Amerika na ivici propasti?

[Ghoul]

Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip

ovo me podseća na priču 'NEĆU DA PLATIM' radmila anđelkovića – ako je to stvarno bio radmilo anđelković ako se priča stvarno zvala 'NEĆU DA PLATIM'!

[scallop]

Ovo saznanje Ghoulovo ne mora niko da proverava jer je standardna izmišljotina, a za Merimea biste mogli.

[zakk]

Was Aleister Crowley Barbara Bush's Father?

[Cornelius]

Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip If you're frustrated by poor service at a restaurant, think twice before you decide to not tip. You may be in for a bit more than just a dirty look from the waiter.

Za razliku od Evrope, u Americi, da bi klijentima sve izgledalo jeftinije, u cene prikazene u jelovniku, nije uracunat "porez na promet", niti "usluga". Medjutim, klijent je u obavezi da plati i jedno i drugo. Znaci, nije u pitanju "tip", odnosno baksis koji se ostavlja kada smo zadovoljni uslugom, nego deo cene koji je, iz komercijalnih razloga, pikazan na kraju racuna. Dok sam ziveo u Njujorku, uvek sam racunao na kafanjske cene jos 25 % odozgo (8,25 njujorski porez i 15 usluga).

[scallop]

Jedno od četvoro dece i jedno od osmoro odraslih u SAD su na bonovima za hranu. To je cca. 50 miliona ljudi. U poslednje dve se broj povećao za 10 miliona. To se finansira iz bakšiša?

[mac]

Ako je sudeći po onoj raspravi iz Uličnih Pasa, klijent ipak nije u obavezi da ostavlja napojnicu. Ali ako konobarica "really put forth the effort" onda bismo joj svakako dali "somethin' extra".

[Lord Kufer]

Kod nas se plaća i porez na bakšiš. Moraš da potpišeš izjavu.

[akhnaton]

Kod nas se plaća i porez na bakšiš. Moraš da potpišeš izjavu.

Svaka država živi od poreza, što veća država, veći porez..... A kod nas je obrnuto, ni manje države, ni većeg poreza.....
Mada bi neke trebalo oporezovati i sa 1000% i dospećem za juče.....

[Lord Kufer]

Kome ono reče Klintonka (Pakistancu) da se u Americi sve oporezuje...

[raindelay]

4 Wash. State Police Officers Gunned Down  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/29/national/main5824423.shtml

[scallop]

Kod nas se plaća i porez na bakšiš. Moraš da potpišeš izjavu.

Jok, ugradiće ti fiskalnu kasu.

[Lord Kufer]

Ovako treba

cop gets busted by alien

[Eriops]

Nobelovac salje jos 30 000 vojnika u Afganistan  .

[Ghoul]

to je RAT za MIR, kako ne shvataš?

[slavko]

A kad će da svrati da obiđe vosku u Aganistanu?

[scallop]

A kad će da svrati da obiđe vosku u Aganistanu?

Posle rata, kad bude mir.

[Джон Рейнольдс]

U mir u Avganistanu ionako mogu da veruju samo oboleli od obamanije.

[David]

Sta je to "economic hitman", preko koga USA vlada (odnosno njihove korporacije) operise po "zemljama 3. svijeta" (narocito po L. Americi)??
Ispovijest jednog od njih, koji je "sluzenje USA" mijenjao za svoj miran san (2.-5. dio nacice te na Jutjub-listi hintova sa istim/slicnim nazivom, prva kolona sa strane):

How To Destabalize Countries Legally .Economic Hitman

How To Destabalize Countries Legally .Economic Hitman Part 1

[Lord Kufer]

Abama je na prijemu Nobelove nagrade za mir održao govor u kojem je pravdao pravedni rat...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8405033.stm

President Barack Obama has said the US must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, as he accepted his Nobel Peace Prize.

In his speech in Oslo, he defended the US role in Afghanistan, arguing the use of force could bring lasting peace.

Long Live the Empire 

[akhnaton]

AVE CAESAR OBAMA IMPERATOR ROMANORUM!!!!

[Eriops]

Ma nije moguce.. covekoljubac kome se klanjao ceo svet, jedino mrski Srbi nisu iskazali odusevljenje na trgovima.. vec zaglavljen u Afganistanu, a sta ga jos ceka.
Pakistan, Iran, S.Koreja i druge sile zla i tmine..

[slavko]

Da li se "lasting peace" prevodi sa "konačno rešenje"? Tu bi onda i Hitler ,valjda, imao da kaže nešto.

[scallop]

To je ono što se nadovezuje na everlasting war.

[Lord Kufer]

Nek čuva on taj opijum, blago nama...

[angel011]

Starica ubila cimerku?
13. decembar 2009. | 13:27 | Izvor: Tanjug
Masačusets -- Lora Landkvist, 98-godišnja starica, optužena je za drugostepeno ubistvo 100 godina stare cimerke u staračkom domu u Dartmautu.

Njena cimerka, Elizabet Barou u septembru je pronađena mrtva s plastičnom kesom na glavi. Iako je policija najpre smatrala da je Barou izvršila samoubistvo, naknadna istraga pokazala je da je bila zadavljena, preneo je "Skaj njuz". Prema svedočenju sina ubijene starice, Landkvist se često žalila da njena cimerka ima mnogo posetilaca i da je to uznemirava.

"Moju majku su svi voleli. I ona je volela sve u staračkom domu. Kad je prolazila hodnicima imala je običaj da grli one koje je sretala", rekao je za lokalnu TV stanicu Barou.

Optužena Landkvist mogla bi da bude proglašena najstarijim ubicom u istoriji Masačusetsa.

Ona se, prema nalogu suda, nalazi u lokalnoj bolnici, gde će doktori oceniti da li joj mentalno stanje dozvoljava da prati suđenje.

[Eriops]

A kad ubijaju petnestogodisnjaci, nista cudno da to rade i stogodisnjaci, odnosno stogodisnjakinje..
Moja baka ima 98, srecom nije nasilna  .

[Savajat Erp]

Мада, чувај леђа, никад се не зна....

[EKSTREMISTA]

Avganistanska novogodišnja čestitka za američke vojnike.

Talibanski hrabri krojač-7 jednim udarcem.


U napadu bombaša samoubice ubijeno sedam agenata CIA
Tanjug | 02. 01. 2010. - 19:23h | Foto: AFP, AP | Komentara: 0

Američka Centralna obaveštajna agencija potvrdila je danas da je sedam njenih pripadnika ubijeno a šest ranjeno u jučerašnjem napadu na jednu bazu u Avganistanu
CIA je u saopštenju dodala da neće objaviti imena žrtava, niti izneti detalje o poslu koji su obavljali za agenciju, navodeći kao razlog "osetljivost njihove misije i drugih operacija koje se sprovode", preneo je Rojters. Agenti CIA su poginuli u napadu bombaša samoubice na bazu stranih trupa juče u Avganistanu. Pobunjenički talibani tvrde da je napadač njihov simpatizer iz avganistanske armije, koji je aktivirao eksploziv na jednom sastanku sa pripadnicima CIA. Portparol talibana je u izjavi za Bi-Bi-Si precizirao da je napadač bio infiltriran u redove avganistanske vojske u kojoj je imao oficirski čin i naveo da je bombaš samoubica ušao u teretanu u bazi i digao se u vazduh. Portparol međunarodnih snaga pod vođstvom NATO u Avganistanu potvrdio je da su snage bezbednosti te zemlje radile u bazi. Vlasti su precizirale da je ubijeno sedam, a ne osam ljudi iz CIA, kako je ranije bilo javljeno.
Direktor CIA Leon Paneta izjavio je da je sedam agenata koji su u sredu 30. decembra ubijeni u bombaškom napadu na bazu CIA u Avganistanu "poginulo braneći SAD od terorizma," a agencije prenose da je napad najverovatnije izvršio čovek koji je vrbovan za doušnika.
Pozivajući se na neimenovane američke izvore, BBC javlja da je među ubijenim agentima i žena koja je bila šef stanice CIA, majka troje dece.
Prema tvrdnjama američkih izvora, agente CIA ubila je osoba koju su vrbovali kao mogućeg doušnika. Napadač je pozvan da dođe u bazu u koju je ušao bez odgovarajućeg pretresa, naveo je BBC.

Avganistanske snage tesno sarađuju sa stranim vojnicima, i pod velikim su pritiskom da povećaju broj pripadnika avganistanske vojske kako bi ona bila u stanju da preuzme kontrolu nad zemljom i omogući stranim trupama da se povuku. Međutim, taj pritisak istovremeno znači da je selekcija i provera onih koji se prijavljuju da služe u avganistanskoj vojsci manje pažljiva.
Baza Cepmen je opisivana kao "neregularni objekat", što je fraza koja ukazuje da je u stvari reč o centru operacija CIA u pokrajni Host.
Za tu agenciju ovo je najveći gubitak u ljudstvu koji je pretrpela od početka rata u Avganistanu, pre osam godina.

[slavko]

Koliko li ih  je tamo kad ih nađe ovoliko na gomili?A koliko ih je ovde?

[Lord Kufer]

To je obična nameštaljka, likvidirali su svoje nepoželjne. Baš da im tako prođe bez provere, nije nego.

[slavko]

Ko je i nameštaljka smo neka nastave tim putem.

[Eriops]

Sve vise osipaju paljbu po Jemenu.
Je li Jemen sledeci na listi za bombardovanje ?

[Son of Man]

MI SRBI cemo rado primiti narod Jemena na nasu listu prijateljskih naroda. Mada moj favorit je Severna Koreja od sviju prijateljskih naroda, jer evo vidite sta se desava u Iranu, scenario poznat, slab mi je taj Ahmadinedzad ako je to dopustio, znas kad bi tako mogli da talasaju u Severnoj Koreji, malo morgen...

[EKSTREMISTA]

Foiled Terrorist Bombing in Detroit: An Excuse to Expand the Bogus War On Terror

By Kurt Nimmo

The explosion of what witnesses describe as a firecracker on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas arrives at an opportune time for the Obama administration. The alleged perpetrator, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, like shoe bomber Richard Reid before him, appears to be an incompetent patsy. Mutallab told investigators he was on a mission from al-Qaeda and he got the explosive materials for the botched attack in Yemen.
Yemen is a new front in the war against the manufactured enemy al-Qaeda. Not only is the United States providing assisstance to the Yemeni government to bomb supposed al-Qaeda bases in the southern part of the country, but Saudi Arabia conducted airstrikes against targets in the north. Mohamed al-Anisi, the Yemeni national security chief, told told the Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz that his forces were cooperating with Washington on attacks and accused Iran of aiding Houthi Shiite rebels. Earlier this week, a Saudi Ministry of Defense official said 73 Saudis were killed fighting the Houthi rebels, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

Earlier this week al-Qaeda exploited an anti-government rally in Sanna. "Al Qaeda militants made a rare public appearance in restive south Yemen on Monday, telling an anti-government rally that the group's war was with the United States and not the Yemeni army, residents said," Reuters reported on December 23. "The West and Saudi Arabia fear al Qaeda will take advantage of the Yemeni government's focus on a Shi'ite rebellion in the north and rising secessionist sentiment in the south to spread its operations to the kingdom, the world's top oil exporter." An explosion during the demonstration killed three people.
The Yemeni government raids killed 23 children and 17 women, not al-Qaeda, according to a report filed by AlJazeera.

The failed bombing of Flight 253 provides an excuse to expand the GWOT into Africa. "The alleged bomber's nationality and his apparent origination in Nigeria raised immediate questions about airport security in Africa's most populous country, where corruption, organized crime and crumbling infrastructure have long hobbled an otherwise oil-rich government," reports The Wall Street Journal. "The alleged attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound jet by a Nigerian national Friday raises new concern over possible extremist Islamic activity in Nigeria and West Africa, a corner of Africa where al Qaeda so far hasn't put down significant roots."

Ethiopian and U.S. intervention in Somalia was justified to the international public under the pretext of fighting terrorism and al-Qaeda. "Ethiopia has become a regional surrogate or proxy for the United States and Britain. This is evident from the coordination of the U.S. military and Ethiopian troops in Somalia," Global Research noted in January, 2007.

"America's renewed interest in the Horn of Africa dates to November 2002 when the US military established its joint taskforce in Djibouti, now the base for 1,800 troops, including special operations forces," The Guardian reported on January 13, 2007. "By then, the west had good reason to fear that Africa had become an arena for al-Qaida, and that the failed state of Somalia could become a haven for the organization's operatives."

Ethiopia invaded Somalia with US encouragement and military assistance after the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), an Islamist militant group that ruled much of the country, made military advances. On January 5, 2007, al-Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri — the notorious CIA operative in Afghanistan who was shepherded by the western intelligence asset the Muslim Brotherhood — issued a message urging Somalis to fight against the Ethiopian invaders.

The ICU is a classic intelligence fabrication. It was armed by none other than Victor Bout, described as the world's biggest illegal arms dealer. Bout worked with CIA front companies in Afghanistan. He also worked with the United Nations and African warlords, according to investigative journalist  Wayne Madsen.

"Unified Quest 2008″ underscores the importance of Africa in the bogus (and highly profitable) GWOT. The May 2008 United States Army War College war game included representatives from several NATO countries, Australia, and Israel, along with the private military contractors the Rand Corporation and Booz-Allen. Among scenarios examined during the game were the possibility of direct American military intervention involving some 20,000 U.S. troops in order to "secure the oil," and the question of how to handle possible splits between factions within the Nigerian government. The game ended without military intervention because one of the rival factions executed a successful coup and formed a new government that sought stability, reported the Stop NATO newsgroup.

Obama has defined the Africom mission to be within in the parameters of U.S. national security and the larger globalist agenda. "America has a responsibility to advance this vision, not just with words, but with support that strengthens African capacity. When there is genocide in Darfur or terrorists in Somalia, these are not simply African problems — they are global security challenges, and they demand a global response," he said during a speech delivered on July 11, 2009. "Our Africa Command is focused not on establishing a foothold in the continent, but on confronting these common challenges to advance the security of America, Africa and the world."

Africa Command was established October 1, 2007 as a temporary sub-unified command under U.S. European Command, which for more than two decades was responsible for U.S. military relations with more than 40 African nations. Africa Command was formally activated October 1, 2008, during a public ceremony at the Pentagon attended by representatives of African nations posted in Washington, D.C.

In addition to paving the way for expanded incursion in Africa, the failed bombing provides an excuse to further harass an impose police state measures on airline passengers. "President Barack Obama, vacationing in Hawaii, ordered heightened security, calling for 'all appropriate measures to be taken' after receiving a briefing from national security officials, a White House statement said," reports Bloomberg. Obama considers yesterday's incident as an attempted terrorist attack.

Airport security was increased around the world today. "The Department of Homeland Security said passengers may notice additional screening. Security at airports in the U.K., continental Europe, Canada, parts of Asia and Australia was increased today, and a European Commission statement said the authorities are in contact with Dutch and U.S. officials," BusinessWeek reports this morning.

http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-6809-0-5-5--.html

[mac]

Sve vise osipaju paljbu po Jemenu.
Je li Jemen sledeci na listi za bombardovanje ?

Ma ovaj Nigerijac je boravio četiri meseca u Jemenu pre nego što je pokušao da digne avion u vazduh (zapravo da ga u parčićima spusti na zemlju). Ako Jemenci budu sarađivali neće Amerikanci bacati pare na invaziju Jemena. Čak i ako ne budu sarađivali, ne verujem da će se Amerikanci nešto pretrzati oko Jemena, nije im usput, a i tamo nema nafte.

[Eriops]

Potrebna im je neka brza i efektna pobeda, pali su u letargiju  . U Afganistanu i Pakistanu ne ide kako su zamislili, problemi se gomilaju. Irak nisu rešili, a i u susedstvu se Ahmadineđo još drži. Sakašvili im je dobio po ušima, a ove Korejce sumnjam da smeju olako čačkati. Treba im neka, mala slabašna zemlja koju će brzo satrti. Jemen je idealan. Mozda i Sirija.

[Джон Рейнольдс]

Koji ste vi zlobnici. Neće predsednik Obama dozvoliti dalje ratove. Ne zaboravite, on je dobitnik Novelove nagrade za mir i uvešće SAD u jedno novo vreme napretka, blagostanja, mira i blagotvornog uticaja na ceo svet. Amerika, taj svetac nečasne prošlosti, pod Obaminim će mudrim vođstvom ponovo postati ponosni vođa slobodnog sveta, država za ugled i primer. Srbadijo nijedna, sad vam ni Obama ne valja. Niste vi ni za šta.

[mac]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-acceptance-nobel-peace-prize

[Lord Kufer]

Sakašvili (koji nije Šaka-švili) očigledno radi za Putina.
A u Jemenu bazu imaju oslobocioci Istočne Arabije (samo novine ne pišu o tome).

Amerikanci očigledno hoće da se utabore i na toj teritoriji i tako potpuno okruže Iran i zatvore pristup Kinezima i Indijcima u ovaj deo Indijskog okeana (koji je, kao što mu ime kaže - Indijski).

Ormuski tesnac - iranska Sutjeska 

[Lord Kufer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8440591.stm

EVo kako se razbija paranoja, baš kao u onom filmu In the Loop. Totalni fijasko američke politike. A posledica toga, još veća opresija nad putnicima i praktično preuzimanje posla od avio kompanija.

On Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the international nature of threats resulting from instability there.

"We see global implications from the war in Yemen and the ongoing efforts by al-Qaeda in Yemen to use it as a base for terrorist attacks far beyond the region," she said.

Kako se zove ova vrsta logike? Deluzivna indukcija...

[raindelay]

ALABAMA - HELL, YE-AH! WE HAVE ELECTRICITY.

ALASKA - 11,623 ESKIMOS CAN'T BE WRONG.

ARIZONA - BUT IT'S A DRY HEAT.

ARKANSAS - LITERACY AIN'T EVERYTHING.

CALIFORNIA - BY AGE 30 OUR WOMEN HAVE MORE PLASTIC THAN YOUR HONDA ~ AND THAT'S THE TRUTH!

COLORADO - IF YOU DON'T SKI, DON'T BOTHER.

CONNECTICUT - LIKE MASSACHUSETTS, ONLY THE KENNEDY'S DON'T OWN IT YET.

DELAWARE - WE REALLY DO LIKE THE CHEMICALS IN OUR WATER.

FLORIDA - HOME OF THE HEADLESS DRIVERS.

GEORGIA - WE PUT THE "FUN" IN FUNDAMENTALIST EXTREMISM.

HAWAII - HAKA TIKI MOU SHA'AMI LEEKI TORU (DEATH TO MAINLAND SCUM, LEAVE YOUR MONEY).

IDAHO - MORE THAN JUST POTATOES....WELL OKAY, WE'RE NOT, BUT THE POTATOES SURE ARE REAL GOOD.

ILLINOIS - PLEASE DON'T PRONOUNCE THE "S".

INDIANA - 2 BILLION YEARS TIDAL WAVE FREE.

IOWA - WE DO AMAZING THINGS WITH CORN.

KANSAS - FIRST OF THE RECTANGLE STATES.

KENTUCKY - FIVE MILLION PEOPLE; FIFTEEN LAST NAMES.

LOUISIANA - WE'RE NOT ALL DRUNK CAJUN WACKOS, BUT THAT'S OUR TOURISM CAMPAIGN.

MAINE - WE'RE REALLY COLD, BUT WE HAVE CHEAP LOBSTER.

MARYLAND - IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, WE CAN TAX IT.

MASSACHUSETTS - OUR TAXES ARE LOWER THAN SWEDEN'S (FOR MOST TAX BRACKETS).

MICHIGAN - FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FROM THE CANADIANS.

MINNESOTA - 10,000 LAKES.... AND 10,000,000,000,000 MOSQUITOES.

MISSISSIPPI - COME AND FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOUR OWN STATE.

MISSOURI - YOUR FEDERAL FLOOD RELIEF TAX DOLLARS HARD AT WORK.

MONTANA - LAND OF THE BIG SKY, THE UNABOMBER, RIGHT-WING CRAZIES, AND VERY LITTLE ELSE.

NEBRASKA - ASK ABOUT OUR STATE MOTTO CONTEST.

NEVADA - HOOKERS AND POKER.

NEW HAMPSHIRE - GO AWAY AND LEAVE US ALONE.

NEW JERSEY - YOU WANT A @%&#%&$ MOTTO? I GOT YER %$&##@& MOTTO RIGHT HERE.

NEW MEXICO - LIZARDS and TARANTULAS MAKE EXCELLENT PETS.

NEW YORK - YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY.

NORTH CAROLINA - TOBACCO IS A VEGETABLE.

NORTH DAKOTA - WE REALLY ARE ONE OF THE 50 STATES.

OHIO - HOME OF LAKE ERIE AND THE MISTAKE BY THE LAKE (CLEVELAND).

OKLAHOMA - LIKE THE PLAY, ONLY NO SINGING.

OREGON - SPOTTED OWL...IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER.

PENNSYLVANNIA - COOK WITH COAL.

RHODE ISLAND - WE'RE NOT REALLY AN ISLAND.

SOUTH CAROLINA - REMEMBER THE CIVIL WAR? WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY SURRENDER.

SOUTH DAKOTA - CLOSER THAN NORTH DAKOTA.

TENNESSEE - THE EDJUCASHUN STATE.

TEXAS - SI' HABLO INGLES.

UTAH - OUR JESUS IS BETTER THAN YOUR JESUS.

VERMONT - YEP.

VIRGINIA - WHO SAYS GOVERNMENT STIFFS AND SLACKJAW YOKELS DON'T MIX?

WASHINGTON - HELP! WE'RE OVERRUN BY NERDS AND SLACKERS.

WEST VIRGINIA - ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.....REALLY!

WISCONSIN - COME CUT THE CHEESE.

WYOMING - WHERE MEN ARE MEN.....AND THE SHEEP ARE SCARED!

[Milosh]

[Lord Kufer]

Ron Paul Powerful Speech - A Call for Revolution?

[Son of Man]

@raindelay - kolko ja znam WINSCONSIN, ILLINOIS i INDIANU su okupirali Srbi i ostali ex-YU nesrecnici...

A inace opaka je fora 

[Eriops]

I na kanadskim aerodromima su uveli skenere. 
Inače, ti letovi avionima postaju prava paranoja. Došlo vreme da se putnici sami brane, i paze hoće li kakav sveti ratnik probati aktivirati eksploziv.

[raindelay]

  turistas For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland LOS ANGELES – Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe — but a world away from the glitz and glamour — a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of the city's gang turf.

Passengers paying $65 a head Saturday signed waivers acknowledging they could be crime victims and put their fate in the hands of tattooed ex-gang members who say they have negotiated a cease-fire among rivals in the most violent gangland in America.

If that sounds daunting, consider the challenge facing organizers of LA Gang Tours: trying to build a thriving venture that provides a glimpse into gang life while also trying to convince people that gang-plagued communities are not as hopeless as movies depict.

"There's a fascination with gangs," said founder Alfred Lomas, a former member of the Florencia 13 gang. "We can either address the issue head-on, create awareness and discuss the positive things that go on in these communities, or we can try to sweep it under the carpet." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100119/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_gang_tours

[EKSTREMISTA]

http://www.peta.org/feat/stateoftheunion10/video-uncensored.asp?ap=1

[Ygg]

http://www.peta.org/feat/stateoftheunion10/video-uncensored.asp?ap=1

Hm... Nešto je čudno sa ovim snimkom. U momentu ogoljavanja grudi kamera sklizne prema dole i vidimo da je naša cura u suknji (a tu suknju je već bila skinula prije); u sljedećem kadru, kad vidimo cijelu curu, ona ima na sebi samo gaćice (suknja je ponovo nestala).

[Джон Рейнольдс]

Tačno. Postoji još jedna greška, ako se ne varam. Kad krene da skida prvu čarapu, postoji jedan krupniji plan gde se vidi da je i druga noga gola, ali ništa zato - posle skine drugu čarapu. Režiser nema pojma.

[Melkor]

Texas Schools Ban Author for Book He Didn't Even Write
Posted by jeannesager on January 27th, 2010 at 2:03 pm

Most parents love Bill Martin Jr. for the work he did with beloved children's illustrator and author Eric Carle. But schools in Texas have decided Martin's beloved tomes have to go.

Not because they're naughty, but because Martin shares his name with another Bill Martin. The other guy just so happened to write a book (for adults) about Marxism.

And you all know what happens when you expose kids to a little socialism.

That's right, they learn about another form of government! Of course, Bill Martin Jr. isn't really trying to educate kids about much more than what brown bears see and the parts of the body. He even wrote an uber-American book if there ever is one: I Pledge Allegiance.

So what's the problem? According to the Dallas Morning News, the Texas State Board of Education has stricken Martin's books from the curriculum based on an assertion that he'd written books with "very strong critiques of capitalism and the American system."

It was based on one member of the board's cursory review of Martin's name on Borders.com - which came up with the book by another Bill Martin, a professor at DePaul University, who penned Ethical Marxism: The Categorical Imperative of Liberation (Creative Marxism).

Neither the board member who found that notation,  nor the one who made the motion to strike Martin from the books to be studied in schools, actually read the Marxism book. Nor, apparently, did they bother to check whether they were written by the same man.