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October 14, 2008

Cracking ACORN

Posted by John Liebhardt · 2:15 am · Australia · Cuba · Ireland

International bloggers have begun to file their opinions on ACORN, a 38-year-old community organizing group which registers voters across the United States that has come under attack for allegedly creating fraudulent voter registrations cards. 4 comments · read »

October 13, 2008

Ireland

Less Than A Month To Go

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

Well its less than a month to go until the next President of the United States is elected, and I cannot wait until the result is announced. Even here in South Korea amongst the few foreigners in my area, we have a good mix of Independents, Republicans and Democrats. Keeping an eye on the polls these...

October 7, 2008

Ireland

I know why liberal gals hate Palin

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

It’s the shoes. Apparently the announcement shoes are Naughty Monkey Double Dares. Sorry, boys, but they’ve sold out in red since the announcement! There’s some controversy about the debate models, but they might be by Payless. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fpoliticsacr...

October 1, 2008

Ireland,
Netherlands

There’s No One as Irish as Barack O’Bama

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

O’bama vs. McCain! The Kenyan-Irish and Scots-Irish are taking over America! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eKZryEAzUg Plus this tidbit from a recent New Yorker article: ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved.. ...

September 24, 2008

Ireland

Sarah Palin and the conservative movement

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

I saw a discussion on another blog about how Sarah Palin could transform the conservative movement.  I wanted to bring it up here, and see what some of Crian’s regulars have to say about it. This is not a post Crian would have started; it’s from a conservative point of view.   It̵...

September 15, 2008

Global: Obama’s record-breaking fund raising effort

Posted by Hoa Quach · 8:16 pm · Colombia · Ireland · Mexico · Netherlands

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama broke yet another record – raising over $66 million in August with about 500,000 new donors. International bloggers react. 3 comments · read »

September 13, 2008

Ireland

The John McCain Freak Show Rolls On, Obama Responds

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

The following is a combination of two posts written over the last 48 hours concerning the trumped up “lipstick on a pig” statement made by Obama, which was presented by the McCain campaign as an attack on Sarah Palin despite the fact that Obama was talking about John McCain and the diffe...

Ireland

Barack Obama on Bill O’Reilly

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

This has been cross-posted from The Left Anchor… Beginning last Thursday, Bill O’Reilly began airing a five part interview with Sen. Barack Obama. Today, I’ll look at the second segment which aired last night and focused on the economy and taxes. I’ll back track later ̵...

September 12, 2008

Global Journalists Blog Reactions to Sarah Palin

Posted by Jillian York · 12:59 pm · Brazil · Iran · Ireland · Jordan · Lebanon · Palestine · U.S.A.

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 ... 1 comments · read »

September 10, 2008

Ireland

a long, painful start to winter

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

Vodkapundit has the story: what could be 40 long, painful days between the general election and the electoral college vote. It’s not that farfetched; Real Clear Politics has the map (as of Sep. 8, 11 a.m.) nearly the same, with only Colorado and Nevada reversed. Both states’ pollin...