This is a really cool piece – by Jimmy Carter’s son, no less. Personally, I’m almost electioned-out, heh heh. Halloween should have been a break from all that, but it looks like we have no plans after all. Oh the joy, the JOY of having nothing to do and nowhere to go on one ofContinue reading “Jack Carter on Barack Obama”
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More bad news! These from the former USSR!
So this is what happens when people keep saying – “skinhead problem? What skinhead problem?” Now, I walk a fine line when publishing such essays, because I do not wish to contribute to russophobia. I get angry, helplessly angry, when I see Nazi slogans spray-painted in my neighbourhood, but I also have repeatedly seen myContinue reading “More bad news! These from the former USSR!”
We’re all f*cked… But either Joe Sapien or Shia LaBeouf will save the day
OK, so Renee’s piece on the economic crisis pretty much spoke to me on the most fundamental level imaginable. I’m one of those supposedly middle class people – with enormous negative assets (student debt), a degree that doesn’t matter (English + Russian Lit), and not much of a safety net. So this piece? Had meContinue reading “We’re all f*cked… But either Joe Sapien or Shia LaBeouf will save the day”
Lipstick and Lynch Mobs
… Is my take on the ungodly mess that the McCain campaign is right now. I don’t really write about U.S. politics for GlobalComment anymore, but this evil BS in the form of “kill him!” (in reference to Obama) and “sit down, boy!” (in reference to a black press member) and how it has goneContinue reading “Lipstick and Lynch Mobs”
The VP Debate, Speaking Personally
I agree with a lot of what Sarah has written about the VP debate. When Sarah Palin first arrived on the scene, I regarded her as a worthy political opponent, someone who would keep the Democratic party on their toes. I welcomed the idea of a woman VP candidate, regardless of party affiliation. But aContinue reading “The VP Debate, Speaking Personally”
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