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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Uggh! I Did It Again!
Many years ago, when Britney Spears was hot, she released a hit single called “Oops, I Did It Again.” I may not fully understand this song, but Britney makes it seem just so sexy when she makes a mistake. According … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged footbal, nine miles, recycling center, selling your car, trash man, wikipedia, yahoo maps
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Was Jew-Hatred A Factor In The Tucson Shooting?
A friend, YL, asks: “Luke, from your insider/outsider perspective and somewhat conservative perspective, do you see anti-semitism as an important factor in the AZ shooting?” I am not sure. The shooter was into Hitler. And Orwell and Marx. The shooter … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism
Tagged conservative perspective, jew hatred, kill jews, nut job, psychotic illness, strange intersection
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Chinese Mother Equals Traditional Jewish Mother
Could Chinese wives be superior for similar reasons? I had a sage named Chaim Amalek often counsel me that what I needed most in life was a Chinese wife who would kick my butt into working harder and smarter. Khunrum … Continue reading
Posted in China
Tagged amy chua, chinese heritage, chinese parents, cultural stereotypes, math whizzes, play computer games
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Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings
Byron York nails it: On November 5, 2009, Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire at a troop readiness center in Ft. Hood, Texas, killing 13 people. Within hours of the killings, the world knew that Hasan reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar!” before … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged american involvement in iraq, ft hood texas, gen wesley clark, jane velez mitchell, mark halperin, robert baer
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Arizona Jewish Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords critical after shot in the head
As soon as the news broke from Tucson, the New York Times began reporting that the shooting might have been politically motivated by right-wingers such as Sarah Palin. This was in its news reports (since deleted). It turns out the … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Politics
Tagged congresswoman gabrielle giffords, ezra klein, five books of moses, Gabrielle Giffords, john boehner, reform synagogue, rep john boehner
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