Politics
British Skinheads, Soccer Hooligans, Surfing Rabbis, Oh My!
The “Surfing Rabbi,” Nachum Shifren, will go to Britain to speak at a convention filled with what Failed Messiah described as “hard right British extremists and skinheads.” The English Defence League, a far-right grouping aimed at combating the “Islamification” of … Read More
HuffPo: Jews are single issue voters
The Huffington Post recently published part one of a five part series called “The Jewish Problem with Obama,” authored by Ed Klein and Rick Chesnoff, and it is a ginormous piece of unfactual shit that seeks to portray Jews as … Read More
Talking to My 80-Something Year Old Chicago Nana About Rahm Emanuel
My Nana is one of those people you describe as 85-years young, or as she puts it, she’s “celebrating her 85th anniversary.” Nana spent all of her life living in Chicago, until finally, she made her way to the promised … Read More
The Jewish Standard: Not a Fan of Gay People
The Jewish Standard apologized today for causing a “firestorm” that may have caused people “pain,” with their printed announcement of a same-sex marriage. The publication also states that due to this painful storm of fire (and rabbinical intervention), they will … Read More
The Top Six Anti-Semitic/Racist Candidates Running for Office This Year
The ADL released the names of six candidates running for political office who in their words have “bigoted views,” according to The Jewish Week. The name that got the most mention was Jim Russell, who is looking to unseat 11-term … Read More
Top Five Reasons I Want Rahm Emanuel to Become Mayor of Chicago
Growing up in Chicago, I remember 3 mayors: Richard J. Daley, Harold Washington and Richard M. Daley. Granted, I was only alive for two of those mayors, but the shadow of the first Daley (that would be Richard J. Daley) … Read More
Is Israel Behind The Stuxnet Worm in Iran?
We’re going to go out on a limb and say that it’s preeeeety fricken likely. How do we know? Well Israel invented the USB and they really don’t like the idea of an Iranian nuclear attack. So I guess, case … Read More
A Lazy Breakdown of “Obama’s Jewish Problem”
Today at The Daily Beast, Peter Beinart writes about President Obama’s “Jewish Problem,” which, for those of you who don’t care to read it, breaks down like this: First paragraph: Asks “What would it take to make American Jewish groups … Read More