- Two guys are found near a military base, loaded up with pipebombs ( or something like them ).
- According to Mapquest, they were about eight hours away from home, if they drove non-stop.
- This base they were near has held terrorist prisoners in the past.
- Those prisoners were of the same religion and ethnic background as those arrested.
- The devices so spooked the deputy and sheriff that they detonated it.
- They said they were “fireworks”.
- When pulled over, they quickly hid their laptop?
According to CAIR:
Ahmed Bedier, the executive director of a civil rights organization for Muslims in Tampa, criticized the arrest as racial profiling, an accusation South Carolina police refuted.
“Definitely this is not related to terrorism,” said Bedier, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
“Had these been two good ol’ boys from South Carolina driving through and speeding — and even if they did have some fireworks — nobody would have been arrested,” Bedier said.
First of all, I think good ol’ boys would have been arrested for carrying bombs. It happens all the time. We just had an incident here not long ago where it happened. However, when a good ol’ boy gets arrested for making pipebombs for chucks and giggles, two things are usually different:
- Nobody cares
- CAIR doesn’t jump out and defend them because they’re not Muslim good ol’ boys.
Now, if they were good ol’ boys who were scoping military bases that had held prisoners of their religious and ethnic background, AND were 475 miles from home, AND quickly tried to hide their laptop, AND were speeding, I still doubt CAIR would have cared and still made the stupid assertion that good ol’ boys eight hours, 475 miles from home get special treatment. Playing the race card is so easy to do. All you have to do is ignore everything someone has done wrong and place the blame on everyone else and hope no one notices everything else. That’s apparently CAIR’s plan now. Is Jesse Jackson on their board now?
Some advice for CAIR. If you guys want to be taken seriously, don’t pretend everyone in the US is that stupid.
Morons.
Wesley Snipes got busted by the IRS for refusing to pay taxes for six years. Now, every sane person knows you have to pay your taxes in the United States. Some people pander to those not quite so sane, like Douglas Rosile and Eddie Kahn, who convinced Snipes not to pay his taxes. The result for Snipes is pending prison time. Possibly lots of it. Or, maybe even worse, a HUGE fine. Maybe even both. So, what to do? Play that race card of course. Now, ya gotta understand first of all how the IRS works. It’s mostly computerized. It compares what you made via what others say they gave you, versus what you claim you made. If they don’t jive too well, you might have an issue. Nowhere in those computer programs is there a block that asks what your skin color is. It will take the IRS about 30 seconds to prove that in court. Snipes apparently is no dummy, what he’s actually using to play the race card here is that Kahn and Rosile are white, and didn’t get charged with what he got charged with. The IRS’s answer will be rather simple in that area as well, each person is handled individually. Just because Rosile and Kahn haven’t been charged YET doesn’t mean they won’t be. All the IRS has to do is charge those two and poof, that angle is gone. My guess is those charges are on the way.
Now, the bigger issue to me is every time someone makes one of these bogus accusations as Snipes has, it belittles those that really do suffer at the hands of racism. “Playing the race card” any more just makes it sound like whoever it is knows they’re guilty as hell and are trying to deflect their guilt. And, that’s exactly what Snipes is doing here. According to him, he’s not guilty as charged because those who helped him commit the crime haven’t been charged. In other words, he’s admitted his guilt. If he’s guilty as charged, he should make restitution. That’s how the law is supposed to work. If he’s guilty, it really has nothing to do with whether or not Rosile or Kahn are as well. For all we know, Rosile and Kahn could have been milking Snipes for all kinds of fees telling him he doesn’t have to pay taxes. And, then, paying their taxes. And, for flagrantly abusing the race card, I think Mr. Snipes needs to spend a little time in the pokey to think a lot harder about the big picture and a lot less about the bogus reality he’s apparently surrounded himself in.
29
May
Nah, this isn’t going to be your typical illegal alien rant. This is much more important:
The Don attributed their rude behavior to protest of US immigration policies. However, that doesn’t condone them attacking an innocent person, and they know that. So, it was just plain rude and totally inappropriate. I think an apology from whoever it is that is the Mexican presidente would be greatly appreciated by those of us IN the United States propping up his economy by employing those workers who apparently can’t get a job there. If he wishes for us to continue doing so, he better start giving us reasons to LIKE Mexico and a few less reasons to NOT like Mexico. The reason the immigration policy is so popular here and so unpopular there is it keeps the thugs, drugs, and criminals THERE and not HERE. That’s not Rachel Smith’s fault, it’s theirs.
File this one under jerks of the day as well.
Other opinions:
From Wiki:
In the early hours of December 9, 1981, around 3:51 AM, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed during an altercation that ensued from a routine traffic stop of a vehicle driven by William Cook, Abu-Jamal’s younger brother.
In the trial the prosecution successfully argued that the following events occurred: during the traffic stop, Cook assaulted Faulkner, who in turn attempted to subdue Cook. At this point, Abu-Jamal emerged from a nearby taxi which he was driving and shot Faulkner in the back. Faulkner was able to return fire, seriously wounding Abu-Jamal. Abu-Jamal then advanced on Faulkner, and fired four additional shots at close range, one of them striking Faulkner in the face, killing the policeman. Abu-Jamal was unable to flee due to his own gunshot wound, and was taken into custody by other police officers, who had been summoned by Faulkner at the time of the traffic stop. Abu-Jamal was taken directly from the scene of the shooting to a hospital, and treated for his injury. Witnesses stated that while he was receiving medical treatment, Mumia Abu-Jamal acknowledged that he shot Daniel Faulkner. Cook never testified or gave any public statement about the events except to deny his own involvement in the shooting.
Jamal himself did not give the police his version of the events initially. In fact he did not address the shooting at all until almost 20 years later when his third set of lawyers offered the affidavit of a man who claimed he had in fact shot Officer Faulkner as part of a Mafia hit connected with a desire to keep Faulkner from testifying against corrupt police. Mumia later gave a sworn statement claiming that he had been sitting in his cab across the street when he heard the sound of gunshots. Upon seeing his brother standing in the street staggering and dizzy, Jamal ran across the street to William Cook and was shot by a uniformed police officer (not Faulkner). He also claimed he was tortured by the police before receiving medical aid.
The death of Daniel Faulkner has resulted in a series of legal battles that continue to the present day.
Mumia has since become a cause celebre, of course. The music industry has jumped all over this guy in proclaiming his total innocence and how he should be freed. In an act of utter stupidity and arrogance, the city of St. Denis, France named a street after him. So, today, Congress fired back. Passing a resolution condemnign the city of St. Denis for naming a street after a convicted killer. It passed overwhelmingly, 368-31. I was curious who the 31 would be that thought it was proper for St. Denis to stick it’s nose in our legal process. They are:
Why does this list not surprise me in the least bit? Besides every single one being Democrat, 21 of 31 are on one caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus. I’m sure they all have their own personnal reasons for dissing police officers in favor of the citizens of St. Denis, France. However, that is the crux of my problem with them in a nutshell. These people put their personal agendas first and foremost in their consideration of legislation that affects the entire United States. Regardless of whether or not Mumia should be dead by now, it’s none of St. Denis’s damn business what we do in the US. And, what’s even worse is these people obviously don’t even care. I’d like to have their justifications for showing preference to St. Denis over our people serving in the line of duty, but I know I won’t get it from a single one of them. It’s not unusual at all for this group to vote against the interests of the United States. And, it’s even less unusual that they cry the loudest when people question their loyalty to our country. They’ve stated their preference very clearly in their vote on this issue. I do question their loyalty and patriotism. And, I think being in the United States Congress is the very last place they should be. I also have to question how seriously the people that vote for these representatives consider the issues regarding their vote.
- More from Michelle Maulkin
- Specifically, she looks at Chaka Fattah’s vote ( supported the vote along some of the same logic I do ). Fattah sort of proves my point that this group, the Progressive Caucus, is so radical that even their own party can’t identify with them most of the time.
12
Jul
Ok, here’s the story:
An undated handout photograph shows a Dutch billboard advertisement. Sony Corp. said on July 11, 2006, it has pulled the Dutch billboard campaign for the new white version of its PlayStation Portable video game player and apologized to anyone offended by ad, which critics dubbed racist. (joystiq.com/Handout/Reuters)
This is stupid beyond imagination. Has political correctness gotten so completely out of hand that simply mentioning the word “white” leads to racial tension? Sure, white is coming, but why would one single person on the planet assume it was a racial overture? Is the mere printing of the word “white” so enflaming that no one notices that the babe in the pic is LOOKING at something very intently?
Get over it people. This is pathetic. If you see racism every time you see the word “white”, you’re the one with the problem, not whoever printed the word.
My idiot of the day is whoever was offended by that billboard in the first place. And, if that idiot wants to explain their logic here, I’d love to hear it. I’m calling it as I see it, the billboard’s not racist, the people reacting to it are. Racism cuts many ways, it’s not all white.
Yahoo’s pic wasn’t too good, I didn’t see what was going on clearly enough apparently. Here’s a clearer version of it:
OK, you can call me stupid now. The thing is actually a white woman domineering a black woman. Gawd, how stupid can Sony be? I figured she was holding the product. That would have been a striking image with excellent product placement. No problemo I would think. That being the case, eveything I said above would have been true. However, a white person showing aggression towards a black person is racially insensitive and needlessly provoking racial tension. In this case, Sony is the racist for taunting the racial issue, and I apologize to the ex-idiots of the day for being insulted. Now, their defense is it only ran in Holland. But, the world is very small these days. And, oddly enough, Sony relies heavily on world-wide advertising. They can’t expect to have it both ways.
Sony is the true idiot of the day here. What the hell are they thinking? What is their target audience? Whites only? I mean, do you think any black kid would be caught with that thing now? Sheez.
Now, I’ve been around long enough to know that advertisers like to push buttons. That’s all fine and good. However, it’s the manufacturer that has the ultimate yes or no and whether an ad runs. So, bottom line, Sony screwed this one up BAD.
CAD does an excellent take on this story. Much better than I did originally for sure.
14
Jun
Now, this one is so profound I had to think about it a few days.
First, Nancy Pelosi does something I agree with:
And then, to compound the situation to utter befuddlement on my part, I agree with Kos:
I still don’t get why the Congressional Black Caucus insists on standing firmly behind Jefferson.
Now, hell hasn’t really frozen over. What this should tell the CBC is that if conservatives and radical liberals agree 100% on something, THAT IS A CLUE. Just because Jefferson’s black doesn’t mean he’s above the law. The race card was trumped by the cash in his freezer and his video performance. Nancy’s not saying Jefferson should resign from Congress, she’s just saying his ethics violations are made more serious by the fact he’s on the Ways and Means Committee, which investigates, get this CBC, ethics violations.
Of course, the CBC was the only organization I am aware of to fully back Cynthia McKinney attacking a police officer.
Now, this disappoints me because of the big picture. Rather than taking their members into a closed door meeting and explaining to them that they are the examples to the black youth of the US and therefore are expected to set a higher moral standard than anyone else in the entire country, they are condoning breaking the law and justifying it based solely on race. The message that sends to kids accross the country is IF you get musted for doing something bad, it’s OK, you’re black. That message, CBC, isn’t even subtle. You’re screaming it all over the media. Cynthia McKinney assaulting an officer wasn’t that big a deal to you guys. Jefferson stealing and evading taxes wasn’t so bad that he should suffer any consequences according to you guys. That’s just wrong. The average black does what William or Cynthia does and they go to prison. Not because they’re black, but because they broke a law just like their peers did.
If anything, the CBC needs smack both of them with a PR hammer that will scare the crap out of the rest of the members of the CBC. Then, maybe, they’ll send the RIGHT message to the kids.
I mean, think about it CBC. Things have gotten so ludicrous that when Patrick Kennedy got busted, even HE tried to play the race card. Why didn’t you guys defend him?
Jesse Jackson had this to say:
Spear carrier?
But Democrats were spooked.
Spooked?
If a white man put both those phrases in the same paragraph, he’d be crucified by Jesse Jackson et al. Apparently it’s fine if Jesse says it. As far as I can tell, I’m the only one who’s a little bugged by his diction.
Oh, and by the way, he’s defending William Jefferson by saying someone who’s been accused but not charged is as guilty as someone caught red-handed. That, get this, the video of Jefferson accepted bribes is just "right-wing noise". Kinda reminds me of that "vast right-wing conspiracy" of the 90′s.
