Continuing down the road

Some of Europe's politicians are belatedly recognizing the rabid anti-Semitism which has become so pervasive on their continent: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/03/AR2007090300719.html.

I have said again and again that insofar as Israel is concerned, Europe is a lost cause. I have not quite yet come to the conclusion that it is a lost cause for Jews in general, but that isn't a tremendously long step to take. The demons thatwere unleashed by the Nazis 60+ years ago were not fully destroyed, and the Islamofascists, in league with the far left, are doing their best to unleash them once again.............

Iran fulminates

A nuclear-armed Iran would be a death sentence for Israel. That's not a matter of opinion, that's just a fair interpretation of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments. Now, there are reports in various western media sources about the Pentagon drawing up plans for attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2369001.ece.

While I am heartened that maybe, just maybe, we are not going to allow Iran to complete its journey on the nuclear road, I am dismayed that our media seems all too eager to reveal all the details of the supposedly-planned attack. Hasn't it occurred to anyone that maybe the Iranians just might use this information to defend against the attack, or does that not bother the MSM or the sieve who revealed this information?

Couldn't resist posting on this

How nice, Neo-Nazis and the Islamofascists who run Iran are playing nice with each other: http://fleetingperusal.blogspot.com/2007/09/ahmadinejad-neo-nazis-hero.html. Doesn't this just warm your heart? It makes me feel all fuzzy and nice inside that we Jews can unite people who would otherwise despise each other...........

Labour Day

It's Labour Day. I will spend it with my family, so blogging will be light or nonexistent today. Have a great holiday, everyone!

Some sporting thoughts for a Sunday morning

Did anyone else catch that Michigan-Appalachian State game yesterday? I know that the Wolverines have a tradition of coming up small in big games, but yesterday, they came up tiny in a minor game. Yes, I know that the Mountaineers of Appalachian State are the two-time defening Division 1-AA (or whatever the NCAA is calling it now) champs, but if you are the preseason #5 team in the country with national title aspirations, you can NEVER lose at home to a team that was so dismissed that there wasn't even a line on the game! Still, this game was one of the reasons that I love college football.

The baseball pennant races are heading down to the wire. While the Phiadelphia Phillies did complete a four-game home sweep this week of the division-leading New York Mets this past week, I just don't see the Phillies' pitching staff, especially without Cole Hamles, doing enough to keep Philadelphia in the race for either the division or the playoffs. Witness J.D. Durbin's line from last night's game: 0 innings pitched, 5 hits against, 7 runs against (all earned). Par for the course for the Foldadelphia pitching staff. In the NL Central, it remains the division that no one wants. Right now, the Chicago Cubbies are only 69-65 and lead the division by a 1 1/2 games, but have only gone 5-5 in their last 10, though the faltering second-place Milwaukee Brewers have gone 4-6 during that same stretch. Even the St. Louis Cardinals, who were given up for dead in May, are now back in it at 66-66. Out west, the pitching-rich and hitting-poor San Diego Padres are tied with the callow but talented Arizona Diamondbacks, with the Los Angeles Dodgers lurking four games back and the surprising Colorado Rockies five out. My NL postseason picks: The Mets, Cardinals and Padres, with the Diamondbacks making it as the Wildcard team.

In the American League, my Boston Red Sox still lead the East by five games, but they have reverted to their pre-2004 form of losing every game that matters to the New York Yankees. Right now, the Bronx Bombers are five games out, having shaved 9 1/2 games off of what was once a 14 1/2 game lead. In the Central, the Cleveland Indians have opened a 5 1/2 game led over the very disappointing Detroit Tigers. We all knew that Detrpot could hit, but I really thought that their pitching staff would allow them to cruise to the division title. Instead, it has been the downfall of a team that has underachieved. Still, Detroit is still very much in the Wildcard race, 2 1/2 games back of New York. Out west, it WAS a race up until a week ago, when the Seattle Mariners turned back into a pumpkin. They have now lost eight in a row, allowing the Anaheim Angels to open a comfortable 6 1/2 game lead with less than 30 games to play. My post-season picks: The Yankees, Indians and Angels, with the Red Sox hanging on to capture the Wildcard.

The U.S. Open began last week, and I really have no buzz about it. It's going to come down to Roger Federer and someone else, most likely Rafael Nadal, and Federer will win because no one else is good enough to beat him, plain and simple. Ultimately, the sublime Swiss star will go down as the best men's tennis player ever, though I do think that he needs to win the French Open to really cement that title. On the women's side, again I have no particular interest this year. There are no captivating personalities or at least as of this point, great story lines.

The NFL season begins next Thursday, and it should be a great season. I like the Patriots and Cowboys to meet in the Super Bowl, with New England rolling to its fourth title in the last seven seasons. I am sure that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants nothing more than for the season to start, so that the focus on his league can return to the on-field product, as opposed to on the activities of Michael Vick, Chris Henry, Adam "Pacman" Jones, et al.

Don't be so impressed by Walt & Mearsheimer

Why not? Because there are plenty of well-credentialed psychopaths and wackos out there. Check out the credentials of the attendees at the Wannsee Conference: http://www.aish.com/holocaust/overview/he05n20.htm. A pretty impressive list of degrees, no?

Let me also ask another question about the Walt & Mearsheimer book: The power of the "infamous Israel Lobby" is their obvious concern. Yet, the Saudis, Chinese, and Mexicans, among others, all have well-funded, powerful lobby groups in D.C. Shockingly (ha ha), Walt & Mearsheimer and their sycophants seem utterly unconcerned about them. It couldn't be because Israel is the lone Jewish state in the world, could it?

Just wondering...........

Durban Revisited

Rather than write my own post, I am going to link to two other fabulous blogs, www.solomonia.com and www.tundratabloids.blogspot.com, both of which have excellent recaps of the recently concluded European Parliament conference on the "Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People". As both of those blogs point out, the atmosphere was so biased and toxic that even the rabidly pro-Palestinian Scandinavians were somewhat put off.

Go and read what they have to write. It's eye-opening.................

Seven politicians in Europe who get it on the subject of Israel

They may be the only seven, but it's seven more than I thought existed: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/30/opinion/edletters.php.

Debunking the "Israel conned the U.S. into attacking Iraq" Theory

I wonder if you will ever see this article in the New York Times, Washington Post, or if an anti-Israel political figure such as Pitchfork Pat Buchanan will ever quote it: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IH30Ak04.html.

You see, Israel was apparently opposed to the American attack on Iraq, believing that if the United States was going to go after a country in the Middle East, it would have been better off targeting Iran. The Bush Administration, obviously, did not listen. Still, I am sure that this story will be shrugged off if not ignored by those who contain to believe that those evil Zionist/Nazi/Fascist/Imperialist/Colonialist Israeli JEWS (and their supporters here in the U.S.) were behind the American invasion of Iraq.

Australian Christians Offended

Some provocative artwork down under has overwhelmingly Christian Australia a little miffed: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070830/ts_nm/australia_art_dc.

And yet, how are the Christians reacting? No beheadings. No calls for riots. No fatwahs, or whatever the Christian equivalent might be, if there even is one. You might even call their reaction (gasp!) CIVILIZED.

Strangely, I see no calls by CAIR or its Aussie equivalent for this supposed artwork to be put away. What a shock...........

North Korea out-thinks us.........again

There's a reason why I am a huge fan of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton. He is a straight-talking, no-nonsense HONEST man. That alone should have made everyone in this country want to support his permanent appointment, but the Democrats seem to have problems with those who tell the U.N. what it really is, and so he is no longer at Turtle Bay.

Nonetheless, he is still active politically. Here he is with a fabulous piece on why we absolutely cannot trust the North Koreans............not that anyone outside a narrow sphere of the Republican Party (and maybe Senator Joseph Lieberman) is listening: http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010542.

North Korea is a dangerous country. As is the case with Venezuela, which is also dangerous for different reasons, we ignore that fact at our own peril.

Hezbollah is going to sue Israel

No, I'm NOT kidding: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/898467.html. The Islamofascist terrorist group is going to try to recover money for the "damage" Israel did after last summer's war.

How much do you want to bet that in loony left/anti-Semitic world that is international law, Hezbollah will actually win?

Goodbye, President Bush...............

...............don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.

Why would I write this? It's simple; his metamorphosis into his father, especially in terms of foreign policy, is more or less complete now. His latest act, no doubt egged on by a pro-Muslim, Arabist State Department, is to oppose bills calling for divestment from Iran and Sudan: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/898706.html. Hard to believe, but it's apparently true. Two of the most odious, anti-Semitic regimes out there, and we don't want to do squat against them.

Unbelievable........................

The San Francisco Treat

It's not Rice-a-Roni, as it turns out. No, it's social engineering: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/08/the_racial_engineering_of_san.html. I have never been to the City by the Bay, and would still like to visit sometime, but I have to ask how any sane human being could stand living there. I know that there are a few of you out there, because you have e-mailed or are members of the same listservs as me. Doesn't it drive you insane to live in that place?

A few days off

Blogging will be very light through the Labour Day Weekend, as I take off a few days to go to the beach and generally recharge the batteries. I'll still try to get the occasional post up, though.........

New Blog and New Blog Feature

I found an absolutely hysterical new blog, written by a stay-at-home mother of six. She is witty, insightful and clearly on the way to losing her sanity! ;-) Her blog can be found here: http://mom2my6pack.blogspot.com/, and I have linked to her on my blogroll.

As well, on the right hand side of my blog, I have inserted a world map. For those readers who are so inclined, you can post your location. I am curious about where all of you are located! :-D

Walt & Mearsheimer revisited

The Walt & Mearsheimer "expose" of the nefarious and all-powerful "Israel Lobby" is coming out in early September. There is an interesting article on the book in the New Yorker magazine, which can be found here: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2007/09/03/070903taco_talk_remnick?printable=true.

I've blogged about this previously, but it bears repeating. It's open season on Israel. Any and all comments about the Jewish State are acceptable. Leaders of foreign countries can call for its eradication without so much as a "tut tut". Domestically, scholars write books about the power of "those Jews" and are accorded the highest esteem.

We live in strange and dangerous times.................

Mr. Vick goes to prison (maybe)

We'll find out for sure in Deember, when he is sentenced, but all indications are that Michael Vick will be sen away for anywhere from 12-18 months on the dogfigthing conspiracy charge to which he pled guilty.

To me, as an animal lover in general and dog owner in particular, what Vick did was reprehensible. He deserves to do jail time. There is another companion story, however, and that is how what Michael Vick did is perceived across the country. Sadly, as is the case with so many issues, the view of what he did has broken down along racial lines. Caucasians overwhelmingly think that he is guilty, African Americans...........not so much. Jason Whitlock, who is African American, has written a great piece in which he asks his fellow African Americans how they can blame "white racism" for the pratfalls and criminal actions of every one of their athletic heroes: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7160334.

Then again, maybe I'm just off base on this one.

Absolutely Pathetic

I am truly ashamed to originally be from Quebec, with politicians who believe the way this one does: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/08/23/qu-response.html.

Yes, I KNOW that it is horrible that Canadian soldiers are dying in Afghanistan, but perhaps the odious Gilles Duceppe thinks that if all Canadian soldiers are withdrawn, everything in Quebec will just be hunky dory. After all, he couldn't care less about the English Canadians who die there. Then again, maybe Duceppe is just being true to his French heritage: When the going gets tough, run away and/or surrender.........

An inauspicious Canadian anniversary...........

...........though you'd never be able to tell that from this insipid CBC article, which is so vanilla that it says virtually nothing: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2007/08/26/quebec-bill101.html. You see, Quebec is "celebrating" the 30th anniversary of its infamous "Bill 101", which the article says made French the official language of Quebec, but which in reality legalized linguistic discrimination that should never be permitted in a true democracy. But, then again, whoever said that Quebec was truly democratic?