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To: zax who wrote (906802)	12/9/2015 3:56:34 PM
From: puborectalis	2 Recommendations Recommended By gronieel2 Metacomet Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572208

history repeats itself The year is 732 A.D., and Europe is under assault. Islam, born a mere 110 years earlier, is already in its adolescence, and the Muslim Moors are on the march. Growing in leaps and bounds, the Caliphate, as the Islamic realm is known, has thus far subdued much of Christendom, conquering the old Christian lands of the Mideast and North Africa in short order. Syria and Iraq fell in 636; Palestine in 638; and Egypt, which was not even an Arab land, fell in 642. North Africa, also not Arab, was under Muslim control by 709. Then came the year 711 and the Moors’ invasion of Europe, as they crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and entered Visigothic Iberia (now Spain and Portugal). And the new continent brought new successes to Islam. Conquering the Iberian Peninsula by 718, the Muslims crossed the Pyrenees Mountains into Gaul (now France) and worked their way northward. And now, in 732, they are approaching Tours, a mere 126 miles from Paris. The Moorish leader, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is supremely confident of success. He is in the vanguard of the first Muslim crusade, and his civilization has enjoyed rapidity and scope of conquest heretofore unseen in world history. He is at the head of an enormous army, replete with heavy cavalry, and views the Europeans as mere barbarians. In contrast, the barbarians facing him are all on foot, a tremendous disadvantage. The only thing the Frankish and Burgundian European forces have going for them is their leader, Charles of Herstal, grandfather of Charlemagne. He is a brilliant military tactician who, after losing his very first battle, is enjoying an unbroken 16-year streak of victories...........................................

To: zax who wrote (906802)	12/9/2015 4:09:40 PM
From: locogringo	4 Recommendations Recommended By FJB joefromspringfield TideGlider TopCat Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572208

What do you think? I think I've been hearing that TRUMP is finished for sure this time for over 180 consecutive days now. (maybe longer) I also think you've said it at least a dozen times. You have not been right once yet. What do you think about that? Even Carly now says if Trump is the nominee, Hillary is guaranteed to win. As Rush asks, if Carly can't stop Trump, nor can Bush, nor can Kasich, nor et al, how will she (they) stop Hillary? NOONE (sic) can answer that. Can you?

To: zax who wrote (906802)	12/9/2015 10:09:02 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572208

51% say Rahm should quit. Sounds like democracy in action to me….++++++++++Chicago mayor apologizes, protesters urge he resign By Mary Wisniewski and Justin Madden4 hours ago .View gallery Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens to remarks at a news conference in Chicago, Illinois, United States, … By Mary Wisniewski and Justin Madden CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, under heavy criticism for his handling of a police shooting that resulted in the death of a black teen, gave an emotional apology on Wednesday hours before angry crowds closed city streets while demanding his resignation. In a special address to the City Council, the mayor said "I'm sorry" and promised "complete and total reform of the system." Emanuel's speech was met with applause from the City Council, but protesters said the city's actions do not go far enough. Hundreds of mostly young demonstrators filled downtown on Wednesday, temporarily shutting down some streets and chanting "no more killer cops" and "Rahm must go." "This system is designed for us to be dead or in jail and we're tired," said protester Jamal Wayne, 20. Emanuel's speech comes after two weeks of protests in Chicago following the release of a 2014 police squad car dashboard video showing police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times. Van Dyke, who is white, was charged with first-degree murder late last month. View gallery Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) and interim Chicago Police Superintendent John Escalante hold a news … High-profile killings of black men by mainly white police officers in U.S. cities have prompted a national debate and protests about the use of excessive force by police. With his voice occasionally breaking, the mayor of the nation's third-largest city reiterated reform steps he has already promised. These include setting up a task force to review police accountability, the appointment of a new head of the agency that investigates police misconduct and searching for a new police superintendent. Among the systemic problems with police, Emanuel aimed particular criticism at the "code of silence" that keeps police officers from reporting misconduct by fellow officers. He also has criticized the agency that investigates police misconduct for finding almost all police shootings justified. "We have a trust problem," said Emanuel, who stated last week that he had no plans to resign. A poll over the weekend for the Illinois Observer showed 51 percent of Chicagoans think the mayor should resign, compared with 29 percent who think he should not. Twenty percent were undecided. The survey of 739 respondents had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.68 percent. The crowd of protesters outside City Hall on Wednesday chanted "16 shots and a cover-up," and called for the resignation of Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, who has been criticized for taking more than a year to charge Van Dyke. The protesters were mostly in their teens and twenties - and three teenagers were arrested on unknown charges. Protester Aaron Clay, 34, said that while Emanuel's speech may have been emotional, "I don't think it was an apology to the community." State Representative La Shawn Ford, a Chicago member of the Illinois legislature's black caucus, filed a bill in Springfield on Wednesday to allow voters to recall Emanuel. Another recently released video shows a man in custody being tasered by police. The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will launch a civil rights investigation into the city's police department, examining its use of deadly force among other issues. Also on Wednesday, a federal judge said he would rule by Jan. 14, 2016, on whether to release video in the shooting death of another black teen. The mother of Cedrick Chatman, 17, has sued the city over Chatman's death on Jan. 7, 2013. The city has opposed release of video in the case.