GOLLY. WONDER HOW I FIGURED THAT ONE OUT?

Yesterday afternoon I put the following note at the top of the Nuze:

Well, wouldn't you just know it? It turns out that I wasn't wrong at all!

Sulejmen Talovic was a Muslim immigrant from Bosnia. When he went into that shopping center yesterday he had a backpack that was loaded down with ammunition, a shotgun and a 38 caliber handgun. It seems clear to Salt Lake City law enforcement that he wanted to kill as many people as he could. Thankfully the police sent him to his eternal sand nap.

Now .. here's your assignment for the day. Watch the mainstream media in this country. See how many newspapers or how many radio or TV broadcasts identify Talovic as a Muslim. Relevant? You're damned right it's relevant. We are at war against Islamic fascism. Muslim fascism. The chosen tactic of our enemy in this war is terrorism. They chose to attack civilians and kill as many as they can so as to spread terror amongst the civilian population. This Muslim went into a public shopping center with a pretty good amount of firepower and just started randomly killing people. What is the difference between Talovic and someone who would walk into a restaurant and detonate a bomb? The goal is the same. Kill people at random. The tactic is the same .. terrorize. You don't think the other people in that shopping center yesterday weren't terrorized? The only difference between this particular Muslim and one who might blow himself up in an Israeli restaurant is location and weaponry.

I can't check every newspaper and watch every TV newscast ... so help me out here. I believe you'll be hard pressed to find any references to the fact that this shooter was a Muslim. After all .... we certainly don't want to offend any one, now do we?

You know ... I think we can find a way to blame this all on either George Bush or on global warming.

ONLY GOVERNMENT

Yesterday I told you about one of our wonderful government school systems here in the Atlanta area. It seems that the local fire officials have ordered the schools to get all of that dangerous children's art work off the walls. The story is that this art work constitutes a fire hazard. The source of combustion? Sorry, I have no idea .. unless it's all those smoking grade school girls. I don't know what's next. Perhaps the fire marshals will come visit your home to make sure all the works of art you have on your walls are fireproof. And just how far are they taking this? One source tells me that they're even having to paint over a mural in one school. Thank God they're protecting our children from those dangerous flammable murals.

What would we ever do without these wonderful government employees?

THE NFL WIMPS OUT

The NFL is showing that it's caved into political correctness and has started doing some Hispandering of its own. It turns out the League refused to air an ad for the Border Patrol during the Super Bowl because it mentioned terrorism and illegal immigration. I guess the NFL didn't want to take sides on those on-so-controversial issues. So just how is the Border Patrol supposed to recruit people? Run ads talking about how they patrol the border...but don't arrest Mexicans?

The NFL sent out it's spokesman to issue this weasely, spineless missive: "The ad that the department submitted was specific to Border Patrol, and it mentioned terrorism. We were not comfortable with that. The borders, the immigration debate is a very controversial issue, and we were sensitive to any perception we were injecting ourselves into that." Huh? Since when does the NFL give a rip who runs commercials during the Super Bowl? You could go on all day about some of the ads run during the game over the years and their controversial content.

The message is clear: we must not offend anyone. Can't talk about terrorism...you might offend the Muslims. Illegal immigration? Off-limits...big Hispanic audience. Not to mention the Super Bowl was in Miami. Who would've thought wimpy political correctness would've invaded our most manly of sports. What's next...touch football?

THIS IS RICH

A congressional committee was scheduled to hold a hearing today entitled "Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet?" That hearing has now been cancelled. A new date will be announced later. Seems that it's too cold in Washington today. There's almost an inch of ice on the roads and sleet is falling. Don't you just hate it when an global warming alarmist hearing is cancelled because its too cold? Poor babies.

THEY'RE JUST DOING THIS NOW?

I read this morning that the Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown has decided to close the borders with Iran and Syria. Now help me out here. Just how long have insurgents been pouring into Iraq from Iran and Syria? And they're just now getting around to closing the border?

Oh wait. Of course! It must be too early and my mind isn't cranked up yet. The Iraqis are just taking their cues from the Bush Administration here! We're being invaded by Mexico! Criminal aliens by the hundreds of thousands ... not totaling as many as 20 million ... have been streaming into this country for decades, and we haven't closed our borders. Iraq has simply been following our lead. Now we need to follow theirs.

CRIMINAL ALIENS?

Yeah .. you heard me right. Though it will take me time to get my tongue trained .. I've decided to join the politically correct crowd when it comes to referring to the invasion force from South of the border. The politically correct left wants to call them "undocumented workers" or "immigrants."

I'm part of the politically correct right ... so the "undocumented" thing doesn't work for me. I was "undocumented" right up until the time I got my hideous Social Security number from the Imperial Federal Government.

They're also not "immigrants." Immigration is a legal procedure. The "immigrant" title is given to those who follow this procedure. The Mexican invasion force has decided not to follow the law. They come across the border illegally. They get jobs illegally. They remain here illegally. That's why we've been calling them illegal aliens up to this point. But when you think about it, what do we call people who violate our laws? What do you call people who engage in a pattern of continuing illegal behavior? Why, we call them criminals!

The gall of these people waving signs saying "I am not a criminal"! Why hell yes you are! You broke the law coming here. You're breaking the law staying here. You break the law by working here. You break the law .. .you're a criminal!

So ... to the extent to which I can remember .. from now on the Hispanic invasion force shall be known as and referred to as "criminal aliens" on the show and in my writings.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Ah, here's the perfect gift for that redneck valentine. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

This is just too good. A hearing on global warming in Pennsylvania was canceled...due to a massive snowstorm. I guess lawmakers there will have to debate whether or not humans are warming the planet when they can shovel out.

The other blogger who wrote postings on a blog that some claimed were anti-Catholic has left the John Edwards campaign. That didn't take long...and so soon after Edwards announced he wouldn't fire them. Anybody not wanting to be thrown overboard might want to keep their blogging at a minimum.

The defense in the Scooter Libby trial is really confident of their case...so much so, they've decided not to put either Libby or Dick Cheney on the stand. And not making the Vice President testify could improve their chances at getting a pardon, should Libby require it.

The mayor of Nashville is vetoing a law that would make English the official language of the Music City. Mayor Bill Purcell called the measure mean-spirited. Sounds like somebody is doing a little Hispandering in Middle Tennessee.

Air America is having their bankruptcy auction this week. The opening bid for the whole enchilada is $4.6 million...with a 10 percent deposit required. But Al Franken doesn't come with...he's quit to run for the Senate from Minnesota.

Ralph Peters' column this morning reminds people that not all Muslims are bad...in fact, the overwhelming number of victims of Islamic terror are in fact other Muslims. Interesting look into the different factions.

John Stossel looks at California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for universal health insurance in California. Stossel points out that the Governator's plan won't solve the problem, but it will make politicians look good.

People that gush over Barack Obama love to talk about how articulate he is. Michelle Malkin begs to differ...in fact, she characterizes his recent comments as very inarticulate and says it's time people start taking notice.

In his second column on the issue, Thomas Sowell continues his series on global warming and the politicians that are pushing the agenda. He calls it "global hot air," which sounds about right.

Hillary Clinton's agenda for America is clearly socialized medicine, that is a single-payer system where we all get our health care from the government. Walter Williams wants to know though....is that what we really want? Don't miss this column.

Car packed with so much trash that it caused an accident. Apparently her house was full and her car held overflow.

It's done. All the editing is over. "Somebody's Gotta Say It" will appear on your bookstore shelves on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The autographed first editions have sold out so if you want my mark on your book, you'll need to catch me at one of my book signings. Or if you just want to get to reading, order it online here.

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