Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism The image of our American flag, with a hammer and sickle where the fifty stars belongs sickens me. It sickens me to the point of anger. What sickens me even more, just as as it should all who desire liberty and the right to prosper based on your own merit is this... There is an organized and growing effort to defeat American capitalism and the liberty that it creates. The progressive movement, which is in reality synonymous with communist socialism, has of course been around since the early 20th century in America. And it has insidiously been working to undermine our American value system every since. Sadly, given the obvious and growing reliance on government, and the increasing socialist statism brought to us complements of "The Barry", the progressive plan for America seems to be working. Our institutions of so called higher learning are becoming cesspools of progressive thought. A case in...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Excerpts from the Washington Post . MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A leader of Somalia's Islamist insurgency threatened to attack America during a speech broadcast Monday. "We tell the American President Barack Obama to embrace Islam before we come to his country," said Fuad Mohamed "Shongole" Qalaf. For those on the left, this is a direct threat. It is worded in such a way so as to follow Islam's three tier methodology of converting infidels to the faith of Mohammed. First tier.... Attempt to convert the infidel to the faith willing as is alluded to in remark meant for Obama. Second tier.... Failing #1 subvert the infidel(s) to Islamic Sharia law. Third tier.... Failing #2 kill the infidel(s) More.... Al-Shabab has not yet launched an attack outside Africa but Western intelligence has long been worried because the group targeted young Somali-Americans for recruitment. About 20 have traveled to Somalia for traini...