Dec 31 2009

On seeing Palestine as Cuba

 This morning, a friend wrote this: Please don’t misunderstand me, largely because of [others], I now have much greater compassion for the plight of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.  You-all have helped me see the other side of the coin,…  [more]

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Nov 24 2009

It could be worse

 Re. “Sarah Palin is a nimrod; spread the word…”  After considering the etymology of my previous term of endearment for the lovely Sarah Palin, I find it deliciously ironic, especially when coupled with that other great shooter of fowl and…  [more]

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Oct 01 2009

Reasons to oppose healthcare

 Not original with me and only tangentially related to ME-interests, but worth repeating nonetheless…
  1. Although efforts have been made to reform the healthcare industry since 1912, we should not be too hasty in enacting change.
  2. The federal government has no
…  [more]

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Sep 22 2009

Gila Svirsky

 Have you yet read Susan Nathan’s “The Other Side of Israel?”  I must confess that I was a bit disappointed in the short presentation by Gila Svirsky yesterday.  The experience was no doubt influenced by the snubbing (whether real or…  [more]

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Aug 30 2009

Book review

 I’m almost finished with Charles Pierce’s “Idiot America — How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free” (Doubleday, June 2009).  Just read the chapter on the 9-11 fiasco and the “sexing up” of the Iraq war and…  [more]

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Aug 29 2009

Movie review: District 9

 Anybody else watched this sci-fi flic yet?  The first aerial shot of the alien ghetto reminded me of the refugee camps we used to see along the road to the Beirut airport.  Besides being thoroughly entertained, did anyone but me…  [more]

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Aug 28 2009

Final proof…

 …that the right wing of this country is certifiably, well, certifiable…  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OUXkZO8vE  Still not convinced?  Keep watching:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSBumvA11M…  [more]

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