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Facebook's new location-based smartphone, and you can begin people may have good reasons
check-in game Places is U.S. " p l a y i n g " s i n c e F a c e b o o k to do so for at least some of the The explosion aboard the
only, for weak but relatively doesn't check your location is time, and then they'd be rightly Deepwater Horizon was caused
sensible reasons (to do with inside the U.S. The density of shy of using Places. And would by a BP engineering error, says
building up a core locations overseas users gaming the you care to tell your IT-enabled the firm's official report into the
database for global locations of system is pretty low, so the burglar that you're not at home? catastrophe. Although it is not
interest). But Facebook is a truly "playing" competitive aspect of One assertion, based on this due to be released for another
global entity, with its 500 Places is not going to be the thinking, is that the majority of ten days, the report says that an
million users distributed pretty same, but that doesn't seem to people who may use Facebook employee misread pressure data,
much around the entire planet-- matter to these intrepid location- won't use Places, which actually giving the go-ahead to replace
with a few notable exceptions-- fans. limits the power of the system. the drilling fluid with seawater.
and so keeping Places as an It's a big plus for Facebook that In fact, when the phenomenon As a result of using the lighter
American affair at first is a bit there's this much enthusiasm, of gets "old", and you lose the liquid, natural gas shot up the
of a thumbed-nose to the rest of course. And it's a sign that excitement of "checking-in", pipeline and exploded on the
the world. Except for those maybe the company needs to Facebook and services like rig, killing 11.
enterprising folks from overseas start thinking less like an the market, tied with its historic Gowalla are going to have to The 200-page report has been
locations who've been gaming American business, and more "screw you!" attitude of not think about models like compiled by BP's head of safety
the system and using virtual like a global one (assuming hard caring about user privacy, has Google's Latitude, which is a and operations, Mark Bly, who
private nets based in the U.S. to -headed Mark Zuckerberg can reignited the debate. Because permanent location-broadcaster. finds both BP and Transocean
access Places from their home be persuaded, that is). But systems like Foursquare are And with Facebook's reputation, jointly responsible for the
nation. there's a big question looming careful enough to only let you many users may be wary of disaster. Although BP initially
Several reports are showing that over the potential success of share your location with a small playing the game like that. tried to hold both Transocean,
Facebookers from as far afield Places in the short to medium group of people, should you To keep up with this news the firm operating the rig, and
as Australia are using VPNs as a term: Are people really excited choose to be wary. And while follow me, Kit Eaton, on Halliburton, the contractor,
sneaky way past Facebook's IP- about sharing their location in Facebook's places can be set up Twitter. responsible, the report reveals
based geolocking on its Places huge numbers? in this way, it may be fiddly to that Halliburton had in fact
services on the iPhone app and This issue has popped up deal with Facebook's famously warned BP of a potential
through touch.facebook.com. before, but Facebook's entry to labyrinthine privacy settings-- blowout. BP's two partners have
both claimed in front of federal
investigators that they were
following BP's designs and
directives on the rig.
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about why Social Security Here's the problem: Personal higher returns and generate defaulting on its promises relatively favorable terms. This
reform has proved to be such a accounts are a valid choice, and higher benefits without taking (benefit cuts). Neither solution approach is fine, but it’s not the
difficult task for those who one I've supported in the past more risk. But diverting taxes to is costless. easiest to defend politically.
believe in free markets and and continue to support. But accounts leaves the program Now, we could come out ahead Why? First, you have to admit
individual choice. accounts aren't exclusive to tax short of what is needed to pay if transition costs were funded that the accounts themselves
Here's where I agree with Mike: increases or benefit cuts; they benefits to today's retirees. To by cutting other government won’t fix the program. Second,
"Given their large lead in don't, as I'll explain, reduce the cover these "transition costs," spending, which at the margin you’ll be attacked for the extra
current polls, it is perhaps need for these other choices. we would need to generate new certainly produces benefits costs--usually borrowed--that
understandable that Republicans One problem for the Bush revenues for the program, either below its costs. But we could would be incurred during the
don’t want to risk offending administration's reform drive in by raising taxes, cutting other reap those gains by cutting transition period. Third, you'll
voters, particularly seniors, by 2005 was that many programs, or borrowing. government spending in the be criticized for putting Social
wading back into the Social congressional Republicans had But once transition costs are absence of Social Security Security benefits at the whims
Security thicket. But they are bought into the idea that accounted for, the total rate of reform; in any case, few reform of the stock market. You can
making a mistake." He's right: If accounts reduce or eliminate the return on a personal-accounts- proposals have presented a respond to these attacks
you run on nothing, you'll need for tax increases or benefit based program would be about credible way to ensure that non- credibly, but you will be
receive a mandate to do just cuts. Finding out they don't may the same as the current system. Social Security outlays are spending a lot of time on the
that. Voters need to hear a have taken some wind out of Social Security's overall rate of reduced. The most likely path is defensive. As much as I support
realistic discussion of how to fix their sails. Because of this, return stinks because (a) we paid simply increased debt. accounts philosophically, I'm
Social Security and other combined with some pretty early generations far more in The only way personal accounts not sure the political cost-
entitlement programs. shameless demagoguery from benefits than they paid in taxes, could fix Social Security on benefit analysis weighs out in
But Mike also argues that the left, Bush’s reform ideas meaning that later generations their own is if accountholders their favor, given all the other
conservatives shouldn't give up didn’t even come up for a vote. must make up the difference; gave up benefits far in excess of difficult choices we face on
on Social Security personal President Bush's 2001 and (b) we didn't save the trust the taxes they put into accounts. entitlements and the budget.
accounts: "By taking personal Commission to Strengthen fund, meaning taxpayers must For instance, individuals might So in the end, the choices
accounts off the table, Social Security (on which I was "repay" something that was put half their taxes into an basically do come down to
Republicans may be boxing a staffer) wrote that once the supposed to have been an asset. account but give up all their lower benefits or higher taxes.
themselves into a very bad program began to run payroll- These acts can't be undone: traditional benefits. This would No one thinks we should cut
corner. There are, after all, only tax deficits--something that We're stuck with them. fix Social Security, but it’s not benefits for true low earners,
three options for Social Security happened this year-- Also unchanged would be the clear that most (or even many) who need the safety net that
reform: raise taxes, cut benefits, policymakers would face program's financing shortfall, workers would take the deal. Social Security provides. But
or switch to personal accounts." difficult choices to raise taxes, even assuming that account You might come out ahead if there's no reason middle and
These choices mimic those laid cut benefits, reduce other holders gave up a share of their you got solid investment returns, high earners should derive so
out by President Clinton in programs, or increase the budget traditional benefits. A pay-as- but you could also fall far short. much of their retirement income
1998, although at the time deficit. All these claims are true. you-go program like Social This is just asking accounts to from the government. The real
Clinton was arguing for Also true, however, is a Security is always in the hole, do more than they reasonably divide over Social Security
investing in stocks through the statement the supercilious such that each generation honors can. policy is that the Left wishes to
Social Security trust fund, not younger me made to one of my the benefits of the preceding one That's why most personal- charge higher taxes on higher
personal accounts. fellow staffers: With personal while hoping their own claims account plans have worked in earners in order to pay higher
The only way personal accounts accounts, we face the same will be honored by the following two stages: First, do whatever is benefits to higher earners. The
could fix Social Security on choices, only sooner. If workers generation. No generation can needed to fix the current system Right should respond that these
their own is if accountholders invest part of their Social break away from this cycle --cut benefits, raise the Americans can, should, and will
gave up benefits far in excess of Security taxes in personal without either ponying up extra retirement age, whatever. Then,
the taxes they put into accounts. accounts, they could indeed earn cash (tax increases) or offer the option of accounts on PERSONAL page 32
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Noam Scheiber (The New financial officials of seven Canadians had created an a cozy inn and decreed that the summiteers matching parkas.
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Submitted at 8/29/2010 11:00:00 PM gathered in Canada to mull the Inuit town near the Arctic an array of cultural activities to
state of the world economy. To Circle. A planning document supplement the official meetings
In early February, the top grease their interactions, the waxed on about fireside chats at and even promised the
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pay some percentage of the Karabell looks at Manny former clubs. Dodgers signed him to a two-
$3.825 million remaining on Ramirez's fantasy value with his Ramirez already has played at year, $45 million contract.
Ramirez's two-year, $45 million expected move to the Chicago Boston this season. As a The injuries and last season's 50
contract, depending on the White Sox. Blog member of the Dodgers, he was -game suspension following a
quality of the prospect. With the Dodgers slipping 5-for-12 a home run over the failed drug test soured his stay,
Another league source, also further out of contention for a Green Monster in a three-game and Ramirez hasn't spoken to
speaking on the condition of playoff spot after losing two of series in June. reporters since spring training,
anonymity, said the Dodgers' three to the Colorado Rockies Ramirez didn't start any of his when he said this would be his
preference at this point is to this weekend, club officials final four games with the final season with the Dodgers.
simply allow Ramirez to go to apparently decided to go ahead Dodgers. He pinch hit in the top Tony Jackson covers the
the White Sox as a waiver and part ways with Ramirez at a of the sixth inning of Sunday's D o d g e r s f o r
claim, in which case the White point when it still will save them 10-5 loss to the Rockies but was ESPNLosAngeles.com.
Sox would be responsible for a considerable amount of ejected from the game after one Information from
the entire $3.825 million. The money. pitch when he argued a called ESPNChicago.com's Doug
Dodgers have had that option The arrival of Ramirez comes strike that appeared to be a few Padilla and The Associated
available to them ever since the at a key time for the White Sox. inches off the outside corner. Press contributed to this report.
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either wouldn't or couldn't games left in the season series mimicked his dreadlocks
identify the prospect in question. between the teams. Interestingly suddenly becoming fashionable.
Karabell: Manny Should Thrive enough, the first two stops on Ramirez performed so well
in Chicago their 10-game trip are Cleveland down the stretch during his first
ESPN.com senior writer Eric and Boston, two of Ramirez's season in Los Angeles that the
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said. anything, but at the same time, I opener, which will be played 19 Defensive tackle Desmond
In a conference call with Bay haven't really missed any time days after his procedure. Bryant(hyperextended elbow)
Area reporters Sunday night, before." In still more injury news, center and cornerback Joey
Cable delivered the potentially Gradkowski was a sparkplug Samson Satele will return to Thomas(concussion) are day to
alarming news, saying Campbell for Oakland in his preseason practice Monday after missing day with injuries sustained
had an MRI and X-rays and debut against San Francisco on the past week with a sprained Saturday. Defensive linemen
would be further evaluated this Saturday night after Campbell ankle. Rookie Jared Veldheer Jason Richardson (knee) and
week. was hurt. Gradkowski gave got mixed reviews from Cable Alex Daniels(hamstring) will
The Raiders did not consider Oakland's struggling offense life for his performance against the likely not play in the exhibition
the stinger that knocked last season when he took over Niners. finale Thursday against Seattle.
Campbell out of the preseason for JaMarcus Russell. "I saw a guy playing center for Information from ESPN.com's
loss to the 49ers to be serious, Still, Gradkowski has had the first time in this league," Billl Williamson and The
Cable said. trouble staying healthy. Cable said. "You got to learn Associated Press was used in
The Raiders open the season in Cable also said running back where to put his helmet a little this report.
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"Right now there's no timetable. the arthroscopic knee surgery he week, is competing with
The thing is just to improve and had last week in three-six Stanford Routt for the starting
continue to keep getting better. weeks. That makes Schilens spot across from Pro Bowler
We don't know the timetable or questionable for the season Nnamdi Asomugha.
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and watching online or on TV to to explain: religious angle to the 9/12 rally confessions, etc. Obviously
“go to your churches, your The tea party is essentially a and I kept explaining that there reporters aren’t going to get into
synagogues, your mosques, loosely organized band of anti- wasn’t one. Well, there was a all of that. I think that the best
anyone who is not preaching tax, libertarian-leaning political huge (civil) religion angle at this option when writing stories is to BIG
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hate and division, anyone who is newcomers who are fed up with event. explain the debate in the briefest
not teaching to kill another Washington and take some of Anyway, it’s hard to trust a of terms or to simply describe embarrassment that the church
man.” their cues from Beck. While the reporter to get the political people as members of whatever hierarchy had turned its back on
“These men and women don’t movement drew early nuance when he doesn’t even church or group they are. them.”
agree on fundamentals. They skepticism from establishment note that Beck is a member of Mormon, evangelical, Finally, The New York Times
don’t agree on everything that Republicans, these same GOP the Church of Jesus Christ of Presbyterian, charismatic, etc. paints a marvelous portrait of
every church teaches,” Beck powerbrokers now watch it with Latter-day Saints. Needless to But this AP story managed to the long, slow return of New
said of the clergy behind him on a wary eye as activists have say, the term “evangelical” isn’t treat the hot topic like it wasn’t Orleans’ black churches. It’s a
stage. “What they do agree on is mounted successful primary usually used in close proximity an issue at all. Perhaps that’s 1,000-word feature that seems to
God is the answer.” campaigns against incumbents. to that church. And it wasn’t just because the reporter, Phil use every word to disclose
Ward got very detailed, The Beck rally further an oversight since later the Elliott, is a political reporter important, insightful detail:
explaining Beck’s Mormonism demonstrated the tea party reporter writes: unaware of all of these nuances. NEW ORLEANS— Five
and the particular religious activists’ growing political Beck, who speaks openly about But any further treatment of this minutes past 9:30 a.m. on a
views of many of the speakers. clout. his Christian faith on his radio topic could use the help of a Sunday this month, which is to
Other media outlets completely If the GOP is able to contain and cable news shows, relied religion reporter to navigate say five minutes past the time
missed the subtext and details and cooperate with the tea party, heavily on religion during his these tricky areas. Written by: the worship service was
that could help clarify just what, and recharge its evangelical speech, perhaps offering up a Mollie on August 30, 2010. supposed to start, Shantell
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you will not be surprised, it previously. It is true that the Christian. Most Christian church Independent. Duplessis.
interprets the day’s events earlier tea party protests were bodies, whether progressive or “No,” he replied, smiling.
through the typical political libertarian-leaning. (And I can traditional, would not. I’ve “We’re Baptists.”
prism: spot libertarians in their natural thought a lot about this issue, His joke, though, could not
Neither Democrats nor environment up to one mile having family members who are dispel the truth. The problem at
Republicans can afford to ignore away.) This was not a libertarian Mormon or have converted from Mount Nebo Bible Baptist
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spawned al-Qaida and Hamas. as figments of a conspiratorial needs to show not merely that they realize, correctly, that he Malcolm X is Obama’s real
(CAIR is a direct spinoff of paranoia is a sign of intellectual many Muslims in other will simply pocket these father) and focus on their views
Hamas.) None of them have bankruptcy and a form of countries hold objectionable denunciations and use them in about the Muslim threat to the
condemned Hezbollah and psychological denial. It is not an views, but that Muslim- the service of a broader United States. Does Horowitz
Hamas or their patrons in argument that anyone, let alone Americans are actually engaged Likudnik agenda that they find really believe that the goal of
Teheran. The same is true of the a Jew, should take seriously. in the kind of conspiracy against abhorrent. the large majority of Muslim-
Muslim Students Association, DANIEL LUBAN: David the United States that people The YouTube video that Americans is “to supplant
representing most Muslim Horowitz’s response to my like Andrew McCarthy and Horowitz posts is American constitutional
students in American article is primarily devoted to Pamela Geller posit. On this unintentionally revealing in this democracy with sharia law”?
universities, which is also a part reciting a familiar litany of count, his arguments are regard. A UCSD student Does he really believe that
of the Muslim Brotherhood examples of anti-Semitism in remarkably thin. The primary confronts Horowitz over his Muslims who privately live
network. The Muslim Students Muslim-majority countries. piece of evidence he offers to allegation that her campus according to religious values
Association is currently Many of his arguments in this show that most Muslim- Muslim Students Association within their own communities
conducting a nationwide regard are cherry-picked or Americans are genocidal anti- has financial ties to terrorist are doing so purely
campaign to support the Islamic otherwise misleading, but I Semites is that not enough of groups and presses him to instrumentally, as a way to take
crusade to eliminate the Jewish won’t spend time answering them for his liking are willing to provide some evidence for this over the country and impose
state, which it refers to as them, for they are irrelevant to publicly denounce Hamas and claim. Rather than doing so, these values on everyone else?
“occupied Palestine.” When I the point of my piece. My Hezbollah as terrorist groups. Horowitz—who is nothing if not Does he really believe that the
confronted a former officer of argument was not about One does not need to be fond of a savvy showman—quickly president is a “neocommunist”
the Muslim Student Association attitudes toward Jews in Syria or either group to notice how shaky changes the subject to the who is secretly working in
on the University of California, Saudi Arabia, but about attitudes the logic is here. Peter King, the student’s own personal attitudes cahoots with these Islamists to
San Diego, campus and asked toward Muslims in America. hawkish New York toward Hamas. Of course, implement a shared totalitarian
her if she were for or against a Even if I were to concede all of congressman who has been a whether an individual college vision in the United States?
genocide of the Jews she said, Horowitz’s arguments about the leader of the anti-mosque student is willing to publicly If he genuinely does believe
“For it.” Refusal to condemn prevalence of anti-Semitism in campaign, is a longtime denounce Hamas has nothing these things, I admit that there
Hezbollah and Hamas, which in Muslim-majority countries, this apologist for the IRA, and I whatsoever to do with the simply isn’t much more that I
my experience is universal would not answer the central similarly imagine that it would factual question of whether the can say to him. But if he
among Muslim Students question, which is whether the be nearly impossible to get New UCSD student association has doesn’t—as I suspect he
Associations, is tantamount to theories of the American “anti- York Jewish politicians like financial links to terrorist doesn’t—then I have to wonder
such an endorsement. (You can jihadi” movement are a sane Sen. Chuck Schumer or Rep. groups, which Horowitz is how he feels about the fact that
see our exchange here.) The response to the situation in Anthony Weiner to publicly content to insinuate without these views and those similar to
same Judeophobic campaign is which we find ourselves. If they label as “terrorists” Zionist providing any evidence. them are rapidly becoming
now a principal focus of the are not, if—as I argued—they militant groups like the Irgun or To determine whether people ubiquitous on the American
secular left, although these represent a kind of bigotry and the Stern Gang. What follows like McCarthy and Geller right. Many hawks seem to feel
secularists don’t seem to fully paranoia akin to anti-Semitism, from this? That King, Schumer, represent a measured response that the Pamela Gellers of the
grasp the implications of their Know-Nothingism, or and Weiner are terrorist to a real threat or a hysterical world may be nutty and
support. All these elements are McCarthyism, it is not conspirators against the United response to a conspiracy of their misguided, but that they make
also supporting the Ground Zero particularly relevant whether States? I suspect the reason that own imagining, it might be useful shock troops for fighting
mosque whose leader also finds equally paranoid or odious even many Muslim-Americans helpful to examine the central these political battles, so it’s
Islamic terrorism “too complex” views are prevalent elsewhere in who privately abhor Hamas and claims that they make. Let’s best simply to hold one’s nose
to condemn. the world. Hezbollah’s attacks on civilians leave aside the most obviously and make good use of them. It
These are troubling indicators For Horowitz’s defense of the are reluctant to “denounce” insane bits (Bill Ayers is the real
of evil afoot. Dismissing them “anti-jihadis” to hold water, he them to David Horowitz is that author of Obama’s memoir; DAVID page 80
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We will pray every day to was a flaming, smoking ruin -- communities more leeway to pants that women are caught
condemn the souls of September Rauf told CBS’s 60 Minutes: “I judge among themselves, wearing. “It’s my obligation as a
What’s most worrisome is 11’s 19 evil perpetrators. May wouldn’t say that the United according to their laws.” Sharia leader to help the people so they
Imam Rauf’s dedication to they roast in Hell forever, each States deserved what happened, relies on the Koran, Hadith, and won’t suffer in the afterlife,”
Islam’s repressive laws. morning hotter than the last. but the United States’ policies other Islamic texts to punish West Aceh regent Ramli
L ocation, location, location. We will pray every day for the were an accessory to the crime offenders, too often with Mansur said in August 18’s
So far, the Ground Zero r a p i d d e f e a t o f a l - Q a e d a , that happened.” sentences that stink of the 7th Jakarta Globe. “Besides, when
mosque controversy has focused Hamas, Hezbollah, and other • Rauf said in 2005 that “the century A.D. women don’t dress according to
excessively on its proximity to v i o l e n t , I s l a m i c - e x t r e m i s t United States has more Muslim • A Saudi sharia court is seeking sharia law, they’re asking to get
the scene of the September 11 t e r r o r i s t g r o u p s . blood on its hands than al-Qaeda a hospital to enforce its penalty raped.”
massacre. The Park51 Islamic We will pray every day for has on its hands of innocent non against an unidentified man who • Once a Muslim, always a
center would stand 560 feet Islam to be a faith equal -- but -Muslims.” Never mind the paralyzed Abdulaziz al-Mutairi, Muslim, according to sharia.
from that revered site. Would not superior -- to other religions millions of Muslims whom 22, in an assault with a meat “Muslim jurists are unanimous
moving it 5,600 feet away calm that people freely may choose to America has liberated, or at cleaver. Under sharia’s “eye for that apostates must be
this storm? practice. least tried to rescue from an eye” principal, Judge Saoud punished,” the Muslim
Perhaps, but far more important We will pray every day for the tyranny, in Afghanistan, Bosnia, bin Suleiman al-Youssef wants Brotherhood’s influential
is what would happen inside this freedom, equality, and longevity Iraq, Lebanon, and Somalia. to paralyze the attacker by spiritual leader, Sheik Sheik
m o s q u e . T h a t o u g h t t o of every human being -- America assisted millions more severing his spinal cord. To Yusuf al-Qaradawi, declared
determine if it should be even regardless of belief, gender, or Muslims after the 2004 Indian their credit, Saudi doctors so far about Islamic converts to other
closer to Ground Zero, or if it sexuality. Ocean tsunami and is aiding have refused to cooperate in this faiths. The Qatari said these
even should open anywhere in We invite Jews, Christians, non Muslims today in flood-ravaged carnage. “apostates must be executed.”
America. -believers, and everyone else to Pakistan. #ad#• Under Iran’s Islamic law, • Even snacking can be deadly
#ad#Imagine if the mosque’s join our efforts. And we humbly • Rauf has repeatedly refused to the Guardian reports, twelve under sharia. In November
imam said this: ask to pursue them adjacent to identify Hamas as a terrorist women and three men face 2004, a 13-year-old Iranian boy
Our mosque will be the world where radical Islam committed group. death by stoning for adultery. violated the Ramadan fast. He
headquarters of a new Islam that its greatest modern atrocity. #page#• Most worrisome, Rauf After international criticism, received 85 lashes, which killed
is at peace with the 21st century May the light of our example embraces sharia, the Iranian jurists recently him.
and that strives to do for Islam drive the darkness from that fundamentalist Islamic law announced that several of these Does Imam Rauf embrace such
what Martin Luther did for day. responsible for too much of individuals instead would be brutality? Who knows? But the
Christianity in 1517. That’s If this mosque’s imam preached Earth’s totalitarian barbarism. hanged. fact that he wants the U.S. to be
when he nailed his 95 Theses to these sentiments, many -- and “What Muslims want is to • Since Muslims implemented “sharia compliant” rather than
t h e d o o r o f W i t t e n b e r g , perhaps most -- Americans ensure that their secular laws are sharia in northern Nigeria in sharia-free should worry every
Germany’s Castle Church, would agree that his antidote to not in conflict with the Quran or 2000, at least twelve people liberty-loving American.
l a u n c h e d t h e P r o t e s t a n t al-Qaeda’s poison could stand the Hadith, the sayings of have received death sentences While America battles militant
R e f o r m a t i o n , a n d h e l p e d 56 feet from the scene of its Muhammad,” Rauf wrote in an for homosexuality and adultery. Islam, should a pro-sharia
Catholicism correct its excesses. most heinous crime. Instead, April 24, 2009, Huffington Post Most of these, however, have mosque be allowed on our soil?
We will pray every day to save d o u b t s g r o w a b o u t t h e essay titled “What Sharia Law Is been commuted to mere jail The First Amendment may
t h e 2 , 7 5 2 i n n o c e n t s o u l s moderation of Imam Feisal All About.” Rauf added: “What time. permit sharia advocacy, much as
slaughtered at the World Trade Abdul Rauf’s voice. It seems Muslims want is a judiciary that • Since January, women in West counseling Marxism-Leninism
Center in the name of a militant more likely that the words above ensures that the laws are not in Aceh, Indonesia, must wear remained legal even as
Islam that we wholeheartedly would leave him tongue-tied. conflict with the Quran and the long skirts rather than jeans or Americans shivered through the
r e j e c t a n d e n d e a v o r t o • Just 19 days after September Hadith.” He also has written that trousers. Police enforce this GROUND page 81
overcome. 11 -- while Ground Zero still he wants to give “religious rule, sometimes by cutting the
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seems to me that there is The point of my response was difference is obvious to all but who need the safety net that under current law, and
something very dangerous in not that there is “anti-Semitism” the politically obtuse. When Social Security provides. But individual retirement wealth
this logic, and that the anti- and not just “in Muslim some Jews commit acts that are there’s no reason middle and would be increased. Under the
jihadis—egged on by countries” but that there is a heinous, Jews condemn them, high earners should derive so circumstances, I’d call that a
conservative elites like Newt global Muslim movement for a they don’t build $100-million much of their retirement income win.
Gingrich, Bill Kristol, and genocide of the Jews, beginning monuments on or near the site from the government. The real The short story is that the
Horowitz himself—are leading with the destruction of the where the crimes were divide over Social Security government should focus on
the country into a very ugly Jewish state; and that this committed. Only Islam would policy is that the Left wishes to those things only government
place. movement was spawned by the build a mosque—the Dome of charge higher taxes on higher can do, such as the transfers to
MARC TRACY: David, I think Muslim Brotherhood and is the Rock—right on top of the earners in order to pay higher lifetime low earners that Social
Daniel is conceding—or if not supported by the major Muslim holiest place of another religion benefits to higher earners. The Security provides. Individuals
conceding, at least saying that organizations in the United and then name a terrorist army Right should respond that these and markets should do what
for the sake of argument he States including the main (the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade) Americans can, should, and will they do best, which includes
would concede—your point supporters of the Ground Zero after it. The silence of the respond to lower benefits by ordinary retirement saving for
about Muslim anti-Semitism in mosque, and wittingly or central organizations of the saving more on their own. middle and high earners. That’s
other parts of the world, but he unwittingly, enabled by their Muslim world both here and An approach that would give a decent recipe for social policy
is challenging you on the allies on the political left. abroad in the face of atrocities many of the benefits of personal to begin with, and even more so
question of Muslim anti- Luban does not challenge a committed in the name of their accounts with fewer downsides given the multi-trillion-dollar
Semitism in the United States single fact I presented, which God and their refusal to is to fix Social Security’s budget shortfalls we face.
specifically. Can it happen here shows how deaf, dumb, and condemn by name those who finances on the benefit side, by — Andrew G. Biggs is a
and does it happen here? Is the blind critics of the “anti- commit them is both deafening increasing the retirement age, resident scholar at the American
mosque a manifestation of it, or jihadis,” as Luban calls us, can and telling; and the failure of reducing benefits for middle and Enterprise Institute. Previously
a potential manifestation? be. Luban studiously ignores the Daniel Luban and the left higher earners, and potentially he was the principal deputy
DAVID HOROWITZ: Daniel elaborate documentation of the generally to appreciate this is reducing COLA payments to commissioner of the Social
Luban has failed to understand political beliefs and aims of the ominous for Americans and account for the CPI’s Security Administration and, in
my comments and therefore Muslim Brotherhood network Jews. overstatement of inflation. Then, 2005, he worked at the White
dodged the issue between us. A and of Islam itself, which we to make up the difference in House National Economic
sign held up at the counter- have presented and instead benefits, institute universal Council on Social Security
demonstration by supporters of attempts to draw ludicrous 401(k) or IRA accounts. Taxes reform. Andrew G. Biggs
the Ground Zero mosque parallels designed to show a wouldn’t increase, total
summarizes the real nub of our moral equivalence between retirement income would
contention: “Groundless Fear Is Jewish and Muslim terrorists approach the levels promised
the Real Enemy.” Is it? and their apologists. The
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as to women’s desires. May it and, yes, what they really want. — Kathryn Jean Lopez is editor- or excerpt it, please contact
continue and bear fruit. And, The American woman wants to at-large of National Review Carmen Puello at
whoever wins or loses, this is a annihilate this idea that career is Online. She can be reached at cpuello@unitedmedia.com.
whole new playing field in everything. She wants a life. She klopez@nationalreview.com. Kathryn Jean Lopez
politics, one that more wants life. And she wants help This column is available
accurately reflects who in being adaptive, not pressure exclusively through United
American women actually are to be something she’s not. Media. For permission to reprint
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No one is perfect and you can’t What to Learn from Ann Taylor voucher by the airline, but the apology. caught the attention of the
expect to please everyone all the This is a perfect example of incident was far from over. What to Learn from Too Fat to blogosphere after a photo was
time, so the best trick is to be how to turn a possible threat via While it’s somewhat refreshing Fly posted online.
prepared for how to handle social media into an that Southwest provides the Southwest had a plan, which is The photo was re-posted to the
things if your company finds opportunity. Ann Taylor had the same customer service to all something that is necessary if women’s blog Jezebel and was
itself under attack in the social good sense to stop the attack their customers regardless of you want to avoid being burned followed by condemning posts,
realm. Here are three examples before it escalated. Here their level of fame, it might not by social media. They tweets, and videos from other
of companies who were attacked customers had a direct and valid have been the best idea to tick monitored their online presence, bloggers. In fact, I was one of
by social media and how they complaint about a product and off someone who is very vocal quickly identified a problem the people who vocalized a
handled, or should have handled how it was featured. The on Twitter and has 1.6 million brewing, and responded in a problem with this particular
the situation. Learn from their company did the best thing followers. quick and friendly manner. campaign. The slogan the
mistakes or successes so you possible, they stayed calm and Smith countered that he wasn’t Because of this, many of the company picked is a
can stay on social media’s good listened to the comments. They large enough to be the safety responses on their own blog “thinspiration” motto used by
side. 1. Ann Taylor took the comments into risk Southwest claimed he was, were sympathetic to the the pro-anorexic community,
This past July, LOFT, a brand consideration and came up with and he tweeted up a storm that company’s side of the incident. and was called “irresponsible”
owned by Ann Taylor Inc., a constructive resolution. caused a social media disaster. Not only did the company and accused of promoting
posted photos on its Facebook By responding to Fan requests According to Position², a search apologize, but they offered a unhealthy weight loss.
page of a tall, blonde model to post photos of women of and social media marketing refund as they had clearly The company responded first
wearing LOFT’s new silk cargo different sizes wearing the firm, in a span of six days, the embarrassed a customer. But on Twitter to offended tweeters
pants, with a click-to-buy link in pants, the company proved that incident generated 3,043 blog they also made sure to take the with replies of, “Thin just
the captions. they really do listen and care mentions, 5,133 forum posts and opportunity to restate their happens to be a good word to
What happened next is a perfect about their customer concerns, 15,528 tweets. police of requiring larger describe the shape of our
example of how social media and they were able to back up For their part, Southwest was customers to purchase two seats, product.” As outrage escalated
can suddenly turn on you, even the product. It’s a double win quick to respond — 16 minutes so as to make people understand the VP of Marketing
when you’ve done nothing for Ann Taylor as they actually after Smith’s first tweet why the incident occurred in the participated in interviews with
“wrong,” or seemingly out of gained customer support, while regarding the incident, they first place. bloggers and explained, that
the ordinary. Fans of the brand avoiding a potential disaster. 2. tweeted: “@ThatKevinSmith Make sure your company is they were a small company and
complained that while the pants Southwest Airlines hey Kevin! I’m so sorry for your alert and monitoring your simply wanted to launch an ad
looked good on the model, they This past February, Southwest experience tonight! Hopefully presence on social media sites, that would grab people’s
weren’t so flattering on anyone Airlines kicked director Kevin we can make things right, please and make sure you are ready attention. As bloggers continued
who wasn’t 510 and stick thin. Smith off a flight from San follow so we may DM!” with a plan to remedy the to post, a video made its rounds
Fans requested that LOFT Francisco headed to Los Of course, it didn’t stop there as situation. Here, responding of one New Yorker’s protest
prove their pants could look Angeles for being too fat. Smith Smith continued rant-tweeting quickly saved the company a lot calling the ads a “disgrace” and
good on “real women.” And had apparently failed the about six tweets for every one of time and effort later. 3. listing facts about eating
they did. The following day, the armrest test, meaning that response from the airline. The Pretzel Crisps disorders.
company posted photos to because he couldn’t fit between tweets finally stopped as Most recently Pretzel Crisps The same day, Pretzel Crisps
Facebook again, this time with the two armrests, he would have Southwest posted the whole launched an ad campaign in sent out an e-mail to bloggers
their own staff posing in the to purchase an extra seat. Since story, including a briefing of a New York City with four thanking them for their
pants. The “real women” came he was flying standby and the later conversation with Smith, slogans, including “You can feedback, as well as tweeting,
from different company plane was full, there were no explaining to others what had never be too thin.” The “We didn’t intend to advocate
departments and ranged from a extra seats for him to purchase happened on the plane, and the campaign launched in early unhealthy weight loss with our
size 2 to size 12, and in height and he was asked to get off the company’s explanation for why August with that slogan gracing
from 53 to 510. plane, and was offered a $100 it happened, which included an bus shelters and ad stands and HOW page 83
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