Heavy-weight thinker Rosie O'Donnell has just delivered unto us mere plebs a spendid way of looking at the terrorism issue. We can choose to not be afraid of terrorism for the simple fact that many terrorists are moms and dads. She is quite right that terrorism is an equal opportunity employment path, especially suicide bombing. Palestinians are leading the way on that one with their progressive-minded affirmative action program for women who want to make a proud, life-long career in suicide bombing.
"You can walk through life believing in the goodness of the world, or walk through life afraid of anyone who thinks different than you and trying to convert them to your way of thinking. And I think that this country ... ."
To which Hasselbeck interjected: "Well, I'm a person of faith, so I, but I also believe ... ."
"Well then, get away from the fear," interrupted O'Donnell. "Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers."
Google wants to foment a series of secessionist revolutions in Iran. Who knew? Apparently the Iranian intelligence services have gotten wise to the Google Super Intelligence's devious plot to break up the Islamic Republic as a precursor to the creation of its dominion over humanity. Our comrades in the Middle East do us all a favor by opposing Google now before humanity is too divided to stop Google's march toward total control.
The text of a tourist film on the site has drawn accusations that the US-owned search engine is deliberately trying to undermine Iran's territorial integrity by fomenting separatist sentiment in the mainly Turkish-speaking province.
Valiallah Azarvash, an Iranian MP, said: "An Iranian never accepts such slights. Since the second millennium BC, eastern Azerbaijan and Tabriz have never been separated from the body of Iran. How can they now belong somewhere else?"
The information technology ministry has branded the entry an attempt to intervene in Iran's internal affairs and has urged Iranians to flood Google with emails.
"This act is a typical example of interference in the affairs of another country," said Samad Mohmen Bela, the IT ministry's representative in parliament. "The simplest, most effective response is for all Iranian users to reflect their objection to Google's management."
It just wouldn't be politics in America if the issues were about something substantive such as civil liberties, taxes or the role of government. That is why Laguna Beach is paving the way toward a new low in rich American politics by focusing on something that only a rich city could afford to focus on while everything around it goes to hell: MTV. Yes, MTV. They are focusing on MTV because it gives them a bad reputation. Now, you will notice that nowhere does it say whether or not MTV is making stuff up or just presenting life as is. They're just pissed off that MTV is making them look bad and of course, they are pulling out the trump card: internet sex offenders.
One after another, the candidates savaged the television network and its gauzy reality show "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County," blaming it for everything from presenting local youths as rich brats to making the city a potential target for sex predators.
Laguna Beach High School, where many of the students on the series attend class, recently ranked No. 1 for alcohol and drug abuse in Orange County, according to the California Healthy Kids Survey.
Why?
"It seems obvious to me that this ranking is the direct result of the image MTV has set for some of our kids," said candidate Jeff Elghanayan.
Wow, ugly and stupid. Neat ;)
"Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers."
This is one of the most intellectually insipid comments I've ever read. Her IQ plummet is one you can stand back & watch like a thermometer during a weather change.
I don't fear the terrorists, but not for Rosie O'Dummell's reasons. Even Stalin had children. It's a nonsensical & meaningless statement.
"You can walk through life believing in the goodness of the world, or walk through life afraid of anyone who thinks different than you and trying to convert them to your way of thinking."
The problem with that type of thinking is that it's not true. People and the world are not good. God says that our hearts 'are desperately wicked' and everything thats happened in history proves it as well as whats happening now. You only have to watch the youngest of children for a while to get a clue on that. We are naturally selfish from day one.
Wes,
One of my biggest gripes with libertarians is that they complain about things like suspending the Writ of Habeus Corpus, but won't allow basic, legal measures that the founding fathers allowed like deporting immigrants en masse. We could be a lot safer, in fact almost completely safe except for say rogue cargo containers, if people had the stomach to say "Muslims need not apply" at the embassies for a visa. Think about that, we wouldn't even need to change anything about how we run this country WRT terrorism if our government would just use some of its existing legal powers.
Morris,
A problem that's just as big is that trying to forcefully convert others is precisely the behavior of the people she's defending. What scares me about Rosie is that she's the tip of the iceberg. If she says these things, and is still this popular, it only stands to reason that millions of people agree with her views.
And yes, you are absolutely right about kids being born with evil hearts. I have said that ad nauseum myself. Kids are often very cruel for the hell of it to one another, and often without being taught that. "It's just the way they are."