Category Archives: The One

Another historic first for Obama!

Posted on 12/09/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The president who loves to be first has another first to add to his list of accomplishments: The lowest approval ratings ever for a president at this point in his term. (And may we point out that this part in … Continue reading →

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The president who fell to earth

Posted on 11/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The last week seems to have been a week that the articles critical of Barack Obama have really gained a foothold. On top of the blistering (and truly funny) skit about Obama’s trip to China, we have editorials in such … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Snark News Briefs

Posted on 11/27/2009 by Meryl Yourish

And Nero fiddled while Rome burned: This is just funny. The Dorktator’s senior advisor (what the hell is a “senior advisor” anyway? Is that like “the guy I inherited from Dad that I can’t fire because he has too many … Continue reading →

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The Iranian web: Mullahs ascendant

Posted on 11/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Iran’s president is on a South American tour, hoping to expand Iranian influence. Ahmadinejad’s good relations with Venezuela’s openly anti-American regime are well-known. As well as President Hugo Chavez, the Iranian leader has already nurtured relations with Nicaragua’s President Daniel … Continue reading →

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The Palestinians turn on Obama

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Meryl Yourish

This is perfect. You really can’t get much better than this. The Palestinians are blaming Obama for the lack of a peace agreement, instead of, say, their utter refusal to come to the table and discuss things. Palestinian officials on … Continue reading →

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The Obama Israel policy: Miserable failure

Posted on 11/01/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Let us review the Obama administration on Israel. We’ll start with the Cairo speech, which you may not remember was titled “A New Beginning.” The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. (Applause.) This construction violates … Continue reading →

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Briefly

Posted on 10/30/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Obama administration forces Honduras to let anti-Semitic nutjob back in power: So, the guy who said that Mossad agents were poisoning him is going to be back in charge of Honduras in some fashion, forced there by the United States … Continue reading →

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The Obama administration and the end of Israeli-Palestinian peace

Posted on 10/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

How clueless is the Obama administration? This clueless: The time has come to relaunch negotiations without preconditions to reach a final status agreement on two states: a Jewish state of Israel, and a viable, independent and contiguous Palestine that ends … Continue reading →

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Snarkly

Posted on 10/19/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Russians were for Goldstone before they were against it: Let’s see how this one plays out—Russia says it will not push the Goldstone report to the Hague from the Security Council. I will believe it when I see it. … Continue reading →

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The Miss America President wins the Miss America Peace Prize

Posted on 10/09/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve decided that we have the Miss America President. He looks pretty, he speaks nicely on deep subjects (but not too deeply), and he has to pull out a bit of talent for the competition now and then, but ultimately, … Continue reading →

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Friday snarkly

Posted on 09/25/2009 by Meryl Yourish

NObama: Looks like the Palestinians aren’t going to take Obama’s suggestion and get back to the negotiating table anytime soon. I like how they no longer insist that all settlement activity be frozen first—they don’t dare add a precondition for … Continue reading →

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The most anti-Israel president ever

Posted on 09/24/2009 by Meryl Yourish

President Barack Obama didn’t just apologize for the Bush years in his speech to the UN yesterday. He delivered what is probably the most anti-Israel speech ever given by a sitting president. Once again, he used the argument that there … Continue reading →

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Risks for peace? Only from the Israelis

Posted on 09/23/2009 by Meryl Yourish

President Obama is in a hurry again. “Simply put, it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. It is time to move forward,” Obama told reporters before a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading →

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Snark news briefs, good news edition

Posted on 09/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

So many wonderful things, so little time. (Actually, there’s plenty of time; work’s done for the day.) Sucks to be you, Part 1: The anti-Israel (some might say “anti-Semitic” Egyptian minister of culture lost his bid to become the director … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama’s Great Adventure

Posted on 09/22/2009 by Meryl Yourish

President Obama will be spending most of the day today meeting with world leaders in New York. Even the AP is writing that little will come out of these sessions. But of course, the focus will be on the trilateral … Continue reading →

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