I don't want him back. Let the Americans try and convict him. They can take his free-loading family, too.
Many speculate- and I believe correctly- that the recent Fort Hood shootings have become a shame-based exhibition of political correctness. Terrified that Nidal Malik Hasan was in perfect control of his faculties when he shouted "Allah Akhbar" before killing and wounding innocent people, the left were in a rush to hide his apparent motives and veer the discussion away from what the public (at least by now) already knows (that being the danger of Islamism). The mission is in full tilt.
One bit of stupidity:
[T]o ignore the circumstances of this particular shooting would be like saying Oswald was just some random wacko whose actions occurred in a total vacuum, that the Cold War, his Marxist sympathies, the fact that he lived in the Soviet Union for a time, were all basically irrelevant. They weren't. And while the are are many things we don't yet--and may never--know about Nidal Malik Hasan and what drove him to commit such an evil act, we can't ignore the things we do know. If only because, by ignoring them, we allow others, like Malkin and her ilk, to try to define them for us.
I don't like people telling me what conclusions to arrive at either but when a gunman screams "Allah Akhbar" and has a history of very terrorist-oriented feelings and actions, it's pretty obvious what drove him to do what he did. Plunge one's head in the sand if one must but really it's a waste of time. If "Malkin and her ilk" are the only people who know when to duck then so be it.
It gets better:
We have occupied one or more largely Muslim nations for several years, led by the dunderhead who described himself shortly after 9/11 as "on a crusade." And yet Fort Hood stands out precisely because of the rarity of Muslim American attacks on fellow Americans. This matters.
Yes, the "dunderhead" who visited the Fort Hood wounded when the Chosen One did not. The "dunderhead" whose response to the September 11th attacks would never have been mirrored by the more "progressive" likes of Jimmy Carter, Al Gore or Jimmy Carter 2.0. There has to be a point when people stop blaming Bush for things. It's getting old, not to mention just plain stupid. And no, there is no rarity of attacks on American soil, attempted or otherwise.
And the "cry for help/no one's-really-to-blame" excuse:
Ft. Hood’s commander, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, said today that there are
unconfirmed reports that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan shouted “God is great” in Arabic
before opening fire yesterday at the Army base. Again: we will soon be able to
hear Hasan’s motivations in his own words. Even if he shouted such a thing, it
would no more reflect on his co-religionists than does the fanatic who murdered
Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller and who happened to consider himself
a devout Christian does on his co-religionists. It’s worth remembering that
nearly all mass shootings in this country are committed by white men. Do we have
a white-man problem on our hands?
Except that it does reflect Hasan and his "co-religionists" who have serious issues with Western culture. They believe they have a directive from Mohammed to destroy what the West stands for. Throw in the completely disingenuous remark about the gunman who killed Tiller and voila! You have a reasoned argument, except that you don't. Tiller got killed and instantly the pro-life movement was tarred once again as a fringe terrorist movement no matter how mainstream pro-life groups swore they had nothing to do with him. After all, the right to life is not a part of the liberal media fabric. To depict (and properly so) Roeder's actions as radical and removed from the mainstream would give voice and credence to the pro-life movement. "Maybe they are peaceful Everymen" . Indeed. No one would dream of applying the same standard to Scott Roeder now being applied to Hasan, the one of complete disbelief and disconnection from the majority. What if someone had said: "Scott Roeder just snapped under pressure" or "Gamil Gharbi was just a victim of cirumstance" (you might know him better as Marc Lepine). I would imagine the torches and pitchforks would be out quickly. Not so. It's better to feign ignorance of true motives or circumstances than it is to embrace facts, those dreadful nuisance things!
Again:
[T]he above would seem to confirm what many on the wingnut right seemed to
positively hope was the case last night—that Hasan's rampage was an act of
Islamist terrorism, as opposed to the result of a breakdown or mental illness or
the garden-variety insane rage and alienation that has inspired what seems like
a mass killing every other month. We all know what first came to mind when
Hasan's name was released yesterday. But we suppose a handy guide for finding
the line that divides the Glenn Becks of the world from the rest of us is
whether you reacted with dread at the idea that it may have been related,
however murkily, to Islamism, or if you were filled with smug delight.
I'm not filled with delight at all. Fourteen people (a pregnant woman was shot) were killed. What is to delight in? The writer of the above quote may be inclined to be contemptuous of others who had valid concerns for Islamic extremism if that's the thing. It's not constructive, just childish and boorish.
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According to Sarah Palin's new book, Going Rogue (which apparently makes a great Christmas gift), she felt sorry for Katie Couric:
Nicolle went on to explain that Katie really needed a career boost.
“She just has such low self-esteem,” Nicolle said. She added that Katie was
going through a tough time. “She just feels she can’t trust anybody.”
I was thinking, And this has to do with John McCain’s campaign
how?
Nicolle said. “She wants you to like her.”
Hearing all that, I almost started to feel sorry for her. Katie had
tried to make a bold move from lively morning gal to serious anchor, but the new
assignment wasn’t going very well.
If I was Katie Couric, I would thank Sarah Palin for her pity, call it ice cream and ask for seconds. As powered up the light of the yellow sun as she is, Mrs. Palin still finds time to be gracious.
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