02-18-11: Hatred: The Hallmark of the Progressive-Left (Plus: President's statement on Wisconsin)

Apocalypse Now: Wisconsin vs. Big Labor Michelle Malkin We have met the fiscal apocalypse, and it is smack dab in the middle of the heartland. As Wisconsin goes, so goes the nation. * VIDEOS * TODAY'S HOT PICKS * 1. Video: Sect. Geithner agrees that President's budget creates unsustainable liabilities...then asks "what's the alternative?" 2. Video: President says Wisconsin conducting "an assault on unions" 3. Video: Ann Coulter Tells Lawrence O'Donnell: 'Sean Hannity Knows More Than You - You're a Democrat' 4. Video: Rep. Darrell Issa on Subpoenas - "We have to go further." 5. Video: New Tone? Progressives Protest Wisconsin Governor with Hateful Rhetoric 6. Video: Matthews Wonders If Chris Christie's ‘Bigness' Could Be a Plus in Run for President 7. Audio: Mark Levin Admires Tea Party Activist that caught Wisconsin Senators who had Fled State to Avoid Budget Cutting Vote 8. Video: Rep. Paul Ryan on "Morning Joe" 9. Video: Rep. Bachmann on "Good Morning America" Hatred: The Hallmark of the Progressive-Left Frank Salvato In January, the left proclaimed that hate speech from the right had even led to murder. However, the progressive-left are the worst culprits for blind hatred and bigotry. Attaching Reality to Obama's "Sputnik Moment" Christopher Adamo At the State of the Union Address in January, mention of Sputniks bore no relation to the "state of the Union." What did the president really mean? My Life Inside CAIR and The Muslim Brotherhood Chris Gaubatz As an undercover "mole," working inside the offices of CAIR as an intern, Chris Gaubatz has witnessed how the "American" group acts in un-American ways. President Obama Has Abdicated His Leadership Authority Frank Hill His ‘priority' in the face of exploding national debt and deficits is to do nothing of any real substance. Nothing. A third-grader could have put this budget together with crayons. Qaradawi's Ominous Return to Egypt Steve Emerson Today, the anti-Semitic Muslim Brotherhood imam, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, will be leading prayers in Egypt. Ominously, he is copying Khomeini's return to Iran in February 1979... Today's Hot Topics We choose, you peruse. President Calls Wisconsin Budget Bill 'Assault on Unions' (FOX) Wis. Gov. Walker calls Democrat boycott a 'stunt' (YAHOO) Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Clarify Health Care Ruling After Alaska Governor Refuses to Enact Law (FOX) Ties Between Pakistan, U.S. Intel Agencies Hit Low Point (AP) Military to bolster its forces in Pacific (WT) Banned Muslim Brotherhood Leader returns to lead Friday prayers in Egypt (ALARABIYA) Sports leagues won’t say much about NBA and DHS ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ campaign (DAILY CALLER) Activists swarm Speaker of the House’ Personal Capitol Hill home; Chant 'don't tread on DC' (WASHINGTON EXAMINER) Madison schools, others closed amid call for demonstrations Iranian warships sailing through Suez poses prickly decision for Egypt (CNN) Freedom is Slavery Ronald R. Cherry, MD Is human freedom really the individual's slavery to the State - in order to give the State total freedom? Freedom is often referred to as liberty, but what exactly is liberty? Why Egypt and Not Iran? Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman Why did Iran protesters fail in their quest to bring down their corrupt government in 2009, while Egyptians and other Middle Eastern protesters have recently succeeded? Global Dhimmitude Diana West Anti-Semitism is the unifying sentiment, the glue that binds the Islamic world. Bloody Acapulco: Mexican Resort City Rife With Crime and Violence Jim Kouri, CPP Last Saturday in Acapulco the bodies of fifteen men were discovered outside a shopping mall, with 14 of them decapitated. Then, six more corpses were found... The Film That's "Too Hot" for Public TV Cliff Kincaid Why should a factual documentary, which exposes the grim truth behind the glamorized "icon" of Che Guevara, be considered unsuitable for PBS? Oil Industry Completes Undersea Containment System. Will the Moratorium End? Scott McKay After the Gulf blowout last year, the administration said it would not let drilling begin until a containment system was in place. Now that is done, will the administration allow drilling? Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!