Archive for July, 2009

I recently blogged about the trip Human Rights Watch took to Saudi Arabia to raise money for their crusade against Israel. I, of course, was only one of many writing and blogging about this and apparently the response got under the skin of HRW. So much so, in fact, that Middle East director Sarah... »

In some pretty damning news, the Washington Times is reporting that the recent FBI probe of pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC, was motivated in part by anti-Semitism. Larry Franklin, the informant who made a deal with the FBI to tape his conversations with AIPAC officials, said in an interview that he was disturbed by anti-Semitic remarks made... »

Lyndsey Parker reports on an ex-American Idol contestant who publicly stated that the show is rigged and offered several interesting insider tidbits on what goes on with the contestants. Among them: “They pay for our lawyers to negotiate against their lawyer (which is BS),” said. “They make us COLLECTIVELY choose the... »

No wonder the Gates-Crowley Summit took place during Happy Hour!  It turns out Obama has been charging his White House “guests” for their meals. He claims it’s for “ethical” reasons, but one can’t help but wonder why ethics is suddenly so important when it comes to “free meals”, but not important at all when... »

Why is it that my two-year-old Windows XP machine starts up in half the time it takes for my brand new BlackBerry Tour from Verizon Wireless?! I’m not even exaggerating: I just timed it and it took a full 5 minutes and 38 seconds for my BlackBerry Tour to start! Isn’t technology supposed to be... »

StarboardViewStudio posted this great video on YouTube: »

In a very candid moment, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) revealed his disenchantment with actually reading such long bills for voting in Congress, when he says, “what good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after you read... »

The Washington Times is reporting how a very desperate Obama, watching his popularity in the polls plummeting recently, has begun resorting again to public Bush-bashing in hopes of rallying supporters with this tried-and-true tactic. In his White House press conference last week, Mr. Obama referred to the Bush era at least nine times, three times... »

Theodore Dalrymple writes a great piece in today’s WSJ on whether or not heath care is a “right”. He makes some very convincing arguments and uses Britain as an example of the repercussions of treating health care as a “right”. It’s a quick read and well worth reading in its entirety, but here is a... »

Michael Singh of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy writes a great analysis of the United States’ role as an “honest broker” in the Middle East, especially with recent developments. He discusses the history of the term “honest broker” and what it means, going back to the original “honest broker”, Otto von Bismarck, and discusses... »

The following is a mass email forward that I received recently (although it has apparently been circulating for several months) and enjoyed enough to post here. Enjoy! I hate to admit it, but my liberal friends were right! They had warned me that if I voted for McCain, the nation’s Hope would deteriorate, and sure enough... »

Naked Emperor News has just posted a great clip on YouTube. In it (seen below, followed by an excerpted transcript), you’ll hear Obama complaining about Congress voting on bills in haste without reading them. Of course, though, he wasn’t talking about the 111th Congress voting on his supported initiatives. Noooo, he was talking about Congress... »

As if I don’t have enough things to worry about in today’s crazy world, I now apparently have to worry during my commute about who’s driving my train. NBC News reports that a train operator has apparently gotten caught on camera letting what seems to be her 8-year-old son drive the subway train! A 41-year old... »

After much reporting of Obama’s tough talk on and demands of Israel, Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN) and James Risch (R-ID) have taken the initiative to write a letter to President Obama pressing him for answers on what steps he will urge the Arab world to take regarding Israel and the peace process. This letter has... »

As news of the Obama administration’s hostility towards Israel continues to roll out of Washington, there’s now the additional news of cozying up to terrorist haven Syria and its dictator, Assad. In fact, Obama has now decided to lift various embargos against Syria and has plans to lift yet more in the future. These embargoes... »