Ben Stein: Obama Making ‘Annihilation’ of Jews Possible Ben, sadly is not alone. A relative of mine says similar things. This relative is an orthodox Jew and politically more than a bit of a nihilist … he denies being a Reprican and likely did not vote for Romney. At the sa[...]
Archive for November, 2013
November 16th, 2013 - 9:37 am § in Misc.
How Can Rational People Live in Tea Party States?
South Carolina: Poor Lindsey Graham. The guy is one of the few rational people left in the Republican party. He is not a Reprican. But, he is the Senator from South Carolina. Now, facing the charge of being a “Republican in Name Only” (RINO) poster child, the 58-year-old Lindsey�[...]
Academic Freedom and its Misuse by the AAUP
The current issue of the AAUP journal, Journal of Academic Freedom, has the following very disturbing article (excerpt): Palestine, Boycott, and Academic Freedom: A Reassessment Introduction Bill V. Mullen The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 on land home to generations of Arab Palestinians i[...]
November 16th, 2013 - 4:07 am § in Misc.
Sex is still #1
There was a discovery made recently at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. It set out to discover the true depths of what makes us happy as human beings. The intellect behind this research, the happily named Carsten Grimm, decided to use text messaging to delve into people’s inner tri[...]
November 15th, 2013 - 12:43 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Peace talks continue
West Bank – PLO Vows To Continue Peace Talks With Israel Despite Resignations Today 09:45 AM West Bank – The PLO’s Negotiations Affairs Department Thursday vowed to pursue the peace talks with Israel despite the resignation of negotiators… Read More »[...]
November 15th, 2013 - 10:05 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Venezuela jails 100 ‘bourgeois’ businessmen in crackdown
CARACAS, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government has arrested more than 100 “bourgeois” businessmen in a crackdown on alleged price-gouging at hundreds of shops and companies since the weekend, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday. “They are barbaric, t[...]
TEXAS
By The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — About a third of abortion providers in Texas were expected to stop offering the procedure Friday after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Texas may begin enforcing some of the strictest regulations in the country. Here’s a look at the law[...]
November 15th, 2013 - 12:40 am § in Misc.
New Scholarship at Harvard
Nasir Jones Hiphop Fellowship established by Hiphop Archive and Du Bois Institute The 22-year career of multi-platinum Def Jam Recordings artist Nas is at the heart of a joint announcement by the Hiphop Archive and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University, to establish the Nasir Jones Hiph[...]
November 14th, 2013 - 11:05 pm § in Uncategorized
Nehru’s Birthday
As fear is close companion to falsehood, so truth follows fearlessness. — Jawaharlar Nehru[...]
Seattle elects “socialist “to city council
The national media is at it again. .. those stupid, science denying Seattleites When Seattle elected Norm Rice, a moderate banker as mayor, the national media paraded Norm because his skin was black. Now e have elected someone with tawny skin (no longer so interesting to the media) but she calls h[...]