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There is no doubt that there have been lots of talks about the Motor Club of America over the past couple of years. Of course this is pretty much expected considering that MCA has been in the industry for over 85 years now. They boast of an outstanding rating by the Better Business Bureau. Motor Club of America or MCA as many people love to call it serves and offers a lot of benefits to people in Canada and the United States.
What Are Some Of These Benefits?
Their benefits to car owners in these two nations are pretty much diverse. These benefits include unlimited roadside assistance, lawyer services, emergency towing, discounts on hotels, vision care and dental discounts, travel assistance and emergency rooms-related benefits. Credit card protection is also a major benefit offered by this company. Cover Me with MCA as a new product is still gaining popularity but people love it for sure. MCA today has well over seven million members.
How to Make Money with Motor Club of America
Millions of people across the globe are finding work and making money through the Motor Club of America. The company has got a generous compensation plan and this is something that makes most of their referral agents want to stay in the business. As an associate of the Motor Club of America, you are able to make good money by sharing the value received from their program benefits with many other individuals in your social and work circles. The good thing is that you can do all this working from the comfort of your home or office. Any time you refer someone to sign up for their package, which is 40 USD, you are paid 80 USD. These payments are made directly into your account every other week and thus you don't have to wait for a long period of time to get paid.
How Can You Refer People to Motor Club of America?
Once you sign up with MCA for any Cover Me with MCA requirements, you gain access to their back office elements which allow you to keep track of your stats and any commissions owed. That is perhaps all that it does though. There is really no advertisement help offered. This is one of the drawbacks of the Motor Club of America that many people across the globe have taken note of. If you are a referral agent with the network, you can make good use of modern online marketing systems so as to promote MCA. Some of these systems are free to access by members of the general public. If you really want to be successful when working with MCA, these free online systems are bound to help you a great deal.
What Can An Online Marketing System Do For You?
Good online systems do all the explaining, showing and selling for you. This therefore frees up most of your time and thus you have more time to concentrate on advertisements and affiliate marketing issues. The system also offers you sample advertisements that you can copy, paste and then edit. You can go on to post these advertisements on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. You can also move on to add these adverts on online classified websites such as Backpage and Craigslist.
Every time someone clicks on these advertisements, they are redirected to a website with a video that shows all the benefits of Motor Club of America. This offers members a good leeway to make generous contributions and boost their referral agents' ratings. Once they have watched the video, they are now able to sign up for MCA and start getting payments on the work they do. An initial payment of 80 USD is made upon registration.
MCA is therefore A Legit Company
From the details noted above, there is no doubt that MCA is legitimate and offers lots of benefits to its subscribers. Motor Club of America is in fact one of the best companies where you can be able to get work from home success.


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Perspecta Trust Affiliate Invests in Ballentine Partners
An affiliate of Perspecta Trust has acquired a minority stake in Ballentine Partners, an independent investment advisory firm overseeing more than $5 billion in client assets.
The partnership is meant to give wealthy families access to trust and investment management services and take advantage of what the firms say are New Hampshire's favorable state tax rules and trust laws.
Ballentine, formerly known as Ballentine, Finn & Co., has offices in Wolfeboro, N.H., and Waltham, Mass., and serves 100 families worth at least $20 million.
Perspecta Investments is an affiliate of Perspecta Trust of Hampton, N.H., which supervises more than $1.5 billion in client assets.
The firms didn't disclose terms of the deal.
Perspecta was formed in 2007 by Paul Montrone and Paul Meister, formerly chairman and vice chairman of Fisher Scientific International Inc., which merged with Thermo Electron in 2006 to form Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
The executives played key roles in lobbying for changes to make New Hampshire's trust laws more flexible and attractive to wealthy investors, Perspecta said in a statement. The duo then sought to partner with a wealth management firm that could meet their trust clients' complex financial planning
Ballentine Partners founder Roy Ballentine said Perspecta's investment will help his firm expand while maintaining its independence.
Ballentine launched a division last year called Mill Street Investment Management to provide financial planning and investment management to households with at least $3 million to invest.
The firm said it changed its name to Ballentine Partners to reflect the size and experience of its management team.
Montrone and Meister also run Liberty Lane Partners, the private equity affiliate of Perspecta, and Latona Associates, which provides back-office support to the affiliated businesses.

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Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends Versions of Reality Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
and before the street begins (1-2)
As we read the poem, the "place where the sidewalk ends" becomes a refrain, reinforcing over and over again the idea of a land beyond the city, where our imagination is freer to wander and wonder.
Quote #2
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright (3-4)
The details in these lines show us, for certain, that we're not dealing with the literal end of the sidewalk here. If we were, the grass would be green and the sun would be yellow. Instead, we've delved into the world where everything is possible, if only we can dream it.
Quote #3
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind (5-6)
Even though the world we've found ourselves in isn't actually a real place, we're able to picture it quite well, because of all the details our speaker gives us. The world, while imaginary, is being created for us in a very real way. Maybe real and imaginary aren't as opposite as we might think.


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FinCEN, OCC Fine Zions First Bank $8 Million For Inadequate AML Compliance
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, announced Friday it assessed an $8 million civil penalty on Zions First National Bank for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and the Patriot Act.
The Salt Lake City-based bank was found by FinCEN and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to have failed to implement an effective anti-money laundering compliance program connected to a product it produced in 2006 marketed to high-risk foreign customers allowing them to make deposits of imaged items from foreign locations. It also failed to file timely suspicious activity reports, FinCEN said. The bank didn't admit or deny the allegations.
Zions exited the business in 2008 and reported the suspicious activity connected to it, the OCC said in its statement. Both the OCC and FinCEN were satisfied with the single $8 million payment to the Treasury, they said in their statements.
"While the violations were to some extent historic, lapses or breakdowns in compliance can nonetheless result in civil monetary penalties," said James H. Freis, Jr, director of FinCEN, in the statement. "Particularly with new product development, financial institutions must stay abreast of emerging risks and informational sources such as government advisories, publications, examination manuals and other relevant materials to mitigate such risks."
As of June 30, 2010, the bank had more than $16.9 billion in total assets, according to the FinCEN assessment. On Jan. 24, Zions parent company reported (pdf) a net fourth quarter 2010 loss of $110.3 million, compared to a loss of $80.5 million in the preceding quarter.
In an emailed statement, Zions President and CEO Scott Anderson said the company takes its compliance obligations very seriously and regrets the circumstances that led to the civil penalty.
"Over the past three years we have employed considerable resources bank-wide to significantly enhance our systems designed to detect and report potentially suspicious activities," he said.
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(By the way, I did not put the title on this youtube video…I took the video from youtube and it had it on it….if I find a clean one without the title, I will replace this one. Mediaite.com has a more complete video than I have here and you may check it out there.)
In watching the above, ask yourself these questions:
– is this how Chris Wallace would ask the same question of a man?
– is this hard hitting journalism or something else?
– is this question 'insulting' as Rep Bachmann says or a fair question to be asked?
– if you have a problem with the question asked, is it because of the manner in which it is asked? who asked it? to whom it was asked? the words used? or something else? is this her "reputation" or do you think Chris Wallace is giving his own opinion and hiding it by saying "reputation?"
We are marching into a very important political season. It is imperative that we in the media challenge the candidates very, very, very aggressively – but fairly. You tell me what you think about this….I am curious as to your thoughts.
One last thought about journalism – you can be tough and aggressive with blunt and direct questions.


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Definition of phone tapping in English:
phone tapping
noun[mass noun]
The action or practice of connecting a device to a telephone so that the conversation can be listened to secretly: the ban on phone tapping should be strengthened [as modifier]: a phone-tapping scandal
More example sentences
- Be it a landline or a mobile, technology has thoroughly outpaced the law on unauthorised phone tapping.
- The ten month-long operation involved 400 officers and hours of phone tapping.
- Most of the information was collected through illegal means, such as phone tapping, spying and even torture.
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Lawyers ask court to reverse decision in Jacques' case
Defense wants re-hearing before court
Lawyers for a Vermont man charged with kidnapping and killing his 12-year-old niece have asked a federal court to reverse its decision allowing prosecutors to use evidence that he tried to shift the blame to a make-believe international sex ring.
Michael Jacques has pleaded not guilty to the death of Brooke Bennett in 2008. Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York had overturned a decision by a Vermont judge who ruled the government violated Jacques's rights because he had no lawyer present when he discussed the plans with a friend who was working with the FBI.
Defense lawyers have asked for a re-hearing before the court.
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Wed, 28 April 2010
Maybe I'm just a sucker for deals, but, I think I just got hooked in by Entertainment Weekly -- again. I've subscribed on and off to EW for the past 10 years. It's not a great magazine by any means but there's usually an article or two every issue that I'm interested in. The offer I received this week was to receive the next 57 issues of EW for $10. That's so cheap, it's almost criminal to make an offer like that to a media junkie like me. It seems like it costs EW more in postage than the $10 I'm giving them. So, I pressed the order button and now the issues will go from the mailbox to probably the bathroom pile and then to the recycle bin. Maybe I'll mention some of the more interesting things from the mag on my podcast, like tonight they reminded me I should have been checking out Happy Town. Maybe I'll catch it online somewhere this week.
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Tue, 27 April 2010
I'm the kind of guy that will give just about any movie a chance. Last night I tortured myself with the Syfy "B" movie of the week "Mothman". Not even Jewel Staite's pretty smile could save this one. And yet, this movie gets budget from Syfy, and probably even a DVD. Meanwhile, movies like "The Man Who Collected Food" sit awaiting distribution. "The Man Who Collected Food" is a dark, horror comedy that can take something as horrific as cannibalism and make it non-stop laughs.The film is beautifully shot with striking images and lots of blood. So listen to this MPAD episode as the writer/director, Matthew Roth and actors, Mike Kelly and Russ Fox talk about the fun that went into the making of "The Man Who Collected Food."Sponsors:
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Wed, 21 April 2010
This weekend there's a horror convention coming to my neck of the woods. It's Motor City Nightmares, and from the cast of special guests like Wiliam Forsythe and modern scream queen Tiffany Shepis, plus some great indie horror movies playing and more, it promises to hold loads of fun for anybody that's a fan of the gruesome and grotesque. I'll be there on Saturday to see "The Man Who Collected Food" and do some interviews for an upcoming MPAD podcast.
Check out the Motor City Nightmares website and come to the show if you can. Around the Detroit area we complain a lot about how nothing bog or good comes around here anymore, so when somehting does, show your support and show up!
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Sun, 18 April 2010
I had a very busy weekend and just enough time to put this seven minute video together that features interview and music with Montreal band, Think About Life. Think About Life combine great elements or pop and dance with and indie alternative spin that is exciting and fun. Their live show is all about getting the crowd to join in with their onstage fun. Lead singer, Martin, is very engaging as he often joins the crowd at their level, while Caila, the bassist, provides female vocals and does some pretty funky dancing between bass breaks. On this MPAD#220, they took the time to sit down with me and talk about how what they Think About Life on the road and recording.
I'm watching a fantastic DVD called Renaissance that I plan on covering for next week's audio episode. If you get some time try and catch it before the podcast is released.
You can get music from Think about Life at emusic, go here to sign up for 35 free tracks. One more thing to mention about Think About Life is the must love dogs as they feature 3 t-shrits with dogs on them.If you have a dog or a cat or whatever you can save money at Petco.com by using my coupon codes Most and Most10.
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Fri, 16 April 2010
A few of my friends are at C2E2 this weekend, which looks like one of the best comic cons ever put on within easy travelling distance for me. Unfortunately, my daughter's birthday is on the same weekend so I'm missing out. There are so many fantastic guests there, but one that surprised me is Emma Caulfield. You might rememeber her from Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Anya. Or, if you're not afraid to admit it, and I'll fess up to this one, you might know her from Beverly Hills 90210, as Susan Keats. Like other Buffy alumni, Emma's got a creative streak in her that exceeds acting as well. She is part of a team that does the webcomic, "Contropussy" a humorous look at the life of an amorous cat. It's been called a "Sex In the City" with animals, but not as disturbing as you're probably thinking.
Category:blog -- posted at: 4:32pm EDT
Wed, 14 April 2010
I'm dropping the OD's daily fix, I think the reader's get it by now - right?
The TV show just didn't do "This American Life" justice. It wasn't Ira Glass's fault, he was just fine, but there are things the audio edition of TAL can accomplish that just can't be done with video. Video is limited, audio is limitless. On the latest podcast episode of TAL, Inside Job tells 2 stories about how once someone is on the inside of something, the temptation to exploit it is sometimes too hard to resist. The first story is about how an investment hedge fund opetration figured out how to cheat the housing market. It's a very telling tale how the mess we're still in was started by greed and manipulation. The 2nd story is a bit more humorous about an ex-cop that turns the tables on cops. I should seriously listen to every episode of TAL, it's one of those programs that make you feel smarter when you listen to it. And, I always need more of things that make me feel smarter.
Category:blog -- posted at: 6:45pm EDT
Tue, 13 April 2010
The photo above is from "Escape" one the worst Smallville episodes I've had the displeasure of seeing, Despite how bad that episode was I'm going to stick around and watch the new episode "Checkmate". Starting a couple years ago Smallville started putting as many DC characters as the show can seem to handle. It's interesting to see how they give each character or team their own Smallville spin. Checkmate is one of the more obscure and tougher DC things to bring to explain, because I'm not sure I understand who they are or what they do. Greg Rucka wrote the series for a while, so it was probably good. Trying to figure out what Smallville is trying to do with Checkmate is definitely difficult. So watch "Checkmate" along with me and let me know if you know what they're up to. One of my favorite message boards, the Pop Syndicate, wrote a review of the episode so check that out too.
Category:blog -- posted at: 7:33pm EDT
Mon, 12 April 2010
Okay, so I've still got my MunnCrush on. Olivia Munn was on Jimmy Fallon Friday night, and it was a pretty good segment. I've tried watching Fallon's show a few times and while I guess I prefer Kimmel as my favorite Jimmy, Fallon does get the better guest stars. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was the musical guest. There was a time when I thought I liked this band, that was probably 10 years ago. BRMC are still kicking around, apparently in The White Stripes' closet, really bad blusy stuff that went nowhere. They even had a female drummer, but that didn't help. I can always go back to the Munn clip, and if you want more check ut this clip for the Complex Magazine shoot.
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Sun, 11 April 2010
On this week's audio podast of Most People Are DJs I profile the great Malcolm McLaren who recently passed away and review one of my favorite movies, Cruel Intentions. You can listen to the podcast to hear me talk about each and play music by the Futureheads, Blank Dogs and New Roman Times.
A couple of side notes: a lot of what I learned about Malcolm McLaren I got from the book, The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren, a good biography that covers his whole career. I have the book somewhere around my house, I'll have to dig it up. Roger Krumble, the director of Cruel Intentions, also directed The Sweetest Thing with Cameron Diaz, but I never saw it. I did see the Cruel Intentions sequels II, and III. Cruel Intentions II is just okay, and C.I. III is just barely watchable.
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Fri, 9 April 2010
Malcolm McLaren passed away yesterday after suffering from cancer the past couple years. There are some people who thought of Malcolm as a talentless manipulator. Then, there's other's who either don't remember who he was, or, being born in the last couple of decades never knew him at all. I'm a bit different from all these people. I've always admired Malcolm, his stunts for publicity, his creativity in molding a band and his own music. I recently saw, The Filth and the Fury, again, and Malcolm had great quotes about his time with the Sex Pistols. If you're painting an accurate picture of Malcolm I'm sure there's a bit of ugliness and arrogance that has to be shown. But, mostly, the picture should be wildly fantastic, no borders and an influence that is still seen today.
Here's a few things that Malcolm is responsible for that make him a great artist: Bow Wow Wow's Sexy Eiffel Towers, "Buffalo Gals" and one of my favorite songs of all time "Madame Butterfly". Yes, I'm aware I avoided the obvious.
If Malcolm were born in the internet age it would have been interesting to see what kind of mischief he could have stirred up. Entertainment Weekly actually carried some good pieces on him today, so check out what Annabella Lwin, Johnny Lydon and some of his other co-conspirators have to say about him. I'll be doing a little more on this on my next podcast.
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Definition of chess in English:
- This gives it a unique character, more akin to a board game such as chess than to a normal card game.
- The newspaper is particularly useful for those players who want to make progress in chess.
- The first rule of chess is that the board is to be positioned so that a white square is in the right-hand corner.
Middle English: from Old French esches, plural of eschec 'a check' (see check1).
check from Middle English:
Chess has given the word check its oldest meanings. It came into English via Old French eschec from Persian šāh 'king' (the origin of shah, as in the Shah of Iran), and was first used by chess players to announce that the opponent's king had been placed under attack. From there the meaning gradually broadened to 'to stop, restrain, or control' and 'to examine the accuracy of'. A squared pattern is described as checked or a check (Late Middle English) because of the appearance of a chessboard. Checkmate derives from Persian šāh māt, 'the king is dead'. Chess (Middle English) itself came into English during the 12th century from Old French eschec, or rather its plural form, esches, but probably goes back ultimately to the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. The game seems to have begun in India or China around the 6th century ad and to have been adopted in Persia, spreading to the West through the Arabs. The game was popular in medieval England. See also exchequer.
Words that rhyme with chessacquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, caress, cess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes
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Free speech stoned to death
Miranda Devine
–, Saturday, February, 23, 2013, (6:26pm)
IF you needed proof that free speech in Australia is on the run, look at what happened when Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders came to town.
With 10 per cent of the vote in Holland, Wilders, 49, is a mainstream politician, leading the third largest political party in one of the most tolerant liberal democracies in the world. Yet in Australia he is treated like a pariah, denied a visa for weeks, and unable to secure a venue at all for his speaking tour in Perth.
Instead of a "welcome to country" before he spoke to audiences in Sydney and Melbourne last week, organisers had to read aloud a statement of Victoria's racial and religious tolerant act.
As much as anything, this curious legal requirement explains why Australians are open to his message of creeping Islamisation.
That and the enormous security needed to guard him from assassins 24-hours-a-day.
It is shameful that of all the Western democracies Geert Wilders has visited it turns out, Australia is the most repressive.
Not only did more than 30 venues refuse to host him or cancel at the last minute, politicians denounced him and in Melbourne protesters tried to block the entrance of the function hall where he was speaking and pushed at least one attendee to the ground in violent clashes.
This of course is great publicity for Wilders.
When you meet him in person, he is much more normal than his image would suggest. The shock of hair isn't quite so yellow and he presents as a tall, well-dressed, quietly spoken, man with perfect English.
"I have no problem with Muslims," he said on a balcony in an undisclosed location on Sydney harbour, with yachts clinking nearby, and an armed bodyguard even nearer.
"The majority of them are not extremist. But there is no such thing as moderate Islam."
As proof he spoke of of gays being beaten up by Muslims in Amsterdam "once the most tolerant city in Europe", of high crime statistics for Moroccan youth in Holland, the over-representation of Somalis on welfare, of suburbs looking like Mecca. In Europe he says "it is almost too late, but Australia can learn from the mistakes."
He says although he is not religious, he feels a sense of "mission" which he loves, although he has had to sacrifice his freedom, living with his Hungarian-born wife Krisztina for nine years like a prisoner, surrounded by bodyguards, moving from safe house to safe house.
He is strongest on his attacks on cultural relativism which he calls "the biggest political disease which says that all cultures are equal.
"They are not. I'm proud to say our Judeo Christian humanist culture is much better than the barbaric Islamic culture."
It was a message that struck a chord in Sydney, on Friday night, at speeches hosted by the Q society, which is named after the Melbourne suburb of Kew where its first meeting was held, and is dedicated to "preserving western values and making the discussion of Islam a respectable topic of debate," says member Marshall Ahern, a Lidcombe businessman. Unlike in Melbourne, the unionists and student socialist groups protesting outside the Liverpool function hall on Friday night were fairly quiet.
"I don't think he should be able to come here and say disgusting racist ideas," said Amy Thomas, 26, a UTS arts student.
Inside, Wilders said he just wants the right to state his views without being killed or put on trial as he was in Holland. The threat of an assassin is real. Two weeks ago his friend, Lars Hedegaard, a 70-year-old Danish journalist and a critic of Islam, was shot at.
Wilders invited the audience to "make up your own mind on who I am and what I really stand for."
Then he claimed Sydney was the Australian city "where Islamisation has progressed the worst.
"This city needs to hear the truth about the dangerous ideology of Islam ."
He complained that he had to wait five weeks for a visa to Australia.
But a radical sheik who calls Jews "rats, apes and monkeys or the scum of the human race" and will be visiting Sydney in a few weeks, "gets a visa within a day".
He said he wanted to warn Australia about Islam which he claims is "predominantly a totalitarian ideology striving for world dominance.
"I believe Islam and freedom are incompatible.
"The more Islamic a society becomes the less free and tolerant it will be even when the majority of Muslims are tolerant."
He cited suburbs in Holland, France and in Europe which have become no go zones for non-Muslims, where gays are attacked, alcohol confiscated, non-Muslim women forced to cover up, polygamy and female genital mutilation practised and the police dare not enter. Do you want all this to happen in Australia," he asked.
"No" shouted the audience.
He claimed Australia is heading down the same path.
"Your country too is facing stealth Jihad, and Islamic attempts to introduce Sharia law bit by bit."
He pointed to a proposed "Muslim enclave in Riverstone" , a Sydney sheik "who performs female genital mutilation, women walk around in hijabs, banks offer financial services compliant with Sharia law, separate segregated swimming hours for Muslim women, universities cater to Sharia demands for students but at the same time refuse to allow me to speak at their premises."
There was applause when he explained his platform: "No Sharia ... No more mosques. No more immigration from Islamic countries." But he received his loudest applause when he slammed as "most dangerous of all are the attempts of governments all over our Western societies to draft bills that restrict our freedom of speech under the pretext of discrimination or hate speech.
"I say we have to let the law protect us against Islam instead of selling us out to it."
The second loudest applause came when he praised Israel.
Much of what he says about the difficulties of Muslim integration in Europe is true.
But I couldn't help but wonder how it would feel for the decent law-abiding Australian Muslims I know to sit in that room.
What is wrong with a Muslim women wearing a headscarf?
What is wrong with painting an arrow on the floor of a jail cell pointing to Mecca?
What is wrong with Muslims building a mosque to pray in?
And why keep calling Muhammed a paedophile?
Some of what Wilders says is calculated to cause offence, and so if he is snubbed, he can blame himself.
But you don't have to agree with everything he says to acknowledge that he has the right to say it.
And as one audience member on Friday night said: "If he's a far right extremist, he's the first one I've heard who supports Jews and gays."
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Sat 23 Feb 13 (06:45pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (06:36pm)
one must consider that the recent terrorist attack in damascus which killed a 100 civilians and wounded hundreds was not condemned by the UN. america even vetoed the prospect of a UN statement on the subject. this shows the total double standards of the UN and in particular the americans. these lunatics are the people the west is backing in syria, as they did in libya. what a sick load of bastards.seems the war on terror is a ''partial'' war on terror?
Mon 25 Feb 13 (08:45am)
robert. We already know the UN is a joke,and we've known it for decades.
It's had Nazi stormtroopers as it's leader; despots from Arab and African countries at the top; it's running the entire AGC/ACC scam...and here you are telling us it's...a disgrace? Who ever woulda thunk it, eh?
Mon 25 Feb 13 (03:11pm)
2011 Census:
Buddhists 2.5%
Islam 2.2%
Which one of these do we hear more from and/or about?
Which causes more trouble in our society?
Which asks us to be tolerant of their religion but in return they're not tolerant of any other religion?
And the List could go on..........................
Islam = Over represented on the left side of the bell curve (neagtive for our society) and under represented on the right side (positive for our community).
Thu 28 Feb 13 (06:08pm)
Not only that Flex....
.... but that 2.2% is going to change our society and introduce Sharia law… and we wont be able to go to swimming pools again.
And which one have we been in conflict with since King Authurs crusades.. mate..??
And since the Balfour Treaty.. in 48'.??
While the Bad Smaritan hasn't worked out that the 91' Gulf war was sanctioned by the UN, with the WORLD taking action against Saddam Hussain for invading Kuait… with a coalition of nations including Middle Eastern countries.
Poor ol Saddam rattled his saber and declared the mother of all battles would be waged .... it took less then seven days for him to surrender.
The fact of the matter is the Arab world posses as much of a threat to western society… as a chicken in a lions den.
Sat 02 Mar 13 (10:31am)
Well done Sergio!
G&D;......your comment on this thread is one of profound ignorance regarding Islam's goal.
It is fools like you that enable Islam to gain footholds into all our institutions and establishments while you apologize for an ideology that has been steadily attacking the West ever since its inception.
You are either unaware of how Islam operates or you choose to ignore the many warning signs about Islam that would alert even an imbecile.
I wonder, would you have been so accommodating and appeasing to the Nazi's who worked in rather well with Islam? Hmmmmmmmmm.
the fact is Australia has, since the 1950's, when we commenced large scale immigration, mostly from Christian European nation states, and then from parts of Asia, run a relatively successful immigration program.
yes, violence amongst some of these immigrant groups, both states from the former Yugoslavia, and also from Vietnam, are highly represented in crime statistics. for those that argue this statement i welcome you to check with the Immigration Dept, and state and Federal Police Forces.
it seems to me, rammed home in fact given we currently have, i believe the number is 23 - 23 terrorist convictions, all muslim.
in the previous national census muslim population rates ran at 1.5% from memory, and has increased in the last census to 1.7%, via illegal economic queue jumper arrivals and their family re union, and also the ALP running a massive immigration program.
but when you analyse the post 1950 immigration i ask of all the migrant groups that have moved here, which group has demanded, time and time again, and gutlessly been given in to by all levels of government, that we change our laws, our way of life, our traditions?
the multicultural 'industry' is so well entrenched and funded, and we now have with the Wilders visit 2 so called 'Liberal Party Premiers, re ted and Colin Barnett, making statements completely the opposite of all the Liberal Party stands for, namely freedom of expression, among other core values.
and we now have the upcoming muslim 'peace conference' where visa's were [of course] fast tracked for several foreign speakers who are on the public record calling Jews "pigs", and demanding Australia discard are Christian values and traditions, which are in the DNA of the overwhelming majority of Australians, not 1.7%, while they celebrate jihadists. Gillard is to 'attend' this so called 'peace shin dig, which not only do i find repulsive given the treatment afforded Wilders, it is stomach turning that she is chasing the muslim vote that the NSW state election post analysis found for the first time large scale muslims in Sydney and Melbourne voted Liberal. again, typical ALP - salami slicing.
and Abbott's comments on Neil Mitchell this week where he called out that the majority of muslims consider themselves "dinky dye Aussies" completely insults the intelligence of voters who know that for most, but not all, muslims the notion of loyalty to the modern nation state is inconsistent with the koran.
Abbott is pathetic for doing this, all also, like dillard, wanting votes. and why? 1.7% of the population wield power way incommensurate to their actual numbers and representation of the mainstream majority.
that the founding fathers decided to omit a US styled 2nd amendment in hindsight was a monumental cluster fu$#. we are now quickly morphing into a 1984 Orwellian group think society. and without means to smash back given the threat of a library full of statutes protecting the rights of the minority over the majority.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (07:15pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (02:36pm)
And heres a few immigration stats for you…
2005… 134.000
2006… 182.200
2008… 301.000
2009… 277.700
2010… 170.000
The biggest immigration increase in Australia's history came under the Howard government policies… peeking in 2008.
Wilders is an idiot racist… who incites violence with statements such as they are a ...barbaric culture.
Like thats going to help the situation.. what do you think is going to happen to those Muslims that are just minding their own business.. and just go to prayer..??
Radicalise them perhaps..
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:47pm)
Brett, I agree with you but you're forgetting one critical point - we have the largest Muslim population right at our doorstep and their military power is far greater than ours. Mostly thanks to Aussie tax "aid" whille Gillard slashes our defense dollars to our Armed Forces. You may like to read more on how all non-Muslims are being treated there…
Sun 24 Feb 13 (07:02pm)
brett, whenever we are suffering from the effects of a labor government
successful immigration is a non event. encouraging lack of integration
is a deliberate method of theirs together with encouraging a sense of entitlement because that increases the odds of their becoming dependent on a labor type government thus ensuring their permanent
vote! Whitlam was a fine example of lack of sympathy with the Vietnamese refugees, & sympathizing with the Russian/Chinese puppets from the north, all the while knowing by neglecting to encourage their integration, boosting their dependence on the alp because they found it so difficult to get employment & be self sufficient.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (09:04am)
Yes maurie a sense of entitlement… is quite different to NEED and a safety net for those less well off for one reason or another.... Such as those who are innocent victims of car accidents and have Acquired Brain Injury and live on a Disability Pension.
While entitlement would be a a taxpayer rebate paid for by 80% of the population for the 20% that consider themselves above public health care… 80% of the population seem to be able to cope with our health system. Execpt some expect that they are entitled to more it would seem. And for the rest to pay for it.
Or how about Abbott's "maternity leave" entitlement, to buy the female vote, whereby those on $150K per annum are entitled to $75K for SIX months leave.. While your average factory worker on $45K would get $22.500.00 ...as their babies aren't worth as much.
Speaking of babies… how about having one for the hubby, one for youself and one for the country.. and your entiled to $15K. Encouraging teenage pregnancy .. and more welfare.
Meanwhile the affects of man induced climate change are just beaut… day after week after month after year.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (09:22am)
G & D - your right. Do you remember why this happened or are you just trying to cause trouble and kick Howard?
Howard said he would increase migration when he introduced his successful pacific solution. You know the one that rudd and gillard trashed and is now responsible for 1000 deaths.
he did that to appease the politically correct progressive elite. he would have been better off ignoring them.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (03:26pm)
Yes I do remember the reason for the increase in immigration under Howard…
It was in line with GROWING the population and therefore the economy… keeping in line with having one for the hubby, one for yourself.... and one for the country. What do you think that meant ...Denny.
While those 1000 deaths wouldn't have happened if the Greens hadn't voted with the Coalition… and sunk the Malaysian solution.
The current border policy belongs to the Coalition and the Greens…
It's not Labor's… Labor's is the Malaysian solution.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (09:03pm)
Abbott considers parental leave to be a workplace entitlement and believes it should be paid at the persons regular income. It is the same concept as annual leave and sick leave being paid at the persons regular income. So basically in your mind, someone on $100k should take a pay cut to go on holidays because they have more to spend on their holidays than someone on $45k. Yet under the ALP's plan, people who already have PPL in their workplace entitlements still get paid more than someone on the ALP's minimum wage system. Which also disadvantages the 64% of women who earn between the minimum wage and the AWE because they have to cope with the substantial drop in income.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (01:30pm)
Well argued Tator…
Good to see that not all conservatives are dumb on this blog.. and I have NO arguement to counter it..
Other than it is a very generous and expensive policy (six months at half pay up too $75K)… paid for by BIG business.??
Like to see the projected cost… and how BIG business is going to PAY for it..
Price rises you think… or are they just going to cop it on the chin, I don't think so. Let alone the inflationary impact..
What do you think Tator...??
Tue 26 Feb 13 (01:32pm)
The current border policy belongs to the Coalition and the Greens…
It's not Labor's… Labor's is the Malaysian solution.
What a load of complete rubbish. Labor is responsible for dismantling the Pacific solution because Nauru wasn't a signatory of the UN Refugee conventiopn either is Malaysia but that was fine for Labor....
Labor made this mess and is responsible for it and not the Coalition. They are in opposition and this post of yours G&D;sums up what I said the other day like Labor you can't take responsibility for your actions.
You are a joke.
NO he does not have the right to say it, and he is Dutch, look what they did to Indonesia.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (07:38pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (03:05pm)
I was wondering when a comment like this would pop up. Indonesia has moved on so have the Dutch as have most colonial powers. We are no any more responsible for the past than he is. Thinking like this kept the hate bubbling along in the Baulkens for 800 years.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:10pm)
Then why should you have the right to post here?
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:48pm)
Richard, have you seen what is being done now to non-Mulsims in Indonesia? Burning of churches, beheadings, rapes and so on?
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:58pm)
Typical selective and cretinous argument Richard, quit now pal. I haven't got the time or patience to put you straight. Try and look at the world through contemporary eyes, not myopic and selective equivocations with a lefty hysterical, oops historical bent.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (06:22pm)
Without condoning Dutch colonisation of Indonesia, have you read the history of how Islam was spread 'by the sword' throughout Indonesia?
Sun 24 Feb 13 (10:45pm)
Richard, Look at what the Americans did to the Native Indians, The Brits to the Chinese, Japanese to the Chinese, the Serbs to Croats, Croats to Serbs, Serbs to Croats etc. Richard its called history, and if you don't get past it, you would still be hating the Germans and Japanese, and the Brits would still be hating the French. Who knows maybe the Dutch have said their sorries to the Indonesians
Mon 25 Feb 13 (02:27pm)
YES. He does have the right to say it. Freedom of Speech is a legal right enshrined by precedence in nations with English legal traditions and institutions. The right to speak your mind isn't unique to the English-speaking world although the former has embraced this right through years of trial and tribulation.
Even the UN has incorporated this precious right into its charter of human rights, a document cited often by left ideologists to explain away their latest act of civil disobedience. Nowhere in the document or legal statute or historical precedence does it contain a rider. It doesn't constrain the fundamental right to liberty by virtue of the dissenting opinion of a majority or minority.
Try to take away my right to speak my mind Richard Ryan. I dare you. I double-dare you.
he contradicted himself '' not all muslims are extremists '' ''no such thing as moderate islam ''? moderate islam is practiced in secular countries like syria and once libya. now the west is helping islamic fanatics eg the muslim brotherhood and the salafists to rule these countries. what a total disaster that would be, both for the people and the world. luckily the syrian government is decimating the so called rebels. and with russia and china's support western plans for an islamic middle east are in tatters. who would benefit if syria fell? ''israel.''' say no more.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:01pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (05:04pm)
Your ignorance concerning muslims is only surpassed by your ignorance on any topic.
For your information, muslims have been fighting each other for centuries. They are intolerant of each other's view of Islam. Shia and Sunni muslims have no respect for each other as well as other religions.
Western nations have intervened in Middle Eastern affairs because of oil, nothing less. They should have never done so because the world is paying the price. They would have done better to stand aside and let them fight it out to the end.
Another thing. Mohammed himself had great respect for Jews and Christians. He called them " the people of the Book" and revered them because,like him, they worshiped one god. They saved his life when he was being persecuted for his beliefs in a time when arab nations were believers in many gods. Why muslims have waged war against Judah and Christian religions for more than a thousand years is not clear. We should also remember that the Koran has been rewritten many times over the centuries. Its implications reflect the thinking of the writer/s, not necessarily Mohammed's.
Many of the customs of muslims are not religiously based. They claim the opposite any time these customs are called to account.
Go out and do some research robert.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (07:04am)
Yes little robert is an interesting one. His ignorance is amazing, he can't even get the simple basics right let alone know when to use a capital letter.
Little robert is like when you are trying to have an intelligent conversation and this little clown keeps butting in with mindless and stupid comments.
Little robert has proved he is a fool, coward and a racist beyond any doubt and now we just smile and pretend he is not there.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (09:18am)
magz, who arms the muslims? it is a classic divide and conquer strategy by the west. history proves i am right. the west admits to funding and arming the rebels . it is on public record .you know nothing about the politics of the middle east. your generalisations about shia and sunni indicates your ignorance. syria is made up of both groups, including christians. and they are fighting together to rid the country of western backed militants. it is not all about oil but that is a major part of it. it is also about protecting israel. it is wise to ask who gains the most in any conflict. it is israel and the west who gain from the downfall of syria, seeing that it is part of the resistance. it is the christians who have waged war against the muslims not vice versa. remember the crusades? remember iraq, libya, syria. you are naive. also your comments about muslims having no respect for other religions is incorrect. as i mentioned previously, there are 2 million christians living in syria, plus alawites. sunnis, druze and kurds. there are 20,000 jews living in iran.and they live there happily. my ''ignorance'' on any topic is more than enough to destroy your superficial ranting.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (12:45pm)
peter, i simply state the historical facts. i do not take a moral position on it. please explain how am i a racist? you supply no explanations or coherent counter arguments. keep smiling.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (01:36pm)
peter, i simply state the historical facts
That is laughable robert. All you do is copy and paste other people's opinions and try to present them as your own.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (03:35pm)
i simply state the historical facts
No, you simply make them up as you go.
Fri 01 Mar 13 (03:43pm)
We are not talking about Israel Robert, we are discussing Islam and Freedom - two things that are not (at the moment) compatible at all - one excludes the other....
Sat 02 Mar 13 (12:20pm)
ellena, what happens in the middle east is all interconnected. israel is a very big part of the equation. as for freedom? go to america and see a police state , every bit as oppressive as some of the governments in the middle east. in fact the palestinians have far more democratic elections than the americans do.
Mon 04 Mar 13 (11:33am)
There is no such thing as moderate Islamic scriptures that support peace, tolerance or respect for other religions. Geert Wilders speaks from the Dutch experience. Muslims fought hard to have Islamic texts exempted from the English 2005 bill curbing religious hatred. European countries have taken steps to halt the takeover by an inimical group which demands special treatment and refuses to integrate with the host society. Muslims exploit the sinister image of Islam to impose the failed cultures they fled from onto the host countries! The enforcement of sharia is the goal of all Islamist groups. Perusal of Cruel and Usual Punishment by Muslim author Nonie Darwish describes the terrifying implications of Islamic Law and how Muslim women in the West promote Sharia Law. She echoes the warnings of Walid Phares in Future Jihad.1) Ideological penetration through funding of university courses.2) Mollification of the public by indoctrinated graduates from 1. 3) Infiltration of government and organisations to spread propaganda.3) Undermining democratic institutions whilst being protected by the laws of the country.4) Infiltration and influence of foreign policy. 5) Strike!
Thank you Miranda for at least talking about Wilders without the abuse.
I care deeply about my adopted country, I was working when I came here in '69. A great country with great opportunities. A mix of many different nationalities, all calling each other names, but being mates at the same time.
Al Grassby started the decline with his ''multiculturalism''. We knew then that it was wrong. You want to live in Australia you become an Australian. OK you keep your origins, but you adapt, you don't expect others to adapt to you, and you show respect for your adopted country and its ways.
Along come the muslims and expect everyone to adapt to what they want and govts give to them rights that we don't have.
muslim women only at the swimming poool. Bullshit.
You and I cannot wear a helmet to enter a bank, muslim women can wear a mask and no one stops them. Bullshit.
Time we changed the rules to suit us.
Stop all muslim immigration now, before it is too late and before it gets any worse.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:08pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:56pm)
Rob, you're not a redneck. My roots in this country go back over 200 years. I married the son of immigrants who assimilated, learnt to speak English and thanked God they had somewhere safe to call home after WW2. "OK you keep your origins" so you say. So did they to a degree (speaking Polish in private and eating their own food etc.) but in public and every other facet of life they became Aussies and don't dare try and call them anything else! Glad to have you here mate
Sat 02 Mar 13 (12:16pm)
bennoba, i assure you there are two million christians living in syria, 20,000 jews living in iran, that sunnis, alawites druze and kurds make up the rest of the syrian population. and that this has been the case for centuries. the west also admit to supporting the syrian rebels. it is in todays paper about america actually increasing support. . as i said i just deal with the facts . your knowledge of geopolitics is sadly lacking. your views come direct from the mainstream .and rooboy my postings are 99% my own work. i do not need help in dealing with uninformed ignorant people like you and bennoba. it is pretty much like shooting fish in a barrel
Mon 04 Mar 13 (11:38am)
Islam by its natural instincts seeks to rise to power, thus multiculturalism has served Islam well and continues to serve the Islam agenda. Legal Islam is embodied in Sharia which is bent on establishing a one-party Islamic state using violent Jihad and terrorism. Terrorists are not fringe groups rejected by mainstream Islam! Islamic states have no difficulty identifying apostates and anyone else who disagrees with their ideology, but claim that identifying the terrorists in their midst is beyond them! There is no such thing as moderate Islamic scriptures that support peace, tolerance or respect for other religions.
Mon 04 Mar 13 (08:47pm)
robert.......you are right when you say the' West' is supporting the Islamic rebels in Syria, but you fail to realize the agenda that the 'West' is engaged in and why the 'West' supports the Al Quaeda based and trained rebels.
The 'West' is no longer for individual freedom - you do value your individuality don't you robert? - because the West has been hijacked by the progressives who are pushing us all into a one world government. Remember George Bush senior's speech about a New World Order in 1990?
Do you believe he was just farting into the wind when he gave that speech?
And what about Obama when he stated just prior to being elected president in 2008, "We are four days away from fundamentally changing the United States of America."
Do you believe he was also farting into the wind?
The West now represents collective freedom, a new perspective if you will, on the old Communist ideal.
You see robert......most of us who contribute on this blog are aware that we have two enemies to fight in this modern world.....Socialism, which is destroying our individual freedoms through United Nations policies, and fundamentalist Islam which is about destroying us all eventually.
I hope you are able to appreciate the Big Picture robert!
"It is shameful that of all the Western democracies Geert Wilders has visited it turns out, Australia is the most repressive"
Very shameful for those who value free speech exercised in a civilised and responsible mannber. I see know evidence to indiate WIlders has done anything but speak in such a way. I can almost understand the unthinking reactionary students and socialists, but the government and politicians in general (Bernardi excepted) should hang its head in shame. Whether one agrees with Wilders is not the point - the democratic right to free speech is the point.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:23pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (03:09pm)
I cannot condon the action of students in any way shape or form. One day some of them may be in positions of power. Many will not change their thinking. The result will be obvious and to our detriment.
We all know,and local western Sydney Federal Labor MPs confirmed it recently,that these said Australian MPs are relying on the Middle Eastern vote to hold their seats on Sept 14.
That should be enough for ordinary Australians to know that Federal Labor no longer represents their interests,and that they will bend over backwards to not offend Middle Eastern voters,not withstanding that the vicious shootings and killings out in the Wild West of Sydney are mainly of Middle Eastern involvement.
Julia Gillard announced in January that she was getting worried about crime out west ,and announced that Minister Jason Clare was her man to fix the problem,or in reality to appear to fix the problem.Miss Gillard was in fact more worried about holding onto the threatened Labor seats out west that will loose her the PM's job.
Jason Clare ,the Mr Fixit for the PM,has somehow got confused,and attacked the easy option of drugs in sport,which mainly involves gym junkies and a small number of professional athletes.Meanwhile,back at the ranch out west,the vicious shootings and killings continue.
Of course Jason Clare's reponsibility for Border Protection would be a clue to his inability to fix any major problem in Australia.Under his stewardship,uninvited boat arrivals are breaking new records every month,and all Mr Clare seems to be doing is welcoming uninvited boats to Australia as they turn up,and directing them to the nearest Centrelink Office..
Finally,to repeat myself from previous posts,I'd like to sum up this serious situation and failure of Federal Labor policies,with a couple of sarcastic Limericks to summarise Federal Labor's failures in these matters.
A Minister known as Clare
put up a sign-BEWARE.
but if you come,I suppose,
than all I can do is to swear.
As for fixing the shootings and killings spree out west,most Australians would have a ready solution to the problem,and it ain't Jason Clare.
The PM is worried about crime.
Well surely she knows it's about time
to halt Middle Eastern immigration
for the good of the Nation,
but Ms Gillard thinks it makes no never mind.
Regards Miranda
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:31pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (08:20pm)
Someone should to take the keys off you Moggy…
Aghans aren't Middle Eastern… neither are Pakistanis, just in case. Nor are Sri Lankins… while Iraqi refugees wouldn't be coming here in the first place if we hadn't gone to war there… You still looking for those WMD's mate… Keepa lookin.
While Middle Eastern crime is related to the Lebanese community (not boat people) who are well established in this country from the 80's when Lebanon was at war with it's self as it's a Christain/Muslim country while Arafat was at war with Israel…
Talk about believe what you want to believe fantasy world… and no wonder Howard was sucessful with his dumbed down polictics for the tabloid/ talk back mob with no idea…
Mon 25 Feb 13 (08:51am)
Well Glitter- its all Doom.
I know you're an expert on everything, but Geography isn't your go.
Time to update to the latest definition of Middle Eastern Countries mate.
I expect a cheque in the mail.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (04:51pm)
Sure ...Moggy
Middle Eastern countries… just one click on Google.
Saudi Arabia.
United Arab Emirates.
Palestinian Terrritories.
No ... no Afghans or Sri Lankans there mate. I think you'll find that there are NO Lebanese or Iraq's arriving by boat mate. The war in Iraq is over.. no allies there moogy and Arafat is dead and gone a long time ago.
But never let the truth get in the way of some smear ehh ...maaaate. The usual MO for conservatives.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (07:04pm)
Greater Middle East.
Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,plus traditional Middle Eastern countries that you mention G and D.I'm also not sure,but I think Bananastan could be included,but I couldn't see it on the Atlas.
There is a movement in Geography to include these similar countries in Asia into a Greater Middle East region, to give a modern definition of the Middle East.
Surely, as a self appointed spokesman for the Middle East, G and D,you would be pleased about this greater regional definition.
If it's good enough for geographers well, what can I say?
Get with the trend mate-you very good friends are becoming even stronger.
Over to you G and D.
"..And why keep calling Muhammed a paedophile? .."
Because he was, by our standards. And if you suggest that he should be judged by the standards of his culture then you've justified all that the Nazi's did, because they too should be judged by their standards.
But Widers' fails to see that in order to defeat Islam we must first clean our own house. Until we divest ourselves of our own religious infection we will alway be faced with the argument of "..my god is greater than your god..".
So therein lies the great moral challenge of our time; to discard religious belief entirely. Unfortunately, I don't think enough Australians are up to the task.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:37pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (02:03pm)
The real problem with the Muslim prophet Muhammed marrying a girl of six and having sex with her when she was nine is that Islam says that Muhammed is the perfect man, al-Insan al-Kamil, and his behaviour is to be emulated by all muslims. Since there is no limitation of time or place, then what Islamic behaviour was appropriate for Arabia in the seventh century is also deemed appropriate Islamic behaviour for Australia in the twenty-first century. This is the problem. Though European history had periods where girls were married young, we have moved on from there, but Islam cannot.
It is a specious argument that we should do nothing until we clean our own house, as this (currently ongoing) house cleaning will take many years and is unlikely to ever be truly finished as it's an perpetual process. Your suggestion is essentially to never do anything.
Like it or not, the laws, ethics and culture of Australia are rooted in its Judeo-Christian, Roman and Greek backgrounds. You may think these should be dissolved and rebuilt in a fit of cultural relativism: I do not. It is far better than the alternatives, even if it is not perfect.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:11pm)
child brides were part of many religions at one point. [ judaism in particular]. were the marriages consumated at that young age is another thing?
Mon 25 Feb 13 (07:16am)
You really are sick little robert not only have you proven beyond any doubt to be a fool, a coward, a racist but also now you want to protect child abusers and exploiters as well as religious extremism. Then again when your a sucker for the global warming scam and the evil side of poilitics no wonder you are so delusional and also of course the lunatic LEFT have a long infamous history when it comes to child abuse and exploitation.
Maybe that is what happened to little robert he has been so brain washed the poor kid can't think any more, if he ever did.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (09:26am)
Imagine a culture where the concept of a god never existed. Into such a culture walks a Muslim and starts talking of Allah and all the rules he thinks we should be living by, based on his certainty that he knows what Allah wants. He'd most likely end up in a padded cell somewhere.
By having a religion ourselves we have set the framework that allows Islam to occupy. So yes, we continue to resist radical Islam but we also begin to de-religion ourselves. A start would be to remove all reference to religion in our laws, then no special perks for religious bodies (such as make them pay property tax). Eventually we have a clean house.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (06:18pm)
Migration was a welcome idea in the 50's, 60's 70s',the migration of of the last few decades have allowed a threat to our life as we live it. We are not an Islamic country, we are predominately of christian beliefs. The journey today is a road to ruin if we continue to say nothing.Cease imigration form countries that teach a different way of life and intend to change our basic beliefs, we do not combine religion and govenment, it should stay that way.
Muhammad took a girl for a bride. That is paedophilia, is it not ?!
Arrows on floors, headscarves for women, mosques foster the practice of Islam which is anti-western. Does it not?!
No more Muslim immigration ...
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:50pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (05:11pm)
Muhammad took a girl for a bride… That is paedophiia.
What century was that again… ??
It happens in this century ... Pauly and is not limited to the Muslim community.
Meanwhile more floods and tornadoes down the east coast.. I know, I know it's happened before… in Sydney.??
And last month and the one before.. and last year and for the previous three years and once 30 yrs ago and again 100 years ago.
Mon 04 Mar 13 (10:25am)
Oh what an incorrigable fool you are G&D;, always distorting the facts to fit your narrative; like for instance,
Muhammed took a girl for a bride......That is paedophilia.
What century was that again....??
It happens in this century....Pauly and is not limited to the Muslim community.
First, let's start with your Mohammed distortion. Aisha was the name of the female Mohammed married at six and 'consummated' the marriage when she turned nine. Most people upon hearing the word girl with a grown man in the same sentence would automatically assume the 'girl' to be a mature woman, not a child as was the case.
You then try to mitigate Mohammed's pedophilia through the assertion that it was in a different time when things were not quite the same as they are today. The fact is: Islam has never altered its own practises since its inception.
You again try to mitigate Mohammed's pedophilia by asserting that while this practice most certainly still occurs within the Muslim ummah it also is practised in other communities. The fact is: Islam has legal decrees in place that allow the practice of taking child brides whereas other 'communities' as you have suggested, do not, and that practice if once permitted, is now considered illegal.
So I now challenge you to provide to the readers of this blog those 'communites' that you insist still allow through legal decree the taking of child brides apart from Islam!
And I'll bet just like always when challenged on facts, that you don't respond!
What an incorrigable fool you are!
It is for us likely too late. We are constrained by PC and our own liberal white guilt to do anything about it, and on it will roll. The only saving grace is that those loudest in calling for unlimited islamic immigration are likely to be the ones who will ultimately suffer the most under sharia. Unfortunately, we will all pay the price.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (08:58pm)
Mon 04 Mar 13 (08:24pm)
gifford......it is never too late to fight back against the dark fog that has descended upon us.
All it will take is for the fog to be lifted and the light shone on those dark places which have been allowed to take control.
Whether you choose to believe it or not, the Left and Islam are losing, albeit slowly and almost imperceptably if you are not watching for the signs which are everywhere, but losing nonetheless!
It's just a matter of time!
Those of us with a brain,who care about what our forefathers
fought and even died for--know only too well where we are headed under Gillard, This most deceitful woman appears to have many secret agendas,some we know of,I suspect there are more which are hidden at the moment.Thank God she's on her bike ASAP!!
As for our treatment of Wilders-Disgusting gutless MP's on both sides of the house.And I'm a bloody Lib.I hope you take note Tony Abbott.I wonder if they read about the three arrests in London? ( They weren't Chinese,or Irish either!!)
Sat 23 Feb 13 (09:04pm)
Mon 25 Feb 13 (06:19pm)
arrests neither prove guilt or innocence brian. another case of entrapment i feel. britain fully supports islamic extremists in syria, and put them into power in libya. why would islamic fundamentalists try and attack the british? they are the best of chums. the fact that the average comatose pom does not care is the real scandal
Mon 04 Mar 13 (10:45am)
robert.....today's policing requires very hard evidence that has a more than probable chance of proving the guilt in court of those arrested. It's not like the old days before DNA and electronic means became available and when policing was based more on witness statements and testimony in court for convictions.
There is a whole new range of gathering irrefutable evidence today that did not exist just twenty years ago.
So on arresting 'suspects' for terrorism related offences my money would be with a guilty verdict and conviction based on modern methods of gaining evidence.
So your suggestion that arresting suspects proves nothing is quite skewed. How many that are arrested today are seen leaving court at a later date found not guilty?
And the EDL would take issue with you when you state that the British and Islamic fundamentalists are chums. I've been to Britain recently, and the mood over there is quite different on Islam as to how you would present it.
Miranda, the four questions you raise toward the end of your article should gain instant answers from those who have studied and know Islam for what it is.
The very word Islam means submission. What other 'religion' requires complete submission of all followers to it, and then demands of them, that the un-believers, be either converted, pay the jizya (poll tax) or be put to the sword?
Wilders is right, there are 'moderate' Muslims, but there is also the fundamentalist Muslim who will faithfully follow the Qu'ran, and it is the fundamentalists that we should be most concerned about because they adhere to the message of jihad (my struggle) which is also akin to Mein Kampf (my struggle).
Ever wonder why the Nazi's and Islam hit it off so well together during the second world war? The common thread running between, Nazism, Communism/Socialism and Islam = totalitarianism.
Islam is the only 'religion' that controls its subjects on a 24/7 basis. Everything the practising or devout Muslim does is done to what the Qu'ran dictates. What other religion demands this of its subjects?
Your questions:
What is wrong with a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf? Answer = it is a political statement to the infidel, hey look at me unbeliever, I'm a Muslim!
What is wrong with painting an arrow on the floor of a jail cell pointing to Mecca? Answer = The Muslim per head of population, is over represented in our jails. Why is this? And there are already 30 would be terrorists locked up as a public safety concern throughout the country. Painting arrows, serving halal food and providing Muslim 'chaplains' is an acknowledgement to the Muslim that Islam will in the end prevail over the infidel. It is an act of appeasement to paint arrows on jail cell floors.
What is wrong with Muslims building a Mosque to pray in? Answer = There is a misconception that a Mosque is akin to a Church or a Temple, when nothing could be further from the truth. Muslims do not need a Mosque to pray in as they can pray anywhere, at home, at work, in the streets or wherever the urge tends to take them. A Mosque is generally used as an indoctrination/meeting centre by the local iman to coerce the closet Muslim to become a more active Muslim (fundamentalist?) The Turkish Prime Minister has likened the Mosque to the Muslim Barracks, the Minarets as the bayonets, and the Muslims themselves the footsoldiers of Islam.
And why keep calling Mohammed a pedophile? Answer = why would you not call Mohammed that?
Islam is a dangerous ideology that is also a totalitarian supermacist political system. There may well be 'moderate' Muslims - and what other religion has its subjects labelled as such? - but there is only one Islam, and it is the complete antithesis to everything that most Australians hold dear.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (09:16pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (08:01pm)
Hi ...not my Nemsis.
I think you might find that Mussolini and his right wing Fascist party was aligned with Nazism… And that Communist Russia/ Soviet Union, kicked the crap out of Germany… and liberated the Jews from Auschwitz., not that they were angels or anything… but get your facts straight.
I just wonder how many people you've verballed in your life....
Mon 25 Feb 13 (10:25am)
Oh you're a nasty individual aren't you G&D;! Still making assumptions I see on how I supposedly behaved as a police officer. And you really are an incorrigiable fool when presenting 'facts' about socialist ideology as historically recorded throughout the 20th Century.
Perhaps instead of deliberately distorting facts to suit your agenda, you could provide evidence of the ideological differences between National Socialism, Soviet Communism and Fascism as practised by Mussolini and Franco.
So instead of sniping from the sidelines and providing nothing substantive in the way of facts to back up your guerilla tactics with which you try to denigrate factual comments, please enlighten us about the many differences between socialist ideals.
You do know the difference don't you?
Mon 25 Feb 13 (12:11pm)
Well said my friend--Unfortunately,G&D;needs to pull his head from the sand and face reality.There was an argument here in Perth several years ago,about a Moslem woman wearing a Burka and refusing to show a Policeman her face.When a
citizen commented that it was disgusting--The Moslem said,"It won't be long and you'll all wear the Burka" I kid you not.
Is this what G&D;want for his future generations?
Mon 25 Feb 13 (02:00pm)
As I have said before… you no nothing of what you speak about. because of your one eyed conservative view thats blinded the other eye ...as well.
Are YOU… disputing Mussolini was a Fascist alinged with Hitler.. who called himself a socialist, like he's believable is he… an honest bloke and not a mad dictator that manipulated the German people into the attempted genocide of the Jews, convincing them it's awright mate… while wanting to conquer the world.
You believe what a lunatic says do you.. rather then what he does..??
Or perhaps what got you going was that the communist weren't actually aligned with Hitler… but kicked his arse, which doesn't suit your fanciful image of them being somehow aligned with Nazism… which is right wing Fascism, no matter what Hitler says..
The evidence is that Hitlers action's don't match his rhetoric… just like any liar.
Not that you can tell the difference mate.. which leads me to believe that you have verballed citizens purely through your ignorance..
But don't take it too personally… I have held many Police officers accountable for their short comings, there are quite a few of you in fact. Your just ONE of a bad bunch.
I have HIGH respect for good policing… I tip my hat too them and the difficulties they encounter, which is why the corrupt or inept ones get a kicking from me… as they sully the good work done by the majority.
Now wake up to yourself.. and stop your bullshit.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (01:11pm)
Well gees Brian…
Thats not what I want .... nor is it in the realm of reality scaredy cat.
Nor is it relevant to my post… no matter how much you attempt to verbal me...
Just like not my ...Nemesis… typical conservative spin and verballing thats perpetrated by the ignorant who are as easily manipulated, just like the German population was by right wing propaganda.
Your ignorance is scary indeed…
Oh look another cyclone in WA ... just what Australia needs, more weather catastophies.. We haven't had one for at least 24 hrs.. when tornadoes hit Kiama and Sydney earlier in the week…
How many times did Gympie flood… this year what only FOUR.
And hows the DEBT going there in WA… maaaaate. All good in your booming economy.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (01:28pm)
G&D;.....that is your reply? You really are an incorrigiable fool. You do know what that means don't you?
The only verballing that I have ever been aware of in my life has been coming from you G&D;. Right wing fascists indeed! LOL on that one!
Your naivety, or disingenuousness in your replies are I would assume, and I am assuming here until you can show me I am wrong, is because you have no idea of the political spectrum and how the many ideologies fall on the line of politics.
So come on cop killer, oh ruthless bastion against verballizing police officers, give us all a head's up on the political spectrum.
I'm waiting!
Wed 27 Feb 13 (10:00am)
But, Miranda, how far would you really go in defence of free speech? Would you be happy to defend the Westboro Baptist church if they decided to picket the funeral of one of your loved ones with the most egregious claims about their sexuality? Are you happy that most conservative bloggers (yes you Piers and Bolta) will allow the most vile unsubstantiated anti left wing lies get through, but any reasoned pro left wing arguments get "moderated". So what this boils down to is: you agree with free speech as long as it suits you?
Sat 23 Feb 13 (09:30pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (01:44pm)
Free speech does not give you the right to demand that other people provide you with a forum. If you want to exercise your right to free speech, start your own blog.
When you put caveats on free speech, it ceases to be free.
You either believe in free speech or you don't.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (02:01pm)
Hey Lean......the Westboro Baptist Chuch is left alone to spew their vile hate in public and on the internet, simply because most decent folk are able to form an adverse opinion from what they say. That is the flip side of letting people say what they want to and then have what is said debated in the public arena and either endorsed or rejected. I believe most decent folk would reject the Westboro Church.
What you propose is shutting off those who may say things that offend others. That is wrong, because who then gets to decide who is saying offensive things and by what measure does anyone decide that others cannot utter what they believe is offensive?
Be careful what you wish for!
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:22pm)
"Would you be happy to defend the Westboro Baptist church if they decided to picket the funeral of one of your loved ones with the most egregious claims about their sexuality?"
What a crap analogy, missed the point entirely.
Even the Westboro Baptist Church is allowed to hold meetings for those who want to hear their message, and so they should be. It's a little different when they picket a funeral and push their message onto those who don't want to hear it. That should be rightly condemned.
Has Geert Wilders and his supporters picketed anything? Have they held up signs at funerals? All he has done is give a couple of speeches to those who WANT TO LISTEN.
Just because you don't agree with the message, it doesn't take away his right to say it.
Put simply - Don't like it, don't go. But that philosophy is lost on the totalitarian left.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (05:08pm)
"reasoned pro left wing arguments" Against reality, get realeaning lefty!
Mon 25 Feb 13 (02:43am)
"bennoba replied to Lean to the left Miranda, its not that bad
Sun 24 Feb 13 (01:44pm)
Free speech does not give you the right to demand that other people provide you with a forum. If you want to exercise your right to free speech, start your own blog."
If you are willing to state orwrite something on a blog, then by ethical and moral principal you should publish the response in full.
if you want to be able to say something in public, then the public should have full right to respond directly.
Don't say something then hide from scrutiny like wilders does, running away from debate.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (07:32am)
Actually the LEFT is very bad indeed. Evil is a good word to describe the sinister Socialist/Marxist Progressive LEFT..
The Socialist have an infamous track record from Woodrow Wilson, Hitler, Stalin, Moa, Che, PolPot the death toll is over one hundred million plus the billions who have suffered.
AS Churchill said, "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent viture is the equal sharing of misery".
How spot on Churchill was but the slow learners still haven't woken up to the wolves in sheeps clothing.
When you come across a lunatic LEFTIE you really know you are dealing with a fool.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (01:45pm)
How can you say that when you have made no attempt to refute my argument?
if you want to be able to say something in public, then the public should have full right to respond directly.
The public do have that right - but Wilders does not have to provide them with a forum or even listen if he chooses not to.
You cannot attack or defend free speech unless you have an idea of what the concept means - and clearly you don't.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (04:13am)
"Free speech does not give you the right to demand that other people provide you with a forum"
So says bennoba, Bolt blog haranguer of anyone who
doesn't buy his guru's utter rubbish on climate change, etc.
Tue 26 Feb 13 (10:54am)
"Don't say something then hide from scrutiny like wilders does, running away from debate."
Wilders never runs from debate, but it's difficult debating with ignorant and robotic morons. Can you comprehend that Talal.
Thu 28 Feb 13 (02:54pm)
Pete, if you bothered reading your comments before pressing the 'submit' button, you would know why people are laughing at you.
Thank You for your shared opinion Miranda.
An interesting article .
However I find that corruption in legislation is utmost ahead of this `source` wise.
Until that is addressed it will continue to be in itself inhumane and discriminatory , veiled as a religious/cultural issue.
He does have some valid points and as you say , he is entitled to them because we are all born to communicate equally.
It is a human trait .Mouths are not just for eating.
Ears not just for hearing, eyes not just for seeing ,combined they create and absorb and feel.Some more than others and the truth is there to be understood and reasoned with.
In a way it proves hat people fear what they do not yet understand , some more than others.Still it is human .
If we all lived obsessed with fear, very little would ever get produced nor evolve.Truth has a strength in it Just as lies are a weakness.
Regard sent with respect.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (09:37pm)
A lovely Australian girl from a Christian background at our place of work has been dating a Muslim man since they were both at high school. She recently announced she was engaged to him and they plan to marry when he is released from jail. But they do not plan a traditional or civil ceremony recognised by the state - they will be joined under Sharia law under Allah and not registered as legal by the state, only among the Muslim community.
This girl claims she does not have to submit to the full range of Islamic rites and rules governing Muslim marriages, but in this I fear she is mistaken and will be in for one helluva shock.
The Muslim community will not allow her to pick and choose which parts of Sharia Law to obey or opt out of.
This underground culture with its own legal system is already eroding and bypassing traditional Australian laws and values.
And Australians are allowing this to happen right under our noses.
The Islamic marriage of one silly girl, not knowing what she is getting herself into is symptomatic of our misplaced tolerance for an unrestricted and indiscriminate immigration policy.
They say that love is blind, but so is our tolerance for the intolerant, our acceptance of medieval suppression and abuse of women, and the welcoming of an alien philosophy hell bent on supplanting us in our own country.
Geert Wilders is 100% correct. We must either wake up to the danger now, or wake up to suppression, fear and persecution when the Islamic hordes outnumber us, as they have promised to do, through their fast track breeding program and our unrestrained immigration policies.
The opposition is as bad as the government in not recognising the danger. We have to look no further than France, Germany or the Netherlands to see where this is all heading.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (09:52pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (05:01pm)
And will this girl also subject her daughters to FGM?
Mon 25 Feb 13 (10:46am)
Jim....this 'lovely' girl is very naive and too trusting for her own good. I used to provide articles to Islammonitor.org along with many other contributors. Islammonitor.org has been listed on the Australian National Library site as a reference source and the hundreds of articles written about Islam may be accessed via the internet from there.
There are several articles on that site that deal with young naive Australian girls who fall for the male Muslim and deal with the fallout from that union when the female realizes too late, what she got herself into.
It's distressing and sad, but also an eye opener for the naive Australian girl who should be compelled to read them.
What you comment on is just another example of the failing of multiculturalism.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (11:25pm)
This lovely innocent girl is going out with a criminal? Does this lovely girl exist?
Australians and Australia is being sold out by our political allsorts. Edward James
Sat 23 Feb 13 (09:58pm)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (02:23pm)
To true Blue.
The Federal Labor party,apart from representing their own interests in NSW,no longer represents traditional European Christian based Aussies.
What a bunch of traitors these scum have become.
If I put my mind to it I may send in an appropriate Limerick.
Stay tuned Ed.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (02:37pm)
The Labor Party has become
a swill of unrepresentative scum.
The sooner they are sent to Coventry,
the better will be our Country.
So mark September to rid us of these bums.
How's that Edward?
So Miranda,
You question objection to mosques, womens head scarves and arrows on floors. If Catholicism implored you to be as uncompromising, would you? Would you to point of rejecting others? How often do we see Muslims calling Islam to account?
Virtually never.
If Muslims do not stand up against the extremes of Islam, then all symbols are objectionable and illegitimate. If they can't compromise after we have indeed offered them the hand of friendship then we should cut off their hands before they cut off ours.
Sat 23 Feb 13 (11:28pm)
The problem is not painting an arrow to Mecca on the floor, it's that we only make these concessions for one ideology, and it happens to be the one that has the worst things to say about us, and the worst plans to destroy what our grandparents fought and died to preserve.
(and we call Mohammed a paedophile because he married a 6 year old and took her virginity at 9 years of age - same as we would label anyone else who did those things...)
Sat 23 Feb 13 (11:56pm)
Miranda you are obviously a very intelligent woman and I always enjoy rading your column. However I am totally confused how you and any other intelligent woman can support Islam. Geert Wilders is right in that it is Islam and not Muslims that are the problem.
In an Islamic society under Sharia law women are treated as a possession of her father/brothers/husband whichever is applicable. Do you support female genital mutilation? Do you support the beating and acid attacks on girls for wanting to go to school? or schoolgirls shot in the face because she started a web site. Do you supporrt polygamy? Do you support a woman's right to wear whatever she likes? The women of ISLAM do not have these rights. Sharia law means legal stoning of women, honour killings they exist today in Islamic coutries that practice Sharia Law.
Geert is correct about the dangers to our society. I suggest that you and the young lady from UTS fully understand the implications to all Australian women under Sharia Law.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (12:23am)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (02:00pm)
We are constantly told that wearing hijab is voluntary - so why do we see battallions of little girls in Islamic schools here in their "purity" veils, long frocks and long sleeves? The little boys could be schoolboys anywhere, but the little girls are taught young that they are different, that they must guard their beauty for the man who most likely they will be delivered to as a husband. Sounds pretty anti freedom and patriarchal to me, and we stand by and let this happen to half of the population with the misfortune to be ruled not by the laws of this country but by those of their faith.
We are called racist if we object to the all encompassing burkha (how does a woman work in that for one?) but even Muslim majority Turkey has understood that hijab is not just a piece of cloth over a woman's head but a symbol of what she is expected to be, with its banning in public buildings, because the simple truth is understood and that is that freedom for those who want to wear it will quickly turn into compulsion for those that don't.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (03:16pm)
You did know that men could be (and have been) stoned to death for adultry? I have no problem with your comment just correcting an ommission.
Mon 25 Feb 13 (10:51am)
Thanks Bev for the information. I am just so over the lack of comment from the women of this country. We have national headlines if Tony Abbott even looks at his watch when Julia is talking but zero press for FGM happening in Sydney today.
Women are really treated disgracefully by the 'religion of peace'. I have never seen one hard interview by a female journo of a Muslim leadre. Why would that be?
Being a male I should be cheering for Sharia Law. Keep the women downtrodden. Have as many wives as I want. Beat them if they don't do as I say and if they really displease me I can send them back to their family. (Might result in anhonour killing but not my problem). Talk about keeping them bare foot, pregnant and in the kitchen.
Can you imagine what would happen if a Muslim lady said to her husband. 'I think two children wll be enough dear. I have to work on my career'. The results might not be pretty.
I'd say sleeping with a 9 year old girl, which is what it is purported that Muhammed did, fits the definition of a paedophile.
Sun 24 Feb 13 (12:58am)
Sun 24 Feb 13 (04:14pm)
ozrealist, the definition of a paedophile has changed over the years. it was quite legal for christians to marry teenage girls or younger at one point. and it was not that long ago. did he really sleep with a nine year old? that could just be propaganda
Sun 24 Feb 13 (05:04pm)
Hey Ozrealist, "purported?" I suggest you buy "Islamic Jihad" by M. A. Kahn. It's a real eye opener. That's if this blog gets through the censor and you can still buy the book…
Thu 28 Feb 13 (04:20pm)
Robert - read and learn:
Narrated 'Ursa: The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).
Islamic scripture.
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Miranda Devine is a hard-hitting journalist who writes for Sydney's Daily Telegraph.
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Saturday, 03.24.2012 / 3:18 PM ET
By Chris Ryndak - Sabres.com (@chrisryndak) / THE MORNING SKATE
With seven games remaining, the Buffalo Sabres' prospects of making the playoffs have brightened in the last few weeks.
Following a victory against the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers last night, the Sabres return to First Niagara Center tonight at 7 p.m. to take on the Minnesota Wild.
Buffalo currently sits in ninth place in the Eastern Conference with 82 points, tied in points with eighth-place Washington and two back from seventh-place Ottawa. The Capitals and Senators have also played 75 games. Boston leads the Northeast Division with 87 points and has nine games remaining.
"I think there's a ways to go to get Boston in play," said head coach Lindy Ruff after this morning's team meeting at the arena. "But the fact we put Ottawa within our sights, it's important because it looked like a week ago there was going to be one spot up for grabs and now there looks like there's four teams probably battling for two."
The Capitals gave up a 3-0 lead to the Winnipeg Jets at home last night and ended up losing 4-3 in overtime. Winnipeg is in the mix for the playoffs as well as they hold the 10th seed with 78 points and eight games to play. The Sabres may be scoreboard watching, but they know that what they do on the ice is the most pressing matter.
"We've got to take of our own business," Ruff said. "Obviously for [Washington] to get one was better than getting two. That gap, it looks like there's going to be a couple teams involved now, maybe a couple spots and hopefully we can put together the type of effort we need tonight to win a game."
Meanwhile, the Wild hold the 13th seed in the Western Conference, 13 points out of a playoff spot. They're led in scoring by winger Dany Heatley, who has 21 goals and 47 points this season. Captain Mikko Koivu returned to the lineup on Thursday after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury.
"They've got a real good first line," said Sabres forward Ville Leino. "Koivu's a real good player in both ends. [Devin] Setoguchi and Heatley are creative players and good scorers. We've got to definitely keep an eye on those guys. They're going to work hard and we've got to work hard, too.
Forward Travis Turnbull opened the scoring for the Sabres last night with his first career NHL goal. Driving hard to the net on a line with Cody McCormick and Brad Boyes, Turbull was driven into the end boards to the right of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist by Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel. Turnbull threw the puck out in front and it ended up deflecting off John Mitchell's skate and past his own goaltender.
"I knew right away because I heard Cody yelling, 'You scored!'" Turnbull said. "I took a look over my shoulder as I was going in the corner. I saw Boysie coming in and I tried to dish it out to Boysie while I was getting hit. It was fortunate enough to go off Mitchell's skate there and go five-hole."
Turbull skated 3:27 in his second NHL game last night and impressed Ruff was his hard work.
"I thought it was the greatest goal of the game if you ask me," Ruff said. "I think anytime you can score, the effort to get there – we got a bounce obviously – we've had some situation where we didn't get them, but that was a good time for us."
In 53 games with the Rochester Americans this season, Turnbull put up 12 goals, 15 assists and 94 penalty minutes. The 25-year-old rookie is currently up with the Sabres in place of injured Patrick Kaleta and he's relishing every moment in his first NHL call-up. Getting a goal has certainly made it that much more memorable.
"Oh my gosh, it was awesome. All the guys were so great to me, especially Boyes and McCormick in helping me out here in my first couple games here in the NHL. They told me what a big goal. t was a feeling that you dream of as a little kid and it happened last night at Madison Square Garden. It was great but even better that we got the win."
Turnbull, a native of St. Louis, said all of his friends were watching the game at the local Buffalo Wild Wings. He said his phone and Facebook and Twitter accounts have been blowing up since he was called up and scoring that goal didn't slow down the influx of messages.
"It's been crazy but I've been trying to get back to people through one message kind of saying, 'I'll get back to everybody when it kind of settles down here,'" he said. "I'm just trying to concentrate on the games."
The Sabres held an optional skate after this morning's meeting with only a handful of players taking the ice including Kaleta, Jochen Hecht and Jhonas Enroth.
Ryan Miller has started in goal for 17 of Buffalo's last 18 games and has appeared in 28 of the last 29. Coming off a back-to-back situation, Ruff could go with Enroth tonight but wouldn't tip his hand. Miller allowed one goal on 27 shots last night.
"They know who's playing… I'm not going to tell you. I want the opposition to guess," Ruff told the media with a grin. "We made a decision earlier in the week what the schedule was going to be and we're sticking to it."