And a Happy New Year to the Euro elites who are busy pretending that vast cultural differences with Muslim immigrants won't be much of a problem:
Reports of Attacks on Women in Germany Heighten Tension Over Migrants
BERLIN — The tensions simmering beneath Germany’s willingness to take in one million migrants blew into the open on Tuesday after reports that scores of young women in Cologne had been groped and robbed on New Year’s Eve by gangs of men described by the authorities as having “a North African or Arabic” appearance.
Taking advantage of the New Year’s Eve street party, hundreds of young men broke into groups and formed rings around young women, refusing to let them escape, the authorities said. Some groped victims while others stole wallets or cellphones.
Witnesses described the atmosphere around the city’s central train station as aggressive and threatening, with firecrackers being thrown into the crowd. The women who were attacked screamed and tried to fight their way free, a man who had struggled to protect his girlfriend told German public television.
The Cologne police added that they had received 90 complaints from victims, including one who said she had been raped. No arrests have been made.
Somewhat surprisingly, most of the Times commenters have not embraced this opportunity to broaden their cultural horizons and instead are belaboring such stale 20th century topics as women's rights. However, a few commenters have managed to channel their counterpart to Stephen Colbert's character:
Most of the comments here malign the behavior and culture of some of the migrants. But this shows that the authors have assimilated the idea that their Western culture is somehow superior to that of the migrants. Why not be more liberal and agree that the migrants have the right to their ages-old attitudes and behaviors?
Insisting that the newcomers behave "properly" is just a sign of Western cultural imperialism.
Exactly. On New year's the assault victims were women; later it will be gays, or Jews, and so what - surely these ambassadors from the Third World have the right to their cultural observances? And as another astute commenter noted drolly, Germany has had a troubled history with immigrants.
But before we ride too far on our high horse, let's remember that yes, this can happen here. And did, in Central Park on a hot day in June:
35 Scary Minutes: Women Tell Police Of Assaults in Park
By C. J. CHIVERS and KEVIN FLYNN
Hmm, a younger CJ Chivers gets the byline.
One woman, a newly wed French tourist, had two gold chains snatched from her neck as chanting men removed her skirt. Three others, teenagers from London, were surrounded by the group of men, who sprayed them with water, tore at their clothing and sexually abused one of them. Another woman, on in-line skates, was pulled to the ground by her backpack by the men, who then desperately tried to pull down her shorts.
These were among the accounts the authorities were sorting through yesterday as they struggled to find members of a wild, cheering mob that attacked at least seven women in Central Park on Sunday evening after the National Puerto Rican Day Parade.
In 35 riotous minutes that terrified the victims and have perplexed public officials and the police, the men, whose number has been estimated variously as 15 to 25, overwhelmed and groped at women in four separate attacks. It was a bizarre sequence of lawlessness in a park whose revival has been emblematic of the city's rebirth.
''I never felt in my entire life that I couldn't protect myself until then,'' said the skater, Peyton Bryant, 29, a kickboxing teacher who lives in Manhattan. ''I felt confused. I felt terrified. I felt traumatized.''
The authorities made two arrests, charging Dave Rowe, 24, of Hempstead, N.Y., and Tremayne Bain, 23, of Brooklyn, but they were still trying last night to determine who else was involved. The two arrested were charged with the second-degree robbery, first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree aggravated sexual abuse of a British tourist. The police said the men, as part of a larger group, had surrounded the tourist, groped her and robbed her of $200.
Hard to tell from the reporting, but the assailants might have been an out-of-control rugby club from the suburbs. Or maybe it was some Duke lacrosse players.
Or maybe not. This is the aftermath as of May 1 2001:
Mr. Garcia was among 33 men arrested after the melee, which was videotaped by several paradegoers who turned the tapes over to the police.
Of the men arrested in the attacks, 30 were indicted, 16 pleaded guilty, 3 went to trial and 2, Mr. Garcia and Abel Ortiz, 24, were convicted. One was acquitted. Charges against 11 of those arrested were dismissed.
Twenty-two women testified at trial that they had been beaten, dragged, groped and penetrated vaginally and anally with their attackers' fingers. Though few identified the defendants as their attackers, Mr. Garcia and Mr. Ortiz, both of the Bronx, were held responsible for the actions of the mob they were part of.
A few weeks back the Times boldly acknowledged the obvious as it described a new assimilation program in Norway:
Norway Offers Migrants a Lesson in How to Treat Women
...
Fearful of stigmatizing migrants as potential rapists and playing into the hands of anti-immigrant politicians, most European countries have avoided addressing the question of whether men arriving from more conservative societies might get the wrong idea once they move to places where it can seem as if anything goes.
But, with more than a million asylum seekers arriving in Europe this year, an increasing number of politicians and also some migrant activists now favor offering coaching in European sexual norms and social codes.
More "conservative" societies. Uh huh - that is why visitors to Amish country tremble in fear.
Islam is not compatible with Western Civilization. It really and truly is that simple.
Individual Muslims may be fine people and good neighbors and wonderful coworkers. But Islam as a philosophy, as a set of rules for living, and as a mass movement, does not fit with the society and civilization we (for now, despite the best efforts of the progressives) live in.
The only question is how high our body count will go before we finally, as a society, accept that simple fact.
Posted by: James D | January 06, 2016 at 02:24 PM
TM:
Uh huh - that is why visitors to Amish country tremble in fear.
Don't think I don't see what you did there.
Ah, yes.......
A local boy kicked me in the butt last week
I just smiled at him and turned the other cheek
I really don't care, in fact I wish him well
'Cause I'll be laughing my head off when he's burning in hell
But I ain't never punched a tourist even if he deserved it
An Amish with a 'tude? You know that's unheard of
We don't fight, we all play nice
Living in an Amish paradise
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | January 06, 2016 at 02:28 PM
Wonder how this guy feels about "ages-old" Christian "attitudes and behaviours"? Wait. I don't really wonder all that much.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 02:30 PM
Surprised the libtard Muslim enablers didn't tell them to lie back and think of Germany.
Posted by: Beasts of England | January 06, 2016 at 02:40 PM
http://dailysignal.com/2016/01/06/what-the-top-five-states-people-are-moving-from-have-in-common/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=thftwitter
Top outbound states: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut, and OHIO.
Perhaps Governor Kasich has an explanation for this.
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 02:42 PM
Great point, James D.
Posted by: Buford Gooch | January 06, 2016 at 03:00 PM
Hilarious incident of lack of self-awareness on the radio just now:
Sean Hannity giving "free advice to Chris Matthews" on how to be a better interviewer and NOT INTERRUPT.
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 03:15 PM
Senator Collins joined Jeb Bush at a campaign stop in Portsmouth today. She said he'll do better as he meets more people. He'd better hurry and meet more people than were in the cafe where they held the event.
Posted by: Marlene | January 06, 2016 at 03:17 PM
"Perhaps Governor Kasich has an explanation for this."
It is his entourage following him on the campaign trail:)
Posted by: Buckeye | January 06, 2016 at 03:19 PM
Beasts
What is your prediction for the big game??
Posted by: Buckeye | January 06, 2016 at 03:22 PM
Marlene,
The man has been a two-term governor, came from a large political family, and has been in the corporate world for the last 7 years.
Has he been sitting in a small office all by himself just thinking? Has he forgotten how to talk to people?
Good grief!
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 03:23 PM
http://freebeacon.com/blog/analysis-bill-clinton-looks-like-an-old-woman/
No offense to old women, but do click. It's pretty funny.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 03:33 PM
OK that last picture is scary, Lyle.
Posted by: Old Lurker | January 06, 2016 at 03:36 PM
Bingo, OL.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 03:37 PM
Also, I think they both like cooter.
So I might as well post this link:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15788_the-top-25-men-who-look-like-old-lesbians.html
It's from '06, so Cleenis didn't make the cut. Do click, though.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 03:42 PM
I think we have a better chance of winning than losing, Buckeye. If we play like we did last week then I'd put the likelihood at about 80%, but teams rarely perform to that level sequentially.
Clemson has an excellent team with loads of talent, and Dabo is no slouch. Should be entertaining!
Posted by: Beasts of England | January 06, 2016 at 03:44 PM
Was digging around the bowels of whitehouse.gov and...
I had to piece together two screenshots to show the top with the wh header and the bottom with the stage instructions.
You may need to click to enlarge.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | January 06, 2016 at 03:44 PM
Good find, JD. I'll bet if you dig deeper, there's another stage direction like: [voice choke here and pause for effect].
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 03:48 PM
I'm predicting a 'Bama blowout. And, no, I don't have the courage of my conviction to place any real money on it...
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 03:53 PM
That Top 25 list was hilarious and, in the case of #1, quite prescient.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | January 06, 2016 at 03:55 PM
Insty:
MY USA TODAY COLUMN: Should The Navy Go To A Big Fleet / Small Ships Doctrine?
He failed to address the army going with more horses and bayonets. I don't know, I was told in 2012 that horses and bayonets was a kickass argument to shut down discussions of building naval ships.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | January 06, 2016 at 04:00 PM
Here is the sort of data mining we count on Rick to find:
"2016 Jan 06
Hong Kong Company Closures Hit Record as China Slows. Some 122,470 Hong Kong firms were shuttered in 2015, according to data from the city's Companies Registry compiled by financial research platform Webb-site.com. China, the mainstay of the city's economy, trundled to its slowest economic growth in a quarter of a century and spending by mainland visitors dried up."
Posted by: Old Lurker | January 06, 2016 at 04:01 PM
Heck of a screen-grab, Jeff!!
I have enough game day heart palpitations without risking money, lyle! lol
I saw a minite or two of Clenis on one of the late shows about six months ago. He looked worse than Keith Richards. His voice and mannerisms were very stunted. A bit shocking.
Posted by: Beasts of England | January 06, 2016 at 04:02 PM
I don't think Bama has played a QB like DeShaun Watson and only have one week to prepare for him. I doubt Bama has anyone on the practice squad who can emulate him. He is faster, more athletic and a stronger arm than Cam Newton in college. If Bama can stop him from improvising or making runs past the DL and LB's then they win. Buy if Watson gets his way its Clemson's to lose.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 04:04 PM
...But....
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 04:06 PM
Looks like they got wind of it and cleaned it up, Jeff.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | January 06, 2016 at 04:09 PM
This bit of pandering to Iowans from Cruz is disappointing, though he still plans to phase it out. But is winning Iowa that important to damage your rep like this?
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cruz-changes-position-embraces-current-ethanol-mandate-ethanol-lobby-applauds/article/2579743
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | January 06, 2016 at 04:13 PM
OK, Jack, I'll play devil's advocate. I don't think Clemson's D has seen a running back as big and powerful as Henry and have only a week to prepare.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 04:14 PM
"Looks like they got wind of it and cleaned it up, Jeff."
So was it really there, or was this one of Jeff's brilliant photoshops? Hard to believe they could be that stupid to put that up there. But if they did, that screen grab should go viral.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | January 06, 2016 at 04:16 PM
I think Cruz has a good compromise with his remarks on
ethanol-I don't see it as pandering.
Posted by: Texas Liberty Gal | January 06, 2016 at 04:21 PM
lyle,
Henry is one dimensional. Much easier to prepare for a running back than a guy like Watson. I get your point but I have seen both teams play and Clemson is good in all 3 aspects, offense, defense and special teams.
Don't discount them.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 04:21 PM
Think about it for a moment.
When you scroll the page, the URL bar stays put.
But that photoshop is a much cleaner forgery than the ones Obama has produced about his past.
Posted by: FTL | January 06, 2016 at 04:22 PM
TLG, it's only that it seems to be a change from his position just 2 years ago.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPad | January 06, 2016 at 04:23 PM
We thumped Dak Prescott pretty thoroughly on the road and he's a top-drawer dual threat guy. It was his only game as a starter without a touchdown. Watson is possibly better, but I'm not too worried.
Posted by: Beasts of England | January 06, 2016 at 04:24 PM
The font appears to be slightly larger than the east of the text.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPad | January 06, 2016 at 04:25 PM
S/b "rest"
Posted by: jimmyk on iPad | January 06, 2016 at 04:27 PM
Jack, you must have elided over the two words in my comment, "devil's advocate." :) I certainly think Clemson has a shot; a very good shot. But the ESS EE CEE looked very formidable in their bowl games.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 04:28 PM
http://www.10news.com/news/el-nino-storm-brings-small-risk-of-tornado
Beer... check.
More beer... check.
Food... check
Even more beer... check.
Generator for fridge... check
Posted by: Threadkiller | January 06, 2016 at 04:28 PM
And TAMU isn't a real SEC team yet, are they? :)
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 04:31 PM
Am I being questioned about the authenticity of my screen grabs!1?!!?!?
Why, I never!
I hardly even know how to use fotoshoppe or whatever it's called, and besides, I imagine producing something like that would take hours and hours.
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | January 06, 2016 at 04:33 PM
FTL:
When you scroll the page, the URL bar stays put.
Yeah, but look at that first screen grab I put on the thread regarding the Amish - note no URL bar in that. I use a tool called Snip Tool that allows you to highlight sections of your screen, rather than a print screen like tool that takes a pic of whatever window is active.......
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | January 06, 2016 at 04:35 PM
Just claim you got the document from Lucy Ramirez, Jeff. Presto. Instant validation. Maybe even get your own book turned into a movie by a guy who looks like an old lesbian.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 04:36 PM
Today we brought the dog to the doggy beach. The dogs are all well behaved and have a blast playing in the water and fetching.
The labs and goldens and other sporting dogs love the water. The large dogs are very gentle and play with the small dogs. Our dog mostly sits on the beach and looks cute. Ha.
Because he is a "Toto" I imagine him thinking,we're not in Maine anymore!
Posted by: Marlene | January 06, 2016 at 04:36 PM
Why not be more liberal and agree that the migrants have the right to their ages-old attitudes and behaviors?
Well okay--let's go back to the days of Hester Prynne and Salem--there won't be enough red letter "A's" in the world to pin on the chests of our sexually liberated college females these days---not to mention the horny old cougars. Still if we did that, guys would know where to look for their "Easy A" next sexual partner.
Posted by: Comanche Voter | January 06, 2016 at 04:41 PM
Scrutinizes printout of Jeff's pic...
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | January 06, 2016 at 04:42 PM
Jeff Dobbs,
I was addressing the reason you provided for the break:
I had to piece together two screenshots to show the top with the wh header and the bottom with the stage instructions.
And now that I read what you actually wrote, I see that *I* was wrong since "wh header" likely means wh banner.
Posted by: FTL | January 06, 2016 at 04:48 PM
TomM-- I must say, the level of sarcasm and vitriolic snark in this post was impressive, and well-deserved by the multi-cultural frauds. I salute you!
Posted by: NK | January 06, 2016 at 04:48 PM
Got it, FTL, it was all slapdash on my part.
I don't have hours and hours for photoshopping, so whatever I could pull together in 10 minutes worth of 'shopping would have to do.
Carp. Did I say that out loud?
Posted by: Jeff Dobbs | January 06, 2016 at 04:50 PM
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | January 06, 2016 at 04:53 PM
And I'll throw in a Cleo and a Figaro.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 04:56 PM
Carp. Did I say that out loud?
I dint hear nothing.
Posted by: FTL | January 06, 2016 at 04:59 PM
Jeff,
I have to admit you fooled me for a minute. However, I perused Twitter and figured that there would be something on it if true, because I know people are going over that text looking for quotes and soundbites.
Good prank, though!
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 05:02 PM
"Wipe Tears" looks like it came from a 1960s typewriter.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | January 06, 2016 at 05:03 PM
HillaryClinton Points To Snow In January As Proof Of Climate Change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kiuR5BQsFM&feature=youtu.be …
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 05:04 PM
I judge it "Fake but amazingly accurate."
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | January 06, 2016 at 05:06 PM
http://villagenews.com/local/tornado-warning-removed-for-fallbrook-area-wind-advisory-and-flash-flood-watch-still-in-place/
Posted by: Threadkiller | January 06, 2016 at 05:09 PM
Is that font Times New York Roman? That font didn't exist until early 2016!
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 05:10 PM
For Californians and those interested in history, the New York Public Library has a whole bunch of stereopticon slides and old photos of Los Angeles in the early 1900's. Pretty cool pictures!
http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=%22los+angeles%22&filters[rights]=pd#/?scroll=3
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 05:10 PM
The SEC rivals the 2nd tier NFL teams, so I'll just watch. No dogs in this hunt. I do like it that when you drive into Clemson the tiger paw tracks are painted on the main road.
It's raining hard now. We expect this to go on and off for the next week. So far the aquifer is sucking up as much as it can and the main arroyo @ 400 yards from here doesn't look to be doing much. Sand bagged some nasty mud flow on the hillside last night.Git some good exercise shoveling mud.
I have to say our county workers are, so far, awesome. They had a Bobcat scraping up mud on the road last night and have kept the sand bags and hay bales replenished.
Trying to walk the hounds when it slacks off. They don't seem to like the mud too much and so are self policing. We've re-named the Aussie Lassie as he rats out the others on a regular basis. It's pretty funny. He's become very useful with the exception of his his murderous attitude towards the cat.
Heloise, the Buff Orpington, thinks shes a pet and now jumps up and waits to be petted. Most of the chickens are laying now so we have plenty of eggs. That actually came in useful with the added baking at Christmas.
We have the bird feeders, which makes interesting watching. Lots of woodpeckers, finches, and dove.
This is all very different from where we used to live. And I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Posted by: matt | January 06, 2016 at 05:11 PM
Jeff, is that real?
Posted by: clarice | January 06, 2016 at 05:13 PM
Yes, it's real Jeff Dobbsian.XOXO
Posted by: clarice | January 06, 2016 at 05:14 PM
It has been an odd sight here too, Matt. A county official said they have had the "temporary emergency permits" ready so they can keep the concrete drain channels clear of debris. The crews have been working fairly diligently.
Of course they wouldn't be working so hard if they didn't need environmental exemptions to clean man made culverts and were maintaining them all year.
Posted by: Threadkiller | January 06, 2016 at 05:15 PM
And Spectacular!!
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 05:16 PM
From Norway
Donnerwetter! The New Year's "exuberance" in Cologne is a shock to all the Gutmenschen who welcomed the invasion.
Posted by: Frau Hallo! | January 06, 2016 at 05:16 PM
BoE,
Dak Prescott is no Watson by any stretch of the imagination and how has Saban's defenses done against other multi-threat QB's like Cam Newton, Tim Tebow and Johnny Manzeil?
Watson is only the 3rd QB in college history to pass for over 3,500 yards and rush for 1,000. I still say he will out rush Derrick Henry in the game.
Want scary? He is only a Sophmore and did all that above coming off ACL surgery.
This will not be a repeat of the MSU game.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 05:19 PM
Well,
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/2016/01/house_gop_sending_health_law_repeal_to_obama_for_first_time
Not that it'll do anything.
Speaking of the Herald, this former Globe guy's reaction to the Globe not being able to get itself delivered to its customers is pretty funny.
http://www.universalhub.com/2016/thank-god-were-two-pundit-town-globe-home-delivery#new
The Herald are the bad guys for not writing about it.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | January 06, 2016 at 05:24 PM
I mention Nicholas Johnson's piece, this is the converse,
http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2016/01/06/how-trump-style-politics-turned-california-into-a-blue-state/
left out of the equation was the 86 amnesty, and the naturalization of many illegals,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 05:24 PM
This should be fun:http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/transcanada-sues-obama-over-keystone-xl/article/2579767
Posted by: clarice | January 06, 2016 at 05:28 PM
men arriving from more conservative societies
What an amazingly malleable word, "conservative." Describing lyle, it's a spitting pejorative. Describing a swarthy male of northern African or Middle Eastern derivation, it magically turns into a vague descriptor to let the reader feel assuaged that these men are hardly menacing, just culturally misguided. Orwell would be impressed, to say nothing of Gramsci.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 05:29 PM
I never noticed this: http://thefederalist.com/2016/01/06/how-you-pronounce-muslim-says-a-lot-about-your-politics/
Posted by: NK | January 06, 2016 at 05:30 PM
"Moose Limb."
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | January 06, 2016 at 05:32 PM
yes, you can't say primitive, or patriarchal can you, as per the style guide,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 05:36 PM
matt,
You joke, right? Every NFL team would destroy any college team by a gazillion points. In college, you may have 5 to 6 players who can even get drafted to the NFL and that is from the dominant Super 5 participants. In the NFL, everyone is a selected member.
The difference between elite college football and mediocre NFL is quantum in favor of mediocre NFL. No contest by miles and miles and miles.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 05:39 PM
well i'm not as sanguine, re his ghosting the medici's tract on immigration,
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/01/clint-bolick-for-scotus.php
but if they are pulling out the confy chairs,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 05:39 PM
does this seem irregular, in light of the hung jury,
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-goodson-motions-20160106-story.html
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 05:41 PM
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2016/01/06/citizen-asks-atf-very-important-question-about-selling-guns-with-a-federal-license-n2100639?utm_source=BreakingOnTownhallWidget_4&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=BreakingOnTownhall
Check this out.
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 05:41 PM
Marlene,
Will you take me to that doggy beach some time?
Posted by: Jane | January 06, 2016 at 05:44 PM
rush pointed this out this morning, yes they do sell newsweek at wallmart, mostly the big foot and star wars edition,
http://twitchy.com/2016/01/06/and-this-journalist-still-has-his-job-senior-writer-for-newsweek-compares-ted-cruz-to-hitler/
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 05:45 PM
This is his mea culpu, narc:
I deleted my tweet calling Ted Cruz a Nazi. Not fair to his totally decent supporters, as much as I dislike the man himself.
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) January 6, 2016
---------------------------------
Which brings up a question that I've already started pondering but don't have an answer. Is the hatred of Cruz just garden variety, knee-jerk progtardism or something else? Anyone?
Posted by: lyle | January 06, 2016 at 05:51 PM
It is racism, lyle.
Posted by: Threadkiller | January 06, 2016 at 05:54 PM
Lyle-- Lefties like this Newsweek cretin fear and loathe Cruz, that's one reason I like a Cruz-Carly ticket more and more.
Posted by: NK | January 06, 2016 at 05:54 PM
they are in full Skull bearer mode, ala my new Shannara fascination, Oruk hai's in different guise,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 05:54 PM
It is both political and personal, lyle. They hate him because he is very conservative. They also hate him because he's from Texas, he's Cuban, he got a degree from Princeton (!), and is married to a former Goldman Sachs employee.
I am not that fond of Cruz, even though I agree with 90% of his positions. I think he will not appeal to the middle and LIV's, no matter how much he speaks. That is probably something psychological with me, so take it for what it's worth.
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 05:57 PM
Instead of us adapting to the conservative lifestyle of moozlums, I suggest the moozlums stay home and we can adapt if/when we decide to visit them.
It seems that Samuel L Jackson has really gotten under Trump's skin by questioning his honesty on the golf course. With everything going on Trump tweeted a couple times today barking at Jackson. Thought it was funny.
Posted by: Gentlejim | January 06, 2016 at 05:58 PM
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/01/06/donald-trump-questioned-again-in-new-hampshire-about-ted-cruz-eligibility/comment-page-1/
Gadzooks!
Posted by: Threadkiller | January 06, 2016 at 05:58 PM
narc.
I think the Daga Mor will have something to say about that.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 06:01 PM
Why do I think that citizen asking the ATF a very important question will soon be in the warm embrace of that other three letter acronym, IRS, unless he had the good sense to use an anonymizer?
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | January 06, 2016 at 06:02 PM
btw MTV will be showing the premierw no fewer than 12 times, between now and the next episode,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 06:06 PM
Oklahoma seemed to get stronger and stronger over the course of the season and I expected them to manhandle Clemson.
Instead it looked a bunch of Clemson men amongst Oklahoma boys [not in the mohammedan sense, not that there's anything....wait, there is something seriously wrong with that]
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | January 06, 2016 at 06:06 PM
http://aleteia.org/2016/01/05/that-championship-season-just-ahead-of-you/
Posted by: Miss Marple | January 06, 2016 at 06:07 PM
can you do anonymize on facebook, Congressman Amash
keeping in the spirit of this 'modest proposal' proposed closing the loophole on Syrian rebels,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 06:07 PM
Narc,
That Bmore story seems very odd to me in a state criminal proceeding. Granting a type of immunity then compelling testimony with charges still pending sounds like something the Justice Dept would and has done.
I agree with Iggy. The poster on the ATF site had better watch out for alphabet soup heading his way.
Posted by: Gentlejim | January 06, 2016 at 06:08 PM
"L.A. district attorney won't charge Bill Cosby in two sexual assault cases."
Maybe Hillary! can borrow the lucky sweater.
Posted by: Frau Strickveste | January 06, 2016 at 06:08 PM
Does any news outlet even Fox ever explain why the Helmand Province is so dangerous?
The MSM and even Fox are complicite in making Iran a friend instead of a deadly enemy. We lose people there and Iran is responsible. Period.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 06:08 PM
The Wikipedia article on the Cologne mayor is brief, but interesting.
"Henriette Reker (born 9 December 1956) is a German lawyer and independent politician. She is known for her pro-Muslim immigration stance which saw an attempt on her life. A day after the assassination attempt, Reker was elected mayor of Cologne in 2015 after gaining 52.66% of the votes.[1] She is the first female mayor elected in Cologne's history."
She had the support of all the politiical parties -- the CDU, the FDP, and the Greens -- except the Social Democrats.
(BTW, she was stabbed in the neck, so I think we can conclude that it was a serious assassination attempt.)
Posted by: Jim Miller | January 06, 2016 at 06:08 PM
Forgot to add that the Bmore situation could be a Garrity violation.
Posted by: Gentlejim | January 06, 2016 at 06:09 PM
Is the hatred of Cruz just garden variety, knee-jerk progtardism or something else?
Virtue signaling.
Posted by: Extraneus | January 06, 2016 at 06:14 PM
Jim Miller,
It was an anti-immigrantion zealot who stabbed her. But she is so wrong on the issue it is mind boggling that the women need to be better educated instead of the primitive, stone age muzzies. But then this is Germany and SJW actions in the Euro vernacular.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 06:24 PM
as I recall from the book by that indian writer at Bezos, Helmand was prime territory for the Haqquanis, matt can correct me on the point, the Brits, had a heck of time with the Taliban and the drug syndicates, when they were put in charge in that sector,
Posted by: narciso | January 06, 2016 at 06:25 PM
If Jane's Island is unavailable, then may I suggest South Padre Island in Texas. At least you can open carry.
Posted by: Jack is Back (but On Alert)! | January 06, 2016 at 06:28 PM