November 9, 2005 by s.z.

'Homosexuality Seems Too Powerful to Resist'  Spero News features an article about our favorite anti-gay "researcher" Paul Cameron (you know, the guy who came up with the "fact" that gays only live to age 47) -- the piece is byRichard Bartholomew (of Bartholomew's Notes on Religion fame), our favorite religion blogger.   4:47:31 AM

VBen Tries His Hand at Hustling Townhall is continuing its semi-monthly pledge drive.  Today's spokesboy is Ben Shapiro: But the solid core conservatism that has made Townhall.com one of the best sites on the web remains.  Nowhere else will you find such an imposing group of deep thinkers.  Deep thinkers like Dr. Mike Adams, Ph.D., whose latest column, "Marry Anything Day," calls upon college conservatives to bring an ordained minister to their campus to perform marriage ceremonies between "a man and several women, or a woman and her cat," or between a man and "his favorite lamp."  Dr. Mike exults that this will drive liberal administrators "absolutely crazy" -- and it will teach them a valuable lesson about supporting same-sex marriage, because what drug-addled former hippie could stand to see a man marry a lamp! And then there's Ben Shapiro, who explains that Prince Charles should shut the f--- up and stop telling us to be more tolerant of Islam, because the French riots are actually part of the Islamoterrorist war on Western civilization.  The only way to deal with the "global Muslim community" is with "strong and forceful opposition" (which presumably involves nuclear weapons), and if the Frenchies weren't a bunch of wimps, they would have figured this out for themselves. Whether France is prepared to fight or not, radical Muslims spurred by their religious beliefs certainly are. It is irrelevant whether Muslim terrorists and rioters are motivated by a perverse vision of their religion, or whether they represent the mainstream. The bottom line is this: The current conflict is ideological, not social or economic. Ben knows this because he is a deep thinker who doesn't get bogged down by facts and stuff. And don't forget deep thinker David Limbaugh, who also urges you to donate your spare change to Townhall. Townhall has established a reputation not only among grassroots conservatives – which is most important – but also among the so-called movers and shakers inside and outside the Beltway. When "libs" want to see what the right side is thinking, Townhall is one of their first stops. When I, a "lib" who runs a blog devoted to making fun of wingnuttery, need material, Townhall is one of my first stops -- and Doug Giles, Brent Bozell, Jonah Goldberg, Kathleen Parker et. al. rarely disappoint.  So, I too urge all conservatives with more money than sense to donate to Townhall.  After all, a VBen Shapiro is a terrible thing to waste. Please make the sacrifice so that we can continue to wage this patriotic battle together. I don’t need to tell you that there are a lot of looney left websites out there and we don’t dare allow our voices to be silenced – or minimized in any way. Yes, if you don't sacrifice to pay for the opining of John Stossel, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Phyllis Schlafly, Armstrong Williams (and the rest), then the looney left websites win, and our beloved columnists will be taken out and shot.  (Okay, maybe they'll just be minimized, possibly at fat camp, but do you want to risk it?) 4:25:32 AM

Ann Coulter, Spokesmodel So, a week or two ago I got an email from NewsMax with the subject line "Ann Coulter: The one newspaper I can count on to bring me the truth."  Naturally, I was intrigued, because if anyone knows truth, it's Ann Coulter. Here's the first part of that missive: "She's cute, blonde, mini-skirted, mean as a warthog, and somewhere to the right of Genghis Khan."  --Caryl Rivers, Women's ENews "Ann Coulter displays all the feminine warmth of a water moccasin." -- Gene Lyons, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Dear Fellow Conservative, You see... this is what kind, compassionate, tolerant liberals do to people who dare to expose the Left's hypocrisy! That's why I say... Thank heavens for HUMAN EVENTS!  HUMAN EVENTS is the publication I have called my editorial home for six years. Not only do I write regularly for HUMAN EVENTS, I devour it from cover to cover every week. While liberal meanies have undoubtedly said zillions of unkind things about Ann  over the years, I still find it remarkable that she somehow found two quotes that didn't mention her Adam's apple.  (Okay, she's obviously delighted with the comments listed above -- after all, not many people call her "cute" these days.  And Ann is proud to be unconsidered a far right zealot, as well as unfeminine, since she holds a pretty low opinion of women.) But I do admire the message of this pitch: "Subscribe to Human Events, because unlike the liberal rags, it will never mention Ann's cuteness and her mini-skirts.  Not only that, but it's the mag that Ann devours each week -- and look how well-nourished she looks!" And why does she eat Human Events instead of actual food? Why? Because it's the one newsweekly I can count on to bring me the absolute, unvarnished, hard-hitting truth. And so should you. HUMAN EVENTS (which you can get at a big discount with a FREE best-selling book) is written and edited by gutsy people who will rescue you from the sticky tar pit of political correctness that passes for contemporary reporting... not girlie-boy editors afraid of sticking to their guns! "Why?  Because Human Events contains the absolute, unvarnished truth, such as my columns.  Plus, it isn't edited by Rich Lowry and Jonah Goldberg, who are poofters.  Hey, subscribe now to Human Events and get a free copy of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Stuff.  We'll also throw in remaindered copies of all my books, plus the latest efforts by Michelle Malkin and John Gibson.  For FREE!  In fact, we'll pay you to take the books -- Scaife says it's cheaper than shredding them.  And, like the mag, they make a great source of dietary fiber." Ann (or whoever actually wrote this subscription pitch) goes on to cite various things that she has learned from the mag, like that rich people pay more taxes than homeless people.  She then offers this caveat: Frankly, not everyone has the courage to read HUMAN EVENTS. It is far easier to just swallow what the establishment media dish out and nod in agreement with the bovine herd. Sad but true. But I think you're exceptional. You have the courage to think for yourself. Ann thinks I'm exceptional!  I'm the happiest girl in the world! But since I can think for myself, I decided to ask NewsMax to remove me from their spam list ...  but it didn't seem to have worked, because yesterday I got another pitch from Ann (you can read it yourselfhere). Ann Coulter: This Is ‘Book of the Century’  Ann Coulter makes crystal clear how she feels about Peter Schweizer's new book, "Do As I Say (Not As I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy." Ann announced today on her Web site that she believes this book – yes, this book alone – is the "Book of the Century!" Well, that's what she's saying this week ... Ann has been battling hypocritical liberals for years and she has, no doubt, found profound solace in a book that proves her liberal opponents – more times than not – dont practice what they preach. Ann, who always practices what she preaches (which is why she lives a life of Christian piety, abstinence, meekness, modesty, and charity; doesn't work outside the home; homeschools her four children; defers to her husband in all decisions; and doesn't vote), no doubt found "profound solace" in a book which proved that other people are hypocrites too. Ann recommends this must-read book because, as she says, you’ll even "learn how to shelter your money in the Cayman Islands like liberals!" Ann then volunteered to make her tax records and finances public, since, as a conservative, she obviously has nothing to hide.  P.S.   Ann isn't the only one in the pocket of Doubleday.  A couple of days ago NewsMax informed me that: Rush Limbaugh: Book 'Just Fabulous' Top conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh lauded the bestselling new book "Do As I Say, Not as I Do" by Peter Schweizer on Friday, recommending it to his audience as a must read. "It's just fabulous," the radio icon told a caller. And when asked what he made of the claim that liberals are more hypocritical than conservatives, Rush said "Why, I can make a hat, or a brooch, or a pterodactyl!   Just kidding. 3:14:18 AM

Blog of the Year   Once again people are asking, 'That Hindrocket guy: is he incapable of reading anything but Republican talking points, or is he just really, really stupid?"  YOU make the call. Here's Hindrocket (emphasis added): CIA Refers Washington Post Leak for Investigation This could be very good news indeed: the CIA's general counsel has taken the first step toward a criminal investigation of the agency's leak relating to alleged secret detention centers in Eastern Europe.  [snip paragraph of A.P. story posted at Breitbart.com] Now it's up to the Justice Department to launch a criminal investigation of the leaking CIA official or officials, and perhaps other government employees, as the Post's story suggested that multiple agencies were involved. It would be a great thing if the steady stream of illegal anti-administration leaks out of the CIA and the State Department could be shut down, and some of the Democrat leakers imprisoned. It's time to put the Plame farce to a good use. Posted by John at 10:42 PM And here's the Los Angeles Times (emphasis added): 2:30 PM PST, November 8, 2005 Probe Sought in Leak About CIA-Run Secret Prisons [...] Another Republican, Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi, said it may have been Republican senators who leaked the information to the Post. Lott told reporters that the existence of the secret prison system was discussed last week during the Republican policy luncheon, held on Capitol Hill the day before the Post story appeared. "Information that was said in there, given out in there, did get into the newspaper," Lott said. Asked whether he believed it was Republicans who had breached security, Lott said: "I don't know where else it came from...it looked to me that at least one of those reports came right out of that room." Per CNN (in a piece that was also posted several hours before Hindrocket did his gloating), Lott said that the information in the Wash Post story was the same as that given to Republican senators in a closed-door briefing by Vice President Dick Cheney.  "Every word that was said in there went right to the newspaper. We can't keep our mouths shut."  He added that the investigation of the leak may result in an ethics probe of a [Republican] Senate member. So yeah, this could be very good news indeed. 12:01:19 AM