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  2009 or 1984?

  01.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Happy belated new year! It’s 2009 or is it 1984?
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7819230.stm

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  On the Hour - Chris Morris Calls the Sun Newspaper

  11.14.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here is an unusual insight into the way in which The Daily Mail and The Sun newspapers operate. It’s also damn funny.

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  Late Thoughts on Obama’s Win

  11.14.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Photograph: David Katz/Obama for America
  I haven’t really had a chance yet to sit down and write something on Obama’s victory last week so here it goes. I watched the votes come in on two channels, CNN and BBC. The BBC was their usual slightly detached self with David Dimbleby on presenting duties. Their analysis was [...]

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  CNN POLL OF POLLS: Obama’s Lead Drops Two Points

  10.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  A new CNN Poll of Polls, conducted today shows that Obama has dropped two points to 49 with McCain now on 43. McCain will be hoping that this was the result of his performance in Wednesday’s debate. This may very well be due to McCain’s forceful attitude and attempts to link Obama to Bill Ayers. [...]

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  John McCain (Finally) on Letterman

  10.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  So John McCain finally appeared on David Letterman last night after abruptly canceling on Dave last month. McCain stated several times last night that he had “screwed up” by not appearing. It’s a pretty funny interview where Dave gets some good shots in, including a question about McCain’s connection with Gordon Libby. McCain is a [...]

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  Sacramento County Republican Party: Waterboard Barack Obama

  10.16.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Wired have picked up on a story from The Sacramento Bee that the Sacramento County Republican Party have called for the torture of Barack Obama, directly comparing the Democratic candidate with Osama Bin Laden. The above image was hosted on the Party’s site up until Tuesday when it was removed following inquiries from The Sacramento [...]

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  McCain Aggressive in Final Debate

  10.16.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  So the final Presidential Debate took place last night and it was by far the most interesting of the three between McCain and Obama. McCain seemed determined throughout to press the issues in a more aggressive fashion than he had in the previous two debates. At first this seemed like a strong tactic, with McCain [...]

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  Final Presidential Debate

  10.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ll be writing up my impressions of last night’s debate in a little while but in the mean time, here’s the complete debate from C-Span.

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  Hunter S. Thompson on Charlie Rose

  10.15.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here’s a very good interview with Hunter Thompson on Charlie Rose when the Proud Highway was first released. It may take a little time to acclimatise yourself to Thompson’s speech but it’s worth it.

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  CBS/NY Times Poll: Obama Now 14 Points Ahead of McCain

  10.15.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  A new poll conducted by CBS and the New York Times shows that Barack Obama now leads John McCain by 14 points amongst likely voters.
  Heading into the final debate, the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden has widened its lead over the Republicans, John McCain and Sarah Palin. 53% of likely voters support [...]

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