December 2009
17 posts
GChat should be called JChat Today, only us Jews are on it.
Outrage at Grazia magazine after an intern who was sent out regularly to buy skinny lattes for the beauty desk announced at the end of her stint on the mag that she had in fact been buying them all full-fat ones. Cue much spluttering from the staff and a mass rush to the nearest set of weighing scales. Actually Monkey just made that last bit up, but feels after pulling a stunt like that, the...
“At 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon — nine hours before the 1 a.m. vote that would...”
– An Ugly Finale for Health Care Reform-Washington Post-December 21, 2009
Snow day=Baileys with my morning coffee? I think so!
“Imagine telling a Democrat in the days after the 2004 election that the 2006...”
– Ezra Klein (via savingpaper) (via apsies)
” Israel’s Cabinet approved a bill banning the sale of alcohol to people under age 21.”
My mom always does say, “Jews don’t drink. I just figured this was one of her delusions, like when she says “My daughter (as in me) doesn’t drink.” Well, I guess birthright won’t be producing as many Jewish marriages anymore.
Israeli Cabinet advances bill...
“If the bill passes the Senate this week, there will be more chances to make changes to it before it becomes law. But if the bill dies this week, there is no second chance to vote yes. What those who care about health insurance reform need to realize is that unless we get 60 votes now, there will be no health care reform at all. Not this year, not in this Congress — and maybe not for...
“As Ted always said, when it’s finally done, the people will wonder what...”
– -Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) on health care reform
The Moment Ted Kennedy Would Not Want to Lose-Washington Post-December 20, 2009
“Can you make it more Kanye?”
– (via clientsfromhell)
