Quotes of Note that reflect what conservatives think. Or are up against.

Ski Slopes and Port Deals

Before going into the many quotes of various pundits on the UAE port deal, let me point out here that I had the scoop on the United Arab Emirates ski slopes in the desert long before this port deal.

Heh.

I do, however, have an opinion on the whole matter and it's pretty much like many Americans. I hear the word "ports" and "Arab" together and I don't like it.

Indeed and there you have it. Sure the sentiment is a bit of prejudice but how much does the average American have to see, read and hear about these people before the natural inclination of self-protection kicks in?

By "these people" I mean the radical Islamfascists. Though I'll allow that the loud ones are likely few and far between in a world filled with Muslims. Problem is it's the mobs in the street rioting over cartoons for God's sake, that we see. It's the lovelies who chop off people heads and make the video available on the Internet that garner headlines. It's the kidnapers and terrorists and all the bad people doing bad things in the name of a religion that Americans see and hear. Not to mention that bit about hijacking our lawfully flying airplanes, ramming them into our lawfully built buildings on our own soil, and killing our peaceful citizens.

So we hear "ports" and "Arabs" and we react. If Rush Limbaugh and President Bush don't think a first reaction of self-protection is normal than they've both been lying to us for the last four years.

I'll admit my ignorance about such things as port matters and it is not only my confusion, but the collective confusion of a nation, including its congress critters, that add to the visceral reaction. I had no idea our country even sold ports although I understand it's more complicated than that. Add to my shock at the selling of the ports the notion that we're now selling them to Arabs. The United Arab Emirates doesn't hold such a great record no matter how much Rush and others try to convince me. Two of the 9-11 hijackers came from the UAE and at least one such attack on Osama Bin Laden was thwarted because princes from the UAE were out falcon hunting with him.