Author: Barb Weir
Dershowitz Breaks Mideast Deadlock, Promises to Fix
The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz announced September 25, 2012, that Harvard law professor and Israel advocate Alan Dershowitz had broken the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinian Authority with a revolutionary new plan for a settlement freeze. Details of the…
Republican strategy to overcome roll-down airplane windows
It may have been my old AMC Rambler1 but it was the chance of a lifetime when Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney gave me an exclusive press pass to last weekend’s Republican National Committee strategy session. Here is how it…
Ehud Barak’s (latest) “Generous Offer” to the Palestinians
Israel’s current Defense Minister and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak was plainly anxious to see me. “You’ve got to get down here right away, Barb, or I’m going to give this story to someone else,” he said over the phone….
Exclusive to GlossyNews.com: Romney explains, “It’s a different 47%.”
In the aftermath of the 47% controversy, Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney was besieged with requests for clarification. However, this journalist was able to reach him in the shower and force him to answer questions before giving him his towel,…
Wal-Mart to Reduce Prices to Zero
“We’re all about low prices” took on a new meaning today, as international retail giant Wal-Mart Corporation announced that it would henceforth accept indentured servitude in lieu of cash or credit payment. “It has always been our policy to make…
Fed Announces Major Wealth Creation Plan to Aid Wealthy
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has announced a new plan to stimulate the economy by using public funds to buy up toxic mortgage-backed securities. “Nobody else will buy this crap,” said Bernanke, “so let’s get the American taxpayer to…
Israel Protects Palestinian Land from Use
Uri Gnorant of the Israeli Bureau of Land Redemption was eager to see me. “I’m glad you’re here,” he said. “You reporters talk about how little we do for Palestinians. This is a chance to set the record straight. When…
Democrats Narrowly Avert Threat of Democracy
In a historic and unprecedented move, the Democratic Party asked the delegates at its 2012 national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina to use democratic procedures to approve a platform amendment. At the last minute, however, they avoided the whim of…
Goldman Sachs to Make Money from Young Convicts
Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment firm that profited heavily from the world-wide collapse in subprime mortgage bonds, has announced that it will participate in a bold new experiment to apply the principles of greed and the profit motive to…
The War Against the Environment Has Yet to be Won
“We have to destroy the environment as quickly as we can.” These are the findings of the Movement for Environmental Sabotage and Subversion (MESS). The position of MESS is that the attempt to preserve and protect the environment and to…