View all NBN conference posts in order:
(1) Liveblogging Nefesh B’Nefesh JBlog Conference – First Panel (Part 1)
(2) Liveblogging Nefesh B’Nefesh JBlog Conference – Bibi
(3) Liveblogging Nefesh B’Nefesh JBlog Conference – First Panel (Part 2)
(4) Liveblogging Nefesh B’Nefesh JBlog Conference – Pro-Israel Branding (Plus: Funnyish Standup Comedy)
(5) Liveblogging Nefesh B’Nefesh JBlog Conference – Second Panel
21:32 – And done.
21:29 – Announcement of new NBN website. Neat Web 2.0 concept: My Aliyah Idea. Also nice: launching it during the podcast. Except they just cut off broadcasting. Which is weird.
21:22 – That joke about how Israelis can’t give directions? Not false. A second very solid speech in a row. Very effective – provided that any persuadables are still watching. That last hit on that hysterical moron: awesome.
21:20 – What War Zone? is one of the funnier pro-Israel blogs. I have very little snarky or insulting to say about this speaker or this speech. And thus does my self-confidence ebb.
21:17 – Treppenwitz again. I don’t want to rush to judgment – but is that a panelist doing a subtle job repairing the damage of recent incompetent and hysterical impropriety? Succinct. And easily one of the best speeches at the conference.
21:13 – Her blog says that she campaigns in Tel Aviv for lost animals. See? “Awww.”
21:08 – Third speaker is from Oleh Girl. I’ve never read her. But she seems reasonable, understated, and kind of “awww” adorable when she nervously enthuses Israel. Plus: it’s tough to argue with the modest suggestion that both leftists and rightists are misguided when it comes to Israel. Because, you know, the last 20 minutes happened.
21:05 – Second speaker is from My Right Word. Very good at the beginning, but then another snarky hit at the in-the-final-analysis correct MFA presenter. Because apparently she’s just too correct and impropriety is just too totally awesome. Still, on the whole basically right.
21:00 – A claim has been made to me by a credible person that the previous speaker is not, in fact, a narcissistic and petulant child of the idiot self-esteem 80s. I’ve been asked to link to her blog as an act of fairness. Knock yourselves out.
20:55 – Moderator: “I’m asking speakers to explain how they keep making aliya.” First speaker: “fuck that I’m not in this to keep making aliya.” I used to think that valorizing impropriety was a result of the idiot self-esteem 80s. But now I think it crosses generational lines. Because, apparently, it crosses generational lines. “I’m doing this for me” – what a perfect crystallization of the last 15 minutes.
20:53 – Nice roundup of Jewish blogs. Not exactly being presented by a “panelist,” but good. Meanwhile: can I get a show of hands in favor of screening guests at next year’s convention? Not for ideology as much as for “not being a moronic tool with zero understanding of propriety. Or reality.” What an asshole.
20:50 – Good point for those oh-so-dissident members of the audience who – not coincidentally – want recognition from the audience. Unfortunately, I strongly suspect it was more or less lost on the hysterical gentleman who just finished his proto-racist diatribe.
