Monthly Archives: November 2012

My Obsessive Compulsive Neediness

In seventh grade, I got together with Seventh-Day Adventist friends one Sabbath at Pacific Union College. They called the girl I liked, Denise, and asked her who she liked. She mentioned three different guys. One of them was me. I … Continue reading

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Where Did The Voters Go?

Joe emails: The total popular vote in 2012 for President was Obama 61,000,000 Romney 57,500,000 Total 118.5 million 2008 was: Obama – 66,862,039 Mccain – 58,319,442 Total 125.1 million 2004 was: Bush 62,028,285 Kerry 59,028,109 Total 121 million Obama lost … Continue reading

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For The Re-Election Of The President, You Can Thank The People Who Came Here Illegally

Over the past 30 years, the US allowed millions of people who came here illegally to become citizens (President Reagan signed this amnesty in 1986). They’re now voting for more de facto amnesty for people who came here illegally and … Continue reading

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Will They Put Us In Camps?

An Orthodox Jewish friend says: “If Obama is re-elected, we’ll be put in concentration camps.” Ridiculous, but typically bitter Jewish overstatement. You’ll see the same thing in the Torah. “At least in Egypt we had meat. You take us out … Continue reading

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The First Time I Met A Jewish Woman

In May of 1993, I went to my first conversion class at Sacramento’s Orthodox shul Knesset Israel. Because I hadn’t called ahead and interviewed with the rabbi, he promptly asked me to leave. My friend Michael then took me to … Continue reading

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