Since the homeless don't represent any sort of electoral threat, the Progressive Hive stamps all over them.
Barack Obama is set to finalize a federal rule requiring many women’s
shelters to admit men who identify as “transgender,” potentially
placing abused women and children at risk of being victimized again.
If enacted, all homeless shelters – including battered women’s
shelters – that receive federal funding would have to allow people to
use the homeless shelter of the sex with which they identify, regardless
of their appearance, anatomy, or the “complaints of other shelter
residents.”...
Wait, wait! It gets better!
...David Stacy, government affairs director at the Human Rights Campaign,
an LGBT lobbying group, said the regulation is necessary to preserve the
mental health of transgender people. "If you're a transgender woman and
you walk into a homeless shelter and they treat you like a man, it's
traumatizing,” he told The Hill....
(Methinks Little David Stacy has never taken a load of buckshot in the chest. That is "traumatizing.")
The insanity could be a result of syphilis. That would fit, too.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
The Chant Revolution in Milwaukee
Lo and behold!
Two western parishes in the Milwaukee Archdiocese have announced that they will launch Gregorian Chant choirs (scholae) beginning this Fall. Those would be St. Mary's (Visitation of the BVM) in Elm Grove and St. Jerome's in Oconomowoc.
It remains to be seen whether either will be successful, and what the programs will bring to the Masses in those parishes, of course.
In discussing this with a friend, he was a bit skeptical, saying that perhaps all this is merely 'fashionable.'
My response: So What? It's about time that what is right is fashionable.
Two western parishes in the Milwaukee Archdiocese have announced that they will launch Gregorian Chant choirs (scholae) beginning this Fall. Those would be St. Mary's (Visitation of the BVM) in Elm Grove and St. Jerome's in Oconomowoc.
It remains to be seen whether either will be successful, and what the programs will bring to the Masses in those parishes, of course.
In discussing this with a friend, he was a bit skeptical, saying that perhaps all this is merely 'fashionable.'
My response: So What? It's about time that what is right is fashionable.
Trump's Foreign Policy: "A" Grade
A summary of the speech can be found here. This is perhaps the best thing that The Donald has done during the entire campaign.
Surprise! It's the Communists!
Seems like the riots in Milwaukee were assembled and detonated by the Communist Party branch in Chicago.
Gives a whole new meaning to the term "F.I.B.", eh?
Gives a whole new meaning to the term "F.I.B.", eh?
Monday, August 15, 2016
Spencer v. Mgr Swetland: Papal Authority in Question?
There are several mid-length essays linked to the lead item. All of them should be read.
In brief: Robert Spencer, a Catholic deacon and proprietor of the JihadWatch site, debated Mgr. Swetland. Following the debate, Mgr. Swetland issued a warning to Spencer, saying that statements of the Pope (which in this case include JPII, B-16, and Francis, not to mention VII's Nostra Aetate) affirming that Mohammedanism is a 'religion of peace' demand 'religious assent of mind and will' from Catholics.
In so doing, Mgr. Swetland elevated this question to one which is far more important to Catholics than a disagreement about the weather or presidential politics--in effect, he has told Spencer that Spencer's disagreement is a grave threat to the salvation of Spencer's soul, tantamount to denying the doctrine of the Assumption.
Hmmmm.
I think Spencer has the better of the argument here:
...Msgr. Swetland seems to think that affirming that Islam is a religion of peace is a matter of morals, as that is what the bulk of his quotations below are about....But is the affirmation that Islam is a religion of peace really a matter of Catholic faith or morals? I don’t see how: it’s a statement about the teachings of a different religion altogether. Is the content of the Buddhist or Hindu faith also a matter of Catholic morals? My contention is that the statements about Islam by the Second Vatican Council and recent Popes are not matters of faith or morals, and so do not fall within the realm of those matters upon which Catholics must assent to the statements of Popes and bishops....
It is one thing for the Pope to define Catholic faith and morals. It is another thing entirely for a Pope to define Moslem faith and morals. Spencer maintains that no Pope has the ability--or authority--to define Muslim belief, thus none of them can bind Catholics to believe an assertion that Mohammedanism is a 'religion of peace.'
This bears watching.
In brief: Robert Spencer, a Catholic deacon and proprietor of the JihadWatch site, debated Mgr. Swetland. Following the debate, Mgr. Swetland issued a warning to Spencer, saying that statements of the Pope (which in this case include JPII, B-16, and Francis, not to mention VII's Nostra Aetate) affirming that Mohammedanism is a 'religion of peace' demand 'religious assent of mind and will' from Catholics.
In so doing, Mgr. Swetland elevated this question to one which is far more important to Catholics than a disagreement about the weather or presidential politics--in effect, he has told Spencer that Spencer's disagreement is a grave threat to the salvation of Spencer's soul, tantamount to denying the doctrine of the Assumption.
Hmmmm.
I think Spencer has the better of the argument here:
...Msgr. Swetland seems to think that affirming that Islam is a religion of peace is a matter of morals, as that is what the bulk of his quotations below are about....But is the affirmation that Islam is a religion of peace really a matter of Catholic faith or morals? I don’t see how: it’s a statement about the teachings of a different religion altogether. Is the content of the Buddhist or Hindu faith also a matter of Catholic morals? My contention is that the statements about Islam by the Second Vatican Council and recent Popes are not matters of faith or morals, and so do not fall within the realm of those matters upon which Catholics must assent to the statements of Popes and bishops....
It is one thing for the Pope to define Catholic faith and morals. It is another thing entirely for a Pope to define Moslem faith and morals. Spencer maintains that no Pope has the ability--or authority--to define Muslim belief, thus none of them can bind Catholics to believe an assertion that Mohammedanism is a 'religion of peace.'
This bears watching.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Fires and Riots in MKE
The question is not 'whether it started.'
The question is 'whether it will end here.'
There's way too much fog of war to quickly determine if this was a good shoot; the body-cam will tell the tale.
What's interesting--in a bad way--is how fast the rioters got to the scene and lit up a few cars and buildings. One suspects that the real troublemakers were merely waiting for an event--ANY event--so they could escalate.
One can hope that last night was the end of it. But the State Fair is still running and the Fair had troubles a few years back.
P.S.: that gas station on Burleigh/Sherman was in the news, not in a good way, a few weeks back. Clearly, the place was targeted.
The question is 'whether it will end here.'
There's way too much fog of war to quickly determine if this was a good shoot; the body-cam will tell the tale.
What's interesting--in a bad way--is how fast the rioters got to the scene and lit up a few cars and buildings. One suspects that the real troublemakers were merely waiting for an event--ANY event--so they could escalate.
One can hope that last night was the end of it. But the State Fair is still running and the Fair had troubles a few years back.
P.S.: that gas station on Burleigh/Sherman was in the news, not in a good way, a few weeks back. Clearly, the place was targeted.
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Paul Ryan Should Explain This, But He Won't
The local and national pundits have made it clear: Paul Ryan is their guy, period. They never ask him any tough questions, and never, never, never, bring up Stupid Ryan Tricks.
(The above is not to be taken as a post-mortem endorsement of Ryan's eccentric opponent, by the way.)
Anyhow, Ryan's (R) majority in the House--with Ryan as Budget Chair, mind you--sent gobs of extra money to a lunatic asylum known as the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education.
Think any of the lickspittle sycophants will raise the question with Ryan?
Not in this lifetime, fella.
Wanna know what sort of lunatics are in OCR? Read the link.
(The above is not to be taken as a post-mortem endorsement of Ryan's eccentric opponent, by the way.)
Anyhow, Ryan's (R) majority in the House--with Ryan as Budget Chair, mind you--sent gobs of extra money to a lunatic asylum known as the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education.
Think any of the lickspittle sycophants will raise the question with Ryan?
Not in this lifetime, fella.
Wanna know what sort of lunatics are in OCR? Read the link.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Nat'l Endowment for Arts Stressed Out Employees?
A nice Federal (lifetime) job, fully-paid defined benefits retirement pension, excellent (not ObozoCare) healthcare, air-conditioned offices, FAR greater than average wage/salary scale...
That's not enough for the National Endowment for Arts staffers.
So.
The National Endowment for the Arts provided Swedish chair massages for its employees last month to reduce their stress.
A flier circulated to NEA employees and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon showed that seated chair massages were offered to employees on July 27....
The NEA did NOT "provide" those massages. Taxpayers provided them.
The Ruling, Entitled, Pampered class.
That's not enough for the National Endowment for Arts staffers.
So.
The National Endowment for the Arts provided Swedish chair massages for its employees last month to reduce their stress.
A flier circulated to NEA employees and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon showed that seated chair massages were offered to employees on July 27....
The NEA did NOT "provide" those massages. Taxpayers provided them.
The Ruling, Entitled, Pampered class.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
So. You Want To Be "Global"?
PJBuchanan hits a home run, again.
...To the [Council for Foreign Relations], America’s role in the world is to corral Russia, defend Europe, contain China, isolate Iran, deter North Korea, and battle al-Qaida and ISIS wherever they may be, bleeding our country’s military.
Nor is that all. We are also to convert Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Afghanistan into pro-Western preferably democratic countries, and embrace “free trade,” accepting the imported merchandise of all mankind, even if that means endless $800 billion trade deficits, bleeding our country’s economy.
Otherwise, you are just an isolationist....
Yah. That should keep us bankrupt forever. Rome tried that, too.
...To the [Council for Foreign Relations], America’s role in the world is to corral Russia, defend Europe, contain China, isolate Iran, deter North Korea, and battle al-Qaida and ISIS wherever they may be, bleeding our country’s military.
Nor is that all. We are also to convert Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and Afghanistan into pro-Western preferably democratic countries, and embrace “free trade,” accepting the imported merchandise of all mankind, even if that means endless $800 billion trade deficits, bleeding our country’s economy.
Otherwise, you are just an isolationist....
Yah. That should keep us bankrupt forever. Rome tried that, too.
Say Whaaaat, Donald?
The Donald demonstrates that his mouth outruns his brain. Again.
This time he cracked wise about "2nd Amendment people". The fever-swamp MSM and radical Lefties (I repeat myself deliberately) concluded that Trump was calling for assassination of HRC, or speculating that "2A" people would do that. Trump "clarified" himself by covering his remark with pure bullshit--something about 'the strength and unity of the NRA blahdeeblahhdoooblah.'
This confused Paul Ryan, who declared that the remark was a poorly-executed
*cough* joke, or something.
Grim has it.
...The media is following the Clinton line that this remark by Trump was an "apparent Clinton assassination threat."... They really don't seem to get what we're doing here, and so they think that the [Gadsden] flag somehow must be a coded signal for white animosity -- rather than a clear and obvious signal that the government had better respect its constitutional limits and stop treading on our traditional freedoms....
...What the 2nd Amendment people endorse is the idea that the 2nd Amendment protects the capacity for a second American revolution. Now, you might say: "Revolutions are even more violent than assassinations! What kind of people would endorse revolution as a solution to political problems?"
Well, Bernie Sanders talked about it all last year. In fact, "time for a revolution!" is a standard line on the left. So let's not pretend that suggesting a revolution is somehow beyond the pale in American politics.
When we do it, we are thinking of the same people who gave us the Culpepper and Gadsden flags, as well as the Plattsburg flag, as well as the American flag....
Yah, the media is ignorant--and fat and comfy, which is one of the causes of their ignorance.
But that's not all. Grim also cites another writer, at Vox:
...When Trump called on “Second Amendment people,” people argued that what he said was no different from pro–gun rights tropes like “you can have my guns when you take them from my cold dead hands.”...
The problem with treating Donald Trump as the conservative id, though, is that Trump isn’t a conservative. He’s not saying things he believes because he doesn’t know he’s not supposed to say them; he’s saying things he doesn’t believe because he thinks other people do....
Remember what I said above, that being fat and comfy is one of the causes of ignorance? Behold, The Donald.
This time he cracked wise about "2nd Amendment people". The fever-swamp MSM and radical Lefties (I repeat myself deliberately) concluded that Trump was calling for assassination of HRC, or speculating that "2A" people would do that. Trump "clarified" himself by covering his remark with pure bullshit--something about 'the strength and unity of the NRA blahdeeblahhdoooblah.'
This confused Paul Ryan, who declared that the remark was a poorly-executed
*cough* joke, or something.
Grim has it.
...The media is following the Clinton line that this remark by Trump was an "apparent Clinton assassination threat."... They really don't seem to get what we're doing here, and so they think that the [Gadsden] flag somehow must be a coded signal for white animosity -- rather than a clear and obvious signal that the government had better respect its constitutional limits and stop treading on our traditional freedoms....
...What the 2nd Amendment people endorse is the idea that the 2nd Amendment protects the capacity for a second American revolution. Now, you might say: "Revolutions are even more violent than assassinations! What kind of people would endorse revolution as a solution to political problems?"
Well, Bernie Sanders talked about it all last year. In fact, "time for a revolution!" is a standard line on the left. So let's not pretend that suggesting a revolution is somehow beyond the pale in American politics.
When we do it, we are thinking of the same people who gave us the Culpepper and Gadsden flags, as well as the Plattsburg flag, as well as the American flag....
Yah, the media is ignorant--and fat and comfy, which is one of the causes of their ignorance.
But that's not all. Grim also cites another writer, at Vox:
...When Trump called on “Second Amendment people,” people argued that what he said was no different from pro–gun rights tropes like “you can have my guns when you take them from my cold dead hands.”...
The problem with treating Donald Trump as the conservative id, though, is that Trump isn’t a conservative. He’s not saying things he believes because he doesn’t know he’s not supposed to say them; he’s saying things he doesn’t believe because he thinks other people do....
Remember what I said above, that being fat and comfy is one of the causes of ignorance? Behold, The Donald.
Obozo/Clinton Economy: You're Losing
For some reason, Obozo doesn't mention this. Of course, the "press" doesn't ask him about it, either.
“Real hourly compensation decreased 0.4 percent after revision, rather than the previously-published increase of 4.2 percent,” the BLS admitted. Compensation also fell another 1.4 percent in the second quarter, from April to June, the BLS admitted in the same report. That’s 2 percent drop in wages since December.
Hillary will continue this through her brutal tax-scheme, increase in regulatory costs, and (likely) collapse of the US Treasury market.
“Real hourly compensation decreased 0.4 percent after revision, rather than the previously-published increase of 4.2 percent,” the BLS admitted. Compensation also fell another 1.4 percent in the second quarter, from April to June, the BLS admitted in the same report. That’s 2 percent drop in wages since December.
Hillary will continue this through her brutal tax-scheme, increase in regulatory costs, and (likely) collapse of the US Treasury market.
Monday, August 08, 2016
Darwin Award in Madison, WI
So. Have a band at your wedding? The band needs a LOT of electric power for its music??
In Madison, the solution is simple: rent a portable generator just for the band!!
And run it INSIDE the building.
...As paramedics were helping the person, they were approached by other guests concerned about an odor in the building and a generator running indoors, officials said....
Teh Stupid, It Hurts!
In Madison, the solution is simple: rent a portable generator just for the band!!
And run it INSIDE the building.
...As paramedics were helping the person, they were approached by other guests concerned about an odor in the building and a generator running indoors, officials said....
Teh Stupid, It Hurts!
Sunday, August 07, 2016
How Sick Is Hildebeeste?
Drudge notes that Hillary has problems walking around and has crashed a few times.
Now she needs help getting up stairs?
Well. I guess it's a good thing that she won't have to climb stairs to answer that 3AM call, eh?
Now she needs help getting up stairs?
Well. I guess it's a good thing that she won't have to climb stairs to answer that 3AM call, eh?
Kill the Lame Duck!
Seems as though some (R) Congress-critters are getting the message.
“[Republican Study Committee Chairman] Bill Flores and a number of us have called for a special conference on the [continuing resolution] issue,” Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told The Daily Signal. “When we get back, we’re going to push for a longer [continuing resolution] that gets us to next session.”
That sounds worse than it is. Even though the Ryan/Boehner $Umpty-Zillion spending plan will be passed, a longer CR will eliminate the possibility of lame-duck legislation, which is always a disaster because the "representatives" are working like Hell to feather their own nests.
Mr. Ryan will have to choose between the Establishment's urgent desires--which is a lame-duck session--and the clear will of the conservatives in Congress (and their voters.)
We shall see, eh??
“[Republican Study Committee Chairman] Bill Flores and a number of us have called for a special conference on the [continuing resolution] issue,” Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told The Daily Signal. “When we get back, we’re going to push for a longer [continuing resolution] that gets us to next session.”
That sounds worse than it is. Even though the Ryan/Boehner $Umpty-Zillion spending plan will be passed, a longer CR will eliminate the possibility of lame-duck legislation, which is always a disaster because the "representatives" are working like Hell to feather their own nests.
Mr. Ryan will have to choose between the Establishment's urgent desires--which is a lame-duck session--and the clear will of the conservatives in Congress (and their voters.)
We shall see, eh??
Who Issued This Directive?
A large number of Americans are angry about Obozo's flooding the field with Middle Eastern immigrants about whom the US knows nothing.
Bleating from Obozo and (R) politicians that stopping this flood is "un-American" or "not us" does nothing more than add fuel to the fire--which fire, I remind you, was one of the principal proximate causes of the Trump nomination. (Do you hear that, Speaker Ryan?)
Anyhow, courtesy of Ticker, we see this:
...the Secretary of Treasury [State] and the Attorney General will invalidate all visas issued to Iranian citizens for future entry into the United States, effective today. We will not reissue visas, nor will we issue new visas, except for compelling and proven humanitarian reasons or where the national interest of our own country requires. This directive will be interpreted very strictly....
Is that also "un-American" and "not us"?
Tell it to Jimmy Carter, its author.
Bleating from Obozo and (R) politicians that stopping this flood is "un-American" or "not us" does nothing more than add fuel to the fire--which fire, I remind you, was one of the principal proximate causes of the Trump nomination. (Do you hear that, Speaker Ryan?)
Anyhow, courtesy of Ticker, we see this:
...the Secretary of Treasury [State] and the Attorney General will invalidate all visas issued to Iranian citizens for future entry into the United States, effective today. We will not reissue visas, nor will we issue new visas, except for compelling and proven humanitarian reasons or where the national interest of our own country requires. This directive will be interpreted very strictly....
Is that also "un-American" and "not us"?
Tell it to Jimmy Carter, its author.
Thursday, August 04, 2016
Why Are Muslims Like Politicians?
OK, this is politically incorrect. Screw it.
Why are Muslims like politicians?
...taqiyya, ... is the doctrine that allows Muslims to lie to non-Muslims for the advancement of Islam. In severe cases, there is even the doctrine of muruna, a sub-branch of taqiyya that permits for the open violation of Islamic law in order to advance Islam among non-Muslims.
This is one of the principal reasons why Muslims cannot be trusted. Their religion allows them to lie to others for their own gain, and it is not considered sinful.
QED
HT: 1Peter5
Why are Muslims like politicians?
...taqiyya, ... is the doctrine that allows Muslims to lie to non-Muslims for the advancement of Islam. In severe cases, there is even the doctrine of muruna, a sub-branch of taqiyya that permits for the open violation of Islamic law in order to advance Islam among non-Muslims.
This is one of the principal reasons why Muslims cannot be trusted. Their religion allows them to lie to others for their own gain, and it is not considered sinful.
QED
HT: 1Peter5
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Want to Get Rich? Go to Congress
Interesting little story about a phenomenal get-rich-quick congress-slime.
And no, there's no oversight, folks. That's ......Establishment? Congressional?........privilege!
And no, there's no oversight, folks. That's ......Establishment? Congressional?........privilege!
You Oughta Know, Bozo
Candidate for Most Ironic Statement of the Century:
...Obama said Trump does not have the judgment, temperament or understanding to occupy the Oval Office....
This from the twit whose economy has NEVER grown by more than 3%/year (a first in our history), who has given the Russkis our uranium mines, who has given the Iranian Mullahcracy permission (and the money) to manufacture nukes and who cannot open his mouth for 3 minutes without saying his own name 300 times.
"Takrs one to know one" is the phrase.
...Obama said Trump does not have the judgment, temperament or understanding to occupy the Oval Office....
This from the twit whose economy has NEVER grown by more than 3%/year (a first in our history), who has given the Russkis our uranium mines, who has given the Iranian Mullahcracy permission (and the money) to manufacture nukes and who cannot open his mouth for 3 minutes without saying his own name 300 times.
"Takrs one to know one" is the phrase.
Best Line of the Day!
THIS is funny.
...At the 50th anniversary of his [priestly] ordination, when asked by a Boston College student why he left the FBI for the priesthood, he replied, “It was easier to get confessions.”...
Stolen from Chant Cafe
...At the 50th anniversary of his [priestly] ordination, when asked by a Boston College student why he left the FBI for the priesthood, he replied, “It was easier to get confessions.”...
Stolen from Chant Cafe
Monday, August 01, 2016
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