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Archive for November, 2012

November 21st, 2012 - 12:41 pm § in Misc.

Hitler’s Bedsheet Anyone?

Hey Loons, get your pocket money out, Hitler’s bed sheets are up for auction. Oooh, imagine rolling around in that Nazi linen? A single white bedsheet and pillowcase embroidered with swastikas and Adolph’s initials could be yours for around  £3000. Seems Hitler’s trusty housekeeper Anni Wint[...]

November 21st, 2012 - 12:06 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: HAMAS CELEBRATES TEL AVIV BUS BOMBING as Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire to take effect at 19:00 GMT on Wednesday after a week of violence in which nearly 160 people have died.

As the truce is signed, HAMAS CELEBRATES TEL AVIV BUS BOMBING... Dozen Wounded in Blast... HAMAS 'BLESSES' ATTACK... 'God Willing, We Will Soon See Black Body Bags'... EGYPT: 'TRUCE'... As for the truce, I wonders what that means?  irredentism These negotiations have been very different than past [...]

November 21st, 2012 - 10:38 am § in Misc.

President Romney Shows Sympathy for The Death of An American Brand

Encouraged by President Romney’s “Tough on Failure” policy, Hostess Brands Inc. says it’s going out of business after striking workers across the country crippled its ability to make its Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other snacks. The end of this American institution[...]

November 21st, 2012 - 8:42 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Tel Aviv Building Hit by Hamas Rocket

Truce a distant possibility after Rishon Lezion strike By BEN HARTMAN  Jerusalem Prost .. edited. 11/21/2012 00:45 It was inevitable, a rocket hit Tel Aviv. The long-range rocket that slammed into a seven-story building in Rishon Lezion Tuesday night leveled apartments on the top two floors and lef[...]

November 20th, 2012 - 9:10 pm § in Misc.

The Ave Challenge: Do Republicans Ever Win Rhodes Schlarships?

The person in the circle is a recent recent Rhodes Scholar. Can you identify two of the others Rhodes Scholars here who are Republicans? a. US Senator who has a 604-acre  corn, soybean and tree farm. b. Child of a famous US General or Admiral. c. Talking head from Fox News d. Turned down Harvard [&[...]

November 20th, 2012 - 2:33 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Egyptian View of Gaza War .. Blame Israel

Gaza, Obama, and Testing the Arab Spring Friday ,16 56 2012 It would be silly to see it as a response to the launching of rockets from Gaza at Israel by Palestinian groups other than Hamas. Israeli responses have gradually forced Hamas to enter the confrontation after the Islamist movement, along wi[...]

November 20th, 2012 - 9:35 am § in Misc.

Democracy 2.0: Local politics cooordinated with the tools of the internet.

The ability of Koch funded national efforts to create LOCAL efforts is not dissimilar to in the mold of thew old Communist Part of America cells. For the last three years I have been depressed by the lack of any LOCAL presence of the Obama campaign in Seattle. This time the  Obama campaign may not [...]

November 20th, 2012 - 9:02 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Rockets land Around Jerusalem

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November 19th, 2012 - 7:50 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: The “holy land”

◊ Israel Airstrike Hits Al Aqsa, Hamas TV Station, In High-Rise In Downtown Gaza City   ◊Israeli Military To Citizens: Don’t Facebook, Tweet, Instagram Rocket-Hit Locations   ◊As Gaza fighting continues, both sides voice fears about a land war   ◊ Truce talks ongoing in [...]

November 19th, 2012 - 7:39 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Hamas Taunts Israel: Nyahh, Nyahhu, Nyetahhu, Netanyahu,

If you were going to invade, ‘you would have done it’: Hamas head taunts Israel as airstrikes continue GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas leader Khaled Meshal remained defiant Monday as Israeli jets pounded targets in Gaza, saying the prospect of a ground war was an empty threat. “If you wanted [...]