When Silence Could Have Been America’s Friend

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  February 11th at 10:20 AM  | 

It was 2003, and French President Jacques Chirac expressed anger and hostility towards several countries who disagreed with his position regarding the impending US action against Iraq. He offered up the following commentary. “They missed a great opportunity to shut up.” – Jacques Chirac (HT:CNN) While Chirac was acting in character (ie contemptibly obnoxious), his turn of phrase does well to describe many of the | Read More »

The Land of The Less Free and The Home of The Flak Catchers – 9-11 Worked Like Hell

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  October 21st at 11:44 AM  | 

To dispel this long-standing doubt and simmering distrust toward Muslims in America, the greater population of peace-loving Muslims needs to give voice to a sustained public denunciation that expresses their outrage toward violent Muslim extremism. Unless and until that happens, it is very likely that there will continue to be confusion about the use of the phrase, “violent Muslim extremists.” -Poster Atrader (HT: Business Insider) | Read More »

The Lamentable Presidency of Grima Wormtongue

By: Repair_Man_Jack (Diary)  |  August 16th at 10:27 AM  | 

“I was not commenting and will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there.” President Barack Obama Former French President Jacques Chirac once famously remarked that the President of Turkey had missed out on a valuable opportunity to shut his mouth. It was a nasty comment, but certainly worthy of a sardonic chuckle. It also can be extended, without | Read More »