Darwin vs. The Islamists

This is pretty interesting. From The Wall Street Journal:

ISTANBUL -- As scientists around the world celebrate the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's seminal work on evolution, Adnan Oktar, a college dropout turned theorist of Islamic creationism, is working on the fifth volume of a 14-part masterwork that he says will bury Darwinism once and for all.

"Darwin and his theory are dead," says Mr. Oktar, founder and honorary president of the Science Research Foundation, an Istanbul outfit dedicated to debunking the Victorian-era English naturalist. Darwin, says his 52-year-old Turkish scourge, is "Satan's biggest trick on humanity."

Mr. Oktar, who briefly studied interior design, hasn't had much success swaying scientists with the weight of his research. "He is a complete and utter ignoramus," says Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist and Oxford University professor.

The physical weight of Mr. Oktar's work, however, is considerable. Each volume of his anti-Darwin magnum opus, "Atlas of Creation," weighs more than 13 pounds. Also weighing in on his side are very aggressive lawyers. They've repeatedly gone to court in Turkey to silence critics whom Mr. Oktar accuses of spreading "lies and insults." Scores of Web sites have been banned at his behest.

Read the entire story here.

The glass is half empty

This is more than a little disturbing. According to Rasmussen, only 53% of Americans believe capitalism is better than socialism.

Let me repeat that: Only 53% of Americans believe capitalism is better than socialism.

Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 20% disagree and say socialism is better. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are not sure which is better.

Adults under 30 are essentially evenly divided: 37% prefer capitalism, 33% socialism, and 30% are undecided. Thirty-somethings are a bit more supportive of the free-enterprise approach with 49% for capitalism and 26% for socialism. Adults over 40 strongly favor capitalism, and just 13% of those older Americans believe socialism is better.

At the risk of sounding kooky, I don't think there can be any doubt that the indoctrination via watered-down and politically-correct curricula in our government schools, undeniable liberal media bias, Hollywood pop culture that celebrates general pinko-ness, and an overall dumbing down of the electorate have all contributed to this frightening reality.

The foundations, traditions and institutions of this country have been aggressively deconstructed for so long now that it's actually working. The light of the shining city on the hill is fading.

America's sunset is upon us. Well, it was good while it lasted anyway.

John Stossel: Bailouts and Bull

John Stossel has always been one of my favorite all-around dudes. No one points out how we're pretty much idiots, who get led around by even bigger idiots (politicians), quite as well as he does.

If you missed his recent 20/20 special called "Bailouts and Bull", here are my favorite parts:

Sunday must-reads

A new feature, when there is time — or will. A round-up of the the best columns of the week, or recent times, or from whenever I feel like pulling them. Enjoy.

Mark Steyn — Obama, All at Sea

Charles Krauthammer — The Fierce Urgency of Pork

Victor Davis Hanson — Our Brave New World

Ike Brannon and Chris Edwards — Barack Obama's Keynesian Mistake

Monica Crowley — Change We Can Roll Our Eyes At

Wall Street Journal — The Stimulus Tragedy

Deroy Murdock — President Obama May Reverse Damage of Ghetto Culture

Marc Sheppard — Save The Children (From Global Warming Propaganda)

Fouad Ajami — Obama Reassures Despots

Charles Krauthammer — Obama's Unnecessary Apology

The Third Jihad

Were you aware that there is a concerted effort to overthrow America and Western Civilization and ultimately dominate the world in the name of Islam?

Were you aware that solving the Arab-Israeli conflict will not suddenly cure Islamic Jihadism and cause it to go away? That's nothing but a myth.

Were you aware that many everyday Muslims, even non-violent ones, are completely in support of the idea of a Global Islamic State?

I suppose to the Keith Olbermann's of the world, this is just more "Neocon Pornography". To any person who doesn't have their head buried in the sand, this is an absolute must-see. It should be required viewing in every American school starting tomorrow.

You can read more about the movie at the website The Third Jihad.

Obama will take care of all your needs

Just ask this informed voter:



In case you missed that, she just said:

"I won't have to worry about putting gas in my car, I won't have to worry about paying my mortgage."

I don't think this even deserves a snarky comment. Do you?

Maybe some people shouldn't vote?

Those civics classes in our Government schools must really be paying off. John Stossel provides some food for thought:

How to remove spines nonsurgically

According to this story from the Telegraph, one school in England has decided to do away with spelling tests because they are too 'distressing' for the children.

Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School, near Stroud, has decided not to give pupils lists of words to learn by rote as homework.

Headmistress Debbie Marklove said there was a risk that children would feel a "sense of failure" if, having learned the words at home, they were unable to spell them at school the next day.

She wrote to all parents of the 105 children aged between four and 11 at the school to tell them about the change.

"You will notice that the children will not be given spelling lists to learn over the week and then be tested in class," she wrote.

"We have taken the decision to stop spellings as homework as it is felt that although children may learn them perfectly at home they are often unable to use them in their daily written work.

"Also many children find this activity unnecessarily distressing.

As far as I know, no one has revealed this to be a joke.

I don't even really get frustrated by stories like this anymore – it's just the way of things. Europe is farther down the abyss, but with the continued pussification of America, we're not far behind. Sometimes I think we may as well just throw up the white flag to the terrorists or whoever else wants to dominate us.

Everyone gets a trophy, no one comes in first, and failure is not allowed – because that would hurt feelings. Instead of raising a generation of tough-minded, self-reliant warriors who have learned from hard work (and occasional failure), we're raising soft losers who will need more time on the psychiatrist's couch and happy pills when they learn that life is tough and you actually have to put forth effort to succeed.

Right now, the West is losing itself, and no one seems to care.