As IF Times

link FOXNews.com – Ex-Official Accuses Justice Department of Racial Bias in Black Panther Case.

As kids, we all remember watching horror movies which seemed to follow set formats for creating wide eyed, on the edge of the seat suspense for viewers.  Typically, a young girl or young girls are in a house at night and often there’s a storm raging outside.  Over the course of the film, one by one, the girls are killed off.  Naturally the phone lines are out and the remaining heroine hears strange noises.  The curiosity gets the better of her as she searches for the source of the sound.  It seems to be coming from behind….a….particular…..door….   Of course, by then, the viewer is imploring her not to open that door as the increasingly suspenseful music ramps up….  The viewer knows that the end result won’t be good since there’s been ample evidence and hints throughout the movie.  Somehow, the heroine and future victim, is oblivious to the clues so apparent to us the viewer.

This is the same plot line unfolding  in American politics today.  When you step back and assess the actions and inactions of the Obama White house, you can virtually hear the urgent pitched music ramping up in the background, REENH REENH!

The story reference in the link above is the most egregious of recent actions implemented by this administration.  From all accounts in this case, the attorney general, Eric Holder (a dead ringer for Stedman, Oprah’s BF in case no one noticed) decides to call off the case against some  Black Panther intimidators during the 2008 election despite compelling video and eye witness evidence in support of conviction.  According to the Justice Department, wearing para military gear, wielding black truncheons and spewing racial slurs at whites on camera wasn’t sufficient evidence to press on with a sentence, even though the suit was won.  Laws that are on the books are clearly being ignored or overruled in favour of certain groups.   We have yet to hear of any outrage by minority groups over the blatant reverse racism involved here. 

Just the other day, the administration decided to pursue a lawsuit against the state of Arizona for enforcing federal laws on illegal immigrants in that state.   Again, these are not really new laws, they are laws which only emphasize long standing existing Federal regulations.  Once again, laws are already on the books and once again, they are being ignored or overruled in favour of certain groups.

Oh, and on a recent post, we noted that the incoming NASA head states that reaching out to the Muslim world would be the prime goal of that agency.  !!! As if that’s the mandate of NASA, to bring religion into the space program.  Can anyone hear the pitched music blaring in the background yet?  Does all this sound reasonable??  On the financial front meanwhile, it was announced that the U.S. budget deficit would be over one TRILLION dollars in June.  REENH! REENH! More scary music. 

Do the viewers at home not see the unfolding of the horror show?  The evidence is stacking up for anyone paying attention. Aren’t Americans collectively the young girl about to open the scary door?  Or has the door already opened? When the President campaigned for the “fundamental transformation of America”, did he really mean that existing laws would be set aside in favour of ones that fit his vision of society?  It looks more and more like executing an agenda instead of innocent policy errors.  As George Orwell may have noted, some people have become more equal than others. Naive Americans have become the young girls in the horror movies.  Sadly, in the horror flicks, she usually meets an unfortunate end.  Doubly sadly, this isn’t a movie.

link FOXNews.com – NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World.

Well finally, we’re going to harness the vast resources of the Muslim world in order to advance space travel.  The west is going to tap into their deep reservoir of …uh..er…of ..hmm..well, maybe they’re good at math.  That seems to be the directive by President Obama as filtered through the new NASA Chief Charlie Bolden.  Again, as I often do, I check The Onion to see if this is one of their stories, but sadly not.

That’s not to dismiss the yearnings of Muslim kids, many of whom undoubtedly dream of space travel.  In fact, next to policeman, fireman and Imam, astronaut is probably the top aspiration of all Muslim kids.  But if we’re going to embark upon this path, why stop there?  Why not reach out to Peruvian Indians, Canadian Inuit and Australian Aborigines for their contributions as well.  I’m sure they’d be interested if only someone asked them.  As a matter of fact, I can’t seem to recall that there was an outreach to Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Hindus or Scientologists.  I guess they didn’t have to for those groups, because they seem to be able to live harmoniously with one another.  The fact that they don’t have the infidel thing going on in their religions makes co-operation somewhat easier. 

Or maybe the teachings of their respective faiths did not preclude objective assessments of science and knowledge.  Maybe those faiths allowed for acceptance of things even if they conflicted with centuries old medieval beliefs.  If space travel and research requires that the Muslim world be included in their activities, will that hamper future research initiatives?  What if launching a rocket happened to fall on an inauspicious holy day?  While the Chinese do pay attention to  bad feng shui days, should this affect western space research? Do Jews care if a launch happens on the Sabbath?  Should anyone?

Doesn’t inclusion require collaboration in all areas of scientific and medical research as well?  Does the Muslim prohibition of male doctors from working with female patients provide a challenge?  Should we care?  What does religion have to do with space travel? It looks like the world of politics has invaded the world of space.  It won’t be long before quotas of certain racial and ethnic types will be tracked for inclusivity’s sake.  It’s almost surprising the gay community haven’t clamored for more representation.   The PC lunacy will literally be out of this world.  

But here’s the thing.  Who says the Muslim world wants to participate? It may be like offering opera tickets to football fans.  The response may be, ‘meh’.  Maybe the people charged with running a very highly specialized agency such as NASA should not mistake their role to be UN ambassadors.  They already have those, unless of course those folk would rather run NASA, perhaps some job swaps are in order.  Now, if they want to start sending politicians on deep space missions, that’s another matter.