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Category Archives: Politics
Cindy McCain’s Shock Kiss
The National Enquirer has published a photo of Cindy McCain kissing a guy not John McCain. Gawker says: Your National Enquirer newspaper has published photos purporting to show Cindy McCain, fragile, lonely beer heiress wife to Senator John McCain, kissing … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Politics
Tagged baby mama, cindy mccain, John McCain, national enquirer, phoenix metro area, senator john mccain
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Rahm Emanuel And His Orthodox Rabbi
From JTA: Emanuel, born to an Israeli doctor who married a local woman after he moved to Chicago in the mid-1950s, speaks Hebrew and fondly recalls summering each year in Israel as a child – including just after the 1967 … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged acerbic wit, bailout package, lopatin, mid 1950s, orthodox rabbi, rahm emmanuel
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I Chat With Marc Gafni About Barack Obama
Marc Gafni and I discuss:
Posted in Politics
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The Mishandling Of Sarah Palin
Bill Kristol tells Dennis Prager that the mishandling of Sarah Palin was the most frustrating part of the presidential campaign. That McCain’s people "locked her up and didn’t know what kind of communicator they had. Having Katie Couric be her … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Politics
Tagged bill kristol, Dennis Prager, katie couric, presidential campaign, Sarah Palin
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John McCain For President
Charles Krauthammer writes: Last week I made the open-and-shut case for John McCain: In a dangerous world entering an era of uncontrolled nuclear proliferation, the choice between the most prepared foreign policy candidate in memory vs. a novice with zero … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Krauthammer, Politics
Tagged Charles Krauthammer, John McCain, john mccain for president, marginal tax rates, nuclear proliferation, social security and medicare
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His Stupid Donation To Obama
A friend calls: "That stupid donation I made to Obama went through. Five dollars I gave to that schvartze. I gave him through my credit card. My name is Osama Bin Laden. They asked me where I worked. I said … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged al qaeda, five dollars, osama bin laden, schvartze, screen capture
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David Gregory: Vote Obama or You’re Racist
Evan Gahr writes: David Gregory took over MSNBC’s prime time election coverage earlier this year from Professional Angry Person Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews because Olbermann embarrassed the poorly rated cable network with his blatantly partisan tirades against the GOP, … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Journalism, Politics
Tagged congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, debbie wasserman schultz, Jeremiah Wright, keith olbermann, mayor ed koch, mccain supporters
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