Today’s Tosser

John Ruskin at the Illinois Review:

But the fact is, words are cheap. And Obama’s words don’t comport with his actions. He’s failed to condemn the hateful words of Al-Husainy. He’s failed to condemn the hateful words of his “spiritual adviser” (Obama’s words) Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Instead, calling him [Wright] “moderate” and “tolerant” within the context of the African-American experience. And Sun Times Kool-Aid drinkers aside, he’s failed to fully explain how his boyhood madrassa – run by Wahhabists – was “moderate” or “tolerant” as defined by average Americans.

Lying sack of crap.

Let’s start this again. The Saudi expansion of Wahhabist madrassas occurred starting in the 1970s when Obama would have been in Hawaii. This is a simple fact that historical literacy would make obvious.

Second, it wasn’t a madrassa. It was a sekhola–and a public school at that.

Third, radical Islam didn’t have any serious presence in Indonesia.

Fourth, we have yet to identify any hateful words uttered by Jeremiah Wright unless by hateful one means doesn’t like Dear Leader.

Fifth, to the Chicago press. This is where the anti-Obama stories are starting before they make it into your news stories. Do you see the problem?

Of course, Husham al-Husainy’s background is a bit more complex than Debbie Schlussel or Ruskin would have you believe. Like in pushing Iraqis to make a civic pilgrimmage to vote in the Iraqi elections and appeared at a rally supporting the war with Paul Wolfowitz.

That’s some bad judgment all right.