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You read stuff like this and you just know it had to come from some idiotic conservative with their head firmly placed up his or her ass where the last vestiges of male superiority syndrome reside. Via ThinkProgress:
There was not a single adult male on the school premises when the shooting occurred. In this school of 450 students, a sizeable number of whom were undoubtedly 11- and 12-year-old boys (it was a K–6 school), all the personnel — the teachers, the principal, the assistant principal, the school psychologist, the "reading specialist" — were female. There didn't even seem to be a male janitor to heave his bucket at Adam Lanza's knees. Women and small children are sitting ducks for mass-murderers. The principal, Dawn Hochsprung, seemed to have performed bravely. According to reports, she activated the school's public-address system and also lunged at Lanza, before he shot her to death. Some of the teachers managed to save all or some of their charges by rushing them into closets or bathrooms. But in general, a feminized setting is a setting in which helpless passivity is the norm. Male aggression can be a good thing, as in protecting the weak — but it has been forced out of the culture of elementary schools and the education schools that train their personnel. Think of what Sandy Hook might have been like if a couple of male teachers who had played high-school football, or even some of the huskier 12-year-old boys, had converged on Lanza.
Wonderful. Apparently, in this person's mind, the laws of physics cease to exist when it comes to bullets and males who played high-school football. Same goes with husky 12-year-old boys. Bullets just bounce off these two groups of superior beings. Also note that the writer insinuates that a female janitor would have lacked the courage and/or strength to "heave" a bucket at the shooter.
Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people? How warped can their minds be that they're willing to look at every possible reason for Adam Lanza's shooting spree other than the one that says that maybe, just maybe, semi-automatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition clips should not be in the hands of anyone except people in the military?
They blame the lack of God and prayer in schools, mental illness, too few first grade teachers carrying concealed weapons, bad parenting, video games, Hollywood, President Obama and an absence of males in elementary schools guarding weak and helpless women and children as valid reasons as to why mass shootings occur. What about the actual weapons that can fire off numerous rounds at a single click of the trigger? What part do these people think they play in this sordid tale of carnage?
None. Absolutely none…except their belief that if there were even more guns available life would be better.
These ignorant jackasses sicken me.
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Lessons of the Teaching Moment
Finally, after the supposed teaching moment had ended, Crowley came to the microphone, and made clear that neither he nor Gates made any apologies, but that both had agreed to meet again and to try and look forward. Crowley also thanked the police department where he lived for protecting his own family, who evidently had also received threats because of Sgt. Crowley's act of arresting Gates.
At no time, does there seem to be vitriol and intimidation coming from Sgt. Crowley's side. There have been no reports that anyone has threatened Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., or any of his public defenders. Yet all those who have challenged Gates' account, or who have argued that while Sgt. Crowley may have overreacted, he was not engaging in an incorrect action taken in the line of duty as a police offer, have found themselves branded as racist or worse, and even had their physical safety threatened.
It appears, in other words, that in today's America, with an African-American President and in a town whose Mayor is African-American, the threats are emanating not from white racists, but from those who claim to be opposed to white racism. We do not know, since threats made by cowards are always made anonymously, whether they come from African-Americans or denizens of the Cambridge, Massachusetts left-wing, living in what everyone calls "The People's Republic of Cambridge."
One thing is certain. This has been a teaching moment, although the lessons learned are not necessarily those spoken of by President Obama.
71 Comments, 71 Threads
1. David Thomson
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is acting the fool because it pays so well. This guy is likely earning minimally a $200,000 salary + super benefits annually from Harvard University. On top of that, he probably makes an additional $50,000 to $100,000 from his speeches and writings. Gates only gets such remuneration because he is "authentically black." If he were a conservative Republican—he might be lucky to teach in a high school for $45,000 annually. I have read some of his stuff, and it's mostly politically correct gibberish. Gates refuses to take to task the permanent underclass values popularized by Afro-American singers and actors. One should never forget that Gates is the same guy who supported the vile rap "music" of 2 Live Crew. Indeed, it is very fair to describe the Harvard professor as a left-wing Uncle Tom. He puts his wet finger into the air to see which way the wind is blowing.July 31, 2009 - 11:27 am Link to this Comment | Reply
2. momof3
The whole thing is absurd. If cops were called to my house for any reason, and I acted like an obnoxious *ss to them, I'd be hauled to jail too. Difference is, I'm white, so I would NOT have had the charges dropped and I would NOT have had dinner at the White House because of it all. Good to the cops for doing their job. Shame on Gates and Obama for thinking his skin color gets him a pass and special treatment.
I Gates were to now admit he was wrong he would be subject to the same abuse that Crowley, Lashley and Whalen have been. Gates knows this very well.
5. Calvin Ball
1, his PhD is in English. He has a checkered academic record similar to Obama's. He was denied tenure at Yale. If he hadn't availed himself of the growth industry in XXX studies, he'd most likely be an unremarkable English professor at a good school.
Race pays, if you are one of the few positioned to play the game. But at his age, he became a victim of his own mental habits and tried to apply the shtick that payed out so well for him at work in the wrong context. Notwithstanding the political mess that he created, he's probably going to benefit and prosper from this. Ironically, Obama's much more likely to suffer from this than he is.
And Obama, though younger, is also a victim of his mental habits. And I doubt that he fully understands what this is going to cost him out of his political capital account.
6. Allison
" At no time, does there seem to be vitriol and intimidation coming from Sgt. Crowley's side. There have been no reports that anyone has threatened Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., or any of his public defenders. Yet all those who have challenged Gates' account, or who have argued that while Sgt. Crowley may have overreacted, he was not engaging in an incorrect action taken in the line of duty as a police offer, have found themselves branded as racist or worse, and even had their physical safety threatened."
Um, Mr. Radosh, where have you been during the Beck comments brouhaha? And have you read the comments on the very site on which you post? How many people here have called Obama racist for his comments on the police actions? How many have used the same epithet against Gates?
This is not to condone these actions on either side. But it doesn't take more than a few minutes "googling" to find "vitriol" on both sides. To those who bemoan that we have learnt nothing from this whole episode, I say we have learnt that all we are doing on the race issue is talking past each other.
7. Robert V
"…and I acted like an obnoxious *ss to them, I'd be hauled to jail too. Difference is, I'm white, so I would NOT have had the charges dropped…"
Uh, if you were in, say Massachusetts, then yes you would have the charges dropped, since that is in no way illegal, nor should it ever be illegal.
8. Allison
"At no time, does there seem to be vitriol and intimidation coming from Sgt. Crowley's side. There have been no reports that anyone has threatened Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., or any of his public defenders. Yet all those who have challenged Gates' account, or who have argued that while Sgt. Crowley may have overreacted, he was not engaging in an incorrect action taken in the line of duty as a police offer, have found themselves branded as racist or worse, and even had their physical safety threatened."
Um, Mr. Radosh, where have you been over the past few days in the midst of the Beck brouhaha? And do you actually read the comments on the very site on which you post? How many people acros PJM have branded Obama and Gates racists? It only takes a few minutes "googling" to find plentiful evidence that the "vitriol" is coming from both sides.
This is not to condone such attacks from either side. But, to those who say we learnt nothing from this whole incident, I would humbly suggest that what we have learnt is that we are talking past each other.July 31, 2009 - 12:24 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
9. The Skizzerd of Waz
In "Gatesgate" we have a black US President who says Crowley acted stupidly, a black MA Governor who calls Crowley's actions every black mans nightmare, and a black (& lesbian) Cambridge Mayor who appologizes to a perp on behalf of the city.
This is a textbook example of racism in action, black racism that is. Obama's claim to be postracial is BS, he's proven himself to be the Racist In Chief with his kneejerk victim mentality commentary and egomaniacal refusal to admit that he's wrong.July 31, 2009 - 12:34 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
10. Ken Berwitz
REgarding Lucia Whalen, I have a few questions:
-Why does Ms. Whalen need a lawyer? All she did was call police about seeing a possible break-in. And, not realizing one of the men owned the house, that is exactly what she did see. Is this some kind of a problem? If so, to whom?
-Assuming she was telling the truth, why would it be a problem if Ms. Whalen identified the men correctly, including whether one or both were Black?
..If she couldn't identify their skin color, and said so, (which is what actually happened), she would have been right.
..If she saw they were Black, and said so, she would have been right.
..But suppose she saw the men were Black and didn't say so out of some kind of fear that she'd be thought of as a racist. Then she would have intentionally been withholding important information from the police. What is the sense of that?
Suppose there really were burglars trying to break into the Gates home and Ms. Whalen saw their skin color. Wouldn't that be an integral part of their description – just like height, weight, the clothes they were wearing and whether they had any facial hair? What would be racist about providing the information? And what would be accomplished by not providing it, other than helping the burglars?
-Days ago, Ms. Whalen made a point of telling us she was "olive-skinned" Why should I care about her skin color? What in the world has this to do with whether she saw two men apparently trying to break into the Gates house and told police what they looked like?
Is her point that, if she's a bit darker, she can't be accused of racism for calling in a possible breaking/entering? If so, that didn't work, did it?
Regardless of Ms. Whalen's personal skin tone, how would it have been an act of racism to tell police there were Black people breaking into a home if that's what she saw? If they were women, would telling the police be anti-women? If they were older, would it be an ageism issue? How idiotic can it get?
This is what happens when people are so fearful of being called racist – even for doing something that is not in any way racist – that they have to protect themselves as ridiculously as Lucia Whalen did.
That's a part of the racial dialogue that doesn't get enough play. Too bad. We should all be thinking about it.
11. Blarty Blarckleblart
Gates and Crowley have moved on.
So sad that the haters here can't.
12. "progressive"watch
Obama,known America-hater,
Is the media's sweet potater.
After the Gate's affair,
The people are aware
He's a double-dyed race-baiter.July 31, 2009 - 1:12 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
13. Rick Bayan
Thanks for telling it straight. I was afraid that Obama's "teaching moment" might have targeted Sgt. Crowley as the "pupil." At least he wasn't pressured to apologize or sing "Kumbaya" shoulder-to-shoulder with Gates.
While I can understand roots of the African American community's persecution complex, I think they really have to do some soul-searching when it comes to the issue of reflexively closing ranks with other blacks during times of controversy. I'm sure they don't want to lose their credibility, but that's precisely what's happening now. Otherwise liberal-minded whites are starting to lose patience with black excuses.
You should have seen the vitriolic reaction among Sierra Club members (most of whom I would assume to be "crunchy progressives" who listen to NPR and wear Birkenstocks) when their new president proclaimed that their organization was "too white." We may have reached a tipping point.July 31, 2009 - 1:13 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
14. Dave
I repeat, Gates chose from that first moment to try to GOAD and PROVOKE the policeman into taking some action that Gates could then trumpet was 'racism in action', bla bla bla…
Crowley didn't bite. Gates found himself looking like the fool. And Obama stepped in, to HELP him, by trashing the police.
NOBODY in this case is the least bit sorry for what they did or said.
The problem is, only Crowley should be proud of his professionalism and calmness. The others are all complete buttheads, from the prez on down.
Poor Lashley, now finding out (as are many in Cambridge police and other law enforc. agencies) that telling the truth and upholding the law are TREASON in the eyes of the black radical community of which Obama is the proudest graduate.
I'm hoping this will open the eyes of a few black people to the insanity of the position held by their 'leaders'. It's already done this inside Cambridge police.July 31, 2009 - 1:17 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
15. Displayed
It is indeed a sad time for America.
It appears as if Mr.Lashley is being attacked by many.
Where are the Civil Rights Groups?
Why have they not come out in strong support of Mr.Lashley?
Why has the President not come out in strong support for Mr.Lashley & Mr.Crowley?
Where is Shelia Jackson Lee?
The Reverend Al Sharpton?
Jesse Jackson?
The Kings?
It almost appears that these people and organizations are in it for one thing, and that is money.
I for one will not support any of their organizations.
I for one look up to Mr.Lashley and Mr.Crowley. They did their jobs in a professional manner, even after someone stood up to them and proclaimed… DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!!!!!!
Nothing but RACISM, the very thing that Dr.King fought so strongly against.July 31, 2009 - 1:18 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
16. Paul -Indiana
Bill O'Reilly has pointed out that Obama has never really been critized during his adult life. He has always gotten a pass. Obama still won't beleive that he is in error.July 31, 2009 - 1:33 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
17. Professor Guvinoff
Three big mouths and one straight shooter over beer, peanuts and cameras, and nothing better to do…
The prejudice of big mouths towards straight shooters is not racial in nature, it's more like equal opportunity snobbery in the best case, just like is was in the school yard during recess, when the inquisitive kids get trampled by the bullies. 3, 4 or 5 decades later, it's not necessarily better, and large quantities of beer, peanuts and cameras will not artificially improve this state of affairs.
But Americans may not fancy to play pupil every time the president amuses himself by playing teacher. What we need to find out is whether this president is teachable, or too proud to learn.July 31, 2009 - 1:37 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
18. Anon
Are there any Civil Rights Organization in support of Mr.Lashleys actions?July 31, 2009 - 1:42 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
19. misanthropicus
TO: All PJM readers -
RE #7/ Blarty Blarckleblart: [...] Gates and Crowley have moved on. So sad that the haters here can't. [...]
Guys, now I realized that Roger came up with a new trick to boost the viewership – he's hired Blarty as permanent comic relief poster here.
And guess what – it works really well! I laughed sooooooo much at Blarty's "so sad that the haters here can't [move from the Gates matter [...]
Great trick, Roger, I must say.
Go Blarty, go! I'll sure quote your interventions -July 31, 2009 - 2:15 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
20. cybergeezer
This can't be more clear as a teachable moment; Obama's too dumb to be taught anything!July 31, 2009 - 2:18 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
21. cybergeezer
We should be sooo impressed that Gates knows Obama, and Obama knows Opra!July 31, 2009 - 2:20 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
22. cubedweller
I find the vitriol almost always comes largely, if not entirely, from the "left" side of the argument.July 31, 2009 - 2:26 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
23. savage24
What good are lessons of a teaching moment, when the teaching moment is made up of lies. We know that Obama is a racist and we know Gates is a racist, now to make this work we have to make the cops super racist. That will let Obama and Gates off the hook and the cops the scapegoats. For the "useful idiots" and ACORN this should be a simple task.July 31, 2009 - 2:40 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
24. Moogie
#19 misanthropicus: you might find McFlarty Fiddlebutt to be humorous, but I am starting to tire of the constant interruptions in these forums by the adolescence "contributions" of McFlarty, et al. In fact, I have avoided coming here lately because of it.
If PJ keeps letting these assholes barge in on our conversations, they can expect to lose some of their supporter base and readership. I'll find other conservative sites who don't allow the ants access to our picnic.July 31, 2009 - 2:52 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
25. Displayed
I do hope that many of you do as I do and post links to these conversations in other forums.
26. Moogie
By the way, the whole "let's get real over beer, dudes!" thing makes me want to vomit.
27. Cato
Maybe, just maybe, this incident will push the rest of America to the point they'll finally say "enough" to the race game. And start insisting that the law be colorblind in its entirety – no preferences for anyone, no special deals, and no more attention to race baiters, and no more stupid misuse of the laws that were designed to get rid of discrimination.July 31, 2009 - 3:03 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
28. rachel peepers
Idiotic statements begin with this one.
Gates and Crowley have moved on. Put this behind them. Moron say what?
In point of fact, Sgt. Crowley's experience dealing with a racist, race baiting university professor probably will be part of the Crowley family narrative for the rest of their lives.
I say family because Crowley's entire family is being threatened every day, including his three kids.
"From "you'll die pig" to "know how to disarm a car bomb?", to "we know where your kids go to school".
These are the Hallmark sentiments sent from miscreants who "represent the very worst of America's underbelly."
Why the phone calls aren't traced I don't know. Why Obama, President of the U.S. and crack evaluator of police arrest tactics, hasn't suggested this I do know.
Why Obama is such a nasty, racist, prideful puke I don't have a clue.
I do know, however, in this particular racist instance, Barack Obama is the poster child of the proverbial pot calling the kettle black.
When Obama says that Crowley "acted stupidly" (with no apology), the God's honest truth is that President Obama is the one who acted stupidly, casting hateful aspersions on one of the best and brightest police officers America has ever produced.
Crowley is somebody Obama should be proud of. Even admire. Not chastise without knowing any facts. Of course, in the last sordid 12 months, Crowley is just one of many people that Obama, in irrational fits of pique, decides to throw under the bus.
No, maybe pique is the wrong word. Maybe, in this case, racist profiling is the more accurate set of words. For Crowley is white with short cropped hair and possibly just a touch of Dirty Harry in the eyes.
Of course, I don't think Dirty Harry ever coached youth basketball. Or gave mouth to mouth CPR to a 25 year old black basketball player trying to save his life.
What would Dirty Harry do after the fact at the Gates meeting? Would he grab Obama by the scruff of the neck like Michael Vick grabs dogs? Would Dirty Harry say something to Obama scary enough to turn the brown eyed handsome man white with fear?
Or would Dirty Harry simply say something witty?
Obama: "Sgt. Crowley, let's just let this unfortunate incident go; simply fade away. Acknowledge that both of you may have been a little out of line. You know, James, the old Washington two step."
Harry: "Sorry, Mr. President. But I don't dance."July 31, 2009 - 3:11 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
29. Calvin Ball
Is Blarty Irish too?
I can see it now. Gates' new book: "Irish like me".July 31, 2009 - 3:25 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
30. Anon
By the way, the whole "let's get real over beer, dudes!" thing makes me want to vomit.
Moogie>>> MyYellow—-@youhost name.
Look familiar?
Houston we may have a problem
I have left a message at the PJMedia contact number for ChadMan explaining this.July 31, 2009 - 3:42 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
31. Moogie
Moogie, the damn thing has done it again.July 31, 2009 - 3:43 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
32. Jim Baker
Obama is the tool here, not Gates. You could expect a person to completely lose his cool when being interrogated by police at his own home. He flew off the handle and got just what he should have expected, and I think now that he has cooled down and thought about everything, he does too. Crowley just did his job and because he is so professional about his role, he didn't get trapped in this left wing victim pincer. Obama, on the other hand, just acted stupidly in a planned response to something he knew very little about. Being the President, he got to have his teaching moment by arm twisting the involved parties into a confrontation on a nationally televised dog and pony show wherein Obama poses as a mentor and counselor to both men. It sure beats posing as a contrite apologist for being the one who acted stupidly.
The Policeman, the President, and the Professor. The good, the bad, and the ugly, eh?
Next subject, please.July 31, 2009 - 3:46 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
33. Peter the Bubblehead
7. Allison wrote:
And have you read the comments on the very site on which you post? How many people here have called Obama racist for his comments on the police actions? How many have used the same epithet against Gates?
Peter asks: And how many of them have threatened physical harm to either Gates or Obama. None that I have seen. Yet both Ms. Whalen, Sgt Crowley, and now his co-worker Sgt Lashley and their families require police protection because of the nut-jobs on the left.July 31, 2009 - 3:51 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
34. misanthropicus
RE #22/ Moogie: Re #19 misanthropicus: [...] you might find McFlarty Fiddlebutt to be humorous, but I am starting to tire of the constant interruptions in these forums by the adolescence "contributions" of McFlarty [...]
Moogie, fully relate, but this is the situation – probably the best way to deal with these Soetorotrolls is to ignore them, and so neutralize their very reason for being here and elsewhere – disruption and obfuscation.
Yet, sometimes I fight back, sometimes take a "ridendo castigat mores" attitude, like in the present case – both takes, unfortunately, not very productive, I agree -
35. Jack Okie
So asserting that Obama and Gates are racists is "vitriol". If I assert that the Grand Kleegle of the KKK is racist, is that "vitriol"? The evidence is clear, from Obama sitting twenty years in the church of a racist pastor (oops, more vitriol) to this latest prejudgment.
Here's the deal. The negroes in America have got just about all the concessions from everyone else they're going to get. I'm done, because despite 55 years of pushing for equality every way I can, getting in racists' face, not having a bigoted bone in my body (although that is one of the few faults I lack), I'm still an oppressive, racist pig because I'm white. Well, game over.
For you to equate recognizing that someone is a racist, with phone calls threatening Sgt. Crowley's kids is obscene. Gates is so obviously a race-baiter (have you seen what kinds of things he has said about whitey, etc?) that anyone who can't see it is willfully blind.
Everyone should be treated as an individual, judged by the content of their character as MLK said. Race is a ridiculous concept anyway. From an anthropological standpoint, there are negro populations in Africa that differ more from each other than either does from caucasians.
36. anon
Hello all, for the time being DONOT enter a valid email address.
I was able to obtain the email address for Moogie by refresing my screen.
I have contacted the PJ Media Phone ext #822 and left a message with a Chad Man.
There is no telling how long it will take for him to check his messages.
Moogie, Hopefully that was not your real email address. Check you spam box, I emailed the addy I had seen via an anonymous email client.
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Privacy is of utmost priority.July 31, 2009 - 4:05 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
37. Peter the Bubblehead
Peter the bubble head, your email address is now displayed in MY Write a Comment section.
WTF is going on here?July 31, 2009 - 4:08 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
38. Anonymous
Hey, fair is fair. If I go up to a black cop and get busted for talking nasty about his mother, can I go have a beer at the White House too?July 31, 2009 - 4:16 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
39. Anon
Peter The Bubble Head, I now have your email address too.
People, do not utilze your real email addys.
Appears to be problems.July 31, 2009 - 4:22 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
40. Peter the Bubblehead
22. Moogie wrote:
In fact, I have avoided coming here lately because of it.
Peter writes: Please don't do that Moogie. I look forward to reading your comments on these forums.
If the libtards are getting you down, just do what I do. Whenever I see certain poster names like jharp, blarty, and a couple of others, I simply skip right over the post and read the next. I figure, as usual, they contribute nothing relevant to the conversation, and when they do make their foolish comments, I leave it to the other regulars to handle them.July 31, 2009 - 4:30 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
41. Allison
31 and 33
Vitriol means bitterness and I am pretty sure I saw a lot of that in post 33.
The threats to Whalen and Crowley are deplorable. But go forth into the blogosphere and find a plethora of comments regarding the should be fate of Gates and others of his ilk.
I suppose "banana eating jungle monkey" is post-racial discourse?July 31, 2009 - 5:11 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
42. non
Yup. Red alert. Don't use email addies.July 31, 2009 - 5:13 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
43. LeighB
The lesson of the teaching moment is that it's still OK to heap hatred on women. And on white cops. And not apologize. Ridiculous.July 31, 2009 - 5:32 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
44. LeighB
The lesson of the teaching moment is that it's still OK to heap hatred on women. And white cops. Ridiculous.July 31, 2009 - 5:33 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
45. Bohemond
You equate an arguably accurate characterization of Gates' racial attitudes with DEATH THREATS?July 31, 2009 - 6:04 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
46. misanthopicus
To Moogie & all other honest PJM readers
RE: Current Trolling here & elsewhere:
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Maybe PJM picks up the article, too -July 31, 2009 - 7:06 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
47. Allison
Yes. That's what I am doing…
What did I say about talking past each other?
It's willful.July 31, 2009 - 7:40 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
48. homero
it is official …the link to the birth certificate.
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49. Calvin Ball
This is how they should have handled it:
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50. Odysseus
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Yes, yes, so sad: Like the liberal bigots who can't resist the draw of PJM sites and threads.July 31, 2009 - 8:59 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
51. Odysseus
~Blarty Blarcklefart #11
Yes, yes, so sad: Like liberal bigots who can't resist the draw of the PJM site and threads.July 31, 2009 - 9:13 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
52. Heather
Fine article. Thank you. It's a relief to have your intelligent analysis of the incident, which most voice in the media have been way too biased to see correctly, so enamored they are with our racist, Kenyan-born president.July 31, 2009 - 10:28 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
53. Pragmatist
In the Presidential election 96% of Blacks voted for Obambi. Now THAT is RACISM writ large.August 1, 2009 - 12:42 am Link to this Comment | Reply
54. Perry Birman
Aside from Muslims, there is not a more racist group in America than American blacks.
Call the incident what it was: anti-white racism on the part of two black men, Gates and Obama.August 1, 2009 - 5:43 am Link to this Comment | Reply
55. The Shadow
I love the universal statement by Mr. Raddish
"Yet all those who have challenged Gates' account, or who have argued that while Sgt. Crowley may have overreacted, he was not engaging in an incorrect action taken in the line of duty as a police offer, have found themselves branded as racist or worse, and even had their physical safety threatened."
This seems to be typical of his type of analysis. The fact that you see different reactions from whites and blacks should tell you that we still have a long way to go with racial relations in the US. I think that while Gates overreacted, the police officer should have stepped away. I know that in my youth I have on more than one occasion stupidly challenged a policeman. None of them ever arrested me though if you used the standard of the Gates case, they certainly should have. Of course, I am white.August 1, 2009 - 7:54 am Link to this Comment | Reply
56. Blarty Blarckleblart
22. Moogie:
#19 misanthropicus: you might find McFlarty Fiddlebutt to be humorous, but I am starting to tire of the constant interruptions in these forums by the adolescence "contributions" of McFlarty, et al.
Please don't leave on my account, Moog. I promise you I'm hoping to mature out of my adolescence to the point that I can think of adult wit on the level of "McFlarty Fiddlebutt."August 1, 2009 - 9:56 am Link to this Comment | Reply
57. Sonny
There two issues involved in this dispute. The first was racial profiling and the second was that of the Black Liberation theology.
If they are not understood, then the dialoge is misdirected.
Personally, I do not think the issue is racial profiling because of the professionalism of Sgt. Crowley.
I do think the issue is BLT because of the emotion of Prof. Gates. I think the same thing would have happened if Jeremiah Wright were in Gates' place.
Racial hatred is deep-seated and will expose itself in times of emotion.
Who, in the entire affair, was the best example of keeping their emotions under control?
After the "summit", who was the one assisting Gates down the stairs because of his hip defirmity? A man's reputation is what people think of you, and your character is what you actually are.
Crowley's character stood head and shoulders above the other players at the "summit".August 1, 2009 - 11:32 am Link to this Comment | Reply
58. Sebastian Shaw
Within President Obama's racist distorted world, he was going to have the "teachable moment" for Officer Crowley; however, Crowley came armed with his lawyer & his union boss. Therefore, President Obama's "teachable moment" turned into a turnip photo-op. Worse, President Obama's beer summit did nothing to turn the people's perceptions about the subject.
Dick Morris is correct in stating Obama is an Ad Man–not a leader. This, once more, proves Obama cannot gain any traction, despite the slobbering MSM helping him. What's going to happen when the MSM turn against Obama?August 1, 2009 - 2:37 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
59. seansarto
What I saw was Fredrick Douglass spinning in his grave…..August 1, 2009 - 3:54 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
60. seansarto
What I saw was Fredrick Douglass spinning in his grave….August 1, 2009 - 3:56 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
61. tanstaafl
Shelby Steele is himself from mixed parents, a black father, Caucasian mother, just like the Bamster.
Seems a little deeper in the understanding category and to have less of a chip on his shoulder than our "racialist" President. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is not very bright (that's a kind way to say he's something of an ideological "hahvard" idiot).August 1, 2009 - 5:58 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
62. seansarto
…Fredrick Doulass spinnig in his grave.. while the President danced to the rhythm of the heat….August 1, 2009 - 7:42 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
63. Moogie
Blarty: Please, so mature promptly. I am encouraged so see that you appreciate the humor of my misnomer of your moniker. Or whatever. Or, as a youngin' might say: wutev.
Dear Ron: I hope the glitch in the comment form has been fixed. If not, please tell the PJ techies to get to it, pronto!!August 1, 2009 - 11:12 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
64. Amabo Hcaepmi
The only 'teaching moment' is what the general population has learned about the all-too-common knee-jerk complaint of racial profiling. Henry Gates has only tarnished his image among fair-minded people. Those that remain in his camp will support him no matter the evidence. Its the evidence is a liar mentality, also known as deluded ignorance. Henry Gates and Barack Obama aren't men to apologize for racist attitudes. They too, are deluded ignoramuses about their own racism which is deeply embodied in their souls.August 2, 2009 - 6:10 am Link to this Comment | Reply
65. Al Bee
The standard liberal response to being bested intellectually is to attack and denigrate the winner.
Obama knows his strength is in the black bloc and will do anything to please his power force.August 2, 2009 - 7:54 am Link to this Comment | Reply
66. Rob Crawford
"How many people here have called Obama racist for his comments on the police actions? How many have used the same epithet against Gates?"
Truth ain't vitriol.August 2, 2009 - 11:15 am Link to this Comment | Reply
67. Allison
"CHILMARK – Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has received numerous death threats since he accused a white officer of racially profiling him in a controversial arrest last month, prompting Harvard University officials to suggest he consider moving, the professor told a crowd yesterday.
"You should die; you're a racist," read one e-mail that Gates recalled in his first public appearance since sharing a beer at the White House with President Obama and Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley, who arrested him July 16. The threats forced Gates to change his e-mail address and cell phone number."
I guess this is fabricated to give the prof some street cred?August 2, 2009 - 9:53 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
68. Moho
The press incorrectly assumed she had described the men trying to get into the house as African-Americans.
Indeed, they were incorrect, but it was no assumption. They got that impression from Crowley's police report:
Whalen, who was standing on the sidewalk in front of the residence, held a wireless phone in her hand and told me it was she who called. She went on to tell me that she observed what appeared to be two males with backpacks on the porch of [redacted] Ware St."
Whalen disputes almost the entirety of Crowley's description of their interaction saying he spoke to her as he went into the house and she said only three words to him.
Another thing, Gates has had death threats over this issue.
Today, Gates appearing in at a book signing on Martha's Vineyard told the media he's been receiving both death and bomb threats and has had to change his e-mail address and phone number. Harvard officials are also suggesting he consider moving.
This is crap reporting at best, willful misrepresentation at worst. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that its the former.August 3, 2009 - 7:56 am Link to this Comment | Reply
69. tw
Head over to moonbattery and see the important photo from this event. As the three leave the East Wing. Crowley turns and helps Gates down the stairs. Respect for your elders even if they are a bigot, shows class and character. Sgt Crowley is a public servant of the highest caliber. Too bad the same can't be said about the other two.August 3, 2009 - 11:08 am Link to this Comment | Reply
70. Paul in MI
"the threats are emanating not from white racists, but from those who claim to be opposed to white racism."
Really? There have been no threats from white racists at all? Not a single threat against the President or Gates, how peculiar. Oh sorry, what you clearly meant to say was that of course there have been threats but they're not really news because prominent black intellectuals and the first black President of the US get threats from those guys all the damn time!
Wow, that took almost a whole minute. This researching stuff is hard work.August 4, 2009 - 8:13 am Link to this Comment | Reply
71. biblio44
#16: "Bill O'Reilly has pointed out that Obama has never really been critized during his adult life."
This is not even close to the stupidest thing O'Reilly has said, but it will do in a pinch. I hope McCain and Palin read your post, Paul; they could use a good laugh.August 4, 2009 - 8:01 pm Link to this Comment | Reply
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"One of the exciting opportunities that the current reforms provide is to involve those who know best about care to help commission that care. NCS has demonstrated a deep understanding of patient need, which it has demonstrated through experience and delivery. This knowledge and involvement of patients in the commissioning process has enabled them to increase the value of local services."
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Our ultimate ambition is to ensure that people affected by MS, MND, Parkinson's, epilepsy and other neurological conditions have access to the right services, in the right place, at the right time.
People living with a neurological condition can only achieve the best possible quality of life if they can access services that are appropriate for them.
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- influence and advise on commissioning policy
- run local projects that review and redesign services, improve local planning and stimulate networks to develop or expand
- analyse and demystify care and services – through data analysis, case studies and budgeting tools
- support commissioning education and clinical leadership
- map and share best practice and innovative solutions – that give quality services but cut out unnecessary spend.
We strive to be change leaders, constantly seeking out and sharing the latest service developments for people living with a neurological condition. We encourage service planners to commission for quality of life and independence, not ill-health, so people can live their life to its fullest potential.
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We recognise the importance of working collaboratively with all stakeholders with an interest in neurology.
NCS is a not-for-profit organisation that has to continually source funding. We rely on support from our charity partners, trusts and grants (we currently hold a Department of Health grant), some of which are from industry bodies. Our support from pharmaceutical companies often takes the form of sponsorship for particular educational initiatives or projects focusing on one particular neurological condition.
We work in an open and transparent way with industry to protect the impartiality of NCS. Our industry supporters don't have any input into the content of our publications.
We review our policies regularly and we will continue to work with industry where we believe it is in the interests of people with a neurological condition.
Our current pharmaceutical partners are Biogen, Genus and Genzyme. Medtronic are a funding partner.
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Getting Started with Quickly
With the user interface complete, now let's write the search_for_term handler that performs the search. To edit your program's code, simply use the edit command in the terminal:
quickly edit
This will fire up each of your source files in your project into the default Ubuntu text editor, gedit. A number of different source files will load, but most of the action happens in the myapp file. This is the main Python program that is executed when you run quickly run.
The code you need to write to take the term entered into the search box and search Google with it is pretty simple, and you can use the webbrowser Python module to help. In the myapp file, after the import gtk line add: import webbrowser.
This imports the webbrowser Python module, which loads URLs into the system's default Web browser.
Now, scroll down, and after the on_destroy handler, add the following after the gtk.main_quit() line:
def search_for_term(self, widget, data=None): """Search for the term entered""" searchurl = "http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=" searchterm = searchurl + widget.get_text() webbrowser.open_new_tab(searchterm)
Here, you add the search_for_term handler, and it has three arguments that are passed to it:
self: all class methods are passed self, this is normal Python.
widget: this is a reference to the widget that called the handler. You can use this to get information from the text entry widget.
data=None: when you call a handler, you can pass it additional data if you like, but you can ignore this for this example.
When this handler runs, first construct the final search term by concatenating "http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=" and the content that was typed into the search box. To get this content, use the widget that was passed to the handler automatically. This is a reference to the text entry widget and can be used to run any of the methods that are part of the gtk.Entry text entry widget. One such method available is get_text(), which simply returns the text that was entered. As such, concatenate this with the Google URL, and you now have a complete URL you can pass to the Web browser. For example, if you typed in "chickens", the full URL would be "http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=chickens".
To pass the URL to the browser, use the webbrowser module and its open_new_tab() method that opens a new tab with the URL that you pass it.
With the code complete, let's run it to double-check that everything works:
quickly run
You now should see something similar to Figure 4 in which you can type some text, press Enter and see the results in your browser. If you see some errors in your terminal, be sure to double-check that you typed in everything correctly.
Quickly is an incredibly simple and powerful tool for generating applications, and I barely have scratched the surface of what is possible with it. You can find out more about using Quickly by visiting wiki.ubuntu.com/Quickly.
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United Church of God
by Matt Slick
Founder: It was founded "by Bob Dick and David Hulme, in Arcadia, CA;"1 offshoot of Herbert W. Armstrong and was formed in May of 1995.
Headquarters: Milford, Ohio
Membership: unknown
Origins: The United Church of God is an offshoot of the Worldwide Church of God. They claim to trace their origins back to the "Church that Jesus founded in the early first century."2 How this is done is not explained.
Practices: Worship on Saturday
Analysis: The United Church of God is a non-Christian cult that denies the Trinity, the true divinity of Christ, and requires both baptism and obedience to the commandments to be saved. It teaches that there is a "God family" of which we can become members through keeping the Law. Jesus is one of two divine beings, the Father being the other. The Holy Spirit is a force, a power, and is not the 3rd person of the Trinity, and it is received only through the laying on of hands by their church members. It also teaches that their members are obligated to keep the Sabbath and must observe seven festivals. They cannot eat unclean meat. This is a false religious system that teaches a false God, false Christ, and false gospel. Stay away from it.
Other Teachings:
They teach that the wicked, or unsaved, are not alive in hell but are annihilated. Baptism is by immersion. The Bible is inspired and inerrant. They are pre-millennial and maintain that Satan is a fallen, evil angel. Christians are not to go to war and should refuse being drafted.
- God: God consists of two different beings, Father and Son, in a 'family.'
- "...the one God is a family, presently consisting of God the Father and God the Son, Jesus Christ. And God is in the process of adding to the divine family multitudes of others - eventually all human beings who are willing and who faithfully choose to follow God's way...the Father and Jesus Christ are both God...The real message in these pronouncements is that there is no other God apart from the true God'that is, outside the God family now consisting of two divine Beings, the Father and the Son. In short, the God family alone is God...the true God means the one God family to which others will yet be added."3
- Holy Spirit: The UCOG denies the personhood of the Holy Spirit.
- The Holy Spirit is God's divine power. "...the Holy Spirit is the very nature, presence and expression of God's power actively working in His servants...the very essence and life force through which the Father begets human beings as His spiritual children...The Holy Spirit is spoken of in many ways that demonstrate that it is not a divine person."4
- The Holy Spirit is received by the laying on of hands, after being water baptized by immersion.5
- Jesus
- "Jesus is one of two divine beings"6
- Jesus is sinless, the creator of all humanity, who was raised from the dead, (physical resurrection is not explained).
- Jesus will return
- Law: "The Ten Commandments are the 10 points of God's law of love. We believe that breaking any one point of the law brings upon a person the penalty of sin. We believe that this fundamental spiritual law reveals the only way to true life and the only possible way of happiness, peace and joy."7
- Man
- Man is fallen but can become "partakers of the divine nature." This means that they can be added to the God Family.
- After death, you cease to exist but are resurrected for judgment. "The soul ( nephesh ) is not immortal, because it dies...what happens to the spiritual essence that separates man from animal? Does it continue as a conscious, immortal soul independent of the physical body? Certainly not!"8
- "We believe that at the return of Jesus Christ a resurrection to spirit life will take place for all who have been God's faithful servants."9
- Sabbath: Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the proper day to worship God.
- Salvation - Salvation is through Jesus only, but you must be baptized to be saved. Salvation can be lost.
- You must acknowledge your sin, that your sin condemns you, and that you need forgiveness in Jesus. The person must repent and be baptized. You "...must forsake the sinful ways that brought the death penalty upon us and made Jesus' sacrifice necessary in the first place. We must undergo a life-transforming change of heart and direction, a process the Bible calls repentance....When you are baptized, God forgives your past sins and clears your record...After our baptism, Christ's ministers are to place their hands on us and pray for the gift of God's Spirit for us. It is at this point that God gives His Spirit to a repentant, baptized person."10
- "After baptism and our receiving of God's Spirit, we are justified. That is, we become righteous in God's sight"11
- "If we stumble and sin after baptism, we must ask God's forgiveness and return to Him so that our state of forgiveness is not lost by our return to our old sinful way of life...If a Christian at some time during his life, after committing to serve God, turns away and renounces Jesus and God's way in word or action, he will lose his salvation."12
- The saved don't go to heaven but will live on earth with Jesus.
- "God will offer salvation all who have lived, including those of non-Christian religions, in a time described in Revelation 22: 5, 11-13 . This is a period known as the Great White Throne Judgment when God will offer salvation, through Christ, to those denied such opportunity in their life."13
- "We believe God's purpose for mankind is to prepare those whom He calls, and who elect through a life of overcoming sin, developing righteous character and growing in grace and knowledge, to possess God's Kingdom and become kings and priests reigning with Christ at His return."14
- "Such individuals are justified, pardoned from the penalty of sin and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, which literally abides within them and supplies the divine love that alone can fulfill the law and produce righteousness."15
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- 1. exitsupportnetwork.com/artcls/ucg.htm
- 2. www.ucg.org/booklet/fundamental-beliefs
- 3. http://www.ucg.org/booklet/god-trinity/do-some-verses-deny-divine-family, emphasis in original
- 4. http://www.ucg.org/booklet/god-trinity/holy-spirit-person/
- 5. http://www.ucg.org/fundamental-beliefs-info/
- 6. http://www.ucg.org/booklet/god-trinity/do-some-verses-deny-divine-family, emphasis in original
- 7. http://www.ucg.org/fundamental-beliefs-info
- 8. http://www.ucg.org/booklet/what-happens-after-death/mystery-death, emphasis in original
- 9. http://www.ucg.org/fundamental-beliefs-info
- 10. http://www.ucg.org/salvation, What must we do?, emphasis added
- 11. http://www.ucg.org/salvation, What must we do?
- 12. http://www.ucg.org/salvation, What must we do?, emphasis added
- 13. http://www.ucg.org/blog/salvation-without-jesus
- 14. http://www.ucg.org/fundamental-beliefs-info
- 15. http://www.ucg.org/fundamental-beliefs-info
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If ever there were a treasure hunt to find every top name in bodybuilding – past and present, amateur and pro, American and international star – you'd find them all in one place at the Arnold Fitness Weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Once again, organizers managed to find more room for more sporting activities – some 45 events in all, with more than 18,000 athletes (which is, incidentally, more than the Olympic Games) and 175,000 fans.
As usual, the place to be was the Expo Hall, jammed with 700 booths. Whether you wanted free samples of protein or T-shirts, get your picture taken with the hottest fitness women or just get an autograph from your favorite bodybuilder, you could find it all and more at the Expo. Take a peek at just some of the festivities.
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Dean Richards loosens his vast shoulders and sets off unstoppably on an animated story. Wearing a wide grin, the Newcastle Falcons director of rugby is clearly thrilled to be bringing top-tier rugby back to one of the sport's traditional hotbeds.
The intriguing anecdote that begins procedings is about Whitley Bay Rockcliff RFC. Back in 1892, the former Leicester Tigers and Harlequins boss eagerly explains, a fixture against the Barbarians drew a crowd of 9,000 and the small seafront club produced a handful of England internationals, including a captain in Ernest Taylor.
Barely 12 months after arriving at Kingston Park having served a much-maligned three-year coaching ban, Richards is thoroughly immersed in the North East's culture and collectively grounded ethos. For a brief moment, he even adopts an unlikely impression of a tour guide.
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"There's so much more to see and do – it's amazing how many people come up here from other places and say how much they love it. It is colder, though. But all you have to do is put another layer of clothing on and you are fine."
If this warm enthusiasm seems exaggerated, it is rapidly replaced by characteristic, considered realism when talk eventually turns to on-field matters.
According to Richards, last term's all-conquering Championship campaign – comprising just a solitary loss from 22 regular league ties before hard-fought play-off wins over two legs against Leeds Carnegie and Bedford Blues – will count for little if complacency creeps in.
As the man who was at the helm of Harlequins when they lost the first five matches following their own yo-yo summer in 2006, the 50 year-old is wise to the perils of promotion.
Although a balanced squad – boosted by canny new signings such as Saracens openside Andy Saull and ex-Scotland scrum half Mike Blair – have put together some encouraging showings in preseason, the step up will not be taken lightly.
"The Championship was a great learning curve for a lot of the boys in terms of forgetting a string of [Premiership] losses and feeling deflated. There is no doubt that we have found that winning feeling again.
"However, we can't accept that it is going to carry on. Winning can lead you to a false sense of security. It will be equally as hard as the last season we were in the Premiership.
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Two Birds Yoga Retreats
| Yoga Classes in Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu
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|Yoga Style: Hatha, Meditation, Inquiry
Indira Nagar
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
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Retreats are a gift we can offer to ourselves. A precious time in which we can rest and realign ourselves with what we cherish most in our lives and our being. Surrounded by nature and the support of a like-minded group, we can sink slowly into silence, movement, practice and reflection. Away from our daily preoccupations, we gain the stillness to see ourselves through the clarity of our hearts and give space to the wildness of our souls. Two Birds Retreats offers a deep approach to yoga asana and pranayama which invites participants to turn inward toward the source of wisdom and light through meditation, periods of silence, being in nature, questioning and shared exploration.
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