Bruce Bawer: Who's Sleeping More Deeply?

An excellent article by Bruce Bawer, author of “While Europe Slept”, over at PJM:

In the current presidential campaign, only a small portion of the electorate seems to think that the war with jihadist Islam is a major issue. The one candidate who understood best what we’re up against, and who took it most seriously, Rudy Giuliani, was ridiculed across the political spectrum for being obsessed with 9/11 — as if the events of that day had been some kind of fluke or accident that has virtually no meaning for us today.

In depressing numbers, in short, Americans seem not to grasp the lessons of 9/11 — which should hardly be a surprise, considering how many journalists and politicians keep repeating that the terrorists are betraying a great and peaceful religion, that jihad means doing good works, and so on.

Well worth reading in its entirety, as are these earlier pieces by Bawer: An Anatomy of Surrender, and Why We Need More Leaders Like Vaclav Havel

Are the MSM really "In the Tank" for Obama?

It sure sounds like that’s more than just blogosphere perception, according to this e-mail Glenn received:

A READER AT A MAJOR NEWSROOM EMAILS: “Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in arizona. Not a single one looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. Editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and betting you dollars to donuts same is true at NYT, others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking but raising any reasonable inquiry into obama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and its working.”

UPDATE 10/1:

Demanding a Sarah Palin press conference:

Only one candidate is being sheltered from tough press questions with the active complicity of the press.

Children "Sing for Change"

OK, this is just a bit too creepy. And I truly believe I would find it no less creepy if something similar had been done by a candidate I actually favor. Can we at least agree to leave children out of our ideological battles?