Rep. Kyle Biedermann's Homeland Security Forum in Texas

On January 26, Texas State Representative Kyle Biedermann held a homeland security forum on the problem of radical Islam. Not surprisingly, it aroused the ire of CAIR in Texas. Below is a report on the forum from Biederman's web site. Among those who testified were Muslim reformer Zuhdi Jasser and Nonie Darwish and Karen Lugo. The latter two I happen to know personally. The event corresponded with the upcoming Muslim Day at the Texas state capital , in which Muslims go to lobby legislatures.


http://kylebiedermann.com/texas-homeland-security-forum-focuses-on-defending-against-radical-islamic-terrorism/

Below is what Karen Lugo wrote of the forum:

Report on Texas Homeland Security forum sponsored by Rep. Kyle Biedermann, Muslims for Reform, and Former Muslims United.

1. "There were between 8 and 10 Texas state representatives who attended either for the entire 2-hr. forum or stayed for at least an hour. There were other staffers in the audience. There was media from all major Texas outlets and some national new sources. Some reporters just showed up at the end. In my opinion, they all should have been honest and just appear for salacious interviews at the end. The coverage was as dishonest as I have ever seen. While great care was taken to bring in current and former Muslims who could speak as authorities to the sharia supremacist problems in America their insight was completely ignored. The news coverage centered on a former representative's outburst during a side interview. Some mentioned the testimony of Mayor Beth Van Duyne but cast it skeptically as if she has it in for the Islamic tribunal that is in her jurisdiction. They went back to old and biased news stories and, again, refused to look at compelling evidence that the tribunal is obfuscating and potentially hiding questionable sharia activities. There are reasonable legal and political questions that may be asked of the tribunal but reporters only see that they have a responsibility to smear a public official that recognizes her duty to uphold equal rights and state law. 

Here is a thumbnail summary of the salient presentations during the forum:

Nonie Darwish, Former Muslims United: Nonie described the wrenching long-term anguish suffered by Muslim women who are in sharia communities but decide to assimilate to the point of embracing American culture. She spoke of her own experience and the alienation and ostracization that she endured as she expressed her intent to "Westernize." She described the very harsh terms of sharia and the punishments that Muslims endure -- yes, even in America -- when they choose to cease being Muslims or when they challenge sharia foundations. 

Beth Van Duyne, Mayor of Irving, Texas: The mayor presented an articulate plea for help with investigation of the Islamic tribunal from the state legislature. She described the duplicity of the tribunal's website and recounted the website revisions that have been documented as inconsistencies with American or Texas law were noted. She quoted from an interview of the chief imam (called "judge") where he apparently contradicted himself on the issue of whether fiqh jurisprudence or American law should prevail in tribunal "arbitration" proceedings. The "constitution" that appears on the website confirms this confusion as the arbitrators (called "lawyers") are trained in fiqh jurisprudence and it is considered authoritative. The mayor only requests a basic inquiry as to whether there are violations of Texas law that do not allow for "unlicensed" practice of law. 

Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, President of American Islamic Forum for Democracy: Dr. Jasser spoke of the need to identify Islamist supremacists as distinct from Muslims and the importance of vigilant security monitoring of radical Islamist activity. He emphasized the foundational importance of protecting lawful rights to privacy but also said that many proper law enforcement opportunities to monitor radicalization leading to dangerous mindsets and violence have been missed. 

Chris Gaubatz, infiltrated CAIR and worked as an intern: Mr. Gaubatz presented documentation showing that CAIR's origins were as a front group for Hamas and that this is still -- and always has been -- CAIR's animating mission. 

Karen Lugo, attorney and author of "Mosques in America": I spoke of the need for state action in calling for a report on the investigation of the Islamic tribunal in Texas. The legislature has the authority to ask the committee established for the purpose of inquiring into the unlicensed practice of law in Texas for an investigation and a report. I also spoke of improper educational activities that emphasized Islamic beliefs and history, in some cases while also denigrating Christianity and Judaism, and the need for a task force to determine how these curricula supports have been allowed. I mentioned the need for multi-state coalitions that will look at standards for declaring Muslim Brotherhood organizations not eligible for state consultation (both Louisiana and Oklahoma have considered legislation on point). 

This was largely an informative and credible session. Rep. Biedermann presented experts and members of the Muslim community. Yet, reporters relied on each other to be equally dishonest and sensational. The coverage was generally as if they had filed their stories before they arrived at the hearing. But then, they were more than happy to add off-topic colorful comments arising from a post-session interview. To them, this was the real news. And, most were more than happy to quote CAIR's complaints, as if no reason had been provided to question the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated group's authenticity."

Prior to the forum, questionnaires were sent to several prominent Muslim leaders and clerics asking them about their views on various Islam-related issues of concern. Several recipients went public with their objections.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/01/19/state-lawmaker-sends-sharia-law-poll-texas-mosques

What is important to note is that Rep. Biedermann signed off on the letters along with the Muslim Reform Movement (Zuhdi Jasser) and Former Muslims United (Nonie Darwish). Darwish had previously sent out letters in 2009 and 2012 to hundreds of Islamic leaders across the US asking them to sign a simple statement that apostates in the US (like Darwish) should not be harmed. She received only two signatures, one of which was Jasser. It is hardly surprising that a Texas CAIR official would tell the latest recipients in Texas not to answer the letters.

In addition, we should remember that no less than the then-director of CAIR in Dallas, Mustafa Carroll, made a very alarming statement on the occasion of Muslim Day in 2013 when he declared that Muslims were above the law of the land.

http://usherald.com/muslim-leader-if-we-are-practising-muslims-we-are-above-the-law-of-the-land/

In light of all of the above, it strikes me that Rep. Biedermann's forum was well-founded.

Erwin Chemerinsky Says Trump's Ban is Unconstitutional

UC Irvine Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky has an editorial in the LA Times attacking President Trump's travel ban.


http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-chemerinsky-trump-refugee-order-20170129-story.html

"To start, it’s illegal to bar individuals from entering the country based on nationality. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 explicitly says that no person can be “discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth or place of residence."

I seem to recall that President Carter banned people from Iran to enter the US during the hostage crisis. I also understand it was upheld by the courts as being the President's prerogative. I also recall that a lot of Iranian students were sent home.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=31732

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=33233

"On Saturday night, a federal judge in New York issued a temporary stay, allowing green card or visa holders detained at airports to enter the country. The judge declared that the challengers have a “strong likelihood” of prevailing in showing that Trump’s order violates due process and equal protection."

And I could find a federal judge tonight who would rule that there is a strong likelihood the Earth is flat.

"Furthermore, Trump’s order unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of religion. Under the 1st Amendment, the government may not favor one religion over others. Although Trump’s executive order does not expressly exclude Muslims, that is obviously its purpose and its effect as it bars entry to individuals from predominantly Muslim countries. It also instructs Homeland Security, after the 120-day period, to prioritize refugee claims “made by individuals on the basis of religious-based persecution, provided that the religion of the individual is a minority religion in the individual’s country of nationality.” (Emphasis mine.)

What does that mean? Trump told Christian Broadcast News that he intended to give priority to Christians. The Constitution does not allow such religious discrimination or permit the government to assume that a person is more likely to be dangerous because of his or her religion, national origin or race."

So which is it, nationality or religion? The order says nothing about religion. It lists seven countries, which happen to be majority Muslim as are virtually all terror-connected nations.  As for the priority given to those fleeing legitimate religious persecution (Christians, Yazidis, Baha'i etc.) I say why not give priority to those who are truly victims of religious persecution? It is an inconvenient fact that in Muslim majority countries-especially Syria and Iraq, Christians and Yazidis are fleeing from a campaign of genocide. But Chemerinsky would ignore that even though he says:

"Barring individuals fleeing persecution from entering the U.S. is simply inhumane." 

This sounds like a contradiction. Yes, many are fleeing war, but Muslims are not being persecuted for their religion (possible exception Shia) . The ones suffering persecutions are the Christians etc. They were all but ignored by the Obama administration..

" Adding irony to injury, Trump’s executive order was issued on Holocaust Remembrance Day, which should have been an occasion to atone for turning away refugees during the 1930s — some of whom died in concentration camps.  For example, in 1939, the United States turned away the St. Louis, a boat filled with refugees, many of them German Jews. According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 254 passengers from the St. Louis died in the Holocaust."

This is a cheap and false analogy. Yes, the US' refusal to accept Jews fleeing Europe in the 1930s was shameful. Yet, the Jews were not committing acts of terror in Europe or killing anybody. They were not a danger to anybody. There was no fear that any of them might be terrorists.

"One of the most astounding aspects of Trump’s executive order is that he seems to have singled out countries where he has no business interests, while giving a reprieve to nearby nations Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among others, where the Trump Organization is active."

This has nothing to do with his business interests. Personally, I would be satisfied if a ban was applied to all  Muslim countries until this terror ends (which will not be anytime soon). The fact that most Muslim countries are not on the list disproves the claim that this is a universal Muslim ban. 

There is no question in my mind that countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Pakistan are not on the list is simply because we have long-established diplomatic ties with them and they are considered key strategic "allies" (quotes mine). You will note that our diplomatic relations with the seven countries are either weak or non-existent.

"The order is also nonsensical in that foreigners from the seven listed nations killed exactly zero Americans in terrorist attacks on U.S. soil between 1975 and the end of 2015, according to the Cato Institute. None of the terrorists from the 9/11 attacks or the Boston Marathon bombing or the San Bernardino shooting or the Orlando, Fla., massacre came from the seven countries listed. The home countries of those responsible were not included."


True to a point, but the FBI has arrested numerous Somalis in the US for terrorist plots, many of whom were en route to join Al Shabaab. Some 80,000 Somalis were resettled in the USA as refugees in the 1990s. Chemerinsky specifies on US soil, but four Americans died in a terror attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. (Libya is on the list.) In addition, the Tsarnaev brothers, (Boston Marathon) came to the US as asylum seekers from Daghestan.

"There is no indication, moreover, that refugees pose a special threat or that the existing screening procedures are inadequate. Syrian refugees in the United States have not been linked to any terrorist acts."

Not yet, but it will happen. It has happened in Europe already. ISIS has stated that they will infiltrate their men into the refugee flow. If Chemerinsky thinks the screening procedures are adequate, how does he think we can get identification and background information on all these people who claim to be Syrians, many without papers? Does he think the police and intelligence services of Syria are providing us with the information we need? Seriously.

Finally, I would point out to the learned dean that no person who is not a US citizen has a Constitutional right to enter the US. That is a simple point of national sovereignty.

It can be fairly argued that the implementing of the travel ban was messy given the number of people who were in transit, the visa holders and green card holders. In all, 109 people were inconvenienced and scrutinized this weekend. The fact remains that Trump took this action for one reason- to protect American lives in a dangerous time. We have let too many dangerous people into this country, and we have and will pay the price in terms of human lives. I may not be a constitutional lawyer, but I believe the President has the legal right to ban people from this country who may do us harm. It is not about religion. It is about the beliefs that many hold that would lead them to kill others. In the Cold War, we banned communists from entering the US based on their ideology, which was deemed harmful to our democracy. By the same token, the ideology of jihad is dangerous to our country. Thank God we have a president who recognizes it.

Breaking: Trump Fires Acting Attorney General

"You're fired."


Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a holdover from the Obama Justice Department, has been fired by President Trump for trying to thwart his executive order on banning travelers from seven countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/jan/30/trump-travel-ban-executive-order-world-protests-live

Quebec: What We Now Know

It appears much of the dust has settled and we can make some safe conclusions about the shooting attack at a Quebec City mosque that killed 6 people.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4173602/Quebec-mosque-gunman-arrives-court.html

One shooter has been charged and police say he is believed to be the lone gunman. He is Alexandre Bissonnette. Another person who was in custody, previously identified as Mohamed El Khadir or Belkhadir, is now listed as a witness.

At this point, without sticking my neck out too much, this appears to be the act of a young man who wanted to kill Muslims.

Last night, the Internet was buzzing with rumors about who the shooter(s) were. Many on the left were quick to point to white supremacists. Two French Canadian names were floating around until it was reveled that these names had earlier appeared in some sort of Reuters parody. Others on the right were claiming it was two Syrian refugees who had arrived in Canada a week prior and gave two Arabic names supposedly picked up on a police radio. Then it was a Moroccan, a Moroccan (presumably El Khadir) and a French Canadian, who might be an Islamic convert. Many of these reports went out as confirmed fact.

This should serve as a lesson for all of us to wait and let the investigative facts play out until definitive facts are known. It's one thing to report what others are saying, but when it comes to publishing names, caution must be exercised.

As far as I know, this is the first case of an armed and deadly assault on a mosque in North America
( not including the deadly assault on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin a couple of years back). Hopefully, it will be the last. To lash out at innocent Muslims is inexcusable. Murder is murder.

Does this mean that we should stop speaking out against Islamic terror? No. We have to speak out and defend ourselves from the threat of extremist Islam. But we have to do it in a responsible manner. This is not about hating Muslims.

Let's hope this does not happen again.

Conservaative Demonstration at UC Irvine Angers Some

Hat tip The College Fix

(Micro-aggression)


On Friday, the College Republicans at UC Irvine held a small demonstration featuring some posters with conservative thoughts-which apparently Janet Napolitano (UC President) and her chancellors think are "micro-aggressions". Some students and professors were not amused.

http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30956/

"America is the land of opportunity". That's a micro-aggression? You bet'cha. I remember a couple of years back when that was included on the official list.

My Interview on WPGP-Pittsburgh

This morning I was interviewed by Rose Tennent, conservative host of "Rose Unplugged" on WPGP in Pittsburgh. they had contacted me regarding an article I wrote for Eagle Rising last year. The topic was President Trump's immigration policy. We spoke for about ten minutes on the events of the past few days regarding the travel ban and related topics.

http://eaglerising.com/27465/trump-is-mostly-right-instead-we-should-press-pause-on-all-immigration/

Elizabeth Warren Unhinged

Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, who is considered a front-runner for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2020, is proof positive that nothing good ever comes out of a bullhorn. On Saturday, she grabbed a bullhorn at Boston's Logan Airport and led her clones on a  series of chants against Trump's travel ban. She must have been reliving the good old days when she was a loopy professor at Harvard.

Quebec Update

Alexandre Bissonnette


As of one hour ago, the NY Times is reporting that of the two men in custody in Quebec City, one is listed as a suspect, and one is listed as a witness. They have released two names, Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, and Mohamed el Khadir, who was said to be in his late 20s or early 30s.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/world/canada/quebec-mosque-shooting.html

Here is more from Fox News.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/30/at-least-five-killed-in-shooting-at-quebec-city-mosque.html

So we still are somewhat in the dark as to the involvement of these two men and their motive.

More from Daily Wire:

http://www.dailywire.com/news/12941/breaking-suspects-quebec-mosque-shooting-james-barrett

It may be that Bissonnette is the only one responsible. If so, this points to a terroristic hate crime against Muslims.

Interfaith Event at Bat Yahm Synagogue in Newport Beach

Trump Bashed by Speakers


Last night, I attended an interfaith event at Bat Yahm synagogue in Newport Beach, California organized by the Jewish Federation of Orange County with the support of others. It was attended by some 150-200 people from the local Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities and included speakers from two local mosques, LAPD, Orange County Sheriff's Department, the OC Human Rights Commission, and others. If I could summarize, there was a lot of talk about hate and the need for all to come together. There was also a clear anti-Trump sentiment. As to who was perpetrating all the hate and the hate crimes, there were only vague references to Trump supporters, KKK, and other assorted white racists. What was noticeably missing from any discussion was anti-Semitism coming from Islamic quarters (except one brief reference to Hamas) especially on college campuses such as UC Irvine.

Bat Yahm Rabbi Peter Levy led off the evening by saying that they were going to talk about those people who were "marginalized". They were going to talk about hate, civil rights and organizing.

The first speaker was Michael Downing, the chief of the counter terrorism squad of LAPD. Downing led off by asking, "How's everybody feeling? Not so good," referring to the first week of the Trump presidency. I have encountered Downing previously in Orange County, and I have been very critical of him for what I see as his refusal to recognize local threats of radicalization. Other than his opening remarks, he spoke in generalities of constitutional protections for all Americans.

He was followed by local Muslim activist Anila Ali, who spoke of how bad she felt in recent days over what she described as attacks against Muslims. She said that history will mark this day as our darkest hour. She brought three young Muslim women up to the stage and described their experiences along with her of receiving vicious social media messages. Her theme was, "America: It is not OK to hate." She talked about Muslim schoolchildren being called "terrorists" in school.  She particularly thanked her Jewish friends for supporting her.

Lisa Armony of the Jewish Federation, Rose Project and OC Hillel talked about hate crimes as tabulated by the Southern Poverty Law Center. She said that in the 10 days  following the election of Donald Trump, 867 hate crimes were recorded, 100 of which were directed against Jews. Of those, 80 consisted of vandalism and graffiti and 20 involved harassment. She then went on to give a brief history of modern anti-semitism and said there was a surge during the campaign mentioning the "alt-right". She referred to social media, of threats and Nazi imagery bringing up old anti-Jewish conspiracy tropes. She quoted one threat which read, "Don't mess with our boy Trump. You'll be the first in line for the camps." She referred to white racists, white power, swastikas  and "sieg Heils". In addition, she reported more than 30 bomb threats against Jewish institutions. There was also mention of swastikas on college campuses and pro-Trump graffiti. She told of a man who came onto the University of Florida campus sporting a swastika. She told of the Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer of Whitefish, Montana who was trying to organize a march in that town which would feature skin heads and a representative of Hamas, who would speak on the international threat of Jews. The event was nipped in the bud due to the reaction of anti-hate groups.

"We will not be silent", said Armony.

Except that not one word was spoken about the involvement of Muslim students and Students for Justice in Palestine when it comes to campus anti-Semitism.

Next up was FBI agent Mathrew Quait (*phonetic). He is head of the FBI civil rights group in Southern California. He explained that the FBI cannot get involved in investigating hate only but does get involved when it goes over the line into action and criminal activity. He added that they still want to know about it before hand and urged the audience to report it.

Rabbi Levy then made a few more remarks and as to a proposed Muslim registry, that it would behoove us all to say that "I am a Muslim."

The audience was asked to write their questions on a card, which would be passed up to the front for the speakers. My question asked Ms Armony to comment on the situation at UCI and who was responsible. After taking my card, she came back a few minutes later and said she didn't want to get into that during this event.

Imam Mahmoud ( I didn't get his last name) of the Ahmadiya Muslim mosque in Chino told the audience during q and a that the Koran spoke of love and that Islam was not that religion (which was carrying out terrorist acts). Not mentioned was the fact that the Ahmadiya Muslims are regarded as heretics by mainstream Muslims and are badly persecuted in places like Pakistan.

One of the questions asked what was being done at UCI about anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry. That brought Douglas Haynes the director of UCI's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to the stage.He referred to the UC Regents' Statement of Principles on Intolerance and the fact that some months ago Chancellor Howard Gillman had tasked him with studying the issue and how it was being implemented. He said they had come up with 18 recommendations and mentioned a new lecture series on bias and bigotry, raising awareness, and how to equip students to recognize bigotry. He then turned the floor over to Vice Chancellor Thomas Parham, and here is where things got interesting. Parham begin by saying that years ago UCI was a poster child for tensions between Muslim and Jewish students. He claimed that "we" had changed all that. He developed a "narrative" on those issues and that the campus was committed. Now he started to get warmed up by quoting Martin Luther King. He said that they would not betray their principles. Getting emotional he referred to the new attorney general (Jeff Sessions) as a "racist from Alabama" and a president (Trump) who doesn't have the "moral decency" of a cockroach. From there he began rambling toward his conclusion whatever that was. It was  a disgusting display of demagoguery in my view, especially for a man representing the University of California at Irvine in public.

Armony came back and added that they are working with UCI on the problem of anti-Semitism and referred to criticism of Israel when it crossed the line.

A question was directed to FBI agent Quait (phonetc) about the KKK and white supremacists. He stated that in the past 3-6 months they had not seen a rise in hate crimes in Orange County and added that he knew  this "went against the narrative" (emphasis mine).

Then Levy talked about how people could organize, write letters, and  meet elected officials. He referred to this week's airport protests.

Muzammil Siddiqi, the imam of the Islamic Center of Orange County, recited a prayer for love all around. The final event was a singing performance by a group of high school students.

Conclusions

The Bat Yahm synagogue (Reform) is clearly in the hands of liberal activists like Levy. A close friend of mine who has belonged to this synagogue for 30 years says they are leaving foe this reason. He reported that the head rabbi was using religious classes to rail against Trump, which caused his wife and others to walk out.

It was fascinating to hear so mush talk about hate without going beyond the politically correct references to Trump, his supporters, the KKK, and white supremacists. Muslim bigotry against Jews or Christians? Not mentioned. After the event, I spoke at length with Ms. Armony and outlined my objections. She reiterated her feeling that it was not the time or place to discuss who was responsible for anti-Semitic acts or speech at UC Irvine.

Correction: Rabbi Peter Levi is from the Anti-Defamation League, not Temple Bat Yahm.

Quebec City Mosque Attack: Update

There is still nothing definitive as to the identity of the two suspects in custody in Quebec City in connection with the attack on a mosque that left 6 dead. La Presse of Montreal is reporting that one of the suspects is of Moroccan origin.

https://twitter.com/LP_LaPresse/status/825973446509223937

There are other reports that the two are students at Laval University. There is also speculation that the attack may be a result of some sort of dispute between rival mosques. None of that is confirmed.

Mosque Shooting in Quebec City, Canada

A mosque in Quebec City was attacked by three gunmen tonight. It is reported that five people were killed and one or possibly two men have been arrested.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/americas/quebec-mosque-shooting/index.html

Update: There are multiple conflicting reports and I will proceed cautiously. Six people are reported dead and two suspects in custody. Witness accounts say the men yelled, Allahu Akhbar,  as they began firing. Other accounts say they had Quebecoise accents.

I have seen a twitter report that says the police have identified the two suspects as white supremacists who have French-Canadian names. This is countered by reports that the names come from some previous Reuters spoof. I choose not to put up the names at this point.

Atlas Shrugs and many other internet sources are reporting two Arabic names and identifying the suspects as Syrian refugees who arrived in Canada a week ago.This supposedly captured from a police radio. Similarly, I will not put up the names at this time.

We just don't know at this point.

Initial comments coming in, official and otherwise, are assuming all kinds of things and many are blaming Trump naturally for his travel ban and his rhetoric. At this point, it could be a hate crime against Muslims or possibly an internecine feud (Shia-Sunni?). In order not to have egg on my face tomorrow, I am going to withhold judgement here and just say no matter who the culprits were, this is a horrendous act, and I feel for the victims and their families.

Ashley Judd: "A Lister"

Among the performers at last Saturday's March on Washington were stars from the stage and screen. None were more memorable for their performances than that great Hollywood icon, Ashley Judd. I say icon because no longer can we call her a Hollywood B lister. No Sir. Ashley gave a Shakespearean performance for the ages with her rendition of "I Am a Nasty Woman". I mean she nailed it! In case you missed it, here it is.




                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                            "Cheeto dust!"


Ahem. You miss the point, my friends. This was not comedy; it was a serious performance. This will go down in history with the great performances of our time. This was Lionel Barrymore. This was Ralph Bellamy portraying FDR. This was James Whitmore portraying Will Rogers. This was Vincent Price portraying Henry Jarrod in the House of Wax. This monumental work now replaces Dolphin Tale 2 as Ashley's piece de resistance, her tour de force, her signature work. I mean, Rolling Stone is raving!

This is one of those productions you will want to watch over and over again, kind of like Dr. Zhivago or Scarface.

So, do you wanna see it again? Here it is:








Obviously, some of you don't appreciate talent. Ashley Judd is now a Hollywood A Lister. From now one when people think of nasty women, they will think not only of Hillary Clinton; they will think of Ashley Judd.