Glenn Beck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glenn Beck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Glenn Edward Lee Beck was born in Everett, Washington, to William and Mary Beck, who lived in Mountlake Terrace, Washington at the time of their son's birth.^[13] The family later moved to Mount Vernon, Washington,^[14] where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area.^[15] He is descended from German immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s.^[16] Beck was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon.

Isaac Kaufmann Funk

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Isaac Kaufmann Funk (September 10, 1839 – April 4, 1912) was an American Lutheran minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Company, the father of author Wilfred J. Funk, and the grandfather of author Peter Funk. Wilfred Funk founded his own publishing company "Wilfred Funk, Inc.", and wrote the "Word Power" feature in Reader's Digest from 1945. The feature was carried on by Peter Funk from 1962-1998. Funk & Wagnalls Company published The Literary Digest, The Standard Dictionary of the English Language, and Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia,

Desperate PQ stokes language hysteria over immigration

Desperate PQ stokes language hysteria over immigration

Identity has always been, externally, the PQ's best issue, and internally, an outlet for its members' nationalism and a rallying cry whenever there was no sovereignty referendum on the horizon.

So Pauline Marois is unpopular with voters, sovereignists are questioning her strategy and the PQ is crumbling faster than a Quebec highway overpass?

Hey, look! Over there! Immigrants! Stand back, and let us protect you!

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Desperate+stokes+language+hysteria+over+immigration/5404836/story.html#ixzz1YKzazxFh

Anti-corruption team under the gun

Anti-corruption team under the gun

I've been critical of UPAC since its inception for two reasons.

--It lacks healthy independ-ence from the government that it is supposed to be looking at critically.

Other watchdog agencies - such as the auditor-general's office and the bodies overseeing elections and lobbying - report to the National Assembly, where they must answer to all parties. UPAC enjoys no such insulation from partisanship. It reports to the public-security minister - in other words, to a single politician. It's worth noting that the current minister, Robert Dutil, is no stranger to the world of construction and public-works contracts: He's the former boss of the bridgebuilding unit of Canam, the engineering company.

--The Charest cabinet (not the National Assembly) picked a former chief inspector in the SQ, Robert Lafrenière, to head UPAC. The SQ has seldom been tough on provincial politicians' corruption, and Lafrenière is hardly a hard-nosed outsider à la Eliot Ness. His earlier job was as Dutil's deputy minister. In other words, he has a CV the government can "trust".

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Anti+corruption+team+under/5417639/story.html#ixzz1YKqfxP3Z

Barrie Zwicker

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Barrie Wallace Zwicker (born November 5, 1934) is a Canadian alternative media journalist, documentary producer, and political activist. He is most famous for his documentary work, which has dealt primarily with 9/11 conspiracy theories.

Verdict: Not a Jew.

Lance Berkman

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Lance Berkman
Jew Score: 5 I0 O1 K4	February 10, 1976 — Here's an odd one. Apparently, some people out there think Houston Astros' superstar Lance Berkman might be Jewish. Not to give away the big surprise or anything, but he's not. Mistaken Judaism happens all the time, of course, and usually it's pretty clear why. Not this time. Is the name Berkman Jewish-sounding? Even if it were, isn't the whole theory out the window with a name like Lance? After all, even the world's best bagel is verboten once you throw a huge hunk of bacon on it. He's over six feet tall, weighs over 220 pounds, grew up in rural Texas, loves ballroom dancing, and is nicknamed Fat Elvis. How is this man even remotely Jewish? Need we go on? The only reason to assume Lance Berkman is Jewish is that he's awesome and since Judaism is awesome, too, they simply belong together. It's a stretch, but hey, it makes about as much sense as the idea that Lance Berkman is Jewish in the first place. Verdict: Not a Jew.

Dr. Seuss

Jew or Not Jew: Dr. Seuss

(Theodor Seuss Geisel)
March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991

Will Sam not consume Green Eggs and Ham because it's trefe?

Is the Cat wearing a Hat in lieu of a yarmulke?

Did Horton hear a who, lay an egg, and ask why this night is different from all other nights?

These and many other questions will have to remain unanswered, because, despite multiple rumors to the contrary, Dr. Seuss is not a Jew.

He obviously sympathized with the cause, a la inaugural JONJ entry Charlie Chaplin, but that's as far as it goes.

So much for Seuss. A mensch? Certainly. A goy? Undoubtedly.

Verdict: ... not a Jew.