The more I see of Bernie the more I believe he is the real thing … a true “progressive” with all the drive to bring change. Skepticism, however, comes from Bernie’s predecessors and their fate .. La Follette, Thoman, Teddy R. Even in Europe, the real world steps on and mo[...]
Archive for April, 2016
wwJd? What would a Jewish president do about Israel and Palestine?
Jeremy Sher FACEBOOK I’ve been concerned this whole cycle that Hillary would run rightward on Israel, either because she really is pro-settlement, or, more likely, because as a New York politician she’s been led to believe that Jewish voters are pro-settlement. But AIPAC’s losing[...]
April 13th, 2016 - 1:40 am § in Misc.
Birthday of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson spent years raping his slave Sally Hemings. A new novel treats their relationship as a love story. As a believer in Mr. Jefferson, I think the effort to demonize him, this time coming from the African American community, is understandable but tragic. Jefferson needs to be seen as[...]
April 12th, 2016 - 10:12 am § in Misc.
Where is Bernie?
How long will it take for Bernie to attack Chuck Grassley for stonewalling Garland’s nomination. Yeah, I get it. Bernie is running for President. Running means diminishing and underminding Hillary. Running also means adopting simplistic stands on complex issues like TPP, fracking, GMO an[...]
April 12th, 2016 - 1:01 am § in Misc.
Sanders Responds to an Antisemite
As a Sanders’ supporter, one fear I have for Bernie is that as a Jewish president, he will face the same sort of bigotry the repugnants have dumped on Present Obama as a black man. On Saturday, Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders held an event aimed at African Americans at th[...]
April 11th, 2016 - 11:01 pm § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 109: April 11: Buchenwald Liberated
(from Jewish Currents) Today is the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by U.S. troops in 1945. When the Americans arrived, the camp had just been seized by prisoners, some of whom had been forcibly marched there from Auschwitz and Gross-Rosen (a sub-camp of Sachs[...]
April 11th, 2016 - 10:15 am § in Misc.
THE GOP IMPLOSION
FURY AS COLORADO HAS NO PRIMARY OR CAUCUS; CRUZ CELEBRATES VOTERLESS VICTORY [...]
Chinazor: Nigerian Corruption
Chinazor Onianwah Internet rumor has it that President Buhari would soon visit Nigeria to explain to his ill-informed supporters why he went to China to borrow $6billion at 28% interest considered cheap loan for a country ruled by an illiterate in his 70s. Even a die-hard anti Buhari Nigerian such[...]