BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

Ellis Henican has always been a favorite reporter & columnist of mine. In this editorial he refers to the "Bathrobe Boys" - which is his term for Bloggers. I have to agree with him. I know of far too many bloggers who pinch articles without credit, bloggers who post stuff that has nothing to do with their blog (like revealing or sexual pics on a political blog that has NOTHING to do with the story) just to drive gawkers to their site or those plain out plaguarize others... or even themselves. (I had a professor in undergrad school who would do one production a year and put her name up on top - example: "PROFESSOR'S NAME PRESENTS" - HAMLET - in teeny tiny print: by William Shakespeare.) Then there's those who beg for money to go to blogging conferences or some event that they have plenty of money to pay their own way for, so they can share their oh-so-very-special viewpoint with " their readers ." These people believe they are so import...

ARGUMENT OR HAIR SPLITTING? Jesuitical vs. Talmudic By Cullen Murphy An exchange occurred not long ago in California's Sacramento Superior and Municipal Courts. As a lawyer attempted to excuse his client's behavior with a convoluted explanation, Judge James Ford interrupted acidly with the comment, "That's just ... that's just too Jesuitical for words." The colloquy continued as follows: Lawyer: "Pardon me?" Judge: "It's too Jesuitical. You probably didn't go to a Jesuit school." Lawyer: "Certainly didn't. I am of the Jewish faith." Judge: "Then it's too Talmudic for words." One can almost hear the appreciative chuckles from the spectators' gallery at this bit of repartee--the overreactive, tension-dispelling response that very mild witticisms tend to produce in solemn venues. And yet someone should have risen to say, "Objection!" It is common to regard "Jesuitical"...

HEADS UP ON ANNAPOLIS FROM THINK-ISRAEL & THE BLOGSPHERE A few days ago I got an email from Dr. Lipkin at Think-Israel who asked bloggers to contribute their postings about Annapolis to be consolidated and publicized. Here are the results. Scroll over the posts and click for embedded links: ------------------------------------------- "An invitation to Annapolis," by Ellen W. Horowitz. EllenWrite@bezeqint.net "Munich 1938, Annapolis 2007" by Chaim Szmidt. Read it at Freedom's Cost . [Submitted by me - Chaim's always worth a read!] "The Libel Tourist video", Rachel Ehrenfeld speaking. See this documentary at The Libel Tourist blog . Also viewable at astuteblogger.blogspot.com . [Saudis fund terrorists; ultimate objective -- to impose Sharia (Muslim Law) on everyone.] "Mandate for Palestine: The Legal Aspects of Jewish Rights" by Eli E. Hertz. Download it at Myths and Facts website . Or download it directly by clicking here. A Hebrew ...