Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
Kentucky Derby ~ Today’s the 138th annual “Run for the Roses” – time to pick your favorite. KentuckyDerby.net has current stats, past winners, traditions and a Mint Julep recipe. 🙂
 
Did Obama’s Immorality Influence Secret Service Agents in Colombian Prostitute/Sex Scandal? Um, I’m thinking “YES.” “How can we expect Americans in general, let alone the Secret Service agents, to uphold the law and have moral integrity if our own President does not seem to?” Indeed.
 
Occupy’s image blown to smithereens ~ Recount of the inept anarchists arrested for trying to blow up the Ohio 82 bridge across the Cuyahoga River Valley. Their mugshots say it all.
 
And in a related story, at the Blaze: Shocking Review of Occupy, Progressive & Anarchist Training Manuals ~ A refresher course in the tactics used by progressives, anarchists, Occupiers, the 99% Spring and labor unions in their collective push to rise up against the 1%. There’s even a book for kids: “A Rule is to Break: A Child’s Guide to Anarchy.” These people are psychotic!
 
School Says “Jesus” Shirt is Hate Speech ~ Canadian High School student suspended for week for wearing a shirt with the message: “Life is WASTED without Jesus.”

“I’ve been told by my principal that it is hate talk and is disrespectful to other people’s religions,” Swinimer said. “She said it (the shirt) cannot be in school because people would get offended.”

Christ isn’t surprised. He’s been “offending” people for 2000 years.
 

For the last week or so I’ve been experiencing a severe viral computer infection. Unfortunately it now appears that hospitalization will be necessary. 🙁
I’m hoping for a speedy recovery and should be back to blogging in a day or two.
 

Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

Obama’s come-uppance from Elie Wiesel during self-serving visit to Holocaust Museum ~ The Holocaust should NOT be politicized. “Israel cannot not remember. And because it remembers, it must be strong, just to defend its own survival and its own destiny.” ~ Eli Wiesel
 
More older couples shacking up, skipping marriage ~ Why is what was wrong when they were younger, right now that they’re older? Just curious…
 
Governor Jindal’s Education Reform Efforts: Why They Matter ~ Long-term, focused efforts are now paying off with positive results in Louisiana:

…expanded access to high-performing charter schools, performance-based teacher tenure, and tax credits for individuals and businesses to sponsor tuition for the schools that best meets a child’s educational needs

– and the biggest payoff – vouchers!

 
Growth of Christianity in Iran reaches armed forces ~ Pretty amazing – in a country where the penalty for apostasy is frequently death.
 
King David Ruled Cities, Not Shepherds ~ Archaeological findings continue to refute liberal Bible scholars’ interpretations; in this case, that David ruled over an urban society in a fortified city, not a pastoral tribe as revisionists claim.
 
Triple Play! Obama Blows Off Congress, Funds Palestinians, Lies About PA Stance on Israel ~ Andrew C. McCarthy at National Review Online ~

In sum, everything Obama is saying about Palestinian compliance is a lie. Even if we were not broke, we should not be giving the PA a dime. To borrow money so we can give it to them is truly nuts.