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Daniel Penny Case - There But For Fortune May Go You Or I

Harris Campaign Desperate Staffers 'Went Rogue' to Reach Minority Voters

Tim Walz's Daughter and Friends Use Joe Rogan as Their Dating 'Litmus Test'

Pallywood Meets The Gaza Blockade (Or, “Did You Hear The One About How Palestinians Can’t Eat Chocolate?”)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2010 5 Comments

One of the arguments against the military blockade of Gaza is that Israel does not only prevent military items from entering, it blocks non-military foodstuff and other supplies. This argument, of course, does not argue for a lifting of the blockade, but narrowing the scope...

These Are The Bad Old Days

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2010 4 Comments

The rise of Islamist Turkey, and its deliberate and calculated instigation of a crisis in the Middle East, is reminiscent of the time period prior to the fall of the Shah of Iran.The Turkish Islamists know exactly what they are doing by precipitating a crisis...

An Iranian Port In Gaza

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2010 6 Comments

An Iranian port in Gaza is the goal of those who want uninspected sea shipping to Gaza.The "Freedom Flotilla" is a lie and a fraud. The Islamist government of Turkey, which has an ongoing rapprochement in progress with Iran, instigated the crisis, and a Turkish...

Eliot Spitzer Pwns Glenn Greenwald

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 02, 2010 13 Comments

Glenn Greenwald is venomous in his attacks on Israel. Greenwald calls supporters of Israel, including Rep. Anthony Weiner, "Israel-firsters," an obscene charge of disloyalty.Anyone who disagrees with Greenwald on whether the flotilla actually had a humanitarian intent, or whether Israel had a right under international...

The Difference Between Israel and Anti-Israelis

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2010 6 Comments

The government of Israel is upset that the operation to intercept the Turkish-backed flotilla ended up with the loss of several lives.Lack of proper operational planning, the almost ridiculous initial use of too little force (paint balls) and the failure to clear the decks of...

The Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Indicates a Need to Address Left-Wing Violence

National Campaign Launched to Combat 'Faculty for Justice in Palestine'

The Death of DEI at the University of Michigan is a Symbolic Victory

Professor Glenn Reynolds: America's Mood Upbeat after Trump's Win

Drexel University Lays Off 60 Staffers Due to Lowered Enrollment

Former Assistant Dean Gets Three Years In Prison For Embezzling $1.3 Million From Seton Hall Law School

Gaza Flotilla Organizer Puts Lie To “Humanitarian” Purpose

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2010 7 Comments

Adam Shapiro, one of the organizers of flotillas to break the sea blockade of Gaza in 2009 and again in 2010, was interviewed on PBS. In the interview, Shapiro made clear that the primary purpose of the flotilla was political.Only upon prompting by Gwen...

How About A Convoy To Turkey?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 01, 2010 17 Comments

Turkey has repressed its large Kurdish minority, which seeks a nation of its own, and has threatened to invade Iraqi Kurdistan if it gained too much autonomy.Turkey, in turn, has been subjected to attacks from Kurdish separatist groups, and has responded harshly. The attacks on...

Great Lawn

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2010 3 Comments

The Great Lawn at Central Park, Memorial Day. Almost enough to get me to move back to New York City, even though there are people.Almost.--------------------------------------------Related Post:Early Sunday Morning New York Follow me on Twitter and Facebook ...

Useful Idiots Condemn Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2010 58 Comments

The left-wing blogosphere is full of useful idiots, who pretend that the flotilla which just was stopped by Israel was a humanitarian mission.The flotilla was organized by the Islamist government in Turkey to aid Hamas with the goal of opening up shipping channels for Turkey's...

Gaza Human Shields and The Turkey Problem

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2010 16 Comments

The United States has a major problem in Turkey, which under increasingly authoritarian Islamist rule, has become a primary player in undermining U.S. policy in the Middle East, not to mention a growing antagonist of Israel.I have posted on Turkey's Islamist government before. The ploy...

Why Is Gail Collins Afraid of “Illegals”?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2010 16 Comments

The Gail Collins, in an otherwise humorous column Alabama Goes Viral, plays a sleight of hand when quoting the now famous television advertisement by Dale Peterson, running for Alabama Agricultural Commissioner.Here is Collins' description (emphasis mine):This is the start of Peterson’s campaign ad. He rides...

Mutually Assured Desalination

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2010 2 Comments

The NY Times' headline writer got it wrong, The Hard Sell On Salt, which purported to show how the salt industry was manipulating public opinion and regulations on restricting salt: With salt under attack for its ill effects on the nation’s health, the food giant...

Early Sunday Morning In New York

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2010 6 Comments

Many moons ago, when I worked in Manhattan, I always enjoyed early Sunday mornings, because there were few people and even fewer cars.I'm in NYC this weekend for a wedding, and walked over to Park Avenue.In the photo, the Waldorf Astoria on the left, looking...

Saturday Night Card Game (Gawker -Think Progress Tag Team)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2010 4 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Hey, did you hear the one where Bill O'Reilly called a black professor a drug dealer? What a racist.At least that is what Gawker wanted you to believe, in...

Sestak Questions of the Day

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2010 12 Comments

1. Why did it take until after the Pennsylvania Senate primary for details regarding the offer made to Joe Sestak, and the use of Bill Clinton as the conduit, to leak out?2. Would it have made a difference in the primary? (Did I...

Teachers Need A Teachable Moment About Their Unions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2010 7 Comments

Another "emergency" and pending "catastrophe" is being used to justify more federal government spending to support unsustainable teachers' union contracts:Education Secretary Arne Duncan says President Obama "absolutely supports" a congressional proposal for $23 billion in emergency education spending in order to stave off teacher layoffs...

Sestak-Rahm-Bubba

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 28, 2010 14 Comments

Like clockwork, I get in the car for the 6 hour drive from Ithaca to Rhode Island, and news hits the fan.This time, the revelation that the White House enlisted Bill Clinton to do the dirty work of getting Joe Sestak to drop out of...