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Malaysians can go see a kid's movie, but...

What is the Malaysian government afraid of?

Malaysian censors have passed Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ uncut, but have stipulated that only Christians may see the movie.

Officials have granted access to all ages when the picture opens in a few weeks by awarding the religious epic a U rating, but steered clear of opening it up to the south-east Asian country's non-Christian groups.

Citing a concern for disparate sensibilities, film censorship board secretary Lukeman Saaid told Variety: "It's a deeply religious movie. We live in a multiracial country and we needed to show sensitivity toward other religions, particularly Islam."

Fantastic, Christian kids in Malaysia can see an extremely violent movie, but we don't want to upset "adult" Muslim sensibilities.

Will the Dems Disenfranchise the Military Vote Again?...

From Instapundit

KERRY MARINE PHOTO OP MISFIRES:

July 31, 2004 -- SCRANTON, Pa. — John Kerry's heavily hyped cross-country bus tour stumbled out of the blocks yesterday, as a group of Marines publicly dissed the Vietnam War hero in the middle of a crowded restaurant.

Kerry was treating running mate Sen. John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth, to a Wendy's lunch in Newburgh, N.Y., for their 27th wedding anniversary — an Edwards family tradition — when the candidate approached four Marines and asked them questions.

The Marines — two in uniform and two off-duty — were polite but curt while chatting with Kerry, answering most of his questions with a "yes, sir" or "no, sir." . . .

"He imposed on us and I disagree with him coming over here shaking our hands," one Marine said, adding, "I'm 100 percent against [him]."

A sergeant with 10 years of service under his belt said, "I speak for all of us. We think that we are doing the right thing in Iraq," before saying he is to be deployed there in a few weeks and is "eager" to go and serve.

Does this mean that the Kerry campaign will write off the military vote and attempt to do
this?

UPDATE - Captain Ed has an interesting twist to this story.

The Doctor is in...

Well, finally got off my ass and put my money where my mouth is...

A bit about me: I spent 13 years wading through the fetid corruption in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in an adminstrative function. I had an epiphany and decided that I had enough of the crap that goes on in working for the government (and federal judges) and strike off on my own.

This blog will attempt to define my conservative (read: classic liberal) views, hold the Gatekeepers (traditional media) feet to the fire, rail against rampant illegal immigration and what it has done to our traditional neighborhoods, and finally, have some fun with pop culture.

I'm a pretty controversial guy and I'm sure when I start posting about politics, immigration, and the war on terror; the nastygrams will follow.

Read on...