Stories from October 8, 2008
Election Insights from Portugal
In his debut post on Voices without Votes, Portuguese blogger Nuno Gouveia writes about the media frenzy surrounding the US election in his country. Read this post to find out why are the Portuguese so interested in the race to the White House and what are their impressions on the latest presidential debate.
Global: “Obsession” Propaganda Film Incites Anger
Last week, many newspaper subscribers across the United States were surprised to discover a DVD inserted into their Sunday paper. The video, which can be viewed in its entirety on YouTube, is entitled Obsession: Radical Islam's War With the West and portends to compare the threat of radical Islamism with that of Nazi Germany prior to World War II. The DVD's release was timed to match the upcoming elections, and distribution of the DVD was almost entirely within swing states.
