December 11, 2011, 1:15 am After $10,000 Offer, Some Bet Against Romney, excerpts By NATE SILVER Saturday night’s debate will probably be best remembered for Mitt Romney offering a $10,000 bet to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas. Mr. Perry was wise to decline the wager, which concerned the language that M[...]
Archive for December 10th, 2011
Jesus, Carpet Bomb My Heart
I’m the enemy! I’m the one they’re after. I’m “the enemy,” the believer in the “false idol,” “the darkness” Jesus needs to cast out of America, the reason they’re spending all night in Detroit’s Ford Field, sending prayers over Michigan mosques “like sending special[...]
Митинг на Болотной прошел без происшествий, Where is Lenin Now?
MOSCOW: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of cities across Russia on Saturday to demand an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule and complain about alleged election fraud in the biggest show of defiance since he took power more than a decade ago. Times of India Other links: Putin Blog[...]
Palestinians Outraged Because Gingrich Tells Truth?
JERUSALEM, Huff Post — A slew of Palestinian officials reacted with dismay Saturday to Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s statement that the Palestinians are an “invented” people. The Jewish Channel, a U.S. cable TV network, released excerpts of the interview on Fr[...]
BREAKING NEWS: The other Palestinian Conflict … Mafia vs. The Party Machine
While the intransigence of the Israelis and the PLO seems to be endless, perhaps there is a god waiting in the sidelines? Hamas and Fatah, at least seem to be talking. “We’ve turned a new page. There was a great deal of understanding and enthusiasm for working together and we were serious ab[...]