Condi took part in the Mea Culpa tour 2008 today with her appearance on Meet the Press. During which time David Gregory (it is almost unbearable to watch people!) asked Condi about the failure of the Bush administration
Yesterday I made a posting in reference to Broun's accusation of Obama looking like a dictator.It did not take long for the rest of the spineless politicians to send Mr. Broun into a corner.Story: Broun ApologizesI understand this kind of fiery rhetoric may offend a lot of people and in fact it may very well be overblown. However his point is entirely valid in the sense that the people should be v
U.S. Representative Paul Broun, a Republican from Georgia, warns that "President-elect Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist dictatorship."Broun makes his claim based on a speech Obama gave in Colorado this past summer. Obama called for a civilian national security force.Somehow Broun sees that as similar to Adolph Hitler's brown shirts, the SA, a political group c
I think often about the societal signs that point towards fascism, but there is something about the comparison doesn't make sense. When looking at historical instances of democracies melting into fascism, some examples are Italy and Germany's fall leading up to WWII, Russia's post-war decline, and recently the destruction of democracy in Pakistan. In each of those examples, I can easily name the
While commenting on the Wall Street bailout yesterday during an interview with the Des Moines Register, John McCain made the statement that he aspires to be a dictator. The video clip linked to below will have your jaw on the floor.Now, this was apparently (hopefully) a really, really bad attempt at humor. But after how Bush and other government officials have been so over the top in their attempt
In the 1965 presidential election, Macapagal was defeated by , a former Liberal, who became the Nacionalista Party’s presidential candidate. In 1969, Marcos, a native son of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, won his reelection.
However, during the Marcos regime, corruption in the government reached unparalleled proportions. Thus, opposition to Marcos’s administration grew stronger and stronger. [...]
This speech by Adenoid Hynkel from The Great Dictator makes more sense than anything that a certain other dictator ever said.
It's amazing that Chaplin, who was mostly known as a pantomime...
A Sportscaster Revealed a Dictator’s Human Side A Sportscaster Revealed a Dictator’s Human Side ABC By EMILIE DEUTSCH Published: June 15, 2008 In the summer of 1991, ABC Sports packed a 423-foot cargo ship with 15 mobile units, 40 cameras, 20 miles of cable, 50 videotape machines, 5 satellite dishes and enough food to feed [...]
A Sportscaster Revealed a Dictator’s Human Side A Sportscaster Revealed a Dictator’s Human Side ABC By EMILIE DEUTSCH Published: June 15, 2008 In the summer of 1991, ABC Sports packed a 423-foot cargo ship with 15 mobile units, 40 cameras, 20 miles of cable, 50 videotape machines, 5 satellite dishes and enough food to feed [...]
A Sportscaster Revealed a Dictator’s Human Side A Sportscaster Revealed a Dictator’s Human Side ABC By EMILIE DEUTSCH Published: June 15, 2008 In the summer of 1991, ABC Sports packed a 423-foot cargo ship with 15 mobile units, 40 cameras, 20 miles of cable, 50 videotape machines, 5 satellite dishes and enough [...]
The soul of man has been given wings - and at last he is beginning to fly. He is flying into the rainbow - into the light of hope - into the future, that glorious future that belongs to you, to me and to all of us. Look up. Look up.
Excelente versão do “The Great Dictator” por Duffy23 acompanhado pela música e mistura de Lasse Gjertsen.
Acho que fica bem publicar o texto do Look up, Hannah:
“Hope… I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an Emperor - that’s not my business - I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help [...]
Excelente versão do “The Great Dictator” por Duffy23 acompanhado pela música e mistura de Lasse Gjertsen.
Acho que fica bem publicar o texto do Look up, Hannah:
“Hope… I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an Emperor - that’s not my business - I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help [...]
If former Cuban President Fidel Castro could cast his vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election his candidate of choice would be Sen. Barack Obama.
Time: 8:45Bee walks into the kitchen for some coffee and almost collides with a very upset Cowardly Lion.CL:I had a big sausage in the fridge, do you know who took it? Queen of SausagesBee:Nope. My alibi is that I don’t like big sausage. Or even little sausage.CL:I was going to cut it up and put it out today as a treat! Now it’s gone! How can a big sausage disappear???[I snort but decide to mi
With the resignation announcement of Cuba's Comrade Commandante El Presidente Fidel Castro, as I have been predicting for months, the usual media reference to him is as 'dictator'.I guess that is because he is appointed leader by his party without being directly elected.But then again I guess if you use that definition then this guy was a dictator for the past year.Find blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:Fidel, Castro, Cuba, Alberta,, Ed Stelmach, Stelmach, democratic deficit, One Party State,, , Alberta election,
The above advertisement for the Citroën C4 was withdrawn in Spain after complaints from some Chinese that it was insulting to the entire nation. Somehow, I think that’s an exaggeration. Sure, some folks in the Politburo might be annoyed. But there will be a lot of Chinese who think that Mao Tse-tung is fair game when it comes to advertising humour. Americans are quite happy to dress up an actor as Lincoln and make a few jokes, and Elizabeth I appeared in Blackadder. At least neither Abe Lincoln nor QEI was responsible for the deaths of 70 million of their own subjects, managing to butcher more than their enemies were able to. While it’s true I might get annoyed at the same treatment being given to Confucius, surely a more uni
Dictator Kim Jong-ill has resumed executions in North Korea,A North Korean factory boss accused of making international phone calls was executed by a firing squad in front of 150,000 people, it emerged today.The manager was gunned down in a sports stadium in South Pyongan province after authorities claimed he'd installed the phones in a basement to reach the outside world, the Good Friends aid agency revealed.Six people were also crushed to death and 34 others injured in an apparent stampede as they left after the execution.(And here we thought our long distance rates were steep!!!!)Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at www.God-101.com and the blog "Perspective" at http://God-101.blogspot.com
President Robert Mugabe, who has driven his nation into utter economic ruin and bullied and tortured opponents, gave a fiery speech at the UN denouncing George Bush as a hypocrite. “His hands drip with innocent blood,” shouted the president of Zimbabwe, “of many nationalities. He kills in Iraq. He kills in Afghanistan. And he is supposed to be our master on human rights?” George Bush still doesn’t grasp how his failure to adhere to basic human rights and his boasting about violence do not lead people to regard him a a defender of individual rights. It is sad that America is being given a lecture on human rights by a notorious brute who has never been a supporter of such rights to fellow Zimbabweans.
I'm sorry for this off topic but this post is dedicated to the dictatorial government of Georgia.Everyday people are being killed for politicians personal interests.Everyday millions of dollars are stolen by president Saakashvili and his relatives.Everyday people are arrested for someones personal &/or business interest.Everyday people are dying from hunger when Saakashvili and his band are drown in millions.All business is controlled by president Saakashvili and his family.This is a very light description of the situation which is in my country. Yesterday the ex-minister of defense denounced Saakashvili in killing premier minister of Georgia. He also denounced his and his family's personal businesses which are protected personally by Saakashvili and has a carte blanche. Today he was arrested for this denouncement.I even can't remember how many people died with their fault. If you find Georgian embassy in your country, throw them eggs please while we have Saakashvili as the pres
Robert Mugabe, leader of Zimbabwe received a thunderous applause from members of the Southern African Development Community. It exceeded that of any other leader. Mugabe assumed leadership of a country that was generally regarded as the most economically progressive nation in Africa, and after twenty years of mismanagement has led his nation into a [...]
Here's another newsletter I got from SliwaNews regarding the situation in Mauritania:For Immediate Release:May 22, 2007Mauritanian Exiles File Lawsuit Against Former Dictator For Ethnic CleansingNew York, NY - Mauritanian exiles living in New York filed a class action lawsuit yesterday against Maaouya Ould Sidi Ahmed Taya, for the crimes committed during a campaign of ethnic cleansing of Black Mauritanians from 1989 to 1991. The lawsuit was filed in United States Federal Court by attorneys from the Refugee Defense Alliance.A press conference will be held on Thursday, May 24th in New York at 6:30 pm at the Global Information Network, 146 W 29th Street, Suite 7E. For more information contact Wesley O'Brien at wesley.obrien@gmail.com.Mauritania, situated on the edge of the Sahara along the west coast of Africa, is divided ethnically between the Arab north and Black-African south. Black-Africans in Mauritania have long resisted the policy of Arabization and continued practice of slavery
AN inquiry into Pakistan's shock first-round exit from the cricket World Cup has blamed the arrogant attitude of captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, accusing him of acting like a dictator.
The three-member committee, which revealed its findings in Lahore today, added that lack of planning and poor discipline were also behind Pakistan's dismal performance in the Caribbean.
"Inzamam's attitude was haughty and that of a dictator and more than one incident proved that," Ijaz Butt, head of the committee, said after a month-long inquiry that took statements from players, former players and officials.
"Inzamam should have been removed from the captaincy. As a player he was world-class but his attitude was haughty during and before the tournament."
Pakistan lost its opening match to the West Indies by 54 runs and then crashed out of the event with a humiliating three-wicket defeat at the hands of debutant Ireland.
A day after their exit, coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in the t
Goofy Boy was very excited as we drove to the grocery store. He had $3 burning a hole in his pocket, and he was ready to spend. On the way I heard him ask "Who do you think you're lookin' at?". As he was the only one in the back seat I was a little concerned. "Who are you talking to?"
"Oh, just George Washington. He keeps staring at me."
Now Sporty Boy is incensed. "You can't talk about
“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”George Orwell (1903 – 50) British novelist, critic, and political commentator
Recently my wife was reading an article in Parade about the world's worst dictators. (Yes, this is the second post over the past week prompted by Parade magazine. I'm also reading a 700 page book about artificial intelligence, ok? It's called being a Renaissance man. Look into it.)Like many people, I rely on Parade to provide me with some geopolitical perspective, not to mention hearty halftime meals for my Super Bowl party. (Actually, I rely on my wife for both of those things, but she in turn relies on Parade. And just because I couldn't tell you who played in the Super Bowl to save my life doesn't mean I don't need a hearty halftime meal, so get off my back.)Anyway, it turns out that the world's worst dictator is some dude named Omar al-Bashir. He runs a little country club and spa called Sudan. You may have heard something about it in between Anna Nicole Smith's breasts. Er, in between stories about Anna Nicole Smith. And her breasts. Her non-biodegradable breast
