I'll see your stupid, and raise you
In response to former President Carter's meeting with the most evilest people in the entire world (other than, of course, Ahmadinejad, Hezbollah, al Qaeda, the Chinese government, the North Korean government, and the Berkeley City council) Rep. Joe Knollenberg wants to cut off federal funding for the Carter Center:
"America must speak with one voice against our terrorist enemies," Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., said in a statement from his office. "It sends a fundamentally troubling message when an American dignitary is engaged in dialogue with terrorists. My legislation will make sure that taxpayer dollars are not being used to support discussions or negotiations with terrorist groups."
Knollenberg said the Carter Center has received about $19 million in taxpayer funds since 2001. He named his bill the Coordinated American Response to Extreme Radicals Act — or CARTER Act, for short. The Carter Center is housed at Emory University in Atlanta.
"CARTER" act, hurr hurr hurr hurr! Him make funny! And as far as that $19 mil goes, I'm sure it could be put to so much better use in Iraq.
Not to be outdone, though, fellow Representative (what IS it with the House? How do all these nutjobs get elected?) Sue Myrick wants to revoke Carter's passport:
Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., told FOX News that she advocates revoking Carter's passport and supports a measure to withdraw all federal funding from his Georgia-based institution, the Carter Center.
"We have a policy in this country about Hamas and he is deliberately undermining that policy," Myrick said. "Why should we support his center when he will not support his government?"
Harumph! After all, there's nothing worse than a civilian undermining national policy.
But, of course, we have The King Twit himself weighing in on the subject:
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., told FOX News that "at best, President Carter is being naive" in trying to negotiate with avowed terrorists. "There is a long list of people who thought they could reason with dictators and killers, going back to Neville Chamberlain and Hitler in the 1930s, but it has been shown to be absolutely wrong."
After all, negotiations with terrorist groups have never, ever worked.
I hereby vote we extend Godwin's Law to not only cover accusations of being fascist, but to any mention of Chamberlain, Munich 1937, or "appeasement".
posted by Pere Ubu @ 7:56 AM
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Didn't Hamas get *elected* ... you know, democratically and all? I know it was really inconvenient for the Bush Administration, since it proved the fallacy of Bush's Middle East policy: "that democratic elections would inexorably lead to pro-western governments." But it is the government the Palestinian people wanted. So shouldn't we be talking with them, as uncomfortable and icky though that may be?
Muslims Against Sharia Urge Support for Sue Myrick's "Wake Up America" Initiative
Wake Up America
1. Investigate all military chaplains endorsed by Abdurahman Alamoudi, who was imprisoned for funding a terrorist organization.
2. Investigate all prison chaplains endorsed by Alamoudi.
3. Investigate the selection process of Arabic translators working for the Pentagon and the FBI.
4. Examine the non-profit status of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
5. Make it an act of sedition or solicitation of treason to preach or publish materials that call for the deaths of Americans.
6. Audit sovereign wealth funds in the United States.
7. Cancel scholarship student visa program with Saudi Arabia until they reform their text books, which she claims preach hatred and violence against non-Muslims.
8. Restrict religious visas for imams who come from countries that don't allow reciprocal visits by non-Muslim clergy.
9. Cancel contracts to train Saudi police and security in U.S. counterterrorism tactics.
10. Block the sale of sensitive military munitions to Saudi Arabia.
Muslims Against Sharia urge every American to send a letter of support to Congresswoman Myrick. Sample letter is provided below.
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The Honorable Sue Myrick
230 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-1976
Fax: (202) 225-3389
Dear Congresswoman Myrick,
As an American who is concerned with the issue of terrorism, I applaud your efforts to prevent radical Islam from infiltrating American society. I wholeheartedly support your "Wake Up America" plan, as well as other initiatives of the Anti-Terrorism Caucus. You bring honor to the title of United States Representative.
Groups in America such as CAIR and MAS and groups overseas like Hamas and Al-Qaeda need to be shut down for their support and/or perpetration of terrorism. We hope that people recognize this threat to our society, and as well, recognize what you are doing to stop it.
Sincerely,
Signature
Name
Contact info (optional)
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Please print out, sign, and mail or fax this letter to Congresswoman Myrick at the address / fax above. Feel free to modify the letter as you see fit.
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