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To: arno who wrote (361960)	4/29/2010 9:57:04 PM
From: Elroy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793955

Remember this is the country that claims that loose women cause earthquakes. Who can deny it? I remember back when I was single there were quite a few tremors caused by some "loose" women.....

To: arno who wrote (361960)	4/30/2010 1:10:48 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

Remember this is the country that claims that loose women cause earthquakes. Hemmer called them "Boobquakes" the other day. Martha McCallum said, "did you just say Boobquakes? We're going to have a talk after the show."

To: arno who wrote (361960)	4/30/2010 6:33:19 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

RE: The UN Human Rights Circus Plays On Jennifer Rubin - 04.29.2010 - 4:33 PM As I noted, Iran made its bid to join the UN Commission on the Status of Women. And Joseph Abrams of Fox News tells us that the mullahs did it — they now get to instruct the international community on the importance of gender equality. But it seems as though the UN didn’t want to advertise this exciting new addition to their august body: Buried 2,000 words deep in a U.N. press release distributed Wednesday on the filling of “vacancies in subsidiary bodies,” was the stark announcement: Iran, along with representatives from 10 other nations, was “elected by acclamation,” meaning that no open vote was requested or required by any member states — including the United States. The U.S. couldn’t muster a word of opposition — not even call for a vote. That would be because . . . why? Because our policy is not to confront and challenge the brutal regime for which rape and discrimination are institutionalized policies. No, rather, we are in the business of trying to ingratiate ourselves, and making the U.S. as inoffensive as possible to the world’s thugocracies. We’d no sooner object to Iran on the UN Commission on the Status of Women than we would leave the UN Council on Human Rights. It is what this administration does and how they envision raising our status in the world. The status of women? Hmm. I suppose with Iran on the commission, we’ll neither be investigating nor documenting the handiwork of Neda Agha-Soltan’s murderers. commentarymagazine.com