Monthly Archives: February 2011

Moammar Gadhafi and his potential heirs

Posted on 02/28/2011 by SnoopyTheGoon

By now there is an almost worldwide consensus about the need to get rid of the dictator, a consensus bucked only by a few odious characters like Hugo the Comical Chavez, Fidel the Beard Castro and, not so strangely, Nicaraguan … Continue reading →

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Oscar thoughts

Posted on 02/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

How do you give the awards for sound editing and mixing to Inception, but not the best score? Toy Story3 ? Seriously? Toy Story 3? No comparison to the Inception soundtrack. Well, at least they gave the right film best … Continue reading →

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Still getting the hang of the new theme

Posted on 02/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Widgets thing isn’t working exactly the way it’s supposed to, or I’m not understanding it. My entire blogroll is only showing up on the secondary pages, not the main page. For some reason, most of the things I’m adding … Continue reading →

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Sunday briefs

Posted on 02/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

When they said “restart button,” did they mean the Soviets arming Israel’s enemies? Because that’s what’s happening. Russia is sending ship-killing cruise missiles to Syria. Gee. Wonder where they’re going to end up? [cough] Lebanon! [cough] The Obama Doctrine defined: … Continue reading →

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Updating

Posted on 02/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, I finally updated the site. There should be a new theme coming along soon as well. As always, Jay was my go-to guy to help make things happen. We’ve been friends since the beginning of my blogging days, which … Continue reading →

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The fun part of owning cats

Posted on 02/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You know what’s worse than hearing a cat hack up a hairball in the middle of the night (when you just can’t get out of bed to clean up a mess because it’s three a.m. and you’re freaking exhausted)? Not … Continue reading →

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Friday news roundups

Posted on 02/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The first domino is down: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker wins the first stage of the vote to strip public-sector unions of the ability to negotiate benefits. I think it should have covered everything. Public-sector employees should not be allowed to … Continue reading →

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Wheels within wheels within wheels

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

If true, this is a major step forward by the Palestinians: Palestinian sources told the London-based al-Hayat Thursday that a plan by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to create a unity government with both rival Palestinian factions had already been approved … Continue reading →

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In which I teach the AP how to write an unbiased article on Israel

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Once—just once—I’d like to see an article on Israel that contains no bias whatsoever. This one was pretty darned good. Look at this, it’s part of the lead, and it actually presents the story fairly. It points out that it … Continue reading →

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Oops

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I forgot to open registration for those of you who want to comment but didn’t already have an account. It’s open now.

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Compare and contrast: Protests there and here

Posted on 02/24/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This is courage: In Zawiya, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, an army unit attacked the city’ Souq Mosque, where regime opponents had been camped for days in a protest calling for Gadhafi’s ouster, a witness said. The soldiers … Continue reading →

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Evil Israelis letting Palestinians flee Libya to the PA

Posted on 02/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Those evil, evil Israelis. They’re just rotten scum who are trying to destroy all the Palestinians, one way or another. The proof? Israel will allow 300 Palestinians living in Libya whose lives are endangered into the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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Oil Shale Economics

Posted on 02/23/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

Thomas Friedman wrote today about the need for the United States to reduce our need for foreign oil, proposing a phased $1 tax on gasoline to help wean us from it. This would certainly reduce consumption, but it would not … Continue reading →

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Wednesday brief briefs

Posted on 02/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The Mahdi is coming! The Mahdi is coming! Ahmadinejad is soooo excited about all the turmoil in the Middle East (except, of course, for his own backyard). He’s predicting that it will reach America. Not hardly, moron. What I find … Continue reading →

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This week’s SNN

Posted on 02/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

This week’s SNN is up. We’re putting out the podcast about twice a month, and I do have a segment this time around. Give it a listen.

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Yes, it’s all Israel’s fault

Posted on 02/22/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Libyan troops are massacring protesters. Bodies are lying in the streets. The arms that Ghaddafy is using to murder his countrymen? Supplied by Britain and Italy. Hezbollah is now deeply intertwined with the Mexican drug cartels, teaching them advanced bomb-making … Continue reading →

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Holiday weekend things

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Thing 1: There was a fair amount of G. family crossover with Y. family (that would be me) this weekend. Let’s see, Sarah came over for Little Big Planet 2 time, um, twice last week. Then we went shopping on … Continue reading →

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Muslim ERA Watch: Muslim Brotherhood edition

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Long-time reader DG wrote the following: There’s a really cute story in the Washington Post: Egypt women stand for equality in the square Though the reporter was reporting from the demonstration on Friday, there was no mention of Sheikh Qaradawi’s … Continue reading →

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The WaPo chastises Abbas

Posted on 02/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I missed this on Friday: Abbas proves he prefers posturing to a peace process PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas claims to be interested in negotiating a two-state peace settlement with Israel. For two years he has enjoyed the support of a … Continue reading →

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Comment spammers, again

Posted on 02/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I logged in to find several dozen spam comments today. I’ve noticed a trend of more and more spam comments (and if yours have gone into the memory hole, I apologize—I’m just deleting spam without looking these days). As a … Continue reading →

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