I have used this column many times over the last few years to criticize Canadas immigration minister for adopting policies which I did not agree with. I have never, however, called our minister of immigration a professional whore. The president of the Canadian Arab Federation, Khaled Mouammar, not only used this term to describe Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, but also used it to describe Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Peter Kent and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
What surprised me the most about this incident is the fact that this wasnt said in a private conversation, or mistakenly caught by an open microphone. Mouammar spoke these words deliberately and repeatedly while addressing a rally in his official capacity as president of the CAF. The CAF is made up of more than 40 member organizations and claims as one of its core values the accurate representation of Arabs in the media, and in all areas of civil society.
Of course, in Canada, Mouammar has the right to say whatever he wants subject to very, very few limits. Few would seriously question that. However, when he purports to represent not one, but 40 Arab organizations, one would think that he would ensure that when he speaks he does so in the best interests of his community. On that day, Mouammar behaved in a very un-Canadian manner and did the community that he supposedly serves a great disservice.
In Canada, we tolerate uncivil speech. However, we do not encourage it because it lives right next door to dangerous speech -- the kind that when it gets out of hand, starts to foment hatred, conflict, and even harm. The world has enough of such places. When Canadians seek a rush, we head to the nearest hockey arena, shovel the driveway, or visit our local Tim Hortons where we can roll up the rim to win. We typically do not seek the kind of drama that Mouammar is peddling.
While behaving badly, Mouammar forgot that his organization receives about $447,000 of taxpayer money to teach immigrants language and job search skills. It is not surprising that the minister is now wondering aloud if the CAF, under the leadership of Mouammar, is the best organization to convey these skills to newcomers to Canada. Mouammar may soon discover that, in Canada, publicly insulting a cabinet minister is not necessarily the best lobbying technique.
Mouammars intemperate language should not be the focus of the greatest public concern. It is his apparent tolerance -- and promotion -- of the interests of known terrorist organizations that should cause public worry. According to the Canadian Jewish Congress, Mouammar lobbied Ottawa to remove Hezbollah from Canadas list of terrorist organizations. According to Kenney, the leader of the CAF circulated videos depicting the inculcation of hatred in children by organizations such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. Furthermore, according to published reports, the CAFs anti-Israel demonstrations unabashedly feature people waving the flags of organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah, both listed as terrorist organizations.
What is truly frightening is that this is the political fabric of a man who, for years, sat on Canadas Immigration and Refugee Board judging refugee claims. A big part of his job would have been to exclude from protection people who are suspected of being members of terrorist organizations. It shocks me that a person who is capable of acting so injudiciously, who behaves in a manner that is so contrary to the interests of the community that he serves, and who advocates for the interests of organizations that are internationally recognized as terrorist, was appointed to a board entrusted to protect Canadians from the very people he appears to be so sympathetic towards.
Mouammars values dont seem Canadian at all to me. He should never have had a seat on our Immigration and Refugee Board. However, whether he deserves the seat of leadership of a Canadian federation of Arab organizations is not for me, but for others, to decide.
It has become jaw-droppingly clear that Barack Obama seeks to radically shift the alignment of this country -- tying its citizens to their government in a dramatic leftward lunge the likes of which America has never seen before.
Obama deceitfully billed himself a pragmatist on the campaign trail. He was marketed as a "moderate." After his November victory, pundits predicted he'd govern from the center. -- They couldn't have been more mistaken. Barack Obama is an extremist progressive who seeks to molest our fiscal values and pumps up our reliance on fruitless government programs.
Obama certainly will be successful in his mission for unparalleled historic recognition. But don't expect his face on the dollar bill in the future.
On its face, this appears to confirm that Obama is a tax-and-spend liberal with a heavy socialist marbling. But it's much more complex than that. Though Obama has proclaimed that "this has never been about me -- it's about you" on the stump, these very actions are all about him and his increasingly apparent obsession with exaltation and a delusional quest for historic grandeur.
The cult of personality created by the leftist trifecta of academia, media and the entertainment industry has overtaken Obama's own self-image. And he believes the hype. Most politicians possess a swollen sense of self-worship. But Obama believes he is the superhero of fanatical Democratic extremism, the green lantern of progressive precept, the Will Smith of left-wing indoctrination.
Obama certainly will be successful in his mission for unparalleled historic recognition. But don't expect his face on the dollar bill in the future. His notoriety will leave a legendary imprint for all the wrong reasons.
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All you had to do was ask anybody from Illinois about Obama...
oh!, wait! Illinois isn't on the east coast... isn't it part of that big empty space we fly over on our way to Aspen?
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But don't expect his face on the dollar bill in the future.
Can't we get that duce pic on the $500 spot? Don't wanna throw too much dust tax hauling my wheelbarrow 'round.
"Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"
With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded,
"A republic, if you can keep it."
Remember that folks when you see Mr. Franklin paying for a basic grocery week.
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A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
~Thomas Jefferson~
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A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government.
~Thomas Jefferson~
Among other things, Jefferson should be spinning in his gave to know that this quote of his hasn't applied to the US in nearly 70 years.
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get him the phuque out of there, any way you can!!!!
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What is interesting is that now some of the old er Democrats are crying fowl over the planned CZAR appointments. They say the CZARs is a power grab that will over ride the Congressionally approved Cabinet members.
My thought is, how come you critters are just now waking up to what many conservatives saw in this guy a long time ago.
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I predict that Obamahole doesn't make it through his first (and only) term. I have no idea by what means he will leave the office, but he will not finish his term.
I further predict that even with The Lefts propaganda organ (The Academia/Media/Entertainment Complex™) running heavy cover and spewing 24x7, he will be the death of the Democrat Party/Left in this country. We will survive.
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Maybe we'll see his face on the first $1T greenback. And a wheelbarrow load of those greenbacks will buy a loaf of bread. Because that will be what we're using to go to the grocery store to get our daily necessities when Ogabe is done with his program.
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This brave man will one day be heralded for hisunderstanding of how Europe faltered, but probably not until the class of '68 is good and dead.
So important, so cherished is hatred of and bigotry towards the West and of Judeo-Christian values among the left that they will not permit any other thing to displace it, no matter how dangerous. Ossified idiots.
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Muslims suck ass, well they prefer little boy ass, but they'll take what they can get. Hows that for inflamatory free speech?
Different questions could be: who would you hire, who would you want teaching your children, who would you want to be performing surgery on you, etc. The answer would be the same, of course.
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Just wow.
Rasta boy picks up his skateboard at 7:20. Spoiled insolent.........
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The fact that so many other countries are adopting comparable measures means a flood of new issuance is about to hit national and international bond markets.
Which means intense competition at all levels for funds which are available, sky rocketing interest rates and inflation. Notice administration language of late which appears to mention less and less often the phrase, "banks lending to borrowers for busniess, homes and autos?"
Last week the first 401k trial balloons set sail as administration voiced it's concern, and began discussions about assisting the 401k investor. The obvious goal or target is a government directed rebalancing of accounts in favour of government bonds vs stock funds. The funds need not be seized directly, the goals of account visibility and directed investments can be achieved easily through a government appointed czar and board supervised oversight. The hook will most certainly include some form of a FDIC account protection measure. The end result will be the establishment of another government investment ponzi scheme similar to social security. Social Security automated accounting systems would permit access and visibility of investor net worth, as well as electronic transfer between accounts of both social security and 401k/IRA dollars. As the administration reviews entitlement programs, the implications of a joint social security and 401k investment scheme are clearly obvious. Remember, we're "leveling the playing field" and providing an automated investment vehicle for government bonds and borrowing.
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I have used this column many times over the last few years to criticize Canadas immigration minister for adopting policies which I did not agree with. I have never, however, called our minister of immigration a professional whore. The president of the Canadian Arab Federation, Khaled Mouammar, not only used this term to describe Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, but also used it to describe Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Peter Kent and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
It has become jaw-droppingly clear that Barack Obama seeks to radically shift the alignment of this country -- tying its citizens to their government in a dramatic leftward lunge the likes of which America has never seen before.
