Comments on: How do I slant thee? Let me count the ways

By: segacs

segacs — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:58:42 +0000

Thank you, Meryl, for writing the post I wanted to and didn’t have time to write.

When I read that article, I first assumed it was an editorial, and went looking for the byline to see who the idiot-of-the-day was. When I realised it was actually supposed to be news and not opinion, I was flabbergasted. Journalistic standards at AP continue to fall.

By: John M.

John M. — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:50:25 +0000

"Israelisâ€ self image as a besieged nation surrounded by enemies" "Self image"?? How about "Actual predicament"!

By: Imshin

Imshin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:44:28 +0000

Funny you should mention that, Meryl. Just the other day I was talking to my teenage daughters about how it used to be when they were small. I asked them if they remembered. Eldest said she remembers malls being scary places and that no one ever got on buses. As you can imagine, these days they both more or less live in the mall and buses are their main mode of transport.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:26:20 +0000

If Netanyahu wins the trope will be that “we love Israel and support it, but we’re just against those hard-line Likudniks.” The “Likudnik” idea continued even after Likud wasn’t in the government.

I like that remark of Israel’s “self-image as a besieged nation.” I have a self-image as someone who wears size 10 1/2 shoes and glasses. And you know, my self-image happens to correspond to reality, in that I do wear 10 1/2 shoes and eyeglasses. Same for Israel.