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September 30, 2008

Anti-bailout demonstration in Indiana

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

As the stock market dropped 770-some points today, the blogosphere trembled with rhetoric. Citizens called their elected officials by the droves, and most expressed opposition to a bailout–at least 80% and maybe more, depending on who you ask.  In Indiana today I saw the following impromptu d...

September 12, 2008

Global Journalists Blog Reactions to Sarah Palin

The Washington Post's PostGlobal is an effort to bring global issues to the mainstream. Calling itself an "experiment in global, collaborative journalism" the site, moderated by David Ignatius and Fareed Zakaria, offers global perspectives on current issues. Twice a week, foreign independent journalists answer a question put forth ...

The Middle East Remembers 9/11

Today marks the seventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the US, a pivotal day in history and a day which brought about so much heartbreak and destruction not only in the US but around the world. Bloggers from the Middle East reflect on the disaster.

September 7, 2008

Denial of service attacks on blogs isn’t just for terrorists anymore

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Obama

A few months ago someone named GeekLove08 left a message on this blog asking me to post a link to their new video. I don’t consider this to be a political blog as such, but when I saw the video, I had to write a post about it.  The video is of Hillary Clinton clad in a demure pastel pink outf...

September 4, 2008

Is Sarah Palin a gift to women voters or a gift to the religious right?

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

For those who thought McCain’s nomination of Sarah Palin for VP was all about picking up any of Hillary’s old supporters still on the loose, maybe it is more about picking up the religious right. Obama’s recent shift to the right on FISA, abortion, and offshore drilling was about t...

Global: All Palin all the time

What has changed in the US election scene since 2000? John Liebhardt takes us on a personal journey - and points out how there is very little interest in the Republican convention today. When international bloggers talk about Republicans today - what is it that really stands out? Following are reactions from Jordan, Israel, Egypt and South Africa.

September 1, 2008

Whining: Sarah Palin is out of touch

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

Don’t talk about fairness, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin advises Hillary. “…when I hear a statement like that coming from any woman candidate with any kind of a perceived whine about that excess criticism or a sharper microscope put on her that doesn’t do us ...

August 29, 2008

on late class session and Obama's nomination acceptancespeech

Aggregated from: Bonbonloverr

Aghhhh... i missed seeing Obama's Nomination Acceptance Speech because of a late class i had tonight. It was only the first class meeting which the professor exclusively dedicated to going over the seminar syllabus, assigning some readings for our next session, and then allowing us to pick topics an...

August 27, 2008

What a free speech zone looks like in Denver this week

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

Free Speech. Does free speech means you can say whatever you want as long as it’s away from anyone who might be disturbed by the content of the message? I don’t think so. The whole idea of free speech is to have your message out where people can hear it. Here’s where today’s...

Where Is Bin Laden?

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

I recently watched Morgan Spurlock’s documentary entitled: “Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden.” Unfortunately the title is too long hence I could not fit it in the title of the blog but it is a rare documentary combining humor with solid facts. Morgan Spurlock for those who do ...