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Huge Win for Anti-Sharia Republicans: Illinois Radical Muslim rejected for another term on Human Rights Commission

2012-05-20T10:48:00.000-05:00

A leading member of Louis Farakhan's Nation of Islam

From Eric Dondero:

Republican State Senator Tim Bivins of Dixon (northwestern IL) led the effort to reject the re-appointment of Munir Muhammad to a third term on the IL Human Rights Commission.

From the (Peoria) PJStar.com, "Illinois Senate rejects Muslim member of human rights panel":

A longtime member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission was denied another term Thursday, in part because of material on his website about the Nation of Islam that condemned interracial marriage.
Those opposed to re-appointing Munir Muhammad to the commission also said he has praised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is known for human rights abuses and strident opposition to Israel.
"To appoint someone with these radical views to the Human Rights Commission, I think is a travesty," said Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon.
Muhammad is an official in the Coalition for the Remembrance of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, who led the Nation of Islam for decades.

The vote was 20 in favor of the appointment, 30 opposed, indicating a handful of Democrats sided with the Republican minoritty. Still, Muhammad was an appointee of Democrat Governor Pat Quinn.

Gov. Pat Quinn's office wouldn't discuss the nomination. "The Senate has voted and we'll move on from here," spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said.

Senior Iranian officials threatening neighboring Azerbaijan over Eurovision, proposed Gay Parade

2012-05-20T10:28:00.000-05:00

Says it's a Jewish plot to promote Homosexuality

From the Fars News Agency (Iran), "Senior MP Warns Azerbaijan to Cancel Immoral Parade":

A senior Iranian legislator blasted a gay parade planned to be held in the Muslim state of Azerbaijan on May 26, warning that Baku will soon regret holding the event.
"The parade has been planned based on the goals of the Zionists and the world arrogance (the US)," member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mohammad Esmayeel Kossari told FNA on Saturday.
"The Azeri government which paves the way for the gathering of such immoral groups as homosexuals through this method (of action) should know that it will be struck by problems in the near future and the country's political and state officials will regret this move," he added.

Continuing:

A proposal to hold a gay pride parade during this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Baku has sparked anger among people in the mainly Muslim state of Azerbaijan... a local gay group has received a death threat.

H/t Blazing Cat Fur

Pakistani government bans Twitter, deemed Un-Islamic

2012-05-20T09:46:00.000-05:00

This bird won't fly in the Muslim world

From Eric Dondero:

Another big blow for free speech advocates in an Islamic nation.

Reuters is reporting, "Pakistan blocks Twitter access over "blasphemous content":

Pakistan on Sunday blocked access to Twitter in response to "blasphemous" material posted by users on the microblogging and social networking website, a senior government official said.
"This has been done under the directions of the Ministry of Information Technology. It's because of blasphemous content," said Mohammed Yaseen, chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
"They (the ministry) have been discussing with them (Twitter) for some time now, requesting them to remove some particular content," he said.
Any representation of the Prophet Mohammad is deemed un-Islamic and blasphemous by many Muslims, who constitute the overwhelming majority in Pakistan

Editor's note - Let's see now. How many so-called "libertarian" sites are covering this? Of course, protecting free speech is at the top of the libertarian agenda, right? Cato.org? Nope. Reason.com. No, nothing there either. Surely, LewRockwell.com? Not a mention. Daily Paul? They're ignoring the story too. Surely Radley Balko's TheAgitator? News blackout at this so-called "civil liberties" site. TheHumbleLibertarian? He's been quiet too. Get the picture?

Anti-Sharia Rep. elected to RNC from Michigan

2012-05-20T08:36:00.001-05:00

From Eric Dondero:

Last week we reported here at LR "About 150 show up to rally against Sharia at Michigan Capital":

From the Detroit Free Press, "150 gather near Michigan Capitol to support bills banning foreign laws":

About 150 people gathered Thursday near the state Capitol to hear advocates for bills in the state House and Senate that would ban implementation of foreign laws, a move they hope will curtail Islamic Sharia law in the U.S.
Similar legislation has been proposed in about two dozen states and approved in three.
The Michigan bills don't specifically name Sharia law. But speakers and others Thursday frequently cited it as a concern.
The House version of the bill, sponsored by Grandville Republican Dave Agema, is in committee.
Rep. Agema is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the City of Allegan, Michigan. Back in February, Agema and a coalition of groups concerned about rising threats from Radical Islam sponsored by a speech by noted Muslim against Sharia speaker Kamil Saleem. At the last minute the school district shut them down.

And now this from the Detroit Free Press, "Michigan Republicans replace 2 national representatives to convention":

Michigan Republicans gathered at Cobo Center this weekend to launch the 2012 campaign and elect representatives to the Republican National Committee.
The latter exercise turned into a purge of incumbents, as former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land of Byron Center and state Rep. Dave Agema of Grandville ousted state Rep. Holly Hughes of Montague and former state party Chairman Saul Anuzis of Lansing from their seats on the RNC.

Editor's note - We send our congratulations to Rep. Agema.

Chuck Schumer with a Hitler mustache?

2012-05-20T08:36:00.000-05:00

From Eric Dondero:

In response to the Facebook co-founder, billionaire living in Singapore, who has giving up his U.S. citizenship in order to stave off hundreds of millions in tax dollars owed to the U.S. government, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York has proposed an ex-pat tax.

The Hill reports, "Norquist compares Sen. Schumer’s tax-dodger bill to the Nazis, communists":

“I think Schumer can probably find the legislation to do this. It existed in Germany in the 1930s and Rhodesia in the ’70s and in South Africa as well,” said Norquist. “He probably just plagiarized it and translated it from the original German.”
The Nazis infamously implemented a departure tax on Jews who tried to flee Germany before World War II. Schumer is Jewish.
The ATR president, the driving force behind an anti-tax pledge signed by the vast majority of Republican lawmakers, added that the communist East German government after World War II implemented a similar plan.
“The East Germans had the position that if you wanted to leave the country you had to pay them back for all the wonderful Communist education they gave you K through 12,” he said. “Schumer’s effort has a really distinguished history.”

Strong words from the anti-taxer C-PAC co-host.

Exit question: Are those Barney Frank-type man boobs sprouting up under that pink shirt? (photo h/t Wiki)

BREAKING... One of the three alleged Terrorists in Chicago a Ron Paul supporter

2012-05-20T07:28:00.002-05:00

AntiWar activists targetted Obama's Campaign HQ, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home

From Eric Dondero:

Background from the Washington Examiner, "Occupy activists arrested in alleged plot to bomb Obama's campaign HQ":

Prosecutors said the men were self-described anarchists who boasted weeks earlier about the damage they would do in Chicago, including one who declared, "After NATO, the city will never be the same."
At one point, one of the suspects asked the others if they had ever seen a "cop on fire."
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets.
The men allegedly bought fuel at a gas station for the makeshift bombs, poured it into beer bottles and cut up bandanas to serve as fuses.
The suspects are Brian Church, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Jared Chase, 24, of Keene, N.H.; and, Brent Vincent Betterly, 24, of Oakland Park, Fla.
If convicted on all counts — conspiracy to commit terrorism, material support for terrorism and possession of explosives — the men could get up to 85 years in prison.

Jared Chase aka "J-Chase The DJ" is one of the three alleged plotters.

From his Facebook Page:

The Rapper, The Problem
I'm Jared, or Jay ( or J-Chase as Im known in the music industry), I'm 25 , I spend most of my time doing my DJ thing, and when I'm not doing that I'm in college full time, I go to IADT for Graphich Design & Web Design, but I might go back after for Game Production. I like comedys, anything thats funny, Family Guy is probably the best. I like video games, I like watching movies, my favorite palce to watch movies......the Block in orange county (going back soon). My favorite place to eat is Albertos, in Anahiem, Ca, they got the best carne asada cesaldila on the planet, (I can't spell so who knows if thats right or not). I love Carls Jr. too. I also write for magazines, I actualy hate it I'm not sure why the hell i do it lol.

Chase is originally from Keene, NH. AntiWar libertarian Ron Paul has a strong base of support in Keene. Halfway down Chase's Facebook page next to a photo of Mao and physicist Michio Kaku is an image of Ron Paul's book.

Photo credit - pillbillwarner.wordpress.com

Letter to the Editor of the Day! - Scott Walker a "radical libertarian"

2012-05-20T06:32:00.001-05:00

Takes his marching orders from the Kochs; bows down to extremist capitalist ALEC; wants people to starve; and he even eats puppies for breakfast

From Eric Dondero:

Who knew?

From the Green Bay Press Gazette, "Scott Walker motivated by big business agenda::

GREEN BAY — It is important to remember when going to vote on June 5 recalls that Scott Walker's motivation for stripping public workers of collective bargaining rights was not one of pragmatism. It was to serve a radical libertarian, big business agenda.
His Act 10 was churned out by the American Legislative Exchange Council(ALEC), a legislation mill that is owned by energy billionaires, the Koch brothers. ALEC boasts corporate members that include(d) Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and AT&T and other GOP governors, in New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, and Indiana have passed similar rubber-stamped ALEC legislation. ALEC, like Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, are all fronts that the Kochs have used to dupe everyday Americans into serving their ultimate agenda of privatizing America.
Though this may look good on paper to those critical of government, it will only result in the transformation of America from a First World economy into a Third World economy with no middle class. Only haves and have nots.
Sean Vermillion

New Yorkers on the street stunned by Obama revelations from "Dreams of my Father"

2012-05-19T10:44:00.002-05:00

Hannity Grand Slam!!

From Eric Dondero:

Libertarian/conservative reporter Michelle Fields hits the streets of New York, carrying a copy of Barack Obama's 2002-released "Dreams of my Father."

When confronted with quotes from Obama's book, even these (presumably) liberal New Yorkers express surprise. They appear to be most shocked by the revelations of his admitted cocaine use, and his hanging out with Marxists and attending Socialist meetings while in college.

LR Readers may recall Michelle Fields as a self-described "libertarian" journalist who had a famous clash with actor Matt Damon, a couple years ago, while reporting for Reason. (See WaPo article "Matt Damon’s clash with libertarian journalist Michelle Fields on education is a viral hit" here).

Birther vindication?

2012-05-19T10:44:00.001-05:00

Jeff Crouere is a native of New Orleans, LA and he is the host of a Louisiana based program, “Ringside Politics,” which airs at 7:30 p.m. Fri. and 10:00 p.m. Sun. on WLAE-TV 32, a PBS station, and 7 till 11 a.m.weekdays on WGSO 990 AM in New Orleans and the Northshore. For more information, visit his web site at Ringside Politics.

Excerpt, "Crazy Birther Claims About Obama-Kenya Tie Get Booklet Support Featured" BayouBuzz.com (Louisiana's leading Political News site):

The so-called fringe group, the “birthers” have now been vindicated. It seems it is not so crazy that so many Americans believe that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii.
Yesterday, it was revealed by Breitbart.com that the former literary agent for Barack Obama listed his birthplace as Kenya as far back as 1991. The notation was discovered in an informational booklet that promoted the authors associated with Acton and Dystel, an agency representing authors. Back in 1991, Obama was working on his first book, but it was never finished. Years later, he did write two books and continued to be represented by Acton and Dystel. The Kenyan birth description remained in his official biography until April of 2007, two months before Obama announced his campaign for President.
The “birthers” have been ridiculed by the mainstream media as obsessive kooks, who are not willing to accept Obama as President. These liberals, along with many in the conservative media, like to claim that “birthers” are racists who have delusional dreams of removing Obama from office.
Yet, in recent weeks, more evidence has been released to support “birther” theories. Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio revealed the results of his exhaustive investigation into the Obama birth certificate. His team of investigators, the “cold case posse” concluded that there is evidence to suspect the birth certificate and other Obama documents, such as his Selective Service registration, are fraudulent. Arpaio noted that this new disclosure just adds to the mystery. He said “where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”

Additionally:

While the Washington Post was busy reporting on a hazing incident from Mitt Romney’s distant past, major portions of Obama’s high school, college, law school, legal career, and Illinois State Senate records remain off limits to the American people.
The American people have not seen Obama’s grades or his college thesis. While his admirers claim he is brilliant, Americans have not seen any proof such as superlative report cards.
This explosive report about his biography has already been ignored by the mainstream news media. Only a few conservative websites are even reporting the Kenyan birth claim. ABC News did contact the editor who claimed that she mistakenly included his Kenyan birth in the biography. If so, why didn’t Barack Obama correct it during the 16 year period in which it was a major part of his biography?
It is more likely that Obama supplied the editor with the information about his Kenyan birth.
He was either lying to make his background seem more exotic or appealing to readers or it was the truth and we have seen a massive cover-up for the past five years, the biggest such cover-up and political fraud in our history.

Photos - Orly Taitz, leading Birther and 2012 California Republican candidate for US Senate, Joe Farah, editor of World Net Daily, and Michael Savage.

HUGE NEWS!! 2008 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate endorses Republican Mitt Romney for President

2012-05-19T10:44:00.000-05:00

From Eric Dondero:

Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr was the 2008 Libertarian Presidential candidate.

Tweeted yesterday:

Bob Barr‏@bobbarr
I am pleased to support and endorse Governor Mitt Romney for President #gapol #RNC #mittromney #gop #tcot #romney2012
3:21 PM - 17 May 12via web

Twitter Link

IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: This website remains committed to supporting BOTH Mitt Romney as a Republican and Gary Johnson as a Libertarian for President. We advocate "Vote Smart"; that libertarian Republicans in deeply red states vote for Johnson. The more votes for the Libertarian Party, the greater incentive President Romney will have to move in a libertarian direction. Conversely, we urge all libertarians in swing states, most especially Ohio, New Mexico, Colorado, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and even quasi-swing state New Jersey, to vote Republican Mitt Romney.

CT Libertarian Party candidate for Congress seeking Republican endorsement

2012-05-19T09:40:00.001-05:00

From Eric Dondero:

The Norwich Bulletin is reporting:

Plainfield resident Dan Reale, the Libertarian Party candidate for Congress in Connecticut’s 2nd District, on Saturday formally asked for cross-endorsement from the Republican Party before Friday’s Republican convention. Reale has been seeking Republican support since February 2011 in speeches throughout the region.

Reale is a hearing aid technician who lives in Plainfield. He is a former Democrat.

Editor's comment - Unfortunately, he appears to be a Ron Paulist on national security issues, with typical left-libertarian rhetoric against "nation building," and "policing the world." But one notable bright spot: "A strong navy and airforce/a professional army." (We hope to do an interview with Mr. Reale in the next few days.) Cute name for his website.

RealDealeforCongress.com

Michigan's got a new Republican State Representative

2012-05-19T09:25:00.000-05:00

PARTY SWITCH NEWS!

"I understand what I did is challenging to some. I’m very comfortable with it. I’m a moderate Republican now. I was a moderate Democrat, but Roy Schmidt is not changing what he believes in."

He tells WZZM radio:

"It's tough. It's tough. It's kind of painful, but I feel a lot better than I did yesterday," Schmidt said.

Western MI Rep. Roy Schmidt, seeking his third term, switched to the GOP minutes before the filing deadline on Wednesday.

Michigan Democrats are taking the switch especially hard. MI Dem Chair Mark Brewer was quoted by WoodTV.com:

"We wish Schmidt well in the anti-women, anti-senior, anti-children Republican Party. He should be ashamed of this desperate, craven deed. Only someone who does not possess the conviction or confidence to face the voters would pull a stunt like this. He'll fit in perfectly with the Republicans."

Still other Dems are admitting that the switch doesn't come as a great surprise.

Fellow Rep. Brandon Dillon is quoted by MLive.com:

“He was the most conservative Democrat in the House,”

America's Congressman Allen West argues against giving Constitutional Rights to Muslim Terrorists

2012-05-19T08:52:00.001-05:00

Would we have given these rights to captured Nazis during WWII?

From Eric Dondero:

Republican Cong. Allen West goes to House floor to denounce efforts by a number of Democrats (and dissapointedly by a handful of Republicans, as well), to extend Constitutional Rights to Islamic terrorists, such as Khalid Sheikh Muhammed, including the right to a trial by jury.

He reminds his fellow members that in the early 1940s Nazi saboteurs entering the U.S. were not accorded such rights.

UK Sikhs and Hindus fed up with being lumped in with Muslims under catch-all "Asian" label

2012-05-19T07:59:00.001-05:00

Paki rapists have attacked Hindu and Sikh girls, as well as indigenous Brits

From Eric Dondero:

Adhering to political correctness, British (Canadian and Aussie) media almost universally refer to Muslim criminals as "Asians." But now other south Asians have had enough.

From the London Times (via IslamvsEurope) "Sikh and Hindu Leaders Protest Over ‘Asian’ Tag for Sex Gangs":

Leaders of Britain’s Sikh and Hindu communities are protesting that the term “Asian” is being used incorrectly to describe the men responsible for sex-grooming gangs when the perpetrators are in fact nearly all of Pakistani origin.
“We believe the reluctance of the media and the Government to discuss the issue that there is a disproportionate representation of Muslims in such cases and why the victims are almost always non-Muslim girls is only adding to the vote bank of far-Right groups such as the BNP and the EDL,” they say.
“In addition we wish to bring to your attention the fact that the same sex gangs have also targeted Hindu and Sikh girls in the same manner, and these cases are rarely reported on as they hardly ever reach the courts.
“We believe that political correctness stifles debate and will not facilitate a frank and mature discussion or solutions to get to the root of why the above pattern is emerging in these crimes and how to help find a solution to the problem. This can only be done by working with the responsible majority in the community involved. We will not be able to do that if we mask the identity of those involved based on misguided views of ‘protecting a vulnerable community’ of the perpetrators and not looking at the vulnerable community of victims.”

Editor's note - Article bumped up in queue.

Poll finds 80% of Republicans believe Islamic world at War with the West

2012-05-19T07:55:00.000-05:00

Islamists may be fighting us, but overall Americans not anxious to fight back

From Eric Dondero: Rasmussen reports:

Nearly two-out-of-three Likely U.S. Voters (63%) believe there is a conflict in the world today between Western civilization and Islamic nations...
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 18% of voters feel there is not a global conflict now between the West and Islamic nations. Another 19% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted on May 10-11, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Creeping Sharia breaks down the numbers:

63% total—80% of Republicans and 62% of Independents, but only (or even?) 46% of Democrats—believe there is a conflict between Islamdom and Western civilization

Still, Americans by-and-large are not anxious to fight back. Continuing from Ras:

most also think the United States should leave the Islamic world alone. (26% believe the United States should be aggressive... 58% maintain the US should leave matters alone, and 16% are undecided.)

As Creeping S. sums it up:

After nearly 19,000 jihadist attacks since 9/11/2001, perhaps these somber, if Islamo-Realistic views, are influenced by a phenomenon Nicolai Sennels characterized in his essay, and plea for moral clarity in nomenclature, “Islamonausea, not Islamophobia.”

Editor's comment - Fully 80% of Republicans take the Islamist threat seriously. That's encouraging for us pro-defense libertarians. That also means the Ron Paul wing is out of the mainstream of the GOP.

Romney winning over the middle

2012-05-19T06:53:00.000-05:00

From Eric Dondero:

The Massachusetts (and Michigan, and California, and New Hampshire) moderate-to-conservative, seems to be playing well with Middle America.

From Fox News, "Romney’s Favorables Rising Despite Attacks":

The best bit of news for Mitt Romney is that his Gallup favorability rating has just crested 50 percent, only 2 points behind the president. Better still, Romney’s negative rating is lower than Obama’s – 46 percent to 41 percent. Much of Romney’s 11-point rise since February can be attributed to the end of the bruising Republican primary process. Not only have Republicans coalesced, but the daily news cycle is no longer dominated by reporters gleefully repeating the latest attacks from Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
Moderates and independents are open to the idea of a Romney presidency. They may not find him as likable as Obama, but they find him acceptable. That’s why Romney’s first general election ad asks voters to imagine “Day One” of a Romney president: See, it’s not scary, it might even be kind of nice.

Here's the latest Romney ad released just yesterday. Appealing to both moderates and those on the right.

"President Romney" - it's got a good ring to it.

Wake-up Poll: Romney leading by 3 in Mason-Dixon

2012-05-19T06:24:00.000-05:00

From Eric Dondero: This is one polling firm we haven't been hearing from much lately. But still quite respected.

Via Hedgehog:

PRESIDENT – NATIONAL (Mason-Dixon) Mitt Romney (R) 47%
Barack Obama (D-inc) 44%

Editor's comment - Only three, but we'll take it.

The power of "racist" white man's rock and punk

2012-05-18T09:12:00.002-05:00

Quote of the Day!

From Eric Dondero:

Commenting on the death of Donna Summer some black dude "media commentator" named Toure accused fans of rock music and punk of being racists.

Newsbusters reports:

Appearing on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports on Thursday to discuss the passing of disco singer Donna Summer, contributor Toure unleashed a viscous rant against those who didn't care for the music genre.
"...there was a homophobic, and to a certain extent racist, response against disco....from large group of fans who wanted to proclaim the resurgence of white male power, of rock 'n roll and punk..."

Editor's comment - It appeas as though "Toure" must have forgotten all about Jimi, legendary Springteen saxophonist Clarence Clemmens, Darius Rucker, and Living Coulour. All top favs of us white guys, still to this day. Ain't nothing better than Coulour classic Cult of Personality. (Photo h/t - lastfm.com)

Rightist EU MP Filip DeWinter, dad of An-Sofie, welcomes Jewish envoy to Parliament

2012-05-18T09:12:00.001-05:00

“The European countries must understand that without the State of Israel there's no stopping the Islamic tide from washing up Europe, and that without Judea and Samaria the State of Israel is not viable,” -- Gershon Mesika, Shomron Regional Council

From Eric Dondero:

The flamboyant and outspoken leader of the Belgian rightist libertarian party Vlaams Belang Felip DeWinter has welcomed a top Israeli patriot to Brussels. DeWinter, father of anti-Islamist activist An-Sofie DeWinter, told media representatives that support for Israel was important for the preservation of Western civilization.

From Arutz Sheva, "European Parliamentarians Pleased with Mesika's Visit to the EU - European parliamentarians pleased with speech by the head of the Shomron Regional Council, reaffirm support for Israel" May 17:

Belgian MP Frank Creyelman told Arutz Sheva that meetings with both Jews and Arabs are important because they help Europeans better understand the issues at hand.
“Encounters like this are very important because we see not only the Jewish side of the story, which we know and which we support, but also the Palestinian side of the story,” he said. “And of course, being a nationalist, I can cope with both these native peoples who have their way of thinking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
Creyelman added, “In our country it’s quite important because we have a lot of Muslim immigrants who tend to be more radical than they are in the Middle East.”
His remarks were echoed by Belgian MP Tanguy Veys, who noted that “in Europe and Belgium, most supporters of the Palestinian cause are Muslim extremists and extreme left politicians. For the first time, I felt that there’s also a possibility to have a peace message.”
European Parliament member Filip DeWinter echoed his colleagues’ sentiments and also had an important message for Israelis.
“People in Israel have to know that they have a lot of friends here in Europe, because I think we have a common struggle going on: the struggle against radical Islam,” said DeWinter. “We are aware of the fact that Israel is the only European, Western and democratic country in the Middle East, surrounded by radical Islamic countries who want to kick all the Israelis into the sea.

Note- An-Sofie received worldwide media attention earlier this year, when she posed in a bikini and burka for campaign posters for her Dad, to protest increased Islamization of Europe.

Face-masked Leftist protesters taunt police calling them "faggots," and shouting at them "suck my cock"

2012-05-18T09:12:00.000-05:00

Must be seen to be believed!

From Eric Dondero:

A group of men wearing burka-like face masks, shouted obscenities at nearby police from behind a fence. Including: "suck my cock," and "you want to suck my dick faggots."

The protest took place in Albany, California on May 14. The are believed to be affiliated with the local Occupy group. It was reported by the local Patch.com.

H/t Weasel Z...

Democrats appoint Nation of Islam leader to Illinois Commission

2012-05-18T09:11:00.000-05:00

Senate Republicans unanimously object

From Eric Dondero:

He's a leading member of Louis Farakhan's Nation of Islam in Chicago. Illinois Democrats have spoken up for the appointment of Munir Muhammad to the IL Human Rights Commission. Leftist Senator Jamie Meeks was quoted:

"I don’t think we can be biased just because somebody is of the Muslim faith."

But Republicans concerned about his anti-American stances, spoke up against his appointment. From WUIS News "Senate Republicans Rail Against Human Rights Commission Member":

Republican Senator Tim Bivens (photo) from Dixon took issue with a segment in which Muhammad spoke with the president of Iran.
TIM BIVENS: “He complemented him on his show, saying he was a patient person and that he was remarkable in that he sat down and talked with others.”
Muhammad has served on the state’s Human Rights Commission since 2003. Members are currently paid nearly 47-thousand dollars a year. A majority of Senators including all Republicans in attendance rejected his reappointment.

Note - Sen. Bivins's district is in northwest IL.

Libertarian petitioners banned from Wal-mart parking lots, but Muslims allowed to hold prayer services

2012-05-18T09:10:00.000-05:00

by Eric Dondero

Don't dare try to gather petition signatures for a tax reform initiative, property rights, pro-2nd Amendment, dry-to-wet alcohol issue, casino gambling or even Libertarian Party ballot access at a Wal-mart. You'll be kicked off the property by the go-cart driving security within 20 minutes.

But if you're a Muhammedan, at least according to this video above, Wal-mart security will just look the other way.

Bottom line: Anything Pro-America is not permitted. If it's a threat to America, and the American way of life, Wal-mart doesn't seem to mind.

Muslim prohibitionists closing down bars in Algeria

2012-05-18T09:08:00.001-05:00

“This used to be a night club,” 33-year-old Slimane said as he sipped his whisky at the bar of a restaurant near the Martyrs monument towering above Algiers and its stunning bay. “Soon, it'll be just a restaurant with no bar, then a restaurant where you can't drink with your food, and it will have one thing left to do: close down,” the young entrepreneur said.

From Eric Dondero:

Representatives of the government's ruling Islamist Party in Algeria have gone on a rampage the last few months, closing down hundreds of bars in the country. Speak easys are springing up as a result, but can hardly keep up with demand.

From iol.co.za Algeria News reports, "Algeria state Islamism closes tap on bars":

Dozens of bars and off-licences have definitively closed in recent months, including taverns that had existed since the French colonial era, in a country that is almost entirely Muslim but where many remain fiercely secular.
“At this rate only a handful of hotels will still serve alcohol legally,” said Liamine, an engineering student, as he ordered another round for his table of friends, all gussied up for a night of boozing.
“Beer is so expensive there, only those who ban it will be able to afford it. That's the problem with prohibition Algerian-style, Al Capone and the cops are one and the same,” he said, erupting into roaring laughter.

Editor's note - Don't expect to see any reporting of this at left-libertarians sites like Cato, LewRockwell.com, Reason, Daily Paul, TheAgitator, Humble Libertarian, et.al. Muslim prohibitionism doesn't fit the template. Of course, if this was Christians closing down bars, they'd be all over the story, like flies on an open dish of beernuts.

Muslim demonstrators throw bags of urine on Christians

2012-05-18T07:58:00.001-05:00

Stoning, pails of dirty water

From the Jakarta Globe, Hardliners in Bekasi Throw Stones at Ascension Day Service, May 17:

A mob of Islamic hard-liners threw stones and bags of urine at the HKBP Filadelphia congreagation of the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, at an Ascension Day service on Thursday. Police tried to stop the mob of some 300 people, but were also attacked, according to reports.
“They assaulted the congregation members,” Rev. Palti Panjaitan told the Jakarta Globe on Thursday. “Police tried to talk to them, but the mob passed through police and showered us with urine and dirty water. Others threw stones at us.”
“Even after the service, which lasted one-and-a-half hours, the mob chased after us,” Rev. Palti said.

H/t Spencer

Libertarian Republican

Top Ron Paul supporter Adam Kokesh reads letter on-air - "Romney needs to die"

Huge Win for Anti-Sharia Republicans: Illinois Radical Muslim rejected for another term on Human Rights Commission

Senior Iranian officials threatening neighboring Azerbaijan over Eurovision, proposed Gay Parade

Pakistani government bans Twitter, deemed Un-Islamic

Anti-Sharia Rep. elected to RNC from Michigan

Chuck Schumer with a Hitler mustache?

BREAKING... One of the three alleged Terrorists in Chicago a Ron Paul supporter

Letter to the Editor of the Day! - Scott Walker a "radical libertarian"

New Yorkers on the street stunned by Obama revelations from "Dreams of my Father"

Birther vindication?

HUGE NEWS!! 2008 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate endorses Republican Mitt Romney for President

CT Libertarian Party candidate for Congress seeking Republican endorsement

Michigan's got a new Republican State Representative

America's Congressman Allen West argues against giving Constitutional Rights to Muslim Terrorists

UK Sikhs and Hindus fed up with being lumped in with Muslims under catch-all "Asian" label

Poll finds 80% of Republicans believe Islamic world at War with the West

Romney winning over the middle

Wake-up Poll: Romney leading by 3 in Mason-Dixon

The power of "racist" white man's rock and punk

Rightist EU MP Filip DeWinter, dad of An-Sofie, welcomes Jewish envoy to Parliament

Face-masked Leftist protesters taunt police calling them "faggots," and shouting at them "suck my cock"

Democrats appoint Nation of Islam leader to Illinois Commission

Libertarian petitioners banned from Wal-mart parking lots, but Muslims allowed to hold prayer services

Muslim prohibitionists closing down bars in Algeria

Muslim demonstrators throw bags of urine on Christians