Don Imus. Who?

Don Imus was a radio show host who was on in a limited number of markets across the United States. He had very low ratings. His program was also simulcast on MSNBC where he managed to pull in around 300,000 viewers. The #1 DJ in your city probably has a larger audience than Imus did all across the country. So if you'd never heard of the guy, no one can blame you.Imus is ancient. He's been on the radio forever, and between his advanced age and all the drugs and alcohol he did in the past, he looks like a crypt keeper version of a cowboy. Imus loves to dress up like a cowboy. I guess that's part of his "charm"?Imus was fired because he made a sexist crack about the femininity of a group of black female basketball players. Notice I said it was a sexist remark. He said something about the girls being tough, having tattoos, and then called them "nappy-headed hos". He was trying to be funny and use some street lingo. Unfortunately he didn't realize the consequences of an old white man in a cowboy hat refering to black girls as "nappy-headed hos", regardless of context.Both Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson went after Imus, along with every other so-called black leader desperate for media attention at the expense of an old man's career. Of course what's funny is that both Sharpton and Jackson are known for making anti-semetic remarks. It's sort of hypocritical for men who have themselves made racist remarks to chastise another man for his supposed racism.And now, a few excellent words from columnist Jason Whitlock.

Quote of the Day

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."- John Stuart Mill

Fearful UK Teachers Stop Teaching Holocaust to Avoid Offending Muslims

Teachers Drop the Holocaust to Avoid Offending Muslims- Daily MailSchools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Governmentbacked study has revealed.It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial.There is also resistance to tackling the 11th century Crusades - where Christians fought Muslim armies for control of Jerusalem - because lessons often contradict what is taught in local mosques.The findings have prompted claims that some schools are using history 'as a vehicle for promoting political correctness'.The study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills, looked into 'emotive and controversial' history teaching in primary and secondary schools.It found some teachers are dropping courses covering the Holocaust at the earliest opportunity over fears Muslim pupils might express anti-Semitic and anti-Israel reactions in class.- / -That's right friends. It's now controversial in the UK to teach kids factual history. The truth is feared to be offensive to Muslims. God, what a mess the Brits have created for themselves.

Israeli Professor Dies Bravely, Defends Students from VT Killer

Liviu Librescu was an Israeli scientist and educator whose major research fields were Aeroelasticity and Aerodynamics. His most recent position was Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. The 76 year-old Holocaust survivor was shot and killed in the Virginia Tech massacre while holding off crazed gunman Cho Seung-hui at his lecture hall entrance so his students could escape.

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“If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor; if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich.”- Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-65 AD)