SNOWBIRDS PRAISE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO BE FINANCED BY SALE OF SCRAP METAL

Post and Courier photo of Hunley, archeological treasure to be scrapped in order to finance public prescription drug benefits for aging snowbird Baby Boomers.

Local transplants thronged the Lasch Conservatory in a great victory for prescription health care benefits.



Due to a $550 million shortfall in the state budget, pressure was made by OYAG (Old Yankees Advocacy Group) to scrap the Hunley, Lasch Conservatory, bulldoze the site, and build a senior center to be staffed by the SC Council on the Aging.



One antendee was quoted as saying, "Youse guys lost, get over it. I mean, it ain't like its sometin' important, 'ya know, like an affordable condo with amenities that I can afford down here 'cause I elected some outright 'commie doitbags where I's from, 'cause da union told me to vote dat way. Come to 'tink of it, we're voting for da same people down heres, 'cuz I want my bennies. After all...serves youse guys right. Youse built dat ting widdout Union labor, and besides, if it wasn't invented up 'Nort, it don't madder."



Several community activists were also in attendance, with a celebratory air about them. Quashanga Raisinhell, East Side performance artist and community activist, stated "This is a day of victory against racism! After all, we know the CSA was like the NAZI's, and they wanted U-Boats, too. They would have put little black babies inside that thing if they could, but they were so racist that they thought that a black man didn't have the brains to turn a hand crank. So, they got some rednecks from Alabama to do it. You see how well that worked, don't you, white man?"



A field trip from C.E. Williams Middle School was the last group visit to the site, as the attendees thronged the site, and the bulldozers were cranking up. When one teacher was asked about the fate of this artifact from the War Between the States, she said, "War Between the States? Is that like, UGA verus Alabama, or something? I don't know?"

One of two unique bilgepumps designed soley for the CSS Hunley, high bidder $5.00 by Al Goldberg at Al's Scrap Metal and Salvage. Courtesy Post and Courier.

Reporter for this story is Davy Jones, and can be reached at DJones@locker.com





On Bilge pump offers clue

OLD RACIST WHITE MAN BLASPHEMES MESSIAH'S DIETY, REFUSES DHIMMITUDE

This round of televised Presidential debates showcased an old racist white guy who blasphemed President Obama's diety, accusing him of failings and mistakes. One bout of accusations...most likely a symptom of alzhiemer's...he accused President Obama of being an associate of social activist William Ayers.

President Obama brushed away the unbeliever's demetia-induced ramblings, and HE spoke! "One hundred percent, John, of your ads, 100 percent of them have been negative," (gold embossed letters added to the article by the publisher).

Outside the lecture hall, where HE was speaking to mere mortals, true Believers were awaiting to see HIM as he triumphantly exited the building to await the swearing in."Slash," a college student who took time from making street meth outside the hall to speak to reporters said, "I mean, who does this old white #$%*&@3 think he is? It isn't like he's going to be President. Obama already is. I know. All of those hours I spent working for ACORN, visiting homeless shelters and heroin alleys to pay people $1.00 or a cigarette to register and vote absentee, dude, I got first hand experience in the matter. After all, my voting for Obama makes me feel good about myself, and the fact I can wallow in my own swill and still be considered a legitimate part of society."

Another follower, a street theatre major who only goes by the name "*!," agreed with Slash. "Yeah. There's got to be a way to spread the wealth in this country, man. Who do these people think they are, making all of this money and not giving it to worthy causes, like street theatre grants? When HE formally becomes President, HE will tell you how much you can make, and from each accoring to his own ability, to each acording to his own need."

A third follower, Mullah Omar, replied, "BWahahahaha! Thirty years of corrupt politicized education in your country did this, we should have saved the money we spent on 9/11! Allah akhbar!"

A spontaneous response form the crowd, a Sister Sunshine, part of the coalition of the aging, stated, "Right on, turban dude! We've been trying to have a real revolution in this country since I started losing my memory on acid in 1968! After nearly 40 years, we finally brought the bourgoise to its knees, man! Stick a fork in the pig's bellies, man! Wild!"

Reporter for this story is V.I.Lenin, and can be reached at VILenin@redsquare.com

On Harsh accusations

SWAT TEAM RESPONDS, FEDS DENY ASSISTANCE

Charleston County SO SWAT responded today to CE Williams Middle School in response to an emergency of life-threatening proportions.


Sheriffs' Office spokesperson Det. D. Tracy stated that C. E. Williams Middle School requested law enforcement asistance in regards to violence and drug use on the school property to preserve human life, safety, tolerance, inclusion, and make sure that the administration didn't have to make one disciplinary decision.


Assistant Principal Amanda Wasteofbreath stated that they originally recieved a report of violence and drugs on the playground through a paid classroom informant. "Given the gravity of the situation, and the fact that I don't want to to make a decision, I decided to go straight to the Feds for help," she said.


A call was made to JFK Special Warfare Center and School at FT Bragg, N.C., where pleas for assistance met deaf ears.


SFC N. Fan Tree, Public Information Contact for JFKSWC stated, "I thought this bitch had lost her #@$%*&! mind! She called us and asked for Delta Force to come in and take two kids off to 'Gitmo because they were reading a copy of the American Rifle Association magazine and drinking a Mountain Dew! She said it was some crap about 'zero tolerance' policy for weapons and drugs, and kept screaming that caffine was a drug, because the DARE program said so. I've seen some pretty awful school systems in third world countries I've been to, but those poor bastards in Charleston need help, and I mean big time. Isn't that that county you people had where the state took over the schools? NO? You mean there's ones that are worse!?!?!?"


CCSO stated that they responded because Charleston City Police stated that dealing with these idiots in Charleston County School District once a day for stupid crap was enough for anyone.
Det. Tracy said that follow-up raids were requested and planned by Charleston County Schools and DSS, when it was determined that the children involved attend a Christian denomination, eat meat, have two parents in the home, and have been spanked. Raids were counducted on the church house itself, with the pastor arrested for conspiracy to commit child abuse due to the mental harm of teaching children absolute standards.


The parents are not available for questioning, as they have been detained and are being questioned by authorities. The children in question will be turned over to foster families at Bayside Manor, and will be attending mandatory deprogramming sessions at MUSC.


The reporter for this story is V.I. Lenin, and may be reached at VILenin@overreaction.com


On Student with air gun suspended, arrested

MASSIVE TRUANCY FROM COUNTY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, MOB OF YOUTHS CROWD GAILLARD AUDITORUM.

Tuesday morning saw massive truancy from local area middle and high schools, with no apparent explanation.

A teacher at one of the local high schools stated, " It was, like, really weird, and stuff. There was like, no kids in the class, and I am like, 'Gee Betty, where are the students?'"

Many guidance and counselling professionals cited several reasons as to why there was such a massive absentee rate at the schools, such as: breakfast not being good enough, the demands of moderate physical labor at the childrens' homes,and resistance to the bourgoise system and saying no to King Bush's war.

Meanwhile, mobs of excited youths crowded Gaillard Auditorium, with several disturbances and fistfights breaking out.

Debbie DuGooder of the Charleston Housing Authority spoke of the dialogue that took place between herself and several angry youths. "They were all abuzz and demanding where 'they' were, and I asked 'What?' They said that they were all there for condoms, and I told them that they didn't understand, the flyers said 'condos.'"

Ms. DuGooder the tearfully recounted how things then began to turn ugly.

"I mean, these kids couldn't read and discern the difference between 'condo' and 'condom.' I know they're in Charleston County schools, but I didn't know that it was that bad. When they figured out that this was a line for properties and not prophylactics, they started screaming that 'there was going to be a revolution up in this bitch,' and 'burn mother$#&!#%, burn!'"

Charleston City Police sent its School Crimes And Resourse to Educator Detachment (SCARED) to enforce standard discipline as normal for the schools within the city, and in the process, 25 truants were arrested on outstanding warrants ranging from armed robbery, murder, and assault with intent to ravish.

Reporter for this story is John Holmes, and can be reached at JHolmes@Trojans.com

On City seeks applicants for condos

GUERILLA GARDEN HAIKU

Old hippies.
Bored, with seeds.
Yearn for days of mispent youth
.
Days of treason.
Act without reason.
Maybe it was the LSD?

Grey hair and menopause.
Osteoporosis and Grecian formula, they need invigoration.
What? A new cause?

Just like Fidel and Che'
They have a way.
Flowers from the "Flower Elders."

All well meaning,
"kicking and screaming,"
How property owners will be dragged.

Your sunny plot?
Yours, it's not!
It belongs to "the people."

Vegetable garden, historic site,
Curbside plot in the dead of night,
Bulbs and seeds get planted.

Like bombs by Ayers and Weathermen,
Well make our plants blend on in,
And explode with burst of color.

Alas my hippie lass,
I learned my gardening, counter-guerilla style,
At Benning, Bragg, and Knox.

Treflan, Roundup, and garden potions,
Might just nix yor notions,
Of screwing with my plot that you covet.

This midnight adventure, just an acid trip?
Not too late, hippies,
Get a grip!

Burma Shave.

On Goal green for guerrilla gardeners

CHARLESTON AREA GOVERNMENTS TO CRACK DOWN ON OBESE, HEALTH HAZARDS TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS

Charleston area local governments are getting together to craft laws to help improve society by removing a health, safety, and asthetic risk from our lives: fat people.

Of the pending intra-governmental regualtions, Councilmember V. I. Lenin stated, "Its high time we did something about the obsesity epidemic in this country. I'm proud to be a member of a do-something body! Why, how in the world are we to attract business and tourism to an area where people obviously consume too much food? Think of the inflation of food prices due to scarcity, the slowness of traffic infrastructure because we all know that fat people drive little cars, and those little cars can't haul all of that ass at a decent speed."

Mount Pleasant resident Jenni Huger-Merriweather was asked by our roving reporter outside of Starbucks, and she told us her opinion. "I hate to see all of those fat people. Like, you know, that too much of anything is so totally bad. Think of what happens to the athsethic harmony and feng shuei of things when you see a fat person in a pair of capris that are disgustingly too tight! And lets not even begin to talk about those poor Wal Mart people...It never bothers me personally because I wouldn't be caught dead there...with those awful polyester stretch pants! THAT should be illegal. Your right to be fat ends where the vision of my eyes begins! I know, sometimes we all lose control from time to time, but that's why I have bulimia, so I can correct my mistakes! After all, who wants to be fat when you can be flat?"

An insurance industry spokesperson, Ebbie Scrooge, gave us his insider insight on the economics of being too fat."You 'betcha that fat people cost us money. In fact, I'm looking for any excuse to cut acounts payable...I mean reduce health risks for our clients, by making certain behaviours unattractive: Like not paying an accident claim. I know, it sounds small, but think about it: We all know that fat people drive little cars, and if that person...even though they are not at fault...had been driving a larger car, we would have lower medical claims and lower life claims. So, our message is this: 'Get fat and die.'"

He went on, "Its not just cars. Think about how much efficiency you lose. Why have one person take up the space of two in an elevator or airline seat? In fact, I think a councilman's reccomendation for the Bodymass Index Team CHarleston was a great idea, and we just need to include fat people in the mix, not just skinny ones."

Reporter for this story is F. Domino, and can be reached at fdomino@largeinandcharge.com

On In Lowcountry, some folks like to smoke; others like to snuff out freedom

REDUCATION AND RELOCATION OF PEOPLE DANGEROUS TO OTHER'S HEALTH CONSIDERED, FURTHER ACTIONS DEBATED

In compliance with the latest smoking ban, Charleston County will forcibly relocate peoples considered to be "unhealthy" by County Council.

County Advisor Mullah Omar stated "We have had these issues of the infidels...I mean the lawless...who do not understand what is best for them, and do not want to follow the law. We had ways of dealing with those who refuse to act in their best intrests, but I don't think your county council is Progressive enough for that, yet."

The same dirty, nasty, and lowbrow practioners of the pastime of death dared to speak out against their own good, citing archaic reasons as "property rights" and governmental interference with private property. This speaks of a poorly educated mind, obviously home or Christian schooled outside the arena of competent educators of the Charleston County school system.

County Council is further debating Body Mass Index (BMI) standards for resturaunts and clubs. Patrons would be denied entrance to the clubs if they were found to be in violation. The debate among council is what actions should the county take?

One councilman was quoted, "In my opinion, anyone wih a BMI of under 18 is obviously eating disordered. I know that the clinical threshold is a BMI of 17, but we're going to err on the side of caution for your own good. I think that the CCSO should have a special SWAT team to swoop down on these people when they are not a danger to themselves or others. I'd call it a Bodymass Index Team, CHarleston. Some underweight a-cup coed from the C of C walks into Wild Wings in Mount Pleasant, and WHOOSH... off they go with her to forced feeding and 'protective custody.'"
Since many of the council are over an overweight BMI themselves, many observers have been calling the debating of council in dealing with the overweight as "stalling" and "favoritism."

A new relcation subdivision is being built for the human debris without the brains to figure out what is good for them. Although the P&C wanted to tour the grounds of the new facility, we were told that it was strictly off limits for the good of the "uneducated" who are there.

"After all," stated one councilman,"These people don't know what's good for them. The next thing you know, they'd say that marijuana should stay illegal!"
On Justices uphold Sullivan's smoking ban

NON NEWS STORY O' THE DAY, TAKE 2.

CCSO responded to a complaint of two small burning crosses at a rural crossroads in the county. Both were made of treated 2 x 4's and smelled of kerosene.

"These are probably Beavis and Butthead type lil' bastards with nothing to do on the weekend." said CCSO Public Info Officer D. Tracy. "Come on..these kids probably got kicked out of Charleston County schools, for crying out loud. What do you expect, a road trip to the MENSA convention?"

Meanwhile, back at SOB and Mount Pleasant...

Starbucks cafe's in Mount Pleasant were abuzz with fears of genocide on the sea islands. "Why, its those right wing, Bible-toting, stump toothed, Confederate flag waving and hate-radio listening redneck Republicans," said Genni Ware-Halliburton between sips of mochaccino. "If it weren't for inbred trash like this, the world would be a better place! If Bush weren't in the White House, none of this would have hapened! I'll even bet that the crosses were built by Haliburton for $6 million each! Think of how many condoms for third world nations that would have bought."

While in Meggett, James Washington, local African-American resident stated," What crosses? That's what that was? I thought those idiots in the trailer down the road were burning trash in the front yard, again. 'Ya know, there ought to be some code enforcement out here."
When asked if he was afraid, he stated, "Hell, no! I got 12 gauges worth of reasons why I ain't afraid of nuttin'!"

While at county council chambers, community activists who live in Charleston city and Mount Pleasant were in a flurry over plans for radio broadcasts and leaflet drops urging tolerance, compassion, and hate whitey.

"The whole idea of whitey...I mean the Klan...showing his face around here is just plain unacceptable," stated Qwashanga Razinhell, East Side community activist and performance artist.

Although the P&C attempted to interview local Meggett residents, most of them were extremely uncooperative, often laughing at the reporter's questions, rolling up the window, and driving away.

"You crazy? You think I'm worried about that $#!t'" questioned Betty Jackson, obviously perturbed by the probing questions posed by a P&C reporter?
The CCSO stated that the hate crime scene included spills of kerosene, Top brand rolling papers, and a discarded Bic brand lighter. A single set of bicycle tracks led away from the scene.

When asked if there was a reward for tips leading to the arrest of the two hate criminals, the CCSO public info officer erupted in fits of spasmic laughter.
On Sheriff's department investigating burning crosses found in Meggett

CHARLESTON AREA GOVERNMENTS TO CRACK DOWN ON OBESE, HEALTH HAZARDS TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS

Charleston County plans comprehensive regulations to protect us from ourselves!

Falling in line with the Supreme Court approval of smoking ban laws. Charleston area local governments are getting together to craft laws to help improve society by removing a health, safety, and asthetic risk from our lives: fat people.

Of the pending intra-governmental regualtions, Councilmember V. I. Lenin stated, "Its high time we did something about the obsesity epidemic in this country. I'm proud to be a member of a do-something body! Why, how in the world are we to attract business and tourism to an area where people obviously consume too much food? Think of the inflation of food prices due to scarcity, the slowness of traffic infrastructure because we all know that fat people drive little cars, and those little cars can't haul all of that ass at a decent speed."


Mount Pleasant resident Jenni Huger-Merriweather was asked by our roving reporter outside of Starbucks, and she told us her opinion. "I hate to see all of those fat people. Like, you know, that too much of anything is so totally bad. Think of what happens to the athsethic harmony and feng shuei of things when you see a fat person in a pair of capris that are disgustingly too tight! And lets not even begin to talk about those poor Wal Mart people...It never bothers me personally because I wouldn't be caught dead there...with those awful polyester stretch pants! THAT should be illegal. Your right to be fat ends where the vision of my eyes begins! I know, sometimes we all lose control from time to time, but that's why I have bulimia, so I can correct my mistakes! After all, who wants to be fat when you can be flat?"


An insurance industry spokesperson, Ebbie Scrooge, gave us his insider insight on the economics of being too fat."You 'betcha that fat people cost us money. In fact, I'm looking for any excuse to cut acounts payable...I mean reduce health risks for our clients, by making certain behaviours unattractive: Like not paying an accident claim. I know, it sounds small, but think about it: We all know that fat people drive little cars, and if that person...even though they are not at fault...had been driving a larger car, we would have lower medical claims and lower life claims. So, our message is this: 'Get fat and die.'"He went on, "Its not just cars. Think about how much efficiency you lose. Why have one person take up the space of two in an elevator or airline seat? In fact, I think a councilman's reccomendation for the Bodymass Index Team CHarleston was a great idea, and we just need to include fat people in the mix, not just skinny ones."


Reporter for this story is F. Domino, and can be reached at fdomino@largeinandcharge.com
On In Lowcountry, some folks like to smoke; others like to snuff out freedom

Whose talking points are these?!?!?

"Alsharq Alawsat"- English Edition:
http://www.asharqalawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=12969


Iran Expects 'Different Approach' from Next US Leader: Ahmadenijad04/06/2008
ROME (AFP) - Iran expects a "different approach" from the next US president, whoever wins the November elections, President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad said in an interview published in Italy Wednesday.

"Whoever wins the elections, I'm sure that the United States will change, it will have a different approach," the Iranian leader told the Italian daily La Repubblica.
"The United States will have a reduced sphere of influence in the world," he predicted, adding: "The new president will have to respond to the real demands of the American people: 40 million American citizens do not have health insurance, the victims of the New Orleans hurricane still have no homes."

In addition, the United States "will have to withdraw the soldiers from Iraq (since) the American people will not tolerate continued spending of billions of dollars on weapons," said Ahmadenijad, in Rome to attend the UN food agency's summit on food security.
Asked whether he would negotiate with the new US leadership come January 2009, Ahmadenijad said: "It is they who cut off the links with us, hoping to suffocate us. Today Iran is an advanced country. We are ready for dialogue with anyone, except with the Zionist regime, in relations based on mutual respect and fairness."


I often wonder if the Democratic Party has had a press office in Iran since 11 SEP 2001? After all, wasn't John Kerry endorsed by Osama Bin Laden? What do you expect from our own people who wanted us to hurry up and surrender before we win?

The Democratic Party has been trying to throw this war since day one in order to regain political power. Period. In the words of their favorite "fake Indian" of the decade...Ward Churchill...the "chickens will come home to roost."

Damned Bolsheviks. Cuba will welcome you, but let me and my family live as free people, if you please!

What A Real American Looks Like

SPECIALIST ROSS ANDREW MCGINNIS

Today the Congressional Medal of Honor was presented to this young Infantryman's family.

National Review Online:

http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzQyOThmZGEyMDczMDJmMGZlN2M0MjFkYTM1YzE4ZGU

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
IN PRESENTATION OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR
POSTHUMOUSLY TO PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ROSS ANDREW MCGINNIS

East Room


9:50 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Welcome to the White House.
A week ago on Memorial Day, the flag of the United States flew in half-staff in tribute to those who fell in service to our country. Today we pay special homage to one of those heroes: Private First Class Ross Andrew McGinnis of the U.S. Army. Private McGinnis died in a combat zone in Iraq on December the 4th, 2006 –- and for his heroism that day, he now receives the Medal of Honor.
In a few moments, the military aide will read the citation, and the Medal will be accepted by Ross's mom and dad, Romayne and Tom. It's a privilege to have with us as well Becky and Katie, Ross's sisters.
I also want to thank the other distinguished guests who have joined us: Mr. Vice President; Secretary Jim Peake of Veterans Affairs; Secretary Pete Geren of the Army; Secretary Michael Wynne of the Air Force; General Jim "Hoss" Cartwright, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. I appreciate other members of the administration for joining us.
I want to thank members of the United States Congress who have joined us today: Steve Buyer, John Peterson, Louie Gohmert. Thank you all for coming. I appreciate the Chaplain for the prayer. We welcome friends and family members of Ross, as well as members of the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, including Charlie Company, that's with us today.
We're also joined by Private McGinnis's vehicle crew
-– the very men who witnessed his incredible bravery. We welcome Sergeant First Class Cedric Thomas, Staff Sergeant Ian Newland, Sergeant Lyle Buehler, and Specialist Sean Lawson.
A special welcome to the prior recipients of the Medal of Honor, whose presence here is — means a lot to the McGinnis family. Thank you for coming.
The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest military distinction. It's given for valor beyond anything that duty could require, or a superior could command. By long tradition, it's presented by the President. For any President, doing so is a high privilege.
Before he entered our country's history, Ross McGinnis came of age in the town of Knox, Pennsylvania. Back home they remember a slender boy with a big heart and a carefree spirit. He was a regular guy. He loved playing basketball. He loved working on cars. He wasn't too wild about schoolwork. (Laughter.) He had a lot of friends and a great sense of humor. In high school and in the Army, Ross became known for his ability to do impersonations. A buddy from boot camp said that Ross was the only man there who could make the drill sergeant laugh. (Laughter.)
Most of all, those who knew Ross McGinnis recall him as a dependable friend and a really good guy. If Ross was your buddy and you needed help or you got in trouble, he'd stick with you and be the one you could count on. One of his friends told a reporter that Ross was the type "who would do anything for anybody."
That element of his character was to make all the difference when Ross McGinnis became a soldier in the Army. One afternoon 18 months ago, Private McGinnis was part of a humvee patrol in a neighborhood of Baghdad. From his position in the gun turret, he noticed a grenade thrown directly at the vehicle. In an instant, the grenade dropped through the gunner's hatch. He shouted a warning to the four men inside. Confined in that tiny space, the soldiers had no chance of escaping the explosion. Private McGinnis could have easily jumped from the humvee and saved himself. Instead he dropped inside, put himself against the grenade, and absorbed the blast with his own body.
By that split-second decision, Private McGinnis lost his own life, and he saved his comrades. One of them was Platoon Sergeant Cedric Thomas, who said this: "He had time to jump out of the truck. He chose not to. He's a hero. He was just an awesome guy." For his actions, Private McGinnis received the Silver Star, a posthumous promotion in rank, and a swift nomination for the Medal of Honor. But it wasn't acclaim or credit that motivated him. Ross's dad has said, "I know medals never crossed his mind. He was always about friendships and relationships. He just took that to the ultimate this time."
When Ross McGinnis was in kindergarten, the teacher asked him to draw a picture of what he wanted to be when he grew up. He drew a soldier. Today our nation recognizing — recognizes him as a soldier, and more than that –- because he did far more than his duty. In the words of one of our commanding generals, "Four men are alive because this soldier embodied our Army values and gave his life."
The day will come when the mission he served has been completed and the fighting is over, and freedom and security have prevailed. America will never forget those who came forward to bear the battle. America will always honor the name of this brave soldier who gave all for his country, and was taken to rest at age 19.
No one outside this man's family can know the true weight of their loss. But in words spoken long ago, we are told how to measure the kind of devotion that Ross McGinnis showed on his last day: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Gospel also gives this assurance: "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." May the deep respect of our whole nation be a comfort to the family of this fallen soldier. May God always watch over the country he served, and keep us ever grateful for the life of Ross Andrew McGinnis.
And now I'd like to invite Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis to please come forward for the presentation, and the military aide will read the citation for the Medal of Honor.
The citation is read: The President of the United States of America, authorized by act of Congress, March 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an M2 .50-caliber Machine Gunner, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, in connection with combat operations against an armed enemy in Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq, on 4 December 2006.
That afternoon his platoon was conducting combat control operations in an effort to reduce and control sectarian violence in the area. While Private McGinnis was manning the M2 .50-caliber Machine Gun, a fragmentation grenade thrown by an insurgent fell through the gunner's hatch into the vehicle. Reacting quickly, he yelled "grenade," allowing all four members of his crew to prepare for the grenade's blast. Then, rather than leaping from the gunner's hatch to safety, Private McGinnis made the courageous decision to protect his crew. In a selfless act of bravery, in which he was mortally wounded, Private McGinnis covered the live grenade, pinning it between his body and the vehicle and absorbing most of the explosion.
Private McGinnis' gallant action directly saved four men from certain serious injury or death. Private First Class McGinnis' extraordinary heroism and selflessness at the cost of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
(The Medal of Honor is presented.) (Applause.)

ABC-Disney: Case Studies in Diversity

Michael Graham (left) and Dana Jacobsen (right). Both are ABC-Disney on-air personalities. One does an investigative report on Muslims worldwide for failing to denounce the violence in radical Islam and is fired for "offensive comments," and the other says "F--- Jesus" on the air and gets a week's suspension.

Once again, corporate America shows its true colors in its "commitment to diversity."

ABC-Disney, the broadcast giant that owns several radio and television broadcast venues, showed its Orwellian take on things. While the First Amendment allows the freedom of the press from government control and censorship, it does NOT protect speech from private bodies.

Ask former ABC-Disney radio personality Michael Graham. On 22 August 2005, he was fired (1) from Wasington D.C. WMAL-AM for making "offensive" comments regarding the lack of condemnation of Islamic violence from Muslims themselves. After ABC-Disney and WMAL recieved pressure from CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) (2)...also reffered to in Federal court documentation as an "unindicted co-conspirator" for terrorist money-laundering charges for the "Holy Land Foundation."(3) In other words, funneling money to Hamas. More has been written about CAIR on this blog with more footnotes than you can shake a car bomb at, so I'll keep things short and pertinent. Just remember: 14 people associated with this organization have been subjects of terrorism investigations.(4)

Bottom line: A questionable group that has as its stated goal to convert America into a nation ruled by Shariah law (5) and has ties to Hamas gets attention becuase they are "offended."

"Graham, 42, said on his mid-morning program on Monday that the fault for recent acts of terrorism lies not with Islamic radicals alone but also with Muslims generally because religious leaders and followers have tacitly supported extreme elements. "The problem is not extremism," Graham told listeners. "The problem is Islam." He also said, "We are at war with a terrorist organization named Islam."" (6)

With such tainted connections, why would ABC-Disney even begin to lend an ear to his accusers?

Fast-forward to this month, where another ABC-Disney employee begins an in-your-face rant criticizing the University of Notre Dame and its mural of Christ mockingly referred to as "Touchdown Jesus." She then went a whole lot of steps further to cursing Christ Himself, by stating "F--- Jesus!" (7)

The article went on to state the context and results of her boorish behavior:
At the roast, Jacobson made a rambling speech that included vulgar references about Notre Dame. Jacobson is a Michigan graduate, and she and Golic, a former Irish defensive lineman, often have exchanged barbs about the rivalry between the schools.One eyewitness labeled it an "embarrassing display," and a newspaper account said the crowd booed Jacobson. Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis also was in attendance.Jacobson reportedly made a number of personal apologies the following day, including to Greenberg and Golic.In a statement, Jacobson said, "I am sorry. My remarks about Notre Dame were foolish and insensitive. I respect all religions and did not mean anything derogatory by my poorly chosen words. I also deeply regret the embarrassment I've caused ESPN and Mike and Mike."My actions at the roast were inappropriate and in no way represent who I am. I won't make excuses for my behavior, but I do hope I can be forgiven for such a poor lack of judgment."(8)

What gives? Why is it that one is fired for an intellectully honest and cerebral series on the factual lack of Islam failing to condemn violence in the name of Islam, yet another is given a week's suspension for cursing Christ? Graham didn't apologise, but Jacobson did.

Jacobsen SHOULD have apologised. Her remarks were of the most boorish sort with the intent to belittle. But...let's look at Graham's instance. He was doing an investigation on Islam's violence problem, and its failure to speak out about it. No intent to insult, but an observation of current events. It was plainly evident to anyone who has read the paper or watched the news since 1979.

Why the radically different reactions? An apology would have saved Graham from termination? I doubt it. CAIR's track record is much too clear to allow for that.(9) They want enforced dhimmitude, period. In fact, their actions only seem to make Graham's argument all the more credible! Aside from the Almight Dollar, ABC-Disney seems to be hamstrung by its slavish "commitment to diversity." White male from South makes a comment that terrorist-supproting people who happen to be Muslim don't like, he's gotta' go. White female makes an insulting comment against the central figure of Christianity, its okay. After all, all "open-mined" and "educated" people know that all religion is a sham, but a religion other than Christianity MUST be respected because we must show our diversity. Why, we must throw a bone to our "little brown brothers..." Oops! Was that offensive? Bone? Not one in the hair or nose, 'ya know? I meant figuratively, oh...

Good thing I don't work for ABC-Disney.

But the self-described open minded will say:
"Well, Rhino21, you see that it is okay to belittle Christians, as they don't kill artists who are critical of their religion (10,11), they won't torch half the planet over a cartoon (12), burn half the city and kill people over a newspaper column about a beauty pageant (13), or beat someone who names a teddy bear 'Jesus'(14)."

1. Washington Post, August 23, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/22/AR2005082201255.html
2. Ibid
3. World Net Daily, December 4, 2007. http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59026
4. Ibid.
5. World Net Daily, December 11, 2006. http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53303
6. Washington Post, July 29, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072802241_pf.html
7. Fanhouse, 23 January 2008. http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/01/23/espn-suspends-dana-jacobson-one-week-for-saying-f-jesus-at/
8. Chicago Tribune, January 23, 2008. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/notredame/cs-080122dana_jacobson_notre_dame_rant,1,6339882.story
9. The Savage Nation. http://www.savage-productions.com/Savage_CAIR_suit.html
10. BBC, 2 November, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3974179.stm
11. Der Spiegel, October 16, 2007. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,511830,00.html
12. San Francisco Gate, February 11, 2006. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/11/MNGRCH6UQO1.DTL
13. The Guardian, November 30, 2002. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,850959,00.html
14. CNN, Mon November 26, 2007. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/11/27/sudan.bear.ap/index.html