Superbowl thread
If anyone wants to talk about the Superbowl, you can do so here. I certainly don’t plan to. But see how open-minded I am, and how dedicated to serving your needs?
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Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Islamic Jihad heart the democracy movement
Does this sound like the statement of a group with little clout and few followers? [emphasis mine]: Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country’s political … Continue reading →
I wonder why…
…the MSM scoured every Tea Party vigilantly for posters that exhibited any trace of racism and were disappointed to find almost none, and yet they seem to be mostly ignoring these seemingly commonplace anti-Semitic posters among the anti-Mubarak Egyptian demonstrators. … Continue reading →
Grynszpan and the rest of the story
While doing research on political assassins of the past for this PJ piece of mine, I looked up the case of Herschel Grynszpan, a Polish-German Jew who had shot and killed the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath on November 7, … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
My first troll-bot ever: The next time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I imply, I do know it was my choice to read, however I actually thought youd have … Continue reading →
Obama: resetting those relations with Russia
Again with the throwing Britain under the bus.
Continue reading →Witnessing history: Iran and Egypt
It strikes me that I have a very different attitude towards what is going on in Egypt right now than I would have if I were younger and hadn’t witnessed the media coverage of the 1979 revolution in Iran. I’m … Continue reading →
Mubarak under the bus
Our Arab allies (yes, we have them) are miffed that President Obama has been so eager to abandon Mubarak. It’s no surprise they feel this way. They understand that Obama’s actions mean they could be next, and they “fear the … Continue reading →
Repealing Obamacare: what goes around may come around
Keith Hennessy lays out a multi-step blueprint for repealing Obamacare in 2013: * Keep up the pressure in 2011 and 2012: * maintain and strengthen Republican unity toward full repeal; * repeatedly attack the bill legislatively on all fronts, knowing … Continue reading →
Last tangos
Maria Schneider, star of “Last Tango in Paris,” has died at the age of 58. She seems to have had a difficult life subsequent to making the film. I saw that film in a movie theater when it first came … Continue reading →
The Arab street: who are the Egyptian demonstrators and what do they want?
We’ve seen such demonstrations before, notably in Iran. But they were brief and flickered out after the government responded harshly. The same may ultimately occur in Egypt, but nevertheless there seems to be something different about the Egyptian demonstrations. The … Continue reading →
That comingled seating: singing with the choir
Remember that bipartisan “date night” seating for the SOTU address? I hear it cut down on the applause, although that surely wasn’t the intent. It seems that some people became confused as to what were the applause lines. Being in … Continue reading →