ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC (EPIC-FAIL) HOLDER

After Lindsey “(Grahamnesty) Graham’s piss poor stance on illegal immigration I had no use for him. He has finally started to redeem himself. He still has a long way to go but this is a start.  I watched some of Eric Holder’s nonsense this week and I know political horse shit when I smell it. This testimony vindicates those of us who have agreed with the Bush administration on the issue of “Illegal Combatants” from the beginning. These terrorists are war criminals. They belong in front of military tribunals no federal courts.

There are significant differences between crime, (even politically motivated crimes ) like bombings and kidnappings that terrorists usually perpetrate and acts of war. I’m glad Graham destroyed Holder on a professional level. He took Holders disingenuous legal maneuvering and half-baked legal theories and tossed them right back in his lap where it sat like a grenade without a pin. Hopefully more Republicans will pay attention to how you defeat the lefts psycho-babble.

JUSTICE DENIED

Yesterday, a federal appeals court panel of three judges upheld the conviction of lawyer Lynne Stewart for smuggling messages from a radical leader to his followers in Egypt. And the panels also thinks a judge should consider increasing her prison time from the 28 month sentence that was already handed down.

Stewart had defended terrorist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and was found guilty of ferrying messages between him and his followers in violation of special administrative measures. Stewart said she was simply being a “zealous advocate” for her client, but a judge wrote, “A genuinely held intent to represent a client ‘zealously’ is not necessarily inconsistent with criminal intent.” Stewart’s bail was also revoked, and she may be going to prison this afternoon. Link

For those of you who think trying war criminals / terrorists in civilian court is a good idea, or a foregone conclusion, I give you Lynne Stewart. Lynne Stewart is a radical, left-wing traitor to our country and terrorist supporter. The now dis-barred lawyer was convicted of helping her client Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman pass messages to his supporters in violation of court orders. The judge in the case John G. Koeltl only sentenced her to twenty-eight months. Well done Your Honor.

KSM- PRESUMED INNOCENT

The mastermind of the 911 attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, thanks to the Obama administration, is now going to be tried in federal civilian court in Manhattan. This decision is so insane that it defies rational defense. It means the man responsible for the deaths of nearly 3,000 Americans will enjoy all the same rights as any other defendant including you or I.

PRESIDENT OBAMA- NO KING LEONIDAS

It’s funny how art often reflects culture while intersecting at different points in history. As a movie fan and history buff my mind is constantly comparing what I see around me to historical events and the many films I have watched over the years. The firehouse is a great place to throw out a movie reference, the more obscure the better. It’s a game everyone plays. When something happens one of the guys will make a reference to a similar event from a movie and everyone will try to come up with the movie. Since so much of our art in the form of filmmaking is about historical events or the culture at large there is a never-ending stream of material to work with.

Take this scene from 300. It’s a film based on historical events that intersects this exact point in our history. Although a fictionalized representation of King Leonidas, President Obama would do well to watch this scene. It illustrates the courage and leadership the American people expect, no DEMAND from our Commander-in-Chief. King Leonidas stubborn refusal to kneel before Xerxes was illustrative of his determination to be a LEADER. How could he possibly lead his men or his people if he prostrated himself before the overwhelming power of the Persian empire? It would send the message that they are a beaten people. In fact his own men would probably have killed him had he done so. When the boss panics it spreads to the troops. 

President Obama finds himself in a similar situation. We are a country at war. Attorney General Eric Holder admitted as much today in front of Congress. Yet our president is running around on foreign soil apologizing for our actions instead of defending them. Worse he has bowed, TWICE now before foreign heads of state. His President Obama’s stubborn refusal to understand the symbolic significance of his actions shows his weakness. Bowing is always interpreted as a gesture of deference. leaders do not defer to their subordinates. The United States of America is the leader of the free world and our President is our representative. Does anyone think Putin is bowing to anyone? 

The Greeks are lucky to have had a great King like Leonidas. His refusal to kneel in the face of overwhelming odds is a Hollywood portrayal of a uniquely American value. It illustrates the pride  and strength that Americans wish this President would display in the face of adversity. Thank God we aren’t facing Xerxes.

PEOPLE WHO SHOULD RESIGN: DICK DURBIN AND ERIC HOLDER

CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates.

Federal officials are expected to visit the maximum-security Thomson Correctional Center, about 150 miles west of Chicago, today.

Democrats Quinn and Durbin said the possibility of selling the prison to the federal government was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help create about 3,000 jobs, both at the prison and directly in surrounding communities in an area where unemployment has topped 10 percent.

Dick Durbin is out of his mind. What could be more depraved then using unemployment as a reason to move homicidal maniacs from a secure military prison outside the United States to the heartland of America? Say what you want about the GOP but no one on the right ever looked at Jihadi killers as candidates for “economic stimulus”. More like candidates for lethal injection. I wonder how many jobs slow Joe Biden will say are “saved” or “created” by this insanity.

STAR WARS IN CONCERT

Last night was a great night out for our family. Since both kids are born in November we decided to take them to the Star Wars show to celebrate their birthdays. It was at the Wachovia Center and it was fantastic. 

The show is a multi-media experience. There is a three-story screen set up behind an orchestra. The screen plays clips of all six Star Wars films while the orchestra plays the music. There are lasers with fire and smoke added in for effect. The whole sha-bang is narrated by the actor Anthony Daniels (C3Po) who does a great job keeping the show fluid and mesmerizing. LINK

Of course the boy was riveted to the action the entire time. From walking the halls checking out the static displays to watching his favorite Star Wars movie clips on the gigantic screen this was a home run for him. Of course he loves the movies to begin with so this was a lay up for us. The girl was less enthralled with the movie or the subject of the show but was impressed with the overall experience. She was quiet and engrossed the whole time as well (she would never admit it).

Both the Oberfrau and I loved it as did the boy’s friend and his mother who went with us. The boys were easily the most thrilled. All in all if you love the Star Wars movies this is a don’t miss show. May the force be with you.

200 K

Are you kidding me? 200,000 hits for THIS blog? Really? I am so grateful for everyone who reads and supports FIRST IN. I can’t thank you enough for all the comments and links. I don’t know how long First In will continue, but everyday the hits creep up a little more. Just when I am ready to throw in the towel the left does something else that pisses me off even more. So I guess as long as I need an outlet, I’ll keep at it.

Thanks again to all. 

CaptainAmerica

OBAMA HUMILIATES AMERICA…AGAIN

Man this guy just doesn’t get it, does he? When he bowed before the Saudi King, his flunkies and apologists fell all over themselves claiming he was just looking down or some such nonsense. They went into full-scale spin mode claiming Obama would NEVER bow to another foreign leader. What’s their excuse this time, he lost a contact?

I wonder about Obama supporters at this point. They defended him last time when we all knew better. Now that he is CLEARLY bowing before a foreign head of state, will you finally admit your guy is wrong? Or are you going to throw what little credibility you have out the window and make up more excuses. 

Obama supporters have two choices at this point: admit he is bowing before the head of a country who only two generations ago KILLED hundreds of thousands of our grandparents and you are okay with that. Or you can finally realize this for what it is – the President of the United States of America humiliating us once again. Your call.

DANTE AND THE THIRD LEVEL OF COMPUTER HELL

My recent troubles with my computer have just taken a turn for the worst. I am on the third level of computer HELL! The replacement video card that H.P. sent me wasn’t the source of the problem after all. So my worst computer nightmare is coming true: the computer has to go back to the factory for repairs AGAIN. It sounds like the MOTHERBOARD is the problem. As you can imagine I spent a good portion of my morning on the phone with the H.P. rep (somewhere in India no doubt) who gave me resolute assurances that THIS time they will pay special attention to my machine and make double sure it gets fixed correctly. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Why do I feel like I just sent a cheeseburger back at McDonalds?

I made quite certain to express my extreme displeasure with HP, their product and services. The only bright spot is that I may get an upgrade to Windows 7 for my trouble. I’ll wait and see. If it goes back a THIRD time they will have to replace the machine. I’m not happy because replacing the Motherboard is like putting in a new engine in a car not to mention all the down time and aggravation.

So after this post I will once again dismantle my intricately wired computer and send it off to be fixed. Not to worry though, I should be able to use the Mac in the interim.

ANOTHER DISGRACEFUL “I TOLD YOU SO” OBAMA MOMENT

SINCE ERIC HOLDER AND THE REST OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAVE FORGOTTEN THE HORROR OF 911…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks and four other top terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay will prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday, the first major step in moves to close the controversial prison.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other men accused of the attacks were being prosecuted in military commissions at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, but U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to close the prison by mid-January and move some cases to U.S. criminal courts. LINK

Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the mastermind of the worst mass murder / war crime since Pearl Harbor, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be brought to U.S. soil, just blocks from the scene of his crimes to stand trial in Federal Court. Who didn’t see that one coming? This is the most shocking and abhorrent decision yet to come out of the Obama administration. It is shocking in its stupidity, it’s arrogance and it’s insensitivity. It’s abhorrent because the families and survivors of this tragedy will be forced to see these scum beings in their own backyard, undoubtedly mocking them along the way. This “trial” will devolve into little more than a psycho media circus aimed at humiliating the United States of America even further.