? ? ? Oh, that's right. . . that is considered 'free speech' . . . funny, eh?

This political season has shown just how pitiful journalism has become. Just check out this excellent piece of journalism by Lewis Lapham who reviews the Republican convention for the October release of Harper's!!!

This is more like something Maureen Dowd would come up with

Israel's First Gold

I missed the Canadian broadcast of Israel's first Gold Medal. I would have loved to hear their National Anthem especially after the shame of Iranian's Judo pseudo-champion being too afraid of losing face.

Pain

Must . . . not . . . blog . . . on . . . Hypocrisy . . . of . . . both . . . parties. . . oh, the pain . . .

Blogging

I'm sorry for not blogging lately, but as a political junkie this is getting to be much too much for me. I'm now officially tired of the bullshit.

I don't give a rat's ass about Kerry's swift boat time. He did it and should be proud. I may not care for his politics, but I can't ( and won't) argue this point. The only question I have with his Vietnam service is the BS about Cambodia. Too many people have contested it, yet it's getting the min. amount of play. Christmas in Cambodia, records? Nah, but who's looking.

I'm just tired of the talking heads on both sides . . . Everyone is doing the "yeah, but what about. . . ." Once again, no one answers the question poised. Just deflect, deflect, deflect because we're all just sheep to them . . .

G_d help us all . . .

Michelle Hardballed

Whoa, I just witnessed Chris Mathews just roll over Michelle Malkin and it was not pretty. In fact, it was plain rude. It was what the LLL describe of Bill O'Reilly, only worse!

I'll grant Bill sometimes goes over the top to either make his point or ensure an answer from a guest. I will also grant Chris is an excellent watch. He is not CNN. . . He ususally is quite good.

But make no mistake, he has an agenda. And man, did it raise it's ugly face tonight . . .

I am not a Kerry basher. I may point out the discrepancies, but I do not dismiss without merit. What I saw from Chris was an unabashed defense of Kerry's record w/o any room for decent.

And where was the Cambodia shit?? Didn't see it. . . .

Kick Iran out of the Olympics

There is absolutely no place in the Olympics for the bigotry exhibited by the Iranian Judo champion. If he doesn't want to compete against someone from Israel, then go home. But when Iran backs him up, then they should all go! ! !

The Kerry Drama

I haven't paid much attention to this "Cambodian" issue with J. Kerry. I figured it's much ado about nothing. His service is an excellent feather in his cap. All this squabbling just bored me.

I'm more concerned with his tenure in the Senate and with his plan for the Islamofacists. Both of these will cause me to question his qualifications. Granted, when one is in either arm of the legislature, one must compromise. Wasn't there an old "school house rock" song on that? Or was that just "I'm a Bill"? Anyway, the patterns are discernible and J. Kerry's is just a wee bit too far to the left for my taste.

Back to this "Cambodian" thing. . . The problem now with me is not that he embellished, well . . . It does bother me. But as one of Instapundit's contributors put it:

WHAT IF... Porter Goss had lied about going into Cambodia during the Vietnam War repeatedly, over a few decades, in different media, and on the floor of the House?
Would we want him as DCI? Would he get confirmed? NO WAY!

We should not hold Kerry - who is running for CIC - to a lower standard?

That pretty much says it, doesn't it?

I'm in no way a Clinton basher. I think he did a pretty good job. There were somethings I liked and some I didn't. But ya know what? That's life!! I was more against Reagan during his reign than I was against Clinton. However, I do think he truly lowered the bar of the POTUS office. And here's his legacy . . . Will we now accept someone who doesn't tell the truth as the most power leader in the world. And don't tell me Bush lied to take us to war with Iraq when every nation and intel group all said Saddam had WMDs.

Here's another reader's excellent observations:

Reader John Frederick observes:
It's interesting to note that when the Bush was AWOL/deserter/liar story was in full play a few months back, the press went so far as to interview a dentist that had signed an exam record to question whether his signature had been forged. I guess the point was to try and establish that the record was altered to help Bush. Now we have the Swift Vets' charges and the press can't even be bothered to look critically at what they say actually happened. And there's 250+ of them! I've always felt there is media bias but even I am astonished by the utter lack of analysis of anything Kerry has ever done in Vietnam or public life.

Michelle's Internment

Having been born and raised on the West Coast (with a major stop in Texas), I have a certain affinity towards a couple of people. I think I've touched on both of these but for the life of me I couldn't find my references. So, let's start anew. . .

My first awareness of true evil came when I was about 8 yrs old. My single mother befriended a young dentist who was a first generation Armenian. While sitting in his dental office for many hours (my family has REAL soft teeth, not gums just teeth), I came to befriend many folk from his extended family. At one time there were almost as many Armenians in SoCal, than in Armenia proper. These old ladies would sit and spend time with this young lad. I came to hear their story and it was frightening. . .

Later in life, my step-father employed a fellow who was Issei, first generation Japanese. Once again, I spent many quality hours with Imai-san. He is a wonderful man and thoughful man. I came to learn his story which was related first hand. For anyone in SoCal who takes a moment to listen, they can hear the stories. Imai-san's was not the only one retold to me. Everytime it never failed to affect me. . .

Now, living in the Puget Sound, the stories are just as forceful. I live and work in areas where the Nisei (second generation) and Sansei (third generation) lost EVERYTHING. Families who farmed the Puyallup and Kent valleys for generations where forced from their homes with no compensation. Upon returned, their property was confiscated for back taxes . . . rich, eh? You are sent to camps, but the locals say "Sorry, you didn't pay property taxes. So, we'll sell your farm land to compensate us?"

So, that bring us to today . . .Michelle Malkin's latest book has an excerpt that, related to today's environment, caused me to truly pause in my daily life. How does our life today equate to the environment currently surrounding us? ? ? Even after 9/11, I never really heard the call to 'round up the Muslims', so I don't take the implied title of Ms. Malkin's book, In Defense of Internment: The Case for Racial Profiling in World War II and the War on Terror, to heart. I just can't after hearing the stories of both Amenians and Japanese. However, her documentation tries to validate the actions of the Roosevelt administration. It is one event . . . compare this to the thousands of American citizens placed in camps just for race/ethnicity! ! !

I may agree with some of Michelle's opinions on illegal aliens; I just can't fathom what we did to Americans during WWII, while even entertaining the possibilities of doing this to Muslims. I may not be satisfied with the support of Moderate Muslims, but I can not condone locking up one ethnic/religious group out of fear. . . I'd rather kick some pre-emptive ass than lock up families and confiscate property.

How cruel am I to post this? What can I say, I want to document this. . . She's a dancin' machine! ! ! They used to laugh at me when I danced with my arms above my head, but i guess it's OK with a groovy chick!!

Our newest addition, Shadow

Your Husband is the Blood of a Dog

This is supposedly from a wife of an Islamofacsit killed in Saudi Arabia:

'The Blood of Your Husband is the Blood of a Dog because He is an Idolatrous Infidel'

"I have heard that you appeared on television feigning innocence and wondering haughtily what was your husband's sin and what was his crime. I believe you are not ignorant of the fact that he was one of the greatest criminals indeed, although he is not considered that according to your standards, you infidels. For you call the criminal innocent and the innocent one, defending his rights – criminal. "

and this:

"I don't know whether you know that we hate you, infidels, and we loathe you to the bone. How could we not, while you are given preference over us even in our own country? For a long time did one of our airplanes hover to search for your husband while he was held hostage? There was much talk – even by people who pretend to be Muslim clerics – about negotiating with the Mujahideen, in order to persuade them to set your husband free. But my husband, they prevented us from praying over him, even after his death, and they did not give us his pure body [for burial]. We rely only on Allah to [punish] those who wronged us for the purpose of pleasing your husband and his likes. None has uttered a word about my husband even though everybody knew my husband and attested to his righteousness. That was because of fear of their goddess, America. "

I'm sorry, but when these folks are willingly to slit throats to make a point, they lose all credibility.

New Addition to the Family

I'm sincerely sorry to the handful of you who graciouly peruse my humble site for not diligently blogging , but we have a new addition to the MacBoar household and have been consumed with him. . .

I'd like to announce the addition of Shadow; a black lab with a touch of German Shepard! ! ! He's 10 weeks old and just a love.

For the last 10 months to a year, Mamma-san and her humble eunuch have promised the brood their first puppy. True to our word, we procrastinated as long as possible; yet also true to our word, we also came through.

So, once again I find myself up at 3:oo or 4:00am. This time it's to take Shadow out for potty training. So far so good. I've had no 'accidents', but the Wife has two on her watch. . . but who's counting, eh? snarf. . .

Now comes the life lessons all parents come to grips with throughout the Parenting experience. . . The Children are not as enamored with Shadow now that he's a member of our humble household! Oh, don't get me wrong, they'll play with him . . . for about ten minutes. It says a lot about our Children when they get more enjoyment from a Gameboy or the like, than rompin' around the yard with someone who give such unconditional love . . .

Well, the Wife and I are now the owners of such a wonderful love machine. We are the ones who romp back to our childhood days, while our own look on with a jaded eye.

Such irony . . .