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| The Defining of Your Opposition – Before They Define You! | | 2008-08-02 22:52:00 | | HIT FIRST & HIT HARDThere are those with weak stomachs who are already complaining about John McCain’s frontal attack on Barack Obama this week. There is a very old rule in politics. If you do not define your opponent first, they are going to define you. For a good six weeks or so the Obama campaign has tried to define John McCain. Obama has tried:Old Senile Losing Republican Support RacistWes Clark hit him on his military experience.Even more interesting is to check out the campaign videos Obama is making. He's not hitting McCain as ... | | By: The Pink Flamingo | | |
| | NAACP leaders will push Confederate flag opposition | | 2008-07-15 16:14:33 | | Oh, like say the drop out rate? The high birth rate to unmarried teens? Black on black crime? You know, ‘little’ things like that. No, the NAACP must focus it’s energy on a flag. Not just any ol’ flag, but the flag that was used during the “War of Northern Aggression”.
NAACP leaders will push Confederate [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
| | Local Opposition needs to form a Shadow Parliament | | 2008-07-02 01:20:00 | | Recently, each state in Southeast Asia had its fair share of troubling issues in local politics. Singapore wasn't spared too, even though on the surface, the political field still remains peaceful compared to our neighbours.A few weeks ago, I chanced upon Workers' Party member Yaw Shin Leong's blog and saw his post expressing his remorse for voting for the PAP candidate at the place he resides. He also added that Workers' Party will continue to aim to be a check on the PAP government. Here's a snippet of his entry."For the record, it is not the intention of Singapore’s opposition, specifically the Workers’ Party to become Singapore’s government in the near or mid-future. As such, Singaporean voters can definitely vote in more opposition members without fears, contrary to MM Lee’s warnings."While many political apathetic Singaporeans have come to agree with this philosophy, the politically concerned Singaporeans (like myself) will tend to disagree with it. Anyway this was my com | | By: My Encounters, My Life | | |
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| Removing North Korea from the Terrorism List Stirs Opposition | | 2008-06-27 07:54:37 | | President Bush’s announcement of plans to remove North Korea from the terrorism list is the result of long negotiations that illustrate that the process is complicated and it is turning controversial. Talks with North Korea about removal from the terrorism list have been going on for at least eight years. North Korean officials have been seeking removal as part of the price for being more forthcoming in the nuclear disarmament negotiations over dismantling that nation’s nuclear weapons...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Human Rights Cartoon (92): Public opposition to migration | | 2008-06-23 08:53:52 | | (copyright http://www.claybennett.com/)
The public in most developed countries (or rich countries) is often opposed to immigration:
(source: http://pewresearch.org/)
There are two main reasons for this opposition. Opinions about immigration are closely linked to perceptions about threats to a country’s culture, for example the language. We see a lot of anxiety in the US about English as the first language and the [...] | | By: PAP Blog | | |
| | Opposition mounts to US-Iraq security deal | | 2008-05-30 18:51:06 | | BAGHDAD (AP) - Tens of thousands rallied in several cities Friday against a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, raising doubts that negotiators can meet a July target to finalize a pact to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after the current U.N. mandate expires.
Although U.S. officials insist they are not seeking permanent bases, suspicion runs deep among [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Anwar set on enhancing opposition | | 2008-04-10 20:04:00 | | Anwar at Jakarta?
Jakartapost.com
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader, was in Jakarta on Monday and Tuesday to meet a number of political and religious figures. Prior to his departure Tuesday, he shared some of his views with The Jakarta Post's Tony Hotland and Kompas daily about the major victory of a coalition of opposition parties in Malaysia last month. Also discussed was the current | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Rhetoric versus reality: Burundi's leader feted by the churches in Northern Ireland just weeks after violent attacks on political opposition at home | | 2008-04-10 05:58:00 | | The Rev Trevor Stevenson, of Irish-based charity Fields of Life, which invited the President Nkurunziza to Northern Ireland, believes this is an opportunity to discuss reconciliation progress in both countries. His visit is a symbol of how far the political process has moved forward. “We are thrilled to have President Nkurunziza here as a guest of Fields of Life. The strong message that he hopes to convey is that through the word of God, forgiveness can be found in the bleakest of times,” -Belfast Newsletter, 5 April 2008http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/President-briefs-churchleaders-on-peace.3951147.jpThe attacks on the politicians’ homes took place almost simultaneously on March 8, 2008, suggesting they were a coordinated effort to intimidate the political opposition to the ruling party... Several opposition politicians have been threatened and targeted for violence during the last 18 months.... Five parliamentarians from the opposition party Front for Democracy in Burundi (Fro | | By: Agathon Rwasa | | |
| | | Malaysian opposition slams government's refusal to free Indian lawmaker | | 2008-03-29 20:39:00 | | The Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A Malaysian opposition party on Saturday condemned the government's refusal to release an ethnic Indian activist elected as a state legislator while in jail.
M.Manoharan — a leader of the Hindu Rights Action Force, or Hindraf — was arrested shortly after his group organized a rally in November in which 20,000 Indians protested alleged government | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Watchdog Claims Fraud Bars Opposition From Taking Power, Demands Reforms | | 2008-03-18 19:50:00 | | www.mysinchewKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: A Malaysian election watchdog launched an online petition Tuesday (18 Mar) to demand poll reforms, claiming that vote fraud and irregularities in recent elections had prevented the opposition from taking power. The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, known as Bersih, said it was through "fraudulent" tactics that the ruling National Front coalition retained | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | | Pre-election hopes for Malaysian opposition | | 2008-03-04 07:06:00 | | atimes.com
By Ioannis Gatsiounis
KUALA LUMPUR - There is a cautious optimism running through the opposition as Malaysia gears up for a March 8 vote that many are calling the most crucial general election in the country's 50-year modern history.
Cautious because the long-ruling government controls the media and school curriculum, oversees a broken electorate system tilted to its advantage, and | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | Malaysian Opposition parties attack Abdullah for advancing polls | | 2008-02-14 09:24:00 | | lanset
Kuala Lumpur (PTI): Attacking Premier Abdullah Badawi for calling snap polls, Malaysian Opposition parties on Thursday hoped the public disenchantment with his administration, including protests by ethnic Indians seeking better treatment, would deny him a two-thirds majority in the March 8 elections.
The opposition parties' criticism of the poll timing came as the Election Commission | | By: No2umnO | | |
| | | Syrian and Iranian Axis Terrorize their opposition | | 2007-12-16 22:20:35 | | While Petrodollars Propaganda showers networks in the Middle East, Europe and North America to weaken democracies' resolve to confront the Iranian and Syrian regimes and as "lobbies" in the West accelerate the campaign to break the isolation of Damascus and Tehran, these two regimes turned against their opposition in several attempts to crush them as long as the "window of opportunity is open" according to insiders. The Khamenei and Assad regimes, witnessing the Baker-Hamilton report causing confusion...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Edmonton 9/11 Truth Questions Opposition Leader about Canada's Role in Afghanistan | | 2007-12-09 09:58:00 | | Hon. Stephane Dion: “We are not in Afghanistan in retribution for 9/11. Never! Canada is not that kind of a country.”by Wayne PranteDecember 7th, 2007Edmonton, Alberta - Prior to the attacks in New York and Washington, DC on September 11th, 2001, Canada was widely known and respected as a UN Peacekeeping force in conflicts around the world.Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, NATO invoked, for the first time in history (at US request) Article 5 of the NATO Charter, claiming an attack by a foreign nation. President George W. Bush declared some days later, during an internationally televised speech, and in a direct challenge to other nations "you are either with us or you are with the terrorists". Canada, under Liberal Jean Chretien, like other NATO allies, quickly announced that it would participate in Bush's global "War on Terror" and sent troops to Afghanistan. Popular support for that decision was very high.Canada has changed federal governments since the war began, with the Conservatives under PM Stephan Harper now in power, and the mission in Afghanistan has continued. The then Minister of Defence Gordon O'Connor stated in January 2007 that Canadian soldiers were "fighting in Afghanistan in retribution for 9/11". That statement appears to be totally consistent with the Article 5 declaration (the original mission). Members of the Canadian 9/11 Truth Movement, however, feel that, in light of many new facts that have emerged to contradict the 'official 9/11 story', the war is unjustified, illegal and placing Canada's troops unjustifiably in harm's way.The rapidly growing grassroots movement, which now boasts 15 groups (there were none in 2005), is seeking a withdrawal of Canadian Forces, until the Canadian government launches a public investigation into the September 11th attacks. There has never been any official public investigation in Canada into the attacks, even though 24 Canadians died, United Flight 93 (aka Air Canada flight AC4085) was destroyed, and a | | By: Canada Wants 9/11 Truth | | |
| | Russian Opposition Presidential Candidate Shot | | 2007-11-21 19:56:23 | | Russia gets worse by the day. Coming out today: Russian opposition candidate shot.Farid Babayev, who will lead the regional list for the liberal anti-Kremlin Yabloko party was in a serious condition in hospital, RIA novosti news agency reported after an unidentified gunman fired on him in the regional capital Makhachkala.This comes as Putin continues his maneuverings that will essentially allow him to stay in power indefinitely. He has dissolved parliament recently, and appointed a close ally prime minister. He has promised to take part in parliamentary elections, with victory assured. He will be elected prime minister. From there, Putin will either sap powers from the presidency making the prime minister’s office the most important one (which has no term limits, by the way), or will manipulate the lame-duck president from the shadows.
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| | Rush Limbaugh Destroys All Opposition: Raises $4.2 Million with Harry Reid’s Letter | | 2007-10-20 19:30:07 | | In case you all missed it. Rush Limbaugh sold Harry Reid’s letter to Clear Channel requesting that Rush be censured for $2.1 Million on eBay. Rush then kept his word and matched the offer, making the total $4.2 Million. All the proceeds will go to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, a group that gives scholarship money to the children of service members either killed in war or in the course of public duty. Rush is on the board of directors of this great organization.Amazingly, Media Matters is still running with the fake “Phony Soldiers” story. These people clearly do not know when they have lost a battle. Rush took the Democratic Party nonsense in Congress and smashed them over the head with an anvil. It was simply brilliant.Now the only question is whether any of the Senators who signed the disgraceful letter to Rush Limbaugh, will match the donation as Rush requested. Let us see how patriotic they really are.Notably, Hillary Clinton was one of the people who signed the letter. But, I doubt she will meet Rush’s request. Pathetically, we know Mrs. Bill Clinton has enough money to match the donation, with all of her bribes, illegal contributions, and swindles. She certainly can afford to be generous. But, again, since it is not being paid for by taxpayer’s money, it simply is not a noble goal for the Socialist from the great State of New York/ Arkansas/ Illinois/ wherever the wind blows.Related EditorialsRush Limbaugh Sells Harry Reid’s Letter on eBay to Support Military FamiliesI Just Got Off the Phone With Rush Limbaugh Regarding this Moveon.org Email: They Want a Candlelight Vigil For The SCHIP!Call Your Radio Station and Say You Support Rush LimbaughMedia Matters Spouts its Own Flawed Study as Fact: How They Did It, In Great DetailRep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.): The Political Genius Defending Rush Limbaugh and Attacking Media MattersMSNBC, CNN, Moveon.org, MediaMatters Coordinating False Attacks On Conservative MediaMedia Matters & CNN Lie, Distort, And Try To 'Imus' Bill O'ReillyMSM Bias Watch 1MSM Does Lousy ReportingMSM, Olberman Revel In American FailureMedia Matters for Intellectually Lazy AmericansMSNBC Moves Countdown with Keith Olbermann to NBC, Right before Sunday Night FootballRick Klein: Losing ABC News’ Audience to the New Media, One Informed Citizen at a TimeLiberal Media Openly Bashes Fred ThompsonABC News Demonstrates Journalistic Negligence While Misquoting Ann Coulter, AgainLiberal Media Perpetuates Ignorance about the Seattle School District's Supreme Court CaseMSNBC and CNBC Refuse to Run Pro-War Ads | | By: Copious Dissent - Your Daily Dose of Liberty | | |
| | The Puff Pastry Opposition | | 2007-09-24 21:48:00 | | David Remnick of The New Yorker has a god-awful lengthy 12-page article on Garry Kasparov titled "The Tsar's Opponent". Apparently it isn't cool to compare Putin to Stalin anymore - he's a Tsar. I've seen a steady increase in these references in the past month or so.Anyway, the article is pretty much standard issue diatribe against Putin, with plenty of no-brainer references to the K.G.B/F.S.B., siloviki, oligarchs, and perceived thievery by the government. How strange is it for American capitalists to now be accusing the Russian government of exploitation and thievery of profits? There are also references to how, due to the chaos of the 90's, the word demokratia is now dermokratia or “shit-ocracy.â€It bothers me with all the substantive criticism that could be aimed at Putin and his government, the best most Western news columnists can come up with is the lame K.G.B./spy angle and equating him to a dictator. I suppose it won't be anytime soon that Western writers will begin to simple take a measure of the man as a politician and count his successes and failures.This article, thankfully, doesn't make a realistic case for Kasparov's chances. Not so thankfully, they attribute this to the Kremlin control of the news media and squashing of all opposition. Obligatory references to Kasparov as being half Armenian and half Jewish not exactly an ideal ethnic mix for a politician in a country with deep currents of anti-Caucasian and anti-Semitic feeling.Kasparov is made out to be some sort of idealistic hero or perhaps a Don Quixote figure, who just happens to be 44 years old and living with his mom. Imagine how that would play for a presidential candidate in the U.S.He also doesn't demonstrate a single political idea in this article. He's just presented in some vague way as being pro-democracy.The part of the article I found most truthful was the conclusion, where Remnick decides to talk with - you know, an actual Russian with no political agenda. Som | | By: The Accidental Russophile | | |
| | How To Deal With Opposition | | 2007-06-21 18:09:03 | | This is a guest post from Aaron Potts, who runs the personal development and self improvement blog Today is that Day, and is also founder of the social networking website Personal Development Partners.
No matter how hard you try in life, you are eventually going to come up against someone who disagrees with your point of view.
I know, I know - it’s hard to believe that anyone could possibly disagree with your infinite wisdom, but trust me, it will happen.
It is how you deal with that opposition, however, that will determine whether or not the outcome of that disagreement causes negativity in your life and in the lives of people around you.
Choice #1: Stand Your Ground
This is the “default” reaction for most people. After all, if you didn’t believe in your point of view, you would have never voiced it to begin with, right?
Or, even if you spoke out of turn and said something that you shouldn’t have, now your pride is on the line, and no one wants to look li | | By: Alex Shalman . com - Practical Personal Developmen | | |
| | Proposal to Erect XXX Domain Faces Stiff Opposition | | 2007-03-28 23:13:00 | | ICANN is once again preparing to evaluate the possibility of creating a controversial top-level domain (TLD) specifically for pornography. The initiative, which is based on a proposal authored by ICM Registry, has been rejected by ICANN twice in the past after considerable public debate. The .xxx proposal is opposed by conservative religious groupsread more | digg storyhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/naOQ | | By: Genius of Love | | |
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