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Category Archives: Politics
The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky writes: The most charitable way of explaining the election results of 2012 is that Americans voted for the status quo – for the incumbent President and for a divided Congress. They must enjoy gridlock, partisanship, incompetence, economic … Continue reading
Where Did The Voters Go?
Joe emails: The total popular vote in 2012 for President was Obama 61,000,000 Romney 57,500,000 Total 118.5 million 2008 was: Obama – 66,862,039 Mccain – 58,319,442 Total 125.1 million 2004 was: Bush 62,028,285 Kerry 59,028,109 Total 121 million Obama lost … Continue reading
Election Recommendations
Benny, an Orthodox Jewish lawyer, emails: County Election – District Attorney Alan Jackson. He is the best qualified candidate and an individual who will ensure the highest standards are met. State-wide Propositions 34 = NO 35 = YES 36 = … Continue reading
Romney Gets Booed At NAACP
Joe emails: I remember being horrified in shul when the prayer for the US government was being said, and someone uttered “not that Obama” – meaning that we should not pray for his well-being. I would be similarly horrified if … Continue reading
Prager University: Jonah Goldberg on Ideology
Top Five Issues Facing America
In my view, they are in order: * Those Muslims who want to murder Americans (from Iran to home-grown American terrorists) and destroy the American way of life and America’s role in the world as a fighter for freedom and … Continue reading
Conspiracy Theories
About 10% of the traditional Orthodox Jews (not the Modern Orthodox) I’ve known are into conspiracy theories. Many of them follow Ron Paul and their primary concern about America is the Federal Reserve. They feel that the Bildeberg elite are … Continue reading
Chess For Politicians
Joe emails: The last week or so has seen a quite enthralling game of chess between the Obama and Romney camps: The Obama camp’s main thrusts have been in three areas: 1. Class Warfare. The main mover for Obama, one … Continue reading
Santa Monica’s Rash Of Burglaries
Binky, an actor from Britain now living in West Los Angeles, phones the Dennis Prager show today: “I want to talk about this sudden influx of burglaries in Santa Monica the past few months. I believe this is a direct … Continue reading