tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.comments2014-06-08T04:22:41.550-04:00News from the IslandDon Drennonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06127946403352914580noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-40387144008884062802008-11-11T17:35:00.000-05:002008-11-11T17:35:00.000-05:00...sorry to hear that you continue to be seperated......sorry to hear that you continue to be seperated from us wretched colonial types by a common language.<BR/><BR/> I'm not certain if anyone has come up with a way to translate all the idiomatic nuances of our version of English.<BR/><BR/> For instance, I am convinced that the rules of cricket can not be translated into "American". In fact, I believe there may not be any rules to cricket: Everyone just dresses up and runs about and drinks Pimms for a day or so...<BR/><BR/> Oh, and about that thing with Boston Harbor and the tea: Sorry about that.Don Drennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127946403352914580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-75722329713141781392008-11-11T05:13:00.000-05:002008-11-11T05:13:00.000-05:00I do not understand anything because I do not spea...I do not understand anything because I do not speak American English, only British!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-19555099840545427532008-10-31T20:28:00.000-04:002008-10-31T20:28:00.000-04:00I will stipulate that it is a near-certainty that ...I will stipulate that it is a near-certainty that Obama made remarks at the dinner which would probably damage his efforts at convincing Jewish voters that he will not sell out the State of Israel.<BR/><BR/> The IRI donation to Khalid's group versus Obama's comments strikes me as a distinction without a difference: Consider the reaction if the grant had been made by the Annenberg Foundation.<BR/><BR/> Having said all that, the unvarnished "truth" is that neither campaign is viable without a commitment to Israel and they both know it. Beyond the transparent effort by both sides to win Florida, Israel has enough friends in Congress to shape US policy in the Middle East no matter who is in office.<BR/><BR/>cheers,<BR/><BR/>DDDon Drennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127946403352914580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-83194856828697247502008-10-29T20:56:00.000-04:002008-10-29T20:56:00.000-04:00The Obama campaign and their supporters can't tell...The Obama campaign and their supporters can't tell the truth, much less the whole truth.<BR/><BR/>The International Republican Institute isn't a "McCain organization". Under Reagan, Congress authorized the National Endowment for Democracy , which essentially disburses funds, more accurately our tax dollars, through four sub groups, one Republican, one Dem, one Labor, and one private enterprise. And yes, as a Republican legislator McCain has been involved with the IRI, and whether McCain made it or not, I might support the decision to "fund" Khalid's group. They were hired to do polling in the West Bank. The fact that the Obama campaign doesn't understand that, when polling in a nest of terrorists, you either deal with terrorist supporters or don't do the polling. Same goes for distributing aid. Lots of bad guys cash our checks. That's the real world, if you want Goldilocks you need Obamaland. In his double super secret plan to take out bin Ladin, who does the Senator think he'll be dealing with, Nancy Pelosi?<BR/><BR/>Toasting the spokesman for a terrorist and wishing him well, perhaps validating his opinion that Israel shouldn't exist, is quite another thing.RonLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-45452855696983781532008-09-27T21:21:00.000-04:002008-09-27T21:21:00.000-04:00Seems to be a concensus there: Most folks feel as ...Seems to be a concensus there: Most folks feel as if he needed to "go after" McCrankypants more.<BR/><BR/> Me? I would have said 'Whassmatta John: Didn't get your nap?"Don Drennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127946403352914580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-89255825201634796392008-09-27T15:41:00.000-04:002008-09-27T15:41:00.000-04:00I thought McCain was able to make Obama appear def...I thought McCain was able to make Obama appear defensive on foreign policy. Barack needs to be more precise in his attacks and not get defensive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460299137794633058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619732728231581019.post-54713535363717003962008-09-26T11:23:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:23:00.000-04:00Good idea, oh lord!Good idea, oh lord!HRayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198627044290872252noreply@blogger.com