Monthly Archives: December 2008

Endeavor flies home

Atop a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, space shuttle Endeavour began the journey from Edwards Air Force Base on the first leg of its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center just after sunrise on Dec. 10, 2008. Image … Continue reading

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Calling a terrorist a terrorist

Kudos to the Washington Post for this op-ed that calls out Bill Ayers on his lies in the New York Times. In a Dec. 6 New York Times op-ed — headlined “The Real Bill Ayers” — Ayers cast himself as … Continue reading

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Former Jersey girl says:

I got this in the mail (thanks, Eric!) and had to share. You know you’re from New Jersey when…. You’ve been seriously injured at Action Park. Nope. Too smart to go there. You know that the only people who call … Continue reading

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Silly rabid antisemite hugs are for thugs

When I read that Jimmy Carter’s advances towards Hezbollah were rebuffed, I couldn’t help thinking of the Todal. The what? A lock of the guard’s hair turned white and his teeth began to chatter. “The Todal looks like a blob … Continue reading

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Terrorist chic by any other name smells as rank

In Why do intellectuals sympathize with criminals? Dr. Helen points to an interview Q & A BC: Why do we as a society automatically extend empathy and compassion to criminals rather than the victims of their crimes? There’s a phrase … Continue reading

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Compare and contrast: the UNHRC on Israel and the UAE

Compare and contrast the following reports from the UN Human Rights Council. Let’s look at one paragraph of recommendations for Israel (that don’t include the Palestinians, as most of them do). Please note the tone. It’s very important. Among the … Continue reading

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99 UNHRC demands

The UN Human Wrongs Council has made a list of 99 “recommendations” (we shall call them “demands”) that Israel must follow before, presumably, the UNHRC stops blaming Israel for all of the wrongs in the world while ignoring utterly the … Continue reading

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Working from homes

One of the advantages of working from home via a laptop is that you can actually work anywhere you can get an internet connection or, in my case, a Sprint Broadband connection. And even though Sarah lives in the deepest, … Continue reading

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Unique opportunity

Remember when it was scandalous to mention that Barack Obama’s middle name is Hussein. Well I’ve just discovered the latest outrage: The President-elect himself! (via memeorandum): And when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20, he plans to be … Continue reading

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Iran sending ship to be turned back at Gaza

Iran is going to send a ship of humanitarian aid to be turned back from Gaza. No word whether or not that aid includes the ingredients to make rockets, EFPs, and tons of ammunition. Iran’s Red Crescent announced on Wednesday … Continue reading

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Paying the terrorists to bomb Israeli schools

You can spin this any way you like, the bottom line is this: When $25 million goes into Gaza, rockets come out. Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday approved the transfer of NIS 100 million ($25.5 million) from the West … Continue reading

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The more foreign policy changes …

With all the talk about the need for change, there’s an awful lot in foreign policy that stays the same. Some, including James Baker have been urging, President-elect Obama not to wait until the last minute to be engaged in … Continue reading

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Is it good for the Jews?

Headline from JTA: The Global News Service of the Jewish People: Blagojevich arrest could send Jewish rep to Senate Who? That suits U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) fine. JTA has learned that Schakowsky, the only Jewish contender to replace Obama, … Continue reading

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Hubble photos

via neo-Neocon The Daily Mail has a Gallery of the ten most beautiful photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope. There’s Saurons eye too! Though she likes the Sombrero Galaxy, my favorite is still the Cygnus Loop – which didn’t make … Continue reading

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Sorry folks. I ran out of gas.

Not really. But I got very busy today, and was very busy last night, which is why you didn’t get much in the way of posting from me. I’ll put something up tomorrow.

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