Open thread 12/25

36 Comments

  1. HLP
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 8:48 am | Permalink

    MY TRIUMPH OVER KWANZAA!
    by Ann Coulter
    December 24, 2008

    Is it just me, or does Kwanzaa seem to come earlier and earlier each year?

    This year, I believe my triumph over this synthetic holiday is nearly complete. The only mentions of Kwanzaa I’ve seen are humorous ones. Most important, for the first time in eight years, President George Bush appears not to have issued “Kwanzaa greetings” to honor this phony non-Christian holiday that is younger than I am.

    It is a fact that Kwanzaa was invented in 1966 by a black radical FBI stooge, Ron Karenga, aka Dr. Maulana Karenga. Karenga was a founder of United Slaves, a violent nationalist rival to the Black Panthers and a dupe of the FBI.

    In what was probably ultimately a foolish gamble, during the madness of the ’60s the FBI encouraged the most extreme black nationalist organizations in order to discredit and split the left. The more preposterous the organization, the better. Using that criterion, Karenga’s United Slaves was perfect. In the annals of the American ’60s, Karenga was the Father Gapon, stooge of the czarist police.

    Despite modern perceptions that blend all the black activists of the ’60s, the Black Panthers did not hate whites. They did not seek armed revolution. Those were the precepts of Karenga’s United Slaves. United Slaves were proto-fascists, walking around in dashikis, gunning down Black Panthers and adopting invented “African” names. (That was a big help to the black community: How many boys named “Jamal” currently sit on death row?)

    Whether Karenga was a willing dupe, or just a dupe, remains unclear. Curiously, in a 1995 interview with Ethnic NewsWatch, Karenga matter-of-factly explained that the forces out to get O.J. Simpson for the “framed” murder of two whites included: “the FBI, the CIA, the State Department, Interpol, the Chicago Police Department” and so on. Karenga should know about FBI infiltration. (He further noted that the evidence against O.J. “was not strong enough to prohibit or eliminate unreasonable doubt” — an interesting standard of proof.)

    In the category of the-gentleman-doth-protest-too-much, back in the ’70s, Karenga was quick to criticize rumors that black radicals were government-supported. When Nigerian newspapers claimed that some American black radicals were CIA operatives, Karenga publicly denounced the idea, saying, “Africans must stop generalizing about the loyalties and motives of Afro-Americans, including the widespread suspicion of black Americans being CIA agents.”

    Now we know that the FBI fueled the bloody rivalry between the Panthers and United Slaves. In one barbarous outburst, Karenga’s United Slaves shot to death Black Panthers Al “Bunchy” Carter and Deputy Minister John Huggins on the UCLA campus. Karenga himself served time, a useful stepping-stone for his current position as a black studies professor at California State University at Long Beach.

    (Sing to “Jingle Bells”)
    Kwanzaa bells, dashikis sell
    Whitey has to pay;
    Burning, shooting, oh what fun
    On this made-up holiday!

    Kwanzaa itself is a nutty blend of schmaltzy ’60s rhetoric, black racism and Marxism. Indeed, the seven “principles” of Kwanzaa praise collectivism in every possible arena of life — economics, work, personality, even litter removal. (”Kuumba: Everyone should strive to improve the community and make it more beautiful.”) It takes a village to raise a police snitch.

    When Karenga was asked to distinguish Kawaida, the philosophy underlying Kwanzaa, from “classical Marxism,” he essentially explained that under Kawaida, we also hate whites. While taking the “best of early Chinese and Cuban socialism” — which one assumes would exclude the forced abortions, imprisonment of homosexuals and forced labor — Kawaida practitioners believe one’s racial identity “determines life conditions, life chances and self-understanding.” There’s an inclusive philosophy for you.

    Coincidentally, the seven principles of Kwanzaa are the very same seven principles of the Symbionese Liberation Army, another charming invention of the Worst Generation. In 1974, Patricia Hearst, kidnap victim-cum-SLA revolutionary, posed next to the banner of her alleged captors, a seven-headed cobra. Each snake head stood for one of the SLA’s revolutionary principles: Umoja, Kujichagulia, Ujima, Ujamaa, Nia, Kuumba and Imani — the exact same seven “principles” of Kwanzaa.

    Kwanzaa was the result of a ’60s psychosis grafted onto the black community. Liberals have become so mesmerized by multicultural nonsense that they have forgotten the real history of Kwanzaa and Karenga’s United Slaves — the violence, the Marxism, the insanity. Most absurdly, for leftists anyway, is that they have forgotten the FBI’s tacit encouragement of this murderous black nationalist cult founded by the father of Kwanzaa.

    This is a holiday for white liberals — the kind of holiday Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn probably celebrate. Meanwhile, most blacks celebrate Christmas.

    Kwanzaa liberates no one; Christianity liberates everyone, proclaiming that we are all equal before God. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). Not surprisingly, it was practitioners of that faith who were at the forefront of the abolitionist and civil rights movements.

    Next year this time, we’ll find out if our new “Halfrican” president is really black or just another white liberal. If he’s black enough to say the “brothers should pull up their pants,” surely Obama can just say no to Kwanzaa.

    COPYRIGHT 2008 ANN COULTER
    DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE
    1130 Walnut, Kansas City, MO 64106

  2. Mary_Caruso
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 8:51 am | Permalink

    New Years resolutions, anyone?
    I vow to exercise more, get totally out of debt, and simplify my life in order to have more time to do things that are important, not urgent.

    “We can not do great things, only small things with great love”…Mother Theresa

  3. Mary_Caruso
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 8:52 am | Permalink

    …one more resolution: NOT to read anything by Ann Coulter!

  4. Regular
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 9:01 am | Permalink

    My new year resolution has already been partially met. Lost 16 pounds due to the stroke (not recommended.)

    Do more for charity, been really lazy this year and I need to get out and do, not just say.

    Promise to be a kinder, gentler blogger – although I will require the occasional (DNFTT from the ‘jawless fish) :D

    Complete the video on my family history – been putting it off.

    Lose the beard and go back to the face scraping days of shaving.

    Visit city employees and drop them off a box of goodies to show appreciation for their hard work.

    Marry a rich movie star and travel to Greece for a vacation. (reality not withstanding)

    Write a song for kfg’s cause and put it on youtube.

    Hold a puppy or kitty once a month just because it feels good. :)

  5. Political_mama
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 9:24 am | Permalink

    Wow, that’s really nice Regular. I sincerely hope you’re serious this time.

    What church does Ann Coulter belong to again? Her pastor doesn’t know her you say?

    I think Mary’s resolution is on the mark.
    My resolution is to not have any resolutions that I’ll break.

  6. mxyzptlk
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 10:27 am | Permalink

    Thanks to HLP for spewing hatred on Christmas.

    Perhaps God will reward him in kind.

  7. george
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 10:39 am | Permalink

    I would be rewarded if the news media would not spread their doom and gloom so much. It is depressing to read about how bad the economy is, obesity articles, greenie articles, save the world articles and finally, here very soon we will have stories recapping how bad 2008 was. For me it was a very good year, I’m still on my feet and able to survive each day.

  8. Posted December 25, 2008 at 10:48 am | Permalink

    merry christmas or happy holidays to all!!

  9. Posted December 25, 2008 at 11:29 am | Permalink

    For Kwanzaa >>>>

    http://www.history.com/content/kwanzaa

    From President Bush >>>>

    “President Bush just issued his annual Kwanzaa message. Here’s an excerpt”

    http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/12/bush-issues-kwa.html
    ____________________________________________

    looks like ms. coulter needs to do a bit of reading before she spews forth!!

    happy kwanzaa for those who observe it!!

  10. StevenEDavis
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 11:31 am | Permalink

    “New Years resolutions, anyone?”

    To never read anything by the hate-obsessed Ann Coulter!

  11. Posted December 25, 2008 at 11:32 am | Permalink

    Here here Steven!!

  12. cosmos_originally
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 12:02 pm | Permalink

    Steven,

    That (clean coal, on NPR by a coal shill) sounds like someone that they’d say.

    And also, coal is so clean, it even smells good!

    http://www.desmogblog.com/coal-clean-smells-good-too

  13. cosmos_originally
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 12:09 pm | Permalink

    Happy Birthday Earthrise
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7797439.stm

  14. StevenEDavis
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 12:28 pm | Permalink

    Mary_Caruso
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 8:52 am | Permalink
    …one more resolution: NOT to read anything by Ann Coulter!
    * * * * *

    I see Mary beat me to it. But, definitely a sentiment worth repeating on this holiday.

  15. JMWalker
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 12:58 pm | Permalink

    May the blond bummer be showered in happy kwanzaa greetings.

  16. Posted December 25, 2008 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

    “Halfrican”? It is amazing how many ways one can put racist thinking in new bottles.

  17. okobserver
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 1:17 pm | Permalink

    Last resolutions for 2008: Give thanks for all of the blessings me and mine have received this year. Make an effort to be a kinder gentler person in 2009. Reach out to those who need it most in the New Year.

  18. Posted December 25, 2008 at 1:19 pm | Permalink

    It’s even more amazing anyone will drink it and then pass it around to others. She gets money for her slime. HLP gets only earns disrespect.

  19. Posted December 25, 2008 at 1:25 pm | Permalink

    It’s very eighties, but fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8KT365wlA

    My gift to everyone except racist panderers.

    And to us real old-timers… Happy Crimble! http://video.aol.com/video-detail/a-christmas-greeting-from-the-beatles/341823029/?icid=VIDURVMUS12

  20. cosmos_originally
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 1:41 pm | Permalink

    Hank prefers falsehoods and misinformation, from Coulter, and from the AGW deniers.

  21. StevenEDavis
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 2:07 pm | Permalink

    Much to my dismay, I could not find an acceptable youtube video of The Kinks classic, Father Christmas. This is a good audio file:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc8nYOH5qLA

  22. Monkeyhawk
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 2:09 pm | Permalink

    The House that Jack Built

    This is the house that Jack bought.

    This is the mortgage that paid for the house that Jack bought.

    This is the fraud, that the mortgage processor committed to get the loan, that paid for the house that Jack bought.

    This is the bank, that dished off the loan, that was obtained by fraud, to pay for the house that Jack bought.

    This is the quant, who sliced up the loan, by fudging the numbers, so he could take the dished loan, that was obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the dealer, who without checking the numbers, shipped off the tranches, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, that was obtained by fraud, to pay for the house that Jack bought.

    This is the monoliner, that papered the tranches, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house that Jack bought.

    This is the investment bank, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house that Jack bought.

    This is hedge fund, that sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the tax break, that fed to the hedge fund, that sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the takedown, that accelerated the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the pink slip, because of the Takedown, that accelerated the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is Jack’s layoff, that is on the pink slip, because of the Takedown, that accelerated the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the foreclosure, brought on by Jack’s layoff, that is on the pink slip, because of the Takedown, that accelerated the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the Fed, that bollixed the policy, to deal with the foreclosure, brought on by Jack’s layoff, that is on the pink slip, because of the Takedown, that accelerated the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is the Congress, that backed up the Fed, that bollixed the policy, to deal with the foreclosure, brought on by Jack’s layoff, that is on the pink slip, because of the takedown, that accelerated the downturn, that followed the War, that ate up the money, that ballooned out the deficit, caused by the tax breaks, that fed to the hedge fund, sold the Default Swap, that securitized the the foreclosure, shipped off by the dealer, with the the quant’s fudged up numbers, from the dished out loan, obtained by fraud, to pay for the house, that Jack bought.

    This is Bush, they still let him fuck things up. Maybe it would have been different if he had been impeached. We will never know, now will we.

    I don’t know about you, but Jack is looking pretty fuc#ed right now.

    – By Stirling Newberry

  23. Posted December 25, 2008 at 3:41 pm | Permalink

    Priceless Monkey!!! And a happy Festivus to you, too!!!

  24. parkay
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 3:48 pm | Permalink

    Fanatics claiming to be scientists have announced that Christmas lights are bad for the planet, especially as long as demonic coal is burned to generate electric power.
    - – -

    “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
    . . . Bob Hope, American comedian, who spent many a holiday, and many other days, entertaining U.S. troops

  25. Posted December 25, 2008 at 3:54 pm | Permalink

    If anyone knows what a “Fanatic” is, that would be PK. What scientist used the word demonic coal? Or are you making things up again? Pffft!

  26. Monkeyhawk
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 4:11 pm | Permalink

    Actually, the the above post, “parkay” offers evidence s/he is not a full-time fanatic.

    I think it was Churchill who defined fanatics as “people who won’t change their minds and won’t change the subject.”

    “parkay” always seemed to me a dyed-in-the-wool Advocate of Illegal Abortions.

    But with the addition of the straw man “demonic coal,” some evidence of “parkay” changing the subject emerges. I consider it my personal Christmas miracle.

  27. Pleefer
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 6:59 pm | Permalink

    How could Al Qaeda possibly do any worse to us than Paulson, Bushco and Congress has already achieved? Easy…they are one in the same!

    http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/25/report-terror-threats-target-economic-losses/

    Tis a good story in any case.

    And a Merry Kwanzaa to you all!

  28. Political_mama
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 7:31 pm | Permalink

    Once in awhile Parkay makes a statement other than abortion. Its always just as wrong though.

  29. Indie
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 9:26 pm | Permalink

    Christmas what a joke — we stopped celebrating Christmas and started celebrating retail about 5 decades ago —– see any commercials celebrating the birth of Christ? How many celebrating 50% discounts ? Even the Disney World Christmas Day parade is one big ad for Snow White and her seven pimps — no floats showing a manger —- Capitalisms fineat hour —- turning a religious holiday into a holiday for excess spending ….

  30. HDChaplainCorps
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

    Indie, what a joke.

    see any commercials celebrating the birth of Christ?
    ==========

    Did God pay for advertising with one of the networks?
    ===========
    How many celebrating 50% discounts ?
    ============
    Is God running any specials on salvation?
    ============
    Disney build a world. Let them advertise accordingly. Ditto God in His.
    ============

    A little cranky are you Indie? I’m guessing your stocking was not filled to overflowing with what you wanted this year….

  31. Political_mama
    Posted December 25, 2008 at 11:58 pm | Permalink

    God is always offering salvation at a premium. Don’t you watch EWTN? You give 10%, then more….and more…and sometimes you’ll get a prayer cloth in return.

  32. Monkeyhawk
    Posted December 26, 2008 at 12:34 am | Permalink

    “BlueJay” –

    You and “ksfarmgrrl” and others won’t agree. I’m not sure I agree.

    But knowing President-elect Obama is a student and a fan of his fellow lanky Illinois president, this might be worth considering:

    When, at an official reception during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln referred to Southerners as erring human beings (rather than enemies worthy of extermination), an elderly Union patriot rebuked him for speaking kindly of his enemies when he ought to be thinking of destroying them.

    “Why, madam,” Lincoln replied, “do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”

    We’ll see.

  33. Posted December 26, 2008 at 1:13 am | Permalink

    good night; god bless —
    whatever you conceive god to be!!

    may the blessings of the season be for all!!

    may all feel the peace of “christmas”

    so mote it be!!

  34. Agnatha
    Posted December 26, 2008 at 9:33 am | Permalink

    Re: Ann Coulter, as relayed by Hank

    DNFTPT

    Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.

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