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Any Explanation Will Do Except the Obvious, Correct One.

Posted by Bob Siegel on Friday, November 06, 2009 5:18:17 PM

Nidal Malik Hasan's brother went on Fox News yesterday, making it abundantly clear that Nidal was really a good American. Honestly and truly he was. Well, perhaps not quite as good as the brother would have us believe, inasmuch as Nidal gunned down 43 people, killing 13 and wounding the rest. I think the bar is raised a little higher when evaluating good Americans.

But brother Hasan is not alone in his attempt to give us the right perspective. In fact, the spin has never woven so quickly. Supposedly, Nidal  was a very disturbed gentleman psychologically, even though he worked as an Army psychologist himself.  Why would that piece of information be important? Because, the fact that this killer also happens to be a Muslim should be viewed as nothing but coincidence, a sad side truth which really has nothing to do with yesterday's massacre. Sure, he was a Muslim, but to dwell on this is wrong. That, at least, is the P.C. talking point.

Never mind that Hasan shouted, "Allah Akbar" (God is great! before blasting away. Never mind his recent internet postings glorifying  suicide bombings.  Never mind that he has been vocal in his beliefs that Muslims should rise up and stop America's "horrible overseas policies."

CAIR (that "moderate" American Muslim organization) sent a spokesman to Fox News this morning condemning the killings. Whew! Wow! Good for you, CAIR. We weren't sure you had it in you. Of course, the spokesman went on to remind us that violence has nothing to do with the religion of Islam. In fact, there is no connection whatsoever between these killings and Nidal's Muslim beliefs.  This from the organization which has been caught diverting funds to Hamas. Nicely done, CAIR. I wasn't expecting you to get through two sentences without your obligatory disclaimer. Where oh where would we get a crazy idea like the association of Islam with violence? Certainly not form the many Jihad commands in the Koran, or the life of Mohammad himself, or the Muslim murders all over today's globe.

Another story being circulated (but, as of yet, unsubstantiated) is that Nidal was ridiculed for his religion on the Army base. Assuming for a moment that this is true, the justification for shooting people somehow eludes me. Besides, with liberal lawyers breathing down the neck of our military, one has to believe that disciplinary action would have been taken, had Nidal reported these teasings.

Oh well. Just watch and see. Before it's over, the lesson will be that this violence is not the responsibility of a Muslim but, rather, the many Islamophobes at Ft. Hood.  For what it is worth, I honestly do not view Militant Islam as the worst threat to our country. It's the Political Correctness which will kill us. Unfortunately, after the smoke clears, that strange bedfellow of Political Correctness, will be the only one standing. His name? Islam.


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Now We Know More

Posted by Bob Siegel on Thursday, November 05, 2009 8:01:48 PM

We just found out that the Ft. Hood sniper committed his act of violence in protest to U.S. foreign policy. I know, I know. Many Americans object to our foreign policy but they don't all pick up a gun and shoot their fellow soldiers. Oh, one more thing: The man is on record saying that Muslims in America have a right to rise up in violent protest to U.S. policy and that suicide bombers can be compared to heroic soldiers who fall on grenades.

That's enough for me. But it won't be enough for others. After all, don't forget: Islam is a religion of peace.


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We At Least Have A Right To Ask

Posted by Bob Siegel on Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:34:13 PM

Well, big surprise. The latest act of terrorism which saw 11 destroyed on an Army base came from the hands of a Muslim. Already we are hearing stern admonitions to not make a big deal of this fact. The religion is supposedly an incredible coincidence. Possibly, but we do have a right to consider the connection, especially in lieu of how many other sniper style killing sprees happened in our own country from Muslims these last few years since 9/11. Do not allow anyone to paint you as a bigot just for raising an eyebrow. I, myself, will be very upfront. The moment I heard about the killing, I wondered if the man was a Muslim.  It was the first thought that came to my mind. Make no mistake:  I will not apologize for wondering about the rest.


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A Horrible Trajedy, But Not The Only Important News Today

Posted by Bob Siegel on Thursday, November 05, 2009 5:19:29 PM

Rarely do I get a chance to blog so quickly after breaking news: There has been a shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas. 12 people are already dead with another 3 wounded. We do not yet know much about the identity of the shooter, except that he too, is a solder (or at least was in a soldier's uniform) and he has already been taken out by authorities.

My heart goes out to the families of the victims, but I do find myself suspecting that this will be the only news story we see for the rest of the evening by our "24 hour" news networks. This concerns me because it will eclipse another major news story. Undoubtedly, you heard about the many conservative protesters descending upon Washington today in an attempt to get the attention of an out of control congress about to push through a health care bill that few Americans want. OK, normally that story (which has been going on all summer) can wait in the wake of more critical news, but are you aware that Nancy Pelosi already had 12 of these protesters arrested on the charge of being on private property?  Probably not. Neither are you likely to hear much more about it today.

Nothing is sadder or more senseless then the death of innocents. But the media's fascination with the morbid subsequent decision to trump all other reports makes me sick to my stomach.


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2012 Was Evidently Filmed in 1984.

Posted by Bob Siegel on Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:36:09 PM

The new movie, 2012 is about the potential destruction of the Earth due to a cracking of the surface. For shock value and special effects purposes, many religious shrines are seen destroyed, including; the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Christ the Redeemer Statue. But one religion's icons are conspicuously omitted. I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count! That's right, Islam! Coincidence? Not at all. In fact, we even have a confession on record from director, Roland Emmerich. Originally, he planned on destroying the Kaaba, (a cubical building in Mecca and most sacred of Muslim sites) but his friend and fellow screen writer, Harold Kloser persuaded him otherwise. Here is the quote, courtesy of of Sci Fi Wire and Cinematical.com:

"Well I wanted to do that...but my Co-Writer, Harold, said I will have a fatwa on my head because of a movie and he was right. We have to all...in the Western world...think about this. You can...actually let...Christian symbols fall apart but if you would do this with an Arab symbol, you would have...a fatwa and that sounds a little like what the state of the world is. So it's just something that I kind of didn't think was an important element anyway in the film, so I kind of left it out."

Look, I will never blame a director or anyone else for not wanting to put his life in danger. My only frustration is that even when such obvious words of justified fear are spoken, people continue with that stubborn but ludicrous notion about  Islam being a religion of peace. Either that, or the deeds of Islam are watered down with moral equivalency comparisons to Christianity. Good ol' Rosie O'Donnell's voice still lingers, "Listen, Militant Christianity is just as dangerous as Militant Islam."

No it isn't Rosie. If it were, people wouldn't be afraid to destroy the Sistine Chapel in a movie but quake at the thought of demolishing a Muslim shrine, even for fictitious purposes.


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To V Or Not To V

Posted by Bob Siegel on Thursday, November 05, 2009 3:31:57 PM

There is a lot of chatter this week about the new ABC series, V, a science fiction about reptilian aliens who hide their true forms and purposes, disguise themselves as human beings, and travel to our planet in space ships. These "friendly" visitors immediately hold press conferences and announce that they have arrived, mostly to assist the Earth. In fact, they even promise free health care! In exchange, they need some help themselves. All of this cloaks their true, sinister motives, to take over our planet, steal our resources, and actually eat the human beings. In no time at all, the country becomes mesmerized by them. Those who do not march in step are ridiculed, persecuted, and called "racist." The resistance finds itself continually frustrated as members discover how brainwashed their family and friends have become. Scientists who express doubts and want to ask intelligent questions are told to get with the times in ways that do not sound unlike Al Gore's precious Global Warming statement, "The debate is over."

But Gore is not the comparison most people are making. Instead, this seems like an obvious allegory to the Obama administration and I suspect that writers at ABC are going to be commanded to change the tone of the scripts real fast. Indeed, somebody's head may already be rolling for allowing an Obama dissident to get over the fence in the first place. This is Hollywood, after all! My own prediction: Watch for future episodes to have similarities, not to Obama, but instead (You guessed it) George. W. Bush! We'll see something like the Patriot Act, etc.

And now, allow me to add a new wrinkle to the conversation and point out something few are saying. This is not an original program, but rather, a remake of the mini-series V that came out in the eighties and also inspired a year long, regularly scheduled program. That is not the unique observation, but it leads to my point: The writer, Kenneth Johnson, is the same. I keep hearing all this debate: Are the Obama Administration similarities deliberate or coincidental? Is the show trying to be political or simply telling a good old fashioned science fiction story about aliens wanting to take over the world? Well, I can answer that question for you right now.  The first series had a definite agenda, so if it is the same author, it is probably the same agenda. In the original V, the allegory was to Nazi Germany and the gradual, hypnotic effect Hitler had over the German people. I do not offer this as a guess or mere speculation. They were not very subtle about that message. There were even Jewish characters who had escaped Germany and pointed out the parallel, just in case the audience was too stupid to make the comparison themselves. Even the alien promise of medical and scientific provision was similar.

Here then, is my question: Why is it that a story intended to resemble the Nazis is immediately met with so much resistance by Obama supporters?

This is Bob Siegel, making the obvious, obvious.


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They Claim They Don't Care

Posted by Bob Siegel on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 4:26:45 PM

Republicans took the New Jersey and Virginia elections, but what is the reaction from our current administration and other Democrats in power? Well, frankly,  they claim they don't care.

Along those same lines:

-Tea Parties were held all over the country to protest higher taxes, but they claim they don't care.
-People showed up in uncountable herds to protest the new health care bill at town hall meetings this Summer, but they claim they don't care.
-Over one million marched on Washington on Sept 12, 2009, but they claim they don't care and they try to skew the numbers by insisting it was more like sixty-thousand or so.
-Another crowd will be in Washington this week to look their representatives in the eye and warn them not to vote for the two-thousand page health care bill. My prediction: Our faithful leaders will claim they don't care.

Why care when you can marginalize an entire populace with lies such as: "Oh, they are only rich, white, racist males who can't handle having a black president." or "If not for Fox News engineering this thing from the beginning, none of them would have come out."  They ignore the fact that a good deal of Independents and Democrats are also protesting, many of them female, many of them African-American, many of them former Obama supporters, and few of them rich.

What could possibly explain such apathy? It's quite simple really. Our current administration, along with its Democratic congress, is so arrogant and so narcissistic that they believe they are a lot smarter than you. In fact, they are sure of it. Indeed, they are so much more intelligent, you aren't even worth having a conversation with. They know what is best for the country and they know what you truly need. You are simply too stupid to make decisions for yourself. Therefore, your firm, but compassionate, nanny state is going to make these decisions for you. Period! End of story!


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A Glimmer of Hope

Posted by Bob Siegel on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 4:04:03 PM

Yesterday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia were huge. It was a blow to the Obama campaign and a glimmer of hope for Republicans. New Jersey has been donkey size thick as a Democratic state for the longest time. But under the skilled leadership of Governor Jon Corzine, their economy is falling apart like a family fortune held for ransom on the wrong number of a roulette table. In desperation, the people elected Republican Chris Cristie, despite Corzine's "civil" campaign that made fun of Christie's weight.

And the former red state of Virginia (having turned a bit purple after electing Obama) voted in Republican, Bob McDonnell to replace incumbent, R. Creigh Deeds by an extremely heavy margin. Republicans also won the race for Attorney-General and Lt. Governor.

If Blue-Dog Democrats in the House and Senate are paying attention, they might just view this as a crystal ball look into the 2010 election in which every seat in the House of Representatives will be up for grabs, along with one third of the Senate and two thirds of the state governorships. It might scare them into deciding not to go along with that lethal Trojan Horse called, "health care."

Today, Obama's spokesman, Robert Gibbs made it clear how uninterested and unconcerned President Obama is with yesterday's election. Hey, I believe him but I believe in the tooth fairy too, so don't go by me. Of course, Obama campaigned on behalf of Corzine three times. Hmm... Perhaps we are not going out on too much of a limb to imagine that he cares just a little. One also has to wonder why the Obama magic did not work, especially since three is the magic number in fairy tales. Could it be that those who gave Obama an A+ as a candidate are forcing themselves to look at his performance as an actual leader? Could it be that they wanted to elect a Messiah but instead are discovering that they elected a mere man, a man who, along with his fellow Democrats and misplaced Marxist ideologies is destroying our country?


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Today I'm Willing To Bow

Posted by Bob Siegel on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:16:32 AM

Today, I'm willing to bow to another author, even if it is an unknown author. These well written words were sent to me over the internet.
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If George W Bush was an idiot . . . .

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVD's, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had misspelled the word "advice" would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potatoe as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

So tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 5 months -- so we'll have three years and seven months to come up with an answer.



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An Enchanting Story: Bob's Day At the Bank

Posted by Bob Siegel on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:06:43 AM

The fellow in line ahead of me at the bank kept shouting something to his wife about hurrying up. You see, she was still filling out their deposit slip, but wanting to redeem the time, hubby got in line ahead of the game, figuring that his wife would probably be done by the time some teller called him over.

Well, it didn't work out that way. The next available teller signaled him and instead of handing the confused looking lady a deposit, he explained that his wife was still filling out the form. He asked her if she could just hold on for a minute. One might have thought that this character would just stand aside and let the next person (me) go ahead of him since I actually wrote out my deposit slip before getting in line. Instead, in his zeal to save himself some time, the gutsy little  fellow rudely wasted the time of others in the room.

I'm pretty good about responding properly when situations like this arise. I do not storm out of the room in a huff. I also know it would be wrong to cuss under my breath. Instead, I quietly wonder if this man voted for Obama. I have no original reason to ask such a question, other than the fact that he wasn't exactly amazing anybody with his sharp mind, or keen intellect, or profound wisdom.


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A Halloween Costume That Might Have Won First Prize

Posted by Bob Siegel on Monday, November 02, 2009 11:52:28 PM

I've been hearing a lot of talk about who had the most creative Halloween costume. For myself, I usually don't do much about Halloween and I can't even remember the last time I wore a costume. But I'll tell you what I would have done if I were into dressing up. I would have come as the most hideous monster of all; a walking, talking stack of paper, paper so menacing, it threatens to change the very fabric of our existence, more specifically, that two-thousand page health care bill straight from the spooky, organ playing dungeons of Nancy Pelosi. Now you tell me: Have you ever heard of a scarier Halloween costume?

Of course, Halloween candy might just be against the law in years to come, as our government will be telling us what to eat and drink if we want to be covered. So I guess it would be an ironic costume as well.


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Yes, He May Very Well Be Doing This Deliberately

Posted by Bob Siegel on Monday, November 02, 2009 11:36:14 PM

Rush Limbagh was a guest on Fox News Sunday this week. In his interview with Chris Wallace, Rush articulated one of those obvious fears that many have thought but few have had the courage to actually speak out loud:  He believes Obama is trying to deliberately destroy our economy, meaning, of course, that by sinking Capitalism, our administration and congress can rebuild us into a Socialist society.

Commenting Monday evening, Bill O'Reilly took issue with Limbaugh saying, "Why would anyone who wants to get re-elected president try to deliberately destroy our economy?"

You ask a good question, Bill and I have a good answer for you. If private sector jobs are systematically evaporated and replaced with government jobs,  more and more people will be dependent upon the government.  Even people who do not like Obama and despise big government intrusion into their lives still have to put food on the table and provide for their families. Given the choice between freedom and security, most people will choose security hands down. Those depending on the government for employment are likely to vote for the same government come election time.

I only have one thing to add: After turning us into a Socialist country, Obama will give a speech explaining that it isn't really Socialism.


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How's That For A Lesson On Supporting the Party?

Posted by Bob Siegel on Monday, November 02, 2009 5:51:43 PM

I usually do not endorse third party candidates because, as, a rule, they have no chance of winning and they split the vote, putting the Democrat in office. On the other hand, when a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives is Republican in name only, and when polls demonstrate that a true conservative such as Doug Hoffman ( of the Conservative Party coincidentally enough) has a good chance of taking the wreath, then I don't appreciate Newt Gingrich lecturing us on how we need to support the Republican Party. It always sounds good to talk about a "wide tent" and no, I don't think Republicans have to agree with each other about absolutely everything, but a touch of variety is a far cry from a Democrat merely wearing a Republican mask.

In any event, the discussion has taken a new turn: "Republican" Dede Scozzafava has dropped out of the race and endorsed Democratic candidate, Bill Owens.

Newt, we appreciate your loyalty. Can you come forth now and admit that in this particular case, the loyalty was misplaced? Sweet Dede certainly doesn't share the dedication toward Republicans that you yourself are calling for, does she?


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Why Kind of Reputation Do Christians Have In Our Country Today?

Posted by Bob Siegel on Monday, November 02, 2009 12:38:20 PM

On this week's Bob Siegel Show: What kind of reputation do Christians have with fellow Americans?  How much of that reputation is deserved? How much is unfair? I am joined by Pastor Jim Berrier, former co-host of Resistance Radio in San Antonio Texas.

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A Story About A Headstone

Posted by Bob Siegel on Friday, October 30, 2009 5:24:22 PM

Peter Gadiel's son Peter was killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11. Gadiel wants to put up a plaque memorial in his home town of Kent, Connecticut saying, "Murdered by Muslim terrorists."

Now take a wild guess about how the city council responded. In the words of Kent selectman, Ruth Epstein, who helped vote the idea down, "We perceive ourselves as a very warm, loving town. To disparage any one ethnic group is just against everything that we stand for here."

Putting aside the fact that a father should be able to memorialize his own son any way he wishes, there is this other big elephant in the room: The words on the plaque are true!!! Will it offend Muslims?  I'm sure it will, but one would think they'd be a lot more offended that 3000 Americans were murdered in the name of their religion and feel bad that this poor man had to put up any plaque at all.

Well, never mind. I have the perfect solution, one that might satisfy Mr.Gadiel and satiate our appetite for Political Correctness at the same time. Write on the plaque: "Murdered by Muslim terrorists, but remember, Christianity did the same kinds of things 1000 years ago during the Crusades."


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