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Whoa Fat Freddy (Bam-ba-Lam) 2007-08-16 23:07:22 EUROPE SEPT 11
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A huge hat tip to Flanders Fields for this!
Related back story on Freddy
Thielemans unjust ban on the Brussels demonstration Sept. 11 2007 - Stop the Islamisation of Europe.
Wake Up Europe!
Don’t forget to sign the petition!
As of the time of this write up. It is 6273 Total Signatures strong!
The anger at Mayor Thielemans’s ban of the 11th September Brussels demo has sparked a torch of unprecedented defiance.
Facts about Freddy Thielemans:
Leader of the Socialist Party in Brussels.
At least 8 out of 18 members are muslims.
Freddy Thielemans was elected mostly on muslim votes.
23% of the city council are muslims
Freddy Thielemans has approved all demonstrations in Brussels within the last 5 years, also muslim demonstrations. Only 5 have been prohibited and these were all terror organisations.
Acording to many concerned citizens within Brussels, is it only a matter of time before muslims can take over the city council.
In 2005 on the day
Kiss Rawks the Troops! 2007-08-23 15:44:26 Just what I needed, a feel good post. Fighting against the spread of islam, liberal idjits and illegal immigration on a daily basis can take it’s toll.
Check it out!
Gene Simmons Military Tribute
Performance Gene Simmons gives to show his support for the troops.
Goose bumps I tell you. Overwhelming pride and goose bumps!
Dedicated to my infidel brotherFang
H/T’s Ft. Hard Knox & Blue Star Chronicles Read more:Troops
Ramalama Ding Dong Burka Beauties 2007-08-22 21:43:26
How Miss Slackistan and the Burka Beauties fell foul of the racism zealots
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Stuck for inspiration about what to wear at their village carnival, one group made a last-minute decision to dress up in mock Muslim burkas.
Calling themselves the “Page Three Beauties from the Ramalama Ding-Dong Times”, the 17 men and women carried placards with made-up names such as “Miss Hairyarmpitsbad”, “Miss Slackistan”, “Miss Notbadinbedabad” and “Miss Reallyamanistan”.
Ramalama Ding Dong indeed! lol
This group cuased outrage when they paraded through the streets of Cornwall dressed in Burkas. They also used fake compasses to face Mecca when ‘preying’.
Local religious representatives criticised the carnival entry. Fareed Ahmad, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association for Devon and Cornwall, said: “With carnivals it’s quite difficult to judge between humor and causin
RIGHTOBERFEST - Conservative Blogger Conference 2007-08-22 18:38:35 Be there or be square! Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Conservative Blogger
Conference
Right bloggers convene to counter YearlyKOS! Fellow Bloggers, did you know there is a movement taking place to take on YearlyKOS?
Indeed, CLC07 is busy planning a large scale conference that has the ability to not only counter the far left gathering of liberal bloggers, but to actually beat them at their own game.
If I told you that we have the capacity to host more than 2,000 right leaning individuals, a line up of special guests that would turn any liberal face red, and the technological ability to equip an army of bloggers to go out and counter the left wing message, would you be interested in joining in on the fun?
Thought so.
Good news! WE’VE GOT IT ALL AND MORE!
This coming October, the 11th through the 13th to be exact, Citizen Outreach and Americans for Tax Reform will be hosting a national gathering of political activists and new media junkies.
I’m the guy in charg
KGIA: Agenda Driven Curriculum Fuled By Radical Islamist Views (?) 2007-08-22 14:21:18
“If public schools become places where children learn that, fundamentally, they are not American, there will be no reason for taxpayers to continue supporting them. And there will be little to hold society together.” - Albert Shanker
Stop The Madrassa Community Newsletter: The Stop the Madrassa Coalition demands the resignation from the KGIA Advisory Council of Imam Talib Abdul-Rashid, Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, Harlem. The Imam is unfit to serve in any capacity in a public school system, since he insists on teaching that Muslims came to America before other explorers and derides any other history as “European imperialistic notions of history rooted in White Supremacy,” as well as opposing celebrating Thanksgiving as “European colonial misguidance.”
Separatist views completely re-writing our history, have no place in an American public school. Who are they trying to kid here? Honestly I have had it. I am sick of Americans being taken for fools Read more:Driven
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Wednesday Hero 2007-08-22 06:18:33 Just a quick note. Next Saturday, Sep. 1, marks the one year anniversary of the Wednesday
Hero Blogroll. Not the actual posts themselves, only the blogroll.
This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Kasee
Click Image For Full SizeSSgt. John T. Self
29 years old from Pontotoc, Mississippi
314th Security Forces Squadron
May 14, 2007
A kindhearted patriot. That’s how SSgt. John Self was described by those who knew him. “John was a good boy, a good boy who loved his country and who loved Christ and for that he’ll move on to a better place,” said Laron Self, Sgt. Self’s grandfather, fighting back tears.
SSgt. Self was killed, and three other airmen wounded, when an IED hit the Humvee they were traveling in while on his 79th patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. “John volunteered for this deployment while he was deployed to (Southwest Asia),” said Chief Master Sgt. Keith Morris, 314th SFS security forces manager. “We discussed this deployment via e-mail. He said
Mo’s Dog Days of Summer 2007-08-27 22:57:20
Iran protests over Swedish Muhammad cartoon
Iran summoned a Swedish diplomat to its foreign ministry on Monday to protest against a cartoon in a Swedish newspaper depicting the head of Prophet Muhammad on a dog’s body, Sweden’s foreign ministry said.
“Gunilla von Bahr, Sweden’s charge d’affaires, was summoned to the Iranian foreign ministry today where she received a protest from the Iranian government,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Anna Björkander told AFP.
The Iranian government told Von Bahr the cartoon was “offensive to Prophet Muhammad,” Björkander said, refusing to disclose any further details of the meeting.
The cartoon was drawn by Swedish artist Lars Vilks, whose series of drawings of the prophet as a dog have sparked a controversy in Sweden. Several art galleries refused to display the sketches amid fears of angry reactions from Muslims.
The Örebro local newspaper Nerikes Allehanda published one of the drawings on Au Read more:Summer
Anchor Babies and Birthright Citizenship 2007-08-27 12:42:11 Cross Posted from Illegal Immigration Watchdog
BirthrightPetition.com
Sign the petition to end birthright citizenship for illegal alien children
8/27/2007
I have just launched a new website called BirthrightPetition.com which seeks to clarify the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. The goal is to end birthright citizenship to the children of illegal aliens.
We need tens of thousands of signatures on this petition, so please forward this email to everyone you know. The petition is in support of H.R. 1940, a bill introduced in the house by Congressman Nathan Deal of Georgia.
It’s going to take a lot more than just signing this petition to achieve this goal. After signing the petition, I want you to look up your Representative’s contact information and give them a call. This will only take a few minutes.
Speak briefly and to the point to the person answering the phone. Ask them to have the Representative co-sponsor the bill H.R.1940 ‘The Birthright Citizenship A Read more:Babies
Saturday Fun..Target Hillary 2007-08-25 15:22:26 Hillary
’s latest political proclamation has set both the left and the right all a-twitter. What a coup. [facetiously speaking that is]
I’ll not comment on her blathering. At this point, there is not much I could add. All commentary has run the gamut, and then some. Suffice it to say, I am no fan of the hildebeast.
Let’s have a bit of Saturday
fun instead.
I’ll lead with this Hillary to Qaeda: Help Me Beat GOP, Halt Terror ‘Till 2009 A fine blend of her latest, and tasty satire courtesy of ScrappleFace. To short to ruin with a quote. You will have to go see for yourself, what is in store. H/T 7.62mm Justice
And away we go…
Check out this nutcracker. What a riot!
How apropos for the lefts queen of emasculation.
She displays such a calm reserve, smiling all the while. What a trooper!
Hillary should give these out as a gift for lower tier donations. LMAO
If she insists on maintaining this hobby of hers, she will turn bowlegged for sure. Though a sma Read more:Target
Crap of the Week 2007-08-24 12:53:48
Any guess’ who or what the middle portable potty is set up for?
While on the subject of crap…
Nicole Richie’s booking photo released Thursday, August 23, 2007, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
(Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.)
Nicole Richie has been released from jail. After having served an outrageously lengthy sentence of 82 minutes. My God, how could anyone have suffered through such a thing! Intensive therapy surely is on the horizon. For the time being she is apparently licking her wounds at boyfriend Joel Madden’s home. We should all say a little prayer for little Nicole. /sarc
In related news, her counterpart Lindsay Lohan will be serving an even more astronomical term of 24 hours. Oh the humanity! I can see Paris seething as I type. If I were her, I’d be one po’d individual.
Moving along…
Muslim groups have a bone to pick with the F.B.I.
The FBI insisted that the men are not being sought b
KISS Rawks the Troops! 2007-08-23 15:44:51 Just what I needed, a feel good post. Fighting against the spread of islam, liberal idjits and illegal immigration on a daily basis can take it’s toll.
Check it out!
Gene Simmons Military Tribute
Performance Gene Simmons gives to show his support for the troops.
Goose bumps I tell you. Overwhelming pride and goose bumps!
Dedicated to my infidel brother Fang
H/T’s Ft. Hard Knox & Blue Star Chronicles Read more:Troops
Get Your Ping On! 2007-08-31 13:57:26 Why Bloggers Need to Ping @ 1389 Blog
“Ping? What are you talking about? Sonar? Golf clubs? A duck in a children’s book?“
Guess again!
Go.. read.. learn.
It’s All Fair In Love And War 2007-08-31 09:24:39 I have just wandered over to ‘Bloggers Choice Awards’ and I have got to tell you, it is over run by the left. Apparently not enough ‘right minded’ folks are casting their votes.
So what do you say, pop on over and make your vote count.
Worst Blog of All Time > Dailykos.com
You know you wanna…
Read John Hawkins’ (TownHall) dissection of Daily KOS’ lunatic fringe spewed idiocy.
The Legacy Of The Daily Kos“I wouldn’t want to be a senator or congressman. I’m able to influence politics much more effectively doing what I do. Now I can shape the national political debate. The only way I could exert more influence would be if I were president. But I’d never want that guy’s job. Never.” — Markos Moulitsas Zuniga
Is Markos Moulitsas Zuniga AKA Kos really that powerful? No. But, does he have enormous sway on the Left? You bet he does.
In the name of being ‘fair and balanced’, while you are th
The “Nice Matters Award” 2007-08-30 16:35:52
Good afternoon, Dear Readers. I have an announcement to make.
The lovely and ever so nice Debbie over at Right Truth has nominated yours truly for the &ldquo
;Nice Matters Blog Award
“. I am honored, and to be honest quite touched by this nomination. Thanks so much Debbie!
As a bonus I get to nominate 7 bloggers! This will be tons of fun!
I have to look no further than my blogroll. For I am fortunate enough, to be associated with several lady bloggers who are the creme of the crop. Peaches one and all!
My nominations are.
Cav Mom of 2nd Verse - Same as the 1st
Tammi of Sunflower Desert
Angel of Woman Honor Thyself
Kathy of Conservative Thoughts
Lady Vorzheva of Spanish Pundit
Maggie of Maggie’s Notebook
Mommy Zabs of Motherhood Is Not A Cussword
1389 of 1389 Blog - Antijihadist Tech
Myrtus of Myrtus
Okay, I know I cheated and nominated 9, lol.
Note: The award button is girly, so all nominations are of the female variety.
If any of my nice as can be nominees wish t Read more:rdquo
Wednesday Hero 2007-08-30 08:02:22 This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Randy Thorsvig
Ken Leonard (On The Right)
From High Point, North CarolinaEvery once in a while you run across one of those “feel good stories”. Those stories that show us just what a person can do when they really want it bad enough. And Ken Leonard has one of those stories.In 2005, Ken Leonard left his job as a police officer in High Point, North Carolina to go to Iraq to work with a private security firm. In December of that year, Ken, along with five other men in his vehicle and six others in the vehicle behind him, was hit by a roadside bomb outside of Baghdad. “After the bomb went off, I knew exactly what had happened,” Leonard recalled. “My feet got jarred, so I knew they were hit.” While others in his vehicle were injured, he had received the worst of it. He had lost both his feet.
The vehicle behind them pushed Leonard’s to a safer area. But flames were coming out of the air conditioning vents and Read more:Wednesday
Sunday Toonage 2007-09-22 23:45:59
The Real Suicide Bomb @ Cox and Forkum Read more:Sunday
Gangland-style murders and kidnappings reached record levels in Mexico 2007-09-22 23:40:29 Mexico crime continues to surge
MEXICO CITY — Federal crimes such as gangland-style murders and kidnappings reached record levels
in Mexico during the first half of the year, a new report from Mexico’s Congress found, making Mexico one of the world’s most dangerous countries.
One analyst who worked on the report said Mexico’s murder rate now tops all others in the Western Hemisphere.
“In a global context, we suffer from more homicides, that is to say, violent deaths, than any other region in the world except for certain regions on the African continent,” said Eduardo Rojas, who helped put together the crime report at the Center for Social and Public Opinion Studies, a research arm of the Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies.
The report, made public last week, was a setback for Mexican President Felipe Calderon, whose tough new war on drug trafficking has sent thousands of Mexican Army troops into the countryside and a record number of drug suspects to the Read more:Gangland
, Mexico
Muslims Against Sharia Offers Counter Bounty 2007-09-22 18:10:17 The following came to me in a comment (twice). So I have decided to give these folks the floor, and post their comment and some information from their site.
Muslims
Against Sharia
praise the courage of Lars Vilks, Ulf Johansson, Thorbjorn Larsson and the staff of Nerikes Allehanda and Dagens Nyheter and condemn threats issued by Abu Omar Al Baghdadi and the Islamic State of Iraq. Muslims Against Sharia will provide a payment of 100,000kr (about $15,000) for the information leading to capture or neutralization of Abu Omar Al Baghdadi.
Muslimer mot Sharia berömmer Lars Vilks, Ulf Johansson, Torbjörn Larsson och övriga anställda på Nerikes Allehanda och Dagens Nyheter för deras tapperhet och fördömer hotet från Abu Omar Al Baghdadi och Islamistiska Iraq. Muslimer mot Sharia betalar 100 000 SEK (ca 15 000$) för information som leder till gripande eller oskadligörande av Abu Omar Al Baghdadi.
Muslims Against Sharia
Defend Freedom of Speech - Support Sweden!
OUR GOALS
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Mighty Mouse 2007-09-22 11:52:40 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 3rd left, and other dignitaries watch as military jeeps of the Iran Revolutionary Guards carry anti U.S. and anti Israel slogans during large-scale military parades to mark the 27th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Iran that sparked the bloody 1980-88 war, in Tehran, Iran on Saturday Sept. 22, 2007. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Iran shows off might in military parade
TEHRAN, Iran - Threats and economic sanctions will not stop Iran’s technological progress, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Saturday at a large parade of missiles and other weapons aimed at showing off the country’s military might.
The parade outside the capital Tehran marked the 27th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Iran that sparked the bloody 1980-88 war. It comes as the U.S. and its European allies continue discussing a third round of U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. It also comes days before th Read more:Mighty
, Mouse
, Mighty Mouse
Submission: The Death of Art in the Free World 2007-09-22 10:57:07 “The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.” -Earl Warren
Yes a strong image. Although the meat of this article is self -censorship, the root cause is Islam’s intolerance towards the West’s freedoms. Excepting of course when they use our freedoms for their own devices.
“Statement of Principle” taken from what appears to be a now defunct blog “March for Free Expression” None the less I stand right behind them on principle.
The strength and survival of free society and the advance of human knowledge depend on the free exchange of ideas. All ideas are capable of giving offense, and some of the most powerful ideas in human history, such as those of Galileo and Darwin, have given profound religious offense in their time. The free exchange of ideas depends on freedom of expression and this includes the right to criticize and mock. We assert and uphold the right of freedom of expression and call on our elected represent Read more:World
, Submission
Mo Cat Got Your Tongue 2007-09-21 15:25:18 Islam is in sore need of a sense of humor
Bangladesh detains cartoonist for offending Islam
A Bangladeshi cartoonist has been detained for drawing a caricature offensive to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).
Bangladesh witnessed mass protests after the publication of an anti-Islamic caricature by cartoonist Arifur Rahman.
The offensive cartoon, published in the 431st issue of Alpin, a weekly supplement of Bangladesh daily Prothom Alo, led to a one-month jail sentence to Rahman after the Bangladeshi Home Affairs Minister ruled that his drawings hurt Muslims’ feelings.
Islam was introduced to Bangladesh in the twelfth century by Sufi missionaries, and subsequent Muslim conquests helped spread the noble faith. Even though religion is practiced in a moderate manner in Bangladesh, the government bans any insult to Islam.
According to the BBC, the cartoon featured a conversation between a cleric and a child and ended with a joke about Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) name.
The head of clerics of Dha
Updated: MIT Student Straps on Fake Bomb Enters Logan International 2007-09-21 09:59:22 Breaking news.
Police: Woman carried fake bomb into airport
19-year-old MIT student arrested at gunpoint after Boston scare
BOSTON - A woman who walked into LoganInternational
Airport allegedly wearing a fake bomb strapped to chest was arrested at gunpoint Friday, officials said.
Star Simpson, 19, had a computer circuit board, wiring and a putty that later turned out to be Play-Doh in plain view over a black hooded sweatshirt she was wearing, said State Police Maj. Scott Pare, the commanding officer at the airport.
What the hell was she thinking???
I can not wait to hear her side of the story.
Probably some leftist twit, making a statement.
I’ll update when more info. becomes available.
Update:
She claims the ‘fake bomb’ was a piece of art.
She wished to stand out on career day.
Circuit board attached to wires which were hooked to batteries, that actually lit up.
I’ll link a.s.a.p.
Press conference ongoing, relating info from live Fox News report.
Update 2:
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Iran’s Wannabe Hitler Decides to Not Visit Ground Zero 2007-09-21 09:37:41 Oh how honorable. [roll eyes]
Now he is the bigger man?
No. Not possible by any stretch of the imagination.
A transparent ploy facilitating positive PR back home?
Likely.
Ahmadinejad won’t visit Ground Zero
NEW YORK — Iran’s president says he will stay away from Ground Zero after city officials and victims’ families expressed outrage that he would set foot on the hallowed ground.
Ahmadinejad, who will visit New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly meeting, said he was baffled that Americans would be angry if he placed a wreath at the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“Why should it be insulting?” he asked Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes.”
You terrorist supporting piece of filth. Are you that damn stupid?
“Many innocent people were killed there. Some of those people were American citizens obviously,” Ahmadinejad said.
Oooo no kidding! The attack was in the US. Lip flapping jackass.
“We obviously are very Read more:Hitler
Behind the Wheel or Off the Road 2007-09-21 08:10:42 Will it ever come to pass? The ‘League of Demanders of Women’s Right’ are petitioning for the right.
Saudi Feminist Wajeha Al-Huwaidar Launches New Campaign: Let Us Drive Cars
On September 4, 2007, the liberal Arab website Aafaq published a statement from the newly established League of Demanders of Women’s Right to Drive Cars in Saudi Arabia, asking women to sign a message demanding that women be given the right to drive. The league plans to deliver the message to King ‘Abdallah on Saudi Arabia’s national holiday, September 23.
Among the founders of the League are women’s rights activist Wajeha Al-Huwaidar, and Fawzia Al-Uyyouni, the wife of prominent reformist and former political prisoner ‘Ali Domaini. [1]
The following is the text of the appeal: [2]
“The [Right to Free Movement]… Was Enjoyed by Our Mothers And Grandmothers, in Complete Freedom, Through the Means of Transportation Available In Their Day”
“In
Abu Yaqub al-Masri - al-Qaeda in Iraq Millitary Advisor Dead! 2007-09-21 07:06:37 AL-QAEDA IN IRAQ LEADER KILLED
9/19/2007
BAGHDAD, Iraq
– Coalition forces killed an al-Qaeda
in Iraq military advisor during an operation Aug. 31 west of Tarmiyah.
Coalition forces conducted a precision operation west of Tarmiyah Aug. 31. The assault force followed a vehicle containing two suspected terrorists and attempted to get the driver to stop. When the driver resisted capture, the assault force fired on the vehicle. Both the driver and the passenger were killed in the operation. Coalition forces later identified one of the men as Abu Yaqub al-Masri.
Al-Masri, who is also known as Zakkariya or Doctor, was a military adviser to al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders in Baghdad and the surrounding belts. He provided guidance and direction for attack planning, coordination and execution.
Intelligence reports indicate al-Masri was directed by senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders to plan attacks that would cultivate sectarian strife. The former al-Qaeda in Iraq military emir of Baghdad, now detained
Burma’s Saffron Revolution 2007-09-28 19:27:18
We are prisoners!
“We want the world and international community
to know that the people of Burma
remain prisoners in their own country”
….. PLEASE USE YOUR LIBERTY TO PROMOTE OURS …..
by Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma National Leader, 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
Than Shwe an enigma
(photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath)
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The supreme decision-making body of Myanmar is the State Peace and Development Council, whose chairman is Senior Gen. Than Shwe, who is also the commander in chief of the armed forces, the Tatmadaw.
Than Shwe, 74, who serves as both head of state and defense secretary, assumes the full power of the council.
The junta has a Cabinet, but it has no power to make key policy decisions.
During World War II, the Tatmadaw–which was founded and trained by the Imperial Japanese Army–expelled the British Indian Army, and then played a significant role during anti-Japanese campaigns.
The Tatmadaw then became the driving force behin Read more:Saffron
mo cat protests 2007-09-28 16:30:31 Meow! Mo cat protests clawing and hissing their way to London town!
Hundreds to join London demonstration against Bangladeshi newspaper insults against Prophet Muhammad
Press Release
Thursday, 27 September 2007
London, UK, September 26, 2007 - Hundreds of Muslims from across the UK will demonstrate in London this Saturday (September 29th) against the printing by Prothom Alo, a national newspaper in Bangladesh, of a caricature insulting the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his wives and its comparison of the Ka’aba in Mecca to a brothel. < --- click here for the story behind the accusation. The demonstration at the Bangladeshi embassy in London is organised by Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain to express solidarity and support for the Muslims of Bangladesh who have been demonstrating against these grave insults.
Protestors will demand the immediate arrest of the publishers and editors of the offending newspapers, the suspension of the newspaper licences and the re-establishment of t
Stop Blog Censorship! 2007-09-27 10:24:46 “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” -Benjamin Franklin
Cross posted from 1389 Blog - Antijihadist Tech
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Coyote Ugly 2007-09-26 12:04:17 Marines Denied Permission To Film Commercial
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 24, 2007 (KGO) - New York said “yes,” but we said “no.” Why were the U.S. Marines denied permission to film a recruiting commercial on the streets of San Francisco?
San Francisco is, once again, the center of a controversy over how city leaders treat the U.S. military. This time, it involves an elite group of Marines who wanted to film a recruitment commercial in San Francisco on the anniversary of 9/11.
The tension has been building in the two weeks since the city turned away members of the Silent Drill Platoon, and it boiled over Monday afternoon at a meeting of the San Francisco Film Commission.
The U.S. Marine Silent Drill Platoon performed Monday morning in New York’s Times Square. They filmed part of a recruitment commercial through the start of the morning rush hour — something they could not do in San Francisco on the anniversary of 9/11.
“It’s insulting, it’s Read more:Coyote