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Authorities Take Adolf Hitler, Young Sisters From Parents

Authorities in New Jersey removed 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell and his two young siblings from the care of their parents, according to a published report Tuesday.

The state's Division of Youth and Family Services took the boy, as well as his sisters -- JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, 1, and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell, 9 months -- from Heath and Deborah Campbell, according to LehighValleyOnline.com.

The parents were scheduled to make a court visit Tuesday, but the appearance was postponed.

Holland Township Police Chief David van Gilson told LehighValleyOnline.com that he didn't know why the children were taken, but added that his office had not received any complaints of abuse.

The family made national headlines last year when a cakemaker refused to add the boy's name to a cake.

Not to defend these nimrods, but there better be a good reason for removing the children from their parents' custody. Otherwise the state is the one acting Nazi-ish.

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He Comes By It Honestly

Price Harry's verbal hijinks

He learned from the best...

Top 15 Quotes of Prince Philip

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Politically Illiterate Correctness

Have you heard the story of what happened to Keith John Sampson - a student at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)? Watch this video from Founding Bloggers, and try not to pound your skull on the desk too often while it's playing...

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Oh For Pity's Sake!

Sean Avery Axed From Dallas Stars After 'Sloppy Seconds' Comment

Sean Avery has been cut from the Dallas Stars after calling his ex girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert “sloppy seconds.”

“I’m disappointed. I would imagine he is disappointed,” Star co-General Manager Bret Hull said on a media conference call about the decision. “Not only has it seemed to not work with Sean and his teammates, and maybe even the city of Dallas, but the team wasn’t playing well, and then, on top of it, the issues that came out off the ice compounded things.”

Along with being cut from the team, Avery has entered (or more likely been forced into) a 10 day treatment program - no doubt a NOW sponsored reeducation camp for sensitivity training. It's all so he can fix his "demons" you know. Good grief. Isn't hockey supposed to be a blood sport? When did the NHL become a bunch of pansies?

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Words: A unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning.

One of my readers was upset at a word (let's call it the "F" word) used in a comment left on this post. I must say I don't share his offense. One, because I'm familiar with the person who used it and I know how it was intended, and two, because quite frankly I thought it appropriate; and funny. Feel free to disagree. The "F" word doesn't really offend me because as Whoopi Goldberg said of the "N" word "it's not bad to me because I don't know any and I've never been one. So when I hear somebody say it, I don't turn around." I realize that my attitude may be unique and the word can be upsetting. Still, while I don't want to purposely cause my readers discomfort, I'm also not going to censor them or myself.

Two videos on the subject from two very smart and funny people:

To paraphrase Ms. Goldberg & Mr. Miller: I care whether or not I piss you off, but I'm not going to change what I think or say because I might piss you off. Free speech, humor, and the world in general is a tough game... wear a cup. Love ya J!

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I'm Warning You, Don't Get Complacent About Liberty

I wrote here about the travesty being committed against Maclean's magazine and Mark Steyn (as well as others, including blogger friend of QC, Kathy Shaidle at Five Feet of Fury) in Canada, and I warned you that complacency is dangerous even in our great nation. Here's more proof: Hate speech or free speech? What much of West bans is protected in U.S.

Some prominent legal scholars say the United States should reconsider its position on hate speech.

"It is not clear to me that the Europeans are mistaken," Jeremy Waldron, a legal philosopher, wrote in The New York Review of Books last month, "when they say that a liberal democracy must take affirmative responsibility for protecting the atmosphere of mutual respect against certain forms of vicious attack."

Waldron was reviewing "Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment" by Anthony Lewis, the former New York Times columnist. Lewis has been critical of attempts to use the law to limit hate speech.

But even Lewis, a liberal, wrote in his book that he was inclined to relax some of the most stringent First Amendment protections "in an age when words have inspired acts of mass murder and terrorism." In particular, he called for a re-examination of the Supreme Court's insistence that there is only one justification for making incitement a criminal offense: the likelihood of imminent violence.

Make no mistake, the powers of political correctness have our first amendment in their sights.

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Don't Get Complacent About American Freedom Either

The PC crowd is coming for your children here too...

A new report issued by the American Textbook Council says books approved for use in local school districts for teaching middle and high school students about Islam caved in to political correctness and dumbed down the topic at a critical moment in its history.

"Textbook editors try to avoid any subject that could turn into a political grenade," wrote Gilbert Sewall, director of the council, who railed against five popular history texts for "adjust[ing] the definition of jihad or sharia or remov[ing] these words from lessons to avoid inconvenient truths."

Sewall complains the word jihad has gone through an "amazing cultural reorchestration" in textbooks, losing any connotation of violence. He cites Houghton Mifflin's popular middle school text, "Across the Centuries," which has been approved for use in Montgomery County Schools. It defines "jihad" as a struggle "to do one's best to resist temptation and overcome evil."

"But that is, literally, the translation of jihad," said Reza Aslan, a religion scholar and acclaimed author of "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam." Aslan explained that the definition does not preclude a militant interpretation.

"How you interpret [jihad] is based on whatever your particular ideology, or world viewpoint, or even prejudice is," Aslan said. "But how you define jihad is set in stone."

A statement from Montgomery County Public Schools said that all text used by teachers had been properly vetted and were appropriate for classroom uses.

A rose by any other name...

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Maclean’s, Mark, & Muslims

As you may have heard, Maclean's magazine and Mark Steyn are being brought up before the Human Rights Commission in British Columbia and Ontario and are also being sued in Canadian federal court. You can find background on the case here. What's the brouhaha about? Maclean's printed an excerpt from Steyn's book America Alone, and as you know, for Muslims - the truth hurts. I'm reading Steyn's book now, and I highly recommend it. It's a brilliant description of the future we face.

Kathy at Five Feet of Fury brought to my attention this video of a debate between Mark Steyn and his three accusers who are Muslim law students. Or as you'll probably conclude after watching their debate mediocre law students. I wouldn't let them defend a toothless dog in a dog bite trial.

Make no mistake, this is an important case for our neighbors to the north and it will set a tone for years to come. It shows how Muslims will use the overly sensitive political correctness of Canadian political systems to wring the rights away from their adopted country one complaint at a time.

We're in eminent danger people, and it would behoove us all to take notice of it.

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Rubbish!

That is to say the survey about recycling garden rubbish recently sent out by the Leeds (United Kingdom) City Council is rubbish. Apparently they are under the impression that everything from ones sexual orientation to religious faith and relationship status somehow affects their ability to offer trash collection services.

I have a feeling they're going to be extra busy recycling all that paper they wasted printing those stupid little cards. Serves them right for sticking their bureaucratic nose where it doesn't belong...

via Citizen Crain

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"Christmas" Verbotten At Sears & Kmart

Thank you Tammy Bruce and Liberty Counsel for letting me know that the three Christmas generic non-specific religious day of observance gifts that I purchased at Kmart may have inadvertently brought great offense to their employees and other customers of different religions. Vincent V., a representative from Sears Holdings Corporation, explains their decision:

The reason for our use of holiday tree is due to the [sic] Sears Holding is a very diverse company, we do not want to offend any of our associates, but also our valued customers. We decided to call them holiday trees because even if Christians are the only religion that uses a Christmas tree we still do not want complaints from other customers of different religions complaining about our use of Christmas.

They weren't big gifts, two were really just stocking stuffers, but God Allah Buddha whatever! knows I don't want to offend anyone, so I will be returning them tomorrow with my apologies.

I would urge y'all to do the same, and to contact Sears Holdings Corporation at (847) 286-2500 to let them know you won't be bringing any offense (or money) to them this CHRISTMAS!

Update: My letter to the CEO of Sears Holding Corporation

To: Mr. Aylwin B. Lewis, CEO, Sears Holding Corporation

Via: eMail and Fax

Dear Mr. Lewis,

I am writing to express my deepest apologies to you and your company. It was with great regret that I learned that I had brought offense to the employees and my fellow customers when I recently shopped at my local Kmart for Christmas gifts. That was surely not my intention.

I was heartbroken at my faux pas when I read the following statement by "Vincent V." a representative of Sears Holding Corporation:

"The reason for our use of holiday tree is due to the [sic] Sears Holding is a very diverse company, we do not want to offend any of our associates, but also our valued customers. We decided to call them holiday trees because even if Christians are the only religion that uses a Christmas tree we still do not want complaints from other customers of different religions complaining about our use of Christmas."

I recently purchased three gifts at Kmart. Not big ones mind you, two were really just stocking stuffers. I hope that mitigates the offense I have caused! But just in case, I will be returning those gifts first thing tomorrow morning along with my sincere written apologies to the manager of the store and its employees.

Please be assured that I will bring no more of my offensive "holiday" purchasing power to any of your stores.

I look forward to your acceptance of my apology.

Merry Christmas! (oops!)

Kevin

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Little Guillermo Cried "Wah Wah Wah" All The Way Home

Baseball Mascot Gets New Name After 'PorkChop' Is Deemed Offensive

Two days after naming its mascot "PorkChop," the Philadelphia Phillies' new Triple-A affiliate abruptly dropped the moniker after receiving complaints from Hispanics that it was offensive. [...]

General Manager Kurt Landes said he heard from several Hispanics who said PorkChop was derogatory.

"We were really unaware of any negative connotations with the word 'pork chop,"' he said. "If it offended a few, it's a few too many."

Guillermo Lopez, vice president of the Latino Leadership Alliance, said he was called "pork chop" when he worked at Bethlehem Steel decades ago.

Let it go, Guillermo.

Good grief. If crap like this keeps up I might have to apologize to the Muslims for all the times I've called them pantywaists for overreacting in the name of their religion. It looks like Americans are well on their way to big wussy status as well. It's a baseball mascot for pity's sake! Grow up!

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I Won't Be Going To See This Peace Of Crap

There's a new G.I. Joe movie coming out in 2009. Hold on, don't get excited. Hollywood has decided that G.I. Joe needs to be emasculated and put in the service of an international force based in Brussels. Good grief. Well, at least the new wimpy G.I. Joe won't ever have to fight if he's working for the Europeans.

Here's the story of G.I. Joe, in case you've never heard it, courtesy of Vin Suprynowicz of the Las Vegas Review-Journal

I think Paramount is making a big mistake. I know they won't be getting any of my money to see this multi-culti, euro-placating pablum. Why don't we tell them to just take their movie to Brussels and let the Euroweenies enjoy it, and spare America the P.C. garbage. You can contact Viacom (Paramount's parent company) here.

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