Mike's Team
Josephus
Israel Ben Eliezer
Simon Bar Khokba
Joseph Pulitzer
Moses Ben Nahman
Emile Durkheim
Trudy Weiss-Rosmarin
Harry Houdini
Lev Vygotsky
Annie Liebowitz
Larry David
Rachel Adler
George Gershwin
Nadine Gordimer
Paul Simon
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Dennis Gabor
Gene Simmons
George Soros
about my team:
being the only Gentile participating in the draft definitely affected my picks. i felt the need to start out with, for lack of a better word, Jewishly-important Jews early on, which i tried to do with 4 of my first 5 picks. i'm especially pleased with picking Simon Bar Kokhba, as that satisifed one of my main goals: to frustrate one of the other three drafters at least once by taking somebody that they really wanted and would have taken with their next pick. Ian, who wanted Bar Kokhba, later returned the favor by taking the most important Hungarian Jew in history, Theodor Herzl. personally important picks dominated the rest of my draft: Durkheim, Vygotsky and Gordimer were all among my favorites in school (for sociology, psychology, and literature respectively). Pulitzer, Houdini, and my last five picks are all, like my mother and her whole family, Hungarian. don't be fooled by the seemingly trivial Jewishness of some of these picks. for example, Gene Simmons, after his father abandoned him, came to America when he was 8 years old with his mother, the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. and, yes, he breathes fire, spits blood, and wags an astoundingly long tongue. i like that my team has the highest number of both muscians and women.
picks on other teams i most wanted: Ian's: Herzl, Dave's: Wiesel, ASA's: Chomsky
Friday, July 21, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
David's Draft Reactions
David's Team
Moses ben Maimon
Milton Berle
Sammy Davis Jr.
Hank Greenberg
Lionel Rothschild
Bella Abzug
Elie Wiesel
Regina Jonas
Russ Feingold
Marv Levy
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Sandy Koufax
David Ben-Gurion
Howard Cossell
Stephen Breyer
Kerri Strug
Abba Eban
Red Holtzman
Primo Levi
Sa'd al-Dawla
About my team:
Maimonides said that there are no bad things in life, just things that we don't understand. Because of that and much more, I picked him first. I believe that Milton Berle is the messiah, so I went with him next. Sammy Davis Jr. brings cool to my team. Also, Sammy is short, and should be pope.
I'm glad I got Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax. Greenberg was very proud to be Jewish, but not as religious, so that's why I picked him earlier. I got Marv Levy and Red Holtzman because they were the most successful coaches for my favorite teams.
Rothschild stood up for Jews, refusing to take the oath to Christianity required to be a member of the British parliament in the mid 19th century. Gotta like that. Abzug would've complimented Einstein well, leading my team's peace protests; unfortunately, Asa took Einstein. Instead, Bella, Rothschild, and Feingold can write some progressive legislation together. Feingold seems to be the one courageous member of the US senate nowadays.
Wiesel and Levi represent triumph in the face of horror; any good Jew team needs that. Regina Jonas was the first female rabbi; she lived in Berlin, Germany. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer makeup half of the liberal judges on the current US Supreme Court. Justice Brandeis would've been nice to have, but Ian picked him early. Just in case my two judges don't get me out of trouble, I've got the loudmouth sports announcer and former lawyer Howard Cossell who can convince anyone of anything (except that the hair on his head was real).
Ben-Gurion and Abba Eban are a bit too violent for my liking, but they were liberal and ultimately wanted peace in Israel in return for land. Sa'd al-Dawla was the chief minister of the Mongol Empire, well a large portion of it anyway. He lived in Baghdad during the 13th century. Sa'd and Ben-Gurion can campaign for the leadership of the team (with the two coaches I suppose).
I've been challenged on Kerri Strug quite a bit. I thought she was overrated until I sprained my ankle. I learned that 3rd degree was the worst ankle sprain. She won the gold medal for the US despite the sprain! Plus, she said that her Jewishness was the inspiration for her fighting through the pain and completing the vault, though I may have dreamed that she said that. She's short too! In any event, I hope the pick gets me a date with her. She lives in DC!
Ian's Team
My brother had a good all around draft. His picks were either progressives or people who represent the perils of anti-Semitism.
Best 3:
Baruch Spinoza - This guy is the foundation for the beliefs of most non-Orthodox Jews.
Louis Brandeis - 1st Jewish Supreme Court judge, really understood what democracy is about.
Jonas Salk - Cured Polio and Ian got him in the 11th round.
Worst 3:
Leo Frank - He's only famous because he died at the hands of anti-Semites.
Alfred Dreyfus - Only famous due to victimization, but at least was in the French military in the 1800s, impressive.
Shimon Peres - Already got Rabin, was this necessary? No.
I wanted:
Baruch Spinoza, Louis Brandeis, Simon Wiesenthal, Yitzhak Rabin.
Asa's Team
Asa's real name is Adam. He picked a lot of Jews that either hate themselves or are critical of Jews. No matter how you define self-hating Jew, Asa picked them, although he didn't pick anyone of Bobby Fischer's ilk.
Best 3:
Albert Einstein - I really wanted him in the 2nd round. Genius, peace advocate, I like it.
Jon Stewart - Very smart and funny comedian. Good kind of Jewy.
Mel Brooks - When Asa isn't wallowing in his own self-pity, he has a good sense of humor.
Worst 3:
Frank Gehry - He had buildings built, so?
Ariel Sharon - Not sure why he was picked at all.
Stanley Kubrik - Asa's got Spielberg to make his movies, wasted pick.
I wanted:
Albert Einstein, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld (eh, maybe).
Mike's Team
Mike is a gentile. Perhaps he overcompensated because of this fact, by picking obscure Jews. He also had his share of Hungarian Jews, due to his ancestry. He picked a number of happen-to-bees. Important people, that happen to be Jewish. I think that was expected.
Best 3:
Simon Bar Khokba - Led a successful revolt against the mighty Roman Empire, pretty damn good.
George Gershwin - Influenced American music to a great degree.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda - Reviving the Hebrew language, pro-Jew goodness.
Worst 3:
Zsa Zsa Gabor - Besides not really a Jew, this is the worst pick of the draft, she's done nothing.
Harry Houdini - Of all the Jewish entertainers, really, him?
Gene Simmons - Changed his name, bad start. Is an embarrassment, worse.
I wanted:
George Gershwin, Larry David (maybe, eh).
Moses ben Maimon
Milton Berle
Sammy Davis Jr.
Hank Greenberg
Lionel Rothschild
Bella Abzug
Elie Wiesel
Regina Jonas
Russ Feingold
Marv Levy
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Sandy Koufax
David Ben-Gurion
Howard Cossell
Stephen Breyer
Kerri Strug
Abba Eban
Red Holtzman
Primo Levi
Sa'd al-Dawla
About my team:
Maimonides said that there are no bad things in life, just things that we don't understand. Because of that and much more, I picked him first. I believe that Milton Berle is the messiah, so I went with him next. Sammy Davis Jr. brings cool to my team. Also, Sammy is short, and should be pope.
I'm glad I got Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax. Greenberg was very proud to be Jewish, but not as religious, so that's why I picked him earlier. I got Marv Levy and Red Holtzman because they were the most successful coaches for my favorite teams.
Rothschild stood up for Jews, refusing to take the oath to Christianity required to be a member of the British parliament in the mid 19th century. Gotta like that. Abzug would've complimented Einstein well, leading my team's peace protests; unfortunately, Asa took Einstein. Instead, Bella, Rothschild, and Feingold can write some progressive legislation together. Feingold seems to be the one courageous member of the US senate nowadays.
Wiesel and Levi represent triumph in the face of horror; any good Jew team needs that. Regina Jonas was the first female rabbi; she lived in Berlin, Germany. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer makeup half of the liberal judges on the current US Supreme Court. Justice Brandeis would've been nice to have, but Ian picked him early. Just in case my two judges don't get me out of trouble, I've got the loudmouth sports announcer and former lawyer Howard Cossell who can convince anyone of anything (except that the hair on his head was real).
Ben-Gurion and Abba Eban are a bit too violent for my liking, but they were liberal and ultimately wanted peace in Israel in return for land. Sa'd al-Dawla was the chief minister of the Mongol Empire, well a large portion of it anyway. He lived in Baghdad during the 13th century. Sa'd and Ben-Gurion can campaign for the leadership of the team (with the two coaches I suppose).
I've been challenged on Kerri Strug quite a bit. I thought she was overrated until I sprained my ankle. I learned that 3rd degree was the worst ankle sprain. She won the gold medal for the US despite the sprain! Plus, she said that her Jewishness was the inspiration for her fighting through the pain and completing the vault, though I may have dreamed that she said that. She's short too! In any event, I hope the pick gets me a date with her. She lives in DC!
Ian's Team
My brother had a good all around draft. His picks were either progressives or people who represent the perils of anti-Semitism.
Best 3:
Baruch Spinoza - This guy is the foundation for the beliefs of most non-Orthodox Jews.
Louis Brandeis - 1st Jewish Supreme Court judge, really understood what democracy is about.
Jonas Salk - Cured Polio and Ian got him in the 11th round.
Worst 3:
Leo Frank - He's only famous because he died at the hands of anti-Semites.
Alfred Dreyfus - Only famous due to victimization, but at least was in the French military in the 1800s, impressive.
Shimon Peres - Already got Rabin, was this necessary? No.
I wanted:
Baruch Spinoza, Louis Brandeis, Simon Wiesenthal, Yitzhak Rabin.
Asa's Team
Asa's real name is Adam. He picked a lot of Jews that either hate themselves or are critical of Jews. No matter how you define self-hating Jew, Asa picked them, although he didn't pick anyone of Bobby Fischer's ilk.
Best 3:
Albert Einstein - I really wanted him in the 2nd round. Genius, peace advocate, I like it.
Jon Stewart - Very smart and funny comedian. Good kind of Jewy.
Mel Brooks - When Asa isn't wallowing in his own self-pity, he has a good sense of humor.
Worst 3:
Frank Gehry - He had buildings built, so?
Ariel Sharon - Not sure why he was picked at all.
Stanley Kubrik - Asa's got Spielberg to make his movies, wasted pick.
I wanted:
Albert Einstein, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld (eh, maybe).
Mike's Team
Mike is a gentile. Perhaps he overcompensated because of this fact, by picking obscure Jews. He also had his share of Hungarian Jews, due to his ancestry. He picked a number of happen-to-bees. Important people, that happen to be Jewish. I think that was expected.
Best 3:
Simon Bar Khokba - Led a successful revolt against the mighty Roman Empire, pretty damn good.
George Gershwin - Influenced American music to a great degree.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda - Reviving the Hebrew language, pro-Jew goodness.
Worst 3:
Zsa Zsa Gabor - Besides not really a Jew, this is the worst pick of the draft, she's done nothing.
Harry Houdini - Of all the Jewish entertainers, really, him?
Gene Simmons - Changed his name, bad start. Is an embarrassment, worse.
I wanted:
George Gershwin, Larry David (maybe, eh).
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The Jew Draft
The pool of possible draftees consisted of famous Jews who lived after the destruction of Solomon's temple in 3831 (70 CE). We didn't really have a goal and we currently still do not have a reason for the draft.
Round 1
1) Ian - Baruch Spinoza (philosopher) Challenged that the Torah was written by G-d. 17 century
2) Asa - Albert Einstein (scientist, philosopher, peace advocate) 20 cent.
3) David - Moses ben Maimon (doctor, philosopher) "Second Moses," examined holy books. 12c
4) Mike - Josephus (historian) Explained Judaism to the Greeks and Romans. 1c
Round 2
5) Asa - Hannah Arendt (author, political theorist) Wrote about totalitarianism and authority. 20c
6) David - Milton Berle (comedian, actor, messiah, advocate for transgendered people) "Mr. Television." 20c
7) Mike - Israel Ben Eliezer (rabbi, Baal Shem Tov) Founder of Hassidic Judaism. 18c
8) Ian - Martin Buber (philosopher) Creator of binational agreement, Palestine-Israel. 19-20c
Round 3
9) David - Sammy Davis Jr. (entertainer) Singer, comedian, all around awesome. 20c
10) Mike - Simon Bar Khokba (revolutionary) Led successful rebellion against Romans. 2c
11) Ian - Sigmund Freud (pyschiatrist) Founder of modern psychiatry. 19-20c
12) Asa - Jon Stewart (comedian) Host of the Daily Show. 20-21c
Round 4
13) Mike - Joseph Pulitzer (newspaper owner) Founded prestigious journalism award. 19-20c
14) Ian - J. D. Salinger (author) Wrote Catcher in the Rye. 20c
15) Asa - Golda Meir (Prime Minister of Israel) 1969-1974
16) David - Hank Greenberg (baseball player) Great hitter for the Detroit Tigers. 20c
Round 5
17) Mike - Moses Ben Nahman Gerondi (philosopher) Studied mysticism in holy book. 13c
18) David - Lionel Rothschild (British MP) Refused to take Christian oath required to be MP. 19c
19) Asa - Franz Kafka (author) Wrote Metamorphosis. 19-20c
20) Ian - Karl Marx (economic philosopher) Founded communism. 19c.
Round 6
21) David - Bella Abzug (congressperson) Feminist, anti-war activist. 20c
22) Asa - Noam Chomsky (author, professor) Linguist, political activist. 20-21c
23) Ian - Louis Brandeis (supreme court justice) 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice. 19-20c
24) Mike - Emile Durkheim (sociology) Founder of modern sociology. 19-20c
Round 7
25) Asa - Mel Brooks (director, actor) Funny guy. 20-21c
26) Ian - Theodore Herzl (author) Father of modern Zionism. 19c
27) Mike - Trudy Weiss-Rosmarin (author, scholar) Feminist activist. 20c
28) David - Elie Wiesel (author, professor) Holocaust survivor. 20c
Round 8
29) Ian - Simon Wiesenthal (author) Nazi hunter, Holocaust survivor. 20c
30) Mike - Harry Houdini (magician) 19-20c.
31) David - Regina Jonas (rabbi) 1st female rabbi 20c
32) Asa - Ayn Rand (philosopher) Rational self-interest. 20c
Round 9
33) Mike - Lev Vygotsky (educational theorist) Zone of Proximal Development. 20c
34) David - Russ Feingold (senator) From Wisconsin, voted against the Patriot Act. 20-21c
35) Asa - Edmund Landau (mathematician) Number theorem. 19-20c
36) Ian - Alfred Dreyfus (military) Wrongfully accused of treason against France. 19-20c
Round 10
37) David - Marv Levy (football coach) Led Buffalo Bills to 4 Super Bowls. 20-21c
38) Asa - Bob Dylan (musician) Folk singer. 20-21c
39) Ian - Phillip Roth (author) Writes about contemporary Jewish issues. 20-21c
40) Mike - Annie Liebowitz (photographer) Pictures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. 20-21c
Round 11
41) Asa - Benoit Mandelbrot (mathematician) Fractal geometry. 20-21c
42) Ian - Jonas Salk (doctor, scientist) Cured polio. 20c
43) Mike - Larry David (comedian, actor) Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. 20-21c
44) David - Ruth Bader-Ginsburg (supreme court justice) 20-21c.
Round 12
45) Ian - Yitzhak Rabin (Prime Minister of Israel) 1974-7 & 92-5, signed peace accord. 20c
46) Mike - Rachel Adler (theologian) Integrated feminism into Judaism. 20-21c
47) David - Sandy Koufax (baseball player) Great pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 20c
48) Asa - Frank Gehry (architect) Guggenheim Museum. 20-21c
Round 13
49) Mike - George Gershwin (musician) Jazz composer. 20c
50) David - David Ben-Gurion (1st Prime Minister of Israel) Advocate of a Jewish state, socialist 20c
51) Asa - Steven Spielberg (movie director) Schindler's List, ET. 20-21c
52) Ian - Paul Wellstone (senator) Democrat from Minnesota. 20c
Round 14
53) David - Howard Cossell (sports announcer) Monday Night Football. 20c
54) Asa - Arthur Miller (playwrite) Wrote Death of a Salesman, The Crucible. 20c
55) Ian - Allan Ginsburg (author) Beat generation poet. 20c
56) Mike - Nadine Gordimer (novelist) Nobel Prize in Literature, South African. 20-21c
Round 15
57) Asa - Jerry Seinfeld (comedian) The show Seinfeld. 20-21c
58) Ian - Moe Berg (baseball player, spy) Spied for US during WWII. 20c
59) Mike - Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (linguist) Revived Hebrew. 19-20c
60) David - Stephen Breyer (supreme court judge) 20-21c.
Round 16
61) Ian - Shimon Peres (Prime Minister of Israel twice) Won Nobel Peace Prize. 20-21c
62) Mike - Paul Simon (musician) Folk Singer. 20-21c
63) David - Kerri Strug (gymnast) 1996 gold medalist. 20c
64) Asa - Saul Bellow (author) Canadian novelist. 20c
Round 17
65) Mike - Zsa Zsa Gabor* (celebrity) Famous for no reason. 20c
66) David - Abba Eban (politician) Israeli ambassador to UN & US, member of Knesset. 20c
67) Asa - Ariel Sharon (Prmie Minister of Israel) 2001-2006. 20-21c
68) Ian - Bernard Malamud (author) Wrote The Natural. 20c
Round 18
69) David - Red Holtzman (NBA coach) Led New York Knicks to 2 NBA titles. 20c
70) Asa - Carl Sagan (physics, author) Wrote sci-fi books. 20c
71) Ian - Andy Kaufman (comedian, wrestler) Inter-gender wrestling champion. 20c
72) Mike - Dennis Gabor (scientist) Nobel prize for holograms. 20c
Round 19
73) Asa - Stanley Kubrik (movie director) 20c.
74) Ian - Leo Frank (pencil factory manager) Lynched by Georgian mob after falsely accused of raping & murdering a little girl. 19-20c
75) Mike - Gene Simmons (musician) Lead singer of KISS. 20-21c
76) David - Primo Levi (author) Holocaust survivor. 20c
Round 20
77) Ian - Natalie Portman (actor) 21c.
78) Mike - George Soros (financial speculator) Funded anti-Soviet movements. 20-21c
79) David - Sa'd al-Dawla (chief minister) Chief Minister under the Mongol Ilkhan Arghun Khan. 13c
80) Asa - Art Spiegelman (cartoonist) Maus. 20-21c
* Zsa Zsa Gabor's maternal family was Jewish and her mother's parents died in the Holocaust. However, since she never identified as Jewish, she would not be considered as such according to the rules for this specific draft. Since we realized this after the draft was over, the pick stands.
Round 1
1) Ian - Baruch Spinoza (philosopher) Challenged that the Torah was written by G-d. 17 century
2) Asa - Albert Einstein (scientist, philosopher, peace advocate) 20 cent.
3) David - Moses ben Maimon (doctor, philosopher) "Second Moses," examined holy books. 12c
4) Mike - Josephus (historian) Explained Judaism to the Greeks and Romans. 1c
Round 2
5) Asa - Hannah Arendt (author, political theorist) Wrote about totalitarianism and authority. 20c
6) David - Milton Berle (comedian, actor, messiah, advocate for transgendered people) "Mr. Television." 20c
7) Mike - Israel Ben Eliezer (rabbi, Baal Shem Tov) Founder of Hassidic Judaism. 18c
8) Ian - Martin Buber (philosopher) Creator of binational agreement, Palestine-Israel. 19-20c
Round 3
9) David - Sammy Davis Jr. (entertainer) Singer, comedian, all around awesome. 20c
10) Mike - Simon Bar Khokba (revolutionary) Led successful rebellion against Romans. 2c
11) Ian - Sigmund Freud (pyschiatrist) Founder of modern psychiatry. 19-20c
12) Asa - Jon Stewart (comedian) Host of the Daily Show. 20-21c
Round 4
13) Mike - Joseph Pulitzer (newspaper owner) Founded prestigious journalism award. 19-20c
14) Ian - J. D. Salinger (author) Wrote Catcher in the Rye. 20c
15) Asa - Golda Meir (Prime Minister of Israel) 1969-1974
16) David - Hank Greenberg (baseball player) Great hitter for the Detroit Tigers. 20c
Round 5
17) Mike - Moses Ben Nahman Gerondi (philosopher) Studied mysticism in holy book. 13c
18) David - Lionel Rothschild (British MP) Refused to take Christian oath required to be MP. 19c
19) Asa - Franz Kafka (author) Wrote Metamorphosis. 19-20c
20) Ian - Karl Marx (economic philosopher) Founded communism. 19c.
Round 6
21) David - Bella Abzug (congressperson) Feminist, anti-war activist. 20c
22) Asa - Noam Chomsky (author, professor) Linguist, political activist. 20-21c
23) Ian - Louis Brandeis (supreme court justice) 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice. 19-20c
24) Mike - Emile Durkheim (sociology) Founder of modern sociology. 19-20c
Round 7
25) Asa - Mel Brooks (director, actor) Funny guy. 20-21c
26) Ian - Theodore Herzl (author) Father of modern Zionism. 19c
27) Mike - Trudy Weiss-Rosmarin (author, scholar) Feminist activist. 20c
28) David - Elie Wiesel (author, professor) Holocaust survivor. 20c
Round 8
29) Ian - Simon Wiesenthal (author) Nazi hunter, Holocaust survivor. 20c
30) Mike - Harry Houdini (magician) 19-20c.
31) David - Regina Jonas (rabbi) 1st female rabbi 20c
32) Asa - Ayn Rand (philosopher) Rational self-interest. 20c
Round 9
33) Mike - Lev Vygotsky (educational theorist) Zone of Proximal Development. 20c
34) David - Russ Feingold (senator) From Wisconsin, voted against the Patriot Act. 20-21c
35) Asa - Edmund Landau (mathematician) Number theorem. 19-20c
36) Ian - Alfred Dreyfus (military) Wrongfully accused of treason against France. 19-20c
Round 10
37) David - Marv Levy (football coach) Led Buffalo Bills to 4 Super Bowls. 20-21c
38) Asa - Bob Dylan (musician) Folk singer. 20-21c
39) Ian - Phillip Roth (author) Writes about contemporary Jewish issues. 20-21c
40) Mike - Annie Liebowitz (photographer) Pictures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. 20-21c
Round 11
41) Asa - Benoit Mandelbrot (mathematician) Fractal geometry. 20-21c
42) Ian - Jonas Salk (doctor, scientist) Cured polio. 20c
43) Mike - Larry David (comedian, actor) Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. 20-21c
44) David - Ruth Bader-Ginsburg (supreme court justice) 20-21c.
Round 12
45) Ian - Yitzhak Rabin (Prime Minister of Israel) 1974-7 & 92-5, signed peace accord. 20c
46) Mike - Rachel Adler (theologian) Integrated feminism into Judaism. 20-21c
47) David - Sandy Koufax (baseball player) Great pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 20c
48) Asa - Frank Gehry (architect) Guggenheim Museum. 20-21c
Round 13
49) Mike - George Gershwin (musician) Jazz composer. 20c
50) David - David Ben-Gurion (1st Prime Minister of Israel) Advocate of a Jewish state, socialist 20c
51) Asa - Steven Spielberg (movie director) Schindler's List, ET. 20-21c
52) Ian - Paul Wellstone (senator) Democrat from Minnesota. 20c
Round 14
53) David - Howard Cossell (sports announcer) Monday Night Football. 20c
54) Asa - Arthur Miller (playwrite) Wrote Death of a Salesman, The Crucible. 20c
55) Ian - Allan Ginsburg (author) Beat generation poet. 20c
56) Mike - Nadine Gordimer (novelist) Nobel Prize in Literature, South African. 20-21c
Round 15
57) Asa - Jerry Seinfeld (comedian) The show Seinfeld. 20-21c
58) Ian - Moe Berg (baseball player, spy) Spied for US during WWII. 20c
59) Mike - Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (linguist) Revived Hebrew. 19-20c
60) David - Stephen Breyer (supreme court judge) 20-21c.
Round 16
61) Ian - Shimon Peres (Prime Minister of Israel twice) Won Nobel Peace Prize. 20-21c
62) Mike - Paul Simon (musician) Folk Singer. 20-21c
63) David - Kerri Strug (gymnast) 1996 gold medalist. 20c
64) Asa - Saul Bellow (author) Canadian novelist. 20c
Round 17
65) Mike - Zsa Zsa Gabor* (celebrity) Famous for no reason. 20c
66) David - Abba Eban (politician) Israeli ambassador to UN & US, member of Knesset. 20c
67) Asa - Ariel Sharon (Prmie Minister of Israel) 2001-2006. 20-21c
68) Ian - Bernard Malamud (author) Wrote The Natural. 20c
Round 18
69) David - Red Holtzman (NBA coach) Led New York Knicks to 2 NBA titles. 20c
70) Asa - Carl Sagan (physics, author) Wrote sci-fi books. 20c
71) Ian - Andy Kaufman (comedian, wrestler) Inter-gender wrestling champion. 20c
72) Mike - Dennis Gabor (scientist) Nobel prize for holograms. 20c
Round 19
73) Asa - Stanley Kubrik (movie director) 20c.
74) Ian - Leo Frank (pencil factory manager) Lynched by Georgian mob after falsely accused of raping & murdering a little girl. 19-20c
75) Mike - Gene Simmons (musician) Lead singer of KISS. 20-21c
76) David - Primo Levi (author) Holocaust survivor. 20c
Round 20
77) Ian - Natalie Portman (actor) 21c.
78) Mike - George Soros (financial speculator) Funded anti-Soviet movements. 20-21c
79) David - Sa'd al-Dawla (chief minister) Chief Minister under the Mongol Ilkhan Arghun Khan. 13c
80) Asa - Art Spiegelman (cartoonist) Maus. 20-21c
* Zsa Zsa Gabor's maternal family was Jewish and her mother's parents died in the Holocaust. However, since she never identified as Jewish, she would not be considered as such according to the rules for this specific draft. Since we realized this after the draft was over, the pick stands.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Norman Finkelstein vs Daniel Pipes
Norman Finkelstein's out convincing people to be suicide bombers. They weren't gonna do it before they saw him in Gaza standing on a mini platform preaching like those crazy guys in New York.
Daniel Pipes is the one Jew who actually does use the blood of Muslim babies to leaven his matzo, even though it's not kosher.
The rest of us are still wandering the desert.
Daniel Pipes is the one Jew who actually does use the blood of Muslim babies to leaven his matzo, even though it's not kosher.
The rest of us are still wandering the desert.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Mid Eastern Hip Hop
Let's change the world through Hip Hop, shall we?
I don't know how to express my sorrow and regret towards the current situation in the Middle East, so I'm going to do something fun with it. Let me begin by stating up front that I only know English. So I must rely on other sources for most of the lyrical content in these songs. This post does not claim to be a comprehensive account of Hip Hop in this region by any means, just something to start with.
Israeli Hip Hop artists often take pride in Jewish symbols and a culturally Jewish way of life. For Jews that live in Christian countries (I live in America), this is empowering. However, I can understand why this is taken differently in Israel, where Jews have the power. The beats usually are a mixture between Middle Eastern and Western club beats or the same mixture of instrumentation.
artists: T.A.C.T. Family (led by Subliminal); Hadag Nahash; Shabak Samech (rap metal); Mook E (Reggae rap).
Palestinian Hip Hop generally talks about the realities of life in Palestine. Some artists (Da Arab MCs aka DAM) explain that they rap in English and Hebrew (as well as Arabic), because Arabic-speakers understand the predicament of Palestinian life, so DAM purpose is to educate Israelis and others. A personal criticism of some Palestinian Hip Hop is that some of the lyrics are offensive to Jews who would otherwise be sympathetic to their plight. However, these offensive lyrics are rare, but they do represent the frustrations of the Palestinian people. These lyrics symbolize despair more than they represent hate.
artists: Da Arab MCs (DAM); MWR (I believe they're Palestinian, but they might be Egyptian. Sources are often contradictory).
http://www.dam3rap.com/arabrap/
Both Palestinian and Israeli artists strongly advocate peace in their songs. They seem to disagree on how the peace can/should/will be achieved.
The beats from other Arab countries generally are not as dark as Palestinian beats. Some artists have been born and raised in European countries, some have immigrated to Europe, and others live in Arab countries.
artists
Algeria: Intik
Egypt: Pharosan
Lebanon: Clotaire K
Just outside of the Middle East
Iran: Ali Sufi
Morocco: Salah Edin, Raymzter
If anyone has more information, please share.
I don't know how to express my sorrow and regret towards the current situation in the Middle East, so I'm going to do something fun with it. Let me begin by stating up front that I only know English. So I must rely on other sources for most of the lyrical content in these songs. This post does not claim to be a comprehensive account of Hip Hop in this region by any means, just something to start with.
Israeli Hip Hop artists often take pride in Jewish symbols and a culturally Jewish way of life. For Jews that live in Christian countries (I live in America), this is empowering. However, I can understand why this is taken differently in Israel, where Jews have the power. The beats usually are a mixture between Middle Eastern and Western club beats or the same mixture of instrumentation.
artists: T.A.C.T. Family (led by Subliminal); Hadag Nahash; Shabak Samech (rap metal); Mook E (Reggae rap).
Palestinian Hip Hop generally talks about the realities of life in Palestine. Some artists (Da Arab MCs aka DAM) explain that they rap in English and Hebrew (as well as Arabic), because Arabic-speakers understand the predicament of Palestinian life, so DAM purpose is to educate Israelis and others. A personal criticism of some Palestinian Hip Hop is that some of the lyrics are offensive to Jews who would otherwise be sympathetic to their plight. However, these offensive lyrics are rare, but they do represent the frustrations of the Palestinian people. These lyrics symbolize despair more than they represent hate.
artists: Da Arab MCs (DAM); MWR (I believe they're Palestinian, but they might be Egyptian. Sources are often contradictory).
http://www.dam3rap.com/arabrap/
Both Palestinian and Israeli artists strongly advocate peace in their songs. They seem to disagree on how the peace can/should/will be achieved.
The beats from other Arab countries generally are not as dark as Palestinian beats. Some artists have been born and raised in European countries, some have immigrated to Europe, and others live in Arab countries.
artists
Algeria: Intik
Egypt: Pharosan
Lebanon: Clotaire K
Just outside of the Middle East
Iran: Ali Sufi
Morocco: Salah Edin, Raymzter
If anyone has more information, please share.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
WASP Watch
Here is a list of male WASPs in the federal government. There might be some Catholics here too, I don't really give a shit, they're all Christian. Basically, I found a list of people in the federal government and then took out women, blacks, Jews, Asians, Latinos, and the Kennedys. The Kennedys were the largest of those groups.
President
Bush, George W.
Vice President
Cheney, Richard
Cabinent
Bodman, Samuel; Johanns, Mike; Kempthorn, Dirk; Leavitt, Michael O.; Nicholson, Jim; Paulson, Henry M.; Rumsfeld, Donald;
Senate
Alexander, Lamar; Allard, Wayne; Allen, George; Baucus, Max; Bayh, Evan; Bennett, Robert; Biden, Joe; Bingaman, Jeff; Bond, Chris; Brownback, Sam “Brokeback”; Bunning, Jim; Burns, Conrad; Burr, Richard; Byrd, Robert; Carper, Thomas; Chafee, Lincoln; Chambliss, Saxby; Coburn, Tom; Cochran, Thad; Conrad, Kent; Cornyn, John; Craig, Larry; Crapo, Mike; Dayton, Mark; DeMint, Jim DeWine, Mike; Dodd, Chris; Domenici, Pete; Dorgan, Byron; Ensign, John; Enzi, Michael; Frist, Bill; Graham, Lindsey; Grassley, Chuck; Gregg, Judd; Hagel, Chuck; Harkin, Tom; Hatch, Orin; Isakson, Johnny; Jeffords, Jim; Johnson, Tim; Kyl, Jon; Lott, Trent; Lugar, Richard; McCain, John; McConnell, Mitch; Nelson, Bill; Nelson, Benjamin; Pryor, Mark; Reed, Jack; Reid, Harry; Roberts, Pat; Rockefeller, John; Santorum, Rick; Sessions, Jeff; Shelby, Richard; Smith, Gordon; Stevens, Ted; Talent, James; Thomas, Craig; Thune, John; Vitter, David; Voinovich, George; Warner, John;
House of Representatives
Abercrombie, Neil; Aderholt, Robert B.; Akin, W. Todd; Alexander, Rodney; Allen, Thomas H.; Andrews, Robert E.; Baca, Joe; Bachus, Spencer; Baird, Brian; Baker, Richard H.; Barrett, J. Gresham; Barrow, John; Bartlett, Roscoe G.; Barton, Joe; Bass, Charles F.; Beauprez, Bob; Becerra, Xavier; Berry, Marion "The White One, Look It Up"; Bilbray, Brian P.; Bilirakis, Michael; Bishop, Rob; Bishop, Timothy H.; Blumenauer, Earl; Blunt, Roy; Boehlert, Sherwood; Boehner, John A.; Bonilla, Henry; Bonner, Jo; Boozman, John; Boren, Dan; Boswell, Leonard L.; Boucher, Rick; Are you still reading this?; Boustany, Charles W. Jr.; Boyd, Allen; Bradley, Jeb; Brady, Kevin; Brady, Robert A.; Brown, Henry E.; Jr. Brown, Sherrod; Burgess, Michael C.; Burton, Dan; Butterfield, G. K.; Buyer, Steve; Calvert, Ken; Camp, Dave; Campbell, John; Cannon, Chris; Cantor, Eric; Capuano, Michael E. "Swallows"; Cardoza, Dennis A.; Carnahan, Russ; Carter, John R.; Case, Ed; Castle, Michael N.; Chabot, Steve; Chandler, Ben; Chocola, Chris "Count"; Coble, Howard; Cole, Tom; Conaway, K. Michael; Cooper, Jim; Costa, Jim; Costello, Jerry F.; Cramer, Robert E. (Bud) Jr.; Crenshaw, Ander; Crowley, Joseph; Cuellar, Henry; Culberson, John Abney; Davis, Geoff; Davis, Jim; Davis, Lincoln; Davis, Tom; Deal, Nathan; DeFazio, Peter A.; Delahunt, William D.; Dent, Charles W.; Dicks, Norman D.; Dingell, John D.; Doggett, Lloyd; Doolittle, John T.; Doyle, Michael F.; Dreier, David; Duncan, John J. Jr.; Edwards, Chet; Ehlers, Vernon J.; English, Phil; Etheridge, Bob; Evans, Lane; Everett, Terry; Farr, Sam; Feeney, Tom; Ferguson, Mike; Fitzpatrick, Michael G.; Flake, Jeff; Foley, Mark; Forbes, J. Randy; Fortenberry, Jeff; Franks, Trent; really, you're still reading?; Frelinghuysen, Rodney P.; Gallegly, Elton; Garrett, Scot;t Gerlach, Jim; Gibbons, Jim; Gilchrest, Wayne T.; Gillmor, Paul E.; Gingrey, Phil; Gohmert, Louie; Goode, Virgil H. Jr.; Goodlatte, Bob; Gordon, Bart; Graves, Sam; Green, Al "WASP Love"; Green, Gene; Green, Mark; Gutknecht, Gil; Hall, Ralph M.; Hastert, J. Dennis; Hastings, Doc; Hayes, Robin "I'm a Man"; Hayworth, J. D.; Hefley, Joel; Hensarling, Jeb; Herger, Wally; Higgins, Brian; Hinchey, Maurice D.; Hobson, David L.; Hoekstra, Peter; Holden, Tim; Holt, Rush D.; Honda, Michael M.; Hostettler, John N.; Hoyer, Steny H.; Hulshof, Kenny C.; Hunter, Duncan; Hyde, Henry J.; Inglis, Bob; Inslee, Jay; Issa, Darrell E.; Istook, Ernest J. Jr.; Jenkins, William L.; Jindal, Bobby; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Sam; Johnson, Timothy V.; Jones, Walter B.; Kanjorski, Paul E.; Keller, Ric; Kildee, Dale E.; Kind, Ron; King, Peter T.; King, Steve; Kingston, Jack; Kirk, Mark Steven; Kline, John; Knollenberg, Joe; Kolbe, Jim; Kuhl, John R. "Randy'' Jr.; LaHood, Ray "In"; Langevin, James R.; Larsen, Rick; Larson, John B.; Latham, Tom; LaTourette, Steven C.; Leach, James A.; Lewis, Jerry "Not the Jewish Comedian"; Lewis, Ron; Linder, John; LoBiondo, Frank A.; Lucas, Frank D.; Lungren, Daniel E.; Lynch, Stephen F.; McCarthy, Carolyn; McCaul, Michael T.; McCotter, Thaddeus G.; McCrery, Jim; McDermott, Jim; McGovern, James P.; McHenry, Patrick T. "I have not yet begun to McFight"; McHugh, John M.; McIntyre, Mike; McKeon, Howard P. "Buck''; McNulty, Michael R.; Mack, Connie- the great baseball manager? I thought he was dead; Manzullo, Donald A.; Marchant, Kenny; Markey, Edward J.; Marshall, Jim "Running the Wrong Way"; Matheson, Jim; Meehan, Martin T.; Meeks, Gregory W.; Melancon, Charlie; Mica, John L.; Michaud, Michael H.; Miller, Brad; Miller, Gary G.; Miller, George; Miller, Jeff; Mollohan, Alan B.; Moore, Dennis; Moran, James P. "Hates Jews"; Moran, Jerry; Murphy, Tim; Murtha, John P. "Coward?"; Neal, Richard E.; Neugebauer, Randy; Ney, Robert W.; Norwood, Charlie; Nunes, Devin; Nussle, Jim; Oberstar, James L.; Obey, David R.; Olver, John W.; Osborne, Tom "Great Football Coach Turned Bad Politician"; Otter, C. L. "Butch''; Oxley, Michael G.; Pallone, Frank "Stallone" Jr.; Pascrell, Bill Jr.; Pastor, Ed; Paul, Ron; Pearce, Stevan; Pence, Mike; Peterson, Collin C.; Peterson, John E.; Petri, Thomas E.; Pickering, Charles W. "Chip''; Pitts, Joseph R.; Platts, Todd Russell; Poe, Ted; Pombo, Richard W.; Pomeroy, Earl; Porter, Jon C.; Price, David E.; Price, Tom; really reading this thoroughly are we?; Putnam, Adam H.; Rahall, Nick J. II "I'm Too Good For Jr."; Ramstad, Jim; Regula, Ralph "a-"; Rehberg, Dennis R.; Reichert, David G.; Renzi, Rick; Reyes, Silvestre; Reynolds, Thomas M.; Rogers, Harold; Rogers, Mike; Rogers, Mike; Ross, Mike; Royce, Edward R.; Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch; Ryan, Paul; Ryan, Tim; Ryun, Jim; Sabo, Martin Olav; Saxton, Jim; Schwarz, John J. H. "Joe''; Scott, David; Sensenbrenner, F. James Jr.; Sessions, Pete; Shadegg, John B.; Shaw, E. Clay Jr.; Shays, Christopher; Sherwood, Don; Shimkus, John; Shuster, Bill; Simmons, Rob; Simpson, Michael K.; Skelton, Ike; Smith, Adam- the 19th century economist?; Smith, Christopher H.; Smith, Lamar S.; Snyder, Vic; Sodrel, Michael E.; Souder, Mark E.; Spratt, John M. Jr.; Stark, Fortney Pete; Stearns, Cliff; Strickland, Ted; Stupak, Bart; Sullivan, John; Sweeney, John E.; Tancredo, Thomas G. ;Tanner, John S.; Taylor, Charles H.- the former Liberian president?; Taylor, Gene "I'm A Man"; Terry, Lee "Me Too"; Thomas, William M.; Thompson, Mike; Thornberry, Mac; Tiahrt, Todd; Tiberi, Patrick J.; Tierney, John F.; Turner, Michael R.; Udall, Mark; Udall, Tom; Upton, Fred; Van Hollen, Chris "My Rep"; Visclosky, Peter J.; Walden, Greg; Walsh, James T.; Wamp, Zach; Weldon, Curt; Weldon, Dave; Weller, Jerry; Westmoreland, Lynn A. "I Swear I'm A Man Too"; Whitfield, Ed; Wicker, Roger F.; Wilson, Joe- Valerie Plame's husband?; Wolf, Frank R.; Young, C. W. Bill; Young, Don;
Supreme Court
Souter, David; Steven, John; There are 4 white male Catholic judges (Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia).
This is not a hate post.
It should be used for poignant comedic purposes only.
President
Bush, George W.
Vice President
Cheney, Richard
Cabinent
Bodman, Samuel; Johanns, Mike; Kempthorn, Dirk; Leavitt, Michael O.; Nicholson, Jim; Paulson, Henry M.; Rumsfeld, Donald;
Senate
Alexander, Lamar; Allard, Wayne; Allen, George; Baucus, Max; Bayh, Evan; Bennett, Robert; Biden, Joe; Bingaman, Jeff; Bond, Chris; Brownback, Sam “Brokeback”; Bunning, Jim; Burns, Conrad; Burr, Richard; Byrd, Robert; Carper, Thomas; Chafee, Lincoln; Chambliss, Saxby; Coburn, Tom; Cochran, Thad; Conrad, Kent; Cornyn, John; Craig, Larry; Crapo, Mike; Dayton, Mark; DeMint, Jim DeWine, Mike; Dodd, Chris; Domenici, Pete; Dorgan, Byron; Ensign, John; Enzi, Michael; Frist, Bill; Graham, Lindsey; Grassley, Chuck; Gregg, Judd; Hagel, Chuck; Harkin, Tom; Hatch, Orin; Isakson, Johnny; Jeffords, Jim; Johnson, Tim; Kyl, Jon; Lott, Trent; Lugar, Richard; McCain, John; McConnell, Mitch; Nelson, Bill; Nelson, Benjamin; Pryor, Mark; Reed, Jack; Reid, Harry; Roberts, Pat; Rockefeller, John; Santorum, Rick; Sessions, Jeff; Shelby, Richard; Smith, Gordon; Stevens, Ted; Talent, James; Thomas, Craig; Thune, John; Vitter, David; Voinovich, George; Warner, John;
House of Representatives
Abercrombie, Neil; Aderholt, Robert B.; Akin, W. Todd; Alexander, Rodney; Allen, Thomas H.; Andrews, Robert E.; Baca, Joe; Bachus, Spencer; Baird, Brian; Baker, Richard H.; Barrett, J. Gresham; Barrow, John; Bartlett, Roscoe G.; Barton, Joe; Bass, Charles F.; Beauprez, Bob; Becerra, Xavier; Berry, Marion "The White One, Look It Up"; Bilbray, Brian P.; Bilirakis, Michael; Bishop, Rob; Bishop, Timothy H.; Blumenauer, Earl; Blunt, Roy; Boehlert, Sherwood; Boehner, John A.; Bonilla, Henry; Bonner, Jo; Boozman, John; Boren, Dan; Boswell, Leonard L.; Boucher, Rick; Are you still reading this?; Boustany, Charles W. Jr.; Boyd, Allen; Bradley, Jeb; Brady, Kevin; Brady, Robert A.; Brown, Henry E.; Jr. Brown, Sherrod; Burgess, Michael C.; Burton, Dan; Butterfield, G. K.; Buyer, Steve; Calvert, Ken; Camp, Dave; Campbell, John; Cannon, Chris; Cantor, Eric; Capuano, Michael E. "Swallows"; Cardoza, Dennis A.; Carnahan, Russ; Carter, John R.; Case, Ed; Castle, Michael N.; Chabot, Steve; Chandler, Ben; Chocola, Chris "Count"; Coble, Howard; Cole, Tom; Conaway, K. Michael; Cooper, Jim; Costa, Jim; Costello, Jerry F.; Cramer, Robert E. (Bud) Jr.; Crenshaw, Ander; Crowley, Joseph; Cuellar, Henry; Culberson, John Abney; Davis, Geoff; Davis, Jim; Davis, Lincoln; Davis, Tom; Deal, Nathan; DeFazio, Peter A.; Delahunt, William D.; Dent, Charles W.; Dicks, Norman D.; Dingell, John D.; Doggett, Lloyd; Doolittle, John T.; Doyle, Michael F.; Dreier, David; Duncan, John J. Jr.; Edwards, Chet; Ehlers, Vernon J.; English, Phil; Etheridge, Bob; Evans, Lane; Everett, Terry; Farr, Sam; Feeney, Tom; Ferguson, Mike; Fitzpatrick, Michael G.; Flake, Jeff; Foley, Mark; Forbes, J. Randy; Fortenberry, Jeff; Franks, Trent; really, you're still reading?; Frelinghuysen, Rodney P.; Gallegly, Elton; Garrett, Scot;t Gerlach, Jim; Gibbons, Jim; Gilchrest, Wayne T.; Gillmor, Paul E.; Gingrey, Phil; Gohmert, Louie; Goode, Virgil H. Jr.; Goodlatte, Bob; Gordon, Bart; Graves, Sam; Green, Al "WASP Love"; Green, Gene; Green, Mark; Gutknecht, Gil; Hall, Ralph M.; Hastert, J. Dennis; Hastings, Doc; Hayes, Robin "I'm a Man"; Hayworth, J. D.; Hefley, Joel; Hensarling, Jeb; Herger, Wally; Higgins, Brian; Hinchey, Maurice D.; Hobson, David L.; Hoekstra, Peter; Holden, Tim; Holt, Rush D.; Honda, Michael M.; Hostettler, John N.; Hoyer, Steny H.; Hulshof, Kenny C.; Hunter, Duncan; Hyde, Henry J.; Inglis, Bob; Inslee, Jay; Issa, Darrell E.; Istook, Ernest J. Jr.; Jenkins, William L.; Jindal, Bobby; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, Sam; Johnson, Timothy V.; Jones, Walter B.; Kanjorski, Paul E.; Keller, Ric; Kildee, Dale E.; Kind, Ron; King, Peter T.; King, Steve; Kingston, Jack; Kirk, Mark Steven; Kline, John; Knollenberg, Joe; Kolbe, Jim; Kuhl, John R. "Randy'' Jr.; LaHood, Ray "In"; Langevin, James R.; Larsen, Rick; Larson, John B.; Latham, Tom; LaTourette, Steven C.; Leach, James A.; Lewis, Jerry "Not the Jewish Comedian"; Lewis, Ron; Linder, John; LoBiondo, Frank A.; Lucas, Frank D.; Lungren, Daniel E.; Lynch, Stephen F.; McCarthy, Carolyn; McCaul, Michael T.; McCotter, Thaddeus G.; McCrery, Jim; McDermott, Jim; McGovern, James P.; McHenry, Patrick T. "I have not yet begun to McFight"; McHugh, John M.; McIntyre, Mike; McKeon, Howard P. "Buck''; McNulty, Michael R.; Mack, Connie- the great baseball manager? I thought he was dead; Manzullo, Donald A.; Marchant, Kenny; Markey, Edward J.; Marshall, Jim "Running the Wrong Way"; Matheson, Jim; Meehan, Martin T.; Meeks, Gregory W.; Melancon, Charlie; Mica, John L.; Michaud, Michael H.; Miller, Brad; Miller, Gary G.; Miller, George; Miller, Jeff; Mollohan, Alan B.; Moore, Dennis; Moran, James P. "Hates Jews"; Moran, Jerry; Murphy, Tim; Murtha, John P. "Coward?"; Neal, Richard E.; Neugebauer, Randy; Ney, Robert W.; Norwood, Charlie; Nunes, Devin; Nussle, Jim; Oberstar, James L.; Obey, David R.; Olver, John W.; Osborne, Tom "Great Football Coach Turned Bad Politician"; Otter, C. L. "Butch''; Oxley, Michael G.; Pallone, Frank "Stallone" Jr.; Pascrell, Bill Jr.; Pastor, Ed; Paul, Ron; Pearce, Stevan; Pence, Mike; Peterson, Collin C.; Peterson, John E.; Petri, Thomas E.; Pickering, Charles W. "Chip''; Pitts, Joseph R.; Platts, Todd Russell; Poe, Ted; Pombo, Richard W.; Pomeroy, Earl; Porter, Jon C.; Price, David E.; Price, Tom; really reading this thoroughly are we?; Putnam, Adam H.; Rahall, Nick J. II "I'm Too Good For Jr."; Ramstad, Jim; Regula, Ralph "a-"; Rehberg, Dennis R.; Reichert, David G.; Renzi, Rick; Reyes, Silvestre; Reynolds, Thomas M.; Rogers, Harold; Rogers, Mike; Rogers, Mike; Ross, Mike; Royce, Edward R.; Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch; Ryan, Paul; Ryan, Tim; Ryun, Jim; Sabo, Martin Olav; Saxton, Jim; Schwarz, John J. H. "Joe''; Scott, David; Sensenbrenner, F. James Jr.; Sessions, Pete; Shadegg, John B.; Shaw, E. Clay Jr.; Shays, Christopher; Sherwood, Don; Shimkus, John; Shuster, Bill; Simmons, Rob; Simpson, Michael K.; Skelton, Ike; Smith, Adam- the 19th century economist?; Smith, Christopher H.; Smith, Lamar S.; Snyder, Vic; Sodrel, Michael E.; Souder, Mark E.; Spratt, John M. Jr.; Stark, Fortney Pete; Stearns, Cliff; Strickland, Ted; Stupak, Bart; Sullivan, John; Sweeney, John E.; Tancredo, Thomas G. ;Tanner, John S.; Taylor, Charles H.- the former Liberian president?; Taylor, Gene "I'm A Man"; Terry, Lee "Me Too"; Thomas, William M.; Thompson, Mike; Thornberry, Mac; Tiahrt, Todd; Tiberi, Patrick J.; Tierney, John F.; Turner, Michael R.; Udall, Mark; Udall, Tom; Upton, Fred; Van Hollen, Chris "My Rep"; Visclosky, Peter J.; Walden, Greg; Walsh, James T.; Wamp, Zach; Weldon, Curt; Weldon, Dave; Weller, Jerry; Westmoreland, Lynn A. "I Swear I'm A Man Too"; Whitfield, Ed; Wicker, Roger F.; Wilson, Joe- Valerie Plame's husband?; Wolf, Frank R.; Young, C. W. Bill; Young, Don;
Supreme Court
Souter, David; Steven, John; There are 4 white male Catholic judges (Alito, Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia).
This is not a hate post.
It should be used for poignant comedic purposes only.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Tears Of A Clown
For the past couple of days, I've tried to come up with an idea to explain my feelings on the current Israeli situation in a funny or entertaining way. I can't. I'm left with two sentences.
I am against Israel's attacks against its Arab neighbors. I am a Jew.
Where do I go from there?
Do I then discuss my reservations about even saying that statement publicly because it might empower even one anti-Semite? Do I explain that I support Israel's right to exist? Do I also condemn the attacks perpetrated by Hezbollah and Hamas? Do I lecture on Jewish history to better allow people to understand the situation? No, I can't lecture on that, the only people who will listen need a different kind of lecture. Do I juxtapose my sincere devotion to Jewish people against the sickness I feel over Israel's actions? Do I explain how I believe these attacks will only hurt the futures of Jewish people? Do I express solidarity with Muslims? I don't know what to say.
Right now, I am only able to articulate the deep sadness that I feel over what is happening. I certainly don't have any proposed remedies, just despair, which is currently clouding my seemingly irrational eternal optimism.
I am against Israel's attacks against its Arab neighbors. I am a Jew.
Where do I go from there?
Do I then discuss my reservations about even saying that statement publicly because it might empower even one anti-Semite? Do I explain that I support Israel's right to exist? Do I also condemn the attacks perpetrated by Hezbollah and Hamas? Do I lecture on Jewish history to better allow people to understand the situation? No, I can't lecture on that, the only people who will listen need a different kind of lecture. Do I juxtapose my sincere devotion to Jewish people against the sickness I feel over Israel's actions? Do I explain how I believe these attacks will only hurt the futures of Jewish people? Do I express solidarity with Muslims? I don't know what to say.
Right now, I am only able to articulate the deep sadness that I feel over what is happening. I certainly don't have any proposed remedies, just despair, which is currently clouding my seemingly irrational eternal optimism.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Dave Chappelle
If you're Dave Chappelle:
1) You gotta be upset with the new Comedy Central promos using your sound bites from your sketches against you to make you look foolish, and really just upset with the whole thing.
2) Holy shit, you're reading my blog, that's so awesome!
3) Wait, why the hell are you reading this trash and why do you care what I have to say? (I'm not complaining though)
If you're not Dave Chappelle:
1) Just leave him the fuck alone.
2) Stop screaming, "I'm Rick James, bitch!" Yes, I saw the show too, I don't need you repeating it constantly like a mindless drone you stupid moron. Is this what society has come to? All Americans can comprehend are sound bites, political or comedic? I'm glad Dave Chappelle isn't Hitler.
3) I noticed that Lil' Jon only screamed a few words during his songs. Then Dave Chappelle did some sketches about that fact. They were funny cuz I was thinking that too. Then idiots all over the country decided to scream "What?" "Yeah," and "Okay," for the next 4 years. Dave Chappelle is funnier than just some sound bites. Is that all you got out of his comedy? What about the hilarious irony of doing white face? Nothing? There's no way I should be in the top 20% of smartest people in this country. But then again, I can locate Iraq on a map.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
I'm Still Behind My President
Just because George W. Bush values the lives of black and brown people less than those of whites doesn't make him a bigoted racist. Just because he considers the value of whites' lives superior doesn't mean he's a white supremacist.
One myth is that Mr. Bush didn't do everything in his power to save the people of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina because many of those people are black. That's totally false! He didn't do anything because many of those people are not white. Mr. Bush doesn't see your skin color, he only sees what your skin color is not.
Also, Mr. Bush is not a bigoted racist because he didn't come to the aid of non-black groups of people before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina as well. He didn't save some white people living in Mississippi because they were poor. I mean, it's very simple logic here.
Immigration is really an easy issue to disprove Mr. Bush's bigoted racism. He doesn't want Mexican immigrants to get rid of their skin color. That's ridiculous. He just wants you to get rid of any semblance of your culture because he believes it's inferior to WASP culture. Where's the racism in that?
The war in Iraq has nothing to do with race either. Iraqis' lives are just as important as those of Americans. Any conservative knows that. They can estimate to within 1,000 the number of American lives lost. But they can also do the same for Iraqi lives lost (without looking at my post giving those tragic numbers)... even though the American military doesn't even really know the number. But Mr. Bush correctly figures that no one cares, Iraqis are brown people and are not Christian. Doesn't make him a bigoted racist.
Wait... what does bigoted racist mean?
One myth is that Mr. Bush didn't do everything in his power to save the people of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina because many of those people are black. That's totally false! He didn't do anything because many of those people are not white. Mr. Bush doesn't see your skin color, he only sees what your skin color is not.
Also, Mr. Bush is not a bigoted racist because he didn't come to the aid of non-black groups of people before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina as well. He didn't save some white people living in Mississippi because they were poor. I mean, it's very simple logic here.
Immigration is really an easy issue to disprove Mr. Bush's bigoted racism. He doesn't want Mexican immigrants to get rid of their skin color. That's ridiculous. He just wants you to get rid of any semblance of your culture because he believes it's inferior to WASP culture. Where's the racism in that?
The war in Iraq has nothing to do with race either. Iraqis' lives are just as important as those of Americans. Any conservative knows that. They can estimate to within 1,000 the number of American lives lost. But they can also do the same for Iraqi lives lost (without looking at my post giving those tragic numbers)... even though the American military doesn't even really know the number. But Mr. Bush correctly figures that no one cares, Iraqis are brown people and are not Christian. Doesn't make him a bigoted racist.
Wait... what does bigoted racist mean?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
All In The Family
The president of Poland Lech Kaczynski appointed his identical twin brother Jaroslaw Kaczynski as the Polish prime minister. Now that is some fucking nepotism!
I wonder if the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is their cousin? I mean, shit, it's spelled the same. How many Kaczynskis in Poland could there be? What's next, is the Unabomber gonna be appointed foreign minister?
Also, there should be an ugliness limit for identical twins; if they're as ugly as the leaders of Poland, you gotta kill one.
I wonder if the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is their cousin? I mean, shit, it's spelled the same. How many Kaczynskis in Poland could there be? What's next, is the Unabomber gonna be appointed foreign minister?
Also, there should be an ugliness limit for identical twins; if they're as ugly as the leaders of Poland, you gotta kill one.
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