Knuckle Head of the Day: Tavis Smiley June 3, 2010

To maintain an intelligent discussion, nothing needs to be said in response to Tavis's comments. However some closely related topics are Tavis's consumption of paint chips as child, the dumb-ing down of America, or how relativism masks reality.  Do you see what happens when someone takes a sliver of truth and makes it an absolute?



Thanks to Michael Graham's Natural Truth Blog for digging up these video's and paring them together.

Time Square Bomber: Bloomberg Wonders Aloud May 5, 2010

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wondered aloud if the culprit behind the Times Square car bomb was “a mentally deranged person or somebody with a political agenda that doesn’t like the health-care bill or something.”  See full story at The Daily Caller.  Now it has been confirmed that the actual culprit was a Pakistan-born American citizen named Faisal Shahzad who tried to flee to Dubai following the failed attack.
Do you think Mayor Bloomberg was implying TEA Partiers could be to blame?  Do you think he made the right call?  What if he had implied Islamic extremists could be to blame?  Do you agree with Lieberman that terrorists be stripped of citizenship? More stories Boston Herold, NY Times, Fox, CBS, CNN.

Obama Administration Fails To Comply With Subpoena April 28, 2010

On April 19, 2010 the US Senate homeland security committee issued a subpoena to the white house to obtain information about the Fort Hood shooting spree.  The Pentagon claims this would jeopardize prosecution of the suspect, Major Nidal Hasan who is accused of killing 13 people in November at Fort Hood, Texas.  Read more at Fox News, UPI or Reuters.  Should the Obama Administration be able to weasel out of a subpoena issued by members of the US Senate?  If the current administration can get away with bending the law in this circumstance who will hold them accountable in the future?  Or is the pentagon correct in keeping sensitive information secret as not to obstruct the prosecution?

Boarder Security & Immigration Reform April 26, 2010

On the same day Arizona signed their illegal immigration law violence on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border was raging. On Friday, gunmen killed seven police officers in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas. The Juarez drug cartel claimed responsibility for the brazen attack.  See related stories Fox News, ABC, & CBS.  Should the US first focus on securing the boarders and worry about immigration reform later?

3rd Al-Qaeda Leader Killed In Iraq April 21, 2010

The commander of the US forces in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, said Iraqi and US forces killed another Al-Qaeda leader.  Read more at The Majalla or BBC News.  Physical wars continue in Iraq and Afghanistan and in addition to those war zones, digital attacks are an increasing threat.  See an article that ran in News Week, All Is Not Quiet On the Digital Front.  Richard Clarke, a former White House security adviser has a book out on the topic called Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It.  Is the US ready to defend our country from cyber attacks?

Senate Committee Subpoenas Fort Hood Documents April 20, 2010

Senator Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine of the Senate homeland security committee informed Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates of the decision to subpoena the White House in a letter on Monday.  See the full story by Fox News or The Associated Press.