Hilarious hypocrisy
Oh this is great. A high level official in the US called Randall Tobias has just resigned due to his seeming involvement in a call girl scandal. He currently heads up the US Aid Office. But prior to...
View ArticleObama – all style?
My preferred Democratic nominee for President remains Hillary Clinton at this stage. Obama’s rhetoric and potential is impressive but I have consistently said that two years as a Junior Senator is not...
View ArticleFred Thompson
Fred Thompson is a former US Senator and a potential candidate for the Republican 2008 Presidential nomination. He is also an actor and most well known for his portrayal of Arthur Branch on the series...
View Article45 days!
It was hilarious watching the US live cable coverage of Paris Hilton being sentenced to 45 days jail for a parole violation relating to a drink driving case. I’ve never seen so many news anchors and...
View ArticleObama does a Bushism
Goerge Bush is well known for his Bushisms or verbal gaffes such as the one this week when he said the Queen visited in 1776. But much worse than that one is Barack Obama’s who somehow managed to turn...
View ArticleDemocratic Presidential Debate
The second Democratic Presidential Nomination debate was held yesterday. Reason Magazine live blogged the event pretty amusingly. Some examples: 7:29: “Gov. Richardson, you’re kind of a Mexican. Should...
View ArticleBarack Obama on Net issues
VOIP Lowdown has an extensive blog entry on Barack Obama and the Internet. It both covers his net savvy campaign and his involvement with Net issues such as increasing broadband availability and speeds...
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A gay bomb
Hilarious. No Right Turn has the news about how in 1994 the USAF sought funding for a bomb which would “cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers...
View ArticleI got a crush on Obama
The famous I got a crush on Obama video, by Obama Girl. Has been featured on CNN and most US news shows. A great example of the power of You Tube. Hat Tip: Act on Campus Tags: United States
View ArticleThe Redistricting Game
In NZ electoral boundaries are set by the Representation Commission which mainly comprises of neutral civil servants, namely: A District Court Judge as Chair The Chief Electoral Officer The Government...
View ArticleBush commutes Libby sentence
President Bush has commuted the sentence of Scooter Libby on exempting him from a 2 1/2-year prison term. He has left in place a $250,000 fine and two years probation. Regardless of the merits, or...
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So who will run the world now?
Karl Rove has announced that he will resign his White House post at the end of August. So who will run the world now? Cheney can only do so much by himself In some way no surprise Rove is going. His...
View ArticleTasered for asking Kerry a question
Look at this video of a US student being tasered by security for persistent questioning to Senator John Kerry. Imagine if that had happened to someone asking Bush a question – half the world would be...
View ArticleNot a gaffe
I saw the headline which said Bush had made another gaffe and had accidentially stated Nelson Mandela was dead. Now Bush does make lots of gaffes, and I am not saying he doesn’t. But in this case, I...
View ArticleFree Rick Giles
Some blog readers may know Rick Giles who has been blogging for a while. Well he is currently in detention in the United States, and has been for over a month. And what is this terrible crime has has...
View ArticleThe most hated woman in the US
Megan Mier was 13. She killed herself after her online crush – a 16 year old boy called Josh Evans said he hated her and the world would be a better place without her. That would be bad enough, but...
View ArticleHistory will judge Bush a great President?
Scott Adams puts the case for placing George W Bush on Mount Rushmore one of the great Presidents ever. The rationale: President Bush famously promised to do something about the Axis of Evil: Iraq,...
View ArticleA political 12 days of Christmas
It’s US-centric but still quite funny. I love the final line in each rendition. Hat Tip: Grouchy Old Cripple Tags: Fun Things, United States
View ArticleMatch your views to a US presidential candidate
There’s a couple of other websites which do this also, but the matcher at news.com.au seems the best to me as it now only asks you six sets of questions, but it allows you to state how important each...
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