The Right Way Forward

On the afternoon of February 26, 1993, Islamic terrorist Ramzi Yousef parked a Ryder truck in the basement of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and detonated an explosive that killed six people and injured over one thousand more. Ramzi Yousef was not Christian or Jewish. He was not a Buddhist, a Mormon or a Baptist. He was a Muslim. Upon his illegal entry into the United States, Yousef took up residence in New Jersey.

On September 11, 2001, nineteen Islamic terrorists boarded four airplanes and carried out the worst terrorist attack to ever occur on American soil.  The nineteen terrorists were not Christians.  They were not Jewish. They were not Buddhists, Mormons or Baptists. They were Muslims.  Tickets for at least one of the hijacked flights were purchased in New Jersey.  Flight 93 took off from Newark International Airport. Of the almost three thousand people that were killed on September 11, 2001, six hundred and ninety four were residents of New Jersey.

In June 2010, two New Jersey residents were arrested at JFK International Airport as they were about to board flights to Egypt. The two had intentions of joining up with Islamic terrorists to wage war with The United States. It has been reported that they were discovered and exposed by an undercover NYPD officer.

The FBI and Law Enforcement were highly criticized in the days following September 11, 2001. More could’ve been done.  More should’ve been done to protect every citizen of this country. Why ten years after these attacks we feel the need to have to apologize to anyone for due diligence is beyond any comprehension. Shame on Eric Holder. Shame on New Jersey Governor Christie.

The FBI, The NYPD and all other Federal, State and local law enforcement is tasked with protecting everyone, regardless of religion or race. Lest we forget that several dozen innocent Muslims were also killed on September 11, 2001?

Without  getting into why this topic should not even be discussed in public, the only thing Eric Holder and Gov. Christie should be saying is that, “Yes we are currently involved in undercover surveillance and intelligence gathering within the Muslim community.  We will continue with these operations until such a time that there is no longer a threat from within that community.  You are either with us or against us.  There is no middle ground here.”

The citizens of the state of New Jersey and the country should be calling for the resignations of both Holder and Christie.  Their comments have proven that their concern is not that of ALL Americans but rather that of a vocal minority.  We can not and should not kowtow to any one group, thereby putting everyone in harms way.

This is not a question of wrongfully arresting anyone or violating one’s civil rights.  It is not a call to discriminate or harm anyone from any specific group.  It is a case of being ever vigilant in the war on terrorism.  We were attacked by Islamic extremists who were Muslim.  Common sense should dictate that that is where the attention should be focused.

The FBI has said that the “secret spying” has damaged Muslims’ trust.  A pretty good argument could be made that September 11 damaged America’s trust.

As George Bush said, “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.” There is no middle ground.

Could you imagine a group of Italians up in arms at the FBI or NYPD or any other law enforcement agency for having undercover officers infiltrate the Mafia?

Wake up America……………………………..It’s time to demand more from our elected officials.

God Bless the United States of America.

“It’s a recognition of his life and what his life meant. We have no idea what that young man could have become.” -New York City Queens Councilman Thomas White (D, Queens) on why a street should be named for Sean Bell.

Some of the facts:

Sean Bell was shot and killed by New York City Police Officers on November 25, 2006. At the time of the incident, Bell was behind the wheel of his vehicle, was legally intoxicated, refused a lawful order by the police and attempted to run the officers down while trying to get away.

Bell had been arrested three times in the past for dealing drugs and possessing an illegal firearm.

The two men with Bell that night had been arrested a total of nine times in the past for crimes including armed robbery and possessing an illegal firearm.

All the police officers involved were brought to trial and acquitted on all charges.

In recognition of his life and what his life meant? What he could have become?

Obviously, it may not have amounted to much as demonstrated by his actions that night.

Obama now has the lowest December approval rating of any first term president elected after World War II.

Gallup reports an approval rating of 47%. A Quinnipiac Poll puts his rating at 46%. Rasmussen is reporting that 53% now disapprove of the presidents performance.

It’s also rather amusing that when the numbers are not in their favor, these idiots are quick to dismiss them.

God Bless the United States of America.
God Help Us.

December 9, 2009 marks the 28th Anniversary of the death of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner.

Let us pray for Officer Faulkner and his family and let us not forget those ignorant individuals who stand up and support wesley cook (aka mumia abu jamal,) a cold blooded cop killer.

They include:
Ed Asner, The Black Eyed Peas, Jackson Browne, Tim Robbins, David Dinkins, Rage Against the Machine, The Beastie Boys, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone, Woody Harrelson, Samuel Jackson, Casey Kasem, Spike Lee, Salman Rushdie, Susan Sarandon, Michael Stipe, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou, Bad Religion and Harry Belafonte.

(For a complete list visit http://www.danielfaulkner.com/docs/SupportersofMumiaAbu-Jamal.pdf)

It is disgusting that these individuals choose to support jamal, despite the overwhelming evidence against him.

And while everyone is entitled to an opinion, to simply dismiss the facts of the case and stand on the other side of reason, is not acceptable. Remember this next time you support these idiots.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Kudos to the New York State Senate who today voted 38 to 24 against same sex marriage. Finally, politicians get it right.

While I fully support an individuals right to live in whatever “legal” relationship he or she chooses, the sanctity of marriage should continue to be that between a man and a woman.

Gay couples should be afforded the same rights and privileges of married couples, it just shouldn’t be called a marriage.

Majority rule, minority rights.

New York City Councilman Charles Barron today called CUNY Trustee Jeffrey Wiesenfeld a racist.

A Racist folks.

What a joke.

Charles Barron, a former Black Panther member who only a few years ago stated, “I want to go up to the closest white person and say, ‘You can’t understand this, it’s a black thing’ and then slap him, just for my mental health” calling someone else a racist.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Americans expect so much but accept so little.

A tip of the hat to Rep. Peter King (NY) for speaking his mind.

     It is truly amazing the lives we, as a society, choose to celebrate in death.

     Everyone one from Madonna to Al Sharpton to Arnold Schwarzenegger have spoken out on the loss of Michael Jackson.

     Many, if not most news organizations are labeling his death a “tragedy.” Some have gone so far as to call him “An American Hero.”

     Ladies and Gentlemen, I hate to break it to you, but Michael Jackson was nothing more than an eccentric, emotionally disturbed individual who probably should have been institutionalized for his insanity.   Michael Jackson’s death is in no way shape or form a tragedy and he is by no stretch of the imagination an American hero.

     Do we forget, do we ignore, the allegations of child molestation, the payoffs to silence those allegations and his own admission of sleeping in the same bed with young boys.

     Go ahead, try to prove your point by saying he was acquitted and never convicted of the child molestation charges. Then ask yourself what sane, normal male sleeps in the same bed with little boys. Watch the Bashir interview. Michael Jackson comes across as a card carrying member of NAMBLA trying to justify his contact with minors.

     And just what does it say for us, as a society, when a man, upon winning a ticket to the memorial, is quoted in the New York Post as saying, “This is the best day of my life?”  The Post further reported that, “Jubilant fans yesterday flash the hottest tickets in town…”

     IT’S A FUNERAL PEOPLE.

     Today I lost a little more faith in humanity.

I  just don’t get it.  Have all the orphans in this country been adopted?  Is there a shortage of children right here in own country deserved of being adopted?  What is the matter with people that they would choose to go to a foreign country and adopt a child?

Don’t get me wrong.  All children, everywhere, ought to grow up in a loving home, free of poverty and hardships.  But are there not thousands of children right here in the United States that could benefit from being adopted? 

Guess there’s no controversy in that though.

Do you think if Jimmy Carter would’ve sent a video to Iran in 1979 they would’ve released the hostages any quicker?

Oh wait.  Thats right.  It was Carters appearance on Iranian TV,  two years prior, that may very well have been the catalyst to the incident in the first place.

Never mind.