Shana Tova — Happy New Year
To my fellow Members of the Tribe, Shana Tova — Happy Rosh Hashanah — Happy New Year.5774 begins at sundown tonight. Many Jews will be attending synagogue tonight to mark the beginning of the new...
View ArticleI Apologize
I guess this is what has become my yearly apology diary because it is Erev Yom Kippur. Everything I wrote last year, at least in the introduction, still holds:I am human. I will make mistakes. That...
View ArticleThank You, But I'll Take the Woman 'Past her sell-by date'
Wesley Pruden's piece in today's Washington Times starts out as the usual right-wing drivel directed against former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Clintons in general. It talks...
View ArticleA Note, Speaker Boehner, of What the American People Want (Hint: It's Not You...
They spoke last November and this is what they said:Party A60,252,696Party B58,541,130Party A Margin1,711,566 You, Mr. Speaker, are behaving as though the Republican Party is Party A in those...
View ArticleThe Nightmare of Extraordinary Measures to Avoid Default
Back on October 4, Vincent Reinhart wrote in The New York Times' Deal Book that despite all the political maneuvering currently going in Washington the contingencies to prepare for a default are "a...
View Article162 Republicans to America and World: Drop Dead
The title says it all. That's what the 162 Republicans (144 in the House and 18 in the Senate) who voted against reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling effectively said tonight. They...
View ArticleNew Jersey Marriage Equality Guaranteed — Christie Drops Appeal
It is not often that one hears about Republican elected officials doing the right thing when it comes to marriage equality. While growing numbers of Americans support it, most Republican officials are...
View ArticleHow Many More Times?
How many more times will we have to see reports of school shootings, and other mass casualty events, before we take action against guns?Why is it that guns should not be treated like any other...
View ArticleTea Party Is Not Racist — Latest Republican Whine — Footage at 11
This time it's Ron Christie writing in The Daily Beast:Thirty-five years [sic] later, Tea Party groups emerged in cities and states across the nation as a direct result of President Obama and...
View ArticleJersey City Mayor Gives Best Response to Gun Control Equals Holocaust Meme
Many conservatives have invoked Holocaust comparisons — and claimed that if European Jews only had guns in the 1930's and 1940's there would have never been a Holocaust — when it comes to any effort to...
View ArticleToday's Reminder on the Importance of Judicial Nomination Fights
A very quick note about Judge Robert J. Shelby:For what it’s worth, Judge Shelby is an Obama appointee, offering another reminder as to why fights over judicial nominees are so important. This is why...
View ArticleHappy Erev Chinese Food Day (and Merry Christmas)
So, it's almost Chinese Food Day again (also known as December 25). While most Americans will be celebrating with their families, many of us will be going to the movies and eating Chinese food. Yes,...
View ArticleAfter A Very Long 24 Hours, I Have One Request...
Please sign up to become an organ donor, if you haven't already done so.Last night, my mom's life was vastly improved because someone made that decision. That means she has the new kidney she's been...
View ArticleWSJ Gets Existence of Double Standard Right. Naturally Analyzes it Wrong.
From today's Wall Street Journal explaining how Chris Christie is so much better than President Obama when it comes to showing contrition in the wake of misconduct by his underlings:Not that this...
View ArticleChief Justice Roberts Intervenes to Influence FISA Reform and Seeks to...
The New York Times reports that the liaison of Chief Justice John Roberts, Judge John Bates, penned a letter to Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman Dianne Feinstein:In a letter made public on...
View ArticleNugent: President Obama a "subhuman mongrel,""gangster" and "chimpanzee"
We're now more than a year into President Obama's second term and Ted Nugent is still a free man and free to spew crap such as this (h/t Bob Cesca):I have obviously failed to galvanize and prod, if not...
View ArticleRussian Men's Ski Jumping Coach Stakes Out Claim for GOP Presidential Nomination
Despite not being constitutionally eligible to seek the office of President of the United States, Alexander Arefyev, the coach of the Russian men's ski jumping team, staked out a position that would...
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Facebook: Libelous Anti-Semitic Hate Speech "doesn't violate our Community...
The page in question calls itself "Jewish Ritual Murder" and engages in horrific anti-Semitism. Despite that, Facebook had this to say: And what is some of the content that Facebook is okay with being...
View ArticleChristie Campaign Asks to Use Leftover Funds to Pay Bridgegate Legal Bills
From The Star Ledger and h/t to AnnetteK for finding it:Gov. Chris Christie's re-election campaign has asked permission to use leftover campaign funds to pay the legal bills surrounding the...
View ArticleThis is the diary I originally wrote saying Christie wouldn't resign. I stand...
It really comes down to two basic factors when understanding why Republicans will never force Chris Christie to resign:He's never been found to use or abuse illegal drugsHe's never been caught with a...
View ArticlePutin Foils Gay Results Fixing Conspiracy; Announces Real Olympic Winners
Originally published February 6, 2013, 7:55 ETSOCHI, RUSSIA– Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at a late evening press conference that Russian authorities uncovered a massive gay conspiracy to...
View ArticleDifference Between Dems and GOP on Full Display at NY-NJ Airports
Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark Airports all serve the New York City Metropolitan Area. All three are run by the same bi-state agency, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The difference...
View ArticleFacebook Claims to Prohibit Hate Speech. Why does it Permit the Most Vile...
Facebook's Statement of Responsibilities states:Safety We do our best to keep Facebook safe, but we cannot guarantee it. We need your help to keep Facebook safe, which includes the following...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann's Words Encourage Anti-Semitism
Michele Bachmann's words about the Jewish-American community selling out Israel simply because we strongly support President Obama and the Democratic Party do nothing less than encourage one of the...
View ArticleThat Dirty Word Again — Compromise
An earlier diary here made this assertion:Solomon does not give a foot to one mother as a compromise. King Solomon, however, did not have to deal with this man:Speaker John Boehner King Solomon was an...
View ArticleSome Words on Religious Establishment from the Author of the Bill of Rights
You can't get more originalist on the Establishment Clause and the separation of religion and state than quoting James Madison, author of the Bill of Rights. The following are excerpts from Madison's...
View ArticleWashington, DC's Bible Museum, Brought to you Hobby Lobby's President
I wish this was snark, but it's not. The president of Hobby Lobby, the same company trying to claim that for-profit corporations have the right to freedom of religion, plans to build a Bible museum in...
View ArticleI'm a Guy, a Met Fan and I Believe Daniel Murphy did the Right Thing
For those of you that do not know, Daniel Murphy is the New York Mets' second baseman. He is also a new father, his wife having just given birth to their first child, a son. Murphy's wife went into...
View ArticleThree Dead in Pre-Passover Shooting at Jewish Community Center
Three people are reported dead after a shooting at a Jewish Community Center and the Village Shalom retirement village in Overland Park, Kansas. It is reported that police took a man into custody who...
View ArticleChristian Group Gasses Jesus in Attempt to Convert Jews
Just in time for Passover, "Jews" for Jesus, a Christian group that seeks to convert Jews to Christianity, released a video portraying Jesus as a victim of the Shoah.The two-minute video is a straight...
View ArticlePA School Board Committee Overturns Student Newspaper — Says 'Redskin' is A-Okay
A student newspaper of Neshaminy High School in Bucks County, PA, The Playwickian, published an editorial last fall declaring it would no longer use the term 'redskin' because of its racist and...
View ArticleA Humble Petition for Public Prayer in Light of Today's Supreme Court Ruling
I humbly propose that the following invocation be given whenever a public meeting in the City of New York (and anywhere else that seeks to adopt it) is convened:May Hashem's wisdom guide us and may His...
View ArticleNY GOP Candidate Calls Melissa Harris-Perry a "Damned Dirty Ape"
The New York Daily News reported today that Dutchess County controller Jim Coughlan, a Republican candidate for the New York State Senate, tweeted the following about MSNBC host Melissa...
View ArticleNazi Cabbie Speaks Out. Defends Hitler, Claims He's Not an Anti-Semite, Just...
After receiving a 30-day suspension for wearing a Nazi armband, a cabbie has decided to speak out about his suspension and profess his belief in national socialism. In the interview with WCBS, Gabriel...
View ArticleThe Messenger's Big Blind Spot Matters. PS: There is a Wide Gulf of Difference.
Armando is correct when he asserts that Glenn Greenwald possesses a blind spot when it comes to racist criticism of President Obama and misogynistic criticism of Secretary Clinton. Despite claims to...
View Article"Your dead kids don’t trump my Constitutional rights"
Conservative sensitivity at its finest, courtesy of Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher. Speaking in a time of great tragedy, Wurzelbacher's only response to a grieving father discussing his son's...
View ArticleNRA Says Gun-Related Homicides not 'Shootings'
I guess this could be true if a gun was used as an instrument to inflict blunt force trauma when bludgeoning someone to death. Alas, I suspect that's the case for less than 0.01% of all gun-related...
View Article74
That's the number of school shootings since Newtown.The 74 school shootings since Newtown.Map via @voxdotcom: http://t.co/...#RHShootingpic.twitter.com/qiwENwIqJP— Everytown (@Everytown) June 10,...
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Cantor Hits Craigslist
I have no idea who put this up and how long it will remain up, but it has to be one of the funniest takes on Eric Cantor's loss tonight.A mock ad by the soon-to-be former House Majority Leader. And for...
View ArticleBrat Invoked Soros, Zuckerberg and Wasserman Schultz Against Cantor. Check,...
SorosCantor ducks debate, claims to be busy serving constituents,actually scheduled to meet with Soros supported PAC in FL http://t.co/...— Dave Brat VA 7th (@DaveBratVA7th) April 15,...
View ArticleGoyische Rick Perry Claims Membership in The Tribe
Files this under another verbal miscue from Texas governor Rick Perry, a conservative Christian. He claims that he is more Jewish than we think:“Boys, I am going to bless this meal,” Rick Perry said,...
View ArticlePublic Health Wins in New York. Vaccination Requirement Upheld.
Federal District Judge William Kuntz II upheld the right of New York City public schools to exclude unvaccinated students when a vaccine-preventable illness is present in the school.The United States...
View ArticleWhat's to Prevent Segregation in the Post-Hobby Lobby World?
I am not talking just racial segregation here, but all forms of segregation. So long as it is a sincerely-held religious belief and separate but equal facilities are provided, what is there to stop a...
View ArticleErick Erickson's Hobby Lobby Jokes Perfectly Capture Conservative Attitude
It was a tough choice today. Celebrate Hobby Lobby by going to Chick-Fil-A or making my wife make me a sandwich. #CFAFTW— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) June 30, 2014[Note: Beyond the sexism there is...
View ArticleRonald Reagan on the Separation of Religion and State. I Agree. Conservatives...
Those conservatives might try and seize his conservative card beyond the grave because he did not advocate for the merging of religion and state. In fact, he advocated exactly the opposite. This...
View ArticleNRA Speak: "Well Regulated" Means "No Regulation" and "Regulation" Means "Jim...
NRA News' Dom Raso is at it again, this time with the claim that gun regulations are as great a violation of civil rights, and as great a violation of the Constitution, as Jim Crow laws that ensured...
View ArticleFederal Judge Rules California Death Penalty Unconstitutional
The rationale behind the ruling is that the administration of capital punishment in California, specifically the significant delays and the high unlikelihood of execution, cause a violation of the...
View ArticleA Note on the Anti-Semitic Claim in a Rec List Diary
I consciously avoid writing diaries here on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and this is not a diary on that issue. People know my opinions. Some here think I excuse the targeting, killing and...
View ArticleDon't Dare Tell Me who my "Teacher" is
I respect Christians and their beliefs. They believe in Jesus. That's fine. That's their right and yes, the world would be a better place if they listened their teacher. Just don't tell me that...
View ArticleShame on Those Here that Smear Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel survived hells that we cannot fathom. He survived the most infamous of concentration camps. He survived a number tattooed into his arm. He survived the murder of his family. He survived...
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