. . . a bet with myself.

In my feed reader I can see the headline Group decries textbooks on Islam as inflammatory followed by this opening paragraph:

A series of children’s textbooks on Islam contains misleading and inflammatory rhetoric about the religion, inaccurately portraying its followers as inherently violent and deserving of suspicion, according to a Muslim civil liberties group.

Anyone want to make a bet with yourself about who this “group” might be? The answer is below the fold.

Coffee, according to the women of Denmark, is to the body what the Word of the Lord is to the soul. ~ Isak Dinesen

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Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) CAIR Named As Terrorist Supporter

Federal prosecutors have named the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as an unindicted co-conspirator in support of the terrorist group Hamas. CAIR joins Islamic Society of North America and The North American Islamic Trust as accused terror-supporting organizations in the case against The Holy Land Foundation’s officers, as well as 300 other individuals and entities:

As Ed says later in the post, this should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the actions of this group.

Ankle Biting Pundits (Bull Dog Pundit) Thoughts On The Democrat Presidential Debate

I’m going to share my thoughts in no particular order. But I will say it was a very useful and better debate than the first one. And when I say “useful” I don’t mean I agree with what was said, just that it helped to expose them a lot better than before. But if there was a “winner” (which in this case was like being the tallest midget at the circus) it was Joe Biden.

Don Surber Pork and nepotism

Democratic Congressman Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania had a great plan. He steered $10 million in federal contracts to his nephew’s company. In all 4 nephews and the congressman’s daughter were key players in this venture.

What could possible go wrong?

Nancy Astor: “If I were your wife, I would put poison in your coffee.”
Sir Winston Churchill: “And if I were your husband, I would drink it.”

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In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) American Muslim Group Backs ‘John Does’ in CAIR Suit

An American Muslim group I had never heard of before, the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, has pledged to raise legal fees for the ‘John Does’ listed in the CAIR sponsored suit of the six Imams who were ejected from a flight from Minneapolis.

Sister Toldjah Gore accused of violating Environment & Public Works Committee’s hearing rules (UPDATED)

Maybe in order to further accomodate Mr. Oscar-winner, they can provide him with two chairs to sit in. The other one will be for his gigantic ego, which has proved to be much more of a pressing issue than ‘global warming.’

Wizbang (Jay Tea) They don’t know Jack

Recently, Hillary Clinton caught a bit of flak after comparing herself to President Kennedy. Other candidates have also made comparisons, and it occurred to me that it might be entertaining to take a look at some aspects of our 35th president — and which current candidates might best embody them.

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. ~ Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr.

In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) CAIR Plans on Suing Airline Passengers

For the sake of argument, let us assume all passenger complaints were right in line with what CAIR alleges. They were religiously motivated. It’s not illegal to be a bigot, nor is it a civil action to say some bad about another on that basis. Tom Cruise is an idiot who believes space aliens invade the human mind. See? I just did it.

Gina Cobb The Global Warming Storybook

Pirate’s Cove (William Teach) Plameout To Testify In Political Play Of Comedy

Fitzpatrick spent almost 4 years on his investigation, and, since no one was actually charged with violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, including the person who actually released her name, Dick Armitage, I’d have to say that her status has been pretty well cleared up. This whole comedy of errors is just another way that the Democrats can take shots at the Bush Administration, circumventing the law, and grandstanding.

Last comes the beverage of the Orient shore, Mocha, far off, the fragrant berries bore. Taste the dark fluid with a dainty lip, Digestion waits on pleasure as you sip. ~ Pope Leo XII

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Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) The Democrats And CAIR

CAIR will hold an event in a tony venue tomorrow in the DC area, a panel discussion on the effect of global attitudes towards Islam on American policy. The venue? A conference room in the Capitol building, courtesy of New Jersey Democrat Bill Pascrell. The organization got access to the room despite the history of CAIR leadership in support of terrorism:

If you are in Representitive Pascrell’s district (NJ-8) you can find his contact information here.

Here is the note that I sent to my representitives:

I am writing to voice my opposition to allowing CAIR to hold their “Global Attitudes on Islam-West Relations: U.S. Policy Implications” panel discussion in the Capitol basement conference room. (Reported in the Washington Times: http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070311-113356-1660r.htm) CAIR’s ties to terrorist organizations, along with their refusal to disavow terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, makes allowing the use of Capitol facilities quite outrageous.

I realize that this note will not reach you in time for any action to be taken on the event. However, I do want to state my strong opposition to this situation and my sincere hope that nothing like it can occur in the future.

Thank you for your time.

Send an email to your representitives here.

Ah! How sweet the coffee’s taste is,
Sweeter than a thousand kisses,
Milder than sweet muscatel.
Coffee, coffee, I must have it,
And if someone wants to treat me,
Ah, my cup with coffee fill! ~ Johann Sebastian Bach (Koffee Kantate)

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Just Kidding! — “Iran apparently has withdrawn its earlier offer to suspend uranium enrichment for an eight-week period to resolve the diplomatic standoff over its nuclear ambitions. They reversed themselves shortly after making the offer:”

Blue Crab Boulevard US Embassy In Syria Attacked — “Reports from Damascus indicate that four gunmen with automatic weapons and hand grenades attempted to storm the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria. Three attackers were killed by Syrian security forces and the fourth wounded. The attackers did not get inside the compound.”

Dr. Sanity (Pat Santy) THE LEFT’S SEPTEMBER 11th CREED — “Taken as a whole, the leftist theories add up to a compelling case of psychological denial, displacement, projection, and frank paranoia. The high levels of delusion and hysteria exhibited by the left since then should clue any reasonble person in to the fact that the events of that day were intensely threatening at a fundamental level to their ideology–hence the need to deny any thing of real importance occurred; or the need to find ways to blame it on the left’s “real enemy of civilization” – George W. Bush.”

In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) A Public Relations Class is Needed — “CAIR and every other Muslim group would be better served if they redirect their statements to another target audience. Their words need nothing to me, but perhaps that’s just because I’m the type of person that forms an opinion based upon what I see, and I see a relatively small group of people claiming to be Muslim killing thousands of people across the globe.”

Give a frontiersman coffee and tobacco, and he will endure any privation, suffer any hardship, but let him be without these two necessaries of the woods, and he becomes irresolute and murmuring. ~ U.S. Army Lt. William Whiting, 1849

Blogs for Bush (Mark Noonan) UN’s Nuclear Watchdog Group Bows to Iranian Pressure — “As long as the Iranian regime is as it is, we simply will not know what they are up to, and we can place no reliance on agreements they make with us. Corrupt, power mad and entirely unresponsive to the will of the people, the only thing we can be sure of is that Iranian government actions will be done with a mind to whatever most benefits the tyrants to run Iran.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Understanding The Palestinian Death Wish — “They do not want peace. They want Israel. Nothing short of that will satisfy the Palestinians, and all of the talk in the world will do not one whit of good until they understand that we will not allow them to destroy Israel, and of course neither will the Israelis.”

Dr. Sanity (Dr. Pat Santy) CAIR: Just Another Pissant Apologist For Islamic Terror — “It is hardly “simplistic” to oppose totalitarianism, whether it’s anti-human agenda masquerades as “religion of peace” or a “worker’s paradise”. What has really become “old” is the reflex apologism and casual glossing over of evil routinely committed in the name of Islam.”

Everyone needs a smile to start their week. Here’s two:

TMH’s Bacon Bits (DL) Eating is Un-American — “Item: Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton led a large contingent of Democrats to the Capital steps today to announce their motto for the next election. The motto: “A vote for us is an empty plate.” Hillary held up a gold-embossed plate to emphasis the point, but Howard Dean was overheard saying that the plate looked like the same pattern that once was in the White House.”

ScrappleFace (Scott Ott) Time: Bush to Start Era of ‘Pirate Diplomacy’ — “The cowboy label came as a result of the president’s declaration that he wanted Usama Bin Laden “dead or alive.” But in the new era of pirate diplomacy, Time’s editors write that the Commander in Chief will respond to North Korean missile launches and Iranian nuclear snubs with new picturesque expressions like “Aaargh!” and “Shiver me timbers!” ”

And (sorta) related to Scott’s post:

Sister Toldjah Oh, how I love pirates and Hollyweirdo of the week – and a salute to old-style masculinity.