Picture Perfect

Conversation between me and my two year old niece:

me: are you a sweetie?
2 y/o: no.
me: are you a cutiepie?
2 y/o: no.
me: are you cute?
2 y/o: no, I'm just younger than you.

me to my sister: Can I have a sweet please?
2 y/o: *sagely* Yes. But first, you have to finish all your food.

2 y/o to my friend: Can you come to my birthday party?
my friend: haha. yes. When is it?
2 y/o: the third day of december.
me: can i come?
2 y/o: ummmm. errrrr. ummmm.
me: *put off by the hesitance* I'll bring you a present....
2 y/o:  yes!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s63rzfy8FFs

Oh my gawsh. Who let that woman near a video camera? If she didn't have an American accent, I'd think what she was saying was a joke. Also, I like the argument at the end.

Although she says "I don't think the more religious a Christian you are, the more intolerant you are, that's preposterous" the entire interview seems to support that very claim. In her own words in other places, she believes the term "shvaggot" [combination of the German word  for black, shvartze, and english slang faggot, meaning gay. However, it allgedly means  "wimp, wuss" according to Ann Coulter here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnVMMpcP2gA] should be allowed, amongst other dregotaroy terms for various groups of American society.

In this particular interview, she states she believes everyone in America should be Christian; throw away Buddhism, et. al. The person interviewing her is actually Jewish, to whom she states should be perfected by converting to Christianity. Whilst I realise this is Christian belief, the fact that it is part of that belief doesn't make it any less intolerant or extreme, much like the islamic concept of Jihad isn't any less violent just because it's a religious belief. Indeed, most religious beliefs are inherently violent, it just so happens when society disagrees, that belief is kept under wraps, such as the Christian concept of Holy War, which is hardly touted about now as it was during the middle ages. 

 Check out this funny politically incorrect response: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye_2a7Lrl80

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Ann Coulter strikes again: Apparantly, the widows of husbands who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are just "cashing in" and should "take their money and shut up." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSG7BqK-JIY

The Jewish Chronicle will run the story tomorrow, when they go to the publishers.
The Evening Standard, a national paper, ran the story twice: once in their morning edition of the paper, and once in the final evening edition. In the morning paper, it featured on page 17 with the headline "Israel murdered 800 children, Student Union tells Freshers." In the evening, it was on page 27 and the headline read "Student Union accuses Israel of murdering 800 children."

I was further informed The Jerusalem Post was interested in running the story. I expect The Guardian will run the story some time this week, though that's a bit optimistic.

In terms of media coverage, I and the team I was part of managed to do what last years Jewish Society committee failed miserably in: succeeding. I was the sole spokesperson (and still am) for the J-Soc, speaking on their behalf. My ammendments to the letter we sent to the SU were also included in there, though it was more political spin than things of substance.

There will be a full enquiry as to why the letter got sent out, saying the things it did, in the first place.

At long last, things are settling down.