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		<title>Video: Venting Over The Obama Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2009/07/09/video-venting-over-the-obama-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is how many Americans feel about what Obama and the Democrats are doing to our country. This is how we feel about $787 billion dollar “stimulus” packages that are nothing but bullshit pork.
This is how we feel about destroying the economy with “Cap and Trade” tax plans to combat something that isn’t even real.
This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.com%2F2009%2F07%2F09%2Fvideo-venting-over-the-obama-economy%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.com%2F2009%2F07%2F09%2Fvideo-venting-over-the-obama-economy%2F" height="61" width="51" title="Video: Venting Over The Obama Economy" alt=" Video: Venting Over The Obama Economy" /></a></div><p>This is how many Americans feel about what Obama and the Democrats are doing to our country. This is how we feel about $787 billion dollar “stimulus” packages that are nothing but bullshit pork.</p>
<p>This is how we feel about destroying the economy with “Cap and Trade” tax plans to combat something that isn’t even real.</p>
<p>This is how we feel about broke-ass California issuing IOU’s while at the same time paying $4 million to put the corpse of a pedophile singer on display.</p>
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<p>(hat tip <a href="http://drudgereport.com/" target="_blank">Drudge</a>)</p>
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		<title>Al-Qaeda Terrorist Released From Jail In Britain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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Abu Qatada, a man desribed by many as &#8220;Bin Laden&#8217;s right-hand man in Europe&#8221; was released on bail today in Britain. He will have to wear an electronic monitor at all times and is specifically restricted from having any contact with Osama Bin Laden.
If his release weren&#8217;t disgusting enough, he&#8217;ll also be receiving around £1,000 [...]]]></description>
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<p>Abu Qatada, a man desribed by many as &#8220;Bin Laden&#8217;s right-hand man in Europe&#8221; was <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2147168/Abu-Qatada-Islamic-cleric-is-released-from-jail.html?service=print" target="_blank">released on bail</a> today in Britain. He will have to wear an electronic monitor at all times and is specifically restricted from having any contact with Osama Bin Laden.</p>
<p>If his release weren&#8217;t disgusting enough, he&#8217;ll also be receiving around £1,000 per month in state benefits even though when he was stopped by Police he was in possession of more than £170,000.</p>
<p>Qatada is wanted in numerous countries including his home country of Jordan where he committed a series of bombings in 1998.</p>
<p>This is exactly the kind of crap that Barack Obama would love to make a reality here in America. Obama and other liberals would love it if the federal government had to jump through endless hoops to keep a terrorist off the street.</p>
<p>The appropriate way to handle a guy like Qatada is to either permanently &#8220;disappear him&#8221; or throw his ass in Gitmo forever.</p>
<p>This guy is a hardcore associate of Osama Bin Laden and the spiritual adviser to 9/11 hijacker Mohammad Atta. It&#8217;s simply inconceivable that he would ever see the light of day again, and the decision to release him makes Britain look weak.</p>
<p>The solution to the increasing difficulty in properly incarcerating terrorists both in Britain and the U.S. is to kill them. The United States and Britain should kill terrorists on the battlefield wherever and whenever possible rather than arrest them.</p>
<p>Hopefully, a terrible &#8220;accident&#8221; will befall Abu Qatada and the nightmare in the courts will be over.</p>
<p><em>-Chris Jones</em></p>
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		<title>Houston School Principle Fired After Allowing Muslim Presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We reported last Friday about the school principle in Texas that unilaterally allowed 2 reps. from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to teach 875 seventh-and eighth-grade students about Islam.
Not only were parents never notified, but it&#8217;s a matter of public record that CAIR is a terrorist linked organization.
I&#8217;m happy to report this morning that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.com%2F2008%2F06%2F05%2Fhouston-school-principle-fired-after-allowing-muslim-presentation%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.com%2F2008%2F06%2F05%2Fhouston-school-principle-fired-after-allowing-muslim-presentation%2F" height="61" width="51" title="Houston School Principle Fired After Allowing Muslim Presentation" alt=" Houston School Principle Fired After Allowing Muslim Presentation" /></a></div><p>We <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,363428,00.html" target="_blank">reported last Friday</a> about the school principle in Texas that unilaterally allowed 2 reps. from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to teach 875 seventh-and eighth-grade students about Islam.</p>
<p>Not only were parents never notified, but it&#8217;s a matter of public record that CAIR is a terrorist linked organization.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m happy to report this morning that the Friendswood School District has <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,363428,00.html" target="_blank">issued a statement</a> saying that principle Robin Lowe has been removed from her post and &#8220;reassigned.&#8221;</p>
<p>The school was flooded with calls by outraged citizens within the community and from around the country. A big thanks goes out to everyone who called, e-mailed, or otherwise, expressed your displeasure with principle Lowe&#8217;s conduct.</p>
<p>A special thanks to <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/02/whos-teaching-your-kids-about-islam/" target="_blank">Michelle Malkin</a> for giving this story the attention it needed.</p>
<p><em>-Chris Jones<br />
Managing Editor<br />
The Hot Joints <strong>(and Friendswood Resident)</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Video: Clinton Supporter Outraged At Rules Committee Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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		<title>Iraq Party Calling For &#8220;Severe&#8221; Punishment Of U.S. Soldier Who Desicrated Quran</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 18:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 9th, a U.S. Staff Sergeant who was a sniper section leader foolishly used a Qu&#8217;ran for target practice (cue the looting, arson, and murder). The tattered holy book was later discovered by Iraqi soldiers and reported to U.S. officials.
Suffice it to say the &#8220;Arab street&#8221; was outraged prompting U.S. Army officials to take [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.com%2F2008%2F05%2F19%2Firaq-party-calling-for-severe-punishment-of-us-soldier-who-desicrated-quran%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehotjoints.com%2F2008%2F05%2F19%2Firaq-party-calling-for-severe-punishment-of-us-soldier-who-desicrated-quran%2F" height="61" width="51" title="Iraq Party Calling For Severe Punishment Of U.S. Soldier Who Desicrated Quran" alt=" Iraq Party Calling For Severe Punishment Of U.S. Soldier Who Desicrated Quran" /></a></div><p>On May 9th, a U.S. Staff Sergeant who was a sniper section leader foolishly used a Qu&#8217;ran for <a href="http://www.google.com/news/url?sa=t&amp;ct=:ePkh8BM9EyLSDiEWIabUHJhNRgJJ7__GVqkdql1RYG1owHBkKQCCyg-I/2-0&amp;fp=4831971f4278d84e&amp;ei=xMIxSIrfO5Tw8ASQ1N3fCA&amp;url=http%3A//ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gkx-3oYeFwuWKCusr2jrojs98w8wD90O74108&amp;cid=0&amp;sig2=eMN9N1gpestimsjWfADeag&amp;usg=AFrqEzefzn1Mz-oSqf5-LTfzhqxecXK_BQ" target="_blank">target practice</a> (cue the looting, arson, and murder). The tattered holy book was later discovered by Iraqi soldiers and reported to U.S. officials.</p>
<p>Suffice it to say the &#8220;Arab street&#8221; was outraged prompting U.S. Army officials to take swift action. The Sergeant who perpetrated the offense was relieved of his command with &#8220;prejudice&#8221; and reassigned back to the United States.</p>
<p>Suffice it also to say the raging Muslims don&#8217;t feel that punishment was adequate and are calling for a &#8220;severe&#8221; punishment.</p>
<p>So the U.S. military held an official &#8220;apology ceremony&#8221; and Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, Commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad, <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/19/iraq.quran/?iref=mpstoryview" target="_blank">graveled at the feet</a> of the tribal leaders.</p>
<blockquote><p>On Saturday, Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commander of <span class="cnnInlineTopic">U.S. forces</span> in Baghdad, appeared at an apology ceremony flanked by leaders from Radhwaniya.</p>
<p>&#8220;I come before you here seeking your forgiveness,&#8221; Hammond said to tribal leaders and others gathered. &#8220;In the most humble manner, I look in your eyes today, and I say please forgive me and my soldiers.&#8221;</p>
<p>Another military official <strong>kissed a Quran and presented it as &#8220;a humble gift&#8221;</strong> to the tribal leaders.</p>
<p>Hammond also read from the shooter&#8217;s letter: &#8220;I sincerely hope that my actions have not diminished the partnership that our two nations have developed together. &#8230; My actions were shortsighted, very reckless and irresponsible, but in my heart [the actions] were not malicious.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hammond said, &#8220;The actions of one soldier were nothing more than criminal behavior. I&#8217;ve come to this land to protect you, to support you &#8212; not to harm you &#8212; and the behavior of this soldier was nothing short of wrong and unacceptable.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Sheikh Hamadi al-Qirtani, in a speech on behalf of all tribal sheikhs of Radhwaniya, called the shooting &#8220;aggression against the entire Islamic world.&#8221;</p>
<p>What that soldier did to the Qu&#8217;ran was incredibly stupid and he should have known better. His commanders were right to send him home, because his stupidity put our entire mission in Iraq at risk.</p>
<p>I also recognize how critical it is that we have the support of local clerics and the like in Iraq, but it&#8217;s frankly humiliating to see one of our guy&#8217;s kissing a Qu&#8217;ran.</p>
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