HOW TO SCREEN REFUGEES

THE OBAMA METHOD:

Q: So, you say you’re a refugee from the fighting in the Middle East?

A: Yes.

Q: You look like a big, strong man. Did your wife and children come with you?

A: No. I left them back home.

Q: You’re not a terrorist are you?

A: No, of course not.

Q: Can you prove it?

A: I don’t have to prove it. I’m innocent until proven guilty.

Q: Right, sorry. Can you sign this form here, so I can fill out your entry papers?

A: Sure, can you hold my AK-47 for me while I sign?

Q: You’re sure you’re not a terrorist?

A: Of course not, and if I decide to engage in some workplace violence when I get to America, you can blame the NRA.

Q: Okay, you’re approved for entry into the USA.

A: I would say thank you, but you are a minion of the Great Satan.

THE TRUMP METHOD:

Q: So, you say you’re a refugee from the fighting in the Middle East?

A: Yes.

Q: Are you a Muslim?

A: Yes.

Q: Too bad. You can’t come in.

A: But I worked for the U.S. Military during Operation Iraqi Freedom. I was a translator.

Q: Makes no difference. You’re a Muslim.

AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD:

Q: So, you say you’re a refugee from the fighting in the Middle East?

A: Yes.

Q: You look like a big, strong man. Did your wife and children come with you?

A: Yes. I hope to bring them into the United States with me.

Q: You’re not a terrorist are you?

A: No, of course not.

Q: Can you prove it?

A: I worked for the U.S. Military during Operation Iraqi Freedom. I was a translator. You can verify what I’m saying by checking out the following references I have listed on this sheet of paper.

Q: Okay, we’ll run down these references, and if everything checks out, there’s a good chance you can get cleared to come to the United States.

A: Thank you.

DOWN THE DRAIN WITH DONALD AND BARAK

If we ever needed evidence that politics in America is taking us down the drain to the everlasting septic tank, it is the latest from the Donald and the White House. Trump proclaims that he's going to ban all Muslims from coming to this country, and the White House says he's a terrible person for saying that, and besides--he has fake hair.

I can't even begin to describe how out of touch with the requirements of law the Donald's statement is. One of the founding principles of the American republic was and is--freedom of religion. I shudder to think what might happen to this country if someone with as little grasp of the requirements of law as the Donald seems to have ever gets to be president.

As for the White House. Why don't they stop name-calling, talking about people's personal appearance, filling out their March Madness brackets, trying to bully NFL teams into changing their names, shooting off their mouths about breaking news before they have all the facts, etc., etc., and try to look out for the best interests of the country for a change?

One small example of things left undone while the March Madness bracket gets filled out: If the White House had been paying attention about a year ago and done what was necessary to stamp out ISIS when it was a nascent organization [read "put boots on the ground"], instead of creating a power vacuum which Russia happily stepped in to fill, then we wouldn't be having the domestic terror problem we've got now and ISIS would be a distant memory. I guess it's more fun to talk about the Donald's hairpiece than to do something productive to provide for the common defense.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS VERSUS REALITY IN SAN BERNADINO

I saw a disturbing editorial cartoon this morning, just one day after the shooting in San Bernadino. There was a chicken labeled domestic terrorism and an egg labeled right wing media. It asked the questions "Which came first? Which caused which?" What planet is this cartoonist living on? Syed Farook was inspired by Bill O'Reilly to go to Saudi Arabia and marry a Saudi Arabian, and then come back and shoot up a California Christmas party? In what alternate universe does that make sense? Most of the mainstream media would summarily reject such a preposterous notion, and I am mystified as to why a responsible newspaper would print such a cartoon.

The mainstream media is still searching for a reason why Syed Farook would do such a thing. Just as they are still searching for a reason that Nidal Hassan would shoot up Fort Hood. And they're still wondering why Abdulhakim Muhammad shot up the Little Rock recruiting office. And it's still a mystery to them why Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez shot up the Chattanooga recruiting office. May I make a modest suggestion? Radical Islam.

The mainstream media didn't have any trouble finding a reason why Robert Dear shot up an abortion center. Those bad nasty religious fanatics, the Pro-Lifers inspired him to do it. I assume that's the point the silly cartoon was trying to make, but its publication was badly timed.

Question: If it's so easy to jump to conclusions blaming the right for violence, why isn't it just as easy to jump to conclusions blaming other groups for violence?

Answer: Political correctness.

According to the tenets of postmodern political correctness, you must avoid criticizing some groups at all costs and at the same time take every opportunity to criticize others. Criticizing anyone associated with Islam runs counter to the current politically correct storyline which ipso facto makes any minority victims and any conservatives either villains or nincompoops. Here is a fact that the mainstream media needs to wake up to: villainy knows no boundaries. Of course there are villainous conservatives, but they are far outnumbered (and outgunned) by villainous jihadis. Take off the blinders. Admit the truth. If a home-grown radical Islamist commits a violent act, don't stick your heads in the sand and pretend you can't figure out why they did it.