Tag Archives: Gene Wilder

return on investment: kabul estates

The problem with the concept of the word evil, is that it resembles a black hole, a field that stretches toward infinity. The world is short of many things, but the supply of evil-doers and their willingness to act is … Continue reading

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to short or not to short

To short or not to short? Discoverer of Truthiness.The anti-hero’s anti-hero. Maker and taker of unpopular positions.There is something very post-modern about this form of sleuthing through cooked books and juiced figures, fraudulent figures, flawed figures, which at a basic … Continue reading

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tweet: in your eyes

Not expressed in an articulate manner, but there is something unsettling about Rupert Murdoch’s tweet on the Jewish owned press. The Left jumped on his as an anti-Semite,and for the Yid lefties it was kettle black time, but in fact … Continue reading

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fiddlers on hot tin roofs

Under such circumstances the Jew, if he did not succumb to Christian pressure and seek conversion, felt both superior and inferior. He hugged his own traditions and pondered, elaborated, refined them in constant study and meditation. If to the outside … Continue reading

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the holy mountain:should they pray or should they go

It’s a touchy issue and its a hard act to follow. This rock as cosmic launching pad into the heavens, landing plop smack in front of Allah. Beam them up.Beam them up. When Israel conquered all of Jerusalem in the … Continue reading

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pretty vacant

If  politics and racism could be quarantined of sorts; what is not disputed is that forty years ago Israeli athletes were murdered by terrorists during the Olympics, as Olympians and ostensibly under the security of the Olympic organization. The lack … Continue reading

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yuk yuk: cross your fingers not your legs…

Is comedy universal? Brass knuckles interfaith hard ball comedy. The dilemma of comedy being “pure” without the baggage of tradition and history. The recent trip of Mark Breslin and Yuk Yuks on “goodwill” tour of Israel is proof is that … Continue reading

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between the cracks

Sometimes you hear a far-fetched story and it turns out to be true. Apparently in the late 1960’s during the long reign of Jean Drapeau as Montreal mayor he agreed to meet the mayor of a religious community in Israel … Continue reading

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short lease: after this commercial break

The industry of memory. A industry setting boundaries on how we remember and the nature of interpretation. Ultimately, you can’t really portray real life tragedy. Even the original experiences of the holocaust victims, those closest to near death experiences are … Continue reading

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the kony ticket: kony island baby

Too many coincidences. Too much “noise” . Yes, he guy really did and does kidnap, rape and mutilate. And the KONY 2012 video is a fishy affair that does reinforce colonial politics and the racism endemic to the white savior … Continue reading

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