Boker tov, Boulder!tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-560812013-05-24T19:32:25-04:00"What is Zionism if not the opposite of cowardice? And what are we without Zionism, but homeless... no matter where we happen to live" -- Yael.TypePadShabbat shalomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20191027e4b1c970c2013-05-24T19:32:25-04:002013-05-24T19:32:25-04:00Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/sha.htmlPower & the propagandiststag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20192aa45b105970d2013-05-24T16:17:47-04:002013-05-24T16:43:23-04:00So let me get this straight. On Tuesday, these so-called progressive, so-called journalists were spotted going into the West Wing, presumably for some sort of "off the record" session with their White House handlers: Jonathan Capehart, Josh Marshall and [Journ- -list founder] Ezra Klein. And yesterday? President Obama held a private meeting with top national security journalists on Thursday afternoon following his national security policy address at the National Defense University in Washington, POLITICO has learned. Present at the meeting were Thomas Friedman, The New York Times columnist; Gerald Seib,The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau chief; Fred Hiatt, the editorial...Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/power-the-propagandists.htmlLate Afternoon Chuckletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e201901c871ffd970b2013-05-24T15:54:00-04:002013-05-24T15:54:28-04:00With all that's going on, I'm especially grateful to those who can maintain a sense of humor. A Weasel Zippers post - "Axeldouche Blames Washington Bridge Collapse on Republicans..." - features this comment by buzzsawmonkey: I heard that a truck hit the bridge. In other words, it was probably an axle rod or something of the sort that was at fault. It's not exactly a full-fledged cheer-me-up, but good to know that we can still smile.Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/late-afternoon-chuckle.htmlHere's a Conundrum for you....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20192aa4391f9970d2013-05-24T10:34:44-04:002013-05-24T10:34:44-04:00Jeffrey Anderson: A Toxic Combination “When it comes to . . . health care decisions, no American should be required to answer to the IRS — an agency that just forfeited its claim to a reputation of impartiality.” BUT But but... The Supreme Court upheld the legality of ObamaCare only on the basis - as per the government's argument - that it constitutes a TAX. So if the IRS should not be enforcing it, then WHO?Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/heres-a-conundrum-for-you.html" If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Obama 08tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20192aa43571a970d2013-05-24T09:58:52-04:002013-05-24T10:04:23-04:00With all the talk and the hearings and the news reports, it is important to keep the essentials of this story in mind. Peggy Noonan: .... In December 2010 the FBI came to ask about a person who'd attended a King Street Patriots function. In January 2011 the FBI had more questions. The same month the IRS audited her business tax returns. In May 2011 the FBI called again for a general inquiry about King Street Patriots. In June 2011 Engelbrecht's personal tax returns were audited and the FBI called again. In October 2011 a round of questions on True...Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun-obama-08.htmlThe Lament of an Israeli Leftist (Silly Jews, don't they know "peace" is for "palestinians"?)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20191027a8e18970c2013-05-24T09:15:13-04:002013-05-24T09:21:08-04:00" Those of us who are committed to a bottom-up peace process must rise up and say: Stop, you are shooting the wrong targets!" Todah to my friend Doris Wise Montrose at CJHS for calling our attention to this commentary found at FresnoZionism.org. Clicking through to the link, we find this explanatory 'editorial note' at the Israel Academia Monitor: IAM has recently commented on the bewildered reaction of left-wing Israeli faculty and students who find themselves shunned by their peers on Western campuses. The Haaretz article below is the latest case in point. The author, an Israeli postgraduate student in...Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/the-lament-of-an-israeli-leftist-silly-jews-peace-is-for-palestinians.htmlObama Quote of the Decadetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e201910276a26f970c2013-05-23T21:35:18-04:002013-05-23T21:41:18-04:00"Let me say it as simply as I can: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency." -- President Obama, Jan 21, 2009Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/obama-quote-of-the-decade.htmlExcuse me? Huffington Who, What?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e201910276145a970c2013-05-23T19:56:55-04:002013-05-23T20:07:06-04:00h/t yeshiva son Keith Koffler writes at White House Dossier: As you may be aware, Rosen has had his phones and emails culled by DOJ as part of a investigation into a State Department source who allegedly leaked him classified information. Rosen himself may be targeted, since he was named as a potential “co-conspirator.” Rosen is clearly very worried that these people – as in, the ones at the “Justice” Department – are wrecking his career. I mean, would you talk to James Rosen on background at this point? I pity James. I’ve known him for many years – he...Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/excuse-me-huffington-who-what.htmlScandals? What scandals?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e201910271e92b970c2013-05-23T08:42:41-04:002013-05-23T09:10:14-04:00h/t yeshiva sonYaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/scandals-what-scandals.htmlSpeech! Speech!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20192aa3a1b78970d2013-05-23T08:01:08-04:002013-05-23T08:02:02-04:00White House Dossier: 10:15 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 11:00 am || Meets with senior advisors 12:30 pm || Lunch with Biden 2:00 pm || Delivers speech on the Administration’s counterterrorism policy; National Defense University, WashingtonYaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/speech-speech.html60 Children Murdered in Chicagotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e201901c7ba106970b2013-05-23T07:40:08-04:002013-05-23T07:40:08-04:00My friend Tom Glennon writes: I just saw another story about the woman in Arizona convicted of killing her boyfriend. Seems like we can't go one day without hearing her name. But no one in the media seems interested in what is happening in my home town. Chicago had 532 murders in 2012. 60 of those killed were children. Yet, our news services seem unconcerned. Is it because 76% of those murdered are African-Americans? Do the networks feel that one person in Arizona is more important than the 532 lives snuffed out in Chicago? I don't want to hear the...Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/60-children-murdered-in-chicago.htmlBatten down your hatches, the world has gone mad..tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e20192aa33e12a970d2013-05-22T14:46:17-04:002013-05-22T14:46:17-04:00See if you can follow this. ABC News reports that a "Florida Man" was on the verge of signing his confession to a 9/11 triple-murder of young Jews in 2011, ostensibly in connection with the Chechen terrorist brothers who bombed the Boston marathon, when he - i.e., this "Florida Man" - was shot dead by an FBI agent. The man shot dead by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida early today was "about to sign a statement" admitting to a role, along with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in an unsolved triple murder in Massachusetts in 2011, two people...Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/batten-down-your-hatches-the-world-has-gone-mad.htmlThe plots thickentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451bc4a69e201901c74ddc0970b2013-05-22T13:01:08-04:002013-05-22T13:01:08-04:00In the last four days, disapproval of The Won has risen from 49 pct to 53 pct. 41 pct disapprove strongly.Yaelhttp://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2013/05/the-plots-thicken.html