Monthly Archives: October 2009

Soupy Sales: No more pie in the face

Posted on 10/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Soupy Sales died yesterday. A childhood icon is no more. His greatest success came in New York with “The Soupy Sales Show” — an ostensible children’s show that had little to do with Captain Kangaroo and other kiddie fare. Sales’ … Continue reading →

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Briefs

Posted on 10/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The delegitimization of Israel continues: San Francisco idiots interrupt Ehud Olmert’s speech with repeated cries of “war criminal.” Best protester line: “I’m not against free speech, but this is not free speech.” Got it? His interruptions are free speech. Ehud … Continue reading →

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Gaza report’s author is really full of himself

Posted on 10/23/2009 by Soccerdad

Today the New York Times reports Gaza Report Author Asks U.S. to Clarify Concerns. The article is flawed for what it gets wrong and for its failure to scrutinize any of Justice Goldstone’s self-aggrandizing claims. What’s wrong with the first … Continue reading →

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Two funny bits

Posted on 10/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

First, Darth Vader plays golf. Next, if you have children who believe in Santa, do not click this link until after they’re asleep. It’s rather traumatizing for the little ‘uns, but funny as hell for the rest of us. Both … Continue reading →

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Briefly

Posted on 10/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Gold Standard Debate: Oh, to be at this debate. Richard Goldstone v. Dore Gold at Brandeis. I hope they televise it. Go get ‘im, Dore! But the Gazans are living in crushing misery: The New York Times is calling … Continue reading →

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Degrading self-defense

Posted on 10/22/2009 by Soccerdad

Twenty years ago In “Legitimizing the PLO,” the late Jeane Kirkpatrick wrote about how international law was subverted over the years by the PLO and its advocates to excuse terrorism. One of the earliest steps in this process was the … Continue reading →

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The Human Rights Watch bias against Israel

Posted on 10/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Matthew Yglesias, who was for Israel before he was against it, takes issue with David Bernstein’s citing of the founder of HRW criticizing its anti-Israel bias in the op-ed pages of the New York Times. It’s certainly news that Human … Continue reading →

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My latest letter to AP

Posted on 10/21/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Since I was so crabby from the flu yesterday, I decided to use my powers for good instead of evil. No nasty email to anyone at work. Just to the biased writers and editors at the AP. Subject: Richard Goldstone’s … Continue reading →

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The passive aggressive peace dynamic

Posted on 10/21/2009 by Soccerdad

In an odd analysis yesterday, titled Painful Mideast Truth – Force trumps Diplomacy, Ethan Bronner of the NYT wrote: Through relentless commando operations and numerous checkpoints, the Israeli Army ended suicide bombings and other terrorist acts from the West Bank; … Continue reading →

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The J-Street camouflage

Posted on 10/20/2009 by Soccerdad

When I originally posted about J-Street’s invitation to Israeli Ambassador, Michael Oren, I was against his speaking at the J-Street conference, but was open to the idea of Oren giving a talk explaining why J-Street despite its loud protests otherwise, … Continue reading →

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Briefly

Posted on 10/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas’ truce cry: We’ll dismantle Fatah. Really, I just love the Fatah-Hamas relationship. It’s so good for Israel and the world. Here’s what a Hamas “spokesman” says about disarming: “It is easier to dismantle the Palestinian Authority than it is … Continue reading →

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I am not having a pleasant flu

Posted on 10/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Tamiflu notwithstanding, this flu sucks. The last two nights I’ve had difficulty sleeping. Took hours to get to sleep, and then it was hot/cold/hot/cold/hot/cold all night long. I have my typical un-fever (96.3 when I last checked), and fever dreams … Continue reading →

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HRW founder blasts HRW

Posted on 10/20/2009 by Meryl Yourish

In an astonishing op-ed in the New York Times, the founder of Human Rights Watch resoundingly criticizes HRW’s anti-Israel bias. When I stepped aside in 1998, Human Rights Watch was active in 70 countries, most of them closed societies. Now … Continue reading →

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Richard Goldstone: Liar, liar, pants on fire

Posted on 10/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Richard Goldstone is bringing his lies to the pages of the Jerusalem Post. The man has no shame. Five weeks after the release of the Report of the Fact Finding Mission on Gaza, there has been no attempt by any … Continue reading →

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The Obama administration and the end of Israeli-Palestinian peace

Posted on 10/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

How clueless is the Obama administration? This clueless: The time has come to relaunch negotiations without preconditions to reach a final status agreement on two states: a Jewish state of Israel, and a viable, independent and contiguous Palestine that ends … Continue reading →

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Snarkly

Posted on 10/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Russians were for Goldstone before they were against it: Let’s see how this one plays out—Russia says it will not push the Goldstone report to the Hague from the Security Council. I will believe it when I see it. … Continue reading →

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Jacob Weisberg: See no liberal bias, hear no liberal bias

Posted on 10/18/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The creator of Slate’s Bushisms, the author of a book called “The Bush Tragedy,” and a lifelong liberal writer is calling Fox News “unAmerican” for having—wait for it—a conservative bias. He is also accusing Fox of forcing MSNBC and CNN … Continue reading →

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Things chicken soup doesn’t work on

Posted on 10/17/2009 by Meryl Yourish

H1N1. Lucky for me, I have Tamiflu.

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The descent of “human rights” into parody

Posted on 10/16/2009 by Soccerdad

There’s something perverse about a group of tyrants – who deny their own people the right to vote – claiming the mantle of moral legitimacy on account of achieving a majority vote. But that’s what happened today at the UN … Continue reading →

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UNHRC: Ignoring human rights abuses (unless they’re Israel’s)

Posted on 10/16/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The UN Human Rights Council voted to send the Goldstone Report to the UN Security Council for further consideration. Of course they did. The fix has been in since the biased mandate was given last year—the mandate that the news … Continue reading →

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