Posted by
the hairpin on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 4:39:17 PM
The news of the past week has convinced me that terrorists and the American judicial system are a mix that can only mean bad things for our national security. First, Nidal Hasan's attorney is preparing to mount an insanity defense. Yes, terrorists are insane. Anyone who believes that killing yourself and a bunch of other people will get you into heaven, much less a special place there, is out of his fricking mind. However, that does not mean that they get to escape punishment for their murderous acts. Is there any way to charge this lawyer with some kind of crime? I'm being serious here.
Secondly, this absurd Soviet-style show trials of the 9/11 masterminds really is absurd. The only way to give these criminals against humanity any more of a platform to spew their hate for the western way of life would be to put them on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with a megaphone. Heck, I wouldn't put that past Attorney General Holder right now.
On a lighter note (just about anything would be right now), congratulations to 4-time consecutive NASCAR Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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