Monthly Archives: January 2011

Because we can all use some good news

Posted on 01/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

NY cop rescues 11-year-old girl who fell through the ice. “I could see just her head sticking out of the water,” DeMatteo said, according to the New York Post. “I was nervous that we’d both go in, but I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Wednesday news roundups

Posted on 01/19/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You know, I’m almost with Iran on this one: I hate Valentine’s Day. I hate all Hallmark holidays. But I’m not willing to make it illegal, and the Iranians are. It’s that famous Muslim tolerance of other religions! Woot! (Although, … Continue reading →

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Your Tuesday briefs

Posted on 01/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

“Spontaneous” pro-Hizbollah demos popping up in Lebanon: Love the report of “hand-held radios” being spotted. Read: Walkie-talkies with which to receive their instructions. Associated Press reporters saw at least four gatherings of up to 30 people each, dressed in black … Continue reading →

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AP now letting Hezbollah set the boilerplate

Posted on 01/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? The AP is so desperate for “balance” that they’re now quoting the paranoid accusations of a terrorist group as boilerplate “balance”? Because here’s what the AP wrote about the indictment filed against Hezbollah by the UN commission: The court … Continue reading →

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It’s true: Dictators hate being mocked

Posted on 01/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Hugo Chavez forced a Colombian soap opera off the air in Venezuela because it mocked him and his country. I think he’s right about the mocking part, anyway. A Venezuelan television station has stopped airing a Colombian soap opera after … Continue reading →

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Briefs

Posted on 01/17/2011 by Meryl Yourish

But it’s anti-Zionism, and don’t you forget it: Synagogues and a Jewish school vandalized in Canada, yawn, yawn, yawn. Swastikas? Why, they’re just welcoming the Jews to Canada, 1930s-style. Talk about your climate of hate, perhaps America’s left should take … Continue reading →

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Lieberman: the new Caroline’s idol?

Posted on 01/17/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

It is not a secret that Caroline Glick’s infatuation (politically-wise only, of course) with Bibi has been replaced lately by a markedly cooler attitude. Her latest JP column Exposing the puppetmasters shows that her heart is captured by another hero. I avoid … Continue reading →

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Stuxnet: Made in USA & Israel

Posted on 01/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Times has an in-depth article on the origins of Stuxnet. It appears to be one more thing the world will be able to thank George W. Bush for: By the accounts of a number of computer scientists, nuclear enrichment … Continue reading →

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Caturday again

Posted on 01/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Fluffy kitty posts are called for.              

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And now a word

Posted on 01/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was originally published on March 9, 2002. Shortly before that, I was discussing how awesome it was to get several hundred visits a day. Adil Farooq and Glenn Reynolds (Adil first, then Glenn) were responsible for getting me … Continue reading →

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My first Blogathon

Posted on 01/15/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In the summer of 2002, I had just moved to Richmond, VA, and was talked into taking part in the Blogathon, a 24-hour blog-posting marathon designed to raise money for the charity of your choice. This was my 10:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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A question for the relativists

Posted on 01/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was first published on April 2, 2002. It occurs to me that I need one simple question answered, and only one. Let’s for the moment drop all of my arguments about the Palestinian suicide bombings, the refugee problems; … Continue reading →

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What I’m reading

Posted on 01/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Thing 1: Yaacov Lozowick illustrates and explains the Shepherd’s Hotel (a.k.a. the dead Nazi’s former home). (Daily Alert linked him, good job, Yaacov!) Thing 2: This is a very interesting look at the Arab mindset, buried inside a New York … Continue reading →

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Finally Friday briefs

Posted on 01/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The awesome awesomeness of the ability of Israel to cause everything: You know, we Jews are so wily, so powerful, so all-encompassing, that we can cause neighboring state governments to fall. An Iranian minister said so. (With help from the … Continue reading →

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Arafat phone transcripts revealed!

Posted on 01/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This was first posted on March 30, 2002, during the seige of Arafat’s headquarters in Ramallah. Eat your heart out, Drudge. Glenn, ya snooze, ya lose. Yourish.com has obtained the actual transcripts of Yasser Arafat’s phone calls to world leaders … Continue reading →

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What the AP doesn’t tell you, part 2

Posted on 01/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP quotes every anti-Israel quote it can find from Turkey’s Prime Minister’s interview with Al Jazeera. But it left out this one: Hamas “is not a terrorist movement.” It gets better. During an interview, the Turkish leader said Hamas … Continue reading →

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The incivility of the right left

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Remember this? It’s from an entire website that was developed solely to apologize to the world for re-electing George W. Bush. Say, that right-wing incivility that the pundits are all decrying? Backatcha, pals. In this one, “get the bastards” is … Continue reading →

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Yes, I am a Jew, Part 2

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This post was originally posted on March 10, 2002. (It’s the post that started my schism with my left-leaning blog circle of that time.) About a week and a half ago, I found a brief mention of my first essay … Continue reading →

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What I’m reading

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Thing 1: The latest Charles Krauthammer column has a laugh-out-loud final paragraph. Best. Krugman. Putdown. Ever. Mr. Krauthammer, welcome to the world as a Master of Juvenile Scorn™ Thing 2: Yeah, that “Tiger Mother” essay really bothered me, too. Katie … Continue reading →

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The what day is today? briefs

Posted on 01/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

No time left for Time: Abe Greenwald reads that drek, so I don’t have to. The magazine that gave us “Menachem Begin (rhymes with Fagin) is bashing Israel again. Say, it’s a weekly magazine, isn’t it? And this is a … Continue reading →

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