More Republican rudeness. Last night MSNBC’s Ron Allen approached Newt Gingrich on the floor of the convention and said that Sarah Palin has a thin resume–an indisputable statement. The honest booster’s response is that Palin has led a full life…
I’ve listened to a couple of hours of the Republicans and have to go wash my ears out with soap, but one think I’d note is that I haven’t heard the I word once, Israel. I feel like I heard…
They’re blowing this convention. It’s angry. President Bush refers to the “angry left,” the Reagan documentary says that “the media despised him,” and that Reagan “saved our America.” Our America. That’s like Houston in 92. Fred Thompson’s on now. Tough…
A horrifying story, only in The National out of Abu Dhabi: Israeli soldiers have regularly shot at the home of Salam Amira, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who shot video of an Israeli soldier shooting a handcuffed Palestinian protester at close…
The one true thing you can say about Andrea Mitchell is she has never met and liked anyone like Sarah Palin in her life. It’s not her culture. And her disdain for Palin is evident every time she interviews anyone…
The great Akiva Eldar in Haaretz is reporting that a Hebrew University Law Professor is asking Israel’s AG to investigate a buried episode involving Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz now that he may replace Ehud Olmert as Prime Minister: that…
James North, reporting from Mexico: I´ve only been here three days, but I can see once again why Americans are so ill-informed about the rest of the world. The news reports here have been filled with coverage of three gigantic…
The Jewish press has covered the fact that Jimmy Carter was ostracized at the Democratic Convention. The Forward says that the Obama camp made the call so as not to alienate Jewish voters. Ira Forman, executive director of the National…
And he’s right. Obama pointed out to CNN that his campaign has a budget of $30 million or so a month, and has 2500 employees. The campaign’s been going for a year-and-a-half, it knocked off an Establishment candidate against all…