Monday, March 08, 2010
Rahm Causes a Feeding Frenzy
The MSM can't quite seem to let themselves blame Obama for his failures with healthcare, and certainly can't be a problem with his liberal agenda, so let's go after the aide who is easiest to blame...chief of staff Rahm Emanuel! By all accounts, friends and enemies agree, he is a foul-mouthed, hot-tempered jackass who may be a spawn of the devil and walks around in the Congressional gym showers jabbing his finger in the chests of showering men who oppose healthcare. He is also the architect of the Democrats regaining control of the House. Emanuel argued, correctly, that Democrats can win those moderate districts if they allow their candidates to run and vote as fiscal conservatives and social moderates. Pelosi made this deal with the devil, I wonder what she thinks of it these days, and now she is Speaker of the House trying to push a liberal agenda on the numerous blue dog Democrats who make up her majority. Maybe it was the blue dog Democrats who made the deal with devil, either way the Dems will be be unhappy come election day 2010. Rahm may not be around to help the Democrats pick up the pieces.
Okay, back to Rahm's critics. It has been amazing the speed the liberal media has gathered in feeding on Emanuel and he isn't even dead yet. The Washington Post has had dueling articles as to how important and reasonable Rahm is, which caused David Broder to explode on the opinion page. Over at the NY Times and HuffPo are adding their own whacks to the carcass. Now The Hill, a rather serious media outlet, is eying the "chatter" over Emanuel and is wondering what it means. The conclusions offered by the legislators, politicians, and intellectuals is bit startling, Obama's White House is beginning to fall apart. Maybe Rush is right, the Democrats are in even bigger disarray than anyone suspected.
The MSM can't quite seem to let themselves blame Obama for his failures with healthcare, and certainly can't be a problem with his liberal agenda, so let's go after the aide who is easiest to blame...chief of staff Rahm Emanuel! By all accounts, friends and enemies agree, he is a foul-mouthed, hot-tempered jackass who may be a spawn of the devil and walks around in the Congressional gym showers jabbing his finger in the chests of showering men who oppose healthcare. He is also the architect of the Democrats regaining control of the House. Emanuel argued, correctly, that Democrats can win those moderate districts if they allow their candidates to run and vote as fiscal conservatives and social moderates. Pelosi made this deal with the devil, I wonder what she thinks of it these days, and now she is Speaker of the House trying to push a liberal agenda on the numerous blue dog Democrats who make up her majority. Maybe it was the blue dog Democrats who made the deal with devil, either way the Dems will be be unhappy come election day 2010. Rahm may not be around to help the Democrats pick up the pieces.
Okay, back to Rahm's critics. It has been amazing the speed the liberal media has gathered in feeding on Emanuel and he isn't even dead yet. The Washington Post has had dueling articles as to how important and reasonable Rahm is, which caused David Broder to explode on the opinion page. Over at the NY Times and HuffPo are adding their own whacks to the carcass. Now The Hill, a rather serious media outlet, is eying the "chatter" over Emanuel and is wondering what it means. The conclusions offered by the legislators, politicians, and intellectuals is bit startling, Obama's White House is beginning to fall apart. Maybe Rush is right, the Democrats are in even bigger disarray than anyone suspected.
Ahhh, rats!
CBS was right, apparently. Pakistan did not capture one of the most annoying terrorists Adam Gadahn. He is an American who converted to Islam and now makes sure Osama bin Laden's video appeals to Westerners are grammatically correct and media savvy!
Gadahn was indicted in 2006 by a federal grand jury in Orange County, California on charges of "providing material support to Al Qaeda by appearing in videos on five different occasions between Oct. 27, 2004, and Sept. 11, 2006, with the intent 'to betray the United States.'"
CBS was right, apparently. Pakistan did not capture one of the most annoying terrorists Adam Gadahn. He is an American who converted to Islam and now makes sure Osama bin Laden's video appeals to Westerners are grammatically correct and media savvy!
Gadahn was indicted in 2006 by a federal grand jury in Orange County, California on charges of "providing material support to Al Qaeda by appearing in videos on five different occasions between Oct. 27, 2004, and Sept. 11, 2006, with the intent 'to betray the United States.'"
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Gadahn update #2
Now CBS news is claiming that Adam Gadahn was not picked up by Pakistan intelligence agents. They are reporting that a top level Taliban official known as Abu Yahya, not Gadahn. Reportedly Yahya was born in Pennsylvania, making him an American, hence the confusion. Guess we will have to see how this plays out because some news outlets are still reporting it as Gadahn.
Now CBS news is claiming that Adam Gadahn was not picked up by Pakistan intelligence agents. They are reporting that a top level Taliban official known as Abu Yahya, not Gadahn. Reportedly Yahya was born in Pennsylvania, making him an American, hence the confusion. Guess we will have to see how this plays out because some news outlets are still reporting it as Gadahn.
Gadahn update
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air and Rick Moran from Right Wing Nut House point out that the US does not have an extradition treaty with Pakistan and unless Adam Gadahn is in US custody we may not get to try him on treason. Of course, if Pakistani intelligence forces are "working" with Mr. Gadahn he may want to be turned over to the US and the more gentle auspices of Obama! But if Gadahn is as truly annoying as media reports say, al Qaeda may have turned him over because they were tired of him, then maybe he should stay with the Pakistanis. Either way it is suspicious that Pakistan intelligence agents were able to pick him up fairly easily in light of the rumors of the close ties between Pakistan intelligence and the Taliban.
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air and Rick Moran from Right Wing Nut House point out that the US does not have an extradition treaty with Pakistan and unless Adam Gadahn is in US custody we may not get to try him on treason. Of course, if Pakistani intelligence forces are "working" with Mr. Gadahn he may want to be turned over to the US and the more gentle auspices of Obama! But if Gadahn is as truly annoying as media reports say, al Qaeda may have turned him over because they were tired of him, then maybe he should stay with the Pakistanis. Either way it is suspicious that Pakistan intelligence agents were able to pick him up fairly easily in light of the rumors of the close ties between Pakistan intelligence and the Taliban.
One for the good guys!
Adam Gadahn the American born al Qaeda spokesman has been captured in Pakistan. Gadahn, also known as "Azzam the American," had just released a new al Qaeda video calling on all "honest and vigilant Muslims" to go on shooting sprees against Americans a la Nidal Hasan at Ft. Hood. Gadahn had a million dollar bounty on his head and has long been on Washington's most wanted list. He is the first American charged with treason since WWII.
Gadhan was born to a Jewish family and his father converted to Christianity shortly before birth and changed the family name from Pearlman to Gadhan while they were living in Oregon. The media is reporting that Gadhan was homeschooled in southern California while living on a goat farm and converted to Islam when he was 17. He went to Pakistan in 1998 to study Islam and tt was after 9/11 that Gadhan joined al Qaeda and went for proper terrorist training at camps in Afghanistan.
Adam Gadahn the American born al Qaeda spokesman has been captured in Pakistan. Gadahn, also known as "Azzam the American," had just released a new al Qaeda video calling on all "honest and vigilant Muslims" to go on shooting sprees against Americans a la Nidal Hasan at Ft. Hood. Gadahn had a million dollar bounty on his head and has long been on Washington's most wanted list. He is the first American charged with treason since WWII.
Gadhan was born to a Jewish family and his father converted to Christianity shortly before birth and changed the family name from Pearlman to Gadhan while they were living in Oregon. The media is reporting that Gadhan was homeschooled in southern California while living on a goat farm and converted to Islam when he was 17. He went to Pakistan in 1998 to study Islam and tt was after 9/11 that Gadhan joined al Qaeda and went for proper terrorist training at camps in Afghanistan.
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