Treasure to be Found
February 20th, 2007Maybe now the Republicans will stop saying that terrorists support the Democrats?
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) won’t say what it plans to do with thousands of dollars in campaign donations it received from an accused terror financier. Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari gave $15,250 to the NRCC since 2002, according to FEC records published on the Web site opensecrets.org. On Friday, Alishtari pled not guilty to funding terrorism and other crimes, including financial fraud. The NRCC is the main political group dedicated to helping the Republican party win seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reached Monday morning for comment, an NRCC spokeswoman declined to discuss the matter on the record. The indictment against Alishtari unsealed in Manhattan federal court Friday charges him with providing material support to terrorists by transferring $152,000 between banks to allegedly be used to purchase night-vision goggles and other equipment needed for a terrorist training camp.
That’s not even the worst of it, though. Why, I’ve heard rumors that George W. is a Republican! And not George Washington, try though King George might to enlist him.
Marking George Washington’s 275th birthday, President Bush on Monday linked the ideals of the first president to the war being fought by the 43rd, saying Washington’s goals guided the nation’s quest to extend freedom beyond its borders. “George Washington’s long struggle for freedom has … inspired generations of Americans to stand for freedom in their own time,” Bush said, using a morning visit to Mount Vernon to compare the dilemmas faced at the birth of the nation to the troubles he now confronts. “Today, we’re fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life,” he said. “And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the father of our country believed that the freedoms we secured in our revolution were not meant for Americans alone.”
Quoting the first president — and referring, by implication, to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — Bush said: “He once wrote, ‘My best wishes are irresistibly excited whensoever in any country I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom.’ ” Bush spoke for nine minutes on a frigid morning in front of the first president’s mansion overlooking the ice-crusted Potomac River. “I feel right at home here,” he told the audience of several hundred. “After all, this is the home of the first George W.”
Pretty silly — but not quite like this was. I did a Google News Search to look it up and found that article amidst the serious articles. It’s about George Washington’s sex appeal and the researchers that are determining it.
Who in their right mind would spend time researching that when there’s founding father treasure to be found?
Actually, I have a treasure of my own to recommend. For those of you with GameBoys, and I’m sure more of you have them than would like to admit — pick up Final Fantasy VI. Or I’ll rip your lungs out.