The Bitter American

The Great Communicator at His Greatest,...

2009-11-09T18:24:00.003-05:00

20 years ago, it all fell apart for the Soviet Union. Its almost unfathomable to think our current "leader" should turn his back on those countries who yearned for our lifestyle for generations:

How Ft. Hood Happened,...

2009-11-09T17:23:00.004-05:00

I won't insult my readers' intellect in connecting the dots for them:

Korematsu vs United States - good references here and here

US Airways settles intimidation lawsuit filed by Flying Imams

The Flying Imams' lawsuit was "the latest component in a national campaign to intimidate airlines and government agencies from acting prudently to ensure passenger safety." In other words, it was a quintessential stealth jihad effort.

I post it, you decide.....

Cat Fight!!

2009-11-09T15:42:00.000-05:00

Who said soccer was boring?

Boating Safety Tip,...

2009-11-07T08:23:00.000-05:00

If you're going into the water,....

Always wear your personal flotation devices!

Ft Hood: Is This Obama's 9/11?

2009-11-06T13:40:00.003-05:00

Troubling Portrait Emerges of Fort Hood Shooting Rampage Suspect

WASHINGTON — His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive.

For six years before reporting for duty at Fort Hood, Texas, in July, the 39-year-old Army major worked at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center pursuing his career in psychiatry, as an intern, a resident and, last year, a fellow in disaster and preventive psychiatry. He received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., in 2001.

And the Obama administration's response?

Obama: 'Dont' Jump to Conclusions' on Fort Hood Shooting

President Obama said Friday he met with FBI chief Robert Mueller and other federal agencies to discuss what may have caused Nidal Malik Hasan to turn on his comrades in Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and 28 wounded.

In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. base, President Obama on Friday cautioned against jumping to conclusions on the motive of the suspect.

"We don't know all the answers yet and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts," Obama said on the White House lawn.

"What we do know is that there are families, friends and an entire nation grieving right now for the valiant men and women who came under attack yesterday," the president said.

Obama said he met with FBI chief Robert Mueller and other federal agencies to discuss what may have caused Nidal Malik Hasan to turn on his comrades in Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded.

How Soon Before the Untied Nations Denounces Israel Again?

2009-11-04T17:47:00.001-05:00

From the BBC:

Israelis 'seize Iran arms ship'

Israel's navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has said.

The Antiguan-flagged vessel, Francop, was boarded 160km (100 miles) off the Israeli coast, the military said, and has been towed to the port of Ashdod.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the arms were intended to strike Israeli cities.

In recent months Israel has stepped up efforts to combat the smuggling of arms to both Hezbollah and Hamas militants.

Hezbollah has not yet commented on the latest incident.

Iran and Syria have both rejected Israel's allegations.

It Ain't "O"-ver 'Til the Fat Guy Sings, Huh?

2009-11-03T22:44:00.002-05:00

Christie Takes N.J. Governor's Race

TRENTON, N.J. - Chris Christie, an aggressive former prosecutor who racked up a perfect conviction rate in public corruption cases and became the darling of New Jersey's Republican Party establishment, has unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov. Jon Corzine, according to The Associated Press.

Christie, 47, on Tuesday became the first member of his party in a dozen years to win a statewide contest in heavily Democratic New Jersey. President Barack Obama invested heavily in the race, campaigning with Corzine five times on three separate visits.

With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Christie had 50 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for Corzine. Independent candidate Chris Daggett, who at one point had been feared as a potential spoiler, had about 5 percent.

Why Some People Think They Should Burn in Hell,...

2009-11-02T19:58:00.002-05:00

Ian McKellen 'Proudly' Rips Leviticus 18:22 Out of All Bibles

Note to hotel managers: unless you want it to be altered forever, remove that Bible from Sir Ian McKellen's bedside drawer before he shows up.

In a Q&A with Details magazine, the openly gay 'Lord of the Rings' star admits to a habit of tearing out the Bible passage that condemns homosexuality -- Leviticus 18:22 -- every time he finds one in his hotel room. The passage: "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."

"I'm not proudly defacing the book," he asserts, "but it's a choice between removing that page and throwing away the whole Bible."

McKellen says his actions have inspired others to do the same. "I got delivered a package of 40 of those pages that had been torn out by a married couple I know. They put them on a bit of string so that I could hang it up in the bathroom."

Capitalism - It STILL Works in America

2009-11-02T15:11:00.003-05:00

Ford Reports Surprise $1 Billion 3Q Profit
Monday, November 02, 2009

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.

The automaker said Monday earnings were fueled by U.S. market share gains, cost cuts and the Cash for Clunkers program, which drew flocks of buyers to showrooms this summer. Ford's stock rose 40 cents, or 5.7 percent, to $7.40 in pre-market trading.

The latest results signal that Ford's turnaround is on more solid ground. The company lost more than $14.6 billion last year and hasn't posted a full-year profit since 2005. While it made a profit in the second quarter, that was mainly due to debt reductions that cut its interest payments.

My Kind of Woman

2009-11-01T11:14:00.000-05:00

Blonde, Hot, Italian and can she cook!

Donatella Arpaia - NYC restaurateur

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T11:53:00.004-04:00

Don't eat too much candy tonight!!

You Can Run, But You Can't Hide

2009-10-29T15:57:00.004-04:00

Unless your name is Osama bin Laden. Then some lame-ass radio host backs the wrong candidate because he was going to make finding OBL priority one......

Anyway,....

WTF? "Coming to Detroit! Aladdin on Ice?"

Son of Radical Islam Leader Killed in FBI Shootout Caught in Canada

One of three people sought by the FBI was captured in Canada Thursday and two were still on the loose after a federal raid and deadly shooting of a radical Islam leader whose goal authorities say was to take down the U.S. government.

Federal authorities in Detroit said the son of 53-year-old Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was killed in Wednesday night's shootout with FBI agents, was arrested across the border in Windsor, Ontario.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police took 30-year-old Mujahid Carswell, who was considered armed and dangerous, into custody Thursday. No other details were released.

Carswell was among 11 people charged Wednesday in a criminal complaint in federal court in Detroit.

Andrew Arena, the head of the FBI office in Detroit, says the men follow "a very hybrid radical ideology" that mainstream Muslims "would not recognize."

Two were still at large: 30-year-old Yassir Ali Khan of Warren and Ontario, and 33-year-old Mohammad Philistine of Ontario.

More from MyFoxDetroit.com.

Healthcare Plan Derailing?

2009-10-29T15:49:00.002-04:00

Oh, Great Lord Obama,...Tell Pelosi to Get on the Same Page, Please!!

Will Reid Retreat? Resistance to Government Health Plan Could Force Compromise
Democratic aides say Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who does not have the 60 votes needed to kill a filibuster on his health care bill, could end up falling back on an alternative plan pushed by Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe.

Meanwhile,....over on the other side of The Hill:

Pelosi Unveils Health Bill With Government-Run Insurance Option
Speaking on the West Front of the Capitol surrounded by Democratic lawmakers, Pelosi, D-Calif., said the House's version of a health care reform bill will include a government-run insurance option and extend coverage to 36 million uninsured Americans.

Its My Blogoversary!!

2009-10-28T15:11:00.002-04:00

Five years of injecting the truth, the babes and the Philadelphia scene into a liberal-infested blogosphere!!

No So Fast Harry!

2009-10-27T14:46:00.001-04:00

Lieberman Announces Opposition to Health Care Bill With Government Plan
The announcement is a blow to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and signals that he does not yet have the votes to advance the health care bill.

Independent Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman said Tuesday that he would back a Republican filibuster against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's health care reform bill if a government-backed insurance plan remains in the package.

The announcement is a blow to the Democratic leader and signals that he does not yet have the votes to advance the bill. While Reid needs just 51 votes to pass the package, he needs 60 votes to crush a filibuster.

"If the bill remains what it is now, I will not be able to support a cloture motion before final passage," Lieberman told reporters, adding that he's willing to vote to bring the bill to the floor for debate.

If You Can't Stand the Heat,...

2009-10-26T20:18:00.003-04:00

Get the hell out of Hollywood!

Mindless, anti-Catholic cult Scientology brought to bear and can't explain itself!

Scientology Spokesman Tommy Davis Leaves Interview in Anger

The Church of Scientology is taking a beating today.

First, former member Paul Haggis wrote a scathing letter renouncing the religion, and now a video of spokesman Tommy Davis walking out of an interview with Martin Bashir on 'Nightline,' is making the rounds on the Internet.

Davis was offended when Bashir asked questions about the popular celebrity religion's beliefs. Watch Freakout @ 3:40

35K!

2009-10-26T08:36:00.000-04:00

Sometime during the night, I had my 35000th visitor. I know that's a drop in the bucket tothe upper-echelon bloggers, but its a milestone nonetheless. Onward to my 5th blogoversary this week and 40000!

"Dollhouse" Likely to Be Cancelled,...

2009-10-25T11:41:00.003-04:00

Hello, Eliza? Time to start auditioning again!

Fox Pulls 'Dollhouse' From November Sweeps

Bad news for fans of Fox's sci-fi drama 'Dollhouse': Entertainment Weekly reports that the show has been pulled from the November sweeps lineup, but is expected to return in December.

The network will air back-to-back episodes of 'Dollhouse' on Friday nights; it seems likely that after the 13-episode order is finished, the show will be officially canceled.

'Dollhouse' premiered on Feb. 13, 2009, and never reached more than five million viewers for any single episode.

The Bitter American muses:

I can't imagine why a show about women who are programmed to think and act as they are told couldn't be popular...

could you??

Sad Passing,...

2009-10-23T14:34:00.003-04:00

I remember listening to him on WNBC in the mid-80s while I was on the road at work.

Pie-Splattered Comedian Soupy Sales Dies at 83

DETROIT — Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83.

Sales died at Thursday night at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, New York, said his former manager and longtime friend, Dave Usher. Sales had many health problems and entered the hospice last week, Usher said.

Something to Think About,...

2009-10-22T18:11:00.002-04:00

On the topic of allowing "ultra-right" political party BNP onto the BBC's version of Meet the Press:

If there is a case for censorship, it should be debated and decided in Parliament. Political censorship cannot be outsourced to the BBC or anyone else

Mark Thompson
BBC director general

Ain't Karma Just Like Pelosi??

2009-10-21T16:59:00.001-04:00

Woman Makes Fake 911 Call, Then Calls Again as Garage Door Crushes Her in Fatal Mishap

CALDWELL, Idaho — Police say an Idaho woman who made a false 911 call to lure paramedics out of their station made a real emergency call minutes later when she got trapped under the station's garage door.

Melissa R. Farris died Oct. 2 of injuries suffered when she was crushed by the closing garage door at the Canyon County station.

Farris, a former paramedic at the station, had been trying to crawl under the door after the ambulance left to respond to a nonexistent traffic accident she'd called in a few minutes earlier.

Caldwell Police Chief Chris Allgood says it may never be known why Farris was trying to gain access to the station

But according to a police report obtained by KBCI-TV, her sister told investigators that Farris may have been going after prescription medication stored in the station.

Braying Jackass!

2009-10-21T16:56:00.001-04:00

Louis Farrakhan: H1N1 Vaccine Developed to Kill People

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said the H1N1 flu vaccine was developed to kill people, UPI reported.

"The Earth can't take 6.5 billion people. We just can't feed that many. So what are you going to do? Kill as many as you can," Farrakhan reportedly said during an event in Memphis, Tenn. "We have to develop a science that kills them and makes it look as though they died from some disease."

The 76-year-old added that many wise people won't take the vaccine, according to UPI.

His comments were made during an event to observe the group's Holy Day of Atonement, and also marked the 14th anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington.

Click here to read more on this story from UPI.

Is the "Balloon Boy" the Smartest Kid in America?

2009-10-20T19:26:00.000-04:00

Sticks and Stones May Break Our Bones,...

2009-10-20T11:16:00.003-04:00

But World Championship rings make everything feel better,...

More Left Coast whining over last night's emasculating of the Dodgers:

T.J. SIMERS

In closing, the Dodgers are set up for an unhappy finish

Meanwhile, the Phillies have momentum, home-field advantage for the clincher, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee.
By T.J. Simers

October 20, 2009

Bow-WOW!

I thought we were past this, but now we've got the Choking Dogs showing us a new trick, rolling over and playing dead.

The Phillies have the momentum, the home-field advantage for the clincher, last year's World Series MVP Cole Hamels on the mound, and Cliff Lee ready to go next if needed.

OK, so things are looking a bit bleak.

"They'll show up," Manager Joe Torre countered, and if he's talking about George Sherrill and Jonathan Broxton, forget it, the Dodgers are goners.

The Dodgers had only one chance to win this series, get the most from their second-rate starters, stay close and then mow down the Phillies in the late innings with Sherrill and Broxton.

(snip)

Halloween, as well as the two days that follow, would have been World Series Games 3, 4 and 5 played in Dodger Stadium.

You get this far with the best record in the National League, the home-field advantage and now everyone in the country has good reason to be ticked.

As you know, Fox will be broadcasting the World Series and it likes to put the camera on the face of every single fan sitting in the stands, these fans as ugly as any in the country.

Nowhere in America are people more angry than those living here. During Game 3 they had their humorless furry mascot put on boxing gloves and take on someone who was supposed to be an L.A. fan, sunglasses, cellphone and all.

The furry mascot punched him out, much to the delight of the folks here who love a dash of violence with their sports entertainment.

During Game 4 the furry mascot took a small Dodgers blue helmet, placed it on the ground and then pulverized it, much to the delight of the locals. Same tired skits, by the way, they employed a year ago. (And we beat your sorry, granola-fed asses a year ago, too!)

But this is considered entertainment here, the only bright spot if they draw the Yankees now, getting a look in the mirror at fans who might remind them of themselves.

Waa-aa-aa-aa!!!

Politcally Correct Outrage!!

2009-10-17T18:24:00.002-04:00

Fireman Suspended Over US Flag Decal

(Oct. 17) -- A Pennsylvania firefighter who put an American flag sticker on the front of his locker has been suspended without pay for refusing to take the Old Glory decal down.
James Krapf, along with nearly a dozen other Chester, Pa. firefighters, were ordered to remove personal items from the outside of their lockers -- a violation of department policy, MyFoxPhilly.com reported.