Category: Our Friends, The Europeans
Deny the Holocaust and Go To Jail (Updated with Transcendent Brilliance!)
Just a reminder that not all of the world really knows what liberty is. British historian David Irving is to appeal against the prison term imposed by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust of European Jewry. Irving, who appeared stunned by the three-year sentence, told reporters: “I’m very shocked.” He had pleaded guilty to [...]
Letters to Europe
Europe should check its mailbox today because there are a couple letters there it really should read. The first is from Stephen Green, who archly asks the Continent to kindly move itself out of the way so some work can get done. The second is from Victor Davis Hanson, who wants to remind our elders [...]
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! *chuckle* Oh, My! This is Great!
George Bush’s approval rating sits at 48 percent. Gerhard Schroeder’s and Jacques Chirac’s approval rating is at 52 percent. Combined. Yes, folks, you read that right. If you add the approval ratings of the two most vocal non-Muslim, non-American critics of George Bush and the United States together, they just barely beat the approval rating [...]
EU Constitution Update
Well, speaking of the French and their place in Europe, I’ve been following the rapidly declining support for La Constitution européenne in France with great interest. As recently as a month ago, the French supported the constitution by a fair margin, but support was seen to be declining. Somewhat panicked, Jacque Chirac scheduled the referendum [...]
I Am Not Comforted
So Russia is going to help Iran go nuclear. Oops! I meant “obtain civilian nuclear technology” because, of course, Russia is foursquare against their longtime ally actually getting nuclear weapons. Absolutely. Nyet on that, Comrade! So, in a further step toward becoming the International Society of Lemmings, the EU has OKed the deal. It’s a [...]
It was a foregone conclusion, but…
Spanish voters have approved the EU constitution, by a large margin, but with such low turnout that it’s being described as an embarassment for Zapatero. That didn’t stop the ridiculously high-flown rhetoric, however: “The Spanish people have made history in Europe,” and “We invite you [Europeans] to follow us on the path that we have [...]
That’s What You Said