en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/598193 Comments by Wijeyasingha http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9AC372G0#IDComment32470924 The routine response of the liberal left of any accusations of wrong doing is always with a response of "racial profiling". These people have cried "wolf" way too many times, assuming that those they accuse are stupid enough not to see through their hypocritical facade. When they accuse anyone else, especially the White male population they expect no retaliation of the same and thus never receiving such accusations they are emboldened to continue this tiresome tirade. Every person on earth belongs to some ethnic and racial background. This has absolutely no relevance to what they do on a daily basis whether it is legal or not. The very fact that the Liberal left can only see any actions through the narrow prism of racism only clarifies how they see the world and it is in racial terms. This being so one is left with the belief that the only people who are really racial and bigoted are those who accuse others of it. We as a nation need to identify those that consistently use the "race card" for any justification of wrong doing and realize the true bigots among us. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:45:27 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9AC372G0#IDComment32470924 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9ABTNOG2#IDComment32348875 Every time the price of oil goes up it eats into any recovery of this economy. We are riding on such thin ice that anything can rock the boat. I agree with the administration that this economy should use alternative energy with the latest technology, but studies have shown that alternative energy is not the solution to all energy related problems. We are still quite dependent on fossil fuels and the only other alternative to be independent from foreign oil and its twin sister, foreign politics is to start drilling our own massive reserves and more importantly to develop the refining process. India a nation with limited oil supplies has rapidly developed her refining industry, a very lucrative industry as she processes foreign oil on her shores. New technology has changed the face of nuclear energy and it is sad to think the very nation that created the "nuclear age" has not built a nuclear reactor in decades. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:22:33 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9ABTNOG2#IDComment32348875 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.170d7ddfcee29f53d3ef5e839bc923c5.301#IDComment31877316 President Obama claims "90,000 people will die". With an ageing population, many already with bronchial problems such as Bronchitis, TB, even an allergy or cold could compound the problem for those with weakened immune systems common among the aged and sickly. The headlines are scary for one is left with a vision of people just falling down and dying by the street side. Another twist that the Left wing liberal can find a silver lining in this gloomy cloud is that with 90 thousand Americans dying it will make room for more illegal immigrants to fill that space. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:44:37 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.170d7ddfcee29f53d3ef5e839bc923c5.301#IDComment31877316 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.170d7ddfcee29f53d3ef5e839bc923c5.301#IDComment31877024 Of the 1.8 million that will be hospitalized how many will be illegal aliens? Question may sound cruel but what is worse is that bonafide Americans will have to jostle for a place in the emergency ward due to our complacency towards Illegal aliens. Another of a continuous list of costs we have to dole out for this unwanted and illegal people intruding into our culture in every aspect. The new name for our President should be "virus" Obama. Perhaps we can redesignate emergency rooms as deportation centers. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:39:05 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.170d7ddfcee29f53d3ef5e839bc923c5.301#IDComment31877024 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2f54f844fc040f6daba9c6b086caf08f.21#IDComment31709476 Annie Leibovitz's financial troubles are only highlighted because she is famous, otherwise her financial woes are shared by milions just in this country. Our story of financial ruin is by and large unsung, our troubles are privately born, and unlike Mr. Leibovitz who gets coverage and most likely help from wealthy friends, our suffering has no hope for public coverage or help from others. Due to her fame there is a good chance she would be able to pull out of this with institutions that will open doors only for her or friends rich enough to bail her out. Sometimes the price of fame is worth it. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:12:16 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2f54f844fc040f6daba9c6b086caf08f.21#IDComment31709476 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A763HO0#IDComment31514704 The Mexican government's failure to control the illegal drug trade that has now become as sophisticated as the Mafia is partly due to the deep level of corruption in the Mexican government. Legalizing the possession of certain amounts of Pot and other drugs will not change the environment of corruption. All it will do is enable those involved within the Mexican government, within the Mexican military and police to find new avenues to make money legally and by the very nature of legalizing it, expose a larger portion of the population to its use. A classic case in history on the us of drugs to control a society is the British Empire's program of forcing Indian farmers to give up growing staple food to grow poppies then sell the opium to China and almost succeeded in drugging hundreds of millions into submission, if not for the Chinese reaction in the Boxer rebellion. Drugs has been part of American culture since the 1950's when a pill solved any ailment and Valium became the drug of choice. Such a drug dependent society as ours next to another society that is plagued by it the solution is too complex as to simply legalize it. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:42:14 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A763HO0#IDComment31514704 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.233373d23429b898bbcc4a0e13f0af00.c41#IDComment31394215 For me a true leader rises above mediocrity and steadfastedly deals with the pressisng issues at hand. Even though Obama's ratings have dramatically dropped, none of the pressing issues of the day have gone away. Home forclosures are still high, unemployment is soaring, the attrition of our economy is continuing, the war in Afghanistan is not going well and domestic discontent is rising in regards to this war, the credit crisis is still a crisis and new graduates are finding it hard to find a job of their qualification. The list is as long as the suffering of the Americans, yet President Obama takes time to defend his slipping ratings? This is not a bad President, he is a mediocre man at best and a dangerous President at worst. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:22:13 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.233373d23429b898bbcc4a0e13f0af00.c41#IDComment31394215 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31334983 Typicalwhiteguy: I am not sure if your comment was meant for me when you stated that "not to hurl insults etc. and continued by asking whether I have served in the military or seen action" No to both but due to personal experience everyone who wears the uniform is not honorable. My brother in law is a retired Marine. He along with my sister before they were married lived under my parents home. My father a Doctor who was in his end stages of Cancer was wilfully decieved by this Marine and his wife after his death. His will was not honored to the least (except sections that pertained to them). He along with his wife went out of their way to disinherit my mother, stripping her of everything, literally everything that my father left her. Yes Sargeant Calvin Spradlin a Marine did the most dishonorable acts and now covers his crime with a uniform. I have all the hard evidence to support my charges and cannot be sued for liable. Hope he reads this and even tries. I would love to take this MARINE on again in courts. All US soldiers are NOT honorable. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:31:05 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31334983 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31334082 To bsmdbt: Your premonition holds truth but remember the fight has just begun so do not give up the ghost. Obama and his socialist agenda were elected by a trusting and rather short sighted electorate, who are now rising in large numbers against him Obama has not even spent the first year in office and he has already turned the majority of Americans against his policies and by proxy against him. As a baby boomer (though not born here) I know we can change the very nature of the government in power during our life time. Our error is not etched in stone, never to be erased, we as Americans who honor individualism and our freedoms have more power as citizens than most other people in other Democracies of the world. We have just begun. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:20:26 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31334082 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31333063 Gover: I read a few of your messages. I agree killing mass numbers of civilians will not work but that should never be our military opition. Using aerial attacks on known terrorist territory is the objective. This will result in a fall out of civilian deaths. In reply to another of your messages where you state both Bush and Obama have "messed up" on the Afghanistan war is true. But my contention is that even though they have the title of "Commander in Chief of the armed forces" it is our generals that plan and direct the war and it is our lawyers that have "chained" them from doing their job. From General George Washington, to General Patton to General McCarther the US has demonstrated we have stellar Generals who can win a war if they are allowed to excercise the power inherent to their title. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:08:09 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31333063 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5GDIG1#IDComment31255893 Just one more comment. Our legs have the largest and strongest muscles. Use them at every opportunity. Their legs are fragile in comparison and can be attacked. They have tails that make them vulnerable. If sand is used throw it in their eyes. Their noses are more sensitive than ours, attack it. But above all learn to kick and kick hard. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:24:18 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5GDIG1#IDComment31255893 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5GDIG1#IDComment31254780 To die from dog bites is a horrible way to die. If this can take place in the US and in a suburb then we need to know some basics. We are of the Simian species and unlike dogs we can fight back with our hands, feet and even teeth. We can also seek shelter in any high spot, like a tree if available. If left with no choice dont expose your front which contains vital organs or the neck which dogs attack. Face the animal side ways. Throw rocks or even sand. Use your own clothing to protect from bites, run and climb if you can and scream for help, including shouting back at the dogs. Use the branches to fend them off. If you have a grip of a dogs jaw do not pry it open but snap it side ways as a dog does not have the muscle strength in the jaw against such violent actions. Go for the leader as packs have a leader, usually a female. If the leader is taken down, usually the others are disoriented for a litlle while. Never lose eye contact as they will not either, even when stooping to get a rock or stick. With this horrible story never travel alone in the woods. If dogs go in packs so should Simians. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:20:15 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5GDIG1#IDComment31254780 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.61d3b7a4a2f6beb7070a09b8c5dafb29.711#IDComment31250776 This article flies in the face of the previous article where President Obama is slashing NASA funds. A closer scrutiny of this joint European/Russian space venture would reveal many components directed for space military technology. World powers are now literally racing to militarily dominate space as the final frontier of an advanced offensive/defensive shield. I am absolutely sure the Pentagon and NASA are quite aware as much as our Chief of the armed forces is about this international trend. In this light the budget restriction on space falls under the same logic of not protecting our borders. It lacks basic common sense. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:58:11 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.61d3b7a4a2f6beb7070a09b8c5dafb29.711#IDComment31250776 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.1d64c1d955288aef25c4e96c9d9139b1.241#IDComment31250145 I just read in another article that Scientists have discovered over 350 new species in the eastern edge of the Himalayas, including a primate, which is considered a huge discovery, many invertebrates, reptiles and even a flower that changes hue according to weather and light. The article continues in stating that expenditure of looking for life outside earth should be re directed to life on earth and especially in our oceans. But at the same breath space programs are now of dual purpose. This was the case with China's moon launch and India's space program. Both have military issues that supercede the pure science aspect. Ever since Reagan's "star wars" space has become the new frontier for the military and we cannot afford not to advance in this direction when all other major powers are. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:50:02 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.1d64c1d955288aef25c4e96c9d9139b1.241#IDComment31250145 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.40d68219c5c73123c3b3b6ae91c0b1c5.421#IDComment31201751 The option of taking out Iran's nuclear program is now too late. Common sense dictates that powers like the United States, England or Israel, the nations most vociferous about Iran's nuclear program would have known about it in its nascent stage but did nothing. At this stage just to bomb the facilities is akin to cutting a branch in order to kill a tree. The nuclear scientists are there to kick start the program after any attack. The technology is there and most likely has been disseminated to the far corners of Iran for protection and new generations of Nuclear Scientists are coming down the pipeline even if the impossible was to happen and the Scientists and the technology was wiped out along with the facilities. Even then it would be dubious as Iran's nuclear technology is partly a spin off of Pakistan's nuclear father, Dr. Khan's clandestine sale of Pakistan's nuclear secrets in what is now known as the "nuclear bazaar" set by Dr. Khan selling the secrets to the highest bidder of whom few know. The "nuclear" genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back. The "nuclear" Pandora's box is open and all the ensuing problems are now playing in the face of our past short sightedness and now our helplessness as more and more nations acquire this knowledge. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:09:58 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.40d68219c5c73123c3b3b6ae91c0b1c5.421#IDComment31201751 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31200664 As long as our troops have to follow the "seven rules of engagement" drafted by lawyers the terrorists will win. As long as our troops by law have to abide by the rules of the Geneva Conference the terrorists will win. As long as we appease the left wing liberals and don't allow our generals to conduct this war where massive aerial attacks will change the situation in our favor, but will result in a larger number of civilian death the terrorists will win. The terrorists are engaging us using guerrilla tactics and with a "suicidal" code of conduct. They go out of their way NOT to abide by any law set by any international organization like the Geneva Conference. Their "uniform" is that of the civilian and their shield is the same. The death of civilians will always work in their favor for the US has taken a stand of "low" or "no" civilian casualties in this war. Any that do happen will result in public disapproval, no matter who is to be blamed. Finally the very nature of this war is that our enemy is well funded by the poppy harvest and by sympathetic governments that include Iran, China and Russia among others who see this Afghanistan/Pakistan war central to their power in the region. These terrorist organizations also get logistical support, procurement of the latest in weaponry, training of their cadres, and places to set their headquarters. The civilian population knows that once the war is over they will have to live with these organizations, whose members many of which are related to thee civilians. These same civilians view us as a "foreign force" whose presence is temporary, but whose actions will remain long after we leave. The war has just begun and at the moment the battle field is in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but if the enemy wants it can be easily expanded into our cities here in the USA Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:55:52 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A5L2900#IDComment31200664 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.75f0d79cd80a18d60eddc98495e7cff7.621#IDComment31119505 To Jamesb: You point out the Jewish Rabbi desire to destroy a mosque located on Mr. Moriah and ask "who is the intolerant religion here?" the answer is has tolerance towards Islam worked? When other religions give into Islamic demands is it reciprocated or do the Muslims see it as a "weakness" of the "pagan" faith that could be exploited. Through out history Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Jews have tried appeasement and like the Nazis have been betrayed by the Muslim world over and over and over again. Your agument that tolerance for tolerance sake is good makes no sense. If faced with blatant intolerance then reply in kind. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:32:50 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.75f0d79cd80a18d60eddc98495e7cff7.621#IDComment31119505 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.3d88f50b0c43ce8c7501f32de76aa596.7c1#IDComment31019923 Ente__the big difference is that Russia is asserting itself for the first time after the fall of the Soviet Empire. She has created strategic organizations to rival the US and her allies, such as the CSTO or "Collective Security Treaty Organization" made up of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. They are creating a "rapid strike force" similar to NATO, maintain a common air force, including training military personnel and arms procurement.__Russia has not stopped there. They have joined with China, setting differences aside to create the SCO or "Shanghai Cooperation Organization" whose members overlap with CSTO and include China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. These central Asian Muslim nations have vast natural resources but more pertinent they are strategic in their location, being in the cross roads of all the major Asian powers and a force that outside powers like the US have to deal with and to date have lost to both China and Russia__r text right here! Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:19:39 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.3d88f50b0c43ce8c7501f32de76aa596.7c1#IDComment31019923 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.3d88f50b0c43ce8c7501f32de76aa596.7c1#IDComment31019912 I find this article reeking with the smell of Obama propaganda. The Soviet Union and now Russia has always had a government with an "iron clad" hold upon its society. This is as traditional to Russian politics as the way the Tsars controlled that nation before the Russian Revolution, which by itself was hideously brutal so why the attention to this musical groups lyrics. It is a sound in an empty hall. A cry in the wild. The effect on the Kremlin is equal to a snow flake in winter. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:19:23 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.3d88f50b0c43ce8c7501f32de76aa596.7c1#IDComment31019912 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.75f0d79cd80a18d60eddc98495e7cff7.621#IDComment30976983 Technically speaking Mecca and Medina belonged to the Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and a sect that were moon worshipers when Mohammed conquered those cities forcing the denizens to convert or die by the sword. Today these cities forbid any other religion or religious building other than Islam. Islamic Iran should be handed to the Zoroastrians whose holy book the Zen Avesta should take precendence over the Koran. In Pakistan the ruins of the Harappa civilization, the precurser to modern Hinduism, so the Pakistani Muslims should either convert to Hinduism (that is done now) or get the hell out. As for Turkey the Muslims need to hand it back to the Christians and the Cathedral of St. Sophia, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture be returned to the Christians. This is an endless list of Islam's double standard hypocracy towards other faiths and its misconceived position in this planet. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:20:35 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.75f0d79cd80a18d60eddc98495e7cff7.621#IDComment30976983