George Bush said, “may God bless his soul.” A bigger man than myself may say nothing, on the premise that if you don’t have anything nice to say, dont say anything at all. What I have to say, however, is “ROT IN HELL!” Was that emphatic enough? Thank your lucky stars that humanity has finally rid itself of this disgusting, repugnant sack of compost wrapped in human skin. R. I. P. Yasser… rot in pieces. Good riddance to you. Now if only the rest of your ilk can find a way to make an exit in the near future, we’d all be much better off. Arafat is dead – what better way to celebrate Veteran’s Day?

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The Big Trunk atPowerline had the best entry on the life and death of Yasser Arafat. Below, I have included the first paragraph.

Some date the beginning of the terrorist war against the United States to the seizure of 67 American hostages at the American Embassy in Tehran by the followers of Ayatollah Khomeni in November 1979 or to the bombing of the barracks in Beirut by Hezbollah that killed 241 Marines in October 1983.

please visit Powerline for the full entry

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A few headlines from Slate
Moving to Canada, Eh? – Let Slate help you decide if it’s really for you. By Dahlia Lithwick and Alex Lithwick

Could the Blue States Secede? – Is there a legal way to opt out of the Union? By Sam Schechner

and Philadelphia Daily News gossip columnist Howard Gensler write O Canada, we plead to cede to thee, a funny satire on moving to Canada, concluding by parodying the Visa tagline (“Bring your Visa card, because they don’t take American Express) by saying

But remember, the next time you want to see a Broadway show, visit wine country, Hawaii, or the birthplace of liberty, don’t just bring your Visa card, bring your visa. You’re in Canada now. And we’re tightening our borders. Don’t delay, Canada. This offer expires in four years.

Thank you, Howard, for having a sense of humor.

UPDATE! Thane Burnett of the Toronto Sun Has written a response entitled So you wanna be a Canuck, eh? It’s absolutely hilarious, and plays on every Canadian stereotype you can think of, and more. Here are a very few of them.

I’m pleased to say that during a regular meeting of all Canadians held at Tim Horton donut shops last night, almost everyone in our country voted in favor of your wish to “cede” to us – some thought that word may be sexual, others were still upset about that whole war of 1812 thing, and at least half a dozen ballots were ruined when coffee was spilled pulling out of the drive-through.

The word you’re tring to pronounce is “about” – not “abowt.”

Tell your children – that last letter is “zed”

You really ought to check it out.

UPDATE!! #2 For still more on secession see Chrenkoff Nov. 9 Post That secession talk.

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