September 9, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The World vs. Bush
One in five non-Americans want Bush out. Hardly a surprise, I know… “The only countries where Bush was preferred in the poll of 34,330 people that was conducted mainly in July and August were the Philippines, Nigeria and Poland. India … Continue reading
September 9, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Euro News Update
A bit too much focus on the US and Russia for the last few days means I’ve neglected to mention that: The EU has appointed a new ambassador to the US, the former Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) John Bruton. He … Continue reading
September 8, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The Presidential race starts hotting up
By now we all know about Bill Cinton’s hospital bed advice to Kerry to focus on the economy. He’s paid attention: “$200 billion for Iraq, but they tell us we can’t afford health care for our veterans. $200 billion for … Continue reading
September 7, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Even my father’s funeral contributed…
“Throughout that long, stately, overtelevised week in early June, items would appear in the newspaper discussing the Republicans’ eagerness to capitalize (subtly, tastefully) on the outpouring of affection for my father and turn it to Bush’s advantage for the fall … Continue reading
September 7, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Russia: land of the free!
There’s the vague coverage, claiming it all to be rumour and that it was a resignation: “An editor of a Russian newspaper has resigned… Some journalists say Russian authorities prevented them from going to southern Russia to cover the crisis.” … Continue reading
September 7, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The Tories: Idiots
Why oh why can’t this country have a decent opposition any more? As much as we may moan about the state of the US, at least America has a proper two-party system. Britain has no opposition party, and no viable … Continue reading
September 6, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Le Monde seems to be engaging in a spot of wishful thinking. In an article about Bush’s current apparent lead over Kerry in the polls, dear old W is referred to as “sortant”. This, according to both my basic grasp … Continue reading
September 5, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Europe is reaching crisis point?
Will Hutton, former Observer editor and author of the 1995 best-selling (though highly flawed) political analysis The State We’re In – a genius or pretentious arse depending on your point of view – argues in his old paper that Europe … Continue reading
September 4, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Russian aftermath
Saturday update – it gets worse… 322 bodies confirmed so far, including 155 children. That synonym for the free press, Pravda, responds to the crisis in a typically Cold War manner, with headlines like: School Stormed, Hostages Released and supposed … Continue reading
September 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Russia does it again
There are not words to describe how stupid this is. Nice to see that Putin’s KGB past isn’t influencing his counter-terrorism tactics at all… 100 dead, 400 wounded, yet they still let 13 of the hostage takers get away. Is … Continue reading
September 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on “W. is more popular than Kerry with dog owners”
Dear God… The film itself, the Bush dog Barney hitting the campaign trail, sounds amusing enough. But a Kerry dog called Fifi, replete with a beret? Oooh! Kerry speaks FRENCH! France is the most evil nation in the world! Call … Continue reading
September 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Bush by numbers
An interesting article in the Independent, which makes a change, uses the Republican “statistics” technique and turns it on Bush (on whom probably more later, once I’ve had a chance to read/watch/listen to his speech from last night). A lot … Continue reading
September 2, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Senator Zell Miller is a tit
Here he is. Now I’ll confess to never having registered this guy’s name before, not being one to follow American politics to the depth where I am aware of too many senators or representatives’ individual takes on policy. I’ve discovered … Continue reading
September 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Corruption, Cronyism, Self-Interest
Accusations that are hurled on a regular basis (and, it should be said, often with justification) against the institutions of the European Union. How refreshing it is to see those pillars of integrity – the Eurosceptic media caught bang to … Continue reading