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Category Archives: Politics
Economist Tom Sowell On Dennis Prager’s Radio Show
Dennis: "I am about to speak about one of the clearest thinkers living. One of the top five…" "Allen Estrin, my producer, said America would be different if every college kid read this book. "The first edition of Applied Economics, … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Happiness, Politics, Thomas Sowell
Tagged college kid, Dennis Prager, john kerry, national security threat, profound commitment, radio show, senator john kerry, stage one, thinkers, tom sowell
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Twice As Many Republicans As Democrats Support Israel’s Attacks In Gaza
Orthodox Jews vote Republican and non-Orthodox Jews vote three-to-one Democrat. Liberal pundit Glenn Greenwald writes: A new Rasmussen Reports poll — the first to survey American public opinion specifically regarding the Israeli attack on Gaza — strongly bolsters the severe … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Politics
Tagged dick cheney, glenn greenwald, nancy pelosi, orthodox jews, rasmussen reports, vote republican
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President Bush & The Jews
Jay D. Homnick writes: In this spirit, it is appropriate for us to take a moment to publicize the outstanding respect shown by the President and Laura Bush to traditional Jews and their practices throughout his administration. One historic example … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged adult education programs, jewish attendees, rabbi teitelbaum, silver spring maryland, torah class, yeshiva of greater washington
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I Wonder What Obama Knew And When He Knew It
Joe emails: If Rahm Emanuel was selected by Obama for his fierce loyalty to the cause, and Rahm spoke to Blagojevich about the Senate seat, doesn’t it follow that Obama authorized or knew of Rahm’s contact? Do you get it, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged behest, insubordination, Rahm Emanuel, senate seat, small stuff
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Joe Biden Set To Be The Least Consequential Vice-President Since Hubert Humphrey
This summer when I heard people on the radio talking about what a great choice Joe Biden would be for vice-president because of his foreign policy credentials, I said, huh? What credentials? What has Joe Biden ever accomplished? I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Charles Krauthammer, dick cheney, hubert humphrey, hume publishing, joe biden, senator biden
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Change The Senate To ‘House of Lords’
Charles Krauthammer said on Fox News today that that is what it has become with inherited seats. Joe Biden is having a seatwarmer for two years before turning it over to his son (who’s in Iraq for two years). Now … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Caroline Kennedy, Charles Krauthammer, fox news, Hillary Clinton, joe biden
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‘Belated Interest In The Muck Out Of Which Obama Rose’
Charles Krauthammer says on FOX News that the Chicago press had long been interested in Barack Obama’s ties to such unsavory characters as Tony Rezko and Jeremiah Wright but the national press had little interest in investigating "the anointed one." … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Charles Krauthammer, fox news, Jeremiah Wright, senate seat, tony rezko
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I’m Happy With Everything I’ve Seen From Obama Since The Election
I feared he would be a disaster. Instead, everything he has said and done since the election has been responsible and moderate. He chooses centrists to the most important posts in his cabinet. He’s likely to ask Robert Gates to … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Politics
Tagged 60s radicals, bill ayers, defense secretary, disaster, gloria steinem, John McCain, obama, robert gates, Sarah Palin, twenty sixth amendment
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What Went Wrong With The Left?
I love this new book "All The Sad, Young Literary Men." Here’s an excerpt from page 234 about how "the Left had failed to replace the deep culture of religion with a culture of its own. "When I attend the … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Politics
Tagged democratic friends, excerpt from, funerals, literary men, religious friends
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Our Fearless Leaders
Here we go: (Kishke writes: "Dumkopf! The joke is worthless without explaining that the yiddish for “white president” is pronounced as “vice president,” which Joe Biden is. What a dope." "Shvartze" is Yiddish for "black.")