Ever heard of "Jihadi Rap"? Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of FrontPageMag describes it in a personal note to Hot Potatoes as "a new genre of rap music which indulges in Islamist paranoia, is anti-American in tone and substance, and is intended to win sympathy for the jihadists' cause." Why am I telling you about this? In a riveting article about Jihadi Rap, Daveed fingers Sons of Hagar, from the Puget Sound town of Des Moines, as a rising group in this rap subculture. You can read his article and what these guys sing here.

1. Cartoonist Eric Devericks/Seattle Times provides the first good post-election toon here, while my old buddy Milt Priggee continues to suffer postelection stress syndrome here.

2. How about a Rotten Potato for the clueless Coeur d'Alene High students who dissed Veterans Day ceremonies yesterday by talking or refusing to remove their hats while young patriots like CHS senior Chris Mitchell (above) led the assembly. Chris plans to join the Air National Guard after graduation. His father recently completed a tour of duty in Iraq. Click here.

3. Busted: The Roman Catholic diocese of Spokane plans to file bankruptcy to avoid priest sex abuse lawsuits here.

4. The state of Idaho nabbed 50 slot machines in a statewide raid of 13 bars, including three taverns in the Coeur d'Alene area, here.

5. Boisean Dave Player columnizes on the sacrifices made by Vietnam War veterans that led to freedom here.

6. IMHO-NW: Missoulian (Veterans Day), Seattle Times (Change election mailing rule), Joni Balter/Seattle Times (Murray & Gregoire), Doug Clark/S-R (Courageous Dr. Vern Nelson), and Post Falls Uncensored (Super Bowl Tuesday ... oh wait).

7. North Idaho lawmakers are cautiously supportive of Gov. Dirk Kempthorne's plans to fix U.S. Highway 95 here.

8. It's still Dino Rossi ahead of Christine Gregoire by an Italian nose here (complete results here).

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