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November 5, 2008

Jordan

An electoral map to color while watching election returns

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

Waiting for the election results can be tedious.  And how to keep track of those pesky electoral votes as the states are called.  Here is a little electoral map with plenty of space for doodles.  You can color the states in as they turn red or blue.  If you prefer jpeg format, for importing to a...

November 4, 2008

Jordan

What will Obama do for you?

Aggregated from: Memories Documented

No votes have been cast! Dang! I'm surrounded by deeply entrenched McCain supporters over here! This was one of the questions that they ambushed me with. "What will Obama do for you?" As the vocal onslaught progressed between the McCain supporters and the SINGLE Obama supporter. I thought i...

Jordan

White Obama vs. Black McCain! Let the issues be the issue, not the color

Aggregated from: Jazarah

Interesting ad by Tor Myhren, creative director of the Grey Group; Let the issues be the issue, not the race. But however the question remains, will the Black Guy make it to the White House?...

November 3, 2008

Views from the Middle East on the Eve of Election DayThis is a Video post

Posted by Mohammad Azraq · 8:35 pm · Jordan · Syria

The interest in U.S. elections pouring out of the Middle East will come as no surprise to regular blog readers; this region, one of the fastest-growing in the blogosphere, is notable for its bloggers interest in foreign affairs. Today, we take a look at a Jordanian discussing the "Five ... 0 comments · read »

Jordan

What the Polls in my Blog say?

Aggregated from: Ali

10 days ago I posted a Poll regarding the US elections, the target of the audience was for Non Americans and what they think of the elections and who would they vote for if they had that choice, here are the outcomes:There were 35 participants66% said they will vote for Obama (Democratic Party)17% ...

October 30, 2008

Jordan,
Palestine

Obama and The Palestinians

Aggregated from: Ali

Today, the Republican party have found a new story to attack Barack Obama, that is his relations with the Martians! I mean the Palestinians!MSNBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox News have covered the news of Obama’s relation with PLO’s Rashid Khalidi. If some of you don’t know what is PLO, it is the Pales...

October 29, 2008

Hanging Sarah Palin in Effigy

Posted by Jillian York · 4:59 pm · Canada · France · Jordan

When news broke that a West Hollywood couple had hung a Sarah Palin effigy by a noose outside their home as part of a Halloween display, the blogosphere could hardly contain itself. Although many bloggers agreed that the effigy was not a crime, there was a general feeling that it was in bad taste. 9 comments · read »

October 28, 2008

Jordan

Who wants Sarah Palin dead?

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

Last night I wrote a post about Chad Micheal Morisette in West Hollywood, California who thinks lynching Sarah Palin is nifty Halloween art. Already this morning I had a creepy comment. Someone with the handle “Buzzometer” left a message saying: If only this was real! Now this isn’...

Obama: Still not an Arab

Posted by Solana Larsen · 9:46 pm · India · Jordan · United Kingdom

After more than 20 months on the campaign trail, dozens of interviews, thousands of headlines, it seems some people still aren't sure whether Obama is "an Arab" or not. He is not. 2 comments · read »

Jordan

Lynching Sarah Palin? Not “intense”–it’s only a white woman.

Aggregated from: Camel's Nose » Election 2008

Whatever you think of Sarah Palin’s politics, there is no excuse for the hate speech that has been unleashed against her.   The latest is some guy in West Hollywood, California, Chad Michael Morrisette, who thinks hanging Sarah Palin with a noose makes for good art.  Is anyone else as dumbfo...