Apparently missing the "thou shall not judge others" message in the otherwise Good Book, McCain supporter and Bible Thumping Fanatic, John Hagee proclaimed today that God will unleash terrorists on Washington for their treatment of Israel:
This one from Al-Jazeera English, it's a taste of what's happening on the streets of Beirut now that Hezbollah has taken control of many parts of the city. Euronews and No Comment tv have more of the fighting:
This video from giorgiusgam comes from a security camera in Sichuan. Start paying attention at 4:45 and to get a real sense for the strength of the quake, watch the goldfish bowl in the bottom right corner. RheinOnline has more below, all of it frankly terrifying. The NYT also has a photo essay worth checking out. The death toll, now at 12,000, is still climbing;...
POSTED BY Alexandra Steigrad, 12 May 2008 | PERMALINK
G4TV, a gaming channel, released this spoof of the now famous "Yes we can" video. This one, entitled "Yes we shall," features celebrities, but the candidate they are supporting isn't Obama. It's completely silly, but amusing, nonetheless. Check it out below.
POSTED BY Alexandra Steigrad, 12 May 2008 | PERMALINK
It looks as though Hillary Clinton is well-positioned for a big win in Tuesday's West Virginia primary, according to polls. The latest poll coming out of the state has her up 36 percentage points over Barack Obama. With daunting math in front of her, and the media already crowning Obama, what significance might tomorrow's contest have on the nomination battle? CNN's Bill Schneider...
POSTED BY Alexandra Steigrad, 12 May 2008 | PERMALINK
Call me crazy, but I don't think this will help Obama with the Jewish vote. From the Chicago Sun-Times:
May 11, 2008 LYNN SWEET blogs.suntimes.com/sweet
Rob Malley, a Middle East policy adviser to likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, resigned after news surfaced that he had been meeting with Hamas -- something Obama pledged he himself would never do.
POSTED BY Alexandra Steigrad, 12 May 2008 | PERMALINK
The battle of voter identification may get nastier. Now, lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote, according to the New York Times. This would allow even stricter demands than the current voter ID requirements, in which voters have to prove their identity...
Leader of GOP Convention Resigns after Myanmar Ties Reported [AP] The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar. Doug Goodyear resigned as convention coordinator and issued a two sentence statement: "Today I offered the convention my...