Historic Vote.

Voting Photos from Baghdad.

Iraqi The Model has stuff too.

JeffG has the world's headlines and blurbs on the vote. Interesting to see the different takes.

It seems the terrorists didn't do much considering. I am amazed by the high voter turnout. People risking their lives to vote. I am impressed.

Not much blogging this weekend. Kind of busy. Keep checking back though!!!

A serious look at Harriet Miers...

Ok, not really. But this post does about as much good as the rest on the blogosphere and it's a lot funnier.

h/t Cotillion e-mails

More Michael.

Michael Yon is back in Iraq and he caught up with Dr. Farid Ayar, the spokesman for the Higher Independent Electoral Commission, and one of its eight commissioners. I want to point out that this man literally puts his life on the line every day. The terrorists would love nothing more than him dead. Here is what Michael wrote about their brief meeting regarding the historic elections tomorrow in Iraq:

"Dr. Ayar expressed confidence in the upcoming referendum, saying that with 30,000 polling stations, and many Arab Sunnis having agreed to vote, turnout was expected to be strong. He said the Sunnis have several problems with the Constitution as proposed. They do not accept Federalism, and they want to see a statement in the Constitution denoting Iraq as an Arab country. They are also against wording stipulating Former Regime Ministers are not allowed to share power in the new government. Yet, despite their ongoing differences, he pointed out, most Sunnis have agreed to vote.According to Dr. Ayar, there are 15.5 million eligible voters, and the commission expects about 11 million of them to vote, saying this would be an even better turnout than the January election results. The number seemed optimistic, but Dr. Ayar said that with a high Arab Sunni turnout, it might actually happen."

I don't think most Americans realize the scope and importance of these elections. It is an amazing thing. Truly. The Iraqi forces will be in charge this time. Our forces will be there for backup. It is an important test for the Iraqi forces I think.

There is no doubt that terrorists will do anything they can to disrupt these elections. No matter how one feels about the war, I think we all hope that these elections happen and that no one is killed or harmed.

This is big and this is dangerous. Take a moment and offer up a prayer if you can.

Go Astros!

My sports obsessed 8 yr old (and baseball fanatic) made me watch the playoffs last night.

I'm glad baseball players stopped wearing the pants that end below the knee and those stupid looking socks.

When did baseball players stop shaving?

So yeah...Go Astros.

Heh.

How to tell if it's a male worm.

You never see this stuff on the Discovery Channel.

Halloween Post 1

How to make a creepy head in a jar.

Pretty creative actually.

via boing boing.

Terrorist Attack in Russia

MOSCOW - (KRT) - Militants unleashed a deadly wave of attacks on the city of Nalchik in Russia's restive North Caucasus region Thursday, commandeering police stations and taking hostages in a coordinated siege that killed at least 85 people.

Gateway Pundit has all the updates with pictures.

via Ace

Check It Out.....

Good news from Iraq. It's brief and it's worth reading. Go.

Awww...look at the cute lil dolly......

Yeah. right. Check out the picture and read up on a slice of the good news in Iraq.

Sad.

This from Miss Mabrouk of Egypt:

In Egypt, 94 percent of women thought it was acceptable to be beaten, as did 91 percent in Zambia. In Ethiopia between 94 and 91 percent of women between 15 and 49 years have been beaten and believe wife-beating is justified for at least one reason. As many as 70 per cent of married women in India between the age of 15 and 49 are victims of beating, rape or coerced sex. In Australia, Canada, Israel, South Africa and the United States, 40-70 percent of female murder victims were killed by their partners
I can't IMAGINE 94% (!) of women ANYWHERE would think that being beaten is ACCEPTABLE!

If there is one thing this war in the Middle East has opened my eyes to, it is the animal like treatment of women around this world. I remember years ago hearing Jay Leno's wife give a passioned speech on women's rights in these countries. (it has long been a cause of hers) But I never imagined the scope of the problem. Is it any wonder these women feel powerless in these countries?

When Karen Hughes recently went to Saudi Arabia she was told by the women there (who were supposedly more progressive) that they felt no need to drive or vote and such. Well, I suppose I would say that too if I knew a fist was waiting for me back home.

Disgraceful. Can these winds of change in the Middle East change any of this?

God. I hope so.

h/t Jeff

BOO!!!

LST had posted their scariest website for Halloween, but this is mine.

Matt Forge at LST as this take on PETA:

"I came up with this idea whilst perusing the PETA website. It’s funny how they condemn humans doing the very thing animals "naturally" do to each other.

There are five other illustrations/slogans available on CafePress. My personal favorite is "No Taunt!".

A Telling Letter.

The letter from Al-Zarqawi to Al-Zarahiri makes one thing clear. American military leaving Iraq will not end the bloodshed or the desire of Al-Zarqawi to rule with his perverted Islamic faith.

"And it is that the mujahedeen must not have their mission end with the expulsion of the Americans from Iraq, and then lay down their weapons, and silence the fighting zeal. We will return to having the secularists and traitors holding sway over us. Instead, their ongoing mission is to establish an Islamic State, and defend it, and for every generation to hand over the banner to the one after it until the Hour of Resurrection."

via MSNBC (full letter)


It is clear that we simply cannot tuck tail and run. We must finish this fight.

Convenient Suicide

Times UK:

The Syrian Interior Minister has apparently killed himself in his Damascus office, days before a UN report on the assassination of a senior Lebanese politician.

Ghazi Kanaan, 63, was the head of Syria's military intelligence in Lebanon between 1982 and 2003 and had enormous influence over the running of Syria's small neighbouring country. He was promoted to the job of Interior Minister a year ago.

His death comes not long after a UN team investigating the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister, interviewed Kanaan and a number of Syrian figures. The UN report is due out in two weeks' time.

The car bombing of Hariri in Beirut on February 14 led to a popular uprising in Lebanon, nicknamed the Cedar Revolution, as many Lebanese protested about Syria's stranglehold over its internal politics.

Hariri, a billionaire businessman, was an opponent of the extent of Syrian influence in government. Thanks to the protests and international pressure, Syria withdrew its troops from Lebanon in April for the first time since the end of the civil war.

Hours before he died, Kenaan contacted a Lebanese radio station and gave it a statement defending Syria's role in the Lebanon. He ended with the words: "I believe this is the last statement that I could make." He asked the interviewer to pass his comments to other broadcast media.

Syria and its allies in Lebanon have been blamed by many for masterminding the Hariri murder, something Damascus has denied.

In June, the US Government froze KanaanÂ’s assets for his alleged involvement in corruption and support for terrorism.

via The Jawa Report

It seems no one is really buying the "suicide" story. Geeze. Sometimes I feel like we are all just watching a really long James Bond movie.

But Mommeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

I want to play airport security!

Seriously, could that be any more stupid?

via the Buzzmachine

Twilight Zone Time.

"The West Wing has tapped veteran newsman Forrest Sawyer to moderate Nov. 6's "live presidential debate" between candidates Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda," the NY Post says."

via mediabistro

We have crossed over. We are through the looking glass. Fake anchors and real anchors, there is no difference anymore.

A Love Story.

One beautiful day a moonbat met a wingnut in the park.

They were very attracted to each other so they started dating.

Soon, though, the moonbat discovered that the wingnut was a wingnut and the wingnut discovered the moonbat was a moonbat.

And they argued and fought and yelled and screamed.

Then one day they decided to stop calling names and sit down and discuss things in a calm rational manner. And they didn't fight anymore.

So they got married and soon had a baby and they named that baby..............blog.

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Where Is Dick Cheney?

I was reading on some lefty blogs that were wondering where Dick Cheney has been lately. There is a rumor going around lefty blogs that Cheney and Bush have had a falling out. Then I read at NRO that Cheney was suppose to come the National Review's 50th anniversary party. They were wondering where Cheney was as well.

Now, I know Cheney got out of the hospital at the end of September after he underwent surgery to treat aneurysms behind both knees. They implanted tubes to help blood flow. Has anyone seen him since then? I am wondering if he is having complications. Wouldn't the press be on that?

Just bloggercurious.

Look! It's Former Prostitute Barbie! Oops! I mean My Scene Bling Bling Barbie Doll, but that's just marketing. via NRO