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**** SPECIAL HUGE THANKS TO DAVID LUNDE/LUNDESIGNS FOR ARTWORK IN THIS POST **** Some months ago, I witnessed a disturbing fashion trend. No, not "Obama" tattoo tramp stamps, but something almost as bad . . . and perhaps worse: the B. Hussein O. campaign has been producing and selling "Obamakas"--yarmulkes with the Barack Obama Presidential campaign logo on them. I cannot imagine a more silly and ironic fashion idea. For those of you who don't know, a yarmulke--pronounced "Yah-Muh-Kuh," thus the Obamaka moniker--is a Jewish religious skullcap that looks like a beanie and which is worn by men (though some...

American Jews are less supportive of Barack Obama than previous Democratic nominees, a new poll has found. The lack of support comes despite overwhelming unhappiness with the Bush administration. The survey, commissioned by the Washington-based advocacy organization J Street, found that only 58 percent of American Jews said they would definitely vote for Obama. Another 4% said they were leaning toward the presumptive Democratic nominee. In contrast, Al Gore and Bill Clinton both drew approximately 80% of the Jewish vote in their respective runs for the presidency, while John Kerry garnered about 76% in 2004. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said...