June 2, 2005
RADICAL, OR RACIAL?:
Civil Rights Group Plans Bush Judge Attack (DAVID ESPO, 6/02/05, (AP)
Renewing the struggle over President Bush's judicial picks, a civil rights group intends to launch a limited ad campaign this week attacking Janice Rogers Brown as a "radical judge" unworthy of confirmation to the appeals court.
If they include an image of her--undoctored--in the ad we'll put a soccer team's emblem on this page for a week. Posted by Orrin Judd at June 2, 2005 4:22 PM
One bowdlerized to not offend muslim hypersensitivity, of course.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 2, 2005 5:19 PMOJ: As the lone and horribly-abused soccer fan here, do I get to pick the emblem?
Posted by: John Resnick at June 2, 2005 5:53 PMOrrin always seemed like a closet fan of Man U to me.
Posted by: Governor Breck at June 2, 2005 6:52 PMwho's that team that they taunt about being Jewish?
Posted by: oj at June 2, 2005 7:45 PMOJ: Tottenham Hotspur, aka Spurs.
John R.: Where you been? I've been fighting the good fight alone as of late in defense of the beautiful game.
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at June 2, 2005 8:57 PMOK, where is the real Orrin, and what have you done with him???
Posted by: Kirk Parker at June 2, 2005 9:15 PMPainful to say, as a Man Utd and QPR fan, but it's gotta be Liverpool.
Posted by: JorgeCurioso at June 2, 2005 9:22 PMPeter: that is probably who OJ was thinking of b/c that anti-Ajax anti-semitism story was recently in the news.
It's an odd situation b/c the fans there, who aren't actually Jewish at all for the most part, started calling themselves "the Jews" 20 years ago or so to defy the anti-semitic chants of opposing teams' fans who identified Amsterdam as a historically Jewish city.
Spurs tho have their base of support in a traditionally Jewish section of North London, and have thus a large Jewish fanbase. The Israeli national team recently considered playing a "home" world cup qualifying match at their White Hart Lane stadium.
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at June 2, 2005 9:43 PM
A Dutch Soccer Riddle: Jewish Regalia Without Jews By Craig S. Smith
Published: March 28, 2005
AMSTERDAM - Just minutes before a high-stakes soccer game not long ago between this city's home team, Ajax, and their rivals from the southern city of Eindhoven, a chant built to a roar in the hall packed with supporters where they were serving plastic pint cups of Dutch beer.
"Jews, Jews, Jews!" thousands of voices cried.
Outside, souvenir stalls sold Israeli flags or flags with the Ajax logo, the head of the fabled Greek warrior, emblazoned inside the star of David. Fans arrived with hats, jackets and scarves embroidered with Hebrew writing. Until recently, the team's official Web site even featured the ringing tones of Hava Nagila and other Jewish songs that could be downloaded into fans' mobile phones.
I suggest this picture.
Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at June 3, 2005 7:39 PM
race traitor
Posted by: oj at June 3, 2005 7:51 PM