Monthly Archives: January 2008

Vanity Fair

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Daniel Greenfield writes: When Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake went to live in the rectory at St. Mark’s Church they moved into the epicenter of the New York City conspiracy junkie scene and already suffering from paranoid delusions, they OD’d … Continue reading →

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Moral hazards in Bush bailout

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

Why should I, a struggling blogger, bail out rich people with mortgages? I know the government isn’t kicking in money, but it is interfering with the free market and the inefficient allocation that results from that hurts all of us. … Continue reading →

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Who’s Going To Be The New Editor Of The Forward?

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

J.J. Goldberg was never a good manager of the paper. What he does best is write editorials and tilt the paper left. So he’s now got the title of "Editorial Director." I hear JJ has not been into the office … Continue reading →

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Is Mike Huckabee Good For The Jews?

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

A Gentile friend of mine who is into New Age thought emails: I was wondering how the Jewish right-wing radio personalities view Huckabee…he’s the only candidate who says he wants to bring America "back to Jesus," endorses Christian prayer in … Continue reading →

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On A Pole?

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

I know a woman who is a professional dancer (in a modern dance troupe). Whenever she tells an Orthodox Jewish guy that she’s a dancer, he invariably responds, "Like on a pole?" Nobody else responds that way.

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