Magdeburger Joe has a hobby of listening to American tunes in Czech, German and other languages. Along with a few links to music videos of his favourite songs in this genre, he explains his preference for this kind of music. Click here
Alan Dershowitz did an interview with the Jewish Press,speaking on a wide array of topics. His comments on Sholom Rubashkin's 27 year sentence were right on target. He commented as follows.
A stock phrase of Arab opponents of Israel is "We should not have to pay for what Europe did to its Jews. Well before the founding of the State of Israel, back in the 1940's, there were well organized pogroms against Jes across the Arab world. The Point of No Return web site recalls this grim time for Jewish in Arab countries who had to flee their homes.
A Gaza blogger is in prison on charges of" blasphemy" for allegedly posting spoofs of Koranic verses and mocking Islam on Facebook and assorted blogs. Waleed Husayin now faces the death penalty for his alleged promotion of atheism. The New York Times and Commentary report at length on a case that is largely unreported in the western world.
Here in Brooklyn, Santeria, voodoo and other religions in which the worship of African deities is blended with a thin veneer of Christianity are widely practiced. Some dismiss it as superstition, and others say that it is idolatry that involves dark forces in the spiritual world. In Trinidad, people are discussing an incident in which 17 girls at the Moruga Composite School in Trinidad and Tobago were stricken in what is being treated as a case of demonic possession Click Here to read the story on Indyposted.com
Yuri Shevchuk of DDT is the founder of DDT, one of the great rock groups of Russia, and in my opinion, the entire world. Here s a hauntingly beautiful song he did about autumn, with jyrics provided along with the video.
My fellow blogger "Truth Library"takes a close look at polygamy. Aside from questions of personal freedom, who foots the bill for it? Are polygamists "gaming the system? Click here for a thoughtful take on polygamy.
Dan Evon over at Indyposted.com writes about the simplest cell phone in the world. The only thing it's missing is the good old rotary dial. Click here to check it out.
Pfc. Lance Aviles was at Fort Hood when Major Nidal Hasan opened fire, killing 13 people. Why was he ordered to delete the cell phone video that he filmed of the attack? Why are Hasan's motives not being discussed at his emotionally charged trial? Click here to read more.
According to George Soros ""Today China has not only a more vigorous economy, but actually a better functioning government than the United States,". Who elected this guy? Is he talking about the same country that forces women to have abortions at 9 months and has massive pollution problems? Click here for the rest of the story.
New York City is facing critical budget deficits and understandably is looking to cut government spending wherever possible. Priority 7 is a daycare program that provides low income large families with child care. Unless reason prevails, some working parents might be faced with loss of the daycare that enables a second parent to work. Magdeburger Joe notes as follows.
"In actuality, there will be very little savings resulting from the discontinuation of Priority 7. All that will happen will be that parents will sign up for other programs that partially replace lost income. Money saved with these budget cuts will more than be lost elsewhere."
Click below to read the rest of his article.
Priority 7 Vouchers To Be Cancelled 6 Months Early
Since late January of 2008, I have published Rudi Stettner and Magdeburger Joe, my two flagship web sites. I will continue to do so. A major problem of increasing circulation has been the odd and easily misspelled names of my personal sites. Although I comment on the news and seldom get personal, the names of the two sites convey the mistaken impression that I am posting a personal blog when this is not the case.
