Month: November 2022
Why Zeldin has to win New York’s governorship
By Susan D. Harris
Sunday was crunch time for the man positioning himself to become New York State’s next governor. Lee Zeldin, his wife Diana, and their two girls traveled across the state from Erie County to Monroe, Onondaga and then Broome counties aboard his “Save Our State” bus.
In his recent debate with Governor Kathy Hochul, Zeldin looked serious, focused, and frankly a bit angry — kind of the way a German Shepard looks at 2 a.m. when there’s a knock at the front door. I liked it, and apparently it struck the right chord with a lot of folks. News outlets described his performance as “fired up” and “passionate.”
In person, Zeldin has that pleasant, “everyman,” approachable quality. Heck, if I still smoked and needed a light, he’d be the non-judgmental looking guy I’d hit up; that kind of approachable.
Accompanying Zeldin on his tour Sunday was Michael Henry, the lawyer and commercial litigator running to unseat NY Attorney General Letitia James. With her high profile lawsuits against Donald Trump and the NRA, her opponent has voiced what many are thinking — that James is using her power as a political cudgel and a springboard to the governor’s seat.
(And speaking of a cudgel, you’ve got to laugh at Media Matters recent headlineabout Fox News coverage of crime and the midterms, “Study: Fox hosts turn crime into a political cudgel against Democrats” — do they even know how stupid they sound?)
In his campaign speech with Zeldin Sunday, Henry cited two recent Trafalgar polls showing him with a slight lead over James. “Frankly, she doesn’t deserve to be reelected,” he said, “She’s the only statewide candidate who didn’t have the courage to show up to a debate.”
Former President Trump previously jumped into the fray on that subject, accusing James of having:
…the worst record on violent crime in the country. People are fleeing New York in record numbers, and she doesn’t have a clue how to stop it. That’s why she is avoiding a debate with her highly respected crime fighting opponent, Michael Henry, who is now leading in the polls…
Judging by the cheers, Henry’s biggest appeal to average New Yorkers was clearly the repeal of cashless bail. He condemned James’ recent comments that she needed “more data” before considering any changes to that law:
More data means more victims. And to be the attorney general of a state and have that kind of mentality when it comes to victims … it’s despicable. We’re going to work in conjunction with local law enforcement … and I will use the bully pulpit of this office to push for the full repeal of cashless bail.
For his part, some of Zeldin’s biggest applause came when he said that on his first day in office, he would declare a “crime emergency” to “force legislators to come to the table so that we can work on a permanent solution to actually take back our streets.”
At the rallies I attended, he also drew huge cheers when he told people that as soon as he’s elected, “every COVID mandate in this state that we can get rid of is gone.” (I did a mental squirm of discomfort when I heard the caveat, “that we can get rid of.”)
He continued:
Nobody should have to get fired for a personal decision of whether or not to get the COVID vaccine. If you don’t want to get it, don’t get it. But don’t do it because I as the governor called on you to be “my apostles.” … And if you have an issue with staffing at your local hospitals, I have a bright idea. You have fired tens of thousands of people for a personal decision. If you have thousands of vacancies, get rid of your healthcare COVID vaccine mandates and offer them their jobs back!
Everywhere I went, New Yorkers said the same things: “We own a business and we don’t think we can last much longer” or “We’re here because we’re trying to decide if we’re going to sell and get out.” They meant it. The fact that New York State is hemorrhaging its populace is known; what is not yet known is the far-reaching effects if Zeldin and other conservative candidates don’t get in. Many do indeed believe Tuesday’s elections are the last chance to save their state.
Zeldin said he’d heard it a million times on the campaign trail, “If you don’t win, we’re leaving!” That, I’m afraid, could just be the beginning of a dangerous, and yet uncharted phase of blue state deterioration.
Yet Zeldin always ends with an encouraging note, saying that on election night, we’ll be able to go to sleep with a “sigh of relief, thank God, knowing that we did everything in our power to successfully take control of our own destiny.” Now, with prayers (and maybe a few panic attacks), we hold our breath in anticipation of our fate.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/11/why_zeldin_has_to_win_new_yorks_governorship.html
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India: Muslim women burn hijab to show solidarity with the anti-hijab movement in Iran
On November 6, Muslim women in Kerala burnt hijab to express solidarity with the anti-hijab movement in Iran. The hijab-burning incident took place during a seminar organised by Kerala Yukthivadi Sangam titled ‘Fanos-Science and Free thinking’. The seminar took place in Kozhikode.
As a part of the event, a hijab was burnt by six women in support of Iranian women protesting against the Islamic theocracy’s strict diktats on wearing the veil.
Reportedly, this is the first such event reported in India where a hijab was burnt to express solidarity with women protesting over the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian women whose death after being held by ’morality police’ triggered a wave of uprising seen in decades in the Islamic country.
The members of the organisation raised slogans and held placards expressing solidarity with women protesting against the enforced hijab in Iran. The organisation is known for organising seminars that revolve around free thinking.
The Iranian anti-hijab protests
The anti-hijab protests in Iran started after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody. She was picked by the moral police and received a beating for not wearing a hijab properly. The death of Amini sparked outrage across the country with women removing their hijab and calling for freedom from enforced hijab.
Pro-hijab movement in India
Women from across the world have come forward to express their solidarity with the women of Iran raising their voices against the hijab. However, in India, an opposite scenario has been running since early this year as Muslim college students from Karnataka have been demanding to let them wear hijab in college. On the contrary, the college administration was adamant about not allowing hijab. The state government stepped in and said as per regulations it cannot be allowed. The matter went to Karnataka High Court which upheld the government’s decision. The case is under trial in the Supreme Court.
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2 out of 3 crimes in France committed by people with immigration background, says French historian
The link between crime and immigration has gripped France for years and has only become more hotly debated in recent months. Now, the popular French historian, essayist and publicist Laurent Obertone, is saying that the problem is far worse than even the state is willing to admit.
“Migrants and the descendants of migrants are responsible for two-thirds of criminality, because criminality and delinquency are tied in the majority to those issuing from immigration. One can say that ethnic statistics are forbidden and so on, one should not talk about this, and we should only speak of the small criminal minority and that is all,” said Obertone while appearing on CNews.
Obertone points to recent statements from French President Emmanuel Macron, who admitted last month that foreigners account for half the crimes in Paris.
“Yes, when we look at delinquency in Paris, we can see that half of the delinquent acts come from foreigners in an irregular situation or awaiting asylum approval,” said Macron while appearing on France 2 television channel. Macron’s remarks sparked a heated debate in French society about the role of immigration and insecurity.
France’s interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, also made a similar admission; however, both Macron and Darmanin have denied that immigration is actually tied to higher crime.
“I will never make an existential link between immigration and insecurity,” said Macron in the same interview.
However, Macron’s and Darmanin’s data may be only half the story. In France, crime statistics are only kept on foreigners and French citizens, which means it is hard to decipher how many French citizens with a migrant background are also responsible for crime in the country.
“This is half an admission, because I have to point out that (Gérald) Darmanin is speaking of crimes committed by foreigners. I, on the other hand, was speaking about crimes issuing from a migrant background,” said Obertone. “This means not only those who are foreign nationals, but also those who are direct descendants of immigrants: those born in France, are French, but who have a recent migration background. And when one adds up these two populations, we arrive at (the figure) that two-thirds of crimes committed on our soil are perpetrated by these individuals, individuals issuing from migration.”
Obertone says that it is only this statistic that reveals the true scale of the crime committed by foreign nationals and their descendants, even if they have French citizenship. He says that because France does not keep statistics on the ethnicity or migration background of criminals, France has an incomplete picture of who is responsible for crime in the country.
“Hence, this is an admission that does not satisfy me, as it does not touch the root of the issue,” he said.
France’s immigrant community has been responsible for some of the most egregious acts of violence in recent years, including the riots that took place at the Stade de France, which involved roving gangs of migrants brutally attacking and robbing football supporters from Great Britain and Spain. In addition, France has been beset by terror attacks, beheadings, and most recently, the rape and murder of 12-year-old Lola at the hands of an Algerian migrant woman who already had standing deportation orders.
Data from the country’s interior ministry also shows that foreigners commit half the crimes in Paris and 55 percent of the crimes in Marseillles; however, data on what percentage of crime is being committed by those of foreign origin remains elusive.
“What we see today is chaos. To me, it is very clear that no one in (state) administration, major media, and what I call ‘Big Brother,’ meaning this immense machinery running our country — none of them seem to realize the magnitude of the chaos that rules the streets and the consequences of this mass immigration, which was never intended nor desired,” Obertone said on CNews.
“Law enforcement is doing their job as best they can. But behind (this), there is no concrete administrative and judicial response. It is a major state failure.”
Recently, Macron promoted a plan to flood the French countryside with migrants, despite strong protest efforts from French citizens against the plan.
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Isabelle Adjani calls on veiled women to uncover themselves out of “solidarity” with Iranian women
A position that risks dividing. On “franceinfo” this Monday, November 7, Isabelle Adjani called on women who wear the veil to “remove it” out of solidarity with the Iranian women “who are being massacred for this gesture”. The 67-year-old actress cut a strand of her hair a month ago to give courage to women defying the mullahs’ regime.
A position that risks dividing.
On “franceinfo” this Monday, November 7, Isabelle Adjani called on women who wear the veil to “remove it” in solidarity with Iranian women “who are being massacred for this gesture”.
The 67-year-old actress cut a strand of her hair a month ago to give courage to women defying the mullahs’ regime.
On October 5, Isabelle Adjani cut off one of her locks of hair in support of Iranian women, who have been demonstrating against the mullahs’ regime since the death of Mahsa Amini.
The 22-year-old woman was beaten to death by Iranian vice police, who accused her of breaking the dress code.
Since then, the women’s protest movement has continued in Iran.
A gesture “in solidarity” with Iranian women
In an interview with
franceinfo
this Monday, November 7, actress Isabelle Adjani calls on women who wear the veil around the world to “remove it” out of “solidarity” with Iranian women.
“This fight of Iranian women makes me want to wait for women who wear the veil to remove it, all over the world, in solidarity with those who are killed, massacred, by doing this gesture”, justifies the 67-year-old actress .
Touched by the death of Masha Amini, Isabelle Adjani had supported Iranian women by cutting a lock of her hair, alongside other French artists such as Marion Cotillard, Apple, Alexandra Lamy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, or even Juliette Binoche.
“What we have done through this gesture is simply to send Iranian women a message that can bring them a little strength”, explains Isabelle Adjani in her interview for
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“It is not us who are going to change the policy of the mullahs”
Isabelle Adjani affirms that “the world is going badly”.
“There have never been so many mentally disturbed people in power in so many countries,” says the actress.
“It’s not us who are going to change the mullahs’ policy and bring them back to human reason,” she regrets.
Source: europe1