For the sake of peace, Sinwar needs to die and Gaza needs to burn

September 3rd, 2024

Burn It All Down and Kill Sinwar

 

Jewish hearts sank with the news that six more hostages were found dead in Gaza. Since October 7th, a combination of malicious antisemites and misguided liberals have demanded a Gaza ceasefire. They could not be more wrong.

 

Their warped reasoning is that a quick deal would release hostages and end the war. This shallow short-term thinking led to the horrific 2006 Gilad Shalit deal. In exchange for his life, 900 Arab terrorists were released. One of those terrorists was Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7th, 2023 murders of 1,200 innocent Jews.

 

Do the math. For every three Arab terrorists released for Gilad Shalit, four innocent Jews were murdered. Now the ceasefire coalition wants to exchange 100 Jewish hostages who may already be dead for another 1,000 radical Islamic terrorists. Sinwar, the current Hamas leader, has demanded that any agreement include a guarantee sparing his life.

 

Useful idiots from Old Europe to Ivy League university presidents to America’s State Department diplomats need to get stuffed. The last thing Israel needs is another phony peace agreement that makes Oslo seem reasonable by comparison.

 

It is long past time for Israel to burn Gaza to the ground and kill Sinwar. Burn it all down. Burn, baby burn. Burn Gaza burn, disco inferno.

 

There is no diplomatic solution to dealing with bloodthirsty fanatics.

 

President Harry Truman dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing 100,000 Japanese people. Many of them were innocent civilians. His actions saved the world. Japan quickly surrendered, ending World War II and preserving hundreds of thousands of lives.

 

As General George Patton said in that war, “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country…We’re not just going to shoot the bastards. We’re going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them. Spill their blood…We’re gonna kick the hell out of him all the time, and we’re gonna go through him like crap through a goose!”

 

After the September 11th attacks, President George W. Bush smashed al Qaeda to pieces. Saddam Hussein was then captured in a spider hole, put on trial, and hung. As Toby Keith beautifully sang, “We’ll put a boot in your ass, it’s the American way.”

 

When ISIS murdered Americans, President Donald J. Trump vowed to “bomb the hell out of ISIS” and let loose hard military power. General James “Mad Dog” Mattis and his men obliterated everyone in their path.

 

 

Now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to do the job that American leaders refuse to do. Who is going to permanently end the Islamist threat on Israel’s border? Does anyone expect President Joe Biden in his condition to do it? Does anyone believe Vice President Kamala Harris would take morally righteous actions and risk losing Arab Muslim Michigan voters?

 

Remember, Israel should not even have to burn Gaza down. America should do it. One of the dead hostages was a 23-year-old Israeli-American citizen named Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Since when do third world barbarians get to murder Americans with impunity? When did the murder of Americans by foreign powers not result in the severest retaliatory consequences?

 

Israel has the power to end this war, reclaim deterrence, and secure their border for a generation. They need to let the displaced Egyptian Arabs in Gaza who call themselves “Palestinians” have their come to Allah moment. Either they turn over all the hostages and Sinwar in 72 hours, or Israel ends their way of life.

 

The time for fretting over collateral damage needs to end. The time for allowing hostages to become blackmail bargaining chips needs to end. The time for respecting opinions of antisemitic professors and their imbecilic brainwashed students needs to end. The time for listening to useless State Department bureaucrats who never solved a single world problem needs to end.

 

The Islamist grip on Judea and Samaria needs to end. It needs to end now.

 

That starts with setting Gaza on fire until Sinwar meets his maker. Whether he is killed by his own people, the Israeli Defense Forces, or a revitalized America is irrelevant.

 

Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein were not removed through diplomacy or osmosis. They were removed through force. Force is what will rid the world of Sinwar.

 

Burn it all down. Kill Sinwar. Then smoke a peace pipe or a cigar, whatever your preference.

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NFL 2024 Preseason: Week 3 Raiders Recap

August 25th, 2024

NFL 2024 Preseason: Week 3 Raiders Recap

After losing their first two preseason games, the Raiders sought to win their last one. The Raiders were hosting the San Francisco 49ers. Firmly entrenched as the starter after reaching the Super Bowl last year, Brock Purdy was expected to sit. Yet Kyle Shanahan had him start. Purdy led the 49ers from their own 32 to the Raiders 26 before the drive died. Moody hit a 49 year old field goal to make it 3-0 49ers.

Antonio Pierce named Gardner Minshew the regular season starter and Aidan O’Connell the backup. They were given the night off as this game became an audition for the 3rd string quarterback competitors. Nathan Peterman once threw 5 interceptions in one half of football. Yet former Raiders coach Jon Gruden raved about him and gave him a chance. Now he had another chance. On 3rd and 2 from his own 39, Peterman gained one yard as the Raiders went 3 and out.

Meanwhile, Purdy led a 12 play, 85 yard, 7 1/2 minute drive. Mason ran for a 4 yard touchdown to make it 10-0 49ers.The Raiders fumbled the ball away. Purdy led the 49ers from midfield to a 3rd and 6 at the Raiders 16. Purdy was then intercepted, Despite the pick, he seemed to be in regular season form and was done for the night. His backup was Allen. The 49ers were dominating, but the Raiders got a big break on special teams. Tyreik McAllister returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown to get the Raiders within 10-7.

Yet the 49ers shifted momentum right back when Guerendo returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards to the Raiders 4 yard line. Taylor ran for a 3 yard touchdown to make it 17-7 49ers. The Raiders were lifeless on offense for 28 minutes. Just past the 2 minute warning, the Raiders finally got going from their own 21. Peterman hit Wilkerson for 14 and Brown for 20 and 12. On 3rd and 4 from the San Francisco 9, Peterman hit Guyton for 6. Peterman hit Wilkerson for a 3 yard touchdown with 13 seconds left in the half to get the Raiders within 17-14.

The Raiders began the third quarter at their own 19 and Bradley replaced Peterman. Playing against backup defenders, Bradley hit Keyton for 22 and McAkkister for a 35 yard touchdown to give the Raiders their first lead up 21-17. Allen had one more series for the 49ers resulting in a punt. When the 49ers got the ball back, Josh Dobbs was under center. He led the 49ers from their own 45 to a 3rd and goal at the 10. Dobbs hit Cowing for a 10 yard touchdown to make it 24-21 49ers after three quarters.

An ugly fourth quarter saw the 49ers fumble the ball away to set the Raiders up at the San Francisco 29. Yet on 4th and goal at the 2, Bradley went to the end zone and was intercepted. With 1:45 left in regulation, the 49ers fourth quarterback of the day was Mordecai. The 49ers had 4th and 5 at the Raiders 11. A field goal would not lock up the win, so Shanahan went for it. This would not have happened in the regular season. Mordecai threw incomplete.

Bradley led the Raiders all the way to the Frisco 20. With a chance for the win, Bradley was sacked with 35 seconds left. With 16 seconds left, Daniel Carlson came in for a 43 yard field goal try to tie the game. Carlson was good.

A touchback and a defensive unnecessary roughness penalty had the 49ers at their own 45 with 3 seconds left. Mordecai completed the Hail Mary to Taylor for a 48 yard gain to the Raiders 7 yard line, but with no time left all the 49ers could do was try a few hook and laterals. The Raider recovered the ball. In preseason, there is no longer overtime. The game ended in a tie. The Raiders should be concerned. Peterman was cut a few days later. The Raiders have just over 2 weeks to get ready for their regular season opener at the Chargers. The 2024 preseason is in the books. 24-24 tie.

eric

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NFL 2024 Preseason: Week 2 Raiders Recap

August 20th, 2024

NFL 2024 Preseason: Week 2 Raiders Recap

The Raiders held their second preseason game, and their first one at home in Las Vegas. They hosted the Dallas Cowboys.

The Raiders began at their own 24. The previous week Aidan O’Connell started. This week Garden Minshew began the game. The Raiders moved to a 4th and 3 at the Dallas 47. Normally this would be a punting situation, but in preseason coaches take chances. Antonio Pierce went for it and Minshew threw incomplete. Dan Prescott had the night off so Cooper Rush led the offense. Brandon Aubrey hit a 54 yard field goal but then hit the ensuing kickoff out of bounds. The Raiders took over at their own 40. They moved to a 1st and 10 at the Dallas 12. A run gained only one yard and Minshew then threw incomplete twice. Daniel Carlson hit a 29 yard field goal for a 3-3 game. 

Trey Lance took over as Cowboys quarterback. The game turned into a puntfest, eventually leading to the Raiders recovering a fumbled punt at the Dallas 23 in the second quarter. Yet on 4th and 5, Antonio Pierce passed up an easy field goal and again went for it. This would not happen in the regular season. Minshew threw incomplete. The Cowboys punted and Tre Tucker returned the punt 43 yards to the Dallas 28. This time on 4th and 5 from the Dallas 9, Pierce played it safe. Carlson hit the 27 yard field goal to make it 6-3 Raiders midway through the second quarter.

The Cowboys from their own 24 embarked on a 14 play, 76 yard, 6 1/2 minute drive. Lance hit Flournoy for a one yard touchdown to make it 10-6 Cowboys. The half ended with history. Aubrey came in for a 66 yard field goal try. Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker holds the record with a 66 yard field goal. Aubrey made the kick. Yet the record books will not show that he tied the record. This was a preseason game. His great kick will be unheralded. Nevertheless, the Cowboys led 13-6 at the break.

In the third quarter O’Connell led a 13 play, 57 yard, 7 minute drive. On 4th and 2 at the Dallas 26, Antonio Pierce went for it. O’Connell hit Turner for 8. O’Connell hit Bryant for a 5 yard touchdown. Normally this would mean a tie game, but preseason is when coaches get bold. Antonio Pierce eschewed the tie and went for a 2 point conversion and the lead. O’Connell threw incomplete and the Raiders trailed 13-12. 

The Raiders got it back and moved from their own 34 and moved to a 1st and 10 at the Dallas 29. Then came an offensive holding penalty. The fourth quarter began with the Raiders facing 2nd and 16 at the Dallas 35. The Raiders were in position for a long field goal and the lead. Carlson never got the chance. O’Connell was intercepted by Hail, who returned the pick 69 yards for a defensive touchdown and a 20-12 Cowboys lead. The Cowboys got it back at their own 12 and moved 88 yards in 12 plays and 7 1/2 minutes. Lance capped the drive with a 2 yard touchdown to put the game on ice. The Raiders dropped to 0-2 in the preseason. 27-12 Cowboys

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NFL 2024 Preseason: Week 1 Raiders Recap

August 11th, 2024

NFL 2024 Preseason: Week 1 Raiders Recap

The offseason is over, and it was time to play preseason football. Antonio Pierce was now the full time Raiders head coach. The defense under Patrick Graham finally seemed improved after over a decade of being subpar. Sadly, running back Josh Jacobs is in Green Bay, as Zamir White is now the lead back. Aidan O’Connell and newly acquired free agent Gardner Minshew were in an open battle for the quarterback spot, which has suffered since Derek Carr went to New Orleans.

With preseason games, the score is less important than seeing how the players are executing.

The Raiders first preseason game was at the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings were also a team in transition under head coach Kevin O’Connell. Longtime starter Kirk Cousins signed with Atlanta. Rookie JJ McCarthy would see playing time in this game, but it was newly acquired veteran Sam Darnold who got the start. Darnold was looking to revive his career.

The Vikings after an opening touchback under the new kickoff rules got the ball at their own 30 yard line. They moved to a 3rd and 2 at the Raiders 4 yard line. After Darnold threw incomplete, Kevin O’Connell decided to go for it. This is preseason, after all. Darnold threw incomplete again. So while it was concerning for the Raiders defense that the Minnesota offense moved so easily, the goal line stand was a positive development.

From one O’Connell to another, it was time for Aidan as he got the surprising start over Minshew. O’Connell led an efficient 15 play, 83 yard drive that took nearly 8 minutes off the clock. Yet the one knock on O’Connell is that he holds the ball too long. Also, on 2nd and goal at the 3, the Raiders should have been running the ball. Instead, O’Connell threw incomplete. On 3rd and goal, O’Connell was sacked. Daniel Carlson hit the 31 yard field goal for a 3-0 Raiders lead.

The Vikings took over at their own 15 yard line, and it seemed Darnold was already done for the night. McCarthy saw his first NFL action. After three straight runs, McCarthy began the second quarter with his first NFL pass attempt. He completed it to N sailor for 18 yards. Yet on 3rd and 8 from his own 44, mcCarthy threw his first interception. Ball hawk Jack Jones picked off McCarthy to set the Raiders up at their own 33.

Now it was O’Connell who was surprisingly done for the night as Minshew took over. Minshew quickly went deep to Tre Tucker for a 29 yard gain. Running back Alexander Mattison spent his first 5 years with the Vikings, but in this past offseason he was cut and picked up by the Raiders. With White done for the day, Mattison got to carry the ball for the silver and black. Minshew went deep to Turner for a 20 yard touchdown to put the Raiders up 10-0.

This time the Vikings struck back quickly. On 2nd and 6 from their own 28, McCarthy hit Jackson for a 24 yard gain. On the next play Nwangwu broke through the right side and ripped off a 48 yard touchdown run. Just like that, the Vikings were within 10-7.

The Raiders soon faced 3rd and 11 at their own 25. Minshew went deep to Tucker, who made a diving catch for a 44 yard gain. On 3rd and 6 from the Minnesota 27, Minshew found Fotheringham for an 11 yard gain and Amir Abdullah for 10 more. White took a hand off up the middle and spun his way in for a 2 yard touchdown to make it 17-7 Raiders.

Then came some confusion due to the new kickoff rules. Surprise onside kicks are no longer allowed, and even expected onside kicks have severe restrictions. In this case Carlson merely had a short kickoff that traveled 44 yards to the Minnesota 21. This is now a violation. The ball did not reach the “landing zone,” which is the opposing team’s 20. Because the ball was one yard short, the Vikings automatically received the ball at their own 40.

The Vikings moved to a 4th and 3 at the Raiders 18 at the 2 minute warning. The Raiders have very good special teams. Kicker Carlson and punter AJ Cole are both solid. Yet it was a different kind of special teams play that showed improvement. Greg Joseph was the kicker for Minnesota last year who scored the only points late in the game in a 3-0 Vikings win over the Raiders. This year Joseph is in Green Bay. Rookie Will Reichard is now the Vikings kicker. His first NFL attempt from 36 yards out was blocked. Sanford returned the blocked kick 42 yards to set up the Raiders at the Minnesota 40. Carlson nailed a 56 yard field goal to have the Raiders up 20-7 at the half.

While the second half would be played with a bunch of third stringers who might not make the roster of either team, the Raiders still wanted to get out of Minnesota with a win. The previous Raiders coach who shall not be mentioned ever again was famous for blowing double digit leads. The Raiders 3rd string quarterback is Anthony Brown Jr, in his first season with the team. He began the second half and played the rest of the way. On his first pass attempt, he was sacked.

The Vikings soon got the ball back and faced 3rd and 9 at their own 40. McCarthy was stallion the game, and he went to Muse for 15. McCarthy then went deep to Jackson for a 45 yard touchdown to get the Vikings within 20-14. Brown after a delay of game soon faced 3rd and 12 at his own 17. He was sacked again. The Vikings got the ball back at their own 37 and soon faced 4th and 1 at the Raiders 43 after McCarthy threw incomplete. Kevin O’Connell went for it. McCarthy went to Jackson for 10 yards and then went deep to Sherfield for a 33 yard touchdown. Just like that, the Vikings led for the first time 21-20.

After a third straight failed drive by Brown that saw the Raiders offense move backward, the Vikings brought in their third stringer Jaren Hall. McCarthy after two straight touchdown drives was done for the night. The Vikings went 3 and out when Matt Gaskin got stopped cold on 3rd and 1. The Raiders took over with a short field just past midfield. Without throwing a single pass, the Raiders moved to a 4th and 2 at the Minnesota 12. Antonio Pierce went for it. Brown gained 4 yards. Yet on 3rd and goal at the one, rather than play smash mouth, Pierce decided to line up in the shotgun. Coaches everywhere must stop doing this. Go basic, stone age football. Stop trying to be too cute by half. McCormick was blasted for a 3 yard loss. Carlson hit the 23 yard field goal to put the Raiders back in front 23-21 with 9:43 left in regulation.

The game then turned ugly, as each team punted three straight times. The raiders went 3 and out all three times, while the Vikings went 3 and out twice and punted after 4 plays once. That means the Vikings managed one first down and the Raiders managed none. That’s why these are third string players.

With 90 seconds left, the Vikings took over at their own 41. Hall hit James for 13. On 3rd and 3 from the Raiders 39, Hall hit Thomas for 11. With 4 seconds left in regulation, Reichard came in for a 38 yard field goal try. The kick was good, and the Vikings had the win.

Yes, Raiders fans can be tempted to talk about another double digit collapse, but this was different. Yes, the Raiders should have slammed the door shut. nevertheless, their starters outplayed the Minnesota starters. The previous administration went 4-0 in preseason, which meant nothing once the games counted. The Raiders have some bright spots and some room for improvement, as is the case with every team. The Raiders have two more preseason games, both at home. They will host Dallas and San Francisco. 24-23 Vikings

 

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Jews 5785, Cori Bush 4

August 8th, 2024

Five weeks after New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman was ousted in his Democrat primary, fellow Squad member Cori Bush of St Louis, Missouri met the same fate. Like Bowman, Bush frequently crossed the line from anti-Israel criticism to overt antisemitism. Bush could not even bring herself to concede that Hamas is a terrorist organization. Even the U.S. State Department, certainly no friend of Israel, was able to take that small step.

 

To the two congressmen who repeatedly attacked Jews, good riddance to bad rubbish. Yet there is an even deeper silver lining to the removal of these black clouds. This might be the election that revives AIPAC as a legitimate political force.

 

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee can be maddeningly confounding. Desperate to be seen as non-partisan, AIPAC frequently angers people on both sides of the political spectrum.

 

Liberals including liberal Jews often attack AIPAC as a dark and shadowy right-wing power group. They claim that AIPAC is far too reluctant to support the claims of Palestinians. These critics fail to grasp that the job of an Israel lobby is to…wait for it…lobby for Israel. To be fair, these critics are also often the same people angry at McDonalds hamburger restaurants for eschewing vegetables in favor of hamburgers. AIPAC’s obstinacy in going against its own core mission is somehow apostasy.

 

This all provides plenty of amusement for conservative Republican Jews, who lament that AIPAC for too long has been liberal, impotent, and completely useless. Jews on the right offer as evidence AIPAC’s stubborn refusal to criticize antisemitism on the left or praise philosemitism from evangelical Christians and other Trump supporters.

 

On the policy front, many conservative Republican Jews never forgave AIPAC for being far too tepid in their belated criticism of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The perception of AIPAC is that they hold an annual gathering, politicians praise Israel, and no concrete policies follow up the conference.

 

AIPAC hurts their own image by insisting that they take politicians to task privately. This very well could be true, but conservatives have been right to remain skeptical. AIPAC tended to give everyone except Jimmy Carter and Pat Buchanan an “A” rating, rendering these inflated grades meaningless.

 

Yet AIPAC’s critics on the right need to give grudging credit where credit is due. AIPAC finally stepped up. They stepped up in a big way. They stepped up in a way that mattered. Most importantly, they stepped up in a way that was successful. AIPAC stood up for Jews and against those who hate Jews. Unlike the Iran Deal fiasco, this time AIPAC did not epitomize the idea of too little, too late. They did the right thing at the right time and got the right results.

 

AIPAC spent millions of dollars in 2024 Democrat primaries to help pro-Israel Democrats defeat anti-Israel incumbents. AIPAC’s ads were targeted toward moderate Democrats and often did not even mention Israel. AIPAC smartly focused on kitchen table issues including inflation and public safety. They focused on the squalid conditions in the Bowman and Bush districts with a message that hope was on the way from a better Democrat. In these districts, a Republican will not win. The Democrat primary is the general election. AIPAC spent millions of dollars to elect Democrats who are in many ways as progressive as Bowman and Bush, albeit with one major exception. The challengers who defeated Bowman and Bush like and respect Jews.

 

Criticize of AIPAC is deserved when they get something wrong. Those criticisms are often legitimate. Yet AIPAC just got something very big very right.

 

Thanks to AIPAC spending, two members of the Gaza ceasefire crowd have been fired. Two people who condemned Israel’s response to the October 7th attacks and whitewashed October 7th itself have been removed. Two people who repeated blood libels and antisemitic tropes will no longer be able to spread their bile.

 

Congress may not have gotten more Jewish, but it certainly got a lot less anti-Jewish.

 

Bowman and Bush can scream all they want about Jewish money and power. They are free to do so as private citizens.

 

So let us thank those who helped transfer Bowman and Bush to private life.

 

Well done, AIPAC. Ya done good.

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NFL 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend Recap

August 5th, 2024

The NFL 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Weekend from Canton, Ohio is now in the books. 

The 7 new enshrinees are:

Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers linebacker. He powered a nasty defense that took the 49ers to three straight NFC Title Games from 2011 to 2013 including one Super Bowl appearance in 2012. 

Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis Colts linebacker. He along with Bob Sanders led the defense on the 2006 Colts team that won the Super Bowl. He now joins teammates Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison in the Hall of Fame. 

Andre Johnson, Houston Texans wide receiver. He is the first Texans player in the Hall of Fame. He joined the team one year after they became an expansion team and led them to their very first playoff appearance in franchise history. 

Devin Hester, Chicago Bears kick and punt returner. He is the greatest return man in the history of the game. He returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the 2006 Super Bowl. He struck fear in the hearts of opposing special teams coaches. The two things that affect football games are turnovers and field position. Hester changed the game. 

Julius Peppers, Carolina Panthers linebacker. He was ferocious. He helmed a defense that led the Panthers to their first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. He played for 17 seasons.

Randy Gradishar, Denver Broncos linebacker, senior nominee. He highlighted the Orange Crush defense along with Tom Jackson and Lyle Alzado that got the Denver Broncos in 1977 to the first Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. 

Steve McMichael, Chicago Bears nose tackle, senior nominee. He was a key cog along with Richard Dent, Mike Singletary and Dan Hampton on the greatest defense of all time, the 1985 Chicago Bears. He had to appear by video due to his heartbreaking battle with ALS. His wife read a statement he prepared before he lost his ability to speak.

Here is complete coverage of all 7 new enshrinees

https://www.nfl.com/news/hall-of-fame-enshrinement-2024-class-takes-its-place-in-canton

In the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, the Chicago Bears defeated the Houston Texans 21-17. The game was called late in the third quarter due to torrential rain and lightning. 

The new kickoff rules are odd, but should not prevent great returns. Special teams are still a special breed. 

One month until kickoff, 6 months until the Super Bowl.

eric

 

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Kamala Harris would be a disaster for Jews

August 1st, 2024

A President Kamala Harris Would Be Disastrous For Jews

 

To save democracy, Democrats threw President Joe Biden overboard and disenfranchised his primary voters. For those who are Jewish and proud of it, his replacement is a nightmare. Vice President Kamala Harris still has a few hurdles to climb to reach the top, but Jews everywhere should work hard to prevent a Harris administration.

 

Vice President Harris will showcase her Jewish husband Doug Emhoff in front of fawning liberal Jewish donors. Harris could even elevate Jewish Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro to the ticket. Jews should not be fooled.

 

The best that can be said about Ms. Harris is that she is not an antisemite. It would be unfair to lump her in with Jimmy Carter, Pat Buchanan or Ilhan Omar. She has no personal animus toward Jews. Again, she is married to one.

 

What matters is policy and policy alone. From a policy standpoint, Harris is a disaster on Jewish issues. For the sake of clarity, abortion and climate change are not Jewish issues. Those are political issues that many politically active Jews care about. Yet those issues are 100% unrelated to Jews and Judaism itself.

 

Harris sympathizes with the Gaza Arabs who incorrectly label themselves “Palestinians.” Like many leftists, Harris ignores historical and archeological evidence in favor of a heart-tugging but completely fictional Palestinian narrative.

 

In 2021, Harris issued meaningless platitudes in response to a question accusing Israel of genocide. Harris refused to reject the premise, forcing the Biden administration to walk back her remarks.

 

On July 9th, 2024, Harris accused Israel of starving Palestinian children. She “understood” the pro-Gaza protesters on American college campuses. Her position was a significant break from the official Biden administration position.

 

Former President Donald Trump has promised a tough crackdown on the antisemitic college rioters. Harris has repeatedly advocated for a much softer stance on the rioters and a far harder line on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. She recently boycotted his address to a joint session of Congress. Harris did meet with Netanyahu the day after his speech before again giving her full-throated defense of the anti-Israel rioters.

 

Harris is a staunch supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. BLM is an antisemitic, Marxist money-laundering operation coordinated through leftist Democrat PAC Act Blue. Harris donated to and actively supported bail funds that released violent BLM operatives who burned down a significant number of Jewish businesses.

 

As atrocious as Harris is domestically, her foreign policy views are as incoherent as they are dangerous. Harris has repeatedly been part of the crowd demanding a Gaza ceasefire. Trump wants to give Israel time to finish the job and eliminate the twin threats of Hamas and Hezbollah. Harris issues the same bland cliché about Israel having a right to defend itself. She then quickly follows that up with contradictory and nonsensical blather about how Israel must defend itself “the right way.”

 

Harris has never served in the military or fought in a war. Her word salad gibberish belies an ignorance of how war works. In a successful war, one side kills as many enemies as possible until the other side surrenders. Anything less is stalemate and endless war, not victory or successful self-defense. Israel has a right to kill as many Jew-hating terrorists as necessary regardless of collateral damage. Until and unless Harris says that, her Israel position is as morally bankrupt as the rest of The Squad. Namby-pamby statements condemning real anti-Semitism are meaningless if they are immediately watered down with drivel about some fictional concept called Islamophobia.

 

Worst of all, Harris is even more desperate than Biden to revive the horrendous Iran Nuclear Deal. Harris accurately reflects the left’s obsession with coddling Iran, which requires ostracizing Israel. The mullahs still reward every outstretched hand with “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” chants.

 

Not hating Jews is insufficient. Even liking Jews is not good enough. A United States President must have a clear understanding of what Jews need to do to survive as a people. The President must turn that clear understanding into pro-Israel action at best, or at worst just getting out of the way. Our very Jewish existence is on the line.

 

Trump understands this. Harris does not. For this reason, Harris must never be President.

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The baboon who will leave us alone

July 22nd, 2024

The Baboon Who Will Leave Us Alone

 

The best thing that ever happened to Donald J. Trump politically was his worst critics. He was flawed, but they were stone cold crazy. Self-declared rational liberals still descend into a frothing rage at the mere mention of his name. His 2016 critics deemed him a satanic monster, drastically lowering the bar for him. Americans recoiled at his opponents. Trump was sometimes bombastic, but Hillary Clinton and Liz Warren screamed at voters.

 

Trump will always be offbeat stylistically, but he is certainly not Hitler, Stalin or Pol Pot. His worst critics still fail to grasp this. Trump does not seek to murder Jews, imprison blacks, or perform conversion therapy on gays. He does seek to cut all of their taxes. He compares projects A and B to determine which has a better net present value. This is hardly a genocidal madman’s philosophy.

 

Conversely, the worst thing that ever happened to Trump politically was his biggest supporters. Many of them respond to any criticism of Trump with a heat seeking missile basted in ghost chili peppers. They fail to distinguish leftist malevolence from constructive criticism emanating from his own voters. Many Trump voters like his results while still wishing he would stump with more discipline.

 

Whitewashing Trump’s behavior is perilous because his most ardent MAGA supporters constitute less than an electoral majority. 

 

Elections are still decided in swing states by swing voters the late Rush Limbaugh described as “ambivalent loyal Americans.” They like their president personally and want him to succeed. Frustration with policy failures do not diminish their respect for the office. When it is a close call, they give their president the benefit of the doubt. This led to the 2004 reelection of George W. Bush and the 2012 reelection of Barack Obama.

 

In 2024, the people do not see a close call. Voters are suffering. They know Joe Biden and Kamala Harris let them down. The bar is low. All Trump must do is be an acceptable alternative. Swing voters who like Trump’s policies still grapple with his behavior.

 

The bottom line is that too many swing voters see Donald Trump as a baboon.

 

This characterization is grossly unfair. Trump graduated from Wharton business school. He turned his father Fred Trump’s comparatively small real estate business into a multi-billion-dollar empire. Trump does not smoke or do drugs. He has never even tried alcohol. He enters his office at 4:00 in the morning. He has raised and donated millions of dollars for charity. He has hired tens of thousands of people, helping poor people reach the middle class and middle class people reach the upper class. His children are smart, successful and poised. If Trump is a baboon, then so is half the country. Sadly, this is how many left of center people view Trump and his voters.

 

Yet arguing with persuadable voters against an unfair characterization is often a terrible political strategy. Addressing their concerns matters more than winning debate points.

 

When swing voters praise Trump’s policies but not his behavior, they are telegraphing their concerns with a megaphone. Win them over by being friendly, agreeable, sensible, and most importantly, likable.

 

“Look. You may see Trump as a baboon. At least admit he can do the job. Most importantly, he will leave us alone.”

 

This removes the objection and shifts focus back to issues and policy.

 

Most people just want to be left alone. They know Trump will not regulate our light bulbs, washing machines or toilet bowls. He will not force people to drive ugly, low quality electric vehicles. He will ban mask mandates rather than guns, alcohol, tobacco, sugary sodas or red meat. He will not allow criminals and other zealots to seize college campus buildings and terrorize innocent Jews and Christians. He will allow small business owners to do business.

 

Far from crazy, Trump will give people the freedom to enjoy life without being harmed by the real crazies. Radical leftists and Islamists hate him. That alone shows he possesses a significant amount of normalcy.

 

Rational swing voters grasp the American creed of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” They want to be left alone.

 

Admittedly, Trump’s style is not for everyone. Yet substantively, he knows how to fix problems and get the government leviathan off of our creaking backs.

 

For those on the fence, Trump does not have to be Zeus. He just has to be better than the Democrats, which he definitely is.

 

To the swing voters, swing that voting lever for Trump. Label him a baboon if you must. Just know he can do the job and he will leave you alone.

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The assassination attempt on Trump was tragic and predictable

July 17th, 2024

Was the Assassination Attempt on Trump Predictable?

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248 fun reasons to love America

July 4th, 2024

248 fun reasons to love America

Thursday, July 4th, 2024

248 fun reasons to love America

1980 Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Team

1980s hard rock hair metal

2 Live Crew’s Banned in the USA

7-Eleven Big Gulps and Slurpees

ACDC’s You shook me, Thunderstruck, Moneytalks

Adam Sandler

Aerosmith

Airheads band The Lone Rangers

Al D’Amato’s singing

Alf

America the Beautiful sung by Ray Charles

American soldiers and veterans

Animaniacs

Anthony Clark

Bad Touch’s Discovery Channel

Batman: The Dark Knight

BB King and Lucille
Belker on Hill Street Blues

Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia

Biff Henderson

Bill Cosby, Himself video

Bill Murray’s Quick Change

Bill of Rights

Bill the Cat

Billiards

Blue Collar Comedy Tour

Blue Bloods

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Bluegrass Junction

Bounce houses

Bouncing 25 cent rubber balls

Boxing promoter Don King

Brooklyn

Bubblebaths for two

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck

Burgertime

Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise movies

Caddyshack

Capitalism

Capture the flag

Cards Against Humanity

Chabad Houses

Charitable people

Cheerleaders

Cheers’s Sam Mayday Malone and Norm Peterson

Cherry Lime Rickeys

Chocolate covered cherries

Chris Berman

Chris Gardner’s The Pursuit of Happyness

Chris Noth’s Mike Logan

Chris Tucker singing Barry White

Coca-Cola

Coed touch football

Colorwar

Commando and pantsless Wednesdays (until HR intervened)

Conan O’Brien’s In the Year 2000

Corn Fritters

Cosmic Bowling

County Fairs

Dale Intimidator Earnhardt’s 1998 Daytona 500

Dana Carvey

Dann Florek’s Captain Donald Cragen

David Letterman’s Top Ten Lists
Dazed and Confused — Mitch Kramer

 

Dennis Farina

Desperate Housewives

Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo

Dick Cheney and the Neocons

Die Hard

DirecTV NFL Package

Dog-riding monkey

Donald Trump–from the Apprentice to the White House to Twitter

Doritos

Dr. Brown’s Black Cherry Soda

Dr. Charles Krauthammer

Duck Dynasty

Ebay

Edible underthings

Entrepreneurship

ESPN

Eye of the tiger

Fireworks

Flavored massage oil

Founding Fathers

Fox News

Fraggle Rock

Freedom, liberty, right of dissent

Gaga (dodgeball using closed fist and cherry ball)

Game nights

Garlic knots

Gatorade dumping on coaches

George W. Bush picks up bullhorn

Glow sticks as fake cigars

Golden Corral

GPS trackers

Greg the Bunny

Greg Gutfeld

Hamburgers

Happy face emoticons

Harmonicas

Hawaii

Henny Youngman

Hot Chocolate’s You sexy thing (I believe in miracles)

Hot scantily clad women

Howard Stern

I once finger-(blanked) a hermit crab (whoever said that)

In n Out Burger

Independence Day BBQs

Instant messaging

Internet dating

Iphones

Italian ices

J. Geils Band’s Centerfold

Jack Nicholson’s Colonel Nathan R. Jessup

Jacuzzi romps

Jell-O

Jell-O wrestling

Jerry Orbach’s Lenny Briscoe

Jerry Reed’s Eastbound and Down

Jim Carrey’s Ace Ventura, Pet Detective

John Cougar Mellencamp’s Pink Houses and Hurts so good

John Facenda’s The Autumn Wind

John McEnroe’s tennis tantrums

Judaism celebrated in peace
Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Scalia’s scathing dissents

Karl Rove’s whiteboard

Kazoos

KFC Popcorn Chicken

Kickball

Kim Kardashian’s bare bottom

King of the Hill

Kool-Aid

Kosher imitation bacon and crab

Krispy Kreme Donut Hamburgers

Laff-Olympics

Larry Hagman’s J.R. Ewing on Dallas

Las Vegas

Lee Greenwood’s God bless the USA and Bandit Express
Lilo and Stitch — Ohana means family––––––––––––––

Louie Armstrong’s It’s a Wonderful World—————————————-

Louisiana Cajun Cooking (Especially with Justin Wilson)

Lucky Charms

Madden Football

Magnum, P.I.

Mardi Gras, New Orleans

Mark Levin’s rants

Married with Children’s Al Bundy

Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing and Let’s get it on

Mascots

McDonalds

Meat and potatoes

Michael J. Fox’s Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties

Mills Lane yelling Let’s get it on

Miniature golf

Monopoly

Morris Day and the Time’s Jerk Out

Mountain Dew Code Red

MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch

Murder, She Wrote

Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest

National Federation of Republican Women

National Football League

Neocons

New Years Eve noisemakers

New York Post front and back page

New York Stock Exchange opening and closing bells

NFL Films

NFL Network

Oakland Raiders

Old School with Will Ferrell & Vince Vaughn & Godfather Luke Wilson

Overtime playoff hockey

Pajama parties

Peaceful transition of political power

Phil Hartman

Pizza

Political Conventions

Pool volleyball

Pringles

Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio

Q-Bert

Queen’s I want it all

Raider Nation

Rainbow Sherbert

Redeye with Greg Gutfeld

Republican Jewish Brunettes

Republican Party Animals

Riptide

Robin Williams

Ronald Reagan’s self-deprecating jokes 

Rudy Giuliani’s New York toughness

Run DMC

Rush Limbaugh

San Diego Wild Animal Park

Satellite TV

Save a horse, ride a cowboy

Scrabble

Sean Hannity’s Freedom Concerts

Seinfeld

Sexting

Sherman Hemsley’s George Jefferson

Sizzler

Sky high skyscrapers

Skype

Slim Jims

Snoopy’s Joe Cool

Snow football

Social networks for building businesses

South Beach, Miami Spring Break

South Park

Spiderman

Sportsbars

Stock trading

Stratego

Strip chess

Stuart Scott

Sudoku

Summer camp

Super Soakers

Supply-side tax cuts

T-shirt originals

Taco Bell

Talk radio

Thanksgiving with John Madden

The Color of Money

The Counter Build Your Own Burger

The Expendables

The Frat Pack

The Honeymooners

The Muppets

The Onion
Tim McGraw’s Indian Outlaw ——————————————————

Tivo

Toby Keith’s Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

Train rides

Trampoline Dodgeball

Tygrrrr Express

USA Cartoon Express

Video Arcade Games

We’re not France

Weekend at Bernie’s

Western medicine

Whitesnake’s Here I go again video

Wifi on planes

XM Sirius Satellite Radio

Yoo-Hoo

Young Jewish Conservatives

Yummy bouncies and badonkadonks

ZZ Top’s Sleeping Bag and Sharp Dressed Man

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