I was going to comment on this
insipid piece by Michael Slackman, but
others have
done it
better than I would have.
On the plus side, I got to use the word "insipid."
UPDATE:
One more take
(h/t joem)
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Elder of Ziyon
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