Monthly Archives: August 2007

CNN’s Jewish prejudice?

Posted on 08/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Funny. Christiane Amanpour’s moral equivalence-fest, the so-called “God’s Warriors” shows, were repeated both nights this weekend. And both times, the show that’s on first is “God’s Jewish Warriors.” It’s on at 9 p.m. Since it’s a two-hour show, next up, … Continue reading →

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Haveil Havalim

Posted on 08/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Our weekly Carnival of the Jews is up, over at Soccer Dad’s.

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Serendipity

Posted on 08/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Got home after a long day out, and went searching for Gracie, who was in her new hidey-spot: The corner of the spare room, between two bookcases, where it’s very difficult for Tig to bully her. And because I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Music, Television | 3 Comments

That professional mainstream media

Posted on 08/26/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Aren’t you glad these guys are our news gatekeepers? Because they come up with headlines like this: Icky Algae Worries New England Fishermen STOCKBRIDGE, Vt. — It looks like a clump of soiled sheep’s wool, a cottony green or white … Continue reading →

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Crazy cats

Posted on 08/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I guess life is back to normal for my cats. Gracie is once again licking herself bare on the bottom part of her belly, where I was (sigh) so pleased to see the fur grow back after her operations. And … Continue reading →

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One more media bias post

Posted on 08/25/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The AP picked up on the Palestinian “civilians” killed by Israel today (go read this post and you’ll get the snark to the scare quotes), and of course, focused on the 11-year-old boy who was caught in the crossfire. They … Continue reading →

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Friday night hilarious

Posted on 08/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

That mainstream media we keep hearing about, the responsible ones with layers of editors and fact-checkers to make sure things don’t go wrong? Well, MSNBC was suckered by a news parody site. Twice. In the latest one, they thought they … Continue reading →

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Four more “civilians” killed by IDF

Posted on 08/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Three more terrorist-slash-”civilians” were killed by the IDF today, as well as a boy who got caught in the crossfire when the IDF tried to arrest a relative of his and were fired on. Four Palestinians were killed Friday by … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, palestinian politics | 1 Comment

The UN and EU: All set for Durban II

Posted on 08/24/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The UN World Conference on Racism, held in Durban, South Africa, just prior to 9/11, went down in the annals of UN as one of the most infamous, hideously anti-Israel events, even by UN standards. Israel and the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, World | 5 Comments

Fifty things about me, part 5

Posted on 08/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Part one. Part two. Part three. Part four. Part six. 33. I like Jackie Chan movies. And some Jet Li movies, too. In fact, when I come across them late at night while channel-surfing, I have been known to actually … Continue reading →

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It’s terrorist season

Posted on 08/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The JPost has an anaylsis of why we’ve seen so many successful attacks on terrorists in Gaza lately. Here’s a hint: Having an actual military man directing military operations seems to be a bit help. The recent escalation stems from … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Israel | 7 Comments

The Michael Vick t-shirt contest

Posted on 08/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, I’ve figured out what I think I would like to get printed up if I decide to go to the courthouse and tell Michael Vick how much I think he sucks: “Give Michael Vick the same justice he gave … Continue reading →

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Mahmoud Abbas, moderate, peacemaker, and LIAR

Posted on 08/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The so-called moderate, Mahmoud Abbas, with whom the Israelis are supposed to be moving forward towards final-status issues, issued a statement about the number of terrorists killed by the IDF yesterday: A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, palestinian politics | 3 Comments

Levels within levels to this story

Posted on 08/23/2007 by Meryl Yourish

One one level, it’s black humor: A crematorium was set on fire. (You mean a crematorium can be burned? Who knew?) On other levels, this is a story that just feels—wrong. A fire broke out Wednesday evening at a crematorium … Continue reading →

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Attention, finance geeks

Posted on 08/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, now I’m starting to worry. Two subprime mortage lenders closed shop in the last week. Word is that it’s going to be harder to get a mortgage. And this is occurring just about the time I am finally going … Continue reading →

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Really evil thought about Hurricane Dean

Posted on 08/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

President Bush offered Mexico help to Mexican areas devastated by Hurricane Dean. I suggest that there are huge numbers of Mexicans with the knowledge and skills needed to rebuild stricken areas. Just send ‘em some of the illegals in the … Continue reading →

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Shire Network News 100th episode!

Posted on 08/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

This week we present our 100th episode of Shire Network News. To celebrate the occasion, Tom Paine, Brian of London, and I got together over the Internet (because we are all internet geeks) and talked about SNN, our participation, and … Continue reading →

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The Moebius Man

Posted on 08/22/2007 by SnoopyTheGoon

I was hesitating for a while about the title for this post. How do you call a person who sees only one side of a multi-dimensional problem? One-trick pony? One-sided coin? Obsessed? Then I recalled what was shown to me … Continue reading →

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The narrative changes

Posted on 08/22/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Funny how over the last few days, the IDF scored more than a few hits on terrorists, and the media mostly ignored it—because the terrorists were effectively caught red-handed launching rockets at Israeli towns. There was no “poor, poor, pitiful … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias | 2 Comments

It isn’t raining rain you know, it’s raining rockets

Posted on 08/21/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Rockets continue to fall in Sderot. And the world media continues to ignore this fact. Ynet: Palestinians in north Gaza fired two Qassams toward Israel on Tuesday. One rocket struck a vacant Na’amat daycare center in the western Negev city … Continue reading →

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