Monthly Archives: April 2011
Obama’s best “off-mic” line was the one on the real Republican strategy…
p m carpenter’s commentary: The last Red Scare Portions of President Obama’s unintentionally public remarks at a private Chicago fundraiser this week received boundless media exposure, especially those about Paul Ryan’s towering hypocrisy and the GOP’s downright goofy attempt…
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Is there a Kevorkian in the house, and does his HMO take vouchers?
Greg Sargent – Vote on Ryan Budget Will Cost the GOP the House “We’re creating a national framework on choices,” Israel said. “The choice I hope our members talk about at home is a budget that gives you a $100,000…
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“That lying hyperpartisan radical socialist Kenyan Muslim traitor is soooooo mean!”
Wounded Elephant Screechings – Swampland – TIME.com Republican World has become a very self-referential place, only vaguely in touch with reality. There is Fox News, there is the Weekly Standard, Powerline and the other clautrophobic blogs, there is Rush and…
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C’mon, make peace in the Middle East already, Bamster
FT.com / Comment / Opinion – Brent Scowcroft: Obama must broker a new Mideast peace What is required is to summon the will of Israeli and Palestinian leaders, led by a determined American president, to forge the various elements into…
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Secrets of the Ancient Blogging Masters – The Day Trip
(kind of a sample post based on the “How To“) Amazon.com: Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001 (9780679744757): Benny Morris: Books Really, read this book. Just finished the first world-scene-setting chapter that closes with the birth of…
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Secrets of the Ancient Blogging Masters – How To
I’m on double ultimate secret deadline this week, which means the procrastination juices are flowing like a raging river. I think I just figured out an easy way to create THE basic blog post, and I’d urge anyone authoring to…
He beckons you to enter his web of sin, but don’t go in
The Goldstone Chronicles – NYTimes.com Goldstone, a Jew who takes his Jewishness seriously, has been pilloried by Israel. He fell afoul, as perhaps no other, of the siege mentality of a nation controlling the lives of millions of Palestinians…
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Understanding Asma’s husband
The Arab awakening and Syrian exceptionalism by Alastair Crooke | The Middle East Channel In Western culture, a profound crisis demands due seriousness: A graven-faced president would sit behind an imposing desk, with the symbolic tokens of authority, and with…
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In the immortal spirit of George Jochnowitz
Israel’s left needs to wise up to Middle East reality – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News Within a day Mer-Khamis would become an icon. On Saturday night thousands would gather holding torches to mourn the peace hero and…
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