Around the globe, Jews are being assaulted and are the subject of protests.   There have been arson attacks against Jewish congregations in England, France, and Sweden.

In 2005, thousands of Jews were pulled out of their homes and communities in Gaza. 

(I am tired of reading and hearing how Israel and the Jews are the bad guys over in the Middle-East. Some have even compared Israel to  Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. That in itself is an outrage. To read more of the above  radio commentary see  the whole  Transcript  or listen to the audio Truth About Gaza . Lets stand behind the nation of Israel.)

   

Ed Smalley has plenty of reason to be bitter.

He lost both of his legs when he was hit by a drunken driver last December — his right leg was severed upon impact; doctors amputated his left leg at the hospital.

Smalley expects to come face to face Monday with the cause of that misery, when the driver of the truck is sentenced in Cass County District Court.

Far from holding animosity, Smalley hopes for the best for Jerome Speck Sr. of Murray, Neb.

"He's probably suffering. I hope he can get his life straightened out," Smalley said.

Speck, 50, faces up to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to four misdemeanor charges. Speck's blood-alcohol content was 0.144 percent, well above the 0.08 legal limit. The judge also could revoke his driver's license for up to 18 months.

Smalley, 37, of Plattsmouth, said he empathizes with Speck because he was convicted of drunken driving before moving to Nebraska from Washington state in 2006.

 

(What a good and Godly attitude Ed has. Good for him. Read the rest of this story right here.)

 An effigy of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been taken down from a West Hollywood home, after the homeowner discussed the situation with the city's mayor. (  Homeowners Pull Down Sarah Palin Effigy )

The mannequin hanging by a noose was part of a larger Halloween display that included an effigy of John McCain coming out of the chimney surrounded by fake flames. The display has drawn national attention and a visit from the Secret Service, which decided there was no threat.

Earlier in the afternoon, neighbors covered up the Palin mannequin with sheets, in what was described as a friendly protest.

(It is an outrage that this was done. If this had been done to Obama we would be hearing all kinds of  upset people but this can be done to a lady from the right.At least this sick and evil display has been removed. Good for those who took action.)

 If you heard some collge had invited  the founder of a radical group that bombed public buildings  to be a keynote speaker I bet you would guess it was some school on one of the left coasts if it be in the East or the West. However this school is from the heartland and I am sorry to report the school is in my home state of  Nebraska.

University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken and some members of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Thursday called the decision to invite William Ayers to NU’s Lincoln campus next month “poor judgment.”

Ayers, a founder of a radical group that bombed public buildings in protest of the Vietnam War, is scheduled to be a keynote speaker Nov. 15 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Education and Human Sciences’ student research conference. The conference is part of a two-day celebration honoring the college’s 100th anniversary.

(This is an outrage. Why should the tax payers who support this school have to support this man coming. He should be told ASAP that he is no longer welcomed as a speaker. Read more on this right here.) 

Last night on Fox News there was quite a debate. No not the VP one but the one where Mr. Bill O'Reilly and Mr. Barney Frank went at it. Watch it right here.  

While the media and politicians blame the usual suspects, greed, like illicit sex, is not held in copyright by either party or political persuasion.

Barack Obama partially and predictably blamed the Bush administration, but it was the policies of the Clinton administration (as detailed in the Sept. 15 issue of Investors Business Daily) that sowed the seeds for the subprime mortgage collapse.

Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska's governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his running mate.  (  Hackers break into Sarah Palin's e-mail account  )

"This is a shocking invasion of the governor's privacy and a violation of law. The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authorities and we hope that anyone in possession of these e-mails will destroy them," the McCain campaign said in a statement.

The Secret Service contacted The Associated Press on Wednesday and asked for copies of the leaked e-mails, which circulated widely on the Internet. The AP did not comply.

(It was reported on the O'Reilly Factor that  Sarah Palin's  kids phone numbers along with the emails were published  on a web site. Bill O'Reilly said not only should the hacker be punished but so should the web site. I agree and why didn't the AP help?)

(This is an outrage!)

If his aim was to be noticed by America, Russell Brand more than achieved his goal last night as he ranted that President Bush was a “retarded cowboy” while hosting the MTV awards. ( Russell Brand calls George Bush a 'retard' at MTV awards   )

After the Chinese women's gymnastics team won its first-ever Olympic gold medal on Wednesday, its diminutive gymnasts celebrated on the arena floor, hopping and hugging and mugging for the cameras. (  see cheating -  )

The team final had come down to the United States and China and was close until the final two rotations, when the Chinese team pulled away in front of an excited and packed crowd. In those rounds, the Americans made several notable mistakes, including two falls by the team leader Alicia Sacramone that paved the way for China.

One day after its men's team won gold, China scored 188.900 for the victory. The United States claimed silver by scoring 186.525, well ahead of the 181.525 recorded by Romania, which followed its gold at the 2004 Athens Games with a bronze medal here.

While the Chinese team celebrated, Martha Karolyi, the U.S. national team coordinator, continued to question the ages of some of China's gymnasts. Concerns over eligibility on the six-member team surfaced before the Olympics and have continued all week.

"One of the girls has a missing tooth," Karolyi said, suggesting that the gymnast was so young that she lost a baby tooth and had yet to have a permanent one emerge.

(What a shock a  communism nation cheats.)

 Playgirl, the female's equivalent of Playboy magazine, will be closing down its print operations at the start of next year. Nicole Caldwell, the magazine's editor-in-chief, confirmed the rumors with MediaBistro.  ( Playgirl Magazine is Shutting Down  )

According to Caldwell,"Playgirl is going all-Web. The last print issue will be the Jan/Feb 2009 magazine, which comes out Nov. 18."

( I have mixed fealings on this. On the one hand I am very happy to see Playgirl  won't be going into anyone's snail mail box anymore  but on the other hand I wish it's website was also shutting down. Playgirl and Playboy, along with Penthouse and others like them have done great harm to our culture. Of course the reason people are able to make money selling these magazines  is because of the demand  for this sick stuff. So the true problem is with our   culture.)

Now that John Edwards has admitted to his affair with 42-year-old Rielle Hunter, the big test looms again before the American public: Do we care? Do we think it matters? Do we believe that there should be any code of conduct or moral standard for those in public office, even if it is the highest one in the land?

Justifications for political improprieties abound. There are historical ones: "Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, etc. had moral failures, so what's the big deal?" There are also personal ones: "We shouldn't judge. No one is perfect. Who are we to point fingers?"

Don't misunderstand me. I believe in personal redemption. I myself have experienced it, as I wrote about in the chapter "A sin that became a blessing" in my autobiography, "Against All Odds," in which I discuss an adulterous one-night stand in the early '60s that resulted in my wonderful daughter Dina. That is why I hope, as he says, John Edwards truly has asked God and his wife for forgiveness, and I pray for their restoration and the long road that results from it.

But then again, John Edwards continues to minimize his culpability by playing linguistic and moral dodge ball. He lied to his closest colleagues and the public for nearly two years about the affair. And even in his confession last week, he doesn't call it a "lie," a "sin," an "affair" or "adultery." Rather, he repeatedly calls it merely a "mistake" or a "serious error in judgment." Is that all it is?

(The above is part of a column written  by Chuck Norris. Norris is right the question is do we the American people care about Edwards sin? Norris is also right Edwards act was a sin not a mistake no matter what Mr. Edwards calls it . Read the whole column Chuck Norris has written An Affair to Remember.)