Monthly Archives: June 2009

Obama Hate In Jerusalem

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Luke Ford

From the Jerusalem Post: A new video posted on the Internet featuring inebriated American Jewish youth in a Jerusalem bar spouting hate-filled sentiments has garnered massive exposure and caused a firestorm in the media and the Jewish world. In the … Continue reading →

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Smart Women Marry Money Says New Book

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Luke Ford

Fred emails: Gentlemen: This book doesn’t exactly break new ground. However, I assume that since you are all born romantics, you are undoubtedly outraged by and eschew the cynical notions contained therein. I was particularly piqued by the ethnic stereotype … Continue reading →

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I Interview Ex-Mobster William Cutolo Jr Whose Father Was A Hitman

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Luke Ford

Here’s the Wikipedia entry on Bill’s dad: "William Cutolo (June 6, 1949 – May 26, 1999 Bay Ridge, Brooklyn), also known as "Billy Fingers" and "Wild Bill", was a Brooklyn-born mafioso in the New York based Colombo crime family who … Continue reading →

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First Black Female Rabbi Ordained

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Luke Ford

Bob emails: There goes the neighborhood. Khunrum emails: "There’s one shul that might let Luke attend." Fred emails: "I wonder if they’d make him sit in the back of the shul." Bob emails: "Even they would probably question our hapless … Continue reading →

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‘A Sincere Question’

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Yehuda (YY) Rubinstein emails me June 5: Dear Mr Ford, I honestly want to pose you a question if I may. I watched the video of you sitting in the car the other day [LF: this video or this?] … Continue reading →

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