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Mitt Romney’s Lehman Moment?‏

September 14, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti

Tweet <!-- Share --> Did Mitt Romney, in his ill timed and ill conceived commentary on the violence in North Africa, just doom his presidential aspirations the way John McCain did in 2008 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-election, Ambassador Chris Stevens, American Exceptionalism, Anti-American Violence, Anti-Muslim Films, Appeasement, barack-obama, Bill Kristol, bill-oreilly, bush-administration, BuzzFeed, colin-powell, David Ignatius, david-frum, egypt, Embassy Attacks, Eugene Robinson, foreign-policy, fox-news, Geroge W. Bush, Herbert Hoover, Howard Fineman, Jewish Voters, Jimmy Carter, john-mccain, Laura Ingraham, libya, Marist Polling, Mark Salter, mitt-romney, Muslim Protest, Muslim Street Protests, National Journal, neoconservatives, Peggy Noonan, rasmussen-reports, Right-Wing Pundits, Ron Fournier, rush-limbaugh, Swing State Polls, terry-jones, the-weekly-standard, U.S. Embassy in Cairo

Glenn Beck and His “Caliphate” Upended by the Arab Street

February 21, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti

If there's one thing that can be discerned for sure from recent events in the Middle East, it's the upending of Glenn Beck's "Caliphate Conspiracy" and the rendering of that theory and its author to nothing more than a farcical sideshow to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bahrain, caliphate-conspiracy, david-brooks, egypt, fox-news, frank-rich, glenn-beck, islamic-freedom-movements, jihad, john-birch-society, libya, morrocco, muslim-brotherhood, richard-lowry, robert-welch, rupert-murdoch, tunisia, william-kristol

Transfixed by Egypt as Mubarak resigns

February 11, 2011 By David

I listened to Hosni Mubarak's rambling speech live on the radio yesterday afternoon.  As soon as it became clear that Mubarak was not stepping down - as had been widely reported he would - but rather was still planning to stay in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan25, egypt

On Getting A Warning, Or, For Just One Day, I’ll Be The CIA

February 6, 2011 By fake-consultant

"...The fact that you have sent him here just goes to prove that you are the leading...asshole in the state." --From the telegram complaining about the new Sheriff, in the movie "Blazing Saddles" So before we go any further, if you're just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan-25th, #jan28th, #tahrir, congress, egypt, international-relations, middle-east, national, obama, politics, state-department

Dispatch from Egypt @ Boston Review

February 3, 2011 By boston-review

On Tuesday morning I walked around Cairo's Tahrir Square, weaving through and around the thousands of fellow protesters, trying to get a view of things. The space felt like a giant playground. Everything was accessible to me. Pro-democracy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: egypt, protests, revolution, violence

What to do about Egypt?

February 1, 2011 By irishfury

While BMG generally focuses on domestic politics, I'm sure that the last week's events in Egypt have everyone fixated on this incredible uprising.  I've been following the events non-stop since last week and, as I've read and listened … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: egypt, mubarak, obama, protests

On The View From Egypt, Part Six, Or, Let’s Review Where We Are

January 31, 2011 By fake-consultant

You know, David, there, there is a joke that went around Egypt for many years about Mubarak that he was on his death bed and an Egyptian delegation came to see him of the people.  The nurse came in, said, "Mr.  President, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan25, #jan28, democracy, egypt, human-rights, international-relations, middle-east, politics, random

Information for Constituents in Egypt

January 31, 2011 By repjimmcgovern

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have setup a page with up-to-date information from the State Department for American citizens in Egypt. We'll continue to update the page as we get new information.   Right now, American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: egypt, national

Egypt: Whether the nation?

January 30, 2011 By metoo

It is a matter of personal frustration to watch the unfolding of events in Egypt and the approach of news sources.  There is a constant search for carnage and heroes with only a sprinkling of under emphasized insight into the process … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: egypt, mubarak, revolution, un

On The View From Egypt, Part Five, Or, The Emergency Is Here

January 28, 2011 By fake-consultant

"My grandfather knew the exact time of the exact day of the exact year that he would die." "Wow, what an evolved soul! How did it come to him?" "The judge told him." --From "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...", Thomas Cathcart and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan25, #jan28, democracy, egypt, human-rights, international-relations, law-and-lawyers, middle-east, politics

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