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  • Autism Story Update

    By Selwyn Duke There are two more things I want to mention about Michael Savage’s comments on Autism and my subsequent commentary.  First, Savage has now addressed the matter at his website, and his explanation vindicates my interpretation of what he said.  But more on that in a moment.  Second, after talking to a friend…

  • Judge-mentally Impaired Should Get Off Michael Savage’s Back

    By Selwyn Duke It seems as if taking offense is the recreation of choice in modern America. The latest example (of which I’m aware; I’m sure our UPS {umbrage per second} statistic is sky high) has resulted in a planned protest at WOR Radio in Manhattan over some comments radio talk show host Michael Savage…

  • New Yorker: Obama as a Moslem and Wife as Terrorist

    By Selwyn Duke By now, everybody knows about the New Yorker magazine cover portraying Barack Obama in Moslem garb and his wife as a terrorist with a machine gun slung over her shoulder.  The idea behind it was to satirize people on the right who may be characterizing the Obamas in such a light.

  • Limbaugh’s Deal: Talk Radio Thriving

    By Selwyn Duke The big news in the broadcast industry is Rush Limbaugh’s record-breaking, $400 million radio deal.  It promises to keep him on the air through 2016, a prospect that should please liberals to no end.

  • Daily Mail: White boy, 12, suspected of being Islamic extremist recruit after he showed beheading videos to classmates

    By Selwyn Duke It’s now well-known that the mainstream media studiously avoids identifying the race or ethnicity of criminals or terrorists.  When Moslems riot, for instance, usually absent from articles on the subject is any reference to the religious classification of the rioters.  Used instead is a characterization such as the generic "youths."  "Two-hundred ‘youths’…

  • Unfair and Unbalanced

    By Selwyn Duke The phrase “fair and balanced” certainly has a positive connotation. It is thought the greatest quality a news outlet can possess; it has even become a motto of the Fox News Network. Yet I don’t find Fox very balanced at all.

  • Anti-Islamist Movie “Fitna” Pulled from Liveleak, but You Can Watch it Here

    Threats to its employees have caused Liveleak.com to pull Geert Wilders movie "Fitna" from its servers.  But you can watch it here.   

  • Internet Registry Freezes Domain of Anti-Islamist Critic

    By Selwyn Duke Dutch politician Geert Wilders is haunted by the specter of creeping Islamism in his nation. So much so that he created a 15-minute movie critical of Islam called Fitna. But while the oft-threatened, intrepid lawmaker hasn’t been deterred by the murder of fellow countryman Theo Van Gogh by a Moslem fundamentalist, others…

  • Hillary’s Latest Pinocchio Moment

    By Selwyn Duke Everyone is talking about Hillary Clinton’s latest tall tale, the one pertaining to her 1990s Bosnia trip.  She landed in a hail of sniper fire and had to run for her life to nearby vehicles.   Yes, and I’m Indiana Jones.

  • Breaking News: The Stifling of Free Speech – Internet Registry Freezes Domain of Anti-Islamist Movie

    By Selwyn Duke Participating in an effort to stifle criticism of Islam, Internet registry Network Solutions has frozen the domain of Dutch politician Geert Wilders.  Wilders, who has warned his countrymen of a "tsunami of Islamization," intended to release his movie Fitna — a critique of Islam — at the domain "http://fitnathemovie.com" by the end…