Archive for the 'USA' Category
The sound of gunfire
Yazan: Sara | 08 January 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: USA
I don’t for a minute believe that Sarah Palin would ever seek to physically harm a political opponent. But the shooting tonight of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has brought the rhetoric and negativity of modern political campaigning into sharp focus. We all know that Palin loves her guns. She also likes to employ what she [...]
The land of the free must show it is the home of the brave
Yazan: Sara | 23 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: religion, USA
During the US Presidential campaign, we got used to Barack Obama saying things that were a little unconventional, that provoked disagreement and disturbed the status quo. Sincce his election 20 months ago, he seems to have lost a little of the fire and the firebrand. So I was pleased to see his defence of the [...]
Palin’s pants on fire
Yazan: Sara | 22 December 2009 | No Comments
Categories: health, Sarah Palin, USA
The Pulitzer Prize winning site PolitiFact.com has named Sarah Palin’s comments about universal healthcare as the winner of their ‘Lie of the Year’ award. Nearly 5,000 readers of the site chose Palin’s statement to receive the award from a shortlist of eight nominations. In the citation, the web site said, ‘Of all the falsehoods and distortions in the [...]
So what next after Sarah Palin shoots herself – in the foot?
Yazan: sarabedford | 03 July 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, USA
So Sarah Palin is resigning as Governor of Alaska. Why? This announcement seems to have really caught the media on the hop – let’s hope that she didn’t shoot them in the foot too! So why has she done it? The interview that she gave announcing her departure proved that she was not intending to [...]
Happy Birthday, Mr President to be*
Yazan: sarabedford | 04 August 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Barack Obama, USA
Today is Barack Obama’s 47th birthday. I have admired him since, prompted by an article in the FT two years ago, I read ‘The Audacity of Hope’. I have never before been captivated by charisma or image in a politician, but there is something about Obama that I find uplifting, exciting and motivating. So I hope [...]
