Hello, Hamas!

At 29, Tahani is considered a spinster by the standards of deeply conservative Gaza. So in her search for a husband, she turned for help to the best in the marriage business: the Islamic militant group Hamas.

“I gaze at all the men on the street and think, ‘Oh God, isn’t there just one for me?’” said the young woman with dark skin and honey-colored eyes, set off by a maroon headscarf.

Her application is among 287 from single women in the files of the Tayseer Association for Marriage and Development in Gaza. Photographs stapled to the files show Muslim women in headscarves, some wearing makeup, some smiling, others looking startled. They all want a husband, and the Hamas loyalists running the association are intent on finding a man for each.

Despite its fearsome reputation elsewhere, Hamas is known here for its cradle-to-grave welfare programs for the poor. It is a cornerstone of its political support in Gaza, where poverty is deepening as Israel and Egypt maintain an almost two-year blockade of the Hamas-run territory. Now, the group is branching out into matters of the heart.

This is our vision of humanitarian work,” said Wael Zard, director of the Tayseer association. “This makes people close to Hamas and makes Hamas close to the people.”.........................

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raz0r said:

TUA is going to be jealous that you left her out.

in 'tonight's OMG LMFAO WTF'.
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baslimthecripple said:

My favorite food is sushi.

I am guessing krill.

in 'nom nom nom nom nom'.
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raz0r said:

Liked the “You Lie” sign.

While I admire their stance, teh iWon isn’t going to listen to them.  He only listens to himself.  And Michell O.

gwillie - I believe the word is entourage.  All the divas have them.

in 'today's protests from around the world'.
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SondraK, Lympian Slayer said:

We make such a cute couple!

in 'tonight's OMG LMFAO WTF'.
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raz0r said:

unprecedented
unexpectedly
“Don’t you feel” (No I don’t.  Just ask my wife and kids.)
Climate change
“Insurance companies say guns blah, blah, blah” (Had that conversation this weekend with one of the in-laws.  Promptly told her she was more likely to die from a car accident or drowning than a gun.)

in 'tonight's audience participation'.
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raz0r said:

Move the dial a bit?  How ‘bout a good turn of the wheel to the starboard.  That’d put the ol’ ship back into safer waters.

in 'Ibogaine-y journalism rollover *POOF*'.
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iDaemon, teabagger-at-large said:

Overheard inside teh punk’s limo: “Just a handful of bitter clingers, sir. You know the people love you and hope for change. Where are your supporters? Ah… they’re busy, uh… community organizing. Yeah… and helping the homeless.”

in 'today's protests from around the world'.
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apotheosis, unrepentant milkaholic said:

“YOUR MOM” as a throwaway insult.  E.G. “I logged on to YOUR MOM.”

Yo’ mama snaps are supposed to be carefully crafted works of art.  Don’t abuse them.

in 'tonight's audience participation'.
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iDaemon, teabagger-at-large said:

It looks like they searched for “smoking hot tammy bruce”.

The word “hot” brought up your pic; “smoking” found that punk with the cig.

in 'tonight's OMG LMFAO WTF'.
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Steve H. Graham said:

I’m with staghounds. There is hope for Sarich.

in 'todaze Lympian brings a .22 to a shotgun fight'.
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DoubleU said:

“ALOT" alot is not a word.

Two phrases that are misused that drive me nuts:

“Filming”: When using a video camera you are not filming. Film is a chemical process, video is an electronic process. You could say “video taping” but in most modern cameras video tape is no longer involved. Maybe calling it “Videographing.”

“Log on to”: I hear news people and television commercials use the phrase “log on to our website” all the time. Most of the time you are visiting a website. Unless you enter a user name and password you don’t log on.

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DoubleU said:

Please, EVERYONE knows you have your lesbian flings with TUA.

in 'tonight's OMG LMFAO WTF'.
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logdog"complacencyphobe"smith said:

Meanwhile, three coffee party members met in a hooka bar for the purpose of.

Interviewed later, two of them admitted someone on their usenet promised free rare Yugioh cards for anyone over 18 who showed.

in 'today's protests from around the world'.
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JimB said:

If Oregon State Police are the are the point of contact for NICs checkes they are maintaining a data bast of all firearms pruchased thru FFLs. This is also the case in PA and NJ.  JPB

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apotheosis, unrepentant milkaholic said:

“I’m sorry, Miss Eva Green isn’t taking your calls.”

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apotheosis, unrepentant milkaholic said:

That’s what the kids call “epic win”, right?

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mech (discriminating characterist) said:

Remember, unless your senator and or representative is a rock solid conservative, they have to go this November.

We need strength and numbers to undo whatever hideous abomination gets forced through this unholy congress.

That is just the beginning of our work.

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mech (discriminating characterist) said:

Something to smile about all day!

in 'tonight's OMG LMFAO WTF'.
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staghounds said:

Go, Mr. Sarich!

Don’t mock him- he did NOT do the lefty thing. He armed himself and fought back.

And I expect he will have more gun next time.

in 'todaze Lympian brings a .22 to a shotgun fight'.
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gwillie said:

That is one long motorcade, did he bring in the whole “town hall”?

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