Monthly Archives: October 2008

Republican celebrities

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Okay. CBS has a slideshow that makes you go, “NFW!” when you get to this guy. I was right! Darth Vader is a Republican. Oh, and so’s Buffy. And The Rock. And Corporal Klinger. And Mama Partridge. And Adam Sandler. … Continue reading →

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Democrats for McCain

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Via Jim Treacher, word not to give up quite yet. (Also from my friend Lynn, who talked me into calling my local McCain HQ and volunteering some time.) From some still-angry Hillary voters, we have the reasons why Obama isn’t … Continue reading →

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The rise and fall of oil prices

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

OPEC cut production last week. Oil prices fell. Banks cut interest rates last week. Oil prices rose. Oil climbed more than $4 a barrel on Oct. 29, the biggest gain in a month, after the U.S. and China, the two … Continue reading →

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Halloween kitty

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Tig’s pumpkin orange, on orange paper, on the black background of my leather sofa—and yowling. He couldn’t get much more Halloween kitty without being frightened, and, well, I wouldn’t do that just to get a picture.

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One less Hamas terrorist, one more ship of fools

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

A “work accident” killed a Hamas terrorist—sorry, “policeman”—in Gaza yesterday. But read the article with me and watch the mysteries unfold. A Hamas policeman was killed and several Palestinians were wounded Thursday night when an explosive device went off in … Continue reading →

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Running interference for Rashid

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Soccerdad

The Washington Post which has devoted an editorial to debunking Jim Corsi but never one to dispel scurrilous attacks against the Republican ticket has now come off the sidelines to weigh in on the Rashid Khalidi controversy in An ‘Idiot … Continue reading →

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Israel stands by America

Posted on 10/31/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The UN General Assembly, that most anti-Israel and anti-American of bodies this side of the OIC (oh, wait—the OIC is part of the UN), put forward the now-annual resolution to end the US embargo on Cuba, passed the resolution 185-3, … Continue reading →

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Yet another kassam lands

Posted on 10/30/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Another kassam rocket breaks the “truce.” I’ve lost track of how many times the “truce” has been broken. The ceasefire between Israel and the armed Palestinian groups in Gaza was breached Thursday when a Qassam fired from the Hamas-controlled enclave … Continue reading →

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Bazaar advice

Posted on 10/30/2008 by Soccerdad

In his column yesterday, Thomas Friedman wrote: Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, compares it to bargaining for a Persian carpet in Tehran. “When you go inside the carpet shop, the first thing you … Continue reading →

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Damn. Crude oil’s recovering

Posted on 10/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

It’s near $70/bbl now. Oh, well. Gas is under $2 a gallon in Richmond. I’ll have to go somewhere tomorrow so I can fill up one last time under $2 per.

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Two questions for Charles Gibson on his interview with Obama

Posted on 10/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

1.) Where are the glasses and the frown? 2.) Where are the hardball questions? Let’s face it. Charles Gibson did not do his job tonight. He had the first interview with Obama in over a month, and the toughest question … Continue reading →

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Saudi ERA watch

Posted on 10/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Saudi Arabia is breaking ground for the world’s largest women’s college. Here’s the funniest part of the article: The declared aim of the Women’s University is to promote women’s education in the kingdom, improve the situation of Saudi women and … Continue reading →

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Buh-bye, Beilin

Posted on 10/29/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Yossi Beilin is removing himself from politics, about 20 years too late. Former Meretz head and a prominent leader of the left-wing camp, Knesset Member Yossi Beilin, announced that he will not be seeking a spot on his party’s Knesset … Continue reading →

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The doctor’s unpleasant medicine

Posted on 10/29/2008 by Soccerdad

Helena Cobban is shocked: Since when is it okay for a state (or an individual) to set out to kill a person based solely on accusations against him that have never been publicized and have never been tested against even … Continue reading →

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A story to make you smile

Posted on 10/28/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Go read it. H/T: Stretch (my shooting teacher).

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Israel’s strategic environment

Posted on 10/28/2008 by Soccerdad

Gen. Amos Gilad gives an overview of Israel’s strategic environment. Currently, Israel is living in a relatively good strategic environment. We are not facing imminent war and have not faced a hostile coalition since the 1970s. We seem to have … Continue reading →

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The campaign and israel: take 3029

Posted on 10/28/2008 by Soccerdad

Last week Gallup released a poll showing that American Jews support Sen. Obama by a margin of 74 to 22. But if you look at the breakdown at the end, the October results were recorded over a shorter period of … Continue reading →

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Dean Barnett, cystic fibrosis, and me

Posted on 10/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Dean Barnett died today, at the too-young age of 41. He died of complications from cystic fibrosis, a disease he’d been fighting his entire life. The world is a poorer place without him. But the thing about CF is that … Continue reading →

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Falling oil prices: Adios, Chavez’s grand plans

Posted on 10/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Looks like the falling price of oil is getting better and better results. The same tumbling oil prices that led OPEC to slash output last week threaten to send Venezuela’s economy into a tailspin, and put an end to President … Continue reading →

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Signs of separation

Posted on 10/27/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Israel will be weaning the Palestinians off the Israeli power grid. A Jordanian official said Monday that the Palestinian Authority will join a regional power grid that so far links Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya and Turkey. Israel is … Continue reading →

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