Category Archives: politicsBarack Obama on the Family
Barack Obama proves again that nobody can do great speeches like him. Simple, eloquent and persuasive.
It appears that the best hope for a more integrated Europe has gone. The Lisbon Treaty, already a Plan B after the failure of the Constitutional Treaty has been rejected by the voters in Ireland, the only country where a referendum was held. It is a sad day for Europe, as it appears there is [...]
So in 2008, the age of Googling, social networking and the emergence of more Web based services, the Republican party has nominated as its candidate for the President of the United States of America a person who does not know how to use a computer. He could not get hired in any other high-profile job [...]
The democratic primaries are still not over, the next one to vote is the semiautonomous US territory Puerto Rico. Hillary Clinton is excpeted to win due to being NY senator, she also received an endorsement from one of the most famous puertoricans, Ricky Martin. The Clintons have visited the island several times as a big [...]
As a sign that investigative journalism is not dead yet, the New York Times published an in-depth investigation on how the Pentagon used analysts and commentators to influence public perception of the Iraq invasion. It shows massive failures on the part of the news media as a whole (New York Times itself published several op-ed [...]
This is brilliant. Instant YouTube hit.
See also these two clips featuring Jay-Z’s Dirt Off Your Shoulder.
Barack Obama in Steelton, PA
Obama does it again, turning attacks into counterattacks.
I have been following the US elections perhaps even too closely. Why am I interested? Because of the way Barack Obama’s campaign is conducted and for the person who he is. His candidacy itselt shows that USA still has something to offer to the world, he finally bring the US back from the strange path [...]
There is a new book out, which talk about the role of comedy in a democratic country. It is called “Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy Into a Joke” by Russell L. Peterson. I have not yet read the book, but I have read the review at Salon.com. The book talks about the [...]
In Estonia the MPs expenses that they have claimed for reimbursement by the taxpayers have been a constant source of ricidule. The groceries, the “meetings with voters”, etc.
Now it seems that the UK public also finally is able to join in the “fun”: this Guardian article reveals expenses claimed by Tony Blair and other UK [...]
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