Yesterday, the Washington Times published an op-ed by Frank Gaffney Jr., president of the Center for Security Policy  in Washington.  The piece entitled, “War of ideas’ homefront” raises the important issue we have been addressing here at RRW, and that is that there is not just a  military war on terror but the ideological war here at home.   Except for a few brave souls willing to speak out in alarm, we are bit by bit accomodating the demands of Islamic fundamentalists whose goal it is to someday see sharia law (Islamic law) replace our Constitution.

     One such demand is on display in New York City where  taxpayer funds will soon create within  the public school system a special Islamic school, or a madrassa as it is called.    The brave souls fighting this plan are a small band of parents and concerned citizens calling themselves Stop the Madrassa Coalition and their blog http://stopthemadrassa.wordpress.com     

       I’m proud to say that this blog is our sister blog at the Center for Vigilant Freedom where blogging is not just for educating, but more importantly for community organizing.  

       As the numbers of Muslim immigrants grow in the US, there will be increasing demands for special accomadations, in all of our towns and cities, for the strict requirements of the fundamentalist form of Islam.    Soon it will be Burlington, VT, Ft. Morgan, CO,  Warren, MI, or a city near you.

       See Mr. Gaffney’s commentary here:    http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070724/COMMENTARY03/107240008/1012

   

     Yesterday the Washington Post ran a front page story entitled, “Muscling a Web Site into a Social Movement” that very much heralds a new era for politics, government and the media.  Bloggers are changing dramatically how we receive the news and consequently are reshaping the entire political landscape (along with talk radio of course).

     I was involved in conservative political issues years ago and one spent every waking minute trying to get the local newspaper or TV station to do a tiny bit on your issue so that the public could be made aware.   Once the public was informed, there could be real debate on whatever political changes were sought.   When there was fair and open debate, democracy could work.  You might lose, but at least democracy could work.

    The media held the key, no media attention and the door to democratic debate did not open.

    The Post article, which you should all read, discusses the incredible impact one blog and one blogger has had on the political landscape in Northern Virginia on the subject of illegal immigration.     

      Here is what the Post had to say about Greg Letiecq and his blog, “Black Velvet Bruce Li”:

 Since April, Letiecq has used his blog to sign up more than 500 members for his anti-illegal immigrant organization, Help Save Manassas, quickly building it into one of the region’s most effective social movements. He and his group researched, facilitated and wrote parts of the illegal-immigration resolution that Prince William officials adopted this month, working with the Washington-based Immigration Reform Law Institute.

The resolution — approved unanimously July 10 — seeks to deny services to illegal immigrants and sharply increase immigration enforcement by police.

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/21/AR2007072101355.html

     Slowly but surely we are kissing the old media goodbye and going directly to the people.