But Enough About Me. Let's Talk About Me

Brigitte de Pape, the chick who had her 15 minutes of fame more than 15 minutes ago (she's the Senate page who was fired when she held up an anti-Harper sign), speaks to the like-minded on the rabble site. Brigitte, being young and awfully full of herself, is a a right little narcissist. Let's take a single paragraph and see how many times she uses the words "me," "my" or "I":

Some people asked me if my being fired from my Senate job left me worried about my future. Actually, I have never been more hopeful. Working on the Hill, I felt trapped in an agenda and a system that I did not believe in. But as human rights activist and songwriter Joan Baez said, "Action is the antidote for despair." Now, working with social movements, I am more optimistic than ever about tomorrow. While the Conservative government tries to make a mess of our country, social movements are working tirelessly to stop it. They are the hope for real change in Canada.

Hey, it worked for the Bolsheviks and that narcissist Lenin, right?

What's Behind Abbas's Bid?

Mahmoud Abbas's push for statehood is seen as his way of sticking it to Israel. But what if it's also his way of sticking it to Hamas (a suggestion I have yet to hear anyone in the media make)? That was my thought after reading this:

His support for achieving Palestinian statehood through the UN isn’t shared by Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement. Its leaders officially frown on the campaign, led by Palestinian AuthorityPresident Mahmoud Abbas from the West Bank, home to 2.6 million people versus 1.6 million in the Gaza Strip. Eighty-six percent of Gazans favor the Abbas push, a survey by a Palestinian research center found, more than in the West Bank.

After the UN recognition effort was formally announced in May, Hamas leaders condemned Abbas, known locally as Abu Mazen, for failing to consult with them. They said his willingness to accept a state that includes only the West Bank, Gaza and eastJerusalem showed weakness and that Israel should be taken over by Palestinians as well.

When Abbas, 76, speaks to the UN General Assembly today, he won’t mention that he represents barely two-thirds of Palestinians, or that the leadership of the other one-third is pledged to the destruction of Israel.

Well, when you're seeking to be elevated to statehood, genocide isn't exactly a selling point. That said, maybe he's hoping that the people in the other one-third will be so grateful to him if he's successful that they'll rise up and give Hamas the boot.

Update: If that's part of Abbas's rationale, it may not work out the way he's hoping. Jeffrey S. Tobin of the contentions blog writes:

While Abbas claims, somewhat disingenuously, his UN gambit is intended to revive peace talks with Israel, the vast majority of Palestinians see it as more than a symbolic gesture. They want to couple this demand with efforts to impose Palestinian sovereignty over all of the West Bank and parts of Jerusalem. And they seem willing to do so even if it means a violent confrontation with the Israeli army and the hundreds of thousands of Jews who live in communities the Palestinians say must be part of a Jew-free Palestinian state. The disconnect between their expectations and the fact Abbas’ New York adventure will change nothing on the ground is bound to lead to both violence and a dramatic downturn in Abbas’ popularity.

Too Bad Ahmadamnutjob Didn't Do This at the UN

He might have had fewer walkouts if he had:

A Message From Palestine House

Grab the kids and bring your Yasser head shmattas!:

In support of the Right of The Palestinian People to establish their independent State with Jerusalem as it s capital, in support of the Palestinian Refugees Right of Return to their homes and lands according to UN resolution # 194, in support of the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinain people, and in support of seeking the UN and International community to recognise all of the above: we call you to join us to show you support.

A driving rally will take place this Friday Sept 23, we well gather at Palestine House, at 5 PM, drive towards Toronto at 6.

Come with your car, bring your flags…cone with your family and friends.

Flags will be provided

"Cone" one, "cone" all!

The hilarious thing is that Palestine House teaches (or taught--I'm not sure if the program, funded by the Canadian government, no less, is still up and running) an ESL program to newcomers.

Canucki Imam Whinges, "Oh, Woe is Us"

Canadian imam Zia Khan condemns Prime Minister Stephen Harper for noting that radical Islam is the country's gravest threat; somewhat illiterately, the imam calls Harper's statement a "dark day of democracy." Turning the tables entirely, the imam says Muslims pose no threat to Canadians. Rather, it's us nasty infidel Canadians who are a threat to Muslims:

These are very dangerous times for Canadian Muslims because now we have to worry about who will attack us, ridicule us, defame us, deny us our rights as law-abiding citizens and who will, if not the politicians and the conservative party, trample over all rights given in the Charter.

Hasn't happened and won't happen. In fact, our Charter appears to give radical Muslims the "right" they most desire: the "right" to foist absolutist sharia on us (for the sake of multiculturalist "accommodation"). 

So stop your kvetchin', imam. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.

There's No Bridging THAT Great Divide

Yes, Obama gave thumbs down to the Palestinians' statehood bid, but that doesn't mean he suddenly "gets it":

Obama, while stating the vision of Palestinian statehood has been delayed for "too long," used his address to assure Israel that his administration empathizes with its concerns and will stand by the Jewish state.

"Let us be honest with ourselves. Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it," Obama said. While Palestinians must know the territorial basis for their state, he said, the Israelis have be assured of their security.

"Ultimately, it is the Israelis and the Palestinians, not us, who must reach agreement on the issues that divide them," Obama said.

Let us be honest with ourselves. The issue that divides them is that Israel insists on its right to be, while the Palestinians, implacably, beg to differ. Until that changes, there is nothing whatsoever to discuss.

And since Obama was the one who put "honesty" on the table, let's be honest and say Israel's enemies are America's enemies, too.

The Tripoli Peacock May Be Persona Non Grata, But His "Human Rights" Racket Is Still Aces With the Durban III Zionhass Crowd

Found the following nugget in this New York Post editorial about the Durban III Hatefest:

Durban III looks to be especially ugly: The human-rights group UN Watch has been banned from attending and standing up for Israel, even though a front group for Moammar Khadafy that awards the Khadafy International Prize for Human Rights -- hah! -- still has its invite.

Some past winners of the coveted "Khadafy": "The Children of stones in Occupied Palestine" (1990); "The Red Indians" (1991); Fidel Castro (1998); and two years earlier, "Louise (Louise?!) Farakan".

Message to Erna Paris: Bite Me

Message to Israel (from Erna Paris): Get with the program

Unanimously Pusilanimous

When it comes to the Toronto Dhimmi School Board acquiescing to the gentle jihad, Thornill's Conservative candidate is as out to lunch as his Liberal rival. From the Jewish Tribune:

The issue of religious accommodation within the public school system has been in the news lately after protests were held against the Toronto District School Board for allowing Islamic prayer sessions to be held within Valley Park Middle School.

This issue is the purview of the school board and its elected trustees, Shurman said. “I would defer to them to address it in the manner that they see fit.”

Reasonable accommodation has been enshrined in the Ontario Human Rights Code since 1958, Farber said, and can benefit students of all faiths; for example, public schools have to accommodate a Jewish student’s need to take time off during Rosh Hashanah and can opt not to schedule exams at that time.

And Candidate Farber really thinks it's "reasonable" to "accommodate" fundamentalist Muslims by transforming a public school cafeteria into a makeshift Saudi-style mosque? That's the same as Jewish kids taking time off during Rosh Hashanah (which, incidentally, is not celebrated on public school premises)?

Time for both gentlemen to grow some stones--and get some smarts.

Shouldn't That Be the 'Left' Cap and Trade Plan?

Dalton McGuinty says he'll support 'right' cap and trade plan.

To echo Chico re the sanity clause, there ain't no right cap and trade plan. (And cap and trade is insane.)

That's Not Entertainment

John Bolton dismisses the Palestinians' statehood bid as "Broadway theatre" --so blame the following on him:

There's no business like snow business
Like no business they know.
Everything about it is appalling.
Everthing the UN will allow.
Doing its best to push elimination
Of the Jew nation,
Hate it, and how!
There's no people like low people
Who bow to the powerful.
Even though UN ranks filled
With rogues and boors
Folks look to it for good "cures."
Thing that it is best at's shoveling manures
And bloviating bull,
And bloviating bull.