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…wardrobe. Or actually the coverage thereof.

Correct me if I’m wrong Michelle Obama was a professional in her own right. She is the quintessential modern woman who had husband career and family and managed to juggle it well. She did make some gaffe’s on the London trip but that’s not what this is about.

There is a lot of talk about what she is wearing, the pearls etc etc etc.

Aren’t we past the point where the main story on a powerful woman is the amount of pearls she wears? I would think so. I wonder what the Reclusive Leftist would say about it?

I guess the celebrity culture trumps all.

I don’t know why this story isn’t bigger

Posted: April 2, 2009 by datechguy in oddities, opinion/news
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After all it isn’t every day people are busted in a Western City with Uranium.

It might be considered benign but did the people who possessed it know that?

If you read this blog you know I like Jay Nordlinger, when I got to meet and eat with him in Boston. I love his writing because he tends to say things that lay things out simply while still having that excellent use of the English language, (A tool I’ve always been iffy on).

Today he illustrates the difference between Israel and the Arab world in one paragraph and a sentence.

Every now and then, I think of the status of Arabs in Israel, contrasted with the status of non-Arabs in Arab countries. And years ago, I was arrested by a news story. I read — I am going from memory — “Prime Minister Sharon’s speech in the Knesset on Thursday was interrupted by heckling from Arab legislators.” And I tried to imagine parallel reports: “President Assad’s speech to the Syrian legislature was interrupted by heckling from Jewish legislators.” “President Mubarak’s speech to the Egyptian parliament was interrupted by heckling from Jewish legislators.” “King Abdullah’s speech to the Saudi parliament was interrupted by Jewish members.” Etc., etc.

Those men couldn’t even be interrupted by Arab and Muslim legislators!

I actually think a lot of the supporters of the Arab world are totalitarians at heart, they just think that if it was someone nice like say THEM running things the world would be a better place.

Morning Joe late

Posted: April 2, 2009 by datechguy in opinion/news
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Still no Joe and still giving the protests and protesters more credence than they deserve.

7:18 a.m. Barnicle asked about where they came from and who they are. A lot of locals and various groups such as student groups and unemployed. Plus 1000 “professional” protesters.

7:19 a.m. The plan is to form a human chain and keep the protesters contained.

7:21 a.m. Apparently Willie’s sister won an award for a sports documentary.

7:23 a.m. Isn’t the idea of the banks getting along with our money a good thing?

7:25 a.m. They lost the PR battle so who cares about the substance says Todd. They are not getting attention but does MSNBC want to give them any anyway.

7:27 a.m. Mika is defending fiscal responsibility and the values of the republican budget in that respect.

7:28 a.m. The republican budget “hurts” people says Barnicle. I’m shocked SHOCKED.

7:34 a.m. He is in charge, Crammer is declaring the end to the depression.

7:40 a.m. Are we creating a new bubble? Crammer says they are doing everything right? Is this Stewart muzzling him talking?

7:48 a.m. More climate change nonsense.

7:55 a.m. Legalize and tax pot? Then will come the lawyers and the Tax law suit.

8:02 a.m. Capitalism with a Banana republic T-Shirt that one nails it.

8:07 a.m. If the Bushes violated protocol with the Queen then maybe it would be considered more interesting, then again the idea that President Bush would violate protocol or act in a disrespectful way is so atypical that it isn’t worth mentioning.

8:27 a.m. Nobody likes extra spending but…

8:36 a.m. “What did you Do Donny rent an alarm clock?”