Everything is Now Racist!

The False Logic of Those Using the Race Card over Obamacare

Charles Krauthammer's Take on Maureen Dowd

Don't Agree With Someone? Use the Race Card!

If you'd like to see how truly pathetic journalism has become, read this article by one Douglass K. Daniel of the Associated Press. He accuses Sarah Palin of being a racist, yet provides absolutely no evidence of this charge.

IMHO there is nothing more despicable than playing the race card, especially in America at this time. Mr. Daniel is a perfect example of a Post-Modern Liberal Bigot. Be sure to read the comments on the article - priceless!

The Latest Canard from Obama Inc.

When the Obama War Room realized how the campaign had changed because of the Palin Effect, they strategized how to combat it. One tact was to get their endless supporters in the MSM to denigrate Sarah Palin with phony story after phony story in newspapers and TV.

That's bad enough, but now the most disgusting tactic of all is being used. Members of the media and more formal supporters are playing the race card:

• Jack Cafferty
• Barney Blakeney
• Governor Kathleen Sebelius
• Colin Benjamin
  

I've seen all of this before. It was an extremely successful tactic used by the Liberal Party of Canada for years to paint their opponents, the Conservatives, as anti-immigrant. But in 2006 finally enough Canadians ignored the propaganda and elected the Conservatives. Lo and behold, it was suddenly discovered that all such racist tarring done by the Liberals was a complete lie.

Sadly, fanatical Democrats are seeking to start a race war in America . . . if it'll help them win victory on Nov. 4th. Dennis Prager has some insightful comments about this here & here, and explains that if Obama loses then the only ones who could possibly be racist are Democrats, since Republicans would never vote for an extreme liberal like Obama regardless of his race or sex.

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Here's a telling editorial from a Republican named John Doggett. Oh, by the way, he happens to be black.

Canada's Permanent Victim Central

I read with disbelief two connected columns by Jonathan Kay about Canada's Permanent Victim Industry. The first is here and the other is here. It's beyond insane that in 2008 so many Canadians are making so much money promoting victimhood. But it is all about the money, isn't it? For if any of these nincompoops were to wake up one day and realize that they're accomplishing nothing for the members of the choir that they're preaching to then the gravy train would quickly dry up. The fact that they're doing everything to keep it flowing is beyond pathetic.

It just occurred to me that there's a clear cut human rights violation against the entire "human rights" industry. But they'd never listen, would they?

Elmasry & Khadr: The Worst Poster Boys Ever

As I wrote about earlier, CIC President, Mohammed Elmasry, has injected himself into the ongoing debate about Omar Khadr. Something very unusual has happened over at the CBC website. Mostly populated by legions of loyal CBC listeners & viewers, a surprisingly large number of them are refusing to stick to their old multicult ultra-liberal precepts and side with Elmasy.

I signed up and added this comment:

I've long challenged my fellow Canadians to describe what it means to be a citizen of our country WITHOUT making any reference to America or Americans. Most can't do it. I have many American friends and admire many things about the founding notions of our neighbour to the south. But do we have to follow their lead on everything?

What does it say about the lack of originality of Canadians that so many of the very worst trends in America seem to get adopted here? Rap music is one. Every other young woman wanting to be just like Paris Hilton is another! The list is endless.

Last New Year's Eve I made a very public proclamation of my hopes for Canada for 2008. You can read them here. The list is real and unaltered, I assure you. It's been sitting there for 6.5 months.

Is it just my imagination, or has Mohammed Elmasry completely violated the Top 5? Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course ... oh, unless you live here on Canada's Left Coast and say something the "Human Rights" commissars disagree with ... but that aside, which Canada do you want to live in:

• One where people have similar hopes to what I published?
• Or one where everyone is acting like Elmasry and screaming "You're a Racist" to anyone who disagrees with them?
  

Food for thought.

This growing backlash is exactly what Mark Steyn, in America Alone, warned would happen. Though he was referring to it happening in Europe. That it's happening in Canada now, even after years of propaganda in support of "Poor Omar" by the CBC News staff and others, is quite surprising to me.

My worry though is that moderate Muslim Canadians are going to get swept up in the backlash too. That would be both wrong and unfortunate. To prevent it, more might want to start chastising Elmasry and the CIC now.

Mohammed Elmasry: The Continued Exploits of a Clown

Headline: Muslim leader accuses Harper of indifference to 'brown skinned' Omar Khadr

Hold the presses! Stop regular scheduled TV programming! The almighty Mohamed Elmasry speaks!

Although, this is the same man who:

1. Has publicly declared that all Jewish adults over the age of 18 are legitimate targets of suicide bombers.
2. Has written in the Montreal Gazette that Zimbabwe's horrific dictator, Robert Mugabe, is simply misunderstood.
3. Launched a Human Rights case against Maclean's magazine, which cost them at least $100,000 to fight (and him nothing), but then didn't even have the decency to show up for his case.

Yes, when this moronic clown speaks, we should all listen. Notttttttt!!!

Omar Khadr - Future Liberal MP!

July 1, 2013 - Toronto - After a disastrous defeat by the Conservatives in 2009, the reconstituted Liberal Party of Canada, announced it newest candidate today. Omar Khadr, once an alleged al Qaeda terrorist and Guantanomo Bay prisoner, announced his candidacy today in the riding of Toronto-Danforth.

Liberal leader Bob Rae started the press conference by introducing Khadr: "Once an innocent child, illegally incarcerated by the American government, Omar has fought a righteous campaign in support of human rights for all ethnicities. Five years ago, when I was instrumental in freeing him, I must confess that I didn't know him very well. But having spent much time with him and his family ever since, I am now proud to call Omar a key member of the Rainbow Coalition that is the new Liberal Party of Canada."

The Twisted Logic of Khurrum Awan and His Colleagues

By "colleagues", I don't actually mean Muslims. Rather, I mean his fellow social activists like Barbara Hall, Heather MacNaughton, Lori Andreachuk, John Miller, Petti Fong, and everyone at the CBC except for Rex Murphy and Don Cherry (well, perhaps a few others too!)

On Saturday Mr. Awan, in his usual double-speak, said some pretty frightening things at a conference in Toronto. I've only read the highlights and haven't seen any actual video yet. Perhaps he'll soon become the Canadian equivalent of Jeremiah Wright?!

I've put together a video of what Mr. Awan said and my thoughts about the dramatic harm this young man is doing both to Canada in general and the Muslim community in particular. Some have suggested that this is very much his intention. I do not know. You can also read the thoughts of Awan's tirade from Marni Soupcoff here and Colby Cosh here.



This will be my last posting about anything serious for a week or so. In its place, you will get to see some great photos (I hope) of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Wishing you a great week too!

Letter to Jennifer Rubin

Jennifer,

I learned of you and your blog from Hugh Hewitt's interview of you. The few entries I've read so far are most interesting!

I don't know if most of the commenters on here are Jewish Americans, but I'm not. I'm a Recovering Catholic in Vancouver, BC on Canada's Left Coast. But I enjoy learning about what others from around the world are thinking.

More than perhaps anyone on here realizes, your country's election has captured the attention of many Canucks. I'm no exception. Up until about mid-February I was enamoured with Obama's message of Positive Change. Then strange things started surfacing from him and from those around him. Since I've never drank any politician's Kool-Aid, I'm able to clearly analyze what's actually being said and change my opinion of the politician if need be. The more he has kept talking, out of at least 3 sides of his mouth, the more I've realized how scary he would be, not just for America, but for the West in General. Not at all because he's Black, but because of his extreme socialist views. I've seen how socialism has hurt Canada, France, and Britain. We're now on the mend, Sarkozy is trying to take France in that direction, and Britain may be moving the pendulum in the other direction soon.

On New Year's Eve last year I wrote a little something about my hopes & dreams for my nation in 2008. But I clearly shouldn't have limited its scope! Now that I see the Obamanation message coming clearly into focus, I realize that what he really stands for is directly against most of my core principles.

Worst of all is the Identity Politics that his campaign is playing. Not only are they pitting different ethnic & religious groups against one another, but they're using the new age PC trick of calling anyone who disagrees with them a Racist. And their millions of supporters are repeating the charge verbatim. I find this absolutely repugnant.

There's a bright guy on You Tube named Tom who recently posted a video called Sushi Politics. He makes an interesting, though flawed case, that people who eat sushi on a regular basis support Obama whereas those who don't aren't as enlightened. To him I asked a simple question:

Might it be possible that Obama's "base" consists of 3 primary groups:

1. African-Americans.
2. People who never equated the need for work as a necessary requirement to get what they desire.
3. Liberal educated people who detest Bush and think Obama would be a "refreshing change".

Is there anyone else who really supports him?

To his credit, Tom did respond to my question but didn't really answer it. In the coming months I will watch the polls and see if a 4th or 5th group emerges. Somehow I don't think so.

I'm most saddened that Obama has turned out to be another Jesse Jackson like victim-laden politician. African-Americans deserve much more. If he's not a snake oil salesman, then he's the close cousin of one.

"Don't Forget the Angry White Man"

This posting is part of the 10% of my time that I will deviate away from my professional technical focus! I don't know how I missed it when it was first published, but I just read this brilliant rant by Aspen Times Weekly writer Gary Hubbell. Warning: It is very politically incorrect ... as all good rants are!

While not everything struck a chord with me, most of it did. Amongst many of my male friends, one could remove the word "White" and it would still ring true. And amongst some of my female friends one could remove the words "White Male" and it would still ring true as well! Here are the parts of the editorial that resonated the most with me:

• Each candidate is carefully pandering to a smorgasbord of special-interest groups, ranging from gay, lesbian and transgender people to children of illegal immigrants to working mothers to evangelical Christians.
  
  
• [The Angry White Man's] common traits are that he isn’t looking for anything from anyone — just the promise to be able to make his own way on a level playing field. In many cases, he is an independent businessman and employs several people. He pays more than his share of taxes and works hard.
  
  
• The victimhood syndrome buzzwords — “disenfranchised,” “marginalized” and “voiceless” — don’t resonate with him. “Press ‘one’ for English” is a curse-word to him. He’s used to picking up the tab, whether it’s the company Christmas party, three sets of braces, three college educations or a beautiful wedding.
  
  
• The Angry White Man owns firearms, and he’s willing to pick up a gun to defend his home and his country. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone who needs killing really doesn’t bother him.
  
  
• Women either love him or hate him, but they know he’s a man, not a dishrag. If they’re looking for someone to walk all over, they’ve got the wrong guy. He stands up straight, opens doors for women and says “Yes, sir” and “No, ma’am.”
  
  
• He’s not a racist, but he is annoyed and disappointed when people of certain backgrounds exhibit behavior that typifies the worst stereotypes of their race. He’s willing to give everybody a fair chance if they work hard, play by the rules and learn English.
  
  
• [The] Angry White Man loathes Hillary Clinton. Her voice reminds him of a shovel scraping a rock. He recoils at the mere sight of her on television. Her very image disgusts him, and he cannot fathom why anyone would want her as their leader. It’s not that she is a woman. It’s that she is who she is. It’s the liberal victim groups she panders to, the “poor me” attitude that she represents, her inability to give a straight answer to an honest question, his tax dollars that she wants to give to people who refuse to do anything for themselves.

And this is why John McCain will beat either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in November. The reason has nothing to do with their race or their sex. It has everything to do with pandering to special interest groups and encouraging everyone who isn't a white male to think of themselves as a victim. These actions of theirs are far beneath what the United States of America aspires to. No great nation is made up of a patchwork quilt of victims.

Personal note: Is it any wonder why I feel completely out of place living on Canada's Left Coast?

The Real Racists in London, England

I listened in disbelief to a caller named Jasmine who phoned into [Big] George Webley's radio programme on BBC London. Identifying herself as a woman of colour, she effectively went on to say that any white person who disagreed with her - about anything - was a racist. She knew "the truth" and if anyone disagreed with her then "of course" they must be a racist. She even called Big George a racist (when in fact he's the exact opposite!) and refused to apologize for her comment.

IMHO she exemplifies most of what is wrong with race relations in the UK today.

Governments throughout the Western World have bent over backwards in the past few decades to correct the errors of times past. And for the most part, I believe that most non-minority citizens have as well.

Sadly, there appears to be a certain percentage of minority citizens, especially in the UK it seems, who have a permanent chip on their shoulder and have found the easiest way to get what they want, whenever they want, is to just play the race card.

The fact is that winners of all races & religions realize that adversity and challenges are a part of life. When they encounter them, they don't raise a white flag and cry "poor me, I'm a victim". Instead, they learn and gain strength from such experiences and move forward, onto the next challenge.

Jasmine is not a winner, but a hateful ignoramus. She has let her mind become infected with PVS (Permanent Victim Syndrome). It now dictates every part of her life. She has set up psychological landmines all around her that instantly go off whenever anyone says or does anything that she does not agree with.

But the sad reality of our times is that no politician will ever dare tell her what she needs to hear to get beyond being a permanent victim. The fear of reprisals from the politically correct set is just too great. Instead, they will insist that the people who she comes in conflict with need "sensitivity training". In this way, her victim mentality is reinforced and the "offender" who [likely] did nothing wrong becomes convinced, and rightly so, that the establishment has gone mad.

With this dysfunctional pattern happening time after time after time again, it is absolutely no wonder why racial tensions in the UK are on the rise.

It's not limited to just there, of course. In the coming months, watch for the "Jasmine mentality" in the Barack Obama campaign in the United States. I'm deeply saddened by this, for I had thought he was a man of hope. Instead, he's turning out to be just another cookie-cutter politician who constantly emphasizes "us" and "them"; and then of course needs the government to come to the rescue. It's such a predictable soap opera. No wonder so many people detest politics and politicians.

How the Politically Correct Get Stung By Their Own Venom

Here's a wonderful article by Washington Post columnist, Charles Krauthammer, on how Bill & Hillary Clinton are now getting burned by their own politically correct, race card playing tricks they've played over the years.

What's the Real Agenda of Laibar Singh's Supporters?

I received an e-mail from a friend today, asking me what I thought the real agenda of the Laibar Singh supporters is.

Real agenda of this group? I'm clear that their convictions are very straightforward: Keep Laibar Singh in Canada at all cost. And then if/when they win that battle, they'll do it for the next person and the next and the next. Harsha Walia isn't too much different than the despicable thugs that wrecked the premier's office a while ago. Both groups have convinced themselves that we're living on "stolen lands" and thus the rules of Canada have no real meaning.

The problem with anarchists is that they can never really stop. For when they do their heads - proverbial or actual - are cut off by those who they once called "comrade".

Today, CKNW's Bill Good let it be known that MANY people in the Indo-Canadian community have communicated to him that they're afraid to speak out publicly in support of sending Singh back to India for fear of being ostracized (or worse) by radical members of their own community.

Has Vancouver degraded to something akin to 1930's Chicago? Seems like it. Perhaps Walia has already adopted "Capone" as a middle name?!

The YVR Protest: An Absolute Disgrace!

Something absolutely insane happened at YVR yesterday. Even worse, though expected, the perpetrators are now labeling as racist anyone who publicly criticizes them. I've just sent the following letter to the Vancouver Sun:

The recent thug-like theatrics at YVR by Harsha Walia and her cohorts is a disgrace of the highest order. While the participants undoubtedly think an injustice is being done to them, I wonder if their little de facto gang stopped for a moment to consider what two points they made with crystal clarity:

1. They have absolutely no respect for the law, let alone order.
   
2. Playing the politically correct race card is as transparent as the hollow arguments they've been making.

With Svend Robinson now in Europe, perhaps Walia thought that a vacancy needed to be filled. Whatever the case, such actions are far, far beneath any Canadian, no matter what colour of skin they have or where they were originally born. I anxiously await the saner words of our Attorney General, Wally Oppal, to remind us all of what constitutes proper behaviour in this country that we all call home.

A half German-Canadian who would be saying EXACTLY the same thing if the gentleman in question were from my father's homeland.

Robert Werner
South Granville