Archive for May 17th, 2004
Springer In To Action
This report from AP:
Ohio Democrats have chosen talk-show host Jerry Springer to be an at-large delegate for the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
Rumor has it that the convention will be renamed the Democratic Convention for Lesbian Midgets Abducted by Space Aliens.
Quote of the Day
“Now, the day could come that the Palestinians would have to live without Arafat. The initial reaction would be very emotional but, I think, ultimately, it would be a very positive development.”
– Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, showcasing the art of understatement
The Misconceptions of Mr Berg
Words cannot describe what Nick Berg’s father must be going through in the aftermath of his son’s horrific murder at the hands of Islamic terrorists. Perhaps it is his grief that has led him to make some extremely misguided statements.
The father of an American beheaded in Iraq said in an interview broadcast Monday that he [...]
Refugees
AP reports the following:
Palestinians flee refugee camp
Palestinians were fleeing homes in this refugee camp today, as Israeli tanks cut off the area from the rest of the Gaza Strip in preparation for what is expected to be a major Israeli military offensive.
Fleeing from a refugee camp? Maybe they should establish more refugee camps for those [...]
Quote of the Day
“Now, the day could come that the Palestinians would have to live without Arafat. The initial reaction would be very emotional but, I think, ultimately, it would be a very positive development.”
– Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, showcasing the art of understatement
Boy He Can Jump
Former Hapoel and Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball player LaVon Mercer is promoting Israel’s case in black churches, universities and community centers in his native Atlanta.
Former Israeli basketball sensation LaVon Mercer is on a mission to serve his country. But as an African American with an Israeli passport, that’s become a bit complicated given a hybrid [...]
One of Those Weeks
“A wiser feller than myself once said, ’sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes the bar, well, he eats you.’”- The Stranger, The Big Lebowski.
And so it has been for me over this past week. A near fatal car crash jolted my senses, and a database crash has possibly wiped out half a year of [...]
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