Daily Archives: November 23, 2008

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

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Why Network Announcers Stay Relentlessly Positive

Mark Purdy writes for the San Jose Mercury News: "In case you’re wondering why broadcaster Troy Aikman said he thought “the 49ers got better today [after losing by two touchdowns to Dallas],” never forget one important thing. The broadcast networks … Continue reading

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The Cult-Like Fervor Around Arianna & Barack Obama

From The Macho Response: "She could hardly have picked a more appropriate guru." — Ryan Tate, on The Huffington Post‘s Arianna Huffington, and her guru, John-Roger – who she sends her workers to for "training" – though he was described … Continue reading

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Chabadnik Leah Kleim Knifed In San Diego

Leah calls Sunday afternoon. "On Thursday, I got a call inviting me to San Diego for Shabbat. So I flew in. And I ended up getting stabbed?" Luke: "What happened?" Leah: "I was up late drinking Heinekens with the rabbi. … Continue reading

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Sexually Abused? There’s Help

From left to right: Rabbi Nachum Rosenberg, Vicki Polin – The Awareness Center (international Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault), and Joseph Byrnes – SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests).

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