ISIS vs ISIL

It has been suggested by some that the use of ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) by the president and his administration is somehow meant to be a poke in the eye to Israel. Maybe but I really don't see it. A much simpler explanation in my opinion is that it is just pretense. We have a very pretentious and professorial man in the White House. It is just his way of continuing the narrative of how smart he is. It is his way of saying, "Hey all you dummies. I know most of you are not smart enough or educated enough to understand the term "Levant". Why don't you look it up. Then maybe you will be smart like me." Another example of  Obama's pretense is the way he pronounces certain words with their foreign pronunciation. Hey just a suggestion but unless you are speaking in that foreign language a la the equally  pretentious, John Kerry, use the English pronunciation. And while you are at it, call the radical Islamists in that region what the rest of the world calls them either ISIS or maybe even DAESH. Drop the pretense for heaven sakes.

Compromise Syrian Refugee Plan

Lest my readers and especially my critics think I am unsympathic to the plight of the refugees trying to flee the civil war in Syria, I offer the following plan that would provide safety to them while at the same time ensure our own security.

Accept the 10,000 refugees - Muslims, Christians,  Jews, Yazidi, etc.

Settle the women and children (all girls and boys under 15 years old) with the general US population. Place the men in refugee camps where they will be safe while we take the time to properly vet them to ensure they have no ties to terrorism. No time limit will be placed on this process - it takes as long as it takes. If they become impatient, we can offer to send them to another safe location in a different country.

Those that successfully assimilate into American society - learn basic English, have found productive work, have no criminal record, and are not on any public assistance - will be able to become permanent residents and even seek naturalization. Everyone else will be repatriated once it is safe.

I think this is a perfectly reasonable compromise. How many, liberal or conservative, agree?
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The Next Facebook Name Game

We've all seen them - the "What is your _______ name?" game on Facebook. You know, "What is your old lady name?", "What is your gangster name?", "What is your superhero name?" or whatever. You take the name from one list based on the month you were born and the second name from a second list based on the day you were born.  If our leaders in the West don't dislodge their collective heads from the tight, dark, fetid, place where they have them wedged, we better all be thinking about "What is your Islamic name?" which we will have to take when we are forced to convert. These ISIS devils are serious evil incarnate and they mean business. We are all at risk. Christians will be forced to convert or die. Moderate Western Muslims need not worry. No, not because you are already Muslims. No, you don't need to worry because you won't be around. What? Yes that's right. You will be some of the first to be killed because the Islamists will label you not Muslim enough, or decide you are from the wrong branch of Islam, or a Zionist collaborator, or some other trumped up excuse. Why? Because that's what tyrants do! And if you are Jewish? Well you know you needn't bother either. It's always the same story for you, right? Dangerous days are ahead for the civilized world - Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, Druid, Pagan, Cult of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or whatever, unless we wake ourselves from our politically correct slumber/stupor!