Monthly Archives: November 2009

The president who fell to earth

Posted on 11/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The last week seems to have been a week that the articles critical of Barack Obama have really gained a foothold. On top of the blistering (and truly funny) skit about Obama’s trip to China, we have editorials in such … Continue reading →

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The deflated New York Times hopes for Obama

Posted on 11/30/2009 by Soccerdad

It’s not just the Arab/Muslim world that’s disappointed with President Obama, the New York Times is too. The Times has come to the belated acknowledgment – the Washington Post noticed this back in July – that the administration hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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Arab boycott: It’s working for Israel

Posted on 11/29/2009 by Meryl Yourish

You simply cannot read this article without laughing. The Arab boycott has actually protected most Israelis from losing any money over Dubai’s credit implosion. Thanks to the Arab boycott of Israel, which partially included Dubai, few Israelis have been exposed … Continue reading →

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World’s stupidest programming award to ABC

Posted on 11/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s recap a few things before moving on with this post. Lost, one of the hottest new shows of the season the year it debuted, and a still fairly popular show in its second season, began to lose its audience … Continue reading →

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Why, yes, it’s a holiday weekend.

Posted on 11/28/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Why do you ask?

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Black Friday Snark News Briefs

Posted on 11/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

And Nero fiddled while Rome burned: This is just funny. The Dorktator’s senior advisor (what the hell is a “senior advisor” anyway? Is that like “the guy I inherited from Dad that I can’t fire because he has too many … Continue reading →

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Lebanon’s descent

Posted on 11/27/2009 by Soccerdad

In Lebanon, the raidicals keep on strengthening their positions. Peter Berkowitz writes (via memeorandum): Six days later, on March 14, a Sunni, Christian, and Druze crowd of more than 1 million–a quarter of Lebanon’s population–shook their nation by gathering in … Continue reading →

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… and creating a nuisance

Posted on 11/26/2009 by Soccerdad

Investment scandal damages Hezbollah And now, his life’s fortune is gone, too, lost along with the money of thousands of other Lebanese who put their faith in a billionaire financier with close ties to Hezbollah. The investment scheme, which is … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on 11/26/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’m done posting for the day, so I give you a post of cats and dogs, old and new. This was one of my favorite shots of Tig. Gorgeous Gracie. Another favorite shot of Tig. Fluffy white kitty belly! Boy … Continue reading →

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To be overlooked in the next Lebanon war

Posted on 11/26/2009 by Meryl Yourish

When Hizbullah attacks Israel, and Israel retaliates by bombing strategic points in the whole of Lebanon, and the world reaction is shock and disgust that Israel attacked the state of Lebanon instead of “just” Hizbullah, kindly refer back to this … Continue reading →

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How to have an Israeli champion and not play Hatikvah

Posted on 11/26/2009 by Soccerdad

First get an Israeli champion. Then when they ask you to play Hatikvah, say, “I fo-o-o-rgot.” It has happened twice recently. In Turkey: Of especial interest is the Girls Under 14 group. On the one hand it was won by … Continue reading →

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Pre-Thanksgiving open thread

Posted on 11/25/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So not in the mood to write the usual stuff here. So, tell me what you’re thankful for, or tell me an elephant joke (or some other joke) in the comments. It’s the start of a glorious four-day weekend, and … Continue reading →

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A pillar of moderation

Posted on 11/25/2009 by Soccerdad

Yesterday, writing about the speculation surrounding a possible prisoner release to gain the freedom of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, Backspin quoted, Dan Meridor: “Those who don’t know can talk,” Dan Meridor, Israel’s intelligence minister, said Monday on state radio. “Those … Continue reading →

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When smuggling arms is political

Posted on 11/25/2009 by Soccerdad

There’s an interesting tidbit in a report of the indictment of Lebanese men for smuggling arms to Hezbollah. Harb, Moussa Ali Hamdan of Brooklyn and Hasan Antar Karaki of Beirut were also charged with seeking to funnel to Hezbollah counterfeit … Continue reading →

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An early holiday treat

Posted on 11/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Via Allahpundit.

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The ransom of gilad schalit

Posted on 11/24/2009 by Soccerdad

In an article about the negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the deal to release Gild Schalit, Ethan Bronner of the New York Times quotes a former Israeli official. Yaakov Perry, former head of the Shin Bet internal security agency, … Continue reading →

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The Iranian web: Mullahs ascendant

Posted on 11/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Iran’s president is on a South American tour, hoping to expand Iranian influence. Ahmadinejad’s good relations with Venezuela’s openly anti-American regime are well-known. As well as President Hugo Chavez, the Iranian leader has already nurtured relations with Nicaragua’s President Daniel … Continue reading →

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Monday SNB

Posted on 11/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Dershowitz turns up the volume on Goldstone: Alan Dershowitz is calling Goldstone a liar and demanding that he show the data on which he based his accusations that the IDF deliberately targeted civilians. I predict that His Narcissist will ignore … Continue reading →

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Passive aggressive Abbas

Posted on 11/23/2009 by Soccerdad

In a perfectly bewildering column Jim Hoagland blames President Obama and Judge Goldstone for undermining Mahmoud Abbas. In It’s up to Netanyahu he writes: No one could accuse President Obama or Judge Richard Goldstone of South Africa of harboring ill … Continue reading →

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The French think that Jerry Lewis is a genius

Posted on 11/22/2009 by Soccerdad

Yossi Beilin the head of a party Israel that couldn’t garner more than three seats in Knesset, is nonetheless loved in France. He just received the French Legion of Honour. So a failure in his own country, Beilin can now … Continue reading →

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