Watcher of Weasels http://www.watcherofweasels.org Keeping an eye on the weasels of the world Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Victims of Terror http://www.watcherofweasels.org/victims-of-terror/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/victims-of-terror/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:00:58 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=359 This week’s winning submissions all focus on the terrorism being perpetrated upon Israel by their enemies that flank the nation on all sides. It was unanimous.

Please read the winning submissions and share them with others so that we can alert the world to the plight of Israel’s people.

Winning Council Submissions

Winning Non-Council Submissions

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/victims-of-terror/feed/ Year End Weasel Watching http://www.watcherofweasels.org/year-end-weasel-watching/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/year-end-weasel-watching/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:05:44 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=356

The New Year is upon us and the Watcher’s Council members have submitted their last official articles chronicling the most weasely acts of 2008.

Today is December 31st, New Years Eve, and it has proven to be historic in nature. This day in history has ushered in the following:

  • 1864 - The above image appeared in Harper’s Magazine depicting President Lincoln having mercy on Confederate Forces and ushering in reconciliation for the divided nation.
  • 1879 - Thomas Edison gave the first public demonstration of an electric incandescent lamp.
  • 1938 - The first breath test for drivers, “drunkometer,” was introduced in Indianapolis.
  • 1946 - President Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II.
  • 1961 - The Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than 12 billion in foreign aid.
  • 1963 - Central African Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was formally dissolved.
  • 1964 - The al-Fatah guerrillas of Yasser Arafat launched their first terrorist raid on Israel.
  • 1987 - Robert Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president.
  • 1999 - Panama Canal officially turned over to Panama.

Please enjoy the final entries of 2008. Happy New Year!!

Council Submissions

Non-Council Submissions

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/year-end-weasel-watching/feed/ Be Careful What you Wish For http://www.watcherofweasels.org/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:00:07 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=349 Both Council and Non-Council winners deal with the false optimism catered in by the idea of hope and change. The Razor’s winning entry discusses the history of the world wide symbol of peace. Rather than concentrate on the the idea of peace the Razor delves into the forces that used the symbol as a weapon to weaken the United States through propagandistic means, preaching peace while using the ideas to trick it’s people into ceding strength; as if deterrent cannot foster peace.

John Stossel wrote his winning entry at the Real Clear Politics blog. Like the winning council entry he too discusses a topic that deals in hope and change as a tool to promote the domestic agenda behind Barack Obama’s utopian vision of American society. Using flowery yet ambivalent terms such as “blueprint for reform” the Obama vision is using the bad economy as a crutch to bring about social change for the ordinary citizen. Yet history has proven that economic recover and social reform can not be achieved with one grand act based on an ideological precept. The two are by nature at odds because a government imposed burden never transforms itself into a free market system.

Obama wants to act quickly. In the name of stimulating the economy, he plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars the government does not have to convert the economy from carbon-based fuels to “green” alternatives. Even if that were a good idea — and it’s definitely not (http://tinyurl.com/5mav4e) — it would not bring recovery. Any money the government spends must be taxed, borrowed or conjured out of thin air by the Federal Reserve, and that will reduce sound private investment. Obama has no real wealth to inject into the economy. He can only move around existing money while inflation robs us of purchasing power. Meanwhile, private investors who might have produced a better engine, battery, computer, cancer treatment or other wealth-creating and life-enhancing innovations hold back for fear that big government will undermine productive efforts.

Enjoy this week’s winning selections:

Winning Council Submissions

Winning Non-Council Submissions

T* - Denotes Tie

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/feed/ Holiday Reading For All http://www.watcherofweasels.org/holiday-reading-for-all/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/holiday-reading-for-all/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:28:19 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=344 It’s Christmas time in the Watcher’s house and I warn you, I write this post as an angry person. I vow however that I will not let the people that run this country spoil Christmas for me or my family. In fact they give me strength to fight more after this brief break that allows me to celebrate the birth of Jesus while my Jewish friends celebrate the rededication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem.

Rather than waste this space on weasels I will dedicate today’s post to the two religious observances that weasels seem to hate most, the birth of Jesus and the 8 day miracle of the menorah that is celebrated as Hanukkah.

The History Channel offers a good brief history of Hanukkah.

Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights, starting on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar (which is November-December on the Gregorian calendar). In Hebrew, the word “Hanukkah” means “dedication.”

The holiday commemorates the rededication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Jews’ 165 B.C.E. victory over the Hellenist Syrians. Antiochus, the Greek King of Syria, outlawed Jewish rituals and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods.

In 168 B.C.E. the Jews’ holy Temple was seized and dedicated to the worship of Zeus.

Some Jews were afraid of the Greek soldiers and obeyed them, but most were angry and decided to fight back.

The fighting began in Modiin, a village not far from Jerusalem. A Greek officer and soldiers assembled the villagers, asking them to bow to an idol and eat the flesh of a pig, activities forbidden to Jews. The officer asked Mattathias, a Jewish High Priest, to take part in the ceremony. He refused, and another villager stepped forward and offered to do it instead. Mattathias became outraged, took out his sword and killed the man, then killed the officer. His five sons and the other villagers then attacked and killed the soldiers. Mattathias’ family went into hiding in the nearby mountains, where many other Jews who wanted to fight the Greeks joined them. They attacked the Greek soldiers whenever possible.

Judah Maccabee and his soldiers went to the holy Temple, and were saddened that many things were missing or broken, including the golden menorah. They cleaned and repaired the Temple, and when they were finished, they decided to have a big dedication ceremony. For the celebration, the Maccabees wanted to light the menorah. They looked everywhere for oil, and found a small flask that contained only enough oil to light the menorah for one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted for eight days. This gave them enough time to obtain new oil to keep the menorah lit. Today Jews celebrate Hanukkah for eight days by lighting candles in a menorah every night, thus commemorating the eight-day miracle.

What many people may not realize is that the act of celebrating Christmas was actually banned by many as the Christian observance of the birth of Christ coincides with many long running ancient observances of the winter solstice and pagan festivals. In fact Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston from 1659 to 1681, and not even observed as a federal holiday until 1870.

In the early 19th century Washington Irving wrote The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon where he depicted the Christmas traditions of an English manor house. The squire invited peasants into his home for the holiday where they mingled peacefully.

The American tradition of Christmas spread in a revival after the civil war from the south up through the north.

As a religious holiday Christmas has its roots in the Roman Catholic church.

In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. In the fourth century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday. Unfortunately, the Bible does not mention date for his birth (a fact Puritans later pointed out in order to deny the legitimacy of the celebration). Although some evidence suggests that his birth may have occurred in the spring (why would shepherds be herding in the middle of winter?), Pope Julius I chose December 25. It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England by the end of the sixth century. By the end of the eighth century, the celebration of Christmas had spread all the way to Scandinavia. Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and to all a warm and loving Holiday season from the Watchers Council.

Council Submissions

Non-Council Submissions

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/holiday-reading-for-all/feed/ The Short Sightedness of the Self Absorbed Multiculturalist http://www.watcherofweasels.org/the-short-sightedness-of-the-self-absorbed-multiculturalist/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/the-short-sightedness-of-the-self-absorbed-multiculturalist/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:10:19 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=334 The votes are in and The Wathcer’s Council has spoken.

I found it interesting that the two winning submissions may on the surface appear to be about two entirely unrelated topics. Yet when read back to back, Bookworm first, Fjordman second, it seems clear to me that the shortsightedness of multicultural elitists stems from the failure of such ideologues to see beyond their own self absorbed ideas and put them in the context of the bigger picture; one that weighs the benefits of their Utopian desires against the realities of the worlds and cultures they wish to homogenize.

Stay with me here. Bookworm discusses the “me, me, me” culture in terms of how it has affected our youth through the manifestation of self absorbed, selfish and often brutish behavior. Contrast that with the selfless generations of our parents, grandparents and great grandparents and you can see clearly that they had a better understanding and appreciation of sacrifice and that understanding translated to a better appreciation of the travails suffered by their neighbors, parents and peers. In a self absorbed world everybody is a victim in their own right.

In Fjordman’s article the discussion focuses on how state sponsored efforts to envision a new Multicultural society is preached and furthered without seriously contemplating the persecution suffered by majorities that are relegated to minority status at the hands of diversification through external means; mainly immigration.  Fjordman points out that this persecution typically occurs when the new majority is Muslim and that the new minority, well…, isn’t. Fjordman observes that Western Multiculturalists fear Islamophobia while simultaneously mocking Christianity.

From my perspective it would not be possible to ignore the evils of radical Jihad and artificially conjure up the evils of lsamophobic Christians if the people making such contrived inferences were not self absorbed elitists that hold a world view that is contrary to reality.

Please enjoy this weeks winners. Pass them on to your friends, relatives and neighbors!

Winning Council Submissions

Winning Non-Council Submissions

T* - Denotes Tie

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/the-short-sightedness-of-the-self-absorbed-multiculturalist/feed/ It’s a Mad Mad Weasely World http://www.watcherofweasels.org/its-a-mad-mad-weasely-world/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/its-a-mad-mad-weasely-world/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:03:47 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=327 Hello council fans. Christmas is quickly approaching our wintery wonderland and I couldn’t help but wonder where all the global warming went. Especially considering that I spent hours digging out from a Midwest snow storm that crippled the region. Yes, despite the fact that 2008 will be the coldest year since 1997 global warming aficionados are still whipping it up with the “yeah but’s”. In fact the next decade is projected to be colder and wetter than normal but that will give way to even warmer trends that are of course caused by man if we are to believe the soon to be carbon trading crowd.

It always seemed odd to me that the current cold spell is being characterized as a naturally occurring cyclical event while I am stretched to find the same people defining warming trends in the same light.

I make these observations in light of President elect Obama’s new energy secretary Steven Chu. If you want to know why the press is showing this guy with accolades you need to look past his Nobel prize winning research and read how he proposes a large tax for people wanting SUV’s based on the flimsy excuse of safety. In the article referenced Chu doesn’t actually address the issue of safety honestly, instead preferring to further the dated notion that SUV’s aren’t any safer than cars. But the safety of SUV’s has improved greatly since the NHTSA started including rollover ratings in their tests and manufacturers began putting crumple zones in SUV’s. A sweeping statement by Chu can only be viewed as liberal gobbledygook rather than a well qualified discussion based on many variables; something a scientist would know how to do quite well. Yes, some things never change, and the left will drag you out of your SUV one way or another.

Speaking of exposing weasels, please enjoy this week’s submissions:

Council Submissions

Non-Council Submissions

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/its-a-mad-mad-weasely-world/feed/ So Many Weasels http://www.watcherofweasels.org/so-many-weasels/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/so-many-weasels/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:11:03 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=319 This is a hard article to post. Not because of the winners but because the WoW selections tend to cluster around the week’s primary topics of discussion but are not spread out in the breadth of this week’s selections. The top winners cover two completely unrelated topics.

The winning council submission comes to us from Johuapundit that discusses the War on Terror from the perspective of the Mumbai massacre. The post’s primary focal point is the lack of outrage from the Muslim community over Islamic radicalism, leading JP to believe that the silence is nearly tacit approval; a point on which I couldn’t agree more. JP then discusses the lackadaisical approach taken by elitists in the West and what must be done to defeat this evil in its tracks.

On the non-council side is an American Thinker article that deals with the growing discrimination against the Mormon community by opponents of California’s Prop 8. Noting that Mormons were a minority group that is being unfairly targeted, especially considering the efforts by Blacks and Latinos that put the passage over the top, Cornell Professor William A. Jacobson says it is time to speak out against the attacks on Mormons. I also direct you to Jacobson’s Law blog that discusses how lawyers should respect free speech regardless of their views toward agreeing with the speech’s content.

Finally note that the Weasel media continues to cover for Barack Obama with respect to meeting with disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagovich. Google has cleansed it’s cache of a KHQA TV article that reported a meeting between the two as fact. The TV station removed the hard copy but not before bloggers grabbed copies and posted them on their sites. Also, it is reported that Jesse Jackson Jr., aka Senator Number 5, held a fundraiser for Blago on the same day that an FBI wiretap captured the Governor boasting about support for buying the seat from Jackson.

So many weasels. Enjoy.

Winning Council Submissions

Winning Non-Council Submissions

  • First place with 2 1/3 points! - It’s time to speak out against the Mormon boycott - American Thinker
  • Second place with 1 2/3 points - The Elite as a Tribe - Zenpundit
  • Third place with 1 1/3 point - (T*) - Bad Time For Lovers - Rants And Raves
  • Third place with 1 1/3 point - (T*) - Mumbai Style Attack in the US: A Skeptical Analysis - Terror Wonk
  • Fourth place with 1 point - (T*) - Pearl Harbor Day - The USS Oklahoma - Okie On The Lam
  • Fourth place with 1 point - (T*) - Obama’s Muslim Speech - Commentary’s Contentions
  • Fifth place with 2/3 point - (T*) - Unspeakable Acts, But We Must Speak Out - Kesher Talk
  • Fifth place with 2/3 point - (T*) - Busted - Thoughts of a Regular Guy

T* - Denotes Tie

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/so-many-weasels/feed/ Looking for Senate Candidate Number 5 http://www.watcherofweasels.org/looking-for-senate-candidate-number-5/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/looking-for-senate-candidate-number-5/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:31:24 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=310
Corrupt Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Corrupt Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

Illinois residents, including myself, got an early Christmas Present this year when Governor Rod Blagojevich was hauled out of his residence on corruption charges that are sadly unsurprising for politicians from a Chicago political machine that can not shake corruption no matter how many predecessors land in jail. This current corruption scandal reaches all the way up to the president elect although there is no indication that Barack Obama was involved directly in the scheme.

Rod Blagojevich (Blago - \blä-go\ short a) considered himself a potential Presidential candidate for 2012 and was rumored to have been slighted that Obama got the nod before he did. Even though he was known to be under investigation he continued the braven acts of corruption that resulted in a federal wiretap that ensnared him and his wife in schemes to sell the open Senator’s seat vacated by Barack Obama, strong arming the Chicago Tribune editorial board to oust people that were hard on Blago in print in exchange for favors to sell the Chicago Cubs and an effort to withhold money from a Children’s Hospital unless the hospital participated in a campaign kickback scheme.

It is reported that one candidate considered paying for the open Senator seat; speculation is that Senate candidate #5 is non other that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.; a close friend to Barack Obama.

George Ryan, Rod Blagojevich’s predecessor, is currently sitting in jail after being convicted of corruption charges ranging from the sale of government licenses, patronage schemes that showered millions on politically connected friends and relatives and a drivers’ license for bribes scandal that resulted in the death of 6 children that were killed by a non-English speaking immigrant truck driver that purchased his license in the bribe program. The six children of the Willis family died a fiery death when the truck driver was unable to understand the frantic signs from nearby drivers that were signaling him that something was wrong with the truck, part of which fell off and was struck by the Willis family van causing an explosion. The parents survived, the children perished.

The Willis family story ties into today’s corruption scandal in that it was made possible by losers like Il. Senator Dick Durbin that essentially turn a blind eye to these crimes and in the case of George Ryan actually requesting a pardon from President Bush for Governor Ryan. Until the Dick Durbin’s of the world are kicked out of office this kind of corruption will continue because they are just one happy family. With a wink and a nod the weasels in government continue to reap the benefits of enriching themselves at the expense of the people they supposedly represent.

Please enjoy and share this weeks submissions:

Council Submissions

Non-Council Submissions

  • Submitted By: The Provocateur - Why is Chicago So Corrupt - Slate
  • Submitted By: Rhymes With Right - Obama’s Muslim Speech - Commentary’s Contentions
  • Submitted By: Bookworm Room - It’s time to speak out against the Mormon boycott - American Thinker
  • Submitted By: The Colossus of Rhodey - Unspeakable Acts, But We Must Speak Out - Kesher Talk
  • Submitted By: Cheat-Seeking Missiles - Pearl Harbor Day - The USS Oklahoma - Okie On The Lam
  • Submitted By: The Glittering Eye - The Elite as a Tribe - Zenpundit
  • Submitted By: The Razor - Busted - Thoughts of a Regular Guy
  • Submitted By: Joshuapundit - Bad Time For Lovers - Rants And Raves
  • Submitted By: Soccer Dad - Mumbai Style Attack in the US: A Skeptical Analysis - Terror Wonk
  • Submitted By: Right Truth - Bankruptcy Not Bailout for Auto Industry - Blog@MoreWhat.com
]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/looking-for-senate-candidate-number-5/feed/ Winning Submissions: Fighting a Politically Correct War Against Terrorism http://www.watcherofweasels.org/winning-submissions-fighting-a-politically-correct-war-against-terrorism/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/winning-submissions-fighting-a-politically-correct-war-against-terrorism/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:31:57 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=300 This week’s winning submissions are tallied and out the door. The two top winning council entries deal with Islamic terrorism. In a sort of ironic twist Right Truth’s first place submission deals with the topic of political correctness versus security concerns at a time when Muslim groups are speaking out against a Lego toy that depicts terrorists as bad guys. It seems the politically correct notion of not speaking the truth about Islamic terrorism is all it took to get leaders of this religion to become outraged. Islamic terrorism, silence, toy depicting the evil Islamic terrorist, outrage. Political correctness kills.

The winning non-council entry also deals with Islamic terrorism with respect to Israel and the ill conceived notion that peace can be had if only Israel would concede to the demands of Arab leaders that seek to undercut Israel’s interests for the sake of Islamic and Arab expansionism.

Terrorism is the overriding theme in this weeks entries. Please read these highly insightful submissions and pass them on to your friends, relatives and neighbors.

Winning Council Submissions

Winning Non-Council Submissions

]]> http://www.watcherofweasels.org/winning-submissions-fighting-a-politically-correct-war-against-terrorism/feed/ Watching the Weasels http://www.watcherofweasels.org/watching-the-weasels/ http://www.watcherofweasels.org/watching-the-weasels/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:58:32 +0000 The Watcher http://www.watcherofweasels.org/?p=295 This week’s submissions come at a time of great unrest in the world. While those in the United States gave thanks others in the world suffered the terrible consequences of Islamic terrorism. While I have no doubt that many on the American left celebrate the departure of President Bush for what they consider as a more diplomatic alternative, I believe that many on the right are well aware that the tragedy of India’s Mumbai terrorist attacks could have happened on our soil if not for the efforts of the outgoing Bush administration.

As I write this post some 10,000 protesters have taken to the streets in India to protest in anger over their government’s weak response before, during and after the attacks that left 171 innocents dead.

These attacks will put an intensified spotlight on the incoming Obama administration and further expose the quislings in the mainstream media that put ideological proclivities ahead of truth in journalism.

Please enjoy this week’s submissions.

Council Submissions

Non-Council Submissions

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