November 28, 2008
In a word: cooooool. In more than a word: I think this picture symbolises what I once wrote about BHO being simultaneously very gifted and yet also very normal. It doesn’t get more gifted than becoming the first African-American POTUS at the age of 47; and more normal than shooting hoops. Min...
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Now, when they say ‘Click to enlarge’…? ...
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Hmm, there’s something familiar about this look and feel… ...
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Write your own caption or dialogue. [I know, it’s like the 3rd time I’m publishing this pic. The good news: it’s likely to be the last. Happy Thanksgiving to all.] ...
go to article »November 26, 2008
My local newsagent stocks Newsweek: Jon Meacham, the editor of Newsweek, was on The Daily Show on Wednesday night, in fact - talking about both his new book (about President Andrew Jackson) and the magazine’s inside scoop on this year’s election (that’s why I bought it, incidental...
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Missouri has finally lost its bellwether status as the state which has voted for the election winner the most times in a row. Pollsters had it as a toss-up (too close to call) throughout the race, and they got that spot on. Indeed most polling companies had a reasonably good election, many ...
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So how many of these do you want me to bring back with me? (Coming next: limited edition 2012 London Olympics Oyster cards.) ...
go to article »November 25, 2008
Some highlights from the thousands (probably) of photographs at Barack Obama’s Flickr page: (With Michelle’s mother, watching the results come in) ...
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This beautiful photograph has now become rather famous - - and I expect we’ll only see more of it as inauguration day approaches. It was taken by Pete Souza, a freelance photographer (and former official White House photographer) whose stunning images of Barack during his early years as a sen...
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Following last Sunday’s art special, at the suggestion of England For Obama friend Darrell Morris, today’s post are devoted to photos of Barack Obama And Friends. And much as I’d like to include dozens of beautiful shots from the likes of AP and Reuters, little things like ‘c...
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