Submitted by rickeyre on
Now I know why I am always refused a connection to GeorgeWBush.com. I was sure that there weren't that many computer-literate Republicans out there to deluge his site with hits.
Submitted by rickeyre on
From the Poynter Institute's Email Tidbits column today by Steve Yelvington. I see uses for this...
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=73502
Submitted by rickeyre on
August 4, 1984, and the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 19-15 at Ballymore in Brisbane. Australian coach Belford Parrott explains why:
Submitted by rickeyre on
A few articles published over the last few weeks that I think are worthy of attention:
By Naomi Klein: James Baker's Double Life (The Nation, 12.10.04): The conflicts of interest surrounding James Baker, GHW Bush's Secretary of State, now GW Bush's special envoy - and also on the payroll of, and an equity member in, the Carlyle Group.
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My whole body smells like a lunch box!
- Chen Chong-yi (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan), 26.10.04
What a great moment for democracy it was in Taipei on Tuesday. A debate about whether a multi-billion dollar arms budget should be placed on the parliamentary agenda this Friday turned into an open battle of its own.
Submitted by rickeyre on
Goodness gracious. The Boston Red Sox are one game away from their first World Series in 86 years. My prediction of 4-1 to the Cardinals is being shot to smithereens.
4-1 was in fact the score, in runs, of Boston's win at Busch Stadium in Game Three which has just ended. Now that they've come this far, I hope the Red Sox win game four simply because it's the last game I'll be able to watch before we go on holidays.
Submitted by rickeyre on
On November 2, the entire civilised world will be praying, praying Bush loses. And Sod's law dictates he'll probably win, thereby disproving the existence of God once and for all. The world will endure four more years of idiocy, arrogance and unwarranted bloodshed, with no benevolent deity to watch over and save us. John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Hinckley Jr - where are you now that we need you?
- Charlie Brooker, The Guardian, 23.10.04
Submitted by rickeyre on
It still hurts. Seventeen days later, and the re-election of John Winston Howard for a fourth term of government is still unbelievable. Despite his government's appalling track record on humanitarian issues, on foreign policy, on trade relations and industrial development, despite its under-publicised shortcomings in economic management, the Liberals and Nationals are back with an increased majority. Worse still, they will hold at least half of the senate seats from 1 July 2005, and might just (for we still do not know for sure) gain an absolute majority.
Submitted by rickeyre on
Whew. We must have just been through the best championship series week in years, maybe all time. Do I feel sorry for Yankees supporters? Nah. Fantastic comeback by the Red Sox.
Nonetheless I will be going for the Cards. Game one starts at Fenway Park in about an hour. Could this all be a big letdown?
My pick for the series: St Louis 4 Boston 1.
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The Green Party of the United States, who will be represented by David Cobb in the presidential election, issued a list last Thursday of issues that George W Bush and John F Kerry failed to discuss at their three Mass Debates. I reproduce their press release in full:
GREENS LIST THE TOP 12 ISSUES CENSORED FROM THE BUSH-KERRY DEBATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green Party leaders and candidates charged that the presidential debates, limited to the candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry, have effectively censored numerous issues important to Americans.
