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Libnuts like to run around and point out how George Bush’s administration is “stripping us of our rights”. You know, like the rights for terrorist suspects… not even in this country… to have a phone conversation without US Intel listening in.

But, when it comes to your actual rights, the ones that directly affect how you live your life, you will find that the biggest attack on those rights of yours come from the left. Whether it’s gun control, freedom of speech (that they disagree with), your right to exercise your religion, or a myriad of other items, it’s the LEFT that comes after your rights on a daily basis.

Now, there is this:

It’s Official — Belmont Bans Smoking In Some Homes

The Belmont City Council has voted to approve an ordinance prohibiting smoking in multiunit housing, a measure hailed by supporters as a landmark ban that would give residents relief from secondhand smoke drifting into their apartments and condominiums.

“It’s to give people who are intolerant of secondhand smoke a chance to say, ‘Please stop - you’re violating the city’s ordinance,’ in the same way that if your neighbor has a loud rock band, you can say, ‘Please stop,’ ” City Councilman Dave Warden said Wednesday.

The council approved the measure Tuesday night by a 3-2 vote. The plan also would prohibit smoking in outdoor public places such as parks and stadiums, and in “service lines” such as those at ATMs.

Belmont’s ordinance would be the first in the United States to ban smoking in apartments and condos, said Warden, who voted for the measure.

Those of us who oppose smoking bans have always said that sooner or later, the ban will come to your house. They will call it child abuse or say that it’s harming your neighbors. Well, guess what. Here it is. As predicted.

Now, I’m all for the OWNERS of apartments and rental properties to be able to say that you can’t smoke in their units. I mean, the key word in that sentence is “their”. However, this doesn’t give them that chance. This takes away the rights of the people that own the buildings to decide on what kind of accommodations the market requires.

This is a typical leftie move. This law is for show. What’s not typical is that the mayor readily admits it.

Repeated violation of the ordinance could lead to fines of $100 or more. But Warden and Mayor Coralin Feierbach, who also voted for the ban, predicted that police would rarely be called to enforce the law and that people would comply voluntarily.

“Someone has to complain,” Feierbach said. “Really, probably most people will not complain.”

It seems as if one city council member gets it.

“This country was founded on freedoms, and my philosophy is, ‘Legislate very carefully,’ ” said City Councilman Bill Dickenson, who voted against the ban. “The closer you get into someone’s door, someone’s private property, you really better check yourself.”

“Look at the bigger picture,” he said. “You’ve got legislators in New York saying you can’t talk on a cell phone or listen to an iPod when you cross a street. You have a councilmember in Atlanta who’s saying you can’t wear pants (falling) from your backside. How far do we go as legislators, locally or otherwise?”

It’s a great question. How far do we go? I would suggest that it’s time for some serious back-peddling

When this is shown to the people of Iran and to Muslim fundamentalists from around the world, do you think they will see that part of the speech? (The Bollinger “attack”) Do you think they will see Ahmadinejad ducking questions and delivering flat out lies? Of course not. They will see the edited version in which some idiots in the crowd actually cheered for the Tehranian Tyrant.

Here is the entire printed story in today’s Iranian state run media:

Despite entire US media objections, negative propagation and hue and cry in recent days over IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s scheduled address at Colombia University, he gave his lecture and answered students questions here on Monday afternoon.

On second day of his entry in New York, and amid standing ovation of the audience that had attended the hall where the Iranian President was to give his lecture as of early hours of the day, Ahmadinejad said that Iran is not going to attack any country in the world.

Before President Ahamadinejad’s address, Colombia University Chancellor in a brief address told the audience that they would have the chance to hear Iran’s stands as the Iranian President would put them forth.

He said that the Iranians are a peace loving nation, they hate war, and all types of aggression.

Referring to the technological achievements of the Iranian nation in the course of recent years, the president considered them as a sign for the Iranians’ resolute will for achieving sustainable development and rapid advancement.

The audience on repeated occasion applauded Ahmadinejad when he touched on international crises.

At the end of his address President Ahmadinejad answered the students’ questions on such issues as Israel, Palestine, Iran’s nuclear program, the status of women in Iran and a number of other matters.

No mention of the massive protests. No mention of the “boos” he received at time while speaking. No mention of the “there are no gays in Iran” statement. No talk of the Holocaust… and … as I predicted to you… they didn’t hear about the opening “attack” by President Bollinger that people seem to be so proud of today.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress signaled its disapproval of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a vote Tuesday to tighten sanctions against his government and a call to designate his army a terrorist group.

The swift rebuke was a rare display of bipartisan cooperation in a Congress bitterly divided on the Iraq war. It reflected lawmakers’ long-standing nervousness about Tehran’s intentions in the region, particularly toward Israel—a sentiment fueled by the pro-Israeli lobby whose influence reaches across party lines in Congress.

“Iran faces a choice between a very big carrot and a very sharp stick,” said Rep. Tom Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “It is my hope that they will take the carrot. But today, we are putting the stick in place.”

The House passed, by a 397-16 vote, a proposal by Lantos, D-Calif., aimed at blocking foreign investment in Iran, in particular its lucrative energy sector. The bill would specifically bar the president from waiving U.S. sanctions.

397 votes is a pretty clear signal that this bill made sense. Only 16 people voted against declaring part of Iran’s Army a terrorists group. (That would be the units that are supplying weapons to kill American soldiers) Want to guess who TWO of the sixteen people that couldn’t bring themselves to vote for something that made this much sense are?

Dan and I go back and forth on the worth of cats. Tonight, a cat saved my mom’s life. They had a horrible ice storm today in southern Iowa and mom had been without power since 330AM Tuesday. She had been running her generator and wood burner. From what we have gathered - she fell asleep and awoke to the cat vomitting (THANK GOD!!!!) and she herself felt sick. She went outside for fresh air - went back in to get her cell phone - went back out and sat in her car and called her husband (he’s a trucker and is out west somewhere right now) - crying and not breathing well at all. He called his son who called an ambluance and he and Jamie(my older brother) headed down there. She was taken by ambulance to the ER and is on oxygen. They are running tests and think she will be fine. But if her cats had not been there to wake her up… it would have been a much different story. So hug a cat. Even you Dan.