Mark’s Soap Box

note the camera, and the lack of video coming out
from this dingbat boat, hysterically called “Dignity”

Disgraced former U.S. Rep Cynthia McKinney, ever the publicity hound, received a taste of the real world while attempting to re-supply terrorist positions in Gaza. She is upset, boo-hoo.

“Our mission was a peaceful mission, but our mission was thwarted by the Israelis, the aggressiveness of the Israeli military.”

CNN is of course doing it’s best to portray this as an aggressive move by Israel, instead of a stupid stunt by dumbasses who still think Jimmy Carter was a great President.

CNN Correspondent Karl Penhaul was aboard the 60-foot, Gibraltar-registered pleasure boat Dignity when the contact occurred. When the boat later docked in the Lebanese port city of Tyre, severe damage was visible to the forward port side of the boat, and the front left window and part of the roof had collapsed.

You have no one to blame but yourself. You were stupid to go there, and they warned you to turn around.

The captain of the Dignity said the Israelis broadcast a radio message accusing the vessel of being involved in terrorist activity. But Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor denied that and said the radio message simply warned the vessel not to proceed to Gaza because it is a closed military area.

Palmor said there was no response to the radio message, and the vessel then tried to out-maneuver the Israeli patrol boat, leading to the collision.

So far there is no confirmation of what happened from the on-board CNN “reporter.”

Penhaul said at least two Israeli patrol boats had shadowed the Dignity for about half an hour before the collision, moving around the vessel on all sides. One of the patrol boats then shined its spotlight on the Dignity while the other, with its lights off, “very severely rammed” the boat.

The captain of the Dignity told Penhaul he received no prior warning. Only after the collision did the Israelis come on the radio to say they struck the boat because they believed it was involved in terrorist activities

Of course he said that, oh wait, he said they broadcast a message to turn back. Hmm.

Even if they did not call them on the radio, they would have used a loudspeaker to make sure the crew heard the warning. Seems to me like another cover up by the CNN pro-terrorist network.

The incident occurred in international waters about 90 miles off Gaza. Israel controls the waters off Gaza’s coast and routinely blocks ships from coming into the Palestinian territory as part of an ongoing blockade that also applies to the Israel-Gaza border. Human rights [Mark: that means pro-terrorist and anti-West] groups have expressed concern about the blockade on Gaza, which has restricted the delivery of emergency aid and fuel supplies.

Yet, these band of loonies were surprised by the actions taken. More proof they are idiots. I will give them credit for their publicity efforts. Seemed they have learned much from CNN and the Sea Shepherd Society about how to lie err promote your views.

Mychal Bell — “Jena 6″ member and thug.

Mychal Bell was cleaning his gun, they say, and it went off “accidentally.” This of course is the same “they” that said he should not be charged as an adult after he and 5 others tried to kill a white student.

Firstly, as someone who knows how to handle, shoot, and clean a ‘gun,’ I don’t buy this for one second. Secondly, this is just more proof that this racist thug should have been in prison. Thirdly, this is the type of bigoted thug that “civil rights” leaders support — “civil rights” leaders engaged in a conspiracy to destroy the town that had rightfully charged the racial motivated haters known as the “Jena 6″ with appropriate charges — while ignoring the White victim.

These racially motivated haters should have been charged with “hate crimes,” but instead were given a pass because of their race. Disgusting. Now he has a gun, which liberals say is the root of all evil; where are the howls of protest now? Don’t worry there won’t be any; Blacks can do anything they want these days except be responsible.

A woman claims she was fired for saying “Merry Christmas.” (here is the AP story, note the difference in tone and style.)The company says that it’s not true. What is really disturbing is that the AP is pushing the ‘just be quiet’ line.

Thomas could have hard time winning the case, said G. Thomas Harper, a Jacksonville-based labor attorney who writes a newsletter on Florida employment law.

“I wouldn’t think an employee has the right to insist (on saying Merry Christmas) unless that really is a tenet of their faith. She would have to make a strong case that was part of her beliefs, if not, it becomes insubordination,” he said.

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Harper said when it comes to holiday greetings, the smartest choice might be ignoring the season.

“The best option is just not to say anything,” he said.

Yes, you heard that right. Your religious beliefs don’t matter if you are Christian. If you are Muslim, well then you can claim all sorts of victimization and rights.

Wake up America, we are being disembowel by a bunch of anti-God/America/Christian/Success children of Satan.

other Anti-Christian Stories

• Tolerance Canadian Style — mock Christmas if you are not Christian
• The slaughter of Christians the liberal Media won’t tell you about
• Liberal hate-monger says Christians are second-class citizens
• Iraqi Christian gets to celebrate the VERY FIRST ALLOWED Christmas — media finds reason to criticize.

anti-American, anti-Bush stories

• LAT complains troops are still in Iraq — yea, who cares that Iraqis can vote, and have freedom.
• Christians eye uncertain future in Iraq — “safest Christmas since 2003,” but can’t say Iraq is a success, can we. Reuters determined to run out Christians, the way the undermined America’s economy.
• “Shortage of Men” not Christ marks Christmas in Baghdad — AFP forgets that Saddam Hussein slaughtered ALL Christians, not just men.
• USA Today complains that this is the 6th Christmas in Iraq — they make it sound like all of the troops have been there all 6 years.
• Troops just marking time in Iraq — yep, they are not doing anything important as far as the hate-media is concerned. It’s “too quiet.”

James B. “Jack” Allison Passes

Mr Allison was my High School Principle. He passed on Dec. 13, 2008 after a lengthy illness. He was 3 days short of his 85th birthday. He was a former Austin High and UT football player, who worked his way up the education ladder. Unlike today’s Administrators he knew how to run a school.

He allowed the band to march the halls on Fridays during football season. He also allowed the band to skip non-essential home-rooms so we could practice.

The best (ok maybe it’s the second best) thing he did was modify the schedules so we could have 45 minute lunches 4 out of 5 days during the Spring Semester and 3 of 5 during Football season. The only school in Austin to do that at the time.

Rebels True! Mr. Allison. Godspeed.

Bush ducks shoes thrown by “journalist” during news conference. No doubt MSNBC, NYT, LAT, ABC, NBC, CBS, and the Democrat party were cheering this idiocy.

“This is the end,” shouted the man, later identified by the Associated Press as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.

Deranged people everywhere. This idiot has a job because of Bush, and he attacks him . What a moron.

No doubt he will be working for the NYT in a matter of day.

This is considered an insult in the Middle East. No doubt this “journalist” would have been executed immediately if Saddam Hussein had been in charge.