Rashida Tlaib Holds Up 'War Criminal' Sign During Netanyahu Speech; Netanyahu Unloads on Anti-Israel Protesters

 Joel B. Pollak (breitbart.com)

. . ."As Breitbart News noted:

Netanyahu, who was received with a standing ovation, began his address by acknowledging the Israeli hostages and their families, and by honoring Israeli soldiers in the gallery, — including Ethiopian and Muslim soldiers, and soldiers who, though wounded, returned to the fight.

He rebuked anti-Israel protesters, alluding to the thousands who had gathered outside the Capitol, noting that they stood with Hamas and with “evil,” and noting that they often attacked the U.S. and American symbols. Those protesters who held signs saying “gays for Gaza,” he said, may as well have said “Chickens for KFC,” a reference to the Islamic fundamentalism of Hamas, which persecutes and even executes gays and lesbians.

In the audience sat Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who wore a keffiyeh and held signs — “Guilty of Genocide”; “War Criminal” — in protest.

"Tlaib has a history of extreme anti-Israel views."

'They Should Be Ashamed of Themselves': Netanyahu Unloads on Anti-Israel Protesters | National Review   . . ."“Defeating our brutal enemies requires both courage and clarity,” he said. “Clarity begins by knowing the difference between good and evil. Yet, incredibly, many anti-Israel protesters choose to stand with evil. They stand with Hamas. They stand with rapists and murderers. They stand with people who come into the kibbutzim — into the home — with the parents and the children, the two babies in the secret attic, and murder the parents, find the secret latch to the attic, find the babies, and they murder them. These protesters stand with them. They should be ashamed of themselves.” . . .

Donald Trump’s shooter -- a product of government schools’ indoctrination?

 Sheri Few; American Thinker

"As we shake off the trauma of witnessing the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump, most of us are trying to figure out the motive for a twenty-year-old shooter to attempt to murder the former president.

"President Biden and others are urging Americans not to make assumptions about motive, but we are all eager to know why -- what would cause a young man to want to assassinate Trump?

"I instantly think of his young age; not long out of high school having had his head recently pumped full of leftist indoctrination. With Critical Marxist theories intended to pit people against one another, and so-called “social justice” indoctrination happening in early grades and intensifying over time, children are taught to hate themselves, others, and their country. So, someone who loves our country and is committed to making it great again is an obvious target for “social justice” at any cost.

"We saw violence, looting, burning, and even murder following George Floyd’s death with young people rioting in the streets, destroying communities unfettered by law enforcement and media justifying their actions. With inaction, we told young people violence, lawlessness and in some cases, murder is justified in the name of “social justice.”

"We see it on college campuses with anti-Semitic protestors yelling “Death to America.” These young people are either foreign terrorists who should be deported or they are domestic terrorists who need to be on a watchlist.

"Although Caucasian herself, some pages of the Nashville transgender shooter’s manifesto expressed her hatred for white people and she specifically claimed her victims had white privileges. This is the nonsense they teach in government schools. " . . . 

Louisiana Makes The 10 Commandments Great Again - The American Spectator   Sadly the article is behind a paywall.

Who’s in charge of Kamala Harris now?

 Victoria White Berger - American Thinker

"Right now, the more interesting question is not who’s backing Kamala, but who’s in charge of her."

Babylon Bee

. . ."We can surmise that Kamala needs a lot of forceful “direction” from Obama’s stick-it-to-them backroom boys and girls.

"The MSM is already telling us, as they will do, that we cannot criticize Kamala—full stop. DEI is in full control of the dialogue, with Kamala’s awkwardly giddy arrival on the present stage. With Her Cackleness, “free speech for me but not for thee” is alive and well—after the slight hiccup of silence from the press after Donald Trump’s recent attempted assassination (about which we yet remain factless).

"The news tells us this morning that VP Harris is boycotting Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to the joint session today. She normally, as VP, is expected to preside. Ah, well, Israel is (unaccountably so, to Kamala) our main ally, but a girl’s mood can’t be legislated, right? Anyhow, as Kamala herself might say, “no biggie.”  Anyhow, what is she now?  “Interim” or “acting” something?

Kamala's friends

"Instead of attending to Israel’s accounting of the most serious war in the Middle East in modern times, Kamala will be attending a sorority event.

"Sisterhood and campaigning aside, this act of snubbing Israel, mid-war, is not particularly politic for a presidential runner-up.  Kamala’s part in signaling her own far, far left opinions in contradiction to U.S. policy, has already been a very bad sign and presages her Looney Tunes foray into non-presidential behavior.

"It would be a dissing of congressional norms reminiscent of Pelosi’s public shredding of President Trump’s State of the Union before the joint session years ago. Who knows, maybe Kamala’s getting a ticking off and will show at the Israel PM’s speech today. Which brings us to…Eric Holder and hypocrisy.

"For we need to know, soon, who is giving Kamala her marching orders. It has been suggested that Eric Holder has taken up the “organization” of the White House—at least according to an article at Politico. Holder is an Obama henchman cut from the same Chicago cloth; there was the small matter of Holder’s gun-running south of the border, one of many serious and unlitigated but criminal scandals during Obama’s “no scandals” reigns.

"So, Eric is helping Kamala out. That should give all regular folks the willies." . . .

Parody from the  Babylon Bee:  Border Czar Responsible For 11 Million Illegal Immigrants Entering Country Demands Promotion  "Voters across the nation found themselves with a serious decision to make this November, as the Border Czar responsible for allowing 11 million illegal immigrants to enter the country demanded a promotion.

"After presiding over a record number of undocumented migrants flooding across the southern U.S. border, Vice President Kamala Harris cited the accomplishment as a prime reason why the American people should put her in charge of the entire country.

" 'I think my resume speaks for itself," Harris told reporters. "I've done things at the border that no one in history ever came close to doing." . . . 

At publishing time, Harris had gone on to explain that if her work as Border Czar wasn't enough to earn the promotion, perhaps her leading the effort to prevent the war in Ukraine would do the trick.

Chaos of Abrupt, Desperate Democrat Switch to Kamala Harris Already Backfiring (breitbart.com)

"To that point about the corrupted coronation rather than an open process, now, Black Lives Matter is formally as an organization ripping Harris and Democrats for brushing aside anyone else to simply sweep her into the nomination:. . ."

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a magnificent speech to Congress

 Andrea Widburg - American Thinker

Meanwhile, out on the street, the Democrat base raged against Israel, screamed out “Allahu Akbar,” and burned American flags:

Today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for almost an hour before a joint session of Congress. I was paying attention so hard to his magnificent speech that I forgot to take notes—and there’s no transcript available yet. These are my impressions of the speech.

One. Bibi got one of the most rapturous greetings I’ve ever seen Congress give anyone. The ovation when Bibi walked to the podium and stood there went on so long that Speaker Mike Johnson finally had to gavel it to an end.

Two. Bibi stuck a huge shiv into the Democrat presidential ticket without seeming to have done so. It was remarkably clever and done with tremendous subtlety and grace. To appreciate what Bibi did, you must understand the Democrats’ antisemitic base.

Biden and Harris distanced themselves as far as possible from Bibi. Biden had the excuse of his COVID diagnosis and frailty, but Kamala had no excuse. That’s why it was so striking that she wasn’t at the airport to greet Bibi (nor was anyone else from the administration), and she refused to appear in Congress when he was speaking, opting instead for a sorority party: . . .

The reason for Joe’s and Kamala’s terror of being seen with Bibi is their base. Almost 30 Democrats refused to appear at the event. Rashida Tlaib did show up, but only to make a statement, which the C-SPAN cameraman caught perfectly:

. . ."And that’s where Netanyahu’s delicate (and perhaps unintentional) shiv came in. Practically the first point he made in his speech was to express gratitude for Biden’s unwavering support for Israel: Netanyahu:

People are currently burning the American flag in our nation’s capitol while yelling “Allahu Akbar.”
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— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 24, 2024

"I thank President Biden for his heartfelt support for Israel after the savage attack on October 7. He rightly called Hamas sheer evil."

 Full article.

 

On Joe Biden

Is Joe Biden a "Good and Decent Man"? Glenn Greenwald 

 

• carlatamanczyk3891 "Joe has been a despicable weasel since day 1 in his political career." 
• @life.in.the.slow_lane "He was never a good man. He's the opposite of compassionate and virtuous. There's something twisted and creepy about him. He speaks like an actor, the face, voice, jokes, and stories he adds to confuse the listeners. Nothing is real about him. He's a liar. It's like watching a trickster selling something a lobby paid him to say. I would have more respect for him if he looked like he truly believed in anything he has said throughout his career. He's a person parents teach you to stay away from."
• "Adolf Hitler would get an MSNBC show if he denounced Trump". That's hilarious and accurate! 
• @johnb.1020 I remember people whining about how Trump didn't love American people. My condolences to anyone who considers Biden a lover of fellow human beings.

The American Spectator

Biden Isn't a Hero—He's a Failing Politician Who Saw the Writing on the Wall | Opinion - Newsweek   . . ."But Joe Biden doesn't deserve any of this praise. There was nothing noble or principled in his choice to step aside. Biden is simply a politician who lost the support of crucial power players, and recognized that it would be impossible as a practical matter to continue his campaign. Decency, a love of America, heroism, etc. do not enter into the story. And when we misrepresent Joe Biden, praising the moral wisdom of a decision that had nothing to do with morality, we not only insult real heroes, but we reduce our ability to understand political reality." . . .

The Prosecutor vs. the Felon; "Harris on attempted murder, the rape of a child, battery of a police officer: Let ’em all out!"

  Ann Coulter 

"For her next act of breathtaking mendacity, Harris deceived voters about Prop 57, which allowed the early release of thousands of violent criminals, including those convicted of attempted murder, grand theft, child molestation, drug use and possession and drive-by shootings." . . .

"I see that Democrats are going with the image of Kamala Harris as a bad-ass prosecutor.

"Hey, wait! Maybe now they’ll finally have an opportunity to mention that Donald Trump is a CONVICTED FELON. Did you know he was found guilty of THIRTY-FOUR FELONIES by a jury? (I’m not sure where, but it must have been in a neutral jurisdiction.)

"Thus, Harris’ first speech since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee began with her boasting about the cases she’d handled as San Francisco district attorney:

“ 'Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump’s type.”

"OK, Democrats, you want to make this campaign about crime? Game on. Guess who is one of the principal figures responsible for the crime wave currently engulfing California?

"That would be Kamala Harris.

Tom Stiglich

"As attorney general, it was her job to give propositions appearing on the ballot accurate titles and explanatory summaries. In order to fool the voters into passing Proposition 47 — decriminalizing crime — and Proposition 57 — allowing the release of thousands of violent criminals — Harris intentionally lied to the voters about what these laws would do.

"Proposition 47 basically turned every crime into a “misdemeanor.” Grand theft, commercial burglary and possession of illegal narcotics — all misdemeanors.

"Theft of anything worth less than $950 — even theft of a gun — became a misdemeanor, no more consequential than a waiter giving a straw to someone who didn’t ask for one. As Californians have since learned, that $950 cap does not include the tens of thousands of dollars required to repair smashed car windows, store fronts or display cases.

"As a result, smash-and-grab robberies 
have become the new sport in the Golden State, leaving entire inner-city neighborhoods without a pharmacy. The police don’t even respond to thefts of less than $950. Retail stores have to keep their entire inventory under lock and key, including ordinary items, like shampoo and toothpaste — and those are the ones that aren’t closing permanently. San Francisco’s landmark Union Square shopping district is now plastered with “For Lease” and “Going Out of Business” signs. Roughly 50% of all videos on the internet are clips of California “teens” dashing out of upscale stores with armloads of stolen goods — Gucci, Prada, Burberry, Luis Vuitton." . . .

. . ."On the plus side, maybe Harris’ ludicrously pro-criminal record will finally convince Trump to stop bragging about all the black criminals he released in a quixotic (and moronic) bid to win the black vote — following the advice of his trusted advisers, Jared Kushner and Kim Kardashian." . . . 

Kamala’s supporters: Are these people crazy? - Sha'i ben-Tekoa  . . ."This woman is vacuous, inarticulate, and dishonest. She’s the border czarina who did nothing to stop the invasion of millions of lowlife psychopaths, sex traffickers, dope peddlers, and terror-loving Muslims, and the vice president who covered up for years her knowledge that Biden was mentally crippled.

"This is no patriot. She is in a class with Hillary Clinton and the FBI and their fake smearing of President Trump as a traitor; the same FBI that still possesses a laptop containing evidence that one of the two candidates for president in 2020 was on the payroll of the Communist Chinese and hid this fact from the electorate." . . . 

 

Netanyahu’s Hill speech forcefully rebuts Israel’s detractors, draws polarized response

 The hour-long address drew frequent applause from those who attended, but a sizable number of Democrats either boycotted or remained seated (jewishinsider.com)

He also condemned, in harsh terms, the anti-Israel protesters seen on college campuses and elsewhere in the country. . . . Referencing a recent U.S. intelligence assessment saying that Iran was funding the protests, he described the demonstrators as “useful idiots” for Iran.

Hamas was here. Oct 7

"In his fourth address to Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an aggressive case to the U.S. and the world in defense of Israel’s operations in Gaza, while also offering appreciation to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump for their support for Israel.

"While the hour-long speech received frequent applause from the lawmakers in attendance, about 120 congressional Democrats and a handful of Republicans were absent from the address, a significant boycott of a speech by a foreign leader. In the chamber, many Democrats remained seated or declined to applaud for significant portions of the speech.

Much of the speech was dedicated to defending Israel from attacks and criticism it has faced on the world stage since the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, repeating arguments often invoked by the Jewish state and its allies.

"Just as malicious lies were leveled at the Jewish people, now they’re being leveled at the Jewish state… meant to delegitimize Israel to demonize the Jewish state and to demonize Jews everywhere,” Netanyahu said.

He called criticism from the International Criminal Court “nonsense,” highlighting that Israel had allowed half a million tons of food into Gaza, and blaming Hamas theft for any food shortages inside Gaza.

"And, responding to claims by the ICC’s prosecutor that Israel has deliberately targeted civilians, Netanyahu said, “What in God’s green earth is he talking about?” He warned that if the ICC’s charges were allowed to stand, America and other democracies would next be targeted and constrained by the international court." . . .

After Biden she may be the greatest president ever, ever

 "This woman is vacuous, inarticulate, and dishonest. She’s the border czarina who did nothing to stop the invasion of millions of lowlife psychopaths, sex traffickers, dope peddlers, and terror-loving Muslims, and the vice president who covered up for years her knowledge that Biden was mentally crippled." Sha’i ben-Tekoa

Kamala’s supporters: Are these people crazy? - Sha'i ben-Tekoa  "American democracy is in serious trouble when Americans in great numbers think Kamala Harris is qualified to be the president of the United States and have her finger on the nuclear button. This is a person with no accomplishments in life to merit the position. Her supporters seem to think all one needs is the right skin color and reproductive organs.

"This is the death of meritocracy that has nothing to do with either racism or neologistic “sexism.” This woman has done nothing in life as a leader and an executive. She is notorious for chasing away one staffer after another.

"What does she know of men at war? The structure of the military? The weaponry? What international conflict has she been involved in managing, let alone solving?

"For that matter, what does she know of business, which is America’s business?" . . .

European Leaders Laugh Behind Kamala's Back – HotAir    . . ."Isabel Schnabel, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, was caught on a hot mic earlier this year criticizing the vice president as “invisible”, and predicting that she would never win. The Democratic Party selection process “is a failure,” Schnabel said in comments reported here for the first time."

 . . ."Harris is leaning into her incompetence by refusing to preside over Bibi Netanyahu's speech and refusing to meet with him, proving that she, like Biden, hates our friends and intends to help our enemies, like Iran. 

"So what is Netanyahu doing? He'll be meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago." 

Black Lives Matter Turns on Democratic Party After Kamala Harris Is Installed as Nominee (westernjournal.com)   . . ."Also to its credit, BLM appeared unmoved by the argument that race and gender should take precedence over other factors.

“We have no idea where Kamala Harris stands on the issues, now that she has assumed Joe Biden’s place, and we have no idea of the record of her potential vice president because we don’t even know who it is yet,” the statement read." . . .

Giant Caravan of Illegals Headed to U.S. Expecting Trump will Close the Border after Winning Election

  The Lid (lidblog.com)

The Democrats still have plenty of time to steal the U.S. election, granted. But his poll numbers have never been better – not even for his winning 2016 contest.

"A caravan of thousands of illegals has set out from southern Mexico to swamp the U.S. because they are afraid that Donald Trump will close the border after winning the election in November and they won’t be able to so easily just walk into the U.S. illegally once he is elected like they can now under Biden’s disastrous regime.

"Thousands of illegals have massed in Mexico City to begin their trek northward with all haste as it seems so likely that Trump will win the presidency once again, according to Breitbart News.

"It is not clear exactly how many migrants — who are said to be from dozens of different countries — are involved in the caravan, but it is estimated to be up to several thousand.

"The caravan reportedly left Mexico City last Sunday and have been picking up stragglers along the way causing the horde of illegals to grow in size.

“ 'Mexican authorities still do not know the details of the caravan. However, it is expected to follow the patterns used by prior caravans. Hundreds of migrants march from the state of Chiapas in a northern direction, and after several days, they reach Mexico City. There, the caravans largely disband as migrants find various ways of reaching the border,” Breitbart reported.

"In the past, the Mexican government has helped these caravans with food, water, maps, clothing, and other support along their way to the U.S. border. It has yet to be ascertained if they will continue this practice with this latest giant caravan." . . .

Netanyahu to address Congress, showcasing U.S. partisan divide

  Abigail Hauslohner & Liz Goodwin (jewishworldreview.com) 

Many Democrats are still expected to be in attendance. Some chastised colleagues for their protest, echoing Republicans in their argument that the United States should continue to display a steadfast commitment to the Jewish state, regardless of politics. 

 "Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, an event that is expected to draw crowds of protesters and provide a sharp contrast between the United States' two political parties in their evolving approach to one of America's closest allies.

"Netanyahu comes to Capitol Hill at a fraught time in both Israeli and American politics. Already a divisive figure before Hamas's cross-border Oct. 7 attack that left some 1,200 Israelis dead and ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu faces a growing tide of dissent at home, where two-thirds of the Israeli public want to see him leave office.

"In Washington, Netanyahu has come to embody the Biden administration's frustrations with an ally that some officials see as having exploited America's support to mete out excessive punishment to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank. Republicans, by contrast, have embraced Netanyahu - seeking to portray the right-wing leader as a cherished ally, betrayed and undermined by President Biden and the Democrats in Israel's most critical hour of need.

"Netanyahu's speech Wednesday before Congress, in response to an invitation initially extended by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) alone, presents an uncomfortable moment for Democrats, who remain divided in their opinions of the U.S.-Israel relationship - an emotional topic for many voters - four months ahead of a turbulent presidential election.

"Netanyahu landed in Washington on Monday, the day after President Biden announced he was quitting the race for a second term and endorsed Vice President Harris as his successor. Harris has been careful not to publicly diverge from Biden's staunch support of Israel. But she was among the first high-ranking administration officials to speak emphatically about civilian casualties, question the way Israel has prosecuted its war against Hamas and viscerally express concern about the devastation in Gaza.

Argus Hamilton's Rogue Report

  Argus Hamilton (jewishworldreview.com)  • The William Paley Media Center and Museum in New York opened an exhibit this week honoring the 25th anniversary of the first season of The West Wing starring Martin Sheen as the president. He's truly a man ahead of his times. In 1979 Martin Sheen was in Apocalypse Now and today we all are.

• People interviewed jurors in the Alec Baldwin manslaughter case in New Mexico and they each said the shooting was clearly an accident. The case was thrown out by the judge anyway. Alec Baldwin's case getting thrown out is about as close as it gets for Democrats to Trump winning in court.

• The Economist reports Americans are exhausted from the 2024 race which has included a debate exposing Joe's senility, a failed Trump assassination and a party coup throwing Joe away for Kamala. I don't think we should elect a president this fall. We need to be single for a few years and find ourselves.

• Democratic Party elites moved swiftly Monday to anoint Kamala and label anyone who criticizes her as racist and sexist. Trump is saying he took a bullet for democracy. Whenever I'm onstage at the Comedy Store and chatting with Canadians, I always ask them what it's like living above a crack house.

• Donald Trump asked the New York Appeals Court to throw out his $454 million fine in the civil fraud case Monday. Donald is riding high now. Thanks to his taking a bullet through his ear and then standing back up with his fist in the air, Trump jokes and Chuck Norris jokes are now interchangeable.

• President Biden was reportedly approached by White House aides and Obama aides Saturday who urged the president to leave the ticket, saying he can't win. It was a daring thing to attempt, especially given Biden's hot temper, but on Sunday Joe quit the race. The question now is, who's going to tell him?

• The New York Times says a Parkinson's specialist visited the White House eight times the last eight months, which could be good news for Joe. Ozzy Osborne told People he's grateful he has Parkinson's instead of dementia, which makes sense. You'd rather lose half your coke than forget where you put it altogether.

• Kamala Harris came under increased scrutiny Monday for her role in covering up Joe Biden's condition. The optics got messy. Trump rally supporters began wearing white bandages over their ears to show their support. leaving Biden rally supporters to have to wear Depends to show their support.

• President Biden was cheerful and supportive on audio to his Delaware volunteers with Kamala Monday. His future path was just happily secured. Joe will serve out the remaining six months, then he will be flown down to Orlando and become the only living robot in Disney World's Hall of Presidents.

• Donald Trump's campaign explained Monday that his repeated references to Hannibal Lector is a reference to the dangerous people we have crossing the border. Everything we say and do has to be put in context. Jesus Loves You is a beautiful sentiment, unless you happen to be in a Mexican prison.

• The San Francisco Chronicle reported that when Kamala was a San Francisco prosecutor, she was the mistress lover of the married Mayor Willie Brown, who helped raise her up through the party ranks. Today she could be our next president. Kamala is an inspiration to side chicks everywhere.

• Governor Gavin Newsom was reported Friday trying to stay off the list of Biden replacements on the 2024 ticket. He knows he needs to spend four years cleaning up California before he can run for president. The homeless situation is so awful in San Francisco that Uber picks you up in a shopping cart.

Where Does Joe Biden Rank Among America's Worst Presidents?

 Stephen Moore (townhall.com)

"Even the one statistic that Biden boasts about -- job creation -- is a mirage. Most of the jobs were government or health care jobs. With the government borrowing $2 trillion a year, there is no reason the government should be hiring more workers."

"President Joe Biden's time in the White House is mercifully coming to an end. He's now officially a lame duck with six months to go.

"Biden was a victim here of a corrupt Democratic machine (with a complicit media) that thought it could pull off a grand election-year deceit despite Biden's failing cognitive abilities. The establishment and a compliant media convinced millions of primary voters that he was of sound mind and ready to serve four more years. This lust for power put America in danger. How could they be so unpatriotic?

"So where will Biden stand in the history books? He wasn't a failed president because of his declining cognitive abilities. It was his policies that wrecked America.

"From his first days in the Oval Office, he governed from the far left on everything from climate change to radical income redistribution to massive government expansionism to racial politics to a "blame America first" foreign policy to his dangerous weaponization of every agency of government, from the IRS to the State Department to the FBI to the Justice Department and perhaps even the Secret Service. He made Richard Nixon look like an amateur.

"It's hard to point to a single policy that he got right. On the economy he was catastrophically bad. The trillions of dollars of debt he rang up bought nothing. He sent inflation to the highest levels in almost 40 years. The average family lost $2,000 of income after inflation during his reign. Test scores fell. More people died of COVID-19 during his presidency than in former President Donald Trump's -- despite the availability of the vaccine.

"Interest rates rose. Home ownership became a pipe dream for young people. Homeowners faced mortgage payments that doubled. Biden declared war on American energy. He put America back into the corrupt Paris Climate Accords. The rest of the world went on using more fossil fuels than ever. By impeding U.S. oil and gas production and pipelines, he played into the hands of our enemies -- China and Iran." . . .

Here is my list, starting with the worst: . . .