Ann has a point

I know most of you probably don't read Ann Coulter. Well, I do and her column this week is the kind of thing we should be hearing from the media in light of Duke, Natalie Hallowell, et al. But we won't. In this age of moral relativism, we can't comment on the actions of others. For the most part, this article is non-political. She does take a couple shots at liberals, but I think it is worth reading. So, before you spout off about her political bias (which I freely admit) and send me links to liberal columns or Sojourners, read it and see for yourself.

I'm sure we're all very surprised

Yet another suicide bombing by a Palestinian nut job against a civilian Israeli target was carried out earlier today. Although Islamic Jihad claimed responsiblity, Hamas leaders (the official Palestinian government as of 2 1/2 weeks ago) called it "a legitimate response to Israeli 'aggression'". Doesn't that just give you a big warm fuzzy? A government sanctioning the murder of men, women and children whose only "crime" is being a Jew ought to raise alarm bells all over the world. But what will we hear from the "mainstream" media? That Israel deserves it, the poor Palestinians are just defending themselves and so on ad nauseam.

Terrorists who abusively invoke Islam who until recently were Islamic terrorists

The phrase "Islamic terrorist" is becoming taboo. "Terrorists who abusively invoke Islam" is the new phrase that officials in the EU are pushing for. This is the important work that the EU is busy with--making sure that news reports and government communications can refer to Islamic terrorists in a "non-emotive" way. I'm sure this will change everyone's outlook on terrorism. I for one will certainly no longer have any emotional reaction whatsoever the next time I see a news story that a terrorist who abusively invokes Islam has blown up yet another school or that a terrorist who abusively invokes Islam has beheaded more captives. Look for the EU Newspeak lexicon due out later this year.