THIS IS FUNNIER THAN I EXPECTED:
Star Wars quotes that are improved by changing one word to 'pants.'

Note: Don't waste your time past the top 20 or so....

FROM THE 'WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS - FIRST' DEPT:
http://www.cereality.com/main.php

Simple idea. Simple implementation.

Argh.....!

Not that we're looking at the next Starbucks, but....still....

THEY SHOULD TRY THIS AT SIX FLAGS...
Jonah Goldberg of NRO brings up this amusing story: The largest theme park in Great Britain, Alton Park, had planned to host a "Muslim Fun Day," where the park is set aside for Muslims only. All alcohol will be banned, and separate lines will be set up to segregate male and female riders. There will be a strict dress code (burquas, what fun!) and prayer areas would be set up.

It's been canceled, due to low ticket sales.

Which is probably a relief to this couple.

PEACE???
It's now war between, well, Israel and, er, terrorist organizations in Syria and Lebanon. I suppose that the idea of war between nation-states is all but a thing of the past - afterall, who pits ship against ship, plane against plane, and soldier against soldier anymore? The war on terror has been more about stomping cockroaches than destroying the other guy's army. In a way, we have the modern (liberal) media to blame - wailing over every 'civilian' death, and calling out for peace at every turn.

To be sure, peace is a great thing, but even as Americans we haven' t seen a lot of what could be called true peace. A terrorist organization has members without a political structure, the geographical boundaries of a nation-state, or even uniforms. They target civilian populations, because of the fact that if you set your sights on military targets you quickly learn that they can shoot back.

For years we've been making nice to Arafat and a slew of other terrorist-supporting organizations, with nothing more than wishful thinking that they'll think hey, all this killing is a bad thing, we should stop. This is a game that's been played for over 40 years, and I think I speak for a lot of people who are sick and tired of just hoping the terrorist problem goes away.

Israel's already been doing everything they can to avoid war and try to establish peace. The liberal elite says those poor people just want land, so Israel gives them land. They've tried to help Palestine become a reality. It's annoying to hear about how Arabs want to push the Jews into the sea. So when some terrorist goons kidnap some Israel soldiers, and Israel says, okay, that's enough, and starts shooting, I can only tell Israel, hey, go for it.

I think that terrorists should be hit back, and hit very hard. There are rules, even in warfare. Civilized nations try to follow the rules. Terrorists don't. And if Lebanon and Syria don't want to clean house, then they shouldn't complain when Israel does it for them.

NOW THIS IS AN OBITUARY....
Heh.

AL-ZARQAWI SURVIVES BOMBING; DIES SEVERAL MINUTES LATER

Report from CNN. All I can say is, GOOD. Wouldn't want him to go without suffering a bit.

UPDATES! I HAVE UPDATES!
I really have been working on my website, www.halcrawford.org. Last month I added links to the Easter service at my church (where my daughter played organ and piano). This month I added photos and video from my trip to San Francisco. Feel free to check it out.

IS AMERICA TORTURING PRISONERS?
A report from the Amnesty International prepared for the United Nations declares that tortune and inhumane treatment are par for the course if you happen to be a prisoner of the US Government.

Having followed Amnesty International’s reports for many years, this report shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Amnesty International’s politics have pretty much run anti-America on any issue of substance. Besides, look at the evidence. Investigators have been through Guantanamo and other centers for Prisoners of War in Afghanistan and Iraq. You have to look pretty hard to find ANY evidence of abuse anywhere. Guantanamo? The best they can come up with is that a Koran got flushed. Abu Ghraib? Some idiot soldiers got cocky and they got completely slammed for their actions. Secret detention centers around the world? Still just a rumor, but….come on. I’d still rather be a prisoner of the US Armed Forces than in a jail cell in North Korea, Saudi Arabia or pre-liberation Iraq. By comparison, a stint in Guantanamo is Club Med. Muslims have rights a Christian could only dream about in any Islamic jail cell.

It's unfortunate, because by lowering the bar for prisoner abuse here, they raise the bar in other totalitarian countries. Now try going after Zimbabwe's obvious abuses. "What do you mean, we torture our prisoners? At least we're not like big, bad America!!!"

SO LONG TO 'THE VIEW'...
Meredith Vieira is leaving the ABC show to replace Katie Couric on 'Today' - guess who's replacing Meredith? Rosie O'Donnell.

In a word? Arrrrrgggggghh! What's the matter, Barbra Streisand wasn't available???

COOL WEATHER VIDEO....
...located here. (you have to scroll down a little to see it.)

COME ON, DUBYA!
What ARE you thinking? What's the matter, too many American companies want to charge too much to manage our ports? Don't feel guilty enough taking on the Middle East? So now you want to turn over seaport operations to a state-owned UAE company? A Middle-Eastern country that has exported terrorists at that?

Michelle Malkin doesn't like this deal. (plus read this)
Neither does Neal Boortz.

Democrats, no surprise, are also opposed. But one Democrat thinks it's just swell:

Jimmy Carter.

If that ain't the kiss of death, what is?