Another brick in the wall that is [BS] Multiculturalism

This shook me enough to take a moment and post it...does not happen often (as you can see from my posting frequency)...

America, Not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on

By Dennis Prager

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, has announced that he will not take his oath of office on the Bible, but on the bible of Islam, the Koran.

He should not be allowed to do so -- not because of any American hostility to the Koran, but because the act undermines American civilization.

First, it is an act of hubris that perfectly exemplifies multiculturalist activism -- my culture trumps America's culture. What Ellison and his Muslim and leftist supporters are saying is that it is of no consequence what America holds as its holiest book; all that matters is what any individual holds to be his holiest book.

Forgive me, but America should not give a hoot what Keith Ellison's favorite book is. Insofar as a member of Congress taking an oath to serve America and uphold its values is concerned, America is interested in only one book, the Bible. If you are incapable of taking an oath on that book, don't serve in Congress. In your personal life, we will fight for your right to prefer any other book. We will even fight for your right to publish cartoons mocking our Bible. But, Mr. Ellison, America, not you, decides on what book its public servants take their oath.

Devotees of multiculturalism and political correctness who do not see how damaging to the fabric of American civilization it is to allow Ellison to choose his own book need only imagine a racist elected to Congress. Would they allow him to choose Hitler's "Mein Kampf," the Nazis' bible, for his oath? And if not, why not? On what grounds will those defending Ellison's right to choose his favorite book deny that same right to a racist who is elected to public office?

Of course, Ellison's defenders argue that Ellison is merely being honest; since he believes in the Koran and not in the Bible, he should be allowed, even encouraged, to put his hand on the book he believes in. But for all of American history, Jews elected to public office have taken their oath on the Bible, even though they do not believe in the New Testament, and the many secular elected officials have not believed in the Old Testament either. Yet those secular officials did not demand to take their oaths of office on, say, the collected works of Voltaire or on a volume of New York Times editorials, writings far more significant to some liberal members of Congress than the Bible. Nor has one Mormon official demanded to put his hand on the Book of Mormon. And it is hard to imagine a scientologist being allowed to take his oath of office on a copy of "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard.

So why are we allowing Keith Ellison to do what no other member of Congress has ever done -- choose his own most revered book for his oath?

The answer is obvious -- Ellison is a Muslim. And whoever decides these matters, not to mention virtually every editorial page in America, is not going to offend a Muslim. In fact, many of these people argue it will be a good thing because Muslims around the world will see what an open society America is and how much Americans honor Muslims and the Koran.

This argument appeals to all those who believe that one of the greatest goals of America is to be loved by the world, and especially by Muslims because then fewer Muslims will hate us (and therefore fewer will bomb us).

But these naive people do not appreciate that America will not change the attitude of a single American-hating Muslim by allowing Ellison to substitute the Koran for the Bible. In fact, the opposite is more likely: Ellison's doing so will embolden Islamic extremists and make new ones, as Islamists, rightly or wrongly, see the first sign of the realization of their greatest goal -- the Islamicization of America.

When all elected officials take their oaths of office with their hands on the very same book, they all affirm that some unifying value system underlies American civilization. If Keith Ellison is allowed to change that, he will be doing more damage to the unity of America and to the value system that has formed this country than the terrorists of 9-11. It is hard to believe that this is the legacy most Muslim Americans want to bequeath to America. But if it is, it is not only Europe that is in trouble.

Pens Win Again

I'm a huge Pittsburgh Sports fan.
The Penguins are on a pretty good roll to start the season this year. No, I'm not a bandwagon jumper. In fact I had season ticket the year BEFORE Lemieux was drafted (what a year that was). Pens beat the Flyers yesterday 3-2. The more I see Malkin and Crosby play and Fleury netmind the more hopeful I am of their chances this year. I just hope they keep those two on the same line more, as they are pure majic to watch!
LETS GO PENS!!!

The Steelers are another issue...But they will probably go on a bit of a streak and accomplish nothing more than ruining a really good draft pick next spring. But that's OK, I'll just watch my DVD collector set of Superbowl IX, X, XIII, XIV and XL (that's for all you Bungle and Colts Fans out there). One of the worst parts of living here in Louisville is the lack of professional sports. You have to drive 1 1/2 hours to see a pro football game, and that's the bungles so it really doesn't even count. I miss watching every Steelers and Penguins game on TV. Watched some Pirates too but baseball as a whole is too slow of a game for me.

Wow, it just occurred to me. If the Steelers miss the playoffs this year, and then for the next 14 straight years, I'll know what it is like to be a bungles fan.

What lost yesterday

This is what the oh so informed voters rejected yesterday (among other things):

• No Terrorist attack on american soil since 9-11-01
• Gas prices at $2.08/gallon
• Dow-Jones average at an all time high
• Take home pay increased
• Unemployment at a low 4.4%
• wages/productivity up

So give it a few months and the main stream media will start to tout optomistic outlook for the country because of the above listed items (which may change a little) which have absolutely nothing to do with the shift in parties.

I give the dems credit, thay managed to win the election with absolutely no policies, plans or ideas.

So now the Dems own responsibility for things. Let's see what happens in the next 2 years, and I pray that I am wrong about what it will be.

Are we really fighting a war???

SUBTITLE: I DON'T CARE

• Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11,2001?
• Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutallymurdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania?
• Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?
• Am I supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was "desecrated" when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?

Well, I don't. I don't care at all.

I'll start caring:

• When Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
• About about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia.
• When Abu Musab al-Zarqawi tells the world he is sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurglingslashed throat. (TOO LATE. HE'S DEAD! GO USA)
• When the cowardly so-called "insurgents" in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
• When the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.
• When the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

In the meantime:

• When I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.
• When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured that I don't care.
• When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank that I don't care.
• When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed "special" food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being "mishandled" you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts that I don't care.

If you do not agree with this post that is your right, but please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great country because:

• There are some people who want to bestow "constitutional rights" upon the terrorists
• There are some people who want to remove the ability of our government to listen to phone calls to known terrorists
• There are some people who think the best option for the war on terror is to withdraw all of our troops and hope the problem goes away
• There are some people who think we should try diplomacy with the terrorists

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem."-- Ronald Reagan

"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be anation gone under." also by... Ronald Reagan