Dear Newt

Presidential hopeful, Newt Gingrich: “There was no Palestine as a state. It was part of the Ottoman Empire. We’ve had an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs and who were historically part of the Arab community. And they … Continue reading →

A picture speaks a thousand words (or rather, thousands of job losses).

Who knows Sarah Palin best?

Alaska knows Sarah Palin best and just recently in the very small town of Anchorage, an anti-Palin rally just took place, the largest ever in the history of the state! Isn’t it a little bit scary that stories of her … Continue reading →

2008: 328 Chicago Murders, 247 U.S. Troops lost in Iraq

An interesting statistic on today’s morning news: 328 people have been murdered in the Chicago area this year. 247 U.S. Troops have been killed in Iraq this year. The thing is, the south-side of Chicago suffers a lot of gang … Continue reading →

Don’t waste your vote for President on the person…

Unfortunately, I’m seeing an awful lot of reaction based upon the people up for election rather then policy, party or even politics. How stupid are those people? Very stupid. During the John McCain VP announcement they showed a person in … Continue reading →

Um, is anybody watching the Olympics?

I’m 29 years old. I have never felt such a lack of interest in the Olympic Games. I’m guessing there was an opening ceremony today, because I saw still pictures of it on Yahoo.com. I didn’t even think of watching … Continue reading →

Why don’t Politicians try working for a living?

This is the single most annoying thing to me about Politics and Politicians. It happens at every level and it allows these departments and people to take our tax money and effectively burn it away. Have you ever heard on … Continue reading →

McCain’s advisor wants a terrorist attack before election?

It seems that one of McCain’s most trusted advisors feels that an attack on the United States before the Presidential Election would benefit McCain – so one can only assume he would like to see one happen. “I deeply regret … Continue reading →

Remembering Tim Russert…

I haven’t been over here long, but one show I have enjoyed watching while in the USA is NBC’s “Meet the Press”. The other day, the presenter of the show, someone I would describe as an American Jeremy Paxman (who … Continue reading →

How Politics Works in the UK – a Modern-Media Dictatorship

1. The population votes. Based on how the press have reported incidents, the population will vote according to which newspaper they read or which news station they watch. The agenda that the newspaper/station has will have warped the mind of … Continue reading →