Monthly Archives: December 2010

A note to my commenters

Some of you may have noticed that your comments have disappeared. That is because I will not have the kinds of comments that are accepted on many sites. No disparagement of Arabs, Muslims, or Palestinians for being Arabs, Muslims, or … Continue reading

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Jew hatred: It’s the Grand Unified Theory in action

Lest the idiots in the comments over at Think Progress think that only Republicans are anti-Semites, I remind them of Congressman Jim Moron [sic], who famously blamed the Jews for the Iraq war. At a March 3 antiwar forum in … Continue reading

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Tom Paine vs. the BDS wussies

You don’t mess around with Tom. His story follows: Pugnacious self-defence is very much the theme of this season, but you don’t have to time-travel back to the Selucid period to find yourself in a fight. In what I think … Continue reading

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Your Tuesday morning briefs

Some good old-fashioned right-wing anti-Semitism: Just a blast from the past for those of us who remember the anti-Semitism of the right. The Texas legislature has the kind I remember from my childhood: “Religious” Christians who want to make sure … Continue reading

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Israel sharks are eating Egyptian tourists

It’s unbelievable, what those wily Zionists can do: Now, we can command sharks to eat up foreign tourists in the Red Sea (but only off the Egyptian coast, not Israel), just so we can ruin Egypt’s tourism industry. Speaking on … Continue reading

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Sixth light: Top 40 video

This one is the best yet. NCSY Chanukah Musical Remix 2010 (Music by Six13)—they take three big hits and rework them to Chanukah. There are lots of women in this video, as well as children, people of color, and even … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Zionists are more awesome than anyone knew: Iranians are in another tizzy over another Star of David, this one on the roof of Iran Air, seen on Google Maps. It’s supposedly 30 years old, and may be a prank by … Continue reading

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Fifth light

A couple of swingin’ Chanukah songs, courtesy of reader Michael J.: And Ladino! Virtual Menorah: Fifth light

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Time out for a religious controversy

Here is where I put up a post that causes a wildfire of its own in the comments section. Shas’ spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef implied on Saturday night that the fire raging on Mount Carmel in northern Israel was … Continue reading

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Fourth light

Are you ready for the Chipmunk Hanukkah song? Yes, I had it a couple of years ago, but that was then. Virtual Menorah: Fourth light

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Saturday things

Thing 1: The fire in Israel is easing up. Thank goodness. It’s not under control yet, but it’s likely to be there soon. Thing 2: Is it really a flash mob if it’s obviously a well-trained choir meeting at a … Continue reading

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Third light

This one’s thanks to Sarah. And: Virtual Menorah.

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Wikileaks and Erdogan as Mini-Me

Our thoughts today continue to be with the people of Israel dealing with the horrific fire in the Carmel Forest. I saw this morning that PM Netanyahu and PM Erdogan of Turkey spoke this morning for the first time. Netanyahu … Continue reading

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Another Master of Juvenile Scorn

I think I already bestowed this title on Jeffrey Goldberg, but I’m going to point out again how he is, indeed, a Master of Juvenile Scorn on the same level as yours truly (and that is a rare, rare, rare … Continue reading

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Friday fire briefs

Pray for rain: Jameel is live-blogging the fire again. Tragedy trumps posturing? Netanyahu and Erdogan talk. If only Erdogan keeps this attitude after the disaster is over, because NFW is Israel going to apologize to Turkey. Just how old is … Continue reading

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