Friday, May 14, 2010
To All Government Officials
My name is Allen Ball.
I found this message in my e-mal this morning:
[My highlights]
"altincihis32 has invited you to become friends on YouTube. Becoming friends makes it easier to keep track of what your friends are favoriting, uploading, or rating, and makes it easier to share public or private videos."
http://www.youtube.com/user/altincihis32
Disturbing text from this youtube channel:
the usa,israil and their supporter are the biggest terrorists on universal and death for israil.the hamas military are fighter not terrorists and we support them... we are against the all sionizm not against the innocents people who lives on universal , the sionizm is against all the innocent people on universal... we are against racialism , the sionist people doing racism against black people .. İSRAİL İS A SİONİST GOVERNMENT ...
Someone should investigate this individual. I expect someone to do so. I've lost my patience with the US government and its baffling attitude toward Muslims and immigrants in the US. Holder won't admit that the New York terrorist is connected to Islam. Holder has not yet read the new Arizona law, yet, he spent the weekend lambasting it.
ALLEN BALL
BALLPOINT
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/
I found this message in my e-mal this morning:
[My highlights]
"altincihis32 has invited you to become friends on YouTube. Becoming friends makes it easier to keep track of what your friends are favoriting, uploading, or rating, and makes it easier to share public or private videos."
http://www.youtube.com/user/altincihis32
Disturbing text from this youtube channel:
the usa,israil and their supporter are the biggest terrorists on universal and death for israil.the hamas military are fighter not terrorists and we support them... we are against the all sionizm not against the innocents people who lives on universal , the sionizm is against all the innocent people on universal... we are against racialism , the sionist people doing racism against black people .. İSRAİL İS A SİONİST GOVERNMENT ...
Someone should investigate this individual. I expect someone to do so. I've lost my patience with the US government and its baffling attitude toward Muslims and immigrants in the US. Holder won't admit that the New York terrorist is connected to Islam. Holder has not yet read the new Arizona law, yet, he spent the weekend lambasting it.
ALLEN BALL
BALLPOINT
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Are you a Muslim, Campbell Brown?
I tried to post this rant on CNN, in reference to Campbell Brown's interview with Rev. Franklin Graham. She became more and more incensed as the interview progressed. Anger filled her face as she behaved rudely and impolitely with Rev. Graham. I make no apology for my anger in this post. Hatred for Christians is on the rise in America, where 80% of its people believe in God and Jesus Christ. It would behoove people like Campbell Brown to refrain from insulting and alienating that 80%. The ratings at CNN, MSNBC, and all the other cable news networks are already eclipsed by those at Fox News Network.
Are you a Muslim, Campbell Brown? You were visibly angry in your interview with Rev. Franklin Graham. I mean you really got hot with him over his statement that Islam is evil. I never knew you were such a fan of Islam. Rev. Graham remained calm, collected, and polite and treated you with respect, as a gentleman should.
Ever read the Koran, Campbell Brown? If not, how the hell do you know that Islam isn't evil. Ever read the history of the Ottomans? If not, you should. Under the leadership of evil and insane men, the injunctions of the Koran are dangerous and deadly.
"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5:51)
"...make war on the leaders of unbelief...Make war on them: God will chastise them at your hands and humble them. He will grant you victory over them..." (Surah 9:12-)
"Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:27-)
"Prophet make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home." (Surah 9:73)
"Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them." (Surah 9:121-)
"Muhammad is God's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Surah 48:29)
Oh, I really like the parts about slave-girls. Can I have one or two or three slave-girls, Campbell Brown? The Koran says it's okay Campbell Brown. I want you as my slave-girl Campbell Brown, because I don't want a slave-girl who's too bright.
Blessed are the believers...who restrain their carnal desires (except with their wives and slave-girls, for these are lawful to them)...These are the heirs of Paradise..." (Surah 23:1-5-)
"You shall not force your slave-girls into prostitution in order that you make money, if they wish to preserve their chastity." (Surah 24:33-)
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire which occurred after a siege laid by the Ottoman Empire, with an army numbering 80,000 to 200,000 men, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. The city was defended by an army of 7,000 of whom 2,000 were foreigners. The siege lasted from Thursday, April 5, 1453 until Tuesday, May 29, 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. This battle marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years. The city's fall was a massive blow for Christendom. Pope Nicholas V ordered an immediate counter-attack, but his death soon after marked the end of the plan. Still think Islam is a peaceful religion? Muslim radicals want to conquer the world! Islam is evil because evil, insane men live by the hateful words of the Koran, Campbell Brown.
Are you alright with the Mao Zedong orb hanging on the White House Christmas tree (2009)? Are you an atheist? If you are, why not admit it to your TV audience? Larry King admits he's an atheist.
The reason you---CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, and MSNBC are losing audience is because we don't like you as people. You're arrogant, conceited, mean-spirited, anti-Christian, pro-Muslim, and are just generally repulsive.
You won't do your work and try to sift through the rubble of lies and falsehoods, for the truth as Glenn Beck does. Where were you on the ACORN fiasco? Where were you when the black militants stood on the stairs with blackjacks in hand, intimidating voters, at one of the voting locations, in 2008? Is it too much to ask that you also report the evil deeds of blacks and Muslims, in addition to the evil deeds of white, conservative, Christian men?
What in the hell does piss you off Campbell Brown, other than Christians and conservatives? What is it about wanting to save the lives of unborn children that really irks you? What is it about the Ten Commandments that really piss you off? I'm puzzled. Seems to me you support pornography, in the name of free speech. Seems to me the torture of others is fine with you if it's carried out under a good ol' dictator like Castro or Saddam Hussein. But if it's in Dubai, that's bad; and George Clooney grabs a camera to film a documentary about it. Damn! Liberals are very selective about who they want to live or die---at least that's the way it appears, Campbell Brown.
Please allow me to explain something to you. I'm not sure Jesus rose from the grave; and I'm not certain that God exists, (however, intuitively; I believe both), but I can tell you this with certainty: I'd rather spend my time with a happy, down-to-earth, intelligent, good ol' Christian any day, rather than wasting it with a sour-faced, I'm-the king-of-the-world, self-absorbed, arrogant-twit non-believing, arrogant ass, such as yourself. Can you tell that I'm angry, Campbell Brown? Can you tell that I'm fed up to here with your liberal hate for Christians?
I'm sick to my stomach of smart asses like you who prefer Islam over Christianity. You see no evil in anything but Christianity. Have you talked to any Islamists about the death threats to the creators of South Park? Mr. Graham's comment burns your ass, but threats of death to the writers of South Park doesn't raise your blood pressure?
Don't you realize that you and the rest of the liberal media have turned into the evil atheists/communists/socialists/Marxists, that James Cagney, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and many other actors fought and killed in the movies a few decades ago. You guys are now the evil tyrannts portrayed in the old black and white movies of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. But you don't see it do you? You don't see yourself for what you are: Ayn Rand Objectivists, Marxists, atheists, communists and socialists---a threat to the very existance of us all. The villains of those movies were power-seeking, power-grabbing individuals and groups who had no religion.
People with no religion make up their own rules. And people, like Saul Alinsky, with no religion , who praised Satan as a radical, are not restricted by moral biblical injunctions, Christian beliefs and teachings; they do any damn thing they want to do to get what they seek and desire. I believe you must be a follower of Alinsky. I'm pretty sure Obama and his band of evil misfits are as well. I know some of them are.
When the heart, soul, and mind of Man is so far removed from Godliness and morality and consumed with pure evil, what makes you think Christians will not once again be covered in wax, tied to poles, and set ablaze!? What makes you think it's impossible Christians will be thrown into arenas again, where lions will tear the flesh from their bones, for the meer enjoyment of men and women, who have no soul, no heart, no compassion, and no remorse? What makes you think gold fillings will not once again be hammered from the teeth of dead, rotting Jewish corpses, piled high outside of gas chambers?
Eighty per cent of Americans believe in God, probably because, like me, the world seems desolate and mean enough as it is. We must believe there's more to life than lifeless, self-righteous, Christian-hating liberals. Liberals seem to enjoy nothing but themselves and their self-promoting, self-aggrandizing causes that make them feel noble in some way. The rest of us want you to leave us alone. We don't want to hang out with you because you're boring as hell. You're humorless and sour it seems, for the most part. Just stay the hell out of our lives, beause if you don't, someday there will be a revolution like you've never imagined. People don't want to be told what to say, what to do, what to eat, what to drink, and what to believe in. We're tired of the government pissing all over the people, wasting our tax dollars, and stealing the country blind.
You really could take a lesson from the late Tim Russert and practice humility and and be objective for a change. I know you liberals think you are the only intelligent creatures on the planet, but that attitude is what leads elites to destruction. Nazis and Fascists are elitists. Look what the tyrannical ways of Nazi Germans and Italian Fascists did for them.
You hang on to the hem of Obama's garment and you'll be out of work before the fire dies down. If Obama bankrupts this country, it will be consumed by fire. You, I, and Obama will all be consumed by it. What's happening in Greece is a campfire compared to the holocaust that will consume this nation. When Obama and his cohorts have taken away everything we own---our families, our homes, our jobs, our peace, and our sanity---we will have nothing else to lose. Maybe then you'll find yourself appealing to a higher power for safety. Allah be with you, Campbell Brown. If Allah don't hep ya. Pray to Jesus; you won't have nuthin' ta lose.
Are you a Muslim, Campbell Brown? You were visibly angry in your interview with Rev. Franklin Graham. I mean you really got hot with him over his statement that Islam is evil. I never knew you were such a fan of Islam. Rev. Graham remained calm, collected, and polite and treated you with respect, as a gentleman should.
Ever read the Koran, Campbell Brown? If not, how the hell do you know that Islam isn't evil. Ever read the history of the Ottomans? If not, you should. Under the leadership of evil and insane men, the injunctions of the Koran are dangerous and deadly.
"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends." (Surah 5:51)
"...make war on the leaders of unbelief...Make war on them: God will chastise them at your hands and humble them. He will grant you victory over them..." (Surah 9:12-)
"Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:27-)
"Prophet make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home." (Surah 9:73)
"Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them." (Surah 9:121-)
"Muhammad is God's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (Surah 48:29)
Oh, I really like the parts about slave-girls. Can I have one or two or three slave-girls, Campbell Brown? The Koran says it's okay Campbell Brown. I want you as my slave-girl Campbell Brown, because I don't want a slave-girl who's too bright.
Blessed are the believers...who restrain their carnal desires (except with their wives and slave-girls, for these are lawful to them)...These are the heirs of Paradise..." (Surah 23:1-5-)
"You shall not force your slave-girls into prostitution in order that you make money, if they wish to preserve their chastity." (Surah 24:33-)
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire which occurred after a siege laid by the Ottoman Empire, with an army numbering 80,000 to 200,000 men, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. The city was defended by an army of 7,000 of whom 2,000 were foreigners. The siege lasted from Thursday, April 5, 1453 until Tuesday, May 29, 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. This battle marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years. The city's fall was a massive blow for Christendom. Pope Nicholas V ordered an immediate counter-attack, but his death soon after marked the end of the plan. Still think Islam is a peaceful religion? Muslim radicals want to conquer the world! Islam is evil because evil, insane men live by the hateful words of the Koran, Campbell Brown.
Are you alright with the Mao Zedong orb hanging on the White House Christmas tree (2009)? Are you an atheist? If you are, why not admit it to your TV audience? Larry King admits he's an atheist.
The reason you---CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, and MSNBC are losing audience is because we don't like you as people. You're arrogant, conceited, mean-spirited, anti-Christian, pro-Muslim, and are just generally repulsive.
You won't do your work and try to sift through the rubble of lies and falsehoods, for the truth as Glenn Beck does. Where were you on the ACORN fiasco? Where were you when the black militants stood on the stairs with blackjacks in hand, intimidating voters, at one of the voting locations, in 2008? Is it too much to ask that you also report the evil deeds of blacks and Muslims, in addition to the evil deeds of white, conservative, Christian men?
What in the hell does piss you off Campbell Brown, other than Christians and conservatives? What is it about wanting to save the lives of unborn children that really irks you? What is it about the Ten Commandments that really piss you off? I'm puzzled. Seems to me you support pornography, in the name of free speech. Seems to me the torture of others is fine with you if it's carried out under a good ol' dictator like Castro or Saddam Hussein. But if it's in Dubai, that's bad; and George Clooney grabs a camera to film a documentary about it. Damn! Liberals are very selective about who they want to live or die---at least that's the way it appears, Campbell Brown.
Please allow me to explain something to you. I'm not sure Jesus rose from the grave; and I'm not certain that God exists, (however, intuitively; I believe both), but I can tell you this with certainty: I'd rather spend my time with a happy, down-to-earth, intelligent, good ol' Christian any day, rather than wasting it with a sour-faced, I'm-the king-of-the-world, self-absorbed, arrogant-twit non-believing, arrogant ass, such as yourself. Can you tell that I'm angry, Campbell Brown? Can you tell that I'm fed up to here with your liberal hate for Christians?
I'm sick to my stomach of smart asses like you who prefer Islam over Christianity. You see no evil in anything but Christianity. Have you talked to any Islamists about the death threats to the creators of South Park? Mr. Graham's comment burns your ass, but threats of death to the writers of South Park doesn't raise your blood pressure?
Don't you realize that you and the rest of the liberal media have turned into the evil atheists/communists/socialists/Marxists, that James Cagney, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and many other actors fought and killed in the movies a few decades ago. You guys are now the evil tyrannts portrayed in the old black and white movies of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. But you don't see it do you? You don't see yourself for what you are: Ayn Rand Objectivists, Marxists, atheists, communists and socialists---a threat to the very existance of us all. The villains of those movies were power-seeking, power-grabbing individuals and groups who had no religion.
People with no religion make up their own rules. And people, like Saul Alinsky, with no religion , who praised Satan as a radical, are not restricted by moral biblical injunctions, Christian beliefs and teachings; they do any damn thing they want to do to get what they seek and desire. I believe you must be a follower of Alinsky. I'm pretty sure Obama and his band of evil misfits are as well. I know some of them are.
When the heart, soul, and mind of Man is so far removed from Godliness and morality and consumed with pure evil, what makes you think Christians will not once again be covered in wax, tied to poles, and set ablaze!? What makes you think it's impossible Christians will be thrown into arenas again, where lions will tear the flesh from their bones, for the meer enjoyment of men and women, who have no soul, no heart, no compassion, and no remorse? What makes you think gold fillings will not once again be hammered from the teeth of dead, rotting Jewish corpses, piled high outside of gas chambers?
Eighty per cent of Americans believe in God, probably because, like me, the world seems desolate and mean enough as it is. We must believe there's more to life than lifeless, self-righteous, Christian-hating liberals. Liberals seem to enjoy nothing but themselves and their self-promoting, self-aggrandizing causes that make them feel noble in some way. The rest of us want you to leave us alone. We don't want to hang out with you because you're boring as hell. You're humorless and sour it seems, for the most part. Just stay the hell out of our lives, beause if you don't, someday there will be a revolution like you've never imagined. People don't want to be told what to say, what to do, what to eat, what to drink, and what to believe in. We're tired of the government pissing all over the people, wasting our tax dollars, and stealing the country blind.
You really could take a lesson from the late Tim Russert and practice humility and and be objective for a change. I know you liberals think you are the only intelligent creatures on the planet, but that attitude is what leads elites to destruction. Nazis and Fascists are elitists. Look what the tyrannical ways of Nazi Germans and Italian Fascists did for them.
You hang on to the hem of Obama's garment and you'll be out of work before the fire dies down. If Obama bankrupts this country, it will be consumed by fire. You, I, and Obama will all be consumed by it. What's happening in Greece is a campfire compared to the holocaust that will consume this nation. When Obama and his cohorts have taken away everything we own---our families, our homes, our jobs, our peace, and our sanity---we will have nothing else to lose. Maybe then you'll find yourself appealing to a higher power for safety. Allah be with you, Campbell Brown. If Allah don't hep ya. Pray to Jesus; you won't have nuthin' ta lose.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Articles-c-2010-05-09-244339.112112_Happy_Mothers_Day.html
Saturday, May 1, 2010
TEMPEST AT DAWN By JAMES D. BEST
Book Review by Allen Ball
For Beaufort Observer Online
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/
Why have we not thought of humbly applying to the Father to illuminate our understandings? During the war with Great Britain, we prayed daily in this room, and our prayers were graciously answered. Have we forgotten that powerful friend? Do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? If a sparrow can't fall without his notice, can we raise an empire without his aid? If we don't seek his guidance, governments will only be created by chance, war, or conquest. I move that clergy-led prayers be held in this assembly every morning. --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, from TEMPEST AT DAWN, A Novel, by James D. Best, Copyright © 2010 James D. Best.
*****
At this critical juncture in time, in our nation, except for spirited tea parties, that are springing up across America, I find little to inspire hope and confidence that I our nation will rise above and survive its current radical upheaval. However, I find hope and confidence in the wonderfully written Tempest At Dawn, by James D. Best. I would have written this review ealier if not for all the highlighting I did, on almost every page. In his novel, Mr. Best sheds light on another critical juncture of our nation---a time when it was neccessary to revise the Articles of Confederation or write a new constitution. He does it with eloquence. I wanted to read Tempest At Dawn, from cover-to-cover, after reading the first couple of pages. I'm a great admirer of our Founding Fathers, which made Tempest At Dawn all the more difficult to put down.
After battling the British for eight years and winning it's independence, the United States stood on the precipice of dissolution. The instablity of the United States government threatened its very existence. Like a vulture, Europe was perched to pounce the fledgling nation at the first opportunity. The privileged elite plotted to overthrow the government. It was imperative that the United States create a stable government to avert these lurking dangers.
Fifty-seven delegates convened in Philadelphia, in 1787, for what was known as the Federal Convention, to hammer out a document to provide the means to maintain a durable, strong, and lasting government. It was the goal of these men to create a strong national government, while maintaining state sovereignty. Slavery was another issue that posed a major problem as well.
As I read Tempest At Dawn, I felt as though I was present at the proceedings of the Convention and the private and secret meetings of James Madison, George Washington, Robert Sherman, and others.You cannot help but feel pride as an American, as Tempest At Dawn reminds us of the seemingly impeccable integrity of our Founding Fathers---George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison, to name a few. The words "protocol" and "etiquette" come to my mind, while reading how they and the delegates of the Federal Convention regarded one another with utmost respect and civility.
Our Founding Fathers have been maligned and denigrated in recent years by liberal press and others with a progressive agenda. If you want to know the truth about the character of those gentlemen and you want to learn about the evolution of one of the greatest documents ever created by man---the Constitution of the United States---relax in your bed, favorite chair or recliner, and enjoy Tempest At Dawn, by James D. Best.
For Beaufort Observer Online
http://www.beaufortobserver.net/
Why have we not thought of humbly applying to the Father to illuminate our understandings? During the war with Great Britain, we prayed daily in this room, and our prayers were graciously answered. Have we forgotten that powerful friend? Do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? If a sparrow can't fall without his notice, can we raise an empire without his aid? If we don't seek his guidance, governments will only be created by chance, war, or conquest. I move that clergy-led prayers be held in this assembly every morning. --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, from TEMPEST AT DAWN, A Novel, by James D. Best, Copyright © 2010 James D. Best.
*****
At this critical juncture in time, in our nation, except for spirited tea parties, that are springing up across America, I find little to inspire hope and confidence that I our nation will rise above and survive its current radical upheaval. However, I find hope and confidence in the wonderfully written Tempest At Dawn, by James D. Best. I would have written this review ealier if not for all the highlighting I did, on almost every page. In his novel, Mr. Best sheds light on another critical juncture of our nation---a time when it was neccessary to revise the Articles of Confederation or write a new constitution. He does it with eloquence. I wanted to read Tempest At Dawn, from cover-to-cover, after reading the first couple of pages. I'm a great admirer of our Founding Fathers, which made Tempest At Dawn all the more difficult to put down.
After battling the British for eight years and winning it's independence, the United States stood on the precipice of dissolution. The instablity of the United States government threatened its very existence. Like a vulture, Europe was perched to pounce the fledgling nation at the first opportunity. The privileged elite plotted to overthrow the government. It was imperative that the United States create a stable government to avert these lurking dangers.
Fifty-seven delegates convened in Philadelphia, in 1787, for what was known as the Federal Convention, to hammer out a document to provide the means to maintain a durable, strong, and lasting government. It was the goal of these men to create a strong national government, while maintaining state sovereignty. Slavery was another issue that posed a major problem as well.
As I read Tempest At Dawn, I felt as though I was present at the proceedings of the Convention and the private and secret meetings of James Madison, George Washington, Robert Sherman, and others.You cannot help but feel pride as an American, as Tempest At Dawn reminds us of the seemingly impeccable integrity of our Founding Fathers---George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison, to name a few. The words "protocol" and "etiquette" come to my mind, while reading how they and the delegates of the Federal Convention regarded one another with utmost respect and civility.
Our Founding Fathers have been maligned and denigrated in recent years by liberal press and others with a progressive agenda. If you want to know the truth about the character of those gentlemen and you want to learn about the evolution of one of the greatest documents ever created by man---the Constitution of the United States---relax in your bed, favorite chair or recliner, and enjoy Tempest At Dawn, by James D. Best.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
'South Park' Controversy Continues
A Political Look at Hollywood
By James Hirsen
By now most people are aware that “South Park,” the animated TV show on Comedy Central, isn’t for children.
The evidence was there from the start in the first episode, which was a Christmas show that featured a violent battle between an animated Santa Claus and the Christian Savior, Jesus.
The show uses words that most parents would prefer their children not have in their vocabulary banks.
Catholics, Mormons, Jews, and even atheists have been mocked over the course of the show’s run. God has been depicted as a monkey and Jesus as a kind of superhero hypocrite who uses his miraculous powers to smite opponents.
The program has also viciously attacked loads of celebrities, which has contributed to its high ratings and long roster of offended folks.
In the 200th anniversary episode, everyone that the show has ever offended makes a repeat appearance. In it, Tom Cruise teams up with Bono, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, and other “South Park” parodied celebrities of the past to plot their revenge.
Unfortunately, this time around cartoon producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone have offended a group that has responded with a warning that they could face violent consequences for satirizing the Prophet Muhammad.
A U.S.-based organization, Revolution Muslim, posted on its website that the "South Park" creators would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh." Beneath a picture showing the murder of Van Gogh, the post reads: "We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid, and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show. This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them."
Van Gogh was the Dutch filmmaker who was shot and stabbed to death in 2004 over his short film titled "Submission," which focused on the issue of mistreatment of women in the radical Muslim culture.
The posting provided details about a home that Parker and Stone reportedly co-own and also listed the addresses of their California production office and the New York office of Comedy Central.
Comedy Central responded by editing out from the show any references to Muhammad.
According to Parker and Stone's website, the network prohibited them from streaming the original episode on their site. The two wrote, “After we delivered the show, and prior to broadcast, Comedy Central placed numerous additional audio bleeps throughout the episode. We do not have network approval to stream our original version of the show.”
Now Parker and Stone have issued a statement concerning their network's decision to perform the redactions.
“In the 14 years we’ve been doing ‘South Park’ we have never done a show that we couldn’t stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn’t some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle’s customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn’t mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too. We’ll be back next week with a whole new show about something completely different, and we’ll see what happens to it.”
A Political Look at Hollywood
By James Hirsen
By now most people are aware that “South Park,” the animated TV show on Comedy Central, isn’t for children.
The evidence was there from the start in the first episode, which was a Christmas show that featured a violent battle between an animated Santa Claus and the Christian Savior, Jesus.
The show uses words that most parents would prefer their children not have in their vocabulary banks.
Catholics, Mormons, Jews, and even atheists have been mocked over the course of the show’s run. God has been depicted as a monkey and Jesus as a kind of superhero hypocrite who uses his miraculous powers to smite opponents.
The program has also viciously attacked loads of celebrities, which has contributed to its high ratings and long roster of offended folks.
In the 200th anniversary episode, everyone that the show has ever offended makes a repeat appearance. In it, Tom Cruise teams up with Bono, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, and other “South Park” parodied celebrities of the past to plot their revenge.
Unfortunately, this time around cartoon producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone have offended a group that has responded with a warning that they could face violent consequences for satirizing the Prophet Muhammad.
A U.S.-based organization, Revolution Muslim, posted on its website that the "South Park" creators would "probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh." Beneath a picture showing the murder of Van Gogh, the post reads: "We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid, and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show. This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them."
Van Gogh was the Dutch filmmaker who was shot and stabbed to death in 2004 over his short film titled "Submission," which focused on the issue of mistreatment of women in the radical Muslim culture.
The posting provided details about a home that Parker and Stone reportedly co-own and also listed the addresses of their California production office and the New York office of Comedy Central.
Comedy Central responded by editing out from the show any references to Muhammad.
According to Parker and Stone's website, the network prohibited them from streaming the original episode on their site. The two wrote, “After we delivered the show, and prior to broadcast, Comedy Central placed numerous additional audio bleeps throughout the episode. We do not have network approval to stream our original version of the show.”
Now Parker and Stone have issued a statement concerning their network's decision to perform the redactions.
“In the 14 years we’ve been doing ‘South Park’ we have never done a show that we couldn’t stand behind. We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn’t some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle’s customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn’t mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too. We’ll be back next week with a whole new show about something completely different, and we’ll see what happens to it.”
Monday, April 19, 2010
CHRISTIANS
BallPoint
From now on, many of my columns will be about how God-fearing Christians can restore America to its former pre-1960s configuration. We can grow a nation of God-fearing, God-loving children to fill the halls of Congress, to fill the halls of universities, to fill the check out lines at Wal*Mart, K Mart, and the seats of every movie theatre and sports arena, from North Dakota to Texas, from California to North Carolina.
If I live to be 82, I could see that dream fulfilled. If you're 82 or younger, you could see that dream fulfilled.
Aren't you fed up with rude, insensitive, overbearing, and down right hateful people? I am. Real Christians---real Christians don't behave that way.
All I've heard all week, from the liberal media, is that tea party people are the scum of the earth…they're stupid hicks…they're evil…they're hateful. Of course the liberal media are without blemish or sin. Read on to see what anti-Christian, anti-humanity things occurred within the last few days.
A frustrated mother called Rush Limbaugh on his radio show this week. She called to tell Rush that her young son called her, that same day, from school, to say that his teacher told the classroom of children that "old people" are the problem with the world. This fountain of wisdom went on to say that the world would a good place if all the old people were dead. That kind of thinking---demonizing a group of people and wanting them dead---is reminiscent of------who else? Adolph Hitler.
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional Thursday, April 8, 2010, saying the day amounts to a call for religious action. This comes about a week after our commander-in-chief declared that he and his wife would not attend public church services. Ironically, he finds no problem attending black churches, giving his best imitation of idiomatic ghetto-speak, when he's pushing his agenda.
Police in Guatemala say a 13-year-old boy has confessed to shooting a woman to death for a payment of about $12.50. The National Police say the suspect was carrying the fatal gun when arrested. Spokesman Donald Gonzalez says the boy told police he was paid to shoot the woman as she took her two children to school on the outskirts of Guatemala City.
Twenty-some states still legally practice corporal punishment in America. A school teacher, interviewed on Fox News Network, said that he paddles disobedient students. A representative for the A.C.L.U. expressed its disapproval of corporal punishment in schools, citing non-specific, unverified injuries of students in the past. What about teachers who've been assaulted in schools and beaten by unruly, hateful students? Many years ago I saw a teacher interviewed on, I believe, "60 Minutes". He could not talk about his experience of being severely beaten by a student, without having, as he put it, "a halting speech pattern".
Jon Stewart, comedian, on Comedy Channel, spoke ill of everyone on Fox News Network, this week. He looked straight into the camera and said: "F--- 'em".
Christians, due to indifference or due to scripture, remain passive in the face of the onslaught of attacks on Christians and Christianity and the population, in general.
Obama, following the instructions of Communist/Marxist, Saul Alinsky, says we must have a civilian army as big and powerful, and well-funded, as our military forces. [Who does he plan to go to war with?] Well, we good Christians already have an army. The problem is we don't counter the attacks of Christian-hating atheists in America. And believe me, I know that not all atheists hate Christians. We are too passive. We sit around and complain about the incremental deconstruction of the rights of Christians in America, but never raise a hand to do anything about it.
Well, there is one thing you can do about it. You can raise your children to believe in and adhere to biblical injunctions and principles that have provided stability in our homeland these many years. Have lots of children to take care of you in your old age, who'll mourn your passing when the time comes, who'll keep Christianity alive in America. In twenty years, we could have an even greater army of Christians to battle the evil in the world.
The following is an excerpt from Tempest at Dawn, by James D. Best, which I am reading, at his request, to provide a review of the book, which I already find fascinating, enlightening, and entertaining:
Dr. John Witherspoon: an old teacher of James Madison.
James Madison: One of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
"John, the government must remain secular," Madison said, exasperated. "You're wrong. The government must not force a particular religion on any one, but it must never interfere with the free expression of faith." Witherspoon reached out and touched Madison's forearm. "James, a government can never be secular when filled with God-fearing men."
From now on, many of my columns will be about how God-fearing Christians can restore America to its former pre-1960s configuration. We can grow a nation of God-fearing, God-loving children to fill the halls of Congress, to fill the halls of universities, to fill the check out lines at Wal*Mart, K Mart, and the seats of every movie theatre and sports arena, from North Dakota to Texas, from California to North Carolina.
If I live to be 82, I could see that dream fulfilled. If you're 82 or younger, you could see that dream fulfilled.
Aren't you fed up with rude, insensitive, overbearing, and down right hateful people? I am. Real Christians---real Christians don't behave that way.
All I've heard all week, from the liberal media, is that tea party people are the scum of the earth…they're stupid hicks…they're evil…they're hateful. Of course the liberal media are without blemish or sin. Read on to see what anti-Christian, anti-humanity things occurred within the last few days.
A frustrated mother called Rush Limbaugh on his radio show this week. She called to tell Rush that her young son called her, that same day, from school, to say that his teacher told the classroom of children that "old people" are the problem with the world. This fountain of wisdom went on to say that the world would a good place if all the old people were dead. That kind of thinking---demonizing a group of people and wanting them dead---is reminiscent of------who else? Adolph Hitler.
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional Thursday, April 8, 2010, saying the day amounts to a call for religious action. This comes about a week after our commander-in-chief declared that he and his wife would not attend public church services. Ironically, he finds no problem attending black churches, giving his best imitation of idiomatic ghetto-speak, when he's pushing his agenda.
Police in Guatemala say a 13-year-old boy has confessed to shooting a woman to death for a payment of about $12.50. The National Police say the suspect was carrying the fatal gun when arrested. Spokesman Donald Gonzalez says the boy told police he was paid to shoot the woman as she took her two children to school on the outskirts of Guatemala City.
Twenty-some states still legally practice corporal punishment in America. A school teacher, interviewed on Fox News Network, said that he paddles disobedient students. A representative for the A.C.L.U. expressed its disapproval of corporal punishment in schools, citing non-specific, unverified injuries of students in the past. What about teachers who've been assaulted in schools and beaten by unruly, hateful students? Many years ago I saw a teacher interviewed on, I believe, "60 Minutes". He could not talk about his experience of being severely beaten by a student, without having, as he put it, "a halting speech pattern".
Jon Stewart, comedian, on Comedy Channel, spoke ill of everyone on Fox News Network, this week. He looked straight into the camera and said: "F--- 'em".
Christians, due to indifference or due to scripture, remain passive in the face of the onslaught of attacks on Christians and Christianity and the population, in general.
Obama, following the instructions of Communist/Marxist, Saul Alinsky, says we must have a civilian army as big and powerful, and well-funded, as our military forces. [Who does he plan to go to war with?] Well, we good Christians already have an army. The problem is we don't counter the attacks of Christian-hating atheists in America. And believe me, I know that not all atheists hate Christians. We are too passive. We sit around and complain about the incremental deconstruction of the rights of Christians in America, but never raise a hand to do anything about it.
Well, there is one thing you can do about it. You can raise your children to believe in and adhere to biblical injunctions and principles that have provided stability in our homeland these many years. Have lots of children to take care of you in your old age, who'll mourn your passing when the time comes, who'll keep Christianity alive in America. In twenty years, we could have an even greater army of Christians to battle the evil in the world.
The following is an excerpt from Tempest at Dawn, by James D. Best, which I am reading, at his request, to provide a review of the book, which I already find fascinating, enlightening, and entertaining:
Dr. John Witherspoon: an old teacher of James Madison.
James Madison: One of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
"John, the government must remain secular," Madison said, exasperated. "You're wrong. The government must not force a particular religion on any one, but it must never interfere with the free expression of faith." Witherspoon reached out and touched Madison's forearm. "James, a government can never be secular when filled with God-fearing men."
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