Tag Archives: Egypt

Worst Person in the World

Posted on February 16, 2011 at 8:56 pm by Bob Cesca

Jim Hoft — Gateway Pundit — for blaming the sexual assault of Lara Logan on, of course, Lara Logan. Why did this attractive blonde female reporter wander into Tahrir Square last Friday? Why would she think this was a good … Continue reading →

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This is My Rifle, This is My Gun

Posted on February 12, 2011 at 12:27 pm by Bob Cesca

Maybe the military control of Egypt isn’t so awful. Fred Kaplan offers some insight: It may seem strange to Westerners that the military might play—and would be popularly celebrated for playing—a progressive role in national politics. But in fact it’s … Continue reading →

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'Egypt is Free!'

Posted on February 11, 2011 at 3:40 pm by Bob Cesca

Video footage of crowds outside the presidential palace reacting to Mubarak’s resignation today: And I sincerely hope they’re right about the “free” thing. We just don’t know if it’s going to get better or a lot worse. Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak … Continue reading →

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Breaking News from Egypt

Posted on February 10, 2011 at 4:06 pm by Bob Cesca

Mubarak to people: “Suck it.” Everyone believed Mubarak was announcing his resignation. He did no such thing. Something awful comes next.

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Palin's Egyptian Word Salad

Posted on February 8, 2011 at 1:53 pm by Bob Cesca

Tell me this doesn’t sound like the bullshitted-on-the-spot nonsense spewed out by a knuckleheaded doofwit in high school social studies class. “Mubarak, he’s gone, one way or the other. He is not going to be the leader of Egypt. That’s … Continue reading →

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Two Items of Bad News from Egypt

Posted on February 4, 2011 at 7:20 pm by Bob Cesca

It keeps getting uglier. The New York Times tweets: Two Times reporters write of being detained by #Egypt’s secret police And holy hell: Failed assassination attempt on Egyptian vice president kills two bodyguards, sources tell Fox News I’m wondering if … Continue reading →

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My First Post About Egypt

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 8:16 pm by Bob Cesca

Okay, so I haven’t been covering Egypt here. I’m a shitty blogger, etc. The reason I haven’t posted anything yet is chiefly because I’m ambivalent about the end game — as I am with any large scale uprising. We simply … Continue reading →

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Whining Palin Plays the Victim Again

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 2:52 pm by Bob Cesca

Oh, and she injected herself into the Egypt situation. At a speech in Reno on Saturday, Sarah Palin said she thinks a recently discussed media boycott of her is good–because then she won’t get “blamed” for the uprising in Egypt. … Continue reading →

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