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One More Time: I Told You So!

Nathan — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:05:15 +0000

This from CNN.com:

Seventy percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey say things are going badly in the United States. The last time the public gave the country’s condition such a bad rating was January 1992 in the last year in office of the last president named Bush.

Really? Huh. I would have [...]

One More Time: Being Right Is SOOOO Nice!

Nathan — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:50:15 +0000

As you might be reading about our President’s recent speech in which he continues to show his detachment from reality.

From the Wash Post:

Historian Robert Dallek, who has written about the comparisons of Iraq to Vietnam, accused Bush of twisting history. ‘It just boggles my mind, the distortions I feel are perpetrated here by [...]

We Were Right, er Left!

Nathan — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:01:25 +0000

HAHAHAHA – Do a little dance, we were right:

After offering a bleak assessment of the Bush administration’s strategy in Iraq, Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said today that he was urging lawmakers and President Bush to change course quickly to protect a further erosion of [...]

Reason #379 Why Jews Stop Being Jews

Nathan — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:59:38 +0000

Look into the eyes of hate. These are supposedly our brothers and sisters. But there is no moral justification for detailed adherence to orthodoxy because of issues like this:

Jerusalem Police on Thursday arrested a 32-year-old haredi resident of Mea She’arim, who was caught in possession of an improvised explosive device, police said.

The suspect, [...]

9/11 Nightmare Continues

Nathan — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:31:20 +0000

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Is anyone at all shocked by this headline from the NY Times: ‘For the First Time, New York Links a Death to 9/11 Dust’? And a needed first sentence quote:

New York City’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, has for the first time directly linked a death to exposure to dust from [...]

Fox News 40 Year Recap

Nathan — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:50:14 +0000

Some notes…

death of JFK JR. – who cares death of John Lennon – who cares death of Princess Di – who cares eve of Iraq invasion, 1 & 2 – scary, we are a f’ed up war mongering nation shots of 9/11 – do not need to see them, ever, please stop showing them [...]

This Is So Much Fun! Nuclear Annihilation & Climate Change

Nathan — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:20:32 +0000

G-d Bless Rand:

President George W. Bush’s most recent address to the American people on Iraq may be the scariest presidential message since Ronald Reagan announced that he had launched a nuclear strike against the Soviet Union. Reagan was just kidding. Bush is not.

Immediate reaction to the president’s speech has focused on the intended [...]

UPDATE: Do we need election monitors?

Nathan — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:43:58 +0000

Take a listen to today’s The Brian Lehrer Show (podcast):

Back to the Future, Mark Crispin Miller, professor of media studies at New York University and author, Fooled Again (Basic Books 2005) accuses George Bush of electoral fraud in Ohio

And if that is not enough, check out his blog.

Not bothered yet? How about [...]

Talmud Tidbit: The Jewish Version of an Oracle

Nathan — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:10:04 +0000

I want to share another fun tidbit from my reading yesterday. It has to do with consulting the Urim VeTumim. There are rules, this is Judaism, after all, there are always rules, about the proper method of consultation. However, the gist is there is a piece of parchment, given to Moses by G-d, with the [...]

Spain (incomplete move from old site)

Nathan — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 03:51:19 +0000

The Trip started Tuesday night with a trip to JFK. Nothing eventful happened at all. We boarded the flight and made our way to Spain via Iberia.

Wednesday 8th of September

The jet from JFK arrives late to Madrid Barajas and we miss the connection to Barcelona and we fear that we might miss our [...]