Monthly Archives: May 2010

Liveblogging the Lost series finale

I’m watching the show… Update: Still watching it…. Update 2: Still watching…. Update 3: Watching the show still… Update 4: Yep, still watching it…. Update 5: I’m tired of liveblogging. Gonna keep watching the show.

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A treasure trove of terror

A few weeks after the Sbarro terror attack, the students at Hamas hotbed Al Najah University prepared a sick tribute to the attack. According to reports in the Israeli media and The Associated Press, the exhibition was comprised of a … Continue reading

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The day after Caturday

Since I forgot to post these yesterday, here they are today. Tig wanted to get some exercise, so he was checking out whether or not he should use the Gazelle Glider. (Yes, he really is that long. Longer, I think. … Continue reading

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Compare and contrast

North Korea, a nuclear-armed nation, regularly attacks its nearest neighbor for no reason whatsoever, most recently torpedoing a South Korean ship and killing dozens of sailors. North Korea, a nuclear-armed nation, regularly threatens to attack its neighbors and the United … Continue reading

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What’s the point of sanctions if there’s no way to enforce them?

The title, Sanctions Effort May Open Door to Press Iran Central Bank, looked promising. The particulars, not so much. American and European officials said Wednesday that the reference, passing though it is, could give them a legal basis in the … Continue reading

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Israel’s non-peaceful neighbors

The angle in all of the articles about Israel making peace with the Palestinians is that settlements are obstructing the peace process. The AP has an entire brand-new profile on “Arab East Jerusalem,” almost completely ignoring the fact that the … Continue reading

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Everybody draw Mohammed Day

Interesting takes on Everybody Draw Mohammed Day. CAIR, of course, hates it. And also utterly misses the point of the First Amendment. I will be the first to defend anyone’s right to express their opinion, no matter how offensive it … Continue reading

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The super hurry up briefs

Wah! (Palestinians whining again.) Bah! (Who cares what Islamic fundamentalists think about Miss USA?) Hah! Iran thinks sanctions against it are barbaric. The irony of the homosexual-hanging, woman-stoning nation’s barbarism is keen today. Um—WHAT? The Obama administration is going to … Continue reading

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Where has Meryl been all week?

Well, let’s see. I had work drop on me Friday evening that I worked on most of Sunday. Then I worked some more on it on Monday. Then I worked some more on it today, in between Verizon Hell (there … Continue reading

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What’s the difference between comedy central and al aqsa tv?

Comedy Central publishes anti-Semitic, anti-Israel game The Comedy Central website has published an anti-semitic game called “I.S.R.A.E.L. Attacks,” in which a murderous robot called Israel is called upon to wipe out every cartoon character on the show. The short animated … Continue reading

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Happy Monday briefs

If Israel did this, there’s be ten UN resolutions about it: Hamas beat residents out of their own homes and then razed the buildings. Why? Because Hamas says the homes were built on land the Palestinians don’t own. Hm. Double … Continue reading

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History for Arabs but not for Jews

In his famous speech in Cairo last year President Obama said: For decades then, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive. It’s easy to point fingers — for … Continue reading

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No Chomsky, no peace

Noam Chomsky had to cool his heels for four hours before being told he wasn’t welcome in Israel. Jewish intellectual Noam Chomsky, one of the prominent speakers against the Israeli policy, was stopped Sunday while trying to enter Israel through … Continue reading

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Anti-semantic

The NYT’s public editor Clark Hoyt, today navigates “Semantic minefields.” I had little doubt that at least one of those “minefields” would involve the Middle East, and I wasn’t disappointed. No subject arouses reader passion more consistently than the Israeli-Palestinian … Continue reading

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Democrats: The party of the little people (with big pocketbooks)

Never forget, the Dems are working for you, Joe and Jane Sixpack. Check out the price of these tickets for last night’s presidential fundraiser: Tickets for the fundraiser for House Democrats were $50,000 for couples attending the VIP reception, $15,000 … Continue reading

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