Category Archives: Juvenile Scorn

Stupid marketing ploy of the week

It boggles the mind that someone in marketing thought this up, got it approved, and then ordered who knows how many of them. Today, a sticker on a banana that I bought declared, “Peel me! I’m a low-fat food!” Yes. … Continue reading

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Roger Cohen: Dumb, stupid, or all three?

My brother used to have a very snarky question as a teenager: Are you dumb, stupid, or all three? I find that it still has its uses, especially when discussing the New York Times’ anti-Israel golden boy’s latest column. First … Continue reading

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You look like a monkey…

Egypt’s war of words with Hassan Nasrallah is escalating, and the laughs just keep on coming. An Egyptian state-controlled newspaper escalated Egypt’s dispute with Hizbullah on Sunday by calling its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, a “Monkey sheikh.” The state-owned al-Gomhouria newspaper … Continue reading

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SILENCE!

The title and subject of this post are due to Stretch, my shooting teacher. A would-be suicide bomber has accidentally blown himself up, killing six other militants as he was bidding them farewell to leave for his intended target, the … Continue reading

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Banality of a weasel

I suppose I should be generous to Roger Cohen. According to Roger Simon, Cohen flew out to LA on his own initiative – and dime – in order to defend his defense of the Iranian regime. But Simon writes that … Continue reading

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Great moments in bureacracy

David C. put me on to this extremely funny report of what happens when a bureacrat with no scientific background (and apparently no scientific knowledge whatsoever) is the person who gets to approve the safety features of your highly scientific … Continue reading

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Deconstructing Stephen Walt

Stephen Walt, co-author of the odious Israel Lobby, the man that sees Jewish conspiracies under every stone, does not disappoint with his reaction to the Chas Freeman flameout. But by doing so, he has tipped his hand as an expert … Continue reading

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Nattering Jewish Democratic cynics

In recent weeks the Obama administration has undertaken a number of initiatives that are damaging to Israel. The administration decided to engage the planners of the “Durban II” conference, it pledged nearly $1 billion to rebuild Gaza and apparently has … Continue reading

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Changes in Middle East present new challenges for American reporters

The Washington Post reports, Tough Options For Clinton on Trip to Mideast, with a sub-head of “Analysts Urge Radical New Approach To Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process” What are those “tough options?” Any new peace effort would be complicated by other factors, … Continue reading

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Froomkin on Freeman

Dan Froomkin a propagandist for the Washington Post, did a profile of Chas Freeman three years ago for the Niemann Foundation. The blurb for the profile reads: Chas Freeman is a Washington insider with a twist. A former ambassador to … Continue reading

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Oscar’s lowest moments

If you think tonight’s show was bad, never forget this one: Yes, that’s Rob Lowe, singing to Snow White. And if you think that was bad, then you’ve forgotten what happened a mere two years ago: I watched almost none … Continue reading

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Iraqis want Israel to pay “reparations” for Osirak

You have got to be kidding me. BAGHDAD Iraqi parliamentarians are demanding Israel pay billions of dollars in reparations for a 1981 Israeli attack on an Iraqi nuclear reactor, Baghdad’s daily Al Sabbah reported on Thursday. Mohammed Naji Mohammed, a … Continue reading

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How to celebrate Darwin Day

From a great website that Sarah recommended to me: If people you respect all tell you the same fantastically detailed, supposedly true story — and point you to lots of supposed evidence — you have a choice. You can (A) … Continue reading

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B-Movie fun

Yesterday, a couple of friends of mine drove down from NorVA and spent the evening here in New Home in Richmond. They had previously seen both my old apartment and the outside of my new home, as I couldn’t very … Continue reading

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Shoes fly, don’t bother me

You know, the throwing of shoes at people you don’t like or agree with has become epidemic, and yet, it has managed to remain the most utterly stupid means of protest since the pie-in-the-face died out (mostly). Israelis, of course, … Continue reading

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