Newt Gingrich gave a very interesting speech at the AEI on Thursday. At one point he referred to President Bush’s “Axis of Evil” containing of Iraq, Iran and North Korea. While the first one is not evil any more, the latter ones have not been attacked yet, which seems to bother Gingrich. It is rumored,…
Monthly Archives: July 2010
CNN anchors advocate blogging ban
The political blogosphere is in uproar about the remarks of two CNN anchors about the ban of anonymous blogging. Just after President Obama denounced the new media, those two discuss on live television the possibility of a crackdown on blogging. They are concerned with the use of blogs to spread lies about persons and therefore…
Obama denounces new media
Remember the 2008 presidential election? Then you probably also recall the buzz then-Senator Obama generated through new media. He used every new trend on the internet, including blogs, Youtube, Twitter and Facebook to get as much exposure as possible. Just think of the “Yes We Can” song, made by celebrities like will.i.am, Scarlett Johansson, Nicole…
Sharron Angle is allergic to media
Harry Reid’s Republican opponent ran from reporters after a short speech she gave during a so called “press conference”. Angle left the building right when the press expected to be allowed to ask questions. I always thought press conferences involve the press in some kind, but I guess Angle is way ahead of me on…
DNC “exact same agenda” ad attacks wrong guy
The Democratic National Committee blasts Jeff Sessions in a new web ad. The ad ties Sessions to the Bush agenda, which “cost eight million American jobs”, based on his remark, that Republicans have to stick to the “exact same agenda”, but I’ll come to that later. It seems that Democrats made a huge mistake with…
Are the borders secure? – The visa policy
Canada and Mexico, the only countries bordering the United States, should both be in the focus of the Department of Homeland Security, yet most emphasis lies on the latter one. Despite numerous efforts to keep the borders secure and most importantly closed, approximately 10,000 people are crossing the border from Mexico each day. As mentioned…
BP gets oiled up
Have you ever wondered how BP’s executives would look like with oil poured onto them? I don’t think you will ever see that, but you can see how BP.com would look like if it was in the Gulf of Mexico right now. The oil spill obviously devastated the United States’ gulf coast and the worst…
Are the borders secure? – Hezbollah in Mexico
Last week I came across an interesting article which quoted Rep. Sue Myrick who suspects Islamic terrorists to join forces with the drug cartels and try to enter the United States through Mexico. She requests a special task force of the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the issue further. As a member of the…
Mexico challenges Arizona – does anyone care?
The discussion over the recent lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against the Arizona immigration law doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. Everyone wants to talk, write and blog about it. It is really interesting to see, that some people are so outraged by the lawsuit. Ever heard of checks and balances? Let the…
Democratic Party app – What went wrong?
The iPhone and iPad app from the Democratic Party is out and here is the premised review. A few days ago, I reported about the new iPhone app, released by the Democratic national Committee. I’m going to show you, what you can and cannot do with this app. The there are seven basic options, like…