obama
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Presidential interest
Stephen Lewis has an excellent post from Istanbul on the occasion of President Obama’s visit to Turkey, which was completed this morning. Steve explains, “Yes, that’s Garanti with an ‘i’ and not a double-‘e’, as in Garanti Bank, one of the largest banks in Turkey. For the last two months Garanti Bank has mounted these… Continue reading
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Just asking
Has President Obama made a single appointment that says “change”? Here’s his latest. Continue reading
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Peelings
The Onion on the Inauguration: Security Measures For The Inauguration No One At White House Knows What To Do With Old Pair Of Rumsfeld’s Pants Most Frequently Heard Words In Obama’s Inauguration Speech Obama Inauguration Speech Ruined By Incessant Jackhammering Hillary Clinton Mouthing Along To Presidential Oath Congress Debates Adding Elaborate Dance To Obama’s Inauguration… Continue reading
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Obama’s temperament and Roedjak
Steve Lewis writes, Obama’s “Homeostasis”: It must be the Roedjak! — a deep and wonderful detour from the usual punditry about a candidate’s temperament, informed by Steve’s years working in Indonesia, as well as his exposure to many countries and cultures unfamiliar to most Americans. I hope Steve doesn’t mind my lifting most of his… Continue reading
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Post-debate thoughtdown
Slept between the last post and this. Just took a shower and sat down at the computer. Here’s my brain dump before I move on to projects where I can make more of a difference. 1) Both these guys are dull. The McCain of the Straight Talk Express and Dunkin’ Donuts with press buddies is… Continue reading
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Throwing the bums in
In response to my last political post, the subject of High Road vs. Low Road was brought up. One comment suggested that I thought Obama’s was the former while McCain’s was the latter. In fact I was suggesting that both roads were tactics used by both candidates, and that I feared the election would be… Continue reading