Decatur? I Dont Even Know Her!

Now that the mainstream media has safely tucked Obama into the White House, I figure we (meaning you) can at least start being honest about their role in putting him there and as well as officially becoming the militaristic wing of the democratic party. It is what it is.

I remember visiting Northern Ireland as a child and wondering why some people's voices on the tele would be bleeped out. It was because of the political party they belonged to I was told (and to lower my voice since the RUC were probably listening). See, there was a time not long ago when members of Sinn Fein were not allowed to speak on the news and tell their side of the story. There was no room for debate and there was no room for discussion. One side was right and the other was wrong. There was no middle ground....and there was no peace.

Now Im not trying to say this country is on the verge of another civil war because the media is in the pocket of the left. Just saying it aint good for anybody. Objective reporting is paramount to honest debate. Obama might be a decent President or he might actually go on to become the worst President this country has ever known, and most people wouldnt be the wiser. Even if they were to confide with Sly.

I was running through some scenarios that could bring his presidency down and I cant realistically see any scandal that would do the trick. Caught breaking into opponents offices? 'Tis but a scratch. Extramarital affair while in office? Just a flesh wound. The fix is in. It is what it is.

The reason that got me thinking about this is that Im a glutton for punishment and have been watching MSNBC (ok ok Im a Buchanan stalker) the past two days. Apparently the consensus is that Obama gave the greatest inaugural speech EVER! I watched the speech live, have read it a few times and it was ok to good. Too much problem and not enough solution for me but it was ok to good as Ive said. A solid B if I had to grade it. But greatest speech ever? Well put it this way, put away the dynamite Olbermann.... I think Mt Rushmore is safe for the time being.

There was one point that stuck out, not so much about what was said in the speech but in how it is being covered in the news. Im talking about Obama's groundbreaking and historic outreach to the moslem world. Im not going to go into my opinion on the matter or even critique what is being said by Tucker Carlson's evil twin brother Rachel Maddow.

I am however going to put a historical perspective on the matter.

In 1786 Thomas Jefferson as Ambassador of the newly free United States of America "reached out" to Sidi Haji Abdul Rahman Adja of the Barbary Coast and kindly asked of him to stop killing American sailors and hijacking our ships. He was told in no uncertain terms, no. I believe the exact words were along the lines of....

It was written in their Koran, that all nations which had not acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave; and that every muslim who was slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise. He said, also, that the man who was the first to board a vessel had one slave over and above his share, and that when they sprang to the deck of an enemy's ship, every sailor held a dagger in each hand and a third in his mouth; which usually struck such terror into the foe that they cried out for quarter at once.

The United States continued to pay a ransom and American sailors continued to be killed, kidnapped and enslaved by the moslem barbary pirates. I can assure you, it had nothing to do with George Bush. I know its hard to believe, but seriously, Haliburton didnt even exist back then. Seriously.

This continued unabated until TJ took office and sent the Marines to the "shores of Tripoli" We kicked some ass and a treaty was signed and the killing of Americans stopped.

Until it started again.

Very soon.

Sensing weakness from our involvement in The Forgotten War, Umar ben Muhammad declared war on The USA for not paying tribute. Um yeah about that, sorry we forgot to put the check in the mail it might have slipped to the bottom of our priority list when Brits were burning down the White House, do you accept debit cards?

Long story short we kicked their ass again. A treaty was signed and the killing of Americans stopped.

....Until it started again.

I guess what Im trying to say is...

Maybe just maybe the moslem world should start fuckin' reaching out to us.

...and without explosives strapped to their chest would be nice.

EE-Aw!!!