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On Jan. 4, 1944, Field Marshal Erich von Manstein flew from the Eastern Front to see Adolf Hitler, determined to change the Führer's mind. Manstein had tried before—he had pushed hard for a radical realignment of forces in the east—but now his army was facing defeat. "One thing we must be clear about, mein Führer," Manstein said, "is that the extremely critical situation we are now in cannot be put down to the enemy's superiority alone, great though it is. It is also due to the way in which we are led." Hitler, Manstein later recalled, "stared at me with...

I wonder if anyone else has experienced this problem. Recently after a few painful flights in and out of Newark, a colleague recommended that I purchase a Presidential Plus Card. It is quite pricey at $395, but he said it's well worth it< > <> I now book a flight with continental, only to find out that Continental booked it with their partner United. In the nick of time , I run onto the Monorail and go from Terminal C to A. I then check in to United, and am asked how will I pay for my bags? I responded...

By completely extending the lower rates, the reps have lost all of their leverage for making all the rates permanent. In two years this will allow Obama to demagogue " tax cuts for the rich" Also , why don't they ever turn it around to " canceling the tax hikes". Am I the only one who remembers that Bradley -Gephart set the maximum rate at 28%

Peggy Noonan Calls Sarah Palin A 'Nincompoop' One half of what could have been a great column...but then Peggy Noonan's Palin Derangement Syndrome had to kick in.Pity. Noonan's latest makes two cogent points - first that she's finally done with Obama: On to the aftermath of the election. On Wednesday President Obama gave a news conference to share his thoughts. Viewers would have found it disappointing if there had been any viewers. The president is speaking, in effect, to an empty room. From my notes five minutes in: "This wet blanket, this occupier of the least interesting corner of the...

There appears to have been a news blackout since election day of this illegal activity. Anyone know if there will be an investigation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4k_v3zNJu0&feature=youtube_gdata_player Sorry Victoria's Secret, Korea Air is much better.

Ad nauseum Foxnews et al is being inundated with these pro-Obamacare commercials with an almost senile Andy Griffith. Our taxes are being used to promote this monstrosity.

Blumenthal (aka Heydrich jr.) didn't embellish his Vietnam War service. He fabricated having served. Newsweek have you no shame, no sense of decency?

Be the man you played in film, and tell your Attorney General to" CALL OFF YOUR GOON SQUAD" The rats pulled this off in '94 against Hershensohn, in 2000 against Bush, and 2003 against you. Act like a man and also demand that your Attorney General investigate the illegal and Allred

Christie Announces Sweeping N.J. Education Reform Governor Ready To Test Teachers In Reading And Math September 28, 2010 5:30 PM OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (CBS 2) — Determined to turn New Jersey’s education system on its head, Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday unveiled a tough-love reform package that will make classroom achievement — not seniority or tenure — the basis for pay hikes and career advancement in Garden State public schools. Christie is turning his take-no-prisoner’s style to the classroom, demanding a top to bottom overhaul of how New Jersey students learn and teachers teach. And that means undoing tenure, seniority...

For those old enough to remember, affirmative action was sold to us as a way to make up for past discrimination. Perhaps , if you accept the premise, this was a laudatory goal. African Americans were (largely) involuntary immigrants who experienced slavery and Jim Crow. However in the age of diversity, African immigrants from nations like Ghana benefit from affirmative action despite not only never being a victim here but also from the fact that their ancestors were the ones responsible for slavery in the first place. Hispanics are a totally different issue. Prior to the days of Carter,...

Today I spent the morning in an NJ DMV. My license will expire this year and I received the information to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles for renewal. I am on staycation this week because of the Sukkot holiday, so I figured it would be a good time to go. Obviously if the DMV were run like a private company like Disney , it shouldn't take much longer than to check into a Disney Hotel and get their ID card. Of course I knew the DMV would be no Disney, but I didn't think it would be as...

Many of us know rich liberals who shout " the rich must pay their fair share" or " we need to raise taxes on the rich" or " no tax cuts for the rich". Even if we don't know anyone personally we know celebrities and politicians that shout the talking points. My question is however, why don't Jon Liebowitz, Joy Behar pay 39% now? Or why doesn't Obama pay 39% now. John Kerry docks his yacht in Rhode Island to avoid taxes but demands higher taxes. Many of us also know rich liberals that use every tax scam or write...

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Recently, my family and I went to Disneyland in California. In the California Adventure Park, we watched the otherwise splendid Alladin musical. What disturbed me was that in the chorus was a disabled actress in an electric wheelchair. She had no speaking roles and while her counterparts danced to the music she simply rolled her cart in circles. Having an autistic child, I am happy to see the handicapped perform. However ( and perhaps I am sensitive) I fid it distasteful to have someone one stage just to have gratuitous , politically correct window dressing. Obviously she couldn't play Jasmine...

I haven't heard much lately. Have the Orwellian Journolisters airbrush the story out of existence?

Following up on Bidens critique on the Tea Party Movement as well as the NAACP's resolution condemning the Tea Part's as racist, Nancy Pelosi intends to introduce a resolution calling all criticism of President Obama as racist. Our nations first female Speaker of the House stated " we can not let racists destroy our historical moment". When asked if she would have Attorney General Eric Holder (our first African-American Attorney General) or the IRS prosecute critics of President Obama , she responded that all options are on the table. In the Senate, John Forbes Kerry , who is a Vietnam...

Netanyahu to divide Jerusalem? In an otherwise uneventful speech to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Netanyahu came up with this (Hat Tip: Gershon D). But then, in an off-the-cuff remark to a question on Jerusalem from the audience, Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a hint that his government’s insistence on Israeli sovereignty over all of Jerusalem might not be ironclad. “Everybody knows that there are Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem that under any peace plan will remain where they are,” Netanyahu said in response to the question read by the executive vice chairman of...

Obama: Israelis Suspicious Of Me Because My Middle Name Is Hussein Obama spoke to Israeli Channel 2’s Yonit Levy Washington - U.S. President Barack Obama told Israeli Channel 2 News that he believed Israel would not try to surprise the U.S. with a unilateral attack on Iran. In an interview aired Thursday evening, Obama was asked whether he was concerned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would try to attack Iran without clearing the move with the U.S., to which the president replied “I think the relationship between Israel and the U.S. is sufficiently strong that neither of us try to surprise...

Only Israel Posted by JoeSettler at 7/08/2010 09:15:00 PM Listen to the words.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGHUZ-8DWw&feature=player_embedded