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July 23rd, 2015 - 3:17 am § in Misc.

The Iran Deal

The Iran deal is starting to really sink in around the world From Israel to Russia and beyond, the US deal with Iran could change everything.[...]

July 20th, 2015 - 8:35 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Oil prices plunge after Iran announcement

So who gets hurt ..US OIL!  The fracking revolution depends on high priced oil. The fall in crude oil prices by 2 percent  following the announcement of the  nuclear deal with Iran may explain the Republican anger at the deal.   Sarosh Zaiwalla, a London-based sanctions lawyer, told Reuters [...]

July 16th, 2015 - 1:25 am § in Jews, Misc.

Michelle’s cousin, Capers Funnye to represent African Jews in Israel

Cousin of Michelle Obama to serve as ‘black chief rabbi’ Relative of first lady to  serve as ‘titular head of a worldwide community of Black Jews’ Rabbi Funnye leads a congregation of African Americans who have converted to Judaism and is working in Nigeria to encourage Igbo people to beco[...]

July 15th, 2015 - 6:33 pm § in Misc.

When Jews Drink Tea with Republicans

  Stand with Us is a Jewish movement that does a good job of combating the antisemitic, pro Hamas boycott movement (BDS).  Unfortunately, SWU has been sipping too many Glessel Tea with the Tea Party and seems have fallen under the rhetorical table of the Republican extremist reaction to the Iran [...]

July 15th, 2015 - 12:08 pm § in Misc.

Repugnant Foxies: Fox reporter asks President Obama if he is “celebrating” while four Americans are held hostage by Iran.

Watch the exchange:[...]

July 14th, 2015 - 7:03 am § in Misc.

Obama Earns His Nobel Prize

DEAL DONE  [...]

June 29th, 2015 - 9:01 am § in Misc.

James Fallows on Obama’s Grace Speech

“His singing was the aspect of the speech that will be easiest to remember. That is in part because it was so unusual and in part because it was so brave: Obama sang well, but not perfectly. For someone so precise and aspiring-to-perfection in most other realms of achievement, and so obviously[...]

June 27th, 2015 - 1:46 am § in Misc.

12th Year Since Discovery that a Kenyan had been elected to US Senate

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June 26th, 2015 - 10:53 am § in Misc.

Why Obama is a Great President

Conservatives do not get it. Obama is a great president because, like Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, TR and FDR, Barack Obama has presided over  a great change, a redefinition of the US. The easiest way I can explain this is by relating an idea I have about Michael Gorbachev.  Like Obama, Michael G[...]

June 25th, 2015 - 9:59 pm § in Misc.

HAVE REPUBLICANS SAVED THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION?

From Powerline, Right Wing Site: Within the last 48 hours, the Obama administration dodged two huge bullets. First, Congressional Republicans passed the trade promotion authority act, paving the way for passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership, which the administration has been negotiating for years[...]