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I’m not blogging today (or, at least, not blogging now), but there is still so much out there that makes for enjoyable reading.  As part of that universe, may I recommend this week’s Watcher’s Council submissions? Council Submissions Simply Jews – Mutual backscratching society Joshuapundit -Jews, Democrats And ‘Progressives’ Right Truth – Obama Forces Jihad [...]

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Once again, I find myself in the fortunate position of having paying work.  I’d rather blog — but money’s money and, more importantly, DQ needs my help. It’s Open Thread time until I wrap up my work (or need a break).

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I have the deepest disrespect for the New York Times, which I consider to be little more than a mouthpiece of the Democratic party.  There’s actually nothing wrong with being such a mouth piece, if you acknowledge the fact.  What gets me about the Times is it’s relentless squawking about its journalistic impartiality.  Fortunately, between [...]

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I’m not the only one who found Obama’s Muslim venue a disturbing place from which to launch an oral attack against Israel.  Jonathan Tobin notes the venue too, as well as the fact that Obama, after having gone quiet for a while when his previous mad Mideast adventures failed, has reopened his hostilities with Israel [...]

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Our cruise to Alaska went off without a hitch.  I’m hoping that our upcoming cruise to Mexico is equally hitch-free.  For a few thousand people, though, the cruise was anything but peaceful, after a fire broke out in the engine room.  It appears, though, that Carnival Cruise line is handling the situation responsibly with help [...]

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Apropos my apparent fascism, one neocon, an former Communist, and also an Italian Jew, suggests that supporting Israel may be enough to earn that appellation from the Left.  (H/t Soccer Dad) Speaking of Soccer Dad, at his blog we have another reminder that Ataturk‘s western nation is vanishing, to be replaced by a hardline Islamic [...]

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This past May, when I had the honor and pleasure of attending the Battle of Midway Commemoration, I noted that some of the Midway warriors in attendance were very frail: The President of the Mess asked each veteran to stand (or wave) as his name was called.  He then told the assembled gathering the role [...]

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People who know me in person also know that nothing is more likely to send my blood pressure spiking than talk about judges.  (To any of my readers who are in fact judges, I’m sure you’re the exception to anything nasty I might be about to say about judges.)  I dislike judges, something that is [...]

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What’s in a word? I know that “Progressive” is supposed to be a euphemism for Liberal, which used to be Socialist, which used to be Communist, which used to be Rousseau-an “naturalism”.  I have a real problem with the term “Progressive”, though, as it connotes a cutting-edge, modernistic world view. Sure, Progressives think well of [...]

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There’s an old joke about two men watching a third, a mutual acquaintance known for his incredible arrogance.  As the third man swaggers past, one of the watchers turns to the other and says, “There but for the grace of God, goes God.” I think the third man, the arrogant one, might have been Obama.

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I’m a little late to report, but on November 5 (Guy Fawkes) day, the Council spoke.  While I’m awfully pleased, of course, that my fellow Council members gave my post such a big thumbs up, the usual is true:  I won as much by luck as by anything else, since the other submissions are, as [...]

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Okay, I’m going to have to call people out here.  A little investigation reveals that Team Marine has exceeded its fund raising goal for Project Valour – IT (providing helpful electronics to wounded warriors), while Team Navy has only achieved half its goal.  We can do better!!!  If you’d like to be part of doing [...]

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As I’ve related in past posts, my liberal friend repeatedly calls me a fascist or Nazi for supporting the Tea Party.  Aside from being really rude, these appellations bewilder me.  The historical record is very clear that both the Italian fascists and the Germany Nazis were socialists.  Socialism, by definition, means the concentration of political [...]

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Most of Obama’s campaign promises fell into the unicorn category.  They were so vague or unreal that only idiots or Democrats could reasonably be expected to believe them.  The one thing that we were promised, though, was that he was a great communicator.  His speeches were the second coming of Lincoln’s oratorical skills.  People heard [...]

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AJ Strata thinks he might have found either a mini-scandal or the tip of a very big iceberg.  The thing to remember, always, is that while Obama may have been raised in Hawaii, politically he’s Chicago all the way.

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Hat tip:  Soccer Dad

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DQ here.  Maybe all of the super smart readers of the Bookwormroom have this all figured out, but I’m having a bit of trouble understanding whether the conservative objection to Obamacare is to the whole idea of the government being involved in health care or to the proposed implementation.  Please help me out here with [...]

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I’m always amazed at the big voice that comes out of this sweet, wispy-looking little guy.  And it’s great dance music:

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I think Kim might be right — this might be the best Hitler parody ever.

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As I write this Oakland braces for violence in the wake of the Mesherle sentencing.  Mayor Dellums has just given a speech in which he said he decided whether justice was done by looking at the reaction of the family and, since the family was upset, he believed justice was not done.    Then, after five minutes of I-feel-your-pain [...]

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The afternoon carpool routine is kicking in, so blogging is over for now.  My last plea to you is that, if you have a few pennies, help Renee Ellmers in her recount battle.  The RNC is taking this one seriously and is kicking in some money, but the North Carolina Republican org is tapped out [...]

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Democrats are wondering how the pendulum could have swung so quickly in two years.  The premise underlying this wonderment is wrong.  They perceived a pendulum swing to the Left, only because they managed to run an election that hid from the voters the fact that they were electing an exceptionally left leaning government.  As Rich [...]

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I’m messing around with the germ of an idea and, as is often the case, it’s occupying so much of my brain space, I’m having a hard time focusing on other things.  Don Quixote things it’s a good idea, but all I’ve got right now is two sentences.  Now, sometimes, two sentences might be enough [...]

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The word “assassin” comes from the name “Hassan.” Per the writings of Marco Polo, in the 11th century, al-Hassan ibn-al-Sabbah gathered around him a private army.  One story was that he fed his followers hashish to bring them in line, but others dispute that claim.  What is known, though, is that he used his army [...]

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There is a post zooming around the liberal side of the internet, in which a mom says her son is gay . . . no, he’s not . . . yes, he is . . . who really cares?  The genesis for this post was the fact that her 5 year old son wanted to [...]

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