Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

Jerry Pournelle looks at the traitor who killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood:

I would presume that arming oneself and shooting 43 US soldiers is (1) levying war against the United States, and (2) an overt act, and that Major Hassan should be charged with treason.

Political correctness was the cause of the Fort Hood Massacre, and we ought not forget that. The fact that someone could go through -- at government expense -- an undergraduate education with ROTC, then medical school at a US military institution, and remain a traitor to the United States is a significant warning. A very significant warning that the idea of Political Correctness has consequences we can't afford. Corruption of the Legions is one danger the Republic cannot endure.

The Legions remain faithful; but for how long when their officers are no longer faithful? Hassan had been through ROTC and a US armed forces medical school as a commissioned officer. Why was his failure of loyalty to the armed forces not detected earlier? But of course he was a Muslim, and it would not be politically correct to wash someone out of an armed forces medical school for lack of loyalty to the armed forces of these United States.

We sow the wind. We have reaped one whirlwind.

The politically correct spin is coming like a tidal wave. He is a crazy guy who happens to be a Muslim. All of that misses the point: he was disloyal to the United States, and said so openly and many times; yet he remained a commissioned officer of the United States. That is the point that is being overlooked. Whether the disloyalty is due to a psychotic episode or some other cause is not important.

... The Marine Corps is at war. America is at the mall."

Which is where, if history is any guide, an unknown number of Americans will die on a day as yet to be determined.

Kimberly Munley, the police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman, with the country singer Dierks Bentley.

"Prayers and thanks flooded the apparent Twitter feed of Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the civilian police officer hailed as a hero for stopping the shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

"One admirer sent a “bear hug.” She “is one outstanding brave cop!” another wrote. And from a third: “thank you for stopping that mad man.”

"The Twitter feed includes what appears to be a photo of Sgt. Munley. Sgt. Munley, 34 years old, was credited by Army officials with firing the bullets that brought down Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who allegedly opened fire in the base’s Soldier Readiness Processing Center on Thursday afternoon.

"Survivors described the scene as chaotic: the lone gunman spraying bullets in all directions, unarmed soldiers falling, screaming, scrambling to respond. Many soldiers ripped off their uniforms to use as tourniquets; others ignored their own injuries to help those more gravely wounded.

"Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, the top commander at Fort Hood, said Friday that Sgt. Munley and her partner responded within three minutes of reported gunfire. Gen. Cone said Sgt. Munley shot the gunman four times despite being shot herself. “It was an amazing and an aggressive performance by this police officer,” he said.

-- Police Sgt. Kimberly Munley Hailed as Hero After Fort Hood Shooting - Dispatch - WSJ

How it went down:

Kimberly Munley, a 35-year-old police officer, happened to be nearby, waiting for her squad car to get a tune-up, when she heard the commotion. She raced to the scene, according to her boss, Chuck Medley, director of emergency services on base.

As she rounded a corner, she saw Maj. Hasan chasing a wounded soldier through an open courtyard. He looked as though he was trying to "finish off" the wounded soldier, Mr. Medley said.

"He looked extremely focused," said Francisco De La Serna, a 23-year-old medic who had fled the building and was watching the same scene unfold from a hiding spot across the street.

Ms. Munley's first shot missed Maj. Hasan. He spun to face her and began charging, Mr. Medley said.

The time was 1:27 p.m., just four minutes after the initial 911 call.

Authorities haven't said precisely how many shots were fired during the running gun battle between Maj. Hasan and Ms. Munley. But one of her shots hit Mr. Hasan in the torso, knocking him to the ground. With that, officials say, she quite likely prevented more injuries or deaths on the base.

Ms. Munley took two bullets to her legs. Both entered her left thigh, ripped through the flesh and lodged in her right thigh. She also received a minor wound to the right wrist. -- Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan Kills 13 in Shooting at Fort Hood Army Base; Suspect in Stable Condition - WSJ.com

And this handy chart puts the real effect of the "Stimulus" in perspective.

All of which you can pretty much predict when most of the "jobs created" have been inside a government whose new slogan has to be:

"At General Obama Progressivism is Our Most Important Product"

** The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten the recovery if it saps consumers' confidence and makes them more cautious about spending as the holiday season approaches. The October unemployment rate -- reflecting nearly 16 million jobless people -- jumped from 9.8 percent in September, the Labor Department said Friday. The job losses occurred across most industries, from manufacturing and construction to retail and financial. --Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83 - Yahoo! Finance

Things seen that cannot be unseen from around the web. Currently showing, among others,

• Surveillance Video Of Fort Hood Shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan
• Large Hadron Collider stalled again… thanks to chunk of baguette
• What if Richard Simmons was a Pick up Artist?,
• Show Goat,
• Whale fall
• Bill of Frights: Current White House Posts Its New Simple "Bill of Rights"
• The Government Option
  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/10_items_kaching.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/10_items_kaching.php Drive-By Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:37 -0800

  No wonder the left hates Walmart. The company feeds more people more for less than any socialist system you can imagine today.
  

  "As shoppers evaluate the impact of tight budgets on holiday meal planning, beginning today Walmart will feature select 12-pound turkeys for less than $5, helping families serve a complete Thanksgiving meal for eight this year as low as $20.*

  
  

  “We’re proving that we’re committed to helping moms afford the holidays in these tough economic times,” said Jack Sinclair, executive vice president, groceries, Walmart. “That’s why we’re offering incredible pricing on the turkey and all the fixings.”

  A turkey dinner for eight as low as $20
  According to a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation, last year’s average cost of a turkey was roughly $1.19 per pound. Beginning today, select Grade A turkeys are available for 40 cents per pound at Walmart.* These gobblers are part of Walmart’s $20 Thanksgiving menu guaranteeing family favorites will be on the dinner table this holiday season. Walmart’s $20 Thanksgiving feast includes:

  * One 12-pound Grade A turkey*
  * Three 11 to 15.5-ounce cans Green Giant vegetables
  * Two 14-ounce cans Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
  * Three 6-ounce boxes of Stove Top stuffing
  * One 5-pound bag of red potatoes
  * One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls
  * One 22-ounce pumpkin roll cake
  -- Walmartstores.com:

  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/citizens/the_enduring_greatness_of.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/citizens/the_enduring_greatness_of.php Citizens Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:39 -0800

  Last night upon the stair
  I saw a man who wasn’t there.
  He wasn’t there again today.
  I hope he never goes away
  -- Variation on a nursery rhyme

  Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded.
  -- Gertrude Stein

  Atheists, like songwriters, are always seeking lines more glib than true. Glib is golden because it obscures the fact that deep down atheism is, like a pop song, shallow. One of the more tedious quips, oft repeated with a tone that oozes ‘What a good boy am I,’ is "God is just an imaginary friend for adults.”

  The possibility that God may have given glib atheists everything – space, time, a planet, evolution, and free will – that allows this bromide to roll trippingly off their tongues is something they will not and can not conceive. Their wetware is not evolved enough to perceive God should He deign to reveal himself. God is not finished buffing out their fatal flaw, although He will be, by and by. Until then they cannot grasp that, in some cases, “imaginary friends” can be as real as their friendship is illusory.

  Exhibit A today are yesterday's elections which established the new truth of contemporary American politics, “Barack Obama is the imaginary friend of Democrats.” This dovetails well with another of his many roles, stand-in lower-case god for the vast majority of American atheists.

  Even as Obama’s methods grow more radical, his means more aggressive, and his motives darker, and his stubbornness without will most Democrats polled persist in their belief that he really is their friend. It’s entirely imaginary, of course, since we see with every passing day that the “friendship” of Obama only lasts as long as it is needed -- by Obama. When the need is no longer there, the friendship fades like the Highland mist at dawn. The now tattered and overused phrase “Under the bus” has become code for “Any speed bumps on my road will be steam-rolled to a flat black stain on the pavement like an armadillo on an Arizona highway in August.”

  And yet, if we are to believe the polls, Obama love endures

  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/enemies_foreign_domestic/barack_obama_imaginary_fr.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/enemies_foreign_domestic/barack_obama_imaginary_fr.php Enemies, Foreign & Domestic Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:34 -0800

  Like a fine wine, Julia's personality and just continues to improve with age. (The science not so much)

  "Today I've turned my kitchen into a bio-chemical laboratory." Julia Child cooks up a batch of primordial soup and explains how these simple ingredients produce amino acids - the building blocks of life. (via airandspace)

  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/citizens/something_wonderful_primo.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/citizens/something_wonderful_primo.php Citizens Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:52:33 -0800

  "I think I know the warm place you allude to.
  Just between the thighs, is it not, my lady?"
  -- Frank Harris
  1.
  Copulations on candelabras draped in overcoats,
  And illuminated by burning children,
  Guide us inside for the pearl of great price.
  Our questions and cards of aging identity
  Have been checked with our hats at the door.

  Within, in the gray steam composed of our breath,
  The mongoloid's lips nibble the rose
  That pulses and glows in the garden of meat.
  No sound at all flows from the audience.
  No sound at all but the wind over stones.

  Surely some triple somersault is about to be performed.
  Surely some deadly edged object is about to be swallowed,
  To the death rasps and rattle of drums draped in black.
  Surely some revelation is at hand, and it's promise,
  A love without name, without years, is arriving at last.

  We are decently clothed and seated quite primly.
  We have read all the arguments and remained most informed.
  We have all made it through to these seats, our reward.

  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/inverse/the_adult_cinema.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/inverse/the_adult_cinema.php InVerse Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:12:56 -0800
  • Man denied access to heart surgeon for failing to report lack of exercise on last year’s federal health return
  • Pennsylvania court faces hate-crime quandary: Muslim immigrant murdered gay-rights activist who opposed construction of mosque
  • Meat Czar oversees dismantling of U.S. beef industry; barns and pens converted into rest homes for elderly cows, bulls, and the transbovined
  • Rare July snowstorm disrupts track-and-field events at Chicago Olympics; police round up global-warming deniers
  • Community in northern Minnesota refuses to accept Maoist history textbook; Marine battalion sent in to “restore tolerance”
  • Harvard’s entire graduating class of MBAs accepts job offers in China; “it’s Bush’s fault for making America such a heartless place to live” declares provost
  • Divorce rate reaches 85%; Dept. of Labor sets up work camps to handle flood of indebted ex-husbands
  • Supreme Court declares First Amendment unconstitutional because “it was formulated and enacted without the participation of a single woman, African-American, Hispanic, or Muslim” and therefore “violates the Equal Protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”

  -- via AWOL Civilization where there are many, many more.

  
  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/headlines_from_the_year_2.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/headlines_from_the_year_2.php Drive-By Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:02:17 -0800

  Because "It's not about me." Gibbs: Obama 'not watching returns' (via POLITICO 44)

  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/5minute_arguments/why_is_this_night_differe.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/5minute_arguments/why_is_this_night_differe.php 5-Minute Arguments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:45 -0800
  COMING... slow... ly... to a theater near you.
  

  "... and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN, and AGAIN..."
  

  
  Yes, 10 whole minutes. Trust me on this one.
  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/the_horribly_slow_murdere.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/driveby/the_horribly_slow_murdere.php Drive-By Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:43:22 -0800

  Long ago the iconization of Obama jumped into the shark. What's coming out now is pure sharkshit: Check out What is the weather and what to wear in Seattle? and plug in your own city. Obama.... for such a real Nowhere Man he's everywhere.

  ]]> http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/enemies_foreign_domestic/obamaweather_the_scary_th.php http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/enemies_foreign_domestic/obamaweather_the_scary_th.php Enemies, Foreign & Domestic Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:02:48 -0800