Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The Old Camera Swallowing Trick
I hate going to the doctor. Does that sound ironic? How about when it is to have tests done in the radiology section of a hospital? In Spain, there is a saying that “at the blacksmith’s home, the family eats with wooden utensils”.
Actually, having a camera stuck down my throat wasn’t that traumatic after all. […]
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
She Can’t Let Go
From Andrew Sullivan:
As her speech staggers on, after the gas tax holiday gambit, and a plea for Burma, she eventually turns to Florida and Michigan. You almost want to look away. But it’s fascinating in a way. She cannot concede; she cannot give an inch; she cannot acknowledge reality. Observing sociopaths in close detail as […]
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Behold the Good Old American Double Standard
The Bill Moyers Journal and Sebastian Mallaby have recently done very good jobs at exposing the good old American double standard.
According to Bill Moyers,
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
You’re All Elitists
Yesterday on This Week when confronted with why not a single economist or newspaper of any merit considered her (and McCain’s) gas tax plan as anything other than senseless and counterproductive pandering, Hillary blanketly called all economists elitists.
Normally, Hillary is so much more prepared when defending her proposals. I almost felt vicarious embarrassment while witnessing […]
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
The Laughable American Double Standard
I find it absolutely laughable that Americans, the press, or any Republican or Democratic politician could somehow question Barack Obama’s patriotism or ability to act as president because he was a member of Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s church. Why are there people in the U.S. who are trying to turn Senator Obama into some kind of […]
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Me and Barack Obama in Toledo
On Friday, I went to Toledo — just a short thirty minute train ride from Madrid. I just happened to be wearing one of my Barack Obama t-shirts, and I must say that I haven’t gotten so many stares since I used wear my Rastafarian hat to junior high school […]
