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I watched the whole election count in the UK on BBC TV. Like most other people, my guess based on the last set of polls was that Clinton would win. But as it unfolded with Trump winning Ohio, then Florida the writing was clearly on the wall. At that stage I had a strong sense of déjà vu with regard ...

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why should the world be shocked? Most of the world probably knows very little about the European Union, and I certainly knew nothing of what you're saying - put it down to American insularity and chauvinism. And since the opinion polls right up to the vote had the UK staying in, and even Nigel Farr...

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I'm not reading Sapphire's posts on this topic any longer, it's a waste of time, but I've copied this here from another thread: etc Oh dear, I appear to have disturbed your, dare I say, rose-tinted view of things. In reply to your various points above, you certainly seem to be very highly selective...

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With sincere apologies for my error, I mis-posted the following in the wrong thread earlier today. I am posting it again here, trusting that it doesn't case too much confusion: I did not intend to return to this discussion but I feel compelled to reply to the suggestion above that the USA alliance, ...

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I did not intend to return to this discussion but I feel compelled to reply to the suggestion above that the USA alliance, in its bombing raids over Syria, has been more of a serious threat to ISIL than the Russians appear to pose. I was not simply counting the number of bombs dropped, or the number...

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What a lovely world we live in thanks largely to USA meddling in other countries' affairs. All or most of your military efforts in the Middle East (with UK assistance) have wreaked nothing but mayhem all over the place. Nothing seems to have worked with a satisfactory conclusion, either because it w...

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When President Obama imposed sanctions against Assad's Syria in 2011, he announced that the purpose was to pressure it "to end its use of violence against its people and begin transitioning to a democratic system that protects the rights of the Syrian people." Assad would long since have been force...

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There are at present irreconcilable different objectives as between the Russian and the West (mainly the USA/UK/France) in resolving the situation in Syria. The "West" wants to see the end of the Assad regime and all the militant factions it deems "extreme" that are opposed to Assad, including espec...

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Look how most unhelpful the French were in the run up to Iraq All right, but considering what a fiasco Iraq is, this reflects rather well on the French, I should think. To be able to fault the French for this, Iraq would have had to be at the least a substantial success. Agreed up to a point, but I...

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I've never read such two-faced rubbish. The whole history of France-USA relations, at least since the end of WWII, has been one in which the French have been very critical towards the USA. This should be downright obvious, even to any casual observer. I have personally seen a generally negative atti...

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... There are as many anti-this-or-that movements in the UK as there are people. But the Jews in Britain are, at the moment, under no more threat than people with red hair or with pigeon toes or who play the piano. So, why not direct your efforts to where it really is becoming a problem. Have a loo...

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... However, at least among American universities, the "more legitimate ranking" you cite makes much more sense than the BBC's. The BBC itself did not carry out this research. It is merely reporting on the latest research carried out annually by the Times Higher Education Supplement , which started...

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Oh, and I just thought I should mention that everybody here just let what I pointed out about the Dutch bishops just wash off their backs, like water off ducks. I guess nobody wants to deal with it, which is always a sign of intellectual dishonesty. I saw it. To me it just proves yet again that, wi...

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. There are times when a live performance, in spite of everything, is a complete offput - when a soloist is incompetent for example. I can cope with local county or even town orchestras because I attend their concerts with expectations of their limitations - though the director of at least one know...

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And the nicest by far, at least scenically, is the University of Cambridge, UK. ........... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7083292.stm?lsm "UK universities rise up rankings Oxford moves up to joint second Britain's performance in a league table of the world's top universities has improved, but the US st...

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An interesting collection of drawings of various composers. I particularly like the second one of Beethoven, which I think is actually a drawing of his death mask. http://homepage1.nifty.com/shojikimura/Composers.html Click on the thumbnails (which are details) for the full pictures. That's not Bee...

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As the author of the thread anticipaped, this certainly is one of the biggest chestnuts on music boards. My take is that a recording and a live concert are not subsitutes, so it's a sterile discussion at the end of the day. If one feels like listening to, say, a piece of Mozart one doesn't contempla...

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I can think of no other Forum in which there is anything like the amount of Management intervention as here. Not to discuss other fora, but obviously you've never been to the MozartForum. I used to post there occasionally until they nearly banned me once for using smilies. :D Teresa I should watch ...

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Are you sure you don't need new specs? Only I wonder. No, I am not sure I don't need new specs. My computer specs are 3 years old. I am diabetic and supposed to get an eye exam every year, but I tend to delay it because my vision plan allows a pair of new glasses every 2 years. I find bifocals anno...

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I assure you that the majority of British people are not antisemitic. I certainly hope so anyway. Don't you think this statement has been before on various threads on this Board? I've said it several times, but all that happens is that you get sneered and laughed at. It cuts no ice at all with vari...

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I assure you that the majority of British people are not antisemitic. I certainly hope so anyway. Don't you think this statement has been before on various threads on this Board? I've said it several times, but all that happens is that you get sneered and laughed at. It cuts no ice at all with vari...

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He’s been banned from more Forums than some of the old trouts on here have probably had face lifts. You have such a kind way with words... :wink: Oh boy, did I say that? Are you sure? Oh dear. That surely spells curtains now that I've possibly made enemies with all the old trouts on here. It doesn'...

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Maybe you and Homo hubris need to follow Rod Corkin's and Robert Newman's lead. I heard of Rod Corkin here. Not Robert Newman. Unless it bores you to tell the story again, I'd be interested. Not heard of Robert Newman? Where’ve you been, my life? He’s the Cooler King of Classical Music Forums. He’s...

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Elise, I note you like to use the word "toady" to describe people. Not a very complimentary one, is it? And just what is a toady? And who are you judge who is or is not a toady? I object to your evident anti-Amreican tilt just as much as I object to the Europe-bashing notions of some here. I guess ...

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REBLEM I'm still awaiting your apology for the huge cock-up you have made in accusing me of slandering the RC Church by saying that one its services includes a prayer for the conversion of Jews. By posting the actual prayer straight out of my Missal, I have given cast iron proof of what I said, tha...

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The basic political stance of the Corner Pub is determined by the Management. It's as simple as that. I'm surprised that the original poster needed to ask this question. The answer is so obvious. Sapphire Don't confuse the War with the Warriors, Corlyss posts a lot and is entitled to her viewpoint,...

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I think it should be pointed out that Corlyss agreed to take on the responsibility of this board after a series of other boards that we posted on shut down. A bunch of us wanted a place to post on both music and politics, and she and Lance were good enough to provide it. I have to say I think it's ...

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... So let me tell you something I don't like. I don't like people slandering the Catholic Church by quoting a prayer for the conversion of Jews that is taken from the Anglican/Episcopalian Book of Common Prayer and falsely attributing it to the Catholic Church, as you did on p 12 of the "Ann Coult...

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The basic political stance of the Corner Pub is determined by the Management. It's as simple as that. I'm surprised that the original poster needed to ask this question. The answer is so obvious. Sapphire That is a stupid statement. No it isn't. The Management here doesn't like lefties or Europeans...

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I rather dismissed Papa Haydn first time around (ie first 10 years of serious interest in classical music), much preferring Mozart, whose works I thought generally a lot richer and more sophisticated. But on a later assessment I've come to value Haydn more highly, although still not as high as Mozar...

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The basic political stance of the Corner Pub is determined by the Management. It's as simple as that. I'm surprised that the original poster needed to ask this question. The answer is so obvious.

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The Edenbridge Bonfire Society (a small town in Kent some 25 miles from London) has a celebrity "Guy" each year. http://www.edenbridgetown.com/bonfire_night/bonfire_society/celebrity_guys.shtml As may be seen, in previous years they've had the likes of Saddam and Tony Blair. This year's celebrity wa...

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SaulChanukah wrote: Here are some examples of the benefits America enjoys from the close relationship it has with its great Ally , Israel:

Saul, thank you for the information. I am glad to see you are still talking to me. I will read it carefully and think about it.

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The minute anti-Semites appear ... Of course, that's understoond and not disputed. I assume the same consideration applies in the event that anti-Christians appear, and that it would not be acceptable to call a Christian a "Nazi scum" merely for extolling the virtues of converting to Christianity, ...

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Perhaps Sapphire also thinks Lend-Lease was a bad idea. Or that Britain won the war all by itself. No, Donald, I don't. What gave you that idea? However, perhaps you could tell us more about the terms on which it was made available, and Bitain's progress in repaying it. I understand that it makes i...

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Brendan wrote:Sorry for the double-post.

And, Brendan, what conclusions or interpretations do you draw from the data you kindly supplied in relation to the questions I posed?

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I'm not sure about the exact amounts but they would seem to be quite staggering. I can tell you don't know what you are talking about. The entire US foreign aid budget comes to less than 1% of GDP. Tht's interesting. I am ready to be informed further by you. If you know the absolute amount of the a...

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SaulChanukah wrote:

We have just one request from all of you:

Let us be... Let us Be!

I presume you would wish to exclude from this request the massive aid donated each year by the USA to Israel, or cut that out too maybe? I'm not sure about the exact amounts but they would seem to be quite staggering.

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In reverse order, the problem is that nobody you could or did mention discredited Marc Weiner or Larry Solomon, two well known scholars other than yourself and your vile, disgusting pal, with the usual empty and personal attacks. The only one discredited was you. I pointed out the lack of contradic...

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I'll be happy to speak at the CMG idiots convention. You'll be the only member of the audience. You've been stalking Saul and taking cheap shots at him since he came on this board. Your reason is obvious. He's Jewish and he's outspoken -- a combination you can't abide. You just tried to have him "g...

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Ann Coulter didn't quote standard Christian doctrine; nothing in standard Christian doctrine suggests that America would be better off if American Jews converted to Christianity. An America without Jews and Judaism would be a gross and vile distortion of Christian doctrine and at odds with the basi...

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Now, Saul, we all know you're thick as a brick (and apparently you're not alone), What? My hint was too broad for you? Okay. I'll get specific: knock off the personal attacks on Saul. I wasn't aware of having made personal attacks on anyone, least of all Saul, though I've certainly been direct and ...

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I’m still waiting for someone to provide an answer to the question I asked much earlier: what is the essential difference between the standard prayer at Eastertime in RC Churches that Jewish people grow in faithfulness to God’s covenant so that they may arrive at the fullness of redemption, and wha...

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Pizza: A masterly summary of the sins of the "Jewish Lobby." The names of those "dimwits" Sapphire refers to is a list of honor, in which I'm applying for membership. Werner: I always assumed you were a member of the "lobby" and I was certain you were a sinner when you so cavalierly discarded Podho...

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Donald, didn't you realize that you are in need of help, poor fellow? Can't you realize that your attack on poor Sapphire was a "Jewish inspired attack" and she will not forget the names of the dimwits, yours and mine included, whose "crap" subjects she deigns to tolerate and into which she never f...

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I’m still waiting for someone to provide an answer to the question I asked much earlier: what is the essential difference between the standard prayer at Eastertime in RC Churches that Jewish people grow in faithfulness to God’s covenant so that they may arrive at the fullness of redemption, and what...

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That's just more nonsense, Sapphire. This is not a religious forum, and you are pushing a religious agenda every bit as much as Saul has been accused of doing. I know more about Christianity than you're aware of, and none of the Christians I know, many of them church-goers, including one good frien...

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I want to be on record as being as offended by Sapphire's proseletyzing as others are at Saul's. What is proselytizing about my post? You and several others here are clearly ignorant about Christianity, so I am putting you straight on a few simple facts, in the hope you might see where people like ...

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By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Ann Coulter's stomach-turning comments about how Jews "needed to be perfected" by becoming Christian demonstrates not only her own bigotry but her abysmal ignorance of the teachings of Jesus. ...Perhaps Coulter could follow these beautiful teachings of the Torah and Jesus a...

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. I think I explained several times what's offensive about her statement. She said that Jews should become Christians. That's offensive. She said it more than once, so it wasn't just a slip of the tongue. It was she who introduced the issue of Christianity. Deutsch didn't prompt her into saying it....

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