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Bill Whittle narrates this clear summation of 20th and 21st century relations between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East.  It does not reflect well on the Arabs:

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I haven’t been following Operation Fast and Furious as much as I should have.  I have no excuse.  Bob Owens (aka Confederate Yankee) has been spelling it out with care and diligence.  I’m not going to rehash things here, but Doug Ross has dropped in a tidbit that really, really got my attention:  it seems [...]

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The happy video for today: Hat tip:  Hot Air (P.S.  Remind me, please, how bad we Judeo-Christian westerners are with our racist modern medicine and charitable acts.  When I see videos such as this one, I tend to forget all the lessons of my two minutes of anti-Western hate.)

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I kept reading about Obama’s Rose Garden speech, but it wasn’t until this morning that I actually sat down and read the speech.  Aside from the obvious factual and ideological problems (not to mention how pedantic and vulgar it is in its expressions and ideas), what jumps out at me about the speech is the [...]

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After reading this headline, which reports on a very real tragedy, the only reaction I had was “Duh!  You think?”  Getting murdered by your husband is kind of a giveaway that things aren’t right at home:

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L’affaire DSK is all the rage in France. On my recent visit to France, you might say I was somewhat surprised that nobody asked me about the U.S. economy, the Euro’s impending collapse or Obama. Rather, the first question out of their mouths was “what do Americans think about the DSK affair?”. They were, of [...]

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One of my daily reads is Keith Koffler’s White House Dossier.  His posts now have a new feature:  you can report each and every one to AttackWatch.com.  How cool is that?

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I met someone recently who is working to “save” an African tribe that has been determined to have the oldest genes in the world. That is, genetically, they are closest to our common, prehistoric ancestors than any other people in the world. I put “save” in quotations because I’m a little confused about the foundation’s [...]

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Who needs to blog?  The morning Drudge Report pretty much summarizes it all: I’m going to martial arts to work off my morning-news-based anxiety.  Consider this your open thread.

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I’m surprised that there’s so little news about an upcoming nurses’ strike in Northern and Central California.  This story should be a big deal, in large part because the nurses who are going on strike in thirty-four Northern and Central California hospitals actually have no complaint.  Instead, they’re putting thousands of patients at risk because [...]

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The post office may not be doing so well, but at the Watcher’s Council, neither rain, nor snow, nor whatever else the heck nature and the Obama administration can dish out, stops the Watcher’s Council from its appointed votes.  Here are this week’s results: Council Winners *First place with 3 votes! Bookworm Room –-Honoring 9/11 [...]

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I was reminiscing with my sister about years past, and our conversation wandered over to the love of my life.  This was a tragic love, one of completely unrequited passion.  I met him when we were both young lawyers.  Looks-wise, he was unexceptional, neither handsome nor ugly.  But within ten minutes of his opening his [...]

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It’s been a few days since Obama’s ridiculous “Pass this bill now” moment before Congress, but he’s taken the show on the road, so Mark Steyn still has lots to say on the subject: On Thursday night, the president told a Democratic fundraiser in Washington that the Pass My Jobs Bill bill would create 1.9 [...]

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Spent the morning at the dojo working hard.  I perspire; the men go beyond sweat into fountains and streams of perspiration.  After two hours of boxing, jujitsu, clinch-fighting and self-defense, I came back with my gi totally saturated — with their sweat.  Ick.  Now, two showers and a load of laundry later, I’m feeling myself [...]

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In keeping with my happy theme, I highly recommend this post, which celebrates the brilliant snarksters who cleverly upgrade well-meaning signs.  Anything that has me laugh until I cry is okay with me.  (Hat tip:  Ace of Spades) (Speaking of laughter, if you’re over 18, check out Damn You, Auto Correct.  Often obscene, but invariably [...]

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So many of you are superb writers, and I have wondered why you don’t start your own blogs.  Navy One finally did, and it’s become one of my regular go-to places.  He keeps it apolitical (he’s active duty), but it’s just a pleasure to read because he’s a wonderful writer and the kind of thinker [...]

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Back in September 2009, I posted about Obama’s obsession with getting women into burqas which is, to my mind, a very misogynistic approach to women.  I’m therefore entirely unsurprised to learn that those women who have worked in the White House claim that it’s a hostile environment to women, and that this hostility comes from [...]

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Navy One brought my attention to the fact that America’s 1st Sergeant once served with Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer.  I quickly headed over to the link, anticipating some reminiscences about Meyer.  Am’s 1st Sgt didn’t include any.  Instead, he repeated Meyer’s own words, spoken after the fact: I didn’t think I was going [...]

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How chaotic must things be on the Democratic side of things when they can’t even keep track of how much it costs to raffle off a dinner with the president? Two days ago, I got an email from Barack Obama himself telling me that, for just $5.00, I would be “automatically entered for a chance [...]

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I drive Japanese cars for one very important reason:  they’re designed so that the vertically challenged can see over the steering wheel and the hood without having to use pillows.  For me, that’s the alpha and omega of car buying.  Go for the companies that manufacture seats that go “up” high enough.  Others say their [...]

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I’m having writer’s block.  Usually, on Fridays, I get hugely inspired, and write these long, meaningful posts, right before the weekend when nobody’s reading political blogs.  Instead of inspiration, though, I’m staring at my monitor, trapped in the Obama nightmare.  Thanks to his preference for totalitarianism at home and abroad, I’ve learned today that: Hillary [...]

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I hate hearing the word “hero” thrown around with the casual abandon we see today:  he’s a sports hero, he’s an “action” (movie) hero, she’s a heroic teacher.  I don’t mean to denigrate people who are brilliant athletes, entertaining movie stars, or dedicated teachers.  It’s just that “hero” is the wrong word, and it cheapens [...]

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Yoo Hoo!  #AttackWatch!  This is a great one, because it simultaneously manages to make both you and Obama look ridiculous.  As for me, I want to be painted all red and ugly and end up on your site too.  The honor of it all….

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For years, I’ve been trying to articulate the difference between good immigrants and bad immigrants, meaning those that benefit a country and those that I’d like to see kept out.  This has become a particularly pointed concern for me in light of the PC attitude that encourages immigrants of all stripes not to give their [...]

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Do you want to feel good today?  Don’t bother eating healthy foods, exercising, doing altruistic works, or any of that ordinary “feel good” stuff.  Just watch this video.  I guarantee it will have you smiling: Hat tip (with many thanks):  Earl

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