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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Barack Obama Seems Serious
He presents himself as a man with gravitas. But when he talks, he reveals himself as shallow. He doesn’t take ideas seriously. Dennis Prager says the Wall Street bonuses, AIG bonuses, are despicable but you can’t pass a law to … Continue reading →
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Jackie Mason Calls The President A ‘Schvartze’
"Schvartze" is a Yiddish word that means black. In its denotative meaning, there’s nothing pejorative about the word. Just like the German word, it simply means the color black. Still, many of the PC police in Jewish life say it … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, david dinkins, eric fingerhut, old jew, racial epithet, rudy giuliani
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The Week In Jewish News
Steven I. Weiss reports: Rabbi Gil Student posts: R. Yaakov Klass discusses the "Real Tough Times": Jewish Press I, Jewish Press II Rebbetzin Jungreis talks about how we should cope with the economic crisis: Jewish Press I, Jewish Press II … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, clinton lewinsky scandal, david lerner, David Wolpe, gil student, left wing politics
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Overcoming Shame
Tuesday afternoon I had a big shame attack. Tomorrow I’m going to park in the same place, spoon out of the same peanut butter tub, and overcome my shame my reciting one or more of these mantras as the beautiful … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, butter tub, george bush, mantras, overcoming shame, place spoon
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Barack Obama – Hothouse Flower
Joe emails: "It sends the right message to conserve in the white house. Lyndon Johnson used to go around the White House shutting off lights. Call it OCD, but it says, hey, this is not my money, and I am … Continue reading →
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May A Jew Go To An AA Meeting In A Church?
Charlie Hall writes on hirhurim: Every single Jewish recovering alcoholic I have ever met who has asked a shilah on this reports the following response: 1. Yes, go to AA. There is absolutely nothing there unique to Christianity and in … Continue reading →
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Tagged aa meetings, Barack Obama, charlie hall, christian worship services, interfaith dialogue, Mussar, orthodox rabbinate, rca members, shilah, synagogue council
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Why The Hubbub Bub?
I listened to Barack Obama’s inaugural address. It’s rare that I get much out of a politician’s speech but this speech was noteworthy for its utter lack of original insight. The speech contributed nothing to America and nothing to my … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, black president, cliches, Dennis Prager, hubbub, inspiring words, muslim world, party pooper, pretty face, utter lack, victory speech
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Danielle Berrin, Barack Obama At AIPAC 2005
I can’t work out who’s cuter:
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Andrew Breitbart’s Big Hollywood
I interview Andrew by phone Wednesday afternoon about his new website BigHollywood.Breitbart.com. I previously interviewed Andrew in 2004 about his book "Hollywood, Interrupted." Luke: "Why do this website?" Andrew: "The number one reason is that the conservative movement has completely … Continue reading →
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Young Obama Blamed America
Evan Gahr writes: You won’t find it in his memoir or any of the oodles of words written about him during the campaign, but this reporter has discovered a strikingly naive article Barack Obama wrote about the anti-war movement as … Continue reading →
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Tagged american foreign policy, Barack Obama, columbia magazine, moral clarity, radical islam, war mentality
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