Soccer Dad

Submitted 09/26/2007

1. "Jena 6" Update
Colossus of Rhodey acknowledges that the sentences meted out in the Jena 6 case were disproportionate and likely racist, but he shows that the rest of the interpretation of the incident is bogus. (I'd emphasize that Al Sharpton sullies any cause he's involved with.)
2. A Big Hole in the Desert (and in the story)
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My post considers the mystery target in Syria that Israel attacked.
3. What Do Wahhabis Want?
Done with Mirrors considers that while Bin Laden may have grand designs, those who support him may not have quite the same grandiose dreams.
4. Point of Inflection
The Glittering Eye looks at economic data and wonders why some rather popular economists missed a rather important phenomenon when looking at the big picture.
5. Columbia Dhimmis Get Ahmedinejad Earful! Some Applaud, Some Laugh -- We All Should Just Cry...
Okie on the Lam comments on the support shown Ahmadinejad at Columbia, the media's cluelessness in covering it and a wonderful suggestion to make the visit that much more meaningful.
6. Cosmic Ironies
Bookworm Room considers the many strands of her family's history and the irony that ultimately saved her father from the Holocaust. For some reason this family history reminded me a bit of the one that Judge Alex Kosinski wrote more than ten years ago.
7. How The Arab Lobby Works
JoshuaPundit uses the example of PLO lobbyist Edward Abington to show that there's an Arab lobby working against American interests.
8. Krugman Spews Race-Baiting Bile
Rhymes with Right takes issue with Paul Krugman's imputation of racism in the Republican politics in the refusal of the top presidential candidates to debate in front of a black audience. I'd add another reason. In 2002, gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich agreed to debate Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend at Morgan State. The crowd got so rowdy (and, need I say, anti-Ehrlich) at times that moderator Kweisi Mfume had to stop the proceedings.
9. Gates' Iraq Agenda Short On Democracy
Cheat Seeking Missiles regrets the lack of commitment to post-war Iraqi democracy demonstrated by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
10. The Free-Radical Approach To EduReform
The Education Wonks points to the education reform plans of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
11. The Human Touch
Big Lizards wants to see more human involvement in screening potential immigrants, instead of relying on set procedures.
12. The World Is Still Here
Right Wing Nut House notes the hypocrisy of those in academia applauding the likes of Ahmadinejad who suppresses the academy at home (despite his boasts to the contrary.)

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