Romney: U.S. Should ‘Reconsider Our Relationship’ With Countries That Support Palestinian U.N. Bid from ThinkProgress Security By Ben Armbruster posted from ThinkProgress Security on Sep 28, 2011 at 7:45 pm Romney on right-wing host Jordan Sekulow’s radio showa “Putting aside wha[...]
Archive for September, 2011
September 28th, 2011 - 2:41 pm § in Misc.
Gaddhafi may find a home.
Last June, Larry Flynt offered an Anthony Wiener a job working for Hustler, now, in the same spirit: Mr. President Gadaffhi: Now that you have been compelled to resignation from your leadership of Libya, I would like to make you an offer of employment at Flynt Management Group, LLC. As a political[...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! שנה טובה ומתוקהכתיבה וחתימה טובה
Traditionally before Rosh Hashanah Jews and ask everyone to forgive them, they say the words “If there’s anything I’ve done this year to hurt you, …I hope you will forgive me.“ The traditional response is, sadly a bit sarcastic: “Hey man you mochel me?” expecting the words “y[...]
September 28th, 2011 - 9:58 am § in America, The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Amazon’s Apple sauce arrives!
UPDATE: I highly recommend Paul Constant’s comments on how the Apple Sauce will affect book stores. I agree with him that they will change. I especially doubt the viability of Barnes and Noble. On the other hand, the Kindle does leave a huge opening in its model for used book stores[...]
Flipping the Bird at The UN, what was not reported.
Ayoon wa Azan (My Opinion about Israel and Its Supporters is a Professional One) Mon, 26 September 2011 Jihad el-Khazen I can say, with no false modesty, that the middle finger of my right hand has entered history. How? Here’s how: I stood at the General Assembly of the United Nations and turn[...]
September 28th, 2011 - 8:51 am § in Misc.
Bake Sale at Berkeley
The sale, by the Berkeley College Republicans, charged customers different prices for cupcakes and cookies based on race and gender. White males paid $2, black men paid 75 cents, and Native American men paid 25 cents. Women got 25 cents off. The group sold 300 cupcakes. “There were some aggres[...]
ראש השנה Rosh Hashana: of things eternal
Tonight is Erev RoshHashana .. the beginning of the Jewish new year holiday. Jews believe Rosh Hashanah represents the anniversary of either the creation of the World the creation of man, Since our days begin at Sundown, tonite is when the shofar, ram’s horn, will be blown. 30,000 Hasidic Jews[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Iran and Turkey: Allies against statehood for Kurds!
Ankara, Turkey – Middle East Headache: Turkish PM Signals Joint Operation With Iran Today 03:43 PM Ankara, Turkey – Turkey’s prime minister has signaled a joint military offensive with Iran against their common enemy: Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. Recep Tayyip Erdogan says[...]
September 27th, 2011 - 8:38 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
BREAKING NEWS: NIH budget has modest cuts .. so far
The Senate Appropriations Committee has proposed to trim the budget of the National Institutes of Healthby .6 percen, This would leave the NIH at $30.5 billion ,The Committee also proposes $582 million to launch the National Center for Advancing Translational Research, while eliminating the [...]
BREAKING NEWS: An objective analysis of the Romney campaign
Last weekend I wrote a somewhat impressionistic piece about the current Repuboican campaign, comapring it to an over written script for a Hollywood movie. Nate Silver, the highly objective political analyst at the NY Times has wroitten a more objective view that I highly recommend. My point was th[...]