Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Political Correctness: An Accomplice Before and After the Fact
While the particulars surrounding the Fort Hood massacre quickly emerged, press reports continued to state that "investigators were searching for a motive". Oy vey!
Hmmm....... let's see - according to various reports:
- the killer shouted out "Allahu Akbar" before killing American soldiers;
- he was opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan;
- he was soon to be deployed to Afghanistan and did not want to go;
- he didn't like the idea of Moslems having to fight against other Moslems;
- he had publicly stated during a talk to other doctors at Walter Reed that non-Moslems were infidels who should be beheaded and have hot oil poured down their throats.
So...What was Major Nidal Malik Hasan's motive?? What could it possibly be???
Political correctness prevented fellow officers from filing a compaint against Hasan - result: 13 people dead. And now, many in the media continue to be politically correct in their reporting of this atrocity - predictable result: others will kill innocent people in the name of Islam, enabled by those who stick their heads in the sand.
Hmmm....... let's see - according to various reports:
- the killer shouted out "Allahu Akbar" before killing American soldiers;
- he was opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan;
- he was soon to be deployed to Afghanistan and did not want to go;
- he didn't like the idea of Moslems having to fight against other Moslems;
- he had publicly stated during a talk to other doctors at Walter Reed that non-Moslems were infidels who should be beheaded and have hot oil poured down their throats.
So...What was Major Nidal Malik Hasan's motive?? What could it possibly be???
Political correctness prevented fellow officers from filing a compaint against Hasan - result: 13 people dead. And now, many in the media continue to be politically correct in their reporting of this atrocity - predictable result: others will kill innocent people in the name of Islam, enabled by those who stick their heads in the sand.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
An Autumn Evening
by Lucy Maud MontgomeryDark hills against a hollow crocus sky
Scarfed with its crimson pennons, and below
The dome of sunset long, hushed valleys lie
Cradling the twilight, where the lone winds blow
And wake among the harps of leafless trees
Fantastic runes and mournful melodies.
The chilly purple air is threaded through
With silver from the rising moon afar,
And from a gulf of clear, unfathomed blue
In the southwest glimmers a great gold star
Above the darkening druid glens of fir
Where beckoning boughs and elfin voices stir.
And so I wander through the shadows still,
And look and listen with a rapt delight,
Pausing again and yet again at will
To drink the elusive beauty of the night,
Until my soul is filled, as some deep cup,
That with divine enchantment is brimmed up.
Scarfed with its crimson pennons, and below
The dome of sunset long, hushed valleys lie
Cradling the twilight, where the lone winds blow
And wake among the harps of leafless trees
Fantastic runes and mournful melodies.
The chilly purple air is threaded through
With silver from the rising moon afar,
And from a gulf of clear, unfathomed blue
In the southwest glimmers a great gold star
Above the darkening druid glens of fir
Where beckoning boughs and elfin voices stir.
And so I wander through the shadows still,
And look and listen with a rapt delight,
Pausing again and yet again at will
To drink the elusive beauty of the night,
Until my soul is filled, as some deep cup,
That with divine enchantment is brimmed up.
The photo "Bright Goodnight" is by Katmere on Flickr.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here's an interesting little bit about how a Canadian soldier's bear became the inspiration for a beloved children's storybook!
Friday, October 9, 2009
I know this is way, way late, but...
...since a fellow Canadian made this video about something that really happened to him, I want to host it on my site too!
And, yes, this one is quite late in being posted too (a wedding entrance at a Lutheran Church in Minnesota). Yes, I agree it would've been appropriate at the wedding reception and not at the ceremony itself, but I confess it still makes me smile:
And, yes, this one is quite late in being posted too (a wedding entrance at a Lutheran Church in Minnesota). Yes, I agree it would've been appropriate at the wedding reception and not at the ceremony itself, but I confess it still makes me smile:
Monday, October 5, 2009
A Profile in Courage
A documentary about my favourite priest is now available through Metanoia Pictures!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
She's Still Mayor!
Hazel McCallion became Mayor of Mississauga in 1978, two years after my family moved to that city, just west of Toronto. Guess what? Ms McCallion, now 88, is still Mayor of Mississauga, and has been Mayor for the last 31 years! Here's a fun clip about Her Honour from The Rick Mercer Report:
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Catching Up
Just returned from a great week in NYC and Philly. Spent time catching up with friends and relaxing. Very nice! :)
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