Quotes of the day
posted at 10:37 pm on November 11, 2009 by Allahpundit
“I never lost consciousness, and I refused to.”
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“The national grief won’t last.
“In our time, nothing was bigger than the nearly 3,000 killed on September 11. But anyone who got involved with the development of public policy then knows that for the next seven years the battle never stopped over the details of the Patriot Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, then Guantanamo, then waterboarding, renditions and secret prisons and all the other issues that for some could be summed up in two words: ‘Bush-Cheney.’…
“Now everyone thinks the call was obvious. But it wasn’t so obvious before the tragedy. Not if for years you have watched a country and its political class in rancorous confusion about the enemy, the legal standing of the enemy, or the legal status and scope of the methods it wants to use to fight the enemy.
“In war, uncertainty gets you killed. It just did.”
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“Okay, he’s a Muslim terrorist.”
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Michelle is awesome. She cuts to the bone.
portlandon on November 11, 2009 at 10:50 PM
With that hair style and backdrop she looks like a Jedi Knight speaking from Coruscant…
Skywise on November 11, 2009 at 10:50 PM
If you are covering for the enemy. You ARE the enemy.
ronsfi on November 11, 2009 at 10:52 PM
In reply to the WSJ piece.
The Liberal left, the democrats, the news media worried about a backlash against Muslims are all worried about the wrong thing. When the backlash comes, it will be directed against them, the liberal apologists, the democrat enablers, and it won’t be pretty.
Skandia Recluse on November 11, 2009 at 10:53 PM
She was great. Hannity can be a hack, but he had a pretty good show tonight. He kicked off with Ollie North from Branson, Missouri. He teed off on the media, and the crowd of vets at Branson loved it.
Hannity also had that young Catholic priest who Fox News has on from time to time. He had a few excellent comments about the government’s role in health care.
BuckeyeSam on November 11, 2009 at 10:54 PM
There is not an office in the land for which I would not support Michelle Malkin if she sought it. She is a force of nature.
Maquis on November 11, 2009 at 10:55 PM
did you know its impossible to be a muslim and a terrorist
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 10:56 PM
A$$HOLES LIKE OLBERMAN CLAIM “TRUTH TO POWER”…..
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!
bannedbyhuffpo on November 11, 2009 at 10:58 PM
+1
John the Libertarian on November 11, 2009 at 10:58 PM
muslims are allergic to weapons
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 10:58 PM
That first quote is an interesting choice AP considering you just posted this “hmmmmmmmmmm” tweet. BTW, what’s the point of that, is she any less of a hero if* she wasn’t able to get her shots off first?
SoxNation on November 11, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Michelle makes so much sense. And her hair is so shiny!
LASue on November 11, 2009 at 11:01 PM
its the iraqi blood she uses to condition
/alex jones
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Another great spot by MM.
We’re lucky to have you. Thanks.
JoeAvg on November 11, 2009 at 11:01 PM
The United States has defined terrorism under the Federal criminal code. 18 U.S.C. §2331[25] defines terrorism as:
…activities that involve violent… or life-threatening acts… that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State and… appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping….”
ernesto on November 11, 2009 at 11:06 PM
It’s a Muslim issue, not a mental health issue.
And Michelle is HOT!
DerKrieger on November 11, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Dude, you’re a better man than me.
ScottMcC on November 11, 2009 at 11:06 PM
i dont worry about the word terrorism
it isnt what we should focus on
its just the coming together of two different types of world views, frankly
i think Samuel Huntington put it best in ’92 when he spoke about Islam’s “bloody borders” and the clash of civilizations
this fort hood event is just another small chapter in a larger, global spat
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Sounds like the run-up to the attack on Pearl Harbour,
only this time,Hasan wasn’t stalling,but warning!!!
And,Michelle is radiant as always!!:)
canopfor on November 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM
So, what is your point?
hillbillyjim on November 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Chrissy Matthews actually said today “Its not a crime for someone to call Al Queda” as if to say Hasan did nothing legally wrong so why raise the level of suspicion.
WHAT A TOOL. Savage played the sound bite among others more sickening from the State Run Media.
Glad Dobbs has cut himself lose from CNN.
MM is a great warrior.
Geochelone on November 11, 2009 at 11:10 PM
and i think thats the problem with a lot of analysis of this problem
people just focus on the terrorism part
its everything
its a militaristic struggle
cultural, societal, etc
it has to do with the value of free speech with Mo’Toons
what do we value more? the sensibilities of a community, or the larger freedom of speech?
all these things are part of this struggle, and its just as much a struggle of minds as it is bullets and bombs
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Raven-haired Goddess speaks Truth with Power
Jaibones on November 11, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Who was the woman with O’Reily? Is she too old to run for Miss America? Because she is the perfect flesh and blood analogy of todays America, right down to the nervous phony smile.
BL@KBIRD on November 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM
See no Islam, hear no Islam, know no Islam.
MB4 on November 11, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Only that there exists a textbook definition of ‘terrorism’.
I’d assume the military and the justice department consulted the definition when they decided not to try it as terrorism.
And I’d also assume that this decision has played a role in the MSM’s not calling this terrorism…which was the question FOX was asking in the box under the O’Reilly video.
ernesto on November 11, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Glad Dobbs has cut himself
loseloose from CNN.MM is a great warrior.
Geochelone on November 11, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Is it just me, or is Michelle hotter than ever in this appearance?
exceller on November 11, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Thank you Democrat Political Party, entrenched Bureaucrats, Main Stream Media, Hollywood, and our esteemed Educational System…
… you can all take a bow.
Seven Percent Solution on November 11, 2009 at 11:14 PM
I think the people analyzing it have a good idea of what you’re talking about, but would rather not face up to the fact that a cultural war with a major world religious bloc is a very real possibility.
ernesto on November 11, 2009 at 11:15 PM
With respect to her husband and children…
… Yeap!
Seven Percent Solution on November 11, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I just watched that Bill O’Reilly piece and I CANNOT BELIEVE that these yo-yo’s in the media & blogosphere can’t see what’s in front of them or, worse yet, just simply don’t have the peaches to say it.
Quinn was starting to question whether or not Timothy McVeigh was a terrorist.
I live in Oklahoma City and I can tell you that there’s absolutely NO QUESTION about that one. My God what is wrong with these people and do they not see how freaking dangerous this is to not call it what it is??????
mctowler on November 11, 2009 at 11:15 PM
And after they kill you, you’ll feel no Islam!
Maquis on November 11, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Michelle and Ed share about the same level of Islamic awareness.
BL@KBIRD on November 11, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Islam sounds like a cool type of hot chocolate
hey mom can i get more islam?!?!
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Why is that a safe assumption? You know damn well that when it comes to Muslims the rules are not followed. PC rules the day and things are white washed.
Anyway Hasan was conducting a Jihad which does not necessarily always entail the tactics of terrorism.
Geochelone on November 11, 2009 at 11:19 PM
To any media sycophant who finds him(her)self enamored with the CAIR propaganda, do yourself a favor.
Visit Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch.org web site.
There you’ll find inconravertible proof that America’s Constitution is under attack by brainwashed followers of some deranged 7th century degenerate psychopath, thief, slave-owning, rapist, murdering, child molester.
They’ll stop at NOTHING to DESTROY our Constitutional Republic. There’s NOTHING they fear worse than a FREE PEOPLE making their OWN choices as to how to live. If you DARE to contradict them, their ONLY resort is to KILL innocent victims in order to make you “SUBMIT” to islam.
This isn’t “diversity”!!
This is a response to a direct attack by SATAN (islam) on all the freedoms that we cherish and hold dear as citizens of the greatest Constitutional Republic that man has yet to create.
And yet, we have these ignorant, backward, 7th century psychopaths who would demand that we turn the clock back 1,300 years.
Yeah…. right!
GO F*CK YOURSELF “soldier of allah”.
I’ll NEVER “submit” to your deranged idology. You can be my pork-blood soaked 5.56 mm bullets on that!
I dare you to call my bluff, moooooooohammud…………..
(watch your back)
bannedbyhuffpo on November 11, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Yeah, that’s about what I expected.
—-sigh—-
hillbillyjim on November 11, 2009 at 11:20 PM
FIFM
If they truly believe the Qur’an then they must kill infidels and Jews to be in obedience to Allah their god. They have NO option to do otherwise lest they be called apostates by those imams who believe the Qur’an literally is the word of their god and CAN’T be changed or watered down like christian liberal scholars do with the Holy Bible.
TruthToBeTold on November 11, 2009 at 11:20 PM
America needs to get her neck out of the sand before she is forced into another rude awakening. We are setting ourselves up for a doozy.
hillbillyjim on November 11, 2009 at 11:23 PM
problem with the Qur’an is that it is highly contradictory
“there is no compulsion in religion”
contrast with
“when the holy months have passed, lay in wait for them, and use every strategem of war against them, etc, etc”
contrast ahl al-kitaab (people of the book)
with the hadith of muhammad from Sahih Bukhari
“if he changes his religion, then kill him”
weird
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:23 PM
I understand that PC rules the day and that things are whitewashed, but knowing that the government’s statements are informed by that definition, I can’t just ignore it entirely when the media reports what the government’s doing about it.
Sure, they’re whitewashing the Islamic angle (which has been clear as day since it happened) but making it a big deal about the word terrorism is kind of irrelevant.
ernesto on November 11, 2009 at 11:23 PM
The hell you say! Policies, tax money and liberal propagated lawsuits made political correctness; changing policies, defunding the machine that supports it and rein in the shiesters.
Get the money out of if and people will start living who are at this juncture of space and time destined to die.
Major Hasan proved with his actions that he hates American service members.
What makes no proof necessary to stick the hate label on some people by group and no amount of proof makes it possible for other people by group to carry any stigma for their actions?
What’s the heart of terrorism? Hate!
Speakup on November 11, 2009 at 11:25 PM
I agree with you 110%. I have read a lot of Robert Spencer’s work when he was “Blogging the Qur’an” on this web-site or Michelle’s and there is no denying that its doctrines are the work of a demon possessed man who wrote it to justify all of the terrible things that he wanted to do to those who opposed him.
TruthToBeTold on November 11, 2009 at 11:25 PM
I wonder if Obama is watching the CMA awards tonight…?
Seven Percent Solution on November 11, 2009 at 11:26 PM
I agree. It is what it is, regardless of the label.
I think that the news shows don’t have much real news to share on this. So they just endlessly discuss how radical Muslims are different from other Muslims, and exaggerate the situation while appearing to be “calming” people down.
So far, there haven’t been any attacks on Muslim centers. People understand that Muslims aren’t all jihadists. And they are certainly not all mass murderers.
The few who do espouse that notion are clearly prejudiced against that religion. That’s a minority of Americans.
AnninCA on November 11, 2009 at 11:28 PM
And if you truly believed the Bible you’d know “it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven . . . it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Grow Fins on November 11, 2009 at 11:28 PM
He’s probably looking at himself in the mirror. There isn’t ANYTHING more interesting to him than that.
TruthToBeTold on November 11, 2009 at 11:28 PM
I’m pretty sure Barry and Michelle are leading a line dance on the front lawn about now…
EEEEE HAW!!!
hillbillyjim on November 11, 2009 at 11:29 PM
It’s funny how Hannity feels the need to do a tit for tat when Malkin makes the point about the problem existing with Bush before Obama came along. The only positions the Democrats supported Bush on were his pc tendencies. Religion of Peace, Ramos and Compean, Amnesty, the Democrats never attacked Bush on that stuff, and often went out of their way to protect him on those things when they could have used those things against him very easily to damage him politically.
Let’s admit that this problem transcends partisan politics, and we’ll judge them by how they intend to deal with it in the present and in the future. The past is the past.
Buddahpundit on November 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM
hey
least the bible doesnt prescribe violence
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM
At least the mandated christian outcome is generally harmless, rather than…you know…murderous.
ernesto on November 11, 2009 at 11:30 PM
LOL
Michelle cuts deep and liberals bleed. Her knife is always clean and well-sharpened with truth.
SouthernGent on November 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM
It’s not like he has anything else to do…
Seven Percent Solution on November 11, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Something about “love thy enemy”…or something?
SouthernGent on November 11, 2009 at 11:32 PM
The Boss should get a show. Fox is turning to the dark side. with Geraldo the brown supremacist and Bill the Protestant hater. Might as well cut the cable. The Manhattanites are all liberal fascists.
Jerricho68 on November 11, 2009 at 11:33 PM
When we run low on corn cobs out in the ‘shitter, we use us a “korn-a-ran” instead (heh, heh…)
Hey, your own islamic historical writings prove that “prophet” muhammud was a thieving, rapist, murdering, slave-owning, child molester. What’s your problem??
bannedbyhuffpo on November 11, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Manhattan remains Hamilton’s city through and through. Right down to our monarchy I MEAN mayoralty
ernesto on November 11, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Seriously, can you imagine Michelle Malkin as press secretary in the Palin administration? I’m all tingly!
SouthernGent on November 11, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Just look at England. Do let that happen here. Fight PC at every turn or the radical Islamic elements will use it as a weapon.
IMHO Islam is not compatible with Western Civ. I have seen some of the most egregious acts of intimidation by Muslims on College campuses, especially against Jews. Sickening. And none of the so called moderates say a word, they are enablers.
I had to cross a Muslim picket line (human chain) once just to get into the library. They were protesting on a Jewish holy-day trying to derail a campus assembly. Never seen any other group do that ever.
Geochelone on November 11, 2009 at 11:35 PM
GrowaPair is just chumming the waters; don’t bite.
:>)
hillbillyjim on November 11, 2009 at 11:35 PM
something..
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:36 PM
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Michelle Malkin is an attractive lady. I thought she looked her best in the Texas event with the bright red dress. Long natural hair is a plus also.
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However, a lot of a person’s good (or bad!) perception of beauty and / or appearance comes from their subject’s personality. And your respect and trust for them and their ideas.
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Fox News TV also has very skilled hairdressers and makeup people, and good lighting. They actually made Hillary Clinton look nice on her one appearance there. They could make the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz look better!
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John Bibb
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rocketman on November 11, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Right. I don’t think it is an act of terrorism in the strict sense. It is the act of a lone Jihadist.
Geochelone on November 11, 2009 at 11:37 PM
I am not a Christian but I am sure you can love your enemy while you give them sucking chest wounds and drop napalm on them, just saying.
Holger on November 11, 2009 at 11:40 PM
More than once I’ve kicked myself for not having had the good fortune to have crossed paths with Michelle when she was living in Seattle—um, hopefully before she’d met her husband. (We’re around the same age.)
Beautiful and brilliant as ever, Michelle! I miss your Vent videos, (and Bryan), but I’d rather see you on Fox News where you have a wider audience.
FloatingRock on November 11, 2009 at 11:41 PM
i missed mee-shell at CPAC
was very sad.
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:43 PM
This guy was just so blatant that it’s hard to imagine the thinking behind not getting rid of him. Investment in his education or not, it was obviously not safe to have him around patients.
I think that they were caught up with him being a psychiatrist. It simply didn’t add up that a psychiatrist really would go postal or that his radicalism was NOT just intellectual talk.
AnninCA on November 11, 2009 at 11:43 PM
this year i will meet her
and have her sign my face with permanent marker!
“dear BB
you are pathetic
love,
MM”
blatantblue on November 11, 2009 at 11:43 PM
That Sally Quinn clip is the perfect example of the quintessential Lib. Can’t be honest about anything.
Vigilante on November 11, 2009 at 11:44 PM
I’m so glad MM and other conservative women have the guts and courage to speak out; most of the men in the GOP need to follow their examples.
beachgirlusa on November 11, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Um, yeah, idiot, we do. Now go figure out what it means.
tcn on November 11, 2009 at 11:48 PM
Hard core…enablers…consenters…Period.
What is so difficult to understand here….
Support Gert Wilders and his message.
jerrytbg on November 11, 2009 at 11:52 PM
big honking neon sign… I love Michelle Malkin. She tells it like it is.
pannw on November 11, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Why he had a koran.
jerrytbg on November 11, 2009 at 11:55 PM
You know, I heard that
somewhereeverywhere.FIFM
profitsbeard on November 11, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Ok, one more time. I guess you can call Islam anything you want, but it is not a religion! It’s a calculated political system designed to bring all people to submission….or kill them! Read the Koran, it leaves no doubt. Others here have better described the scum who started this farce religion but his motives were clear and they weren’t religeous.
donh525 on November 11, 2009 at 11:56 PM
The left is on the side of despotism
Thats why groups like ” code pink ” rationalize that they will not honor a legitimate government in Iraq because of US intervention.
So they call murderous garbage “freedom fighters” as they paint the soil red with the blood of Iraqis and Afghanis who merely want to go to work, schoolor the market.
They are leftists and are an extension of the soviet braintrust whether they are evil and know it or ignorant and dont.
The last thing the leftist want is the possibility of reform in the middle east because they love a guetto.
A place full of misery and rage that they can raise to a boil when they need a show without any regard to the fallout since the end justifies the means.
They rail that the middle east cannot be tamed without endless diplomacy with endless being the key.
It took lots of sacrifice, but George Bush and our honorable forces and allies proved the despotic left wrong.
If any leader was deserving honor it would be George Bush.
The fact is he proved that the only real way to remove these totalitarian garbage is by destroying them since they will never leave peacably.
The left has made sure the costs are as great as they can possibly be and thats why I despise them and thats why they have to go.
Sonosam on November 11, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Is there a point you are trying to make? Are you suggesting the verses in the Koran that advocate killing infidels are allegorical?
Do you even know what Jeebus was talking about when he spoke this?
Fed45 on November 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Yeah….yeah….yeah….
“…rich guy …….”
“…nose of a camel..” (or was it a Pall Mall???)
“… eye of a needle”…”
Screw your archaic metaphors…….
There’s NO justification for some deranged, idealogue psychopath to inflict their psycobabble beliefs from some 7th century murdering, slave-owning, rapist, thief, child molester “prophet” on the rest of civilized humanity.
Get over it.
bannedbyhuffpo on November 12, 2009 at 12:03 AM
So, if mulitple “lone Jihadist[s]“, acting completely on their own, start randomly killing people in shopping malls, military bases, stadiums, etc., across random cities in this country are we still not going to call it terrorism?
Or if there is more than one Jihadist that engages in such an act, is that terrorism?
Fed45 on November 12, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Bible: “The love of money is the root of all evil.”
Koran: “Mohammad gets 20% of all loot taken in caravan raids.”
They’re so freakin’ similar!
Mmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmm.
profitsbeard on November 12, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Interesting stuff over at Atlas Shrugs. Pam claims that for all practical purposes we are operating under Sharia Law. Sharia says that Islam will not be mocked or intimidated, blah, blah, blah. She may have a point. The military, govt,press and other willing idiots refuse to admit that Islam is the problem,,,,,,functional Sharia????????
retiredeagle on November 12, 2009 at 12:08 AM
The terrorists often operate in cells independent and unknowing of each other for obvious reasons.
It makes it much harder when one cell (being an individual or group) from giving up another when caught.
That is hard for some, I wont name names, to understand.
So yes, he is directly or indirectly part of the overall problem of these vile scum.
Sonosam on November 12, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Great job MM. Once again you have riled up the libtards. : )
Which brings me to say: I would like to see you in the WH as Communication Director, I know it is a step down-but the libtards would have to eat crow on TV or just stay home which is I see as a good thing.
God Bless our Vets! and all who are fighting for our nation domestic or abroad
hawkman on November 12, 2009 at 12:10 AM
My town has quite a few Middle Eastern families who practice their faith to varying degrees.
Frankly, they are all rich as heck. They must have fled some regime or another to keep the wealth.
AnninCA on November 12, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Now that the fight has come to our shores we are suffering the same thing that Israel suffers.
Leftists who constantly critique on the methods used on the scum.
Israel has suffered greatly fromits fear of public perception whether just or not.
It is a constant drone that takes its toll just as it took its toll on our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hell Israel built a wall so they wouldnt have to blow the shit out of deserving targets and the hague assholes called it a human rights violation.
The sooner we toss these so-called-experts into a river the sooner we can make better headway against these craven animals and the sooner things will get better for people who deserve peace and liberty.
Sonosam on November 12, 2009 at 12:14 AM
Racist!
:P
FloatingRock on November 12, 2009 at 12:16 AM
We are living out Orwells “1984.” This is so sad. Do libtards EVER get it?
Mojave Mark on November 12, 2009 at 12:17 AM
They really are in my community. And the kids? Omigosh, they are all super-educated types. Top schools in the country, multiple degrees. It’s really phenomenal.
I bet 80% are doctors of some sort.
AnninCA on November 12, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Never forget that Sally Quinn attained her position by sleeping with Ben Bradlee while she was his secretary.
Look it up.
warbaby on November 12, 2009 at 12:19 AM
I understand what you are saying. Terrorism is a tactic of asymmetrical warfare which is designed to incite FEAR and TERROR and thereby gain some sort of LEVERAGE from the threat of future repeat acts. Its is supposed to incapacitate through fear.
This Hasan incident has some sense of closure so there is no real threat in the future, hopefully. If this lone Jihadist walked into a shopping mall and blew himself up and that lead to random copy cat suicide bombers then that comes closer to real Terrorism.
I think calling Hasan a Jihadist is just as bad as calling him a terrorist.
But WTF do I know.
Geochelone on November 12, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Do you know all of them? Do you know they’re all rich? You’re judging all Muslims in your area based on your own perceptions.
So you’re a racist by your own lefty standards, (not mine).
FloatingRock on November 12, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Dr. Death
EnochCain on November 12, 2009 at 12:24 AM
The backlash-fearing Muslim community is wondering:
But will Hasan get to eat ice cream cones in Bermuda with his brother Uighurs?
Help him, Barack Hussein Obama, you’re his only hope!
profitsbeard on November 12, 2009 at 12:25 AM
Brrr. That’s absolutely too close to the truth…
warbaby on November 12, 2009 at 12:25 AM
Michelle on TV….Yippie!!!!!!!
dec5 on November 12, 2009 at 12:26 AM
It’s not a huge community, and my son had friends within the group. I knew where they lived, the houses, their parents careers, etc.
The cultural differences were fairly obvious, so they sort of stand out here.
AnninCA on November 12, 2009 at 12:26 AM
“I’m not really a blonde – I just play one on television.”
– AnninCA
warbaby on November 12, 2009 at 12:27 AM
What worries me: Bill Clinton refused to effectively react to the smaller terror attacks. Which only told the terrorists to increase the body count. It culminated in 9-11.
Sekhmet on November 12, 2009 at 12:29 AM
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