tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post898285491262558893..comments2024-01-17T13:19:24.071-06:00Comments on Salvation And Survival: Saturday Morning Commentary: Can We Just Stop The Nonsense?Pam Kohlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-88401630976151011112012-09-10T12:58:57.344-05:002012-09-10T12:58:57.344-05:00Ooooh, you are good! Mr. Robinson better watch hi...Ooooh, you are good! Mr. Robinson better watch his back, cuz he'll have CAIR filing suit on the U.S. State Department. How is he going to explain that to all the Muslim Brotherhood plants in the government? Pam Kohlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678673505358164380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367019700923216960.post-11337624551646529122012-09-10T08:37:30.088-05:002012-09-10T08:37:30.088-05:00Ah Belle, you might just be a "bitter clinger...Ah Belle, you might just be a "bitter clinger." ;-)<br /><br />Good post. Tell the Emperor he has no clothes (brain?).<br /><br />I saw the "rule of thumb" portion of the State Dept's new memo and had to laugh out loud. Rule of Thumb is a NAUTICAL method used for estimating distances and has been around for a long, long time. Here's how it works:<br />http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/bodyruler_angle/<br /><br />Now, if you were to take a closer look at the "bruises on the wife" logic for Rule of Thumb, that does have some historic truth: in ISLAM! There are a-hadith (sayings of the Prophet codified into Shari'a law) that discuss using a rod or stick no thicker than a husband's thumb to punish an unpleasing wife. I've heard this issue actually debated in Saudi Arabia and on Egyptian TV -- you know, important stuff like where to hit (not in the face because it will disfigure her), not so hard (so as to leave no permanent damage), not so often (so the husband can't be accused of cruelty), what type of material the rod should be (general consensus is wood, but the Prophet wasn't specific there), not in front of servants or concubines (don't want dissent in the ranks as it were), and not so the neighbors can hear (don't want them to know you have a bad wife). Rational, sensible stuff like that, don'cha know?<br />That "antiquated law" Mr. Robinson doesn't like and his mandate to exclude it could be justifiably categorized as "islamophobic" if we are allowed to use his own tortured logic for being sensitive to others...<br />Press question you'll never hear on TV, "Mr. Robinson, why has the State Department taken on a position that concepts of Shari'a Law are completely unacceptable even for discussion by members of the US diplomatic corps? Is the US State Department now opposed to Islamic law and culture?" Oh my, I would LOVE to hear them choke on that one.<br /><br />Of course, since I disagree with him and don't plan to (ever) vote for Obama, I must be a racist...and thus I'm less than a human. I just need some more progressive, educated liberals to help correct me and make me more open minded.<br /><br />PS "Hold down the fort" pre-dates the whole Red Skin thing, too, all the way back to the Romans... I'll just choose to think that Mr. Robinson is being sensitive to my ancestors who were Germanic tribesmen (tribeswomen? tribespersons? -- gotta check that one) because the Romans were just so mean to them. You know, because how somebody feels is way more important than what was said, meant or done.Green Eyed Jinnnoreply@blogger.com