Monthly Archives: September 2009

Obama interfering in NY politics

Barack Obama’s hubris has no bounds. He has stopped the sea from rising, healed the earth, and now, he wants to tell the New York Democratic party whom they can run in their gubernatorial election. The decision to ask Mr. … Continue reading

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Arr, Matey

It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day. I say, bite like a pirate. This was from April 18, 2008.

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L’shana Tovah

A happy and sweet New Year to all of the Jews who read my blog (and those who don’t).

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Rosh Hashanahs past

The New York Times has a couple articles about past celebrations of Rosh Hashanah. In one article the Times tells about how Barbara Ann Paster relives what it was like to observe Rosh Hashanah in 1919 in Portsmouth New Hamphsire. … Continue reading

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The Goldstone standard

In his initial report about the Goldstone Commission report, Colum Lynch of the Washington Post wrote: He cited one incident in which Israeli forces allegedly fired a mortar shell through the door of a mosque in Gaza City during a … Continue reading

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Briefly

Germans to Israel: Shut up if you want Gilad Shalit to come home. To be fair, he wants all parties involved to shut up, but really—this is what the mediator thinks is a necessary ingredient to getting Hamas to release … Continue reading

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Obama on Rosh Hashanah

I read the president’s message to me and my coreligionists, and I tried not to think that it was pompous, lecturing, and inappropriate—even after I watched the video, where Obama didn’t so much as crack a smile. So I decided … Continue reading

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Muslim ERA Watch, Egypt version

Ladies of Egypt, rejoice! You can wear pants—BUT—they can’t be tight. Or see-through. Or stretch pants. Egypt’s top Islamic authority defended women’s rights to wear trousers in public following a high profile court case in neighboring Sudan were women were … Continue reading

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No swimming today

The view from my balcony: I think we will visit the Wright Brothers exhibit at Kitty Hawk today. And probably swim in the condo’s pool.

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Goldstone report ignores Israelis injured by rockets

I know my readers will be shocked, shocked to hear stories like this: Some of the Israeli witnesses who testified before the committee were injured by rocket fire before Operation Cast Lead, but their testimonies were left out of the … Continue reading

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Two sad losses: Mary Travers and Henry Gibson

So sad. But I didn’t know they were both in their seventies! Mary Travers of Peter, Paul, and Mary is gone. No more Puff the Magic Dragon. Or any of the sixties protest songs that I still love to hear, … Continue reading

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Going to the birds

I know I should write about all the serious things going down, like the Goldstone Commission hatchet job. Or ACORN. And yet, all I want to do is, well, walk on the beach, swim, and take pictures of giant gulls. … Continue reading

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Kemp vs. Goldstone

Why does an expert in fighting insurgencies who defended Israel get much less attention than a judge who tendentiously applies the law in service of an organization with a record of bias against Israel? Is it because the latter presented … Continue reading

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Morning beach walk

The view from my window. It’s hot and lovely and I’ll be hitting the beach soon.

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Built on a foundation of sand

Avi Bell doubts that the Goldstone report will result in any significant diplomatic damage to Israel however, The situation in the wake of the Goldstone Report is reminiscent, to some degree, of the international uproar that erupted over the building … Continue reading

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