Monthly Archives: August 2008

The kitty palate cleanser

Posted on 08/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Because the previous post has the world’s ugliest man, here are some of the world’s cutest kitties: Hey you broke it! Moore’s picture broke my computer. Tig doesn’t care. My chair. I say, MY chair. Gracie isn’t allowing me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats | Tagged | 7 Comments

Michael Moore and proof of deity’s existence

Posted on 08/31/2008 by SnoopyTheGoon

According to this, the world-famous creator of post-documentary documentaries found a new proof of existence of deity and His/Her attention to political affairs in US of A: During an appearance Friday on MSNBC, Moore noted the coincidental timing of Gustav, … Continue reading →

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Palestinians creating a child army

Posted on 08/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Despicable. Worse than despicable. In this framework dozens of children have undergone training in the past few days by gunmen from the Salah al-Din Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees. The training included firing pistols and rifles. … Continue reading →

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What women think: Sexism is sexism

Posted on 08/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

This is the sentiment, exactly, on what many women feel about Obama not choosing Hillary for VP: “If 18 million votes is not enough, what does it take in the Democratic Party to get a woman on the ticket?” Time … Continue reading →

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Why women Dems will vote for Palin

Posted on 08/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I received an email today from a disaffected Hillary fan who plans to vote for McCain come November. I am a died-in-the-wool Democrat, but when Obama turned his ass to Hillary and called her “sweetie,” I didn’t know what to … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin’s Battlestar Galactica ties

Posted on 08/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Jonathan Last points out the Battlestar Galactica angle on the Republican slate: Watching Palin’s introduction it became immediately clear that she looks uncannily like a young Laura Roslin.* This can only bode well for Palin. But the parallels don’t stop … Continue reading →

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Movable me

Posted on 08/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Rats. Just when I finally found the issue that gets people commenting (it is apparently politics, and not Israel or even—sigh—my enthralling cat and life posts), I have to do things like, gee, move. I’m off for the entire next … Continue reading →

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Women and Sarah Palin

Posted on 08/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

A word to the men who read this blog: While I don’t claim to speak for all women, I can claim to give you a woman’s point of view on what John McCain choosing Sarah Palin for his vice presidential … Continue reading →

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Israel to Europe: Shame about those Iranian investments

Posted on 08/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Israel has evidently decided that she is alone on the world stage. Actually, she’s always known it, but not it’s been codified: Israel will not agree to allow Iran to achieve nuclear weapons and if the grains start running out … Continue reading →

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IT’S PALIN!!!

Posted on 08/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Fox News confirms that John McCain has chosen Alaska Governon Sarah Palin for his vice presidential pick. This is the BEST pick possible. It shows that the Republicans are just as progressive as the Dems this time around, and I’m … Continue reading →

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Micheline Calmy-Rey and Osama Bin Laden

Posted on 08/29/2008 by SnoopyTheGoon

“Swiss FM would talk to bin Laden“, the headline says. But don’t get your knickers twisted, there is a purpose to this: Switzerland’s foreign minister told top diplomats on Monday she favours direct talks with Osama Bin Laden to tackle … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Harry’s Place is back

Posted on 08/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The good guys win one for a change, and the woman who brought HP down has been banned from the UCU mailing list on which she linked to an article on convicted felon David Duke’s website. Time for one of … Continue reading →

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It’s a cat house!

Posted on 08/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

One of my readers forwarded me information on The Cat House, a no-kill shelter in California. So all my west coast readers can check it out and if you’re up for adopting a new kitty, well, look at these faces. … Continue reading →

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Phun with Phones

Posted on 08/28/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Verizon sucks. Several months ago, I started having troubles with my phone line after a heavy rain. Verizon took a week to fix it the first time. I had no phone service for a week except for my cell. It … Continue reading →

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Rites of passage, changing with the times

Posted on 08/28/2008 by Meryl Yourish

When I was their age, my relatives gave us pen sets. Nowadays, children get their first email accounts. Sarah and Larry’s two oldest children have their first email accounts. Being a dutiful aunt, I sent them emails at Larry’s request. … Continue reading →

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But don’t call it anti-Semitism

Posted on 08/28/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, so the Arab/Muslim conflict isn’t with Jews. It’s with Israel. Their proponents tell us so all the time, as do the media. So perhaps someone can explain to me how this relates to anti-Zionism: Agents of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard … Continue reading →

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Law vs. Lives

Posted on 08/28/2008 by Soccerdad

In a recent article, Isabel Kershner of the New York Times wrote the following about Israel’s security fence: Israel started building the barrier in 2002 with the intent of preventing Palestinian suicide bombers from reaching Israeli cities. Consisting mostly of … Continue reading →

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Boycott Israel, and let people suffer for it

Posted on 08/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

An Israeli drug companing has developed a drug that not only alleviates symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, but it slows the progression of the disease. But by all means, boycott Israeli academics, and don’t let Israeli scientists come to international conferences. … Continue reading →

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Durban II: Heading right down the same anti-Semitic path

Posted on 08/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

UN Watch has another report on the upcoming UN anti-Israel and Democracy Conference The World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. It seems that not only is Durban II going after Israel, but it’s really going to … Continue reading →

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Jenna Delich took Harry’s Place down or coalition of the muzzled burns their strawman

Posted on 08/27/2008 by SnoopyTheGoon

“The law is an ass”, they say, and there is a good measure of truth in it. The (temporary, I hope) demise of Harry’s Place (HP) blog has shown again how easy it is in Britain to suppress any kind … Continue reading →

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