Two Bedouin would-be thugs found out the hard way that Israeli pilots are prepared for combat.

Around 8:30 am, while the pilot was traveling to the Nevatim army base near the town of Arad, two cars driven by two Bedouins approached the pilot’s car. One Bedouin drove passed the pilot at high speed and then stopped abruptly. Later, the two Bedouins attempted to force the pilot’s car to the side of the road. During this entire incident, the pilot was signaling to the other drivers that they were behaving dangerously and that he would not take part in this game.

At one point the Bedouins managed to forced the pilot to stop the car at the side of the road. They subsequently approached his car with bats.

When the pilot got out of his car, one of the Bedouins attempted to slap him. Unfortunately for the attackers, it turned out that the pilot is not only proficient in flying aircraft, but also in hand-to-hand combat. After a short struggle, both Bedouins were on the ground, moaning in pain.

The moral of the story: Don’t mess with Israeli pilots. Especially ones proficient in Krav Maga.

This is why actors should stick to writing scripts.

I keep trying to figure out why Obama — who I so admire, seems to underwhelm in these debates. All I can come up with is that while everyone else aims up for these events — they aim to score, to excite, to appeal — Obama, who is so brilliant, has such understanding of the issues at play, such insight in how to re-shape where we are and how to proceed where we need to go… it seems like all his energy is spent pushing down: containing his thoughts. Suppressing the 20 sub-thoughts that follow each main thought. Speaking in measured tones lest he be perceived elitist or too academic. Keeping in check his healthy sense of the absurd — like when he kept trying to get a word in with McCain plowing away - - actually saying , “John…? Uh John…? Like a guy who’s lost the connection then just smiles and hangs up without re-dialing.

Really. The fact that he can put this on Huffington Post and not feel the least bit embarrassed just boggles my mind.

Jim Treacher pointed it out to me.

In fact, Jim Treacher has been posting quite a lot of funny things about the election. You should read them.