Where's the nutty professor?

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On the heels of the news that ISIS radicals had released a*video*showing the beheading of an American photojournalist, comedian and talk show host Bill Maher set Twitter ablaze with this:

"By all means, let's keep pretending all religions are alike."

The tweet generated a host of*responses*from progressives who*routinely compare*Christians, conservatives, and tea party members to Islamic extremists and terrorist groups like ISIS/ISIL. When you have Vice President Joe Biden comparing*tea partiers to terrorists, and CNN publishing*op-eds*like “U.S. right wing extremists more deadly than jihadists,” this is far from an uncommon practice. As a religious group, Christians in the United States are*often treated*by progressives as a bigger threat to security than*Islamic terrorism. The religion of Christianity*does*not*fuel a significant amount of terrorism in the U.S. or worldwide.

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/08/1699...s/#PrettyPhoto[169912]/0/

Do you remember not so long ago when conservatives and some liberals as well criticized Obama because they felt he should arm Syrian rebels so they could overthrow Assad?

Know who those rebels were? ISIS. So maybe stop grandstanding and get a clue.

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Do you remember not so long ago when conservatives and some liberals as well criticized Obama because they felt he should arm Syrian rebels so they could overthrow Assad?

Know who those rebels were? ISIS. So maybe stop grandstanding and get a clue.

Are you saying Hillary hasn't got a clue?

"In an interview with me earlier this week, (Hillary Rodham Clinton) used her sharpest language yet to describe the "failure" that resulted from the decision to keep the U.S. on the sidelines during the first phase of the Syrian uprising.“The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad—there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle—the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled,” Clinton said.

She also suggested that she finds (Barack Obama's) approach to foreign policy overly cautious, and she made the case that America needs a leader who believes that the country, despite its various missteps, is an indispensable force for good. At one point, I mentioned the slogan President Obama recently coined to describe his foreign-policy doctrine: “Don’t do stupid ****” (an expression often rendered as “Don’t do stupid stuff” in less-than-private encounters).This is what Clinton said about Obama’s slogan: “Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”One of the reasons why I worry about what’s happening in the Middle East right now is because of the breakout capacity of jihadist groups that can affect Europe, can affect the United States,” she said. “Jihadist groups are governing territory. They will never stay there, though. They are driven to expand. Their raison d’etre is to be against the West, against the Crusaders, against the fill-in-the-blank—and we all fit into one of these categories. How do we try to contain that? I’m thinking a lot about containment, deterrence, and defeat.”

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Are you saying Hillary hasn't got a clue?

"In an interview with me earlier this week, (Hillary Rodham Clinton) used her sharpest language yet to describe the "failure" that resulted from the decision to keep the U.S. on the sidelines during the first phase of the Syrian uprising.“The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad—there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle—the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled,” Clinton said.

She also suggested that she finds (Barack Obama's) approach to foreign policy overly cautious, and she made the case that America needs a leader who believes that the country, despite its various missteps, is an indispensable force for good. At one point, I mentioned the slogan President Obama recently coined to describe his foreign-policy doctrine: “Don’t do stupid ****” (an expression often rendered as “Don’t do stupid stuff” in less-than-private encounters).This is what Clinton said about Obama’s slogan: “Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”One of the reasons why I worry about what’s happening in the Middle East right now is because of the breakout capacity of jihadist groups that can affect Europe, can affect the United States,” she said. “Jihadist groups are governing territory. They will never stay there, though. They are driven to expand. Their raison d’etre is to be against the West, against the Crusaders, against the fill-in-the-blank—and we all fit into one of these categories. How do we try to contain that? I’m thinking a lot about containment, deterrence, and defeat.”

Crickets

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Do you remember not so long ago when conservatives and some liberals as well criticized Obama because they felt he should arm Syrian rebels so they could overthrow Assad?

Know who those rebels were? ISIS. So maybe stop grandstanding and get a clue.

I do remember and I was totally against the US getting involved in Syria because nobody knew who the heck they were helping or hindering. I btw consider myself a right leaning centrist who usually is not opposed to military action when needed. Do you remember the op ed last September by Putin? He wrote:

"A strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. It could undermine multilateral efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and further destabilize the Middle East and North Africa. It could throw the entire system of international law and order out of balance.

Mercenaries from Arab countries fighting there, and hundreds of militants from Western countries and even Russia, are an issue of our deep concern. Might they not return to our countries with experience acquired in Syria?"

Frankly, I have a much easier time understanding the logic of Putin on most issues than I do the logic of Obama.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/op....html?hp&_r=1&

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Are you saying Hillary hasn't got a clue?

"In an interview with me earlier this week, (Hillary Rodham Clinton) used her sharpest language yet to describe the "failure" that resulted from the decision to keep the U.S. on the sidelines during the first phase of the Syrian uprising.“The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad—there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle—the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled,” Clinton said.

She also suggested that she finds (Barack Obama's) approach to foreign policy overly cautious, and she made the case that America needs a leader who believes that the country, despite its various missteps, is an indispensable force for good. At one point, I mentioned the slogan President Obama recently coined to describe his foreign-policy doctrine: “Don’t do stupid ****” (an expression often rendered as “Don’t do stupid stuff” in less-than-private encounters).This is what Clinton said about Obama’s slogan: “Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”One of the reasons why I worry about what’s happening in the Middle East right now is because of the breakout capacity of jihadist groups that can affect Europe, can affect the United States,” she said. “Jihadist groups are governing territory. They will never stay there, though. They are driven to expand. Their raison d’etre is to be against the West, against the Crusaders, against the fill-in-the-blank—and we all fit into one of these categories. How do we try to contain that? I’m thinking a lot about containment, deterrence, and defeat.”

And who was the Secretary of State during this time? Oh right. Hilary Clinton. HYPOCRITE.....

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And who was the Secretary of State during this time? Oh right. Hilary Clinton. HYPOCRITE.....

No argument there. Hypocrisy and liberalism go hand in hand.

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No argument there. Hypocrisy and liberalism go hand in hand.

What's the matter you sad little troll? Couldn't stoke any bitterness on the other threads so you come over here? Sadly I wish the professor would come back. He knew how to give you the back of the hand just like the soccer folks are figuring out to do in those D3 threads. You are the only person who has conversations with yourself in that sad way of yours. Looking forward to a bitter holiday weekend on this board?

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What's the matter you sad little troll? Couldn't stoke any bitterness on the other threads so you come over here? Sadly I wish the professor would come back. He knew how to give you the back of the hand just like the soccer folks are figuring out to do in those D3 threads. You are the only person who has conversations with yourself in that sad way of yours. Looking forward to a bitter holiday weekend on this board?

Great comeback! Let's change the subject! So typical.

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Great comeback! Let's change the subject! So typical.

Big subject on board today is that you sad little troll can just go away. Sane people do not care what you say now that you have been going thread to thread merely for he purpose of spreading your bitter poison. You've been treated to doses of "troll away"'on this thread now just like on all the others. Be gone sad and bitter troll!

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Big subject on board today is that you sad little troll can just go away. Sane people do not care what you say now that you have been going thread to thread merely for he purpose of spreading your bitter poison. You've been treated to doses of "troll away"'on this thread now just like on all the others. Be gone sad and bitter troll!

LOL, you've just responded to two different people and I know first hand that one of them has never posted to the D3 thread. Do you regularly jump to false conclusions?

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Are you saying Hillary hasn't got a clue?

"In an interview with me earlier this week, (Hillary Rodham Clinton) used her sharpest language yet to describe the "failure" that resulted from the decision to keep the U.S. on the sidelines during the first phase of the Syrian uprising.“The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad—there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle—the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled,” Clinton said.

She also suggested that she finds (Barack Obama's) approach to foreign policy overly cautious, and she made the case that America needs a leader who believes that the country, despite its various missteps, is an indispensable force for good. At one point, I mentioned the slogan President Obama recently coined to describe his foreign-policy doctrine: “Don’t do stupid ****” (an expression often rendered as “Don’t do stupid stuff” in less-than-private encounters).This is what Clinton said about Obama’s slogan: “Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”One of the reasons why I worry about what’s happening in the Middle East right now is because of the breakout capacity of jihadist groups that can affect Europe, can affect the United States,” she said. “Jihadist groups are governing territory. They will never stay there, though. They are driven to expand. Their raison d’etre is to be against the West, against the Crusaders, against the fill-in-the-blank—and we all fit into one of these categories. How do we try to contain that? I’m thinking a lot about containment, deterrence, and defeat.”

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t.../epic_fail.jpg

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"Inside many liberals is a totalitarian screaming to get out. They don't like to have another point of view in the room that they don't squash and the way they squash it is by character assassination and name calling." - author unknown

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hey p - a friend of yours??

A pioneering professor at the University of California pled guilty on Friday of traveling to foreign countries to have sex with underage boys. The professor, Walter Lee Williams, was a pioneer in what is called "queer studies" and worked at USC for twenty years and won many awards, including a Fulbright.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Professor Williams was apprehended a year ago, only a day before he was to be named one of the FBI's most wanted criminals. Authorities charge the professor with having at least ten victims, many of whom he "groomed" online.

The Times reports, "An attorney for USC last year provided the FBI with materials the professor donated to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives that contained 'lascivious visual depictions of minors,' according to the plea agreement. FBI agents also obtained similar images from Williams' former home."

When he was first arrested in 2011 at Los Angeles International Airport, Williams was in possession of child pornography.

The professor could get five years in prison, with ten years of supervision and a $25,000 fine.

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hey p - a friend of yours??

A pioneering professor at the University of California pled guilty on Friday of traveling to foreign countries to have sex with underage boys. The professor, Walter Lee Williams, was a pioneer in what is called "queer studies" and worked at USC for twenty years and won many awards, including a Fulbright.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Professor Williams was apprehended a year ago, only a day before he was to be named one of the FBI's most wanted criminals. Authorities charge the professor with having at least ten victims, many of whom he "groomed" online.

The Times reports, "An attorney for USC last year provided the FBI with materials the professor donated to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives that contained 'lascivious visual depictions of minors,' according to the plea agreement. FBI agents also obtained similar images from Williams' former home."

When he was first arrested in 2011 at Los Angeles International Airport, Williams was in possession of child pornography.

The professor could get five years in prison, with ten years of supervision and a $25,000 fine.

This must definitely be the professor's friend if not the professor himself.

http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/09/08...ce-between-911

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"Deadly, irrational, and determined, the intruder snuck across a weakened perimeter. Eluding capture, the intruder was detained only after missteps and close calls. The spin began soon after the threat was isolated. Information was selectively leaked. Half-truths and untruths were uttered. Responsibility was avoided; privileges and credentials asserted; authority reasserted. Trust us. Remain calm. Don’t panic.This is the template of recent events.

I believe it is entirely rational to fear the possibility of a major Ebola outbreak, of a threat to the president and his family, of jihadists crossing the border, of a large-scale European or Asian war, of nuclear proliferation, of terrorists detonating*a weapon of mass destruction. These dangers are real, and pressing, and though the probability of their occurrence is not high, it is amplified by the staggering incompetence and failure and misplaced priorities of the U.S. government. It is not Ebola I am afraid of. It is our government’s ability to deal with Ebola.

Over the last few years the divergence between what the government promises and what it delivers, between what is says is happening or will happen and what actually is happening and does happen, between what it determines to be important and what the public wishes*to be important—this gap has become abysmal, unavoidable, inescapable. We hear of “lone-wolf” terrorism, of “workplace violence,” that if you like your plan you can keep your plan. We are told that Benghazi was a spontaneous demonstration, that al Qaeda is on the run, that the border is secure as it has ever been, that I didn’t draw a red line, the world drew a red line, that the IRS targeting of Tea Party groups involved not a smidgen of corruption. We see the government spend billions on websites that do not function,*and*the VA consign patients to death by waiting list and then cover it up. We are assured that Putin won’t invade; that the Islamic State is the jayvee team of terrorism; that Bowe Bergdahl served with honor and distinction; that there is a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.

These disjunctions and confusions, these missteps, scandals, and miscalculations, have hurt Obama’s approval numbers. They endanger the Democratic Senate majority, contribute to the widespread sense of disorder and decay, shatter trust in government and in public institutions. They have put into stark relief a political class dominated by liberal partisans, captured by ideas and interests removed from those of ordinary Americans. The stories of ineptitude or malfeasance that appear in the daily newspaper are more than*examples of high ideals executed poorly. They are examples of the pursuit of ideas—of equality and diversity and progress and centralization and environmentalism and globalization—to absurd and self-destructive limits.

It is precisely the intersection of Ebola and globalization that worries me. The only response to a virus this deadly is to quarantine it. Stop flights, suspend visas, and beef up customs and security. It can be done. If the FAA can cancel flights to Israel, why can’t it cancel flights to and from the West African countries whence the outbreak originated?

Simple: because doing so would violate the sacred principles by which our bourgeois liberal elite operate. To deny an individual entry to the United States over fears of contamination would offend our elite’s sense of humanitarian cosmopolitanism. For them,*“singling out” nations or cultures from which threats to the public health or safety of the United States originate is illegitimate. It “stigmatizes” those nations or cultures, it “shames” them, it*makes them feel unequal. It’s judgmental. It suggests that America prefers her already existing citizens to others.

Such pieties endanger us.

http://freebeacon.com/columns/the-case-for-panic/