By Debbie Schlussel

I admire the marketing genius of Steve Strand.  In a tough economy, he’s found a clever way to get customers at his Montana RadioShack franchise to sign up for two-year Dish Network packages.  He gives them a gift card for a pistol or shotgun and a free background check.  That way, you can protect yourself while you’re enjoying your new TV channels.

But RadioShack is upset.  The company claims that Strand’s gun promotion “tarnishes” the image of Radio Shack.  How?  Owning guns is legal, a right explicitly laid out in the Second Amendment.  Guns allow customers in various Radio Shack markets–some of them not so safe–to protect themselves against criminals.  And Strand is offering a $50 pizza gift certificate to customers who don’t want the guns. DirecTV is also making a big mistake, as it has declined to participate in a promotion Strand planned with that company. The proof in the pudding is that RadioShack will not say whether the promotion resulted in an uptick in sales of Dish Network through Strand.

RadioShack Corp. officials called Strand on Tuesday and ordered him to pull the promotion, he told the Ravalli Republic. Strand refused, saying he is within his rights as a legal dealer and is now seeking legal representation.

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By Debbie Schlussel

The whole world loves this video of twin baby boys “communicating,” which has gone viral and been watched multi-millions of times.  Personally, I think it sounds like Obama and his advisers deciding why we should attack Libya (or maybe it’s them debating whether to spend our resources boosting the Muslim Brotherhood or Al-Qaeda), and I can understand it about as much.  I personally like Jimmy Kimmel’s translation, which follows the original below. Watch the video . . .

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By Debbie Schlussel

Three “Middle Eastern” men (hint: they worship allah) in two different cars were caught trying to sneak into Camp Pendleton.  And, even though two of them in one car said they didn’t know the third guy in the other car, all three of them used the same excuse, down to the details of why they ventured into the Camp and where they were actually going.  And they tried to get on the base three times using phony stories. Also, one of the cars was mysteriously tampered with in a way that a bomb could be stored there–undetected–in the future. But, hey, I’m sure it isn’t a dry run.  Oh, and don’t let the “ian” endings on the surnames of two of the men fool you.  Not all people with “ian” at the ends of their names are Armenian.  Some are Iranian Muslims, as in this case. All three were clearly testing and probing for some malefactor with scary plans for the servicemen at Camp Pendleton.

As the French would say, “Quelle coincidence!“:

A security alert was reportedly issued at Camp Pendleton after three Middle-Eastern men in two vehicles drove onto the base under suspicious circumstances Saturday night around midnight.

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By Debbie Schlussel

The whole left-wing, plus several faux-“outraged” David Horowitz-paid employee-bloggers, went insane when I noted that Lara Logan’s “sexual assault” at the hands of Egyptian Muslims is the real Islam, something she still refuses to acknowledge.  Well, newsflash, for everyone who’s been living under a rock for the last several centuries:  IT. IS. THE. REAL. ISLAM.  Just ask the ghost of dead 14-year-old Islamic rape victim, Hena Akhter, raped by Islam, then murdered by Islam for being raped by Islam. It’s no irony that this happened in Shariatpur, Bangladesh. The name of the city means, town/city/stronghold of sharia. But, even without the name, we all know that this kind of stuff goes on all around the Islamic world every single hour of every single day.

Darbesh Khan’s Daughter Raped, Murdered by Islam

Hena Akhter’s last words to her mother proclaimed her innocence. But it was too late to save the 14-year-old girl.

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By Debbie Schlussel

Can’t say I’m surprised by this, since Nickelodeon has, over the last decade, continued to run shows featuring teen stars who became teen unwed moms and other stars who gyrate with stripper poles.  (And that’s in addition to the network’s blatant pan-Muslim, far-left political preaching.)  But, Saturday, Nickelodeon’s “Kids’ Choice Awards” show will feature a number of anti-role models who are bad influences on kids.  On the other hand, if you want to teach your kids that the way to make it in life is make porn tapes, show off your genitals on movie screens, mock American victims of Islamic terrorism, and glamorize heavy drug use, then this is your kind of kids awards show.  The show will include:

*  Kim Kardashian:  Famous because she made herself a porn star by making a sex tape with rapper Ray-J, including anal sex.  (For this, Sean “Family Values” Hannity gushed over her on his FOX News show, saying she is a “great role model” and “has a great head on [her] shoulders.” Uh-huh, we know with which head Hannity was thinking that.  Hint:  not on his shoulders, though there’s about the same amount of brain matter there.)  Kardashian is still selling–and making a ton of loot from–her self-made porno flick, which is rated “XXX.”  Uh-huh, exactly the kind of person you want as a presenter on a kids show.  Little Ashley, you can grow up to be just like her!

*  Jason Segel:  Biggest star turn was his multi-exhibitionist shots of his penis on the big screen in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (read my review).  File under “TMI, Visual Edition.”  By the way, he wrote and stars in the next Muppets movie.  I wonder what the late Jim Henson would have thought of this exhibitionist.  Does Kermit pass out condoms in the latest incarnation?

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By Debbie Schlussel

Three men on a cross-country flight from Washington, D.C. to Portland block the aisle, defy the requests of flight attendants, ask about the amount of time until landing, and one of them is reading a book on weapons.  The airline refuses to release info on their nationalities, and one doesn’t speak English.  Oh, and–surprise!–frightened fellow passengers identify the three as “Middle Eastern” (and I guarantee you, they ain’t Jewish “Middle Eastern”).  But, hey, no way they were Muslims trying to stage a terrorist attack, conducting a dry run, or otherwise testing the system, right? Would never ever happen. . . .

Three people were removed from a United Airlines jet bound for Portland on Wednesday due to a disturbance aboard the plane, according to United Airlines officials.

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By Debbie Schlussel

As I’ve noted before, it’s in America’s best interest that the stable dictatorships and monarchies of the Middle East stay in power versus the democratically elected extremist mobs of pan-terrorist savages on the Arab Street. And, of course, I side with the hypocritical, anti-Israel Sunni Bahraini royals, the Khalifa Family, against the even worse Iran-backed Shi’ite animals that populate the place. However, add this to the feuds I love that I wish would never end and that both sides would lose. You know that Muslims trying and deporting Muslims never really makes the official outrage list of Westerners and the Western media because it’s not Israelis or Jews doing it. Whenever Israel tries to lift a finger against Azmi Bishara and other past and current anti-Israel/pro-HAMAS/Hezbollah Members of Knesset, it’s as if Israel committed a Holocaust.

Alien v. Predator: Bahrain’s Sunni Al-Khalifa Family Royals v. Bahrain’s Iranian-Backed Shi’ite Parliament

But this is how Muslims treat Muslims. And, per usual, I say, let allah sort it out while we watch from the coliseum. We’ve already made enough of a mess by sending thousands of American boys to their deaths to hand Iraq from the Sunnis to the Iran-backed Shi’ites. We can ill-afford to see the Shi’ite crescent stretch further into the Gulf. So if we must side with anyone, it’s the Sunni Khalifas ruling the place. Sadly, the Obama doctrine of helping Muslims least favorable to America seems to be winning out. That’s why I support what the Al-Khalifa clan is doing to their Iranian-allied countrymen. The last thing we need is for Bahrain to become Hezbollah Fantasy Island of the Gulf.

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By Debbie Schlussel

Sometimes a few people can indeed make a difference.  You did it.  You got American Express to restore Israel to its map, and I’m happy to announce it on Buy Israel Goods Day.  I’d like to thank all of you, my readers and friends, Facebook friends (join me on Facebook), and Twitter followers (follow me on Twitter) for getting American Express to restore Israel to its list of countries on the map.  On Monday, I alerted you to the fact that American Express removed Israel from its map and list of countries.  A number of you contacted American Express to express your outrage at this Map of Hate, and I also got our friend, Fred Taub of Boycott Watch and author of the new book (about the Muslim/Anti-Semitic boycott/divestment/sanctions campaign against Israel) “Boycotting Peace,” to contact American Express officials.  As a result, American Express restored Israel to the list.  And it is now there.  Thanks to all of  you who pursued this.  We can make a difference.  And you did.  Thanks again.  Sometimes–though not nearly often enough–our outcries are heard. Mazel Tov & Yasher Koach (May Your Strength Grow–a Jewish congratulation).

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By Debbie Schlussel

Today, March 30th, is BIG–Buy Israel Goods day.  While Muslims and other anti-Semites around the world try to boycott Israel out of existence, it’s especially important to show your support for America’s only true ally in the Middle East, Israel, today.  Buying Israeli goods today is a great way to say no to Islamic terrorism and show your support for Israeli victims of terror.

Some Israeli goods, however, are not really made in Israel, but in China or some other places, which is why I recommend IsraeliProducts.com.  I have no connection to the site and am not getting any compensation, monetary or otherwise, to promote the site.  I just like it because I know that all of the products sold on that site are 100% actually made in Israel, and even more important, 100% of profits from online sales go to Israeli charities that I support and endorse and which help Israeli victims of Islamic terrorism, etc.

Also, some other products I love from Israel are:

*  Moroccan Oil Treatment .85 oz: A terrific treatment for hair and skin. I use it and just love it. While it may seem pricey, you use just a few tiny drops each time, and one bottle lasts a long time. I still have the same (larger size) bottle from two years ago and it’s still 2/3rds full.

*  Wyssotzky Tea: Any flavor is great, but I love Green Tea With Citrus Fruits and Green Tea With Spearmint Leaves (Nana).

*  Golan Press Extra Virgin Olive Oil and other great products from IsraFoods

* At Israel Catalog, our friend Eran Davidov has a ton of made in Israel cool products, including great Mossad T-shirts and sweatshirts, including my FAVE:  “MOSSAD – Dubai Is For Lovers,” complete with the tennis rackets that Mossad agents posing as tennis players wore when they cleaned the world of yet another HAMAS terrorist.  I also love “MOSSAD – Winter Vacation Dubai 2010.”

Reader Bob e-mailed me a couple of weeks ago about this asking for places to go in Detroit. I was remiss in not also mentioning Hiller’s Markets, where courageous owner Jim Hiller continues to promote and sell Made In Israel products, despite actual boycotts of his Detroit-area stores and protests in front of his stores by Palestinian Muslim activists and self-hating, far-left Jews. Below is his e-mail and my response:

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By Debbie Schlussel

Sorry for the very light posting today, but I was at an all-day movie screening session for critics.  Yup, a gorgeous, sunny day with a bright blue, crystal clear sky wasted inside dark theaters.  But I liked 2.5 of the four movies I saw.  You can tell the power Muslims are gaining in the theater, as two out of the four movies I saw today were about them.  Here’s what I spent my movie coma day checking out.  Can’t post my reviews until the day they debut in Detroitistan, but based on the trailers below, can you guess which ones I liked and didn’t like?  The two foreign language films were in languages I understand, so it was interesting to see how well the subtitles matched what was actually said.

Here’s What I Saw . . .

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