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I’ve been doing chores and am now heading of for some much needed exercise.  Open Thread away!  Suggested topics: Insanity and antisemitism on Wall Street (and other places) Insanity in Europe (which those of us paying attention knew would happen one day) Insanity in the Middle East (I can’t even begin to link this one) [...]

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*** *** And Bruce Kesler (with a little back-up material from Glenn Reynolds) adds his own two cents to what’s really going on:  Potemkin Protests.

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My sister, her husband and I are all people who believe in evolution and the Big Bang.  I discovered yesterday, though, that we also all believe in some variation of intelligent design.  My brother-in-law believes that something, someone or some species seeded the universe with DNA (perhaps several times over) and then let evolution take [...]

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Barry Rubin is talking about the Middle East, but he could just as well be talking about the world wide protests that our dear President is encouraging: There’s a saying that goes something like this: When things are bad, a Jew cries. When they get even worse, a Jew cries more. And when they even [...]

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My liberal friends have been posting today, and two things caught my eye.  First, this: So if I understand correctly, Jesus, who was the son of God, and these guys are pretty much one and the same? I know that those who love destruction and chaos (as opposed to one who offered salvation) are very [...]

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I’m adding to my kids’ sense of entitlement today by ferrying them hither and yon. That leaves no time for reading, thinking and writing. Fortunately, Sadie sent me a video link:

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Paul Krugman, who has been cheering the occupying army within a short walk of his own office, somehow hasn’t managed to show up and support them in person.  A couple of days ago (and I don’t know how I could have missed this!) he explained why.  I’ve offered translations in square brackets, to help you [...]

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Charles Krauthammer has one of his best articles ever, regarding Obama’s class warfare.  He notes, too, that it’s easier to unleash than to control the mob.  Here’s a sample, but I think you should read the whole thing — and then send it to people you know: After three years, Obama’s self-proclaimed transformative social policies [...]

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Antisemitism in connection with OWS was a no-brainer.  The Left is antisemitic.  It has been since Marx.  Hitler institutionalized it to deadly effect.  Stalin was less methodical than Hitler, but he made Judaism illegal and instituted various pogroms within his own party to drive out, imprison or kill Jews. No matter how many Jews are [...]

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I’ve periodically mentioned here a visit I made many years ago to the Tenement Museum in New York.  Every time I mention it, I make the same point:  the museum demonstrates America’s social mobility because census records show that the tenement’s descendents all moved upwards economically.  Grandpa Guiseppe or Grandma Sadie might have had a [...]

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Neither snow nor sleet, nor any of the other various bugaboos that seem to be bringing the U.S. Postal system to its knees, will stop the Watcher’s Council from its appointed voting.  I’m reading the following very good stuff today: Council Submissions Simply Jews – The Assassination Conundrum The Noisy Room – The Occupiers’ Siren [...]

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The United States Navy turned 236 years old today.  Those of us who love the Navy (and you can help show that love with a Navy League membership), will certainly join me in wishing the United States Navy a very Happy Birthday!

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Yesterday, I asked what Valerie Jarrett would tell Obama to do now that the administration, in an effort to save Holder’s delicate derriere from the Fast & Furious fallout, has gone public with a nefarious Iranian plot, one that is tantamount to a declaration of war, that Obama already knew about in June.  (Wag the [...]

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Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’ into the future.  No wonder I forgot to post the results from last week’s Watcher’s Council vote: Council Winners First place with 2 1/3 votes! The Razor–-How Taking the Black Vote For Granted Is Racist Second place with 2 votes – Joshuapundit-How Obama Got Around Congress Withholding $200 Million In [...]

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Maybe it’s Americans’ innate capitalist instinct — the need to commercialize everything — that is our true bulwark against a Russian or French style revolution. Sadly, though, it’s that same acquisitive quality, the one that sees most American young people grow up as Veruca Salt, that encourages the temporary ravages and inconveniences of publicly staged [...]

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Iranian agent caught on U.S. soil plotting terrorist attacks.  Obama, I’m sure, is in a dither.  What will Valerie Jarrett, who is currently about the only person he’ll talk to, tell him to do?

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We’ve been reading a lot about Republican movie habits versus Democrat movie habits.  It turns out, though, that there is an even simpler way to figure out what movies people will like.  Some basic math will magically determine your favorite movie out of a list of 17 movies.  It’s true.  Try it out and you’ll [...]

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I was dismayed when I heard that Mayor Bloomberg has assured the #OccupyWallStreet protesters that they won’t be harassed in his city.  I’ve since concluded that, wittingly or not, this was a wise decision on his part. If Bloomberg brings out even more pepper spray, or if he adds in dogs, water cannon, rubber bullets, [...]

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A friend (he knows who he is) emailed me the following information.  It speaks of a past generation of heroes, but I look at today’s military, and know that our youth offers better than the decadent, drugged-out, hypersexualized wretches on Wall Street: Hanoi Hilton, Room 7 Roster : An interesting piece of military history In [...]

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The quality of the subtitling is a bit primitive, but the translation is spot on the money: Hat tip:  Sadie

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This morning, I heard two men talking.  In response to something the first man said, the second said, “Trust, but verify.”  The first man replied, “That’s one of the few smart things Ronald Reagan said.”  The second man answered, “It’s the only smart thing Reagan said.” Putting aside all the smart things Reagan did, such [...]

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This is what Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed yesterday: The governor signed a measure allowing children as young as 12 to seek prevention treatment, such as vaccinations, for sexually transmitted diseases such as HPV without parental consent. And this is also what he signed yesterday: Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he had signed [...]

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FDR made hay out of the shanty towns that sprang up under Hoover’s administration as suddenly homeless Americans tried to cope.  Obama’s America is a bit different:  here, we have the voluntary homeless, people who happily embrace a homeless, and incredibly dirty, lifestyle to advance their savior’s political cause.  My question:  Is their encouragement of [...]

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Item:  At the Occupy Wall Street protest, one of the 99% is spotted leaving his mark on a New York City police car: Item:  During the height of the Bush-era anti-war riots, one of the protesters was photographed as he proudly left his own personal offering to a smoldering American flag: Item:  The Atlantic’s photographer, [...]

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