Quid Nimis

I was very pleased to see this get coverage in the politics blog of the Washington Times:

More than 70 universities across the country will participate in “Islamo Fascism Awareness Day” teach-ins on April 19. Senator John Kyl and former Senator Rick Santorum have agreed to host showings at Arizona State and Georgetown. Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher and current radio talk show host Frank Pastore will host a showing at UCLA, and “Battlelines” talk show host Alan Nathan will do the same at George Washington U. Bay Area radio personality Melanie Morgan will host the showing at San Francisco State University, and Atlanta talk show host Martha Zoller will do the same at the Georgia Tech.

The event will consist of showings of “Obsession,” a documentary about the terrorist threat from Islamic militants. The film uses interviews with authorities on the Middle East, former jihadists, and experts on terrorism to take the viewer inside the worldview and plans for world domination of radical Islam. Following the film, there will be town hall-style dialogues about terrorism, the U.S. response in Iraq and elsewhere, and other issues. Some campuses will mark the event by other activities, including panel discussions by writers and thinkers on the terrorist threat.

Columbia University, Duke, Dartmouth, the University of Colorado, Georgia Tech, University of Texas, Notre Dame, Boston College, Ohio State, and the University of California at Davis are among the campuses that will participate in Islamo-Fascism Awareness Day on April 19.

Obsession was aired on Fox five times the weekend before the November elections, but I'm not sure anyone noticed.  I've only seen a 27 minute version, but it is excellent and chilling.  It should be required viewing in every grade of every high school in the country.

Anyway, I'll go to the UT  event.  They had a Palestinian Awareness Weekend a couple of weeks ago, complete with a performance of "I am Rachel Corrie," know here at Quid as "I am Pancake."  I had the flier here somewhere...workshops on how to get that bomb belt for your body type..."Kefiyehs: Political Statement as Indispensable Fashion Accessory"...."Just Blame the Jews: One Rule for Highly Successful Palestinians,"  and the list goes on.