TV News, San Diego Radio, Politics and News, Sewing--The Sewing Herald Tribune....we need contributors, Travel.... Agree or Disagree....Please feel free to comment.....all comments appreciated and thank you for your time..... and food,dogs and cats...... let's sit down at this cafe, have a cup of coffee and talk about politics.
Diana George Babish has been rescuing dogs in Beit Sahour, Palestine for a lot of years.
She has devoted her life to helping these dogs.
Do you know a way to help or a good way to get the word out?
Thank you for your time and thank you for reading.
Chloe Louise--The Ronnie Republic
Beit Sahour is about 5 minutes outside of Bethlehem.
from J Street
The ‘Meltdown’ Over Ben & Jerry’s
I’m a simple guy with simple likes and dislikes.
I’m a huge fan of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Anything with chocolate.
I’ve had a lifelong love affair with Israel. My family’s from there. I’ve lived there. I’m proud of so much of what the country has accomplished.
And I can’t stand the occupation. It's just not right for Israel to rule over millions of Palestinians without full rights while it moves its own citizens onto land that one day must and should become the state of the Palestinian people.
My fondest hope is that Israel will be a secure, just, democratic national home for the Jewish people, something it can never be if it permanently holds the territory it occupied in 1967 without providing the people who live there with full and equal rights.
So when Ben & Jerry’s says it wants to sell ice cream in Israel but not in the settlements, that seems -- to me -- a rational and principled, even pro-Israel, position.
I’m blown away by the overreaction of those calling this decision “antisemitic.” Antisemitism is brutal and real. My family lost lives because of it. Jews around the world fear it on a daily basis.
Calling this decision “antisemitic” is absurd; in fact, it undermines and trivializes the critical fight against real antisemitism around the world.
And it’s equally inconceivable to me that people are calling for the company to face governmental retaliation for this decision.
J Street and I oppose the Global BDS Movement, which doesn’t recognize the state of Israel or the Jewish people’s right to a national homeland. But when a company says it will do business in Israel -- that’s not a boycott of Israel.
Sharon, the over-the-top response to this decision (you might call it a 'meltdown’) is unwarrented and harmful.
Ben & Jerry’s decision is a legitimate, peaceful protest against the systemic injustice of occupation and a reminder that the settlements are, in fact, illegal under international law.
It’s a line in the sand between Israel and the occupation that ought to make sense to the overwhelming majority of Jewish Americans who support a two-state solution and oppose settlement expansion.
Our work at J Street is to make sure that the voice of this majority is heard loud and clear in moments like this.
That’s why we’d be grateful if you added your name to our petition.
And, by the way, if you’re going to buy a pint of Ben & Jerry’s, try my two favorite flavors together: Netflix & Chilled combined with Chunky Monkey.
Thank you for all you do,
Jeremy
Jeremy Ben-Ami
President, J Street
Walking at Discovery Park yesterday.......
Wondering if there was a youngster nearby.
A fellow walker recently spoke of being attacked by an owl at Discovery on more than one occasion.
About 20 feet from this imposing individual, thank you for the photo op, we will be on our way.
Lisa Talks Ian Punnett, Late Night Radio and The Pros and Cons of Coast to Coast AM
Thank you and appreciation to long time radio listener, Lisa, for taking time to chat about the current state of late night radio talk shows.
Trying to answer the question of what makes a good talk radio show and what things make the show successful and entertaining.
Lisa shared insights about one of the best radio talk show hosts out there, Ian Punnett.
The talented hosts can make an entertaining show just with their own input and knowledge.
When everything fails, the guest can't make it and you're left on your own you still have to make a good show. Ian has said this many times and used it as an example when callers have asked him how to get into radio.
Ian definitely falls into this category.
Please join us for an informative podcast on late night talk radio.
Agree or disagree, please share your thoughts on the current state of talk radio. Do you think the radio station has any obligation to promote the truth?
Thank you for listening and reading.
Cycling the countryside of The West Bank through history, politics, religion, architectural ruins and a food paradise--that is Bike Palestine.
Honoring the Police: Well Done Seattle Police Department
Honoring the police.
CBS Should Have Done An Investigation of The Facts Prior to Airing the Prince Harry Meghan Markle Interview.
My question is this.
Why didn't CBS or Oprah or Gayle King check the facts before they put out the interview.
CBS is a news station along with entertainment and I thought they were obligated to vet the story before they ran with it.
CBS is gaining from the sensationalism of the story without bothering to do any investigation.
What was the whole purpose of the interview in the first place.
Doesn't CBS have some sort of obligation before they go out and slander the head of state or monarch or another country who is our good friend?
Seriously, this whole thing does not make any sense to me.
The thing is being misinterpreted for ratings.
The other question that is disturbing is why Harry did not jump in and set things straight.
He obviously knows how the monarchy works and he stated that more than one time in the interview.
He could have said, Yes, Meghan you are making some points but here is the base for what is going on.
It seems like Harry is angry with his family for all of the reasons he has often stated like having to walk behind the funeral parade of his mother when he was a child which seemed so nice and respectful to the rest of us but was very offensive to him, apparently, and he is using this opportunity to lash out at his family, the world and the press to avenge his mother's death.
He may have been angry but Meghan seems to have capitalized on his resentfulness for her own gain.
There was really no point of the interview other than to cause harm--irrepairable harm to the royal family and to the nations they associate with and to the world, really.
I just do not see why Harry or CBS did not think this thing through.
The implications of the interview are terrible and somewhat created for sensationalism.
CBS is really obligated at this point to go forward with a through investigation of all of the facts.
Everyone is so afraid to say anything.
There is a difference between truth in journalism and racism.
Let all of the facts come out.
Meghan is an artist at vilifying others for her own gain.
Let CBS bother to air the fact that Piers Morgan was actually correct about gun control in America.
We have just had two big mass shootings again.
I do not think you have that kind of thing in the UK but when those facts are mentioned here folks just will not believe it.
Honestly, I am sad and disturbed about the whole thing.
Meghan did not have anything to lose.
Harry has lost a lot of things he may never get back and caused a lot of pain on a world stage.
He should have thought two times.
He seems like he is mad at his dad and he is going to make him pay.
We cannot blame his for being sad about his mom but he went way overboard.
Gayle King went out this morning on her show with a story about the nations of the Commonwealth considering leaving the UK after the airing of the story, never mentioning that the facts were slanted.
Like all individuals involved with treachery and narcissism there is always a grain of truth in the piece but then it is twisted to make the point of the narrator.
Calling out CBS and Oprah to get the facts straight and go forward with the rest of the story.
