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To: FJB who wrote (732481)	8/13/2013 9:41:22 PM
From: Wayners	Respond to of 1578510

Beyond preposterous. Do we live in medieval England? Remember BO, the fake Prez not his dog, had the WH post a pic of him firing a shotgun and threatened anybody that altered the picture. WTF! This is one crazed and dangerous person in the WH.

To: FJB who wrote (732481)	8/13/2013 10:52:06 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1578510

Biblical Archeology Filmmaker Blasts Jesus Book Author Reza Aslan for Suggesting Jesus Called His Country ‘Palestine’ Aug. 13, 2013 Sharona Schwartz theblaze.com Simcha Jacobovici is a Canadian-Israeli adjunct religion professor and filmmaker known for his biblical archaeology History Channel series “The Naked Archaeologist.” In an op-ed in the Times of Israel, Jacobovici takes Reza Aslan, author of “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” to task for referring to the land of Jesus as “Palestine,” when a review of historical sources shows the place was known as “Judea,” a word that in Hebrew is synonymous with the word “Jew.” Jacobovici writes (emphasis added throughout), “in all his interviews, Aslan goes out of his way to refer to Jesus’ Judea i.e., the land of the Jews, as ‘Palestine.’ For all I care, he can call it ‘Nebraska,’ as long as he doesn’t give the impression that this is really what it was called by the inhabitants of Judea in Jesus’ time.” “If you write a book about Jesus and you call his country by the name that he called it i.e., ‘Judea’, the politically correct armies of anti-Israel activists may get upset with you. So Aslan calls ancient Judea ‘Palestine’ and hides behind the reference to the ‘Roman designation’ for the province,” Jacobovici writes. “This is very cynical. It’s very cynical to fudge the history of the Aegean Philistines 3200 years ago, lingering references to their name, and the Roman province of the second century CE. It’s very cynical to retroactively place modern Arab Palestinians into Jesus’ Jewish Hellenistic world,” the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker writes. “In Jesus’ day, his country was called Judea, and the overall designation for the land was ‘Israel’ – as it is today. You can argue about politics, but let’s not change history to suit our views,” he adds. Jacobovici points out that when asked why he uses the name “Palestine” for ancient Judea, Aslan insists he is using the “Roman designation” for the area, saying the designation was “Syria Palestine.” “This is absolutely wrong,” writes Jacobovici. “More than this, it demonstrates a certain cynicism when manipulating history for the purpose of ideology.” Jacobovici provides a detailed review of the word “Palestine” and where it came from including noting that when Jesus was born “there hadn’t been any Philistines in the area for some 600 years.” The name “Palestine” does not appear in the Gospels and those living in Judea during Jesus’ time – including Jesus and his disciples “would never have referred to their country as ‘Palestine,’” the filmmaker notes. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici (Screenshot: History Channel) Many Blaze readers made the same point as Jacobovici when commenting on Faith Editor Billy Hallowell’s post reviewing highlights from Aslan’s contentious interview with Fox News. “It’s about a historical man who walked the earth 2,000 years ago in a land that the Romans found Palestine,” Aslan told Fox News last month. One reader commented, “Notice how he refuses to say ‘Israel’ using the name ‘Palestine.’” Another wrote of Aslan’s terminology: “It’s about a historical man who walked the earth 2,000 years ago in a land that the Romans found Palestine.’ This is inaccurate.” “I wonder if his true purpose was not so much Jesus in his book but attempting to establish Palestine 2000 years ago,” wrote another Blaze reader. Jacobovici has himself been the subject of some criticism for raising provocative theories about early Christianity, including a theory that Jesus and his family were buried in a tomb under Jerusalem. Jacobovici likens Aslan’s word choice to another politically-charged issue, Native Americans, writing, “But let’s say the Romans had called ‘Judea’ ‘Palestine’ in Jesus’ time – which they didn’t – why would a writer focusing on Jesus as a Jewish patriot i.e., a Zealot, want to call Jesus’ country by the name that his enemies used?” “It’s as if I wrote a book about a native American hero and kept referring to him as an ‘Indian’, because that’s what white people called him,” Jacobovici writes. “I think there is no room for propaganda when reviewing history. No one is objective. But we can try to be truthful,” he adds. Jacobovici’s op-ed and historical analysis can be found at this link. Other must read stories: Muslim Author's 'Zealot' Book Riles Christian Critics With Claims Jesus Never Considered Himself God, Sometimes Promoted Violence Is Jesus Christ a Republican - or a Democrat? The 5 Most Awkward Moments During Journalist's Contentious Interview With Muslim Author Behind Jesus Book 'We Will No Longer Accept the Lies': Glenn Beck's Powerful Speech at Washington, D.C. Rally \| Video (op-ed) The Gun Lobby is About to Face a Gun-Control Organization as Tough and Well-Funded as the NRA. Here's What the Fight Will Look Like. (newrepublic.com)

To: FJB who wrote (732481)	8/13/2013 11:05:45 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1578510

Rodeo clown wore George H.W. Bush mask--NO ONE CARED. Charlie Spiering of The Washington Examiner cited a 1994 case of a rodeo clown wearing a mask of George H.W. Bush and noted that a contemporary account in The Philadelphia Inquirer closely resembled press accounts of the Missouri sketch.“The big white gate flew open. The bull came out bucking. The rider flopped from side to side and the bullfighters held back, letting the bull make his moves until the rider dropped off. Licciardello crouched in a heavily padded barrel, a human target should the bull decide to charge. Hawkins waited near the barrel, holding his big inner tube. A dummy with a George Bush mask stood beside the clown, propped up by a broomstick,” wrote Douglas A. Campbell of The Inquirer at the time. “T.J. Hawkins rolled out the big inner tube, and the bull lowered his head, shot forward and launched into the tube, sending it bounding down the center of the arena. The crowd cheered. Then the bull saw the George Bush dummy. He tore into it, sending the rubber mask flying halfway across the sand as he turned toward the fence, sending cowboys scrambling up the fence rails, hooking one with his horn and tossing him off the fence.” Read more: washingtontimes.com

To: FJB who wrote (732481)	8/13/2013 11:09:32 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1578510

The 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Ridicule a Black President By: DrJohn floppingaces.net White Presidents, on the other hand, are free game. A rodeo clown who wore an Obama mask during a show at the Missouri State Fair found himself banned forever. SEDALIA, Mo. (KSDK) – The rodeo clown who donned an Obama mask during a show at the Missouri State Fair over the weekend has been permanently banned from performer there ever again. In a statement released to the media Monday afternoon, the commission apologized again for the rodeo clown’s actions and said they were inappropriate and not keeping with the fair’s standards. The commission unanimously voted to ratify a decision by Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe to ban the rodeo clown who wore the mask. The clown was not identified. Albert S. Watkins, attorney for Mark Ficken, the rodeo announcer at the Missouri State Fair, said the clown went off script and was the one who made the controversial comments about the president. A witness who provided NewsChannel 5 with video and pictures of the clown claimed the announcer “whipped the audience into a lather” by repeatedly asking attendees if they wanted to see “Obama run down by a bull.” Democrats immediately and predictably called the incident racist “They mentioned the president’s name, I don’t know, 100 times. It was sickening. It was feeling like some kind of Klan rally you’d see on TV,” said Beam. and a call for violence against Obama. I’ve written it a million times. Liberals have ZERO long term memory. In 1994 President George HW Bush was depicted as a dummy target for a rodeo. Politicians and the national media jumped all over the incident, deeming it to be inappropriate and disrespectful. However, very few are acknowledging that what took place in Sedalia, Mo., on Saturday night was a duplication of a stunt that has been performed many times before. In fact, it was documented back in 1994 that a dummy wearing a President George H.W. Bush mask, propped up by a broomstick, was employed as a decoy during a bull riding riding contest. One member of the Missouri Rodeo Cowboy Association who was at Saturday’s event told the Associated Press that there was nothing offensive or unusual about the rodeo clowns actions — he was trying to look like a dummy and that rodeo clowns have long performed such acts, often imitating sitting presidents. Even Bubba was reportedly used as a rodeo dummy: Suddenly the techno music and pyrotechnics return, and a bull is let loose. He cuts a fine figure against the spraying lights. Bucking bulls are the ultimate rodeo event, but like a roller coaster ride, it’s short and a little anticlimactic. After throwing its rider, one bull gores a dummy that’s wearing a Bill Clinton facemask. In spite of all the ceremony, the rodeo ends abruptly and we rush to the car. And the difference is painfully obvious. HW and Bubba are white. That makes insulting and calling for violence against them acceptable. Only when the black President is used in a similar fashion does umbrage erupt. And speaking of calling for violence, here’s a reminder of how W was treated: No, their thoughts are not focused on killing jihadists. Their dreams lie with killing George W. Bush. The mainstreaming of presidential assassination chic is on. In her new book, “Peace Mom,” Cindy Sheehan confesses on page 29 that she has imagined going back in time and killing the infant George W. Bush in order to prevent the Iraq War. It’s the moonbat version of pre-emption. Sheehan admits she has entertained this infanticidal fantasy “often.” That ice-cream-and-coffee hunger strike is getting to her head. And if you need more, here ya go. You can’t help but wonder how the left would react to a movie depicting an assassination of Obama. The left loved the Bush assassination movie. It received the top award at the 2006 Toronto Film Fextival. Do you imagine a movie about the assassination of Barack Obama receiving a top award anywhere? Or would that be racist and a call for inciting violence? Democrats continue to use race as a shield- as a club with which to batter any and all who dare disagree with or engage in any ridicule of the One. The White House press corps has been reduced to a sniveling, whimpering bunch of weenies who have been brow-beaten into total compliance. Now for the rest of America.