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November 15, 2008

Excuse Me, I’m Going to Be Sick: Clarion Fund Congratulates Obama

Aggregated from: Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place

How do you spell c-h-u-t-z-p-a-h? “Chutzpah” simply doesn’t begin to do justice to the Clarion Fund’s latest press release congratulating Barack Obama on his election victory.  Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing me to this worthless piece of dreck.  If it isn’...

November 10, 2008

Barack Obama: Keeping his religion?

Aggregated from: Articles of Faith

Since Barack Obama emerged as the Democrat candidate, my inbox has been deluged with daily emails about his religion. Often these emails would refer to him as B Hussein Obama, giving readers here some idea, perhaps, of where they were coming from.Today, after his election, a new tone is coming throu...

November 7, 2008

The Arab World Reacts to Rahm Emanuel's Appointment

It was announced this morning that President-Elect Barack Obama had selected Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. Emanuel, who served as a top adviser to President Bill Clinton and is now a member of the House, is known in the U.S. for his aggressive determination. His service ...

November 6, 2008

77% of Jews Voted for Obama; Take That, RJC!

Aggregated from: Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place

Despite the braying ads of the Republican Jewish Coalition and their conviction that 2008 was finally going to be the Republican’s “time” to capture the Jewish vote, it just didn’t happen.  Haaretz reports Obama received 77% of Jewish votes, which compares favorably to the ...

400 Years of Suffering Redeemed

Aggregated from: Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place

Jesse Jackson cries at Obama victory celebration Charles Blow has written one of the most eloquent meditations on Barack Obama’s victory considering it as a redemption of centuries of African-American slavery and suffering: History will record this as the night the souls of black folk, living ...

Obama - So Goooood For The Jews

Aggregated from: My Right Word

Well, 'good' according to Ralph Peters who, in the New York Post on November 1, 2008 published this"Obama 2012: His Triumphs Abroad" Looking back on the four years of his first administration, President Obama can be proud: He made the US welcome among the family of nations again; he reduced our reli...

Caribbean: Yes, They Did!

Barack Obama's historic win in the US Presidential election was as much the Caribbean's as it was America's and regional bloggers still have not come down from Cloud 9…

Obama's First International Challenge Awaits

Aggregated from: A Blog for All

It didn't take long. Israel preempted a Palestinian terror attack in Gaza, killing five Hamas thugs as they were preparing to infiltrate Israel via a tunnel across the border. Hamas responded by launching 40+ kassam rockets and mortars into Israel, some slamming into Ashkelon and the Negev. How ...

President Obama: Israel is Ready for You

Aggregated from: Yoav Sivan

The election of Barack Obama to be the 44th President of the United States is good news for Israel. After eight years of failed American policy in the Middle East, President Obama has the chance to reassert constructive American leadership in one of the most complex geopolitical regions of the wo...

Interview with Obama

Aggregated from: Not Green Data

This is the first interview with Mr. Barack Obama after the US Elections: Me: Congratulations. Obama: Thank you. Me: Can you describe your feelings now? Obama: First of all, I'd like to thank Allah ... ehm ... God, for this victory, and I want to thank all the voters who lined-up under the r...