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Five Myths About Being Pro-Israel by Jeremy Ben
Ami of J Street Project

post from TPMCafe on 09 May 2008 04:18:00 PM. © TPMCafe

Jeremy Ben Ami, the founder of the J Street Project, has a piece in Sunday's Washington Post about what it means to be pro-Israel.

Not surprisingly, Jeremy -- who is an American but from a very prominent Zionist family in Israel -- believes that the cranks who are always calling people "anti-Israel" for supporting negotiations are not themselves pro-Israel at all.

I don't believe that various segments of the lobby have Israel's interests in mind. Nor America's. Their interest is in power, power for its own sake and for the sheer joy of making powerful politicians grovel. That is why Yitzhak Rabin told the lobby to take a hike when he became prime minister in 1992. He wanted Israel to deal with the US "government to government" without the lobby playing the role of intermediary. But that would have put the lobby out of business (no wonder they couldn't stand Rabin).

In any case, take a look at Jeremy's piece. I am delighted that it it is Sunday's Washington Post which means that all the lobby's Congressional bud's will see it.

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Bill OReilly pummels McCain with the kid gloves

post from Crooks and Liars on 09 May 2008 04:13:54 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Although BillO actually asked McCain some tough questions last night — including one about Hagee — he followed up on absolutely nothing. Like usual, McCain is allowed to weasel his way in and out of every answer without getting called on it. Download | Play Download | PlayNewsHounds has a complete breakdown, including this summary of [...]

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AGAINST THE UNITY TICKET.

post from Ezra Klein on 09 May 2008 04:04:00 PM. © Ezra Klein

I don't have tremendously strong feelings on the vice-presidential pick. But the unity ticket stuff isn't convincing to me. Good arguments have been made against it across the blogosphere, but one I'd add is simply organizational. You don't want a toxic[...]

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West Virginia primary a few days away

post from MyDD on 09 May 2008 04:03:48 PM. © MyDD

West Virginia didn't get the memo that this was over. ARG finds Clinton leading Obama by a 66-23 margin. West Virginia was a big moment in the 1960 primary. It sealed the nomination for Kennedy: By early spring, the issue of Kennedy's religion had[...]

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Should Democratic nominee Obama pay off Hillary's
debts

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 09 May 2008 04:00:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

First off, she and her husband made over $100 million this decade. Not sure why the little people should be paying her debts. Secondly, would that include the debt she's foolishly incurring by continuing her campaign long after she's already lost? There is a large part of me that feels like we should just let her have her fun in her own kooky "I need a hug so I'm going to continue running for president forever" world, and let the bill collectors come after her when she's still running for president next spring. More from Ben.

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-obama-pay-off.html

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Four at Four

post from Docudharma - Front Page on 09 May 2008 04:00:00 PM. © Docudharma - Front Page

From The Guardian comes news of Another record as oil passes $126. OPEC is going to try to increase production... to take advantage of the high prices. "The price of crude was up by around $2 a barrel in trading, reaching a new peak of $126.20, amid[...]

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Fox News' Banderas ignored McCain's smear of
Obama, while repeating McCain's charge that Obama was making "a dig at John McCain's age"

post from Media Matters for America on 09 May 2008 03:48:19 PM. © Media Matters for America

On the May 9 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, guest anchor Julie Banderasasserted that Sen. Barack Obama "made what some are calling a dig at[Sen.] John McCain's age," referring to comments Obama made duringa May 8 CNN interview.Banderas then said to her guest, Brown University professorWendy Schiller, "Let's first address Obama's comments by basicallysaying, or possibly bringing up the age issue by saying that McCain is losinghis bearings." However, Banderas didnot provide the full[...]

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THE FUTURE OF READING

post from Ezra Klein on 09 May 2008 03:47:00 PM. © Ezra Klein

In one of the more enjoyable writing experiences I've had of late, I've got the cover in this month's Columbia Journalism Review recounting my month with the Amazon Kindle and what it suggests about the future of reading:I?m not sure exactly what I[...]

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Starbucks dubbed ‘Slutbucks’ by
Christian group because of new logo.

In order to compete with less expensive varieties of coffee, Starbucks recently introduced a new roast in order “to shift toward emphasizing brewed coffee.” As part of the campaign, the Seattle-based company re-introduced its 1971 brown-and-white logo that features a two-tailed mermaid. Apparently, the mermaid has caused an uproar because one Christian group has now called for a Starbucks boycott:

“The Starbucks logo has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute,” explains alarmist Mark Dice, of a Christian group called The Resistance. “Need I say more? It’s extremely poor taste, and the company might as well call themselves Slutbucks.“

Jen Phillips at MoJo blog notes, “The fact that Dice doesn’t get the difference between a fin and a foot may be an example of what abstinence-only funding does to education.”

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Schweitzer: Let The Contest Continue

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer:

Gov. Brian Schweitzer said he would like to see the race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama continue to Montana's June 3 primary, the last contest in the nation. . . . "Ya know, it's nearly tied," Schweitzer said in an interview. "I think it's been good for the Democratic Party. There's millions of new voters, lots of excitement and energy. I don't know, let the voting continue. Might as well let Montana finish the voting." . . ."It was exciting that the presidential candidates came to Montana, and they now have active presidential campaigns in Montana," the governor said.

Cue the Netroots denunciations of the evil Schweitzer.

By Big Tent Democrat