Fourth of July!

The Yanks will be in full flow celebration mod today, weather permitting...so here's 

a few pics if it's not co-operating...

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Tuesday Toon #11

Track Choice: Rene And Georgetta Magritte With Their Dog After The War

* Rene and Georgetta Magritte.

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) In that same year, his family moved  from New Jersey to Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, in New York City. He is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist. Simon's international fame and success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, launched in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". 

Paul Simon.

The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity, and Simon began a successful solo career, recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years. In 1986, he released Graceland album inspired by South African township music. Simon has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by Time magazine.  Among many other honors, Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007. In 1986 Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees.

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*René François Ghislain Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images that fell under the umbrella of surrealism. His work challenges observers' preconditioned perceptions of reality. In 1922, Magritte married Georgette Berger.

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The Muslim Brotherhood: Gagging For Armageddon...

The Makeover of Mohammed Morsi!

The makeover of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has begun. Some in the media are “debunking” the frightening “myths” about the **Muslim Brotherhood, and others argue that he’s a potential ally. The Obama administration continues to infer that critics of the Brotherhood are simply alarmed by the word “Muslim” in the group’s name.

Salaam: I shall help fulfill the dream of Safwat Hegazy.

“We judge individuals and parties that are elected in a democratic process by their actions, not by their religious affiliations,” said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney when asked about the Muslim Brotherhood.

During the campaign, a hardline cleric named Safwat Hegazy spoke at one of Morsi’s campaign rally. He declared, “We are seeing the dream of the Islamic Caliphate come true at the hands of Mohammed Morsi” and “the capital of the Caliphate and the United Arab States is Jerusalem.” Morsi nodded his head, only feet away. At the same rally, a speaker performed a song that told Muslims to “brandish your weapons, say your prayers.” He sang, “Come on, you lovers of martyrdom, banish the sleep from the eyes of all Jews. Come on, you lovers of martyrdom, you are all Hamas. Indeed, all the lovers of martyrdom are Hamas.”(C) Ryan Mauro (Photo:Copyright Control)

When the Newt said that Obama was the most dangerous President for America ever, he wasn't talking about his choice in music.

**Click the link to the real deal on the Muslim Brotherhood:

http://www.tellthechildrenthetruth.com/mbhood_en.html

Media Silence On Islam's Kill The Christians...

About This Series.
Because the persecution of Christians in the Islamic world is on its way to reaching epidemic proportions, “Muslim Persecution of Christians” was developed to collate some—by no means all—of the instances of persecution that surface each month. It serves two purposes:
Intrinsically, to document that which the mainstream media does not: the habitual, if not chronic, Muslim persecution of Christians.

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Instrumentally, to show that such persecution is not “random,” but systematic and interrelated—that it is rooted in a worldview inspired by Sharia.
Accordingly, whatever the anecdote of persecution, it typically fits under a specific theme, including hatred for churches and other Christian symbols; sexual abuse of Christian women; forced conversions to Islam; apostasy and blasphemy laws; theft and plunder in lieu of jizya (tribute); overall expectations for Christians to behave like cowed “dhimmis” (barely tolerated citizens); and simple violence and murder. Oftentimes it is a combination thereof.
Because these accounts of persecution span different ethnicities, languages, and locales—from Morocco in the west, to India in the east, and throughout the West, wherever there are Muslims—it should be clear that one thing alone binds them: Islam—whether the strict application of Islamic Sharia law, or the supremacist culture born of it.

Click the link for the A-Z:

 http://frontpagemag.com/2012/07/02/muslim-persecution-of-christians-may-2012/2/

Brave Women: Watch The Escape From Islam...

How the 7th century Plague of Islam 

effects anyone who has a brain and wants 

to be free to think for themselves.

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I Am Neda: Banned In Iran!

The film the Iranian government doesn't want you to see...

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Neda was the representation of a courageous Iranian woman.  Since the inception of the current Islamic regime in Iran, Islamic shari'a laws have enforced limitations on the lives of the Iranian people, prohibiting their fundamental human rights — whether they are the religious minorities, the labor force, the students or women.  Sadly, women have been the most exploited and targeted of the penal codes. June 2009 marked another turning point for Iranians, when mass anti-government protests erupted across major cities in Iran, following the June 12 rigged Iranian presidential election against the disputed victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which came to be known as the Green Movement. These events provoked the government to declare war on its own people and the world became a witness to some of the most horrific acts that were shown daily through major news outlets as well as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube posting. Many innocent Iranians were, imprisoned, tortured, raped and killed for standing up for their basic human rights in nonviolent civil disobedience.

There will be a screening of “I Am Neda” at the “Neda For A Free Iran” Event, on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at United University Church Center of the University of Southern California, 817 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089.

Click the link for a trailer and more info at their home page:

http://persepolispictures.com/Home_Page.html

Saturday Song # 4

Featured track: Love In A Trash Can
The Raveonettes - the "Rave On" element in their name, a nod to the Buddy Holly song of that name - are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner (born 1973, Sønderborg, Denmark) on guitar, instruments, and vocals, and Sharin Foo (born 22 November 1973, Emmelev, Denmark) on bass, guitar and vocals. Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Brothers coupled with hard-edged electric guitar overlaid (think early Kinks). Their songs juxtapose the structural and chordal simplicity of '50s and '60s rock with intense electric instrumentation with driving beats. The duo met in Copenhagen and after forming the band, began recording the album, Whip It On. It was named "Best Rock Album of the Year" at the Danish Music Awards (Denmark's Grammy equivalent) on 1 March 2003.

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