The Amboy Times

Obama's Fainting Fans

Hat tip JW. Source, Dori Monson.

A Wall Street Journal writer, James Taranto , has uncovered a hilarious and puzzling coincidence at 5 different Sen. Obama campaign speeches over the last few months, including the recent speech in Seattle.

Dori and listeners have found one other Sen. Obama incident posted on YouTube where a person near the stage faints. Sen. Obama responds to each incident with the same routine and phrases.

Is it phoney, orchestrated, manufactured campaign theatrics or is it merely physiological coincidence? You be the judge.

VIDEO circa Feb. 24th, 2007-Sen. Obama in Los Angeles, CA

VIDEO Sept. 8th, 2007--Sen. Obama in Santa Barbara, CA scroll to 6:29

VIDEO Dec. 8th, 2007--Sen. Obama in Des Moines, IA scroll to 1:45

VIDEOJan. 8th, 2008--Sen. Obama in Hanover, NH

VIDEOFeb. 4th, 2008--Sen. Obama in Hartford, CN scroll to 6:05

AUDIOFeb 8th, 2008 Sen. Obama encountered another fainter at his Key Arena speech in Seattle

Pro wrestling has nothing over today's pols.

Pat Condell: Sharia Fiasco

Another brilliant rant from youtube comedian Pat Condell.

Religious Police Ban Red Roses

Those of you who are familiar to the List know that Valentine's Day is considered a threat to Islam.

Saudi Arabia’s religious police have banned red roses ahead of Valentine’s Day, forcing couples in the conservative Muslim nation to think of new ways to show their love.

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has ordered florists and gift shop owners in the capital Riyadh to remove any
items coloured scarlet, which is widely seen as symbolising love, newspapers said.

“They visited us last night,” the Saudi Gazette quoted an unidentified florist as saying.

It is not unusual for the Saudi vice squad to clamp down ahead of Valentine’s Day, which it sees as encouraging relations between men and women outside of wedlock, the newspaper said.

Saudi Arabia imposes an austere form of Sunni Islam that prevents unrelated men and women from mixing, bans women from driving and demands that women wear a headscarf and a cloak.

American Woman Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Sitting With Men at Starbucks

Another day, another item for the List.

A 37-year-old American businesswoman and married mother of three is seeking justice after she was thrown in jail by Saudi Arabia's religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh, according to a report in The Times of London on Thursday.

Yara, who does not want her last name published for fear of retribution, was bruised and crying when she was freed from a day in prison after she was strip-searched, threatened and forced to sign false confessions by the Kingdom's “Mutaween” police, The Times reported.

“Some men came up to us with very long beards and white dresses. They asked ‘Why are you here together?'. I explained about the power being out in our office. They got very angry and told me what I was doing was a great sin,” recalled Yara, who wears an abaya and headscarf, like most Saudi women.

The men were from Saudi Arabia's Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a police force of several thousand men charged with enforcing dress codes, sex segregation and the observance of prayers.

Yara says she was interrogated, strip-searched and forced to sign and fingerprint a series of confessions pleading guilty to her “crime,” the Times reported.

Yara was visited yesterday by officials from the American Embassy, who promised they would file a report.

What is it with these guys and coffee shops anyway?

Uh oh, a two-fer! Women are not to wear make up in Iraq.

Republicans Against McCain

Trouble in amnesty paradise?

It had to hurt.

John McCain, who appears to be the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, was resoundingly booed before and after addressing the Conservative Political Action Convention this afternoon, despite his plea to the Republican right that they have more in common than not.

McCain was introduced first, though erroneously, by former VA guv George Allen. Allen, who endorsed McCain today after having supported Fred Thompson's bid, was supposed to introduce Sen. Tom Colburn who had the official honor of presenting McCain. So, with the double introduction, McCain was booed not once, but twice.

McCain made a humble plea for the support of the far right contingent of his party, saying that though they have disagreed at turns and though he has made "mistakes" (more booing), "you will still allow that in many ways important to all of us (I have) maintained the record of a conservative."

That explains why you're so popular with Democrats and the MSN, but not with conservatives, eh John?

(...)"I have made mistakes, you can attest to that," he joked, before promising to "secure our borders first."

Sure you will. I believe you.

Here's what McCain said just nine months ago about those who dared to disagree with him on  illegal immigration.

"[Expletive] you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room," shouted McCain at Cornyn. McCain helped craft a bill in 2006 that passed the Senate but couldn't be compromised with a House bill that was much tougher on illegal immigrants.

McCain's temper is legendary and never seems to be directed at Democrats.

"No, I'm calling you a f*cking jerk." -to fellow GOP Senator Chuck Grassley, when Grassley asked "Are you calling me stupid?" 2/21/00

"By the way, I think the fence is least effective. But I’ll build the goddamned fence if they want it." -2/07

"Only an a**hole would put together a budget like this... I wouldn't call you an a**hole unless you really were an a**hole." -to Budget Committee Chairman and fellow GOP Senator Pete Domenici in a Senate budget hearing

McCain was also asked if as president he would be comfortable with Tancredo heading the immigration service. McCain smiled and said, "In a word, no." Source.

Cornyn, Grassley, Tancredo, and Domenici are all Republicans.

Here's what McCain says to Democrats.

"I am sure that Senator Clinton would make a good President. I have no doubt that Senator Clinton would make a good President." -2/20/05

"John Kerry is a very close friend of mine. We've been friends for years. Obviously, I would entertain it." -When asked if he would entertain being Kerry's VP if asked, 3/10/04

"The first thing that I would do is call in John Kerry, Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Henry Kissinger, Dick Lugar, Chuck Hagel, and several others and say, ‘We’ve got to get foreign policy, national security issues back on track.'" -When asked the first thing he would do if elected President, 3/00

So if you think McCain is going to undergo some kind of conservative transformation once he gets your vote, remember his past.

A RINO Kills an Elephant

If I were a cartoonist, today's cartoon would be of a RINO goring an elephant marked GOP. The rhino would have "McCain" emblazoned across his side while proclaiming "Get used to the idea that the elephant is dead". In the background would be several joyful donkeys saying, "he's a maverick", "I love him", and "I'm so glad he got rid of that nasty old elephant". In the next panel, several elephants gather around the dying GOP elephant to mourn. GOP's last words are  "I thought we were the base of the party, but it looks like we're all RINOs now"

Third panel: Walking away from the makeshift funeral, one of the elephants asks "should we become RINOs? It sure makes the donkeys happy".

Muslims Protest Wikipedia

News of the latest offense to Islam comes to us via LGF.

Apparently there are a whole lot of Muslims enraged and offended at Wikipedia, because there are ... gasp ... drawings and images of Mohammed in his Wikipedia entry.

Blasphemy!

So they’re demanding that Wikipedia stop violating their delicate sensibilities and remove the offending images, with an online petition that’s already gathered 82,783 signatures: Care2 : The Petition Site : Removal of the Pics.

The petition has a little “lolcats” flavor to it.

Removal of the Pics of Muhammad from Wikipedia
Target:To tell wikipedia editors to respect other peoples religion
Sponsored by: Faraz Ahmad

In Islam pictures or Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and other holly figures are not allowed, but on wikipedia they has published some pictures that are showing not only a body with white face but an image that has a complete face.. that is even not allowed by SHITAT fact of Islam.
i request all my brothers and sisters to sign this petition so we can tell wikipedia to remove them.

UPDATE at 2/4/08 11:32:39 am:

Good for Wikipedia on this one: Talk: Muhammad.

Please note that discussion on this talk page has determined that pictures of Muhammad will not be removed from this article and any removal of the pictures without discussion here first will be reverted on sight.

That makes them braver than 95% of the world’s media organizations.

I'm glad to see Wiki stand up for freedom of expression, and they now join the ever-growing List.

The Evil of Two Lessers

Hat tip, MM.

 

Anti-CAIR Letter to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Cross posted from Anti-CAIR.

     On January 31, 2008, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) posted a press release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).   http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/01/30-0

     In the press release, CAIR Legal Counsel Hadhira Al-Khalili stated: "Michael Savage's frivolous and baseless lawsuit is a direct attack on First Amendment freedoms and on any citizen's right to comment on public issues...his suit is an abuse of the judicial system and a transparent attempt to punish those who challenge his hate-filled rhetoric."

     While we welcome CAIR's newly discovered respect for the First Amendment; we wonder where CAIR's respect for civil rights was when CAIR sued Anti-CAIR founder Andrew Whitehead for defamation back in 2004? Or do "civil rights" only apply to Muslims whom support the overthrow of the United States government? We'd ask Al-Khalili, but as in the CAIR defamation lawsuit, we're sure she wouldn't be up to the challenge of defending CAIR. Given CAIR's proven ties to terrorists and terrorist groups, how can she? What could she possibly say about CAIR that would mitigate the proven truths about CAIR's associations with known terrorists and terrorist groups?

     CAIR will never defeat Savage in front of a jury; CAIR's best hope is to find a sympathetic judge who will dismiss the case before it comes to trial. Failing that, CAIR will run away from this case, just as they did in their lawsuit against Anti-CAIR's founder.

     But will CAIR be able to run from this case?

     Our reading of Savage's material leads us to believe that Savage would like nothing better than to see CAIR in court, in front of a jury. Somehow we doubt that Savage would be happy with anything less than the total demands he is making. CAIR is in a bind; if it pays Savage to settle, it loses. If this goes to the jury, it will lose as well.

     Savage's attorney, Daniel Horowitz, has a "bull dog" reputation; would he have taken Savage's case if he thought he couldn't win? Horowitz can afford to pick and choose his cases, he obviously believes in Savage or he could have easily turned this case down.

     Details of Savage's lawsuit can be read here: http://prosites-prs.homestead.com/index.html

     Details of CAIR's lawsuit against Anti-CAIR founder found here: http://www.anti-cair-net.org/LegalDetails

     In response to the EFF's support of CAIR, Anti-CAIR sent the following e-mail to EFF:

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Dear Ms. Jeschke,

My name is Andrew Whitehead, I am the founder and director of Anti-Council on American-Islamic Relations (Anti-CAIR); a small group of concerned citizens united in exposing the relationship between the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and various Islamic terrorist personalities and groups. I invite you to visit our web site, www.anti-cair-net.org for more information on our work.

For the several years we have been fighting and exposing CAIR's bigotry, anti-American rhetoric, and support for Islamist terrorism (along with CAIR's proven links to same), one thing we have learned that your organization apparently has not: CAIR is not what it seems to be. Beneath the colorful logo, the friendly handshakes, the photo-ops with various political leaders and community representatives is a group that is working, every minute of every day, to advance the radical Islamist agenda in North America.

The following list is proven true:

   "Let there be no doubt that the Council on American-Islamic Relations is a terrorist supporting front organization that is partially funded by terrorists, and that CAIR wishes nothing more that the implementation of Sharia Law in America."

   CAIR has proven links to, and was founded by, Islamist terrorists. CAIR actively supports terrorists and terrorist-supporting groups and nations."

   CAIR is an organization found by Hamas supporters which seeks to overthrow Constitutional government in the United States and replace it with an Islamist theocracy using our own Constitution as protection."

   "CAIR is not in the United States to promote the civil rights of Muslims. CAIR is here to make radical Islam the dominate religion in the United States and convert our country in an Islamic theocracy."

   "CAIR receives direct funding from Islamic terrorist supporting countries."

I introduced this list by saying, "The following list is proven true".

How do I know for a fact that it is true? Simple, CAIR sued me for making these statements (additional statements are on the web site). When CAIR sued me, my legal team requested a jury trial. In preparation for trial, we went through the discovery process. Just before trial was at hand, CAIR dropped the case, "with prejudice" (meaning they cannot sue again for the same truths I wrote). Wouldn't you like to ask CAIR why they dropped the lawsuit? You would like to know why they couldn't defend themselves, wouldn't you? I know the answer: My attorney, Reed Rubinstein, was too close to the truth in our discovery questions. CAIR knew we had the goods on them and that a trial would expose them to the whole world for what they really are: an Islamic terrorist front group.

Go ahead, put these questions to CAIR; see if you get a better answer. You won't. Instead, they'll call me "Islamophobic, xenophobic" and a whole host of other words...all in the hope that you will forget the original question...because you don't want to appear to be "mean", you'll go along with it. How do I know? Because I've seen them do it a million times before.

CAIR has lately claimed that I paid them to drop the lawsuit. Would you care to ask them just how many pieces of silver it takes to get them to swallow their so-called "honor"?

Don't be surprised when your question is ignored.

Personally, I'd rather die than give up my honor...but then I am not an officer in CAIR; where "honor" is just another word in the dictionary.

By running from the lawsuit they instigated, CAIR has confirmed that every word I ever wrote about them is true.

We, among many other anti-radical Islamic groups, have pointed out CAIR's attacks on our civil liberties, CAIR attempts to bully organizations and government agencies into submitting to radical Islam, and CAIR's siding with Islamic terrorists in North America.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is siding with an organization that actively supports those who will shut you down the very moment they take power. You have very little idea of just how this will affect your group long-term; I can tell you from personal experience that North Americans do not respect organizations that stand with CAIR.

I have included those CAIR members you have posted to your web page, http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/01/30-0. In addition, please feel free to publish this e-mail or share it with CAIR.

Unlike CAIR, I do not fear the sunlight.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have regarding CAIR, I can promise a truthful response. I also invite you share any further communications we may have in future with CAIR or anyone else.


Respectfully,

Andy

Andrew Whitehead
Director, Anti-Council on American-Islamic Relations (Anti-CAIR)
www.anti-cair-net.org

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    When CAIR loses the Savage lawsuit, will CAIR share its rock with the EFF?

    Stay tuned ...

Muslim Medics Disobey Hygiene Rules

Today's offense to Islam is hand washing. Germ warfare anyone?

Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.

Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in theatre and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands, because it is regarded as immodest in Islam.

Universities and NHS trusts fear many more will refuse to co-operate with new Department of Health guidance, introduced this month, which stipulates that all doctors must be "bare below the elbow".

Sorry Infidel, that would drive men wild with lust. It's better to just pass on infection.

The measure is deemed necessary to stop the spread of infections such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile, which have killed hundreds.

Minutes of a clinical academics' meeting at Liverpool University revealed that female Muslim students at Alder Hey children's hospital had objected to rolling up their sleeves to wear gowns.

Similar concerns have been raised at Leicester University. Minutes from a medical school committee said that "a number of Muslim females had difficulty in complying with the procedures to roll up sleeves to the elbow for appropriate handwashing".

Now for some common sense.

Dr Charles Tannock, a Conservative MEP and former hospital consultant, said: "These students are being trained using taxpayers' money and they have a duty of care to their patients not to put their health at risk.

"Perhaps these women should not be choosing medicine as a career if they feel unable to abide by the guidelines that everyone else has to follow."

But wait, the IMA has something up it's sleeve.

But the Islamic Medical Association insisted that covering all the body in public, except the face and hands, was a basic tenet of Islam.

"No practising Muslim woman - doctor, medical student, nurse or patient - should be forced to bare her arms below the elbow," it said.

Perhaps they'd be willing to roll up their sleeves for jihad.

"We are 45 doctors and we are determined to undertake jihad and take the battle inside America."

Hat tip, Sheik Yermami.