| The Democrats Remind Me Of Why I Hate Politics | | 2008-08-27 20:15:35 | | Just when I thought I might actually make it through this election without getting ill, I started watching some news coverage of the Democratic national convention. It made me want to hurl. It may come as a surprise to you given the fact that I write this blog, but I really hate politics. I [...] | | By: Reluctant Republicans For McCain | | |
|
| Hillary Clinton Keynote: Presidential Pantsuit Politics? | | 2008-08-26 18:39:47 | | The pantsuit coloring of American politics
This is what U.S. politics is truly all about. From ABC News:
Glamour magazine salutes Clinton this month with a photo spread featuring her wearing a rainbow of pantsuits from fire-engine red to light lilac. The headline reads: “Hillary, we loved your pantsuits!”
If you’ve ever wondered why politicians and political [...] | | By: Garling Gauge | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All Politics is Local, Even for Presidential Campaigns | | 2008-08-10 00:12:34 | | As a community organizer, Barack Obama understands the importance of showing people why they should care. In the following two ads, Barack Obama shows how McCain's policies will effect people in Ohio and Nevada by attacking what McCain sees as his strength, his trust in "free trade" and his support for "clean nuclear energy."
The first ad hits McCain for his support of German owned DHL purchase | | By: Poli-Think | | |
|
|
|
| Olympics + Politics | | 2008-08-08 21:49:32 | | Click Picture to Enlarge
Watching the Olympics Opening Ceremony, and pictures like the one above, it would be wonderful to put politics aside and celebrate human accomplishment (and some commercialism), but when the hosts themselves bring politics in, its tough to ignore.
From CBS news:
Joey Cheek won gold and silver medals in speed skating at the Torino Olympics a couple years back. He | | By: Poli-Think | | |
|
|
| Politics at Comic Con | | 2008-08-02 13:01:10 | | Costumed characters at Comic Con 2008 are asked who they will vote for in the US presidential election. See if you can guess what they are going to say by the character they chose to portray. Oh yeah, stay for the final punchline. (via I Am Bored) | | By: Miss Cellania | | |
|
|
| Ludacris - Politics (Obama is Here) | | 2008-07-27 08:57:33 | | Ludacris a scos un freestyle pe negativul lui Young Buck - Get Buck in care il promoveaza pe Obama, arata ca e de partea lui .Piesa va fii pe un mixtape pe care Ludacris si Dj Drama il vor scoate si care se va numii The preview .boomp3.com
| | By: despre orice | | |
|
| For us wimmin, the politics of war are also end up being the politics of patriarchal sexual domination... | | 2008-07-25 12:27:42 | | The story is from No Mercy which is a collection of fairly fierce and intense short stories by Pat (Now Patrick) (Rice-) Califia.Funny, I think the gulf war was going on when this was written. On the earth/world where this story takes place the war had been going for quite some time. Some of the laws instituted by the government sound like things that could become an eventuality if the imperialist campaigns continue due to the nasty capitalist machinations of amerikkka and in other european (descended) western nations around the world.The story's name is "Dolly". Dolly is the name of an android who is to be wired as a sex slave for an amerikkkan soldier who has returned from a future war in...you guessed it - The Middle East.For me the story illustrates why it is so crucial for any anti-war movement to have an analysis of patriarchy, patriarchal privilege, patriarchal relations. War = rape, forced childbirth (for more soldiers), compulsory heterosexuality (to make sure wimmin are adeq | | By: The Peace Tree | | |
|
| I have Decided To Go Into Politics | | 2008-07-25 10:41:00 | | I’ve Decided To Go Into Politics
After a careful review of the options for the up-coming election:
(a) A man who can’t account for his money and wants ‘change you can believe in’ (but never says what the change is).
(b) A Republican that doesn’t seem to have Republican values.
I HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.
HERE [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
|
| Sex, lies, murder and Malaysian politics | | 2008-07-21 17:41:00 | | upiasiaonline | .....But Anwar has a bombshell of his own. He organized a press conference at which a private investigator revealed that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak had sex with a 28-year-old Mongolian model who was brutally murdered in 2006. The model was shot twice in the head and her body was blown up with plastic explosives. Najib denied having an affair with the woman.
Najib’s close | | By: No2umnO | | |
|
| Indian Politics: Trust Vote in Parliament | | 2008-07-20 10:03:54 | | Trust vote in Indian Parliament (No Confidence Motion) - Congress Vs CPM - UPA vs NDA+Communists - Numbers game in Lok Sabha by Members of Parilament - MPsIndia will soon go through a major climax this tuesday when the ruling Congress led UPA government will face a trust vote. This situation is because of the nuclear deal - the ruling coalition government wants to go the for the deal and the opposition is against it.Communist party CPIM was supporting the UPA government for more than 4 years now, with elections due in less than a year - this withdrawal of support to UPA from CPIM has led to utter chaos in the political circles in India.The BJP led main opposition party NDA is also against the deal and is doing its very best to topple the government. Smaller parties at state level who have even 1 seat are in the commanding position because of the tight number situation.Apparently there is news that lot of horse trading is going on and both Congress and its allies, NDA and its allies + C | | By: Current Affairs and Results | | |
|
| Humorous & Non-Condescending Approach on Politics | | 2008-07-17 01:32:16 | | The best thing about the Glenn Beck website is the videos. Many of his videos showcase his humorous & non-condescending approach to talking about politics. As I am not a fan of sarcastic humor, I have to be selective of which video to watch. Good thing there are plenty of articles to read on the site, ranging from Glenn Beck's Best Meals to more political coverage.There are more interesting & humorous stuff coming from Glenn Beck in summer. Did I mention that he is going on a political tour? Yes, for one, there is the Dallas show on July 17th & it will be broadcasted to folks watching in selected theaters in America. Man, the guy is a real feisty political commenter! So, don’t miss it. | | By: internet executive log | | |
|
|
| Soha Ali Khan in film on sexual politics | | 2008-07-08 05:44:55 | | Irrfan Khan and Soha Ali Khan have paired up for a film that is meant strictly for adults. The Anil Sharma movie, titled Dil Kabaddi , is a tale of sexual politics, adultery and extra-marital affairs. Basically, it highlights the lack of loyalty in relationships. Irrfan’s character in the film is that of a cool executive who isn’t satisfied with his female partner and keeps looking for sexual and emotional gratification elsewhere. It is a full-on promiscuous character with no regrets or apologies.In fact, this role was initially supposed to be played by Rahul Bose and Irrfan was approached to play a professor. But Irrfan liked the promiscuous character so much that he insisted on playing it. Incidentally, Rahul also liked the character of professor and happily swapped roles with Irrfan. Irrfan minces no words in saying that the film is “strictly for adults”. However, the movie will not have much skin show by the lead actress Soha Ali Khan. “Only the situations in the plot hav | | By: Bollywood Actress GAllery | | |
|
| For Those That Don’t Care, Video on How to Pretend to Care About Politics | | 2008-07-03 23:23:25 | | Most of you who search for political news on the internet or research the presidential campaign obviously care about the election. This video is for those that could not care in the slightest. “The Onion” News Network has put together a video about how to fake caring about the election process. The video offers helpful tips about how to get out of answering difficult political questions and what to do if someone asks you about your party affiliation. “Most people know nothing so they won’t question you,” the video text reads. People who love politics will find this just as funny if not funnier than those that do not care about politics. Here is the video by “The Onion” Today Now!: How To Pretend You Give A Shit About The Election | | By: The Mersman Political Blog | | |
|
| 2008 Election: The Business of Politics | | 2008-07-02 22:19:58 | | If you want to see what would happen if "Business" were to take steroids, pay attention to politics during a presidential election period. You'll see all the ingredients of any hopeful business only in Massive Quantities and on the Largest Scales. Here's a great way you can even start benefiting from politics by watching from a business perspective - Maybe you can even pick up a few tricks...[Story Continues...]Business Subjects in Politicsψ The Product/Service.There is NO business without a pr | | By: The BusinessViking Resource | | |
|
|
| How To Pretend You're Interested In Politics | | 2008-07-02 06:43:01 | | Around The WebEntertainment Scientists Warn Miley Cirus Will Be Depleted By 2013Where Will Your Bleeding Heart Move To?Bush Delivers Perfectly Timed 'I Chose The Wrong Term To Quit Drinking' JokeBaracknophobiaUse Of Organic Peanut Butter Adds Two Minutes To Local Man's LifeOil Company Touts New Car That Gets One Mile Per GallonSmall, Dedicated Group Of Concerned Citizens Fails To Change WorldMassive Oil Spill Results In Improved Wildlife Viscosity
| | By: Political Realm | | |
|
| The Politics of Race | | 2008-06-28 18:02:20 | | It never ceases to amaze me how self deceived we all can so easily become. This site is called RELUCTANT republicans for a reason. We place our values and ideals first, and any political party affiliations second. We recently received a comment from a (presumably Democrat) reader of the RR blog. We encourage you to [...] | | By: Reluctant Republicans For McCain | | |
|
| The Links: Supreme Politics | | 2008-06-26 13:45:44 | | Served fresh (almost) daily...General Election Polling Average, McCain vs. Obama: Obama +6.8Mark Halperin outlines a strategy guide for McCain.The AFL-CIO backs Obama, launches a huge effort to elect him.Dan Balz doesn't see much change yet in this general election campaign.The Obama camp dismissed earlier criticism from religious leader James Dobson.Nate Silver looks at the enthusiasm gap between Obama and McCain backers.McCain pushes his plan for energy independence, the Lexington Project.The US and North Korea have reached an agreement over nuclear posturing.Ralph Nader suggests Obama is just another politician.Obama may actually campaign in Alaska.Robert Novak thinks Colin Powell is an Obamacon.McCain calls for sanctions against Mugabe and Nigeria.Is the Obama camp is working towards a popular vote landslide?Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down the death penalty for child rape cases. Obama, McCain oppose the ruling.Today, the Court struck down the DC hand gun ban. McCain and | | By: Political Realm | | |
|
| Politics prevent the liberating of Prisoners | | 2008-06-23 14:40:31 | | In the last two days a lot of discussions were held about the Israeli kidnapped soldiers and the Palestinian and Lebanese prisoners that were asked to be released by Hamas and Hezbollah in order to return the Israeli soldiers.
The Israeli government refused to release any Palestinian prisoners in the Hezbollah deal but said that it [...] | | By: Middle East Post | | |
|
| Fashion & Politics: Versace Hearts Obama | | 2008-06-23 13:07:44 | |
Obama’s charisma certainly helped him win the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election, but apparently his fashion sense is also being recognized. I read on ABCNews.com that Donatella Versace dedicated her Spring 2008 men’s collection to Obama:
‘Versace described the Obama-dedicated style as one designed for “a relaxed man who doesn’t need to flex muscles [...] | | By: Smarter Fashion Blog | | |
|
| Quotable: Politics Of Fear | | 2008-06-22 09:12:01 | | "The choice is clear. Most of all we can choose between hope and fear. It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy. We know what kind of campaign they're going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid. They're going to try to make you afraid of me. 'He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?'"--Barack Obama, at a Friday fundraiser in Florida, on the strategy Republicans will employ to defeat him in November.
| | By: Political Realm | | |
|
| Struggle of UNP leadership and Major General Janaka Perera’s enter into politics | | 2008-06-21 13:20:41 | | The leadership crisis of UNP has been the talk of SL politics for some time. Ranil Wickramasinghe is now facing immense pressure even from his close allies to step down from his post. The nomination of former military veteran Major General Janaka Perera for the post of Chief Minister of North Central Province has been one of the outcomes of leadership crisis in UNP. This nomination would have never been on the card, if UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe was in a stronger position.Janaka Perera is one of the most respected General in Sri Lanka Army. LTTE feared him more than any one else in the battle field. He managed to keep the people in Weli Oya area despite the LTTE terrorist attacks on civilians. He had to work closely with UNP politicians like Gamini Dissanayaka to get the government’s support to develop infrastructure facilities of the villages. However, Janaka Perera was soon branded as a UNP supporter because he worked closely with UNP politicians.LTTE terrorists faced their mo | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
|
| Cherokee County Politics | | 2008-06-21 08:00:25 | | Local campaigns are in full swing around Cherokee County as several key seats are available. I have always believed that if you are in real estate, then you are also in politics. Politicians have so much power to affect the value and property rights to your home and land. I have written [...] | | By: Maxsell Real Estate | | |
|
| Politics Schmolitics: From Sabah to Perlis | | 2008-06-18 11:55:00 | | SAPP No Confidence Vote and a by-election in Perlis.What an interesting political week it has been. First was the bombshell of No Confidence motion announcement by Sabah Progressive Party led by former Sabah Chief Minister, Yong Teck Lee and then a possible by-election in northern state of Perlis, which the election court in Kangar declared the BN state seat of Sanglang is invalid, hence paving the way for a by-election to be held. It is definitely not going to be an easy fight for Barisan. A heavy lose (I would be surprised if BN can pull out a win) in the by-election would further dampen BN-UMNO's popularity among the general public. The opposition will certainly have a lot of issues to raise in especially in the wake of the steep petrol hike, food prices and such.On another different issue, in yet another salvo fired against his critics, Tun Dr. Mahathir, in his harshest attack on MIC President Samy Vellu in his blog, says that, "His [Samy] arrogance was unbearable. The defeat of th | | By: books and coffee | | |
|
| Funny Politics | | 2008-06-17 22:00:00 | | Mc Cain's MonicaSafety BoxHillary Campaign ManagerBillary ClintonRobo Cop - Under Process New Robo Cop Of USASame side GoalPatriotic To The Core
| | By: Brain Power | | |
|
| The heritage of the Bhikkhu in Sri Lankan politics – part 2 | | 2008-06-14 11:39:41 | | The Portuguese periodWhen Portuguese first arrived in Sri Lanka in 1505, the country was politically broken up as result of internecine feuds. With the general degeneration of the island the position of the Buddhism and bhikkhus declined. This weakness gave ample opportunities for the Portuguese to establish and stabilize their rule over the Maritime Provinces without much effort.The Portuguese deprived the Sinhalese of both their freedom and wealth and decimated them. Nothing worthy of mention was done for the development of the provinces they ruled. However, special care was taken to propagate Roman Catholicism. To achieve this Portuguese resorted even to killing, torturing, and brutalizing the native population. A non-Christian was considered an enemy of Portugal and Jesus Christ.In order to procure employment under the Portuguese government many Sinhalese embraced the Roman Catholic religion. Association with Portuguese turned the Sinhalese into liquor addicts. Even though some of | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
|
| The heritage of the Bhikkhu in Sri Lankan politics - part 1 | | 2008-06-14 11:35:11 | | The history of Sri Lanka bears repeated evidence to the fact that whenever the occasion arose for monks to contribute their share, in whatever form or manner, for the protection of the country and the religion, they have unflinchingly raised to the need of the hour. Likewise it was customary for these kings of the past to consult the bhikkhus on all important occasions and problems.The image of the Buddhist monk as a public leader engaging in social and political activities has been obscured, deliberately so, by Western colonialists and their accompanying Christian missionaries. By imposing particular type of Christian monasticism upon the Buddhist monks, restricting their activity to individual purification and temple ministries, the colonial administrators dispossessed the bhikkhus of their influence on the public life of their people and actually succeeded in insulting a tradition of Buddhist recluses, to the near exclusion of other types of clergy. [Ref: page –xi]The post colonia | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
|
| Politics, New Mexico Style | | 2008-06-04 21:17:40 | | WILSON NOW ON "THE" LIST?Local scuttlebutt is that Heather Wilson is now on the VP short list. With her military back ground, slightly moderate stance, she could pull it off. The one thing you wouldn’t need to worry about is her being ‘ready’. I’m wondering if Wilson might decide to run for governor in a year or so. The one good thing about the results of this election is the fact that we have two very good candidates anyone can back and feel no hesitation. I am very pleased about the results. It isn't going to hurt to say ... | | By: The Pink Flamingo | | |
|
| Hockey Politics | | 2008-06-04 13:10:12 | | When decision-time comes, much is made of the perceived politics in hockey. While I am not naive enough to dismiss the concept entirely, I do believe that effort and talent can overshadow if not...
This is a content summary only. Visit the vlog for the full story, http://atrainhockey.blogspot.com.
| | By: A-Train Hockey Vlog | | |
|
| On Religion, Politics, and Denouncements | | 2008-05-30 19:05:00 | | It seems that Barack Obama appeals to two types of people. The first type is traditional liberals and run-of-the-mill Democrats. They like his views on immigration, international relations, tax policy, and social issues. They are pro-choice. They are economic populists. They are more receptive to government intervention and regulation. They voted for Kerry. They voted for Gore. And they voted for Clinton. They were all left-leaning Democratic politicians whose political views largely matched their own. They might not have liked these candidates when they were at the polls, but the "D" after their names was more important than the name itself.The second type is voters who view Obama as a means of expressing their anger at everything related to politics as we know it today. They hate big money. They hate the idea of corporate lobbyists feeding at the political trough. They hate the 24-hour political news cycle. They hate the media's tendency to focus on stupid stuff. They | | By: The 7-10 | | |
|
| Politics: Bush knew damn well there were no WMD’s in Iraq | | 2008-05-30 08:33:53 | | Sept. 6, 2007 | On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in the Oval Office on top-secret intelligence that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction, according to two former senior CIA officers. Bush dismissed as worthless this information from the Iraqi foreign minister, a member of Saddam’s inner [...] | | By: What a Weenie! | | |
|
| Politics: Crazy Redaction | | 2008-05-30 08:23:16 | | This is messed up, what are they hiding if the only word you can read in the document is ‘water board’? Scary shit!
After CIA Director Michael Hayden publicly admitted that the CIA has, in fact, waterboarded detainees, the agency could no longer cling to its last excuses for covering up the use of the [...] | | By: What a Weenie! | | |
|
| Romania: No Politics, Just Sports | | 2008-05-30 02:46:12 | | Romania will adhere to the principle that sport must not be mixed with politics, Romanian President Traian Basescu said Wednesday.Speaking at the inauguration of the "Sydney 2000" Olympic Complex at Izvorani, about 30 km north of the capital Bucharest, Basescu said he will meet with Romanian athletes before the Beijing Olympic Games to wish them luck, and expressed confidence that they will try their best to take Romania ahead through their performances. "Romanians have good athletic qualities and this capacity should be capitalized," he said, adding that Romanians are educated to be aware that people can hardly learn what competition in life is without sport."Without sport, people are less friendly and do not know how to fight for supreme performance in any field," said the president. The new Olympic center includes a gymnasium, tennis courts, a football field, a rugby field and accommodation facilities. A hotel and a recovery center will be ready next year. Source
| | By: Beijing 2008 Olympics Blog | | |
|
| Politics dragged to the playground: Chee vs PM Lee and MM Lee | | 2008-05-27 08:57:50 | | Sparks flew and insults were traded on Tuesday as opposition politician Chee Soon Juan squared off with Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in court over a defamation case.
‘Mr Lee, we meet at last,’ said Mr Chee, secretary general of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), as he cross-examined MM Lee, [...] | | By: Singapore News | | |
|
|
| News: US politics, commercial interests, war and humanitarian aid. A dangerous mix. | | 2008-05-17 16:54:40 | | US president Bush recently laid out a detailed budget request for $70 billion.It includes $45.1 billion for combat operations for the war efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, $3.7 billion to help expand the Afghan forces and $2 billion for Iraqi troops.Also included are $2.2 billion for projected increased fuel costs for military and intelligence operations and $2.6 billion to transport and maintain Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP) used for US forces in Iraq.This will bring the total allocation for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to more than $800 billion.Oh, and the budget request also covers $770 million in additional food aid donations, including food vouchers, seeds and purchases in the developing world. (Full)Oh, and the Bush administration also slipped a controversial ingredient into the $770 million aid package, adding language that would promote the use of genetically modified crops (GMO) in food-deprived countries... (Full)Picture courtesy ickypeople.com
| | By: The Road to the Horizon | | |
|
| Politics at it's most political | | 2008-05-13 01:34:59 | | House G.O.P. Adopts Change Theme - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog “Through our “Change You Deserve” message and through our “American Families Agenda,” House Republicans will continue our efforts to speak directly to an American public looking for leaders who will offer real solutions for the challenges they confront every day,” said the memo prepared for lawmakers.The party agenda is part of an effort to show that Republicans have ideas beyond simply blocking Democratic initiatives and supporting Mr. Bush on his multiple veto threats, some of which are looming over bills that could be before lawmakers this week.Only politicians could do this, and I have to credit Republicans with doing it so brazenly. How exactly does a sitting group of elected officials decide to make their message about change. Especially the sitting group that got us all in this mess in the first place.You want to demonstrate you have ideas beyond simply blocking the democrats or support | | By: Markism Explored | | |
|
| Politics & Pederasty, Part II | | 2008-05-07 17:35:20 | | I wrote, back on Friday, December 7th of last year, that a particularly annoying Left Wing radio - ahem - "personality" in the San Francisco Bay Area was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of using the Internet to send and receive child pornography. His lawyer had said that the case stemmed from an "error of judgment" Ward made when he spent a few days in 2004 looking at pornography images and exchanging images with other adults when doing research for a book on hypocrisy. Imagine that.Hypocrisy? Hold that thought. Because today, May 7th, local San Francisco news had this to say about Mr. Bernie Ward:The ABC 7 I-Team has confirmed Bernie Ward will change his “not guilty” plea to child pornography charges tomorrow afternoon in Federal Court. Ward’s attorney, Doron Weinberg, would not tell us exactly what his plea will be, but Ward has two options – “guilty” or “no contest”.ABC 7 Legal Analyst Dean Johnson explains, on the criminal side, they have the same result | | By: Absolute Zero United | | |
|
| Pakistan, Taliban and Politics of Peace Accords! | | 2008-05-07 06:21:16 | | History is against any peace deals with the Taliban. At least three such initiatives (so called ‘peace deals’) had been signed with the Taliban in the past, only to be collapsed soon after. When Rehman Malik, adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on internal affairs welcomed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud‘s latest offer for truce and peace talks, many observers (including me) thought that the newly crowned civilian government in Pakistan shouldn’t...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
|
| The end of god-5: The politics of 'good' and 'bad' religion | | 2008-05-06 09:06:14 | | By Mano Singham
Perhaps the biggest storm raised by the new atheists, and which has even caused a split within the atheist community about strategy, is that they have decided to ignore the polite fiction that there is 'good' religion and there is 'bad' religion. Supporters of this split (which includes even many non-religious people) believe that what should be done is to support the good religionists by aligning with them to combat the bad.
read more | | By: Machines Like Us - Science and Technology News | | |
|
| When Marriage Mirrors Politics | | 2008-05-01 01:01:12 | | My tiny wife and I finally sat down to discuss the brass tacks of merging our finances tonight. She had a simple plan in which my money was deposited into a joint account and she took what was needed from the household and moved it to her account to pay all of our bills with. Now I trust her implicitly. But I couldn't help raise the point that there was no fairness or accountability in her system. Under her system she could be skimming money to buy designer platform shoes that she only wore at work and I'd be none the wiser. (If find that using amusing hypotheticals in really serious discussions helps to keep the tension levels lower.)So we hammered out a system that promoted both fairness and accountability. My pay gets deposited into the joint account, she takes out a fixed amount to pay our bills with, I have a set amount of spending money per week, and everything left over gets deposited to a joint savings account. Additionally any extra expenses accrued by me that exceed my weekly | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
|
| 3 PhD in Politics, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy | | 2008-04-29 04:29:00 | | Selection overview
The Ph.D. in Politics, human rights and sustainability is a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary connotation, where students can specialize in one of the...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] | | By: 10 Academic Resources Daily | | |
|
| Ad Wars: Attack Politics To The Extreme | | 2008-04-28 23:39:41 | | Check out our entire video library at Political Realm TV.Barack ObamaThe American Leadership Project, a pro-Clinton group that has previous run ads against Obama in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas, is up with a new ad in Indiana. "Jobs" suggests that Obama lacks the experience and specific proposals to address the serious economic concerns facing the country.Meanwhile, Obama also makes an appearance in new Republican attack ad in Mississippi's 1st District special election. The ad, certainly a test run for similar attacks in the fall, is so over the top it almost runs reads like a mock attack ad. The text:Travis Childers: endorsed by liberal Barack Obama. Obama says Childers will put progress before politics, but when Obama's pastor cursed America, blaming us for 9/11, Childers said nothing. When Obama ridiculed rural folks for clinging to guns and religion, Childers said nothing. Travis Childers: he took Obama's endorsement over our conservative values. Conservatives just can't trus | | By: Political Realm | | |
|
|
| Politics and Star Power, Above the Crowd and in It | | 2008-04-16 23:21:28 | | Music Review : By NATE CHINEN
Beth Ditto, the lead singer of the Gossip, takes a shrewdly inclusive approach to the art of spectacle. Throughout her fever-pitch show at a sold-out Webster Hall on Tuesday night, she courted participation even as she reveled in star power. The most emblematic moment was the encore, when she invited [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
|
| Bitter Politics: Advantage Obama? | | 2008-04-15 15:23:00 | | Barack Obama's "bitter" remarks have gotten an extraordinary amount of coverage in the media over the past few days (such as here, here, and here). Journalists, pundits, and elected officials of all political persuasions have pounced on these remarks and speculated on how adversely they will impact his campaign.Hillary Clinton, for example, has turned the words "bitter" and "cling" into potential political gold by creating a campaign ad slamming Obama as offensive and elitist. She also slammed him at the recent CNN Compassion Forum.John McCain, who stayed far away from the Jeremiah Wright controversy, had no problems jumping in the fray by calling Obama's remarks elitist. Perhaps because class arguments are politically safer than discussing race, "straight talk" is easier for McCain to engage in this time around. Regardless, this episode has surely been good for his fundraising.Regarding the media itself, there are some who are focusing strictly on the word "bitter" as an insult. Other | | By: The 7-10 | | |
|
|
| Big crowd welcomes Anwar's return to electoral politics | | 2008-04-14 17:16:00 | | THE ROAD TO PARLIAMENT: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim addressing a big crowd
of adoring supporters who help celebrate the expiry of his five-year ban against contesting
elections at the Suleiman Club in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur tonight before a contingent of Press
photographers and TV news cameras.
NST - (...) When Anwar arrived at 8.50pm, there were shouts of reformasi but no untoward incidents. | | By: No2umnO | | |
|
| Bitter Politics: When a Gaffe is Not a Gaffe | | 2008-04-12 16:52:00 | | Last year Barack Obama was the untouchable Golden Boy of American politics. He was the good-looking candidate who represented the next generation of national leaders and had the right name, the right demographics, the right message, and the right biography. America had never seen such a politician before. The excitement surrounding his candidacy led to musings about the second coming of John Kennedy or the political version of Tiger Woods.How things have changed.While Obama has come very close to punching his ticket to a date with John McCain in the presidential finals, America's Golden Boy has left the political stratosphere for more earthly territory. While he is still generally liked and is seen as offering something entirely different from what voters are accustomed to, his political opponents are no longer as intimidated by him as they once were. Some of the Obama mystique has worn off, and a larger portion of his support comes not from admiration of him, but rather from the | | By: The 7-10 | | |
|
| Pork Chop Politics | | 2008-04-10 21:24:00 | | jedyoong
Sometimes when people say DAP is a narrow Chinese party, I agree. Especially after Teresa Kok announced with great pride that a RM100mil ‘modern’ pig farm has been approved. I think this kinda bak kut teh posturing is very childish and doesn’t take into account the feelings of Muslims. To most Muslims, pigs are really quite offensive. I feel the new government should be a bit more | | By: No2umnO | | |
|
| Fatawa: Islam and Politics | | 2008-04-09 06:58:00 | | Question:What is political Islam? Answer:In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger. Dear brother in Islam, we would like to express our deep appreciation for giving us the chance to answer such a very important question that appears to be very crucial especially in the wake of the attacks launched by the enemies of Islam nowadays against this comprehensive religion. Indeed, Islam is under assaults and | | By: Islam Online | | |
|
| beijing olympics 2008 & politics | | 2008-04-07 22:03:20 | | So, there’s been a lot of things in the news about China and countries wanting to boycott the Beijing Summer Olympics over human rights issues in Tibet.
And despite writing a three paged paper on the Tibet/China conflict back in 10th grade, I don’t think I know enough to form an opinion.
I sometimes wish that the [...] | | By: the cloudy dreamer/stacy | | |
|
|
|
| Sports And Politics Don't Mix | | 2008-04-02 14:26:39 | | This was the resounding statement made by key European leaders in pledge for support of the coming 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Recently, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Danish Foreign Minister Per Sig Moeller, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Spanish Foreign Affairs Miguel Angel Moratinos, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith all expressed their support for China's turn as Olympic hosts this year.Moreover, theses leaders pronounce that they see no point or any goodwill the proposed boycott will bring about just in case their countries join the call. Mr. Stephen Smith explains the best way to end any crisis is peaceful negotiations and diplomacy. He adds this event in August will force to China to engage the world better and vice versa. Boycotting the Olympics does not seem to be the right thing to do.Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev takes the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to carry the Olympics torch as it passes through his country. He led the torch bearers in this mome | | By: Beijing 2008 Olympics Blog | | |
|
| Prosper Interfering With Presidential Politics | | 2008-04-01 08:58:00 | | After extensive investigation, Prosperous Land can now report that Prosper is attempting to manipulate the 2008 election process. Based in liberal San Francisco and quietly supported by Nancy Pelosi herself, Prosper has employees with well known ties to the Democratic establishment, especially among the executives. Prosper is intentionally holding back on raising the lending limits and improving
| | By: Prosperous Land | | |
|
| politics – 10 most controversial usa adverts | | 2008-04-01 03:23:40 | | The Willie Horton Ad In what some call the dirtiest campaign ever run, the most memorable of the nasty shots in 1988 was taken by George 'Kindler, Gentler' Bush Sr. at Michael Dukakis when this campaign commercial basically blamed him for rapes and murders committed by furloughed prisoners when Dukakis was Governor of Massachusetts.... Mike Gravel's Bizzare Ad Controversial in the sense that NOBODY had any idea what it was about, this commercial-cum-art piece for 2008 Democratic Presidential candidate Mike Gravel, which had him staring into the camera, throwing a rock in a pond and then walking away (for a long time), is a classic bit of anti-politics and certainly the most Dadaist campaign ad you will ever see.... This Ronald Reagan ad from 1984 was controversial not only because of the menacing way it portrayed the Soviet Union and the conflict inherent in US-Soviet relations, but because some were just downright confused by it -- thinking maybe it was an attack on anti-gun or envi | | By: Bradley.tv | Full Service Film Production Company | | |
|
| Guerilla Marketing: Mirror of Sri Lankan politics | | 2008-03-25 05:43:52 | | There was a time that number of film directors was busy producing films to fulfill the demand of NGO funding and foreign awards rather than target towards the common people of the country. Most of the film festivals in the west were eager to see misery of people, tear drops, and reflection of the eastern society as a primitive one. The people like Asoka Handagama, Prasanna Withana and Satyangani were busy grabbing NGO funds and producing films to full fill the aspirations of their masters and grabbing few awards as a consolation for empty galleries in local theater. It is in this backdrop that Jayantha Chandrasiri immerged as a lotus in the mud.The greatest and the best of Jayantha Chandrasiri was seen on his last film ‘Gurilla Marketing’ which was an eye opener for the drowsy society under the influence of ineffective and indifferent politicians.Jayntha Chandrasiri has been a journalist with the good accompany in ‘Divaina’ news paper for long time. He has seen the reality of p | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
|
| Understanding Politics in Islam - Fiqh al Siyasah | | 2008-03-21 02:43:00 | | Adapted and rearranged from the book Fiqh al-Dawlah written by Professor Yusuf al Qaradawi.1. What is the aim of politics in Islam?According to Al-Mawardi from his book Al-Ahkam Al-Sultaniyyah, it is hirasatud din wa siasatud dunya - to uphold the religion and administer the world. Politics is not munkar - is not a depravity - real politics is noble virtuous because it administers the affairs of all creatures, bringing man closer to good and away from fasad - evil. According to Ibn al-Qayyim, po | | By: Islam Online | | |
|
| End of an era in ancestral politics in Sri Lanka | | 2008-03-19 13:19:29 | | Death of Anura Bandaranayaka marked the end of ancestral politics by privileged families in Sri Lanka. Family politics is no stranger even in contemporary international politics. The famous Kenedy family once influenced USA politics and rather infamous Bush family has influenced both American and world politics today. Now we are witnessing Clinton family politics in USA in the form of husband to wife.However ancestral politics in Sri Lanka is different from that of western world. Western family politics is a result of monetary and political power earned by a family member oneself. However our political dynasties are direct result of colonization.As they established colonies through military might, the colonials consolidated their positions by the help of these comprador families. They were omnipotent. Now, they were in a position to offer their loyal servants better rewards for their services – land, titles, concessions, monopolies; in other words, virtually unlimited opportunities t | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
|
| News: Iranian and US politics finally found their common ground: sex. | | 2008-03-16 05:07:05 | | A raid in one of the Tehran's brothels last Friday found police chief Reza Zarei in a bed with six nude women. Zarei was immediately removed from his post. Zarei was in charge for the "was in charge of the programme for the "moralisation of the city", including the crackdown on women "infringing Islamic dress rules". Since he came to the post six months ago, thousands of young women received warnings as their hair was visible under headscarves. (full)Spitzer, the governor of New York, spent thousands of dollars on a call girl named Kristen at a swanky Washington hotel on the night before Valentine's Day. Later details leaked from investigators alleged he was a repeat customer who spent as much as $80,000 with the high-priced prostitution service over an extended period of time. He resigned over the allegations. (full)Pictures courtesy: AP, Reuters
| | By: The Road to the Horizon | | |
|
| Joe Clark: The Fredo of Canadian Politics | | 2008-03-14 13:38:00 | | Joe Clark: The Fredo of Canadian politics?The fallout from the Progressive Conservatives landslide victory in the recent Alberta provincial election has brought some old and odd voices out of the woodwork, the latest being former federal P.C. leader and short-term Prime Minister Joe Clark. Obviously, my initial reaction to this was: Joe Clark is still alive?The P.C.’s equivalent of Paul Martin grabbed some headlines with his assertion that Albertan’s ruling party has been in power for too long. Clark warned that “…it’s not healthy for a system to have one party in office in such an unbroken way.”Such a lob-sided majority in the government’s favour – in this case, 72 seats versus 11 opposition seats – is a threat to effective government, says Clark. He also sounded the alarm over the low voter turnout.Hearing Joe Clark give his opinion is much like listening to the Godfather’s Fredo give his opinion. Always the runner-up who fumbles when trusted with big decisions, C | | By: The Moderate Separatist | | |
|
| Anyone follow politics? | | 2008-03-05 14:04:00 | | Anybody following the political race to become the next president? John McCain is locked in for the Republican nomination. The question is will it be Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? Hillary came back with a huge victory last night pushing back the Obama train which seemed unstoppable given his run of wins. Really, it doesn't matter who wins the Democratic nomination because McCain is gonna win. | | By: Wasted Rant | | |
|
| Hillary Clinton Embraces the “Politics of Fear” | | 2008-03-02 07:05:21 | | Cross posted on Grizzly Groundswell
Democrats have for years accused Republicans of using the politics of fear. Whenever a Republican brings up the issue of national defense and keeping the country safe you can rest assured that a Democrat will accuse him of using scare tactics. It doesn’t matter to them if this is a real [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
|
| Obama, Bicycles & Fortune Cookie Politics | | 2008-02-23 09:18:06 | | ‘Your new bicycle’ is the newest trend to mimic
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
Ron Paul
Steve Jobs
John McCain
is your new bicycle
More
From Eric Zorn’s article, ‘My New Bicycle’ is the new black:
The site opened just last week and the domain name is registered to Mathew Honan, 35, San Francisco-based contributing editor to Wired magazine. [...] | | By: Garling Gauge | | |
|
| Studying Science Fiction Politics: Perhaps | | 2008-02-20 11:04:00 | | I'm considering doing an independent study course next quarter. My reasoning is this: I already have to take one course that is required that I really don't care about and since the number of modern literature courses offered (seeing how I'm a modern lit major) are rather crappy, I don't want to have to take three courses that I hate. So I've resolved to considering independent study as an option to do something interesting. I don't want to discuss race because, quite frankly, I'm not that interested in any subject of race within science fiction beyond tropes of racism and the data I'm collecting for the project I'm working on for this blog (which serves no academic purpose other than to educate myself and anyone else interested on what minority categories look like in the spectrum of science fiction and fantasy). My interest, I think, is in politics. Now, when I say politics I don't mean in the same sense of the types of politics we en | | By: The World in the Satin Bag | | |
|
| The Intelligence Bill Should Not Be Held Hostage by Politics | | 2008-02-18 15:31:37 | | The Senate did the right thing early last week and put politics aside. They passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This legislation would have given the intelligence community broad authority to monitor telecommunications of suspected terrorists. Since having been named Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Mike McConnell has repeatedly stated that the intelligence community requires the broad collection and monitoring capabilities provided under the Senate legislation. Disappointingly,...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
|
| On Campus Politics and Other Notes (Updated) | | 2008-02-17 10:39:00 | | It’s the last full week of my favorite month of the year and it’s Student Council election time in our college again. I see a major shakeup with the present party in the majority’s failure to voice out and serve the interests of the studentry. I am predicting that what has become this school year’s [...] | | By: Postcard Headlines | | |
|
| SL Politics | | 2008-02-16 15:22:43 | | This is Topgol, Philadelphia is just one of the beautiful place here, which I was ‘led’ to this time, to seek justice…
Common SL Topics
This is going to be another politics, SL politics — SECOND LIFE POLITICS. When First Life is FULL of politics everywhere you go, how can you not have SECOND LIFE POLITICS, [...] | | By: Peace Bella Singapore | | |
|
| Two fully funded PhD studentships in Politics, Queen Mary, ULondon | | 2008-02-16 02:08:00 | | The Department of Politics, Queen Mary, University of London, wishes to award two full-time, fully funded, PhD studentships starting in September 2008 to run for three years. These studentships cover fees (home/overseas) and provide maintenance at research council rates. The department is looking for candidates who are working within one of the following research clusters:
- International | | By: 10 Academic Resources Daily | | |
|
| CfA: Center for Global Politics, Freie Universitaet Berlin, April 30, 2008 | | 2008-02-14 09:20:00 | | Call for Application for the programs of the Center for Global Politics. The application date is April 30, 2008:
Freie Universitaet Berlin International Master's Programs
Would you like to enhance your professional prospects academically? Or do you know qualified candidates who want to prepare for an international career? Then come to a place of highest quality: the international network | | By: 10 Academic Resources Daily | | |
|
| Forum Theatre Presentation on Singapore Politics Tutorial | | 2008-02-12 20:29:57 | | Chinese New Year indeed contributed to the inertia of getting back into school work. Hence only on the eve of the tutorial presentation itself did the three of us met online for discussion. The topic was"The highly regulated political system largely explains why the PAP has been winning General Elections easily all these years". Do you agree?We then confirmed that we would be presenting in the setting of a kopitiam chit-chat session among three friends, one being pro-PAP government; one pro-Opposition; and one neutral party. Later, I would learn that it is a forum theatre form of presentation whereby the audience becomes part of the show and they can contribute at any part of the presentation. Sadly, this form of expression is restricted by the Ministry of Information and the Arts in cultural performances.Although at some parts, the presentation did not go smoothly, but on the whole it "set a high bar for the other presenters" as commented by the tutor. | | By: My Encounters, My Life | | |
|
|
| Politics: Clinton’s Campaign Manager Jumps off the Bandwagon of Despair | | 2008-02-10 19:30:27 | | Clinton’s campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, left the position today, to be replaced by Clinton’s former top White House aide, Maggie Williams. The change formalizes a shift in the campaign’s power structure that began to set in after Clinton’s win in New Hampshire.
Full article here.
hillary clinton, News and World, presidential candidates, weenie | | By: What a Weenie! | | |
|
