Open thread 10/16/23
She gives a lesson in holding a note:
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Loverly Audrey Hepburn
For a change of pace, here’s Audrey Hepburn singing “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “Show Me” for the My Fair Lady film. I understand why she was dubbed instead; there’s a lot of strain in her voice. But I like … Continue reading →
The civilians: if Gaza is an “open-air prison” …
… (a popular descriptive phrase on the left, uttered without any indication of what it might mean or why Gazans might be blocked by other Muslim countries such as Egypt), Hamas members are presently the wardens and guards. And Egypt … Continue reading →
On Israel and the Palestinians: the diplomat, the admiral, and the reporters
Here’s the type of person all too numerous in our own State Department. I’m not referring to Parry the admiral. I mean the other guy, the one who speaks first, Sir Richard Dalton: Sir Richard Dalton, knighted in 2005: Richard … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/14/23
More on the Speaker battle
Scalise has withdrawn, Jordan is the frontrunner, and there’s a new entrant: Austin Scott. I can’t say I’ve ever heard of him before. Any candidate can only afford four defections from the total number of GOP members of the House. … Continue reading →
On Israel’s position now
A good summary, worth listening to:
Continue reading →Israel tells the civilian population of the northern part of Gaza to leave; UN chief reacts
The announcement and the UN reaction : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeals for Israel to “avert a humanitarian catastrophe,” after the Israeli army ordered more than one million people to evacuate north Gaza. “The Secretary-General and his team have been … Continue reading →
Abortion is business as usual
A modern woman speaks: Left-wing Hollywood actress Kerry Washington argued that abortion is a “normal part of women’s lives” in her memoir during a discussion about her past abortion. “The reality is that abortion is a very real and normal … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/13/23
Echoes of the Manson murders: sympathy for the devil
See this comment by “sdferr,” which links to this Daily Mail article. Warning: graphic horrific content. The description made me think of the Manson slayings that horrified America back in 1969. Many of us are old enough to remember. But … Continue reading →
Propaganda and denial about Gaza and Israel: beheading babies versus killing babies in more conventional ways
That’s a headline I never thought I’d be writing. But when the news that Hamas had beheaded Israeli babies first came out, many many people tried to claim it was untrue. Apparently it has now been verified by many reporters … Continue reading →