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Humor, Satire

Humor. Sometimes, I will get on YouTube and revisit some comedic pieces. Below are four, each of a very different variety, that I've enjoyed.

If you like The Police's Every Move You Make, or enjoy econmics, here we have Columbia Business School's Dean Glenn Hubbard singing about wanting Alan Greenspan's job that went instead to New Fed Chair Ben Bernanke. Circa April 2006.

The Vatican Rag. Couldn't find a good video of this one, probably because there were not videos when Tom Lehrer made his LP in 1964. This one is a bit of religions humor relating to the Second Vatican Council in 1964 (the First Vatican Council was in 1869). This is a true classic parody.

Barak Hussein Obama's One Night In Baghdad, a take off of the song One Night In Bangkok from the 1980's musical, Chess. This man really scares me: either he is so stupid his policies are evil or he is, instead, a smart person with evil policies. I sure hope he is not the next President.

Yoda (take off of the Kink's 1972-ish hit, Lola). No parody would be complete without Weird Al, the polka king. He makes the accordian cool.

How to recognize a Persian Cat

How to recognize a Persian cat. For those of you who were poor in geography and world history, the modern day country of Iran was generally known to history as Persia.

(pulled this out of my archive, written in March this year. You can tell what kind of mood I was in <grin>)

Yes, I know some folks will be offended at this. Fine. Be offended and neglect to see any of the humor in the picture; join the ranks of politically correct gormless souls. However, if you possess a sense of humor, you will recognize that I am saying none of the following (a) all Persians/Iranians are terrorists, (b) all terrorists are Persians/Iranians, or(c) all Persian cats are terrorists. For some of you, you may agree with (d) all cats are terrorists, but that, too, is a subjective matter of opinion.

But as long as we are talking about terrorists, let's be certain of something: all terrorists have been Muslims. Now, of course, that doesn't mean all Muslims are terrorists. The enemy our world is facing, though, is not some cuddly cat dressed up in a fake suicide bomber costume (though you would never know this is you watched the evening news). The enemies we face are religious extremists who see everyone not like them--Muslim or not--as their enemy in a holy war, a jihad, where everyone must die but them. In reality, these evil extremists are tools of Satan worshiping the devil at their altar of holy war extremism.

We've seen this before, in Nazi Germany. Hitler claimed to be a Christian (he wasn't really, but then again, you may not know that if you only watch the evening news). While he murdered millions of Jews, history seems to forget that he murdered nearly the same number of Christians: anyone not agreeing with Hitler was the enemy and deserving of extinction no matter what god they believed in. The same is true for the Muslim terrorist: he's nothing more than a Hitler without the goose-step.

What is also true is that, just as many Christian's did not rise up in protest of Hitler (out of fear, apathy, or any of a number of other reasons), we are seeing the same thing in the Muslim community. While the atrocities of the Muslim terrorist are many, very few Muslim leaders have come out in condemnation of Muslim terrorist activities. Without firm objection to terrorist activities, Muslim leaders not condemning such actions are actually giving their tacit approval.

On the political scene, we need to realize that those not in condemnation of the Muslim terrorists are, like those refusing to condemn Hitler's invasion of Poland, actually promoters of the Muslim terrorists. In order for evil to prevail all that is necessary is for men who know what is good to remain silent.

Perhaps, in view of the great threat llIslamofascist terrorists pose to the world today, we would be well served if we remembered these famous words from the time of Hitler:

In Germany, they came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist;

And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist;

And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew;

And then . . . they came for me . . . And by that time there was no one left to speak up.

Let's not join the ranks of the Neville Chamberlain's of the world. Let's not be ashamed to speak up for what is right and against what is wrong. Let's speak out against wrongdoing when and where we see it. Let's speak out not only against terrorism and the Islamofascists who commit it, but against evil and wrong wherever it is seen. From those who seek to murder the innocent unborn to those who seek to rob the righteous of their bread, let's stand up and be vocal and active about what is right. Let's see justice return to this land as our people return to God and doing what is right in His sight.

Summer at a Glance: Photos

Here are some photos from June and July. The kids start school on Tuesday. Enjoy and, as always, please leave your comments if you care!

Yeah, this probably sums it up. Just before we moved, Daniel was finding a lot of frogs in the back yard.

Church Camp

All three of the girls, LC, Elizabeth, and Grace were able to go to the church camp Ashley's childhood church in Mobile does every year at a Hatiesberg, Mississippi, state part. Here are some of the photos.

LC and her friend, Rebekah at camp

Gates and cousin Elizabeth Grace Campbell

Elizabeth with camp friends

Family friend Ben Hightower (kinda favors Edmund from Narnia)

Niece Aubrey

Elizabeth with a camp friend

Visit to Mobile 

The family went to Mobile for a few days while I stayed at home.

Cousins of four of the five Deakle siblings. Matthew, Aubrey, Elizabeth, Erin, Elizabeth Grace, and Lauren Claire

LC, Elizabeth, and Aubrey

LC (with fake gasases) and her thoughts on potty training!

On the way back from mobile, the family got to see our friends from California, the Brocatos.

Lauren Claire with Isabella Brocato

Daniel (fourth of four) with red-haired cousin, Victoria (also fourth of four)

Sisters--best fighters, best friends!

Well, those are some pictures from the Summer! I spent most of my time moving and starting a new job.