The Secret Serviceman and the Prostitute – what’s the real scandal?

Does anyone else think the ” scandal” of numerous members of President Obama’s Secret Service detail employing prostitutes while on an away trip to Colombia is really rather silly, and painfully revealing of the double standards in Western society? After all, in many countries prostitution has now been de-criminalised at least, and often made entirely [...]

Police Handcuff, Charge 6-Year-Old Girl For Tantrum

  I reproduce this article in full, without further comment, except to note my utter astonishment. By Paul Joseph Watson. Infowars.com Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Police in Milledgeville, Georgia handcuffed and charged a 6-year-old girl (seen above) with assault for throwing a tantrum in school but instead of apologizing for such unnecessary treatment, the chief [...]

It’s not just me – Turnbull laments state of US politics

I am often criticised (in 99% of cases by ironed-on conservatives or Republicans) for being too critical about the quality of American politics, (which I freely admit fascinates me), and the performance of the right in particular. So I was pleased to see today’s report that the most popular politician (by opinion poll) in Australia [...]

Harvard says: 45,000 deaths a year in the US because of lack of health insurance

As the follow Reuters report shows, the Obama scheme to provide a wider range of healthcare options for Americans is desperately needed. http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/17/us-usa-healthcare-deaths-idUSTRE58G6W520090917 Let us hope the White House is watching, and serves this report up to the Republicans long, loud and often during the coming election. After all, Harvard is about as good as [...]

As Catholic leaders accuse Gingrich and Santorum of “ugly racial stereotyping”, a few words on the TRUTH about American welfare.

As a bunch of prominent Roman Catholics call on their fellow conservatives in the Republican candidate ranks to stop criticising welfare payments in a racist manner, a quick wander around the internet reveals the truth about who gets what from the American welfare pie. The Myth: People on welfare are usually black, teenage mothers who [...]

Gabby Giffords: in a tired old world, this is what courage, dignity and grace look like

So nearly killed by an assassin’s bullet, those among us who value legislators that exhibit true visionary potential and leadership will have watched Gabby Giffords’ painstaking recovery with a mixture of fear and compassion. Fear that she may never fully recover her faculties. Compassion for her and her family’s struggle. It is easy – too [...]

One small protest in many

Right, three long stories posted today. But now, as it approaches 8am on the Eastern seaboard of America, I am joining the worldwide internet strike for 24 hours. I cannot understand why so many legislators in the world are obsessed with curtailing our freedom of speech. It’s not like they haven’t got anything else to [...]

Fox’s Republican debate mocks Christian principle

To the bemusement of viewers all over America, and all over the world, Republicans in the audience for the South Carolina Fox/Twitter Presidential debate loudly booed the Golden Rule in the context of foreign policy January 16. Libetarian Texas Congressman Ron Paul was talking about respecting the sovereignty of other nations when it comes to [...]

World War III may be about to kick off, virtually un-noticed. Does anyone care?

Libetarian blog “Cut DC” reports Infowars arguing that the US are provoking Iran to act against American interests, like a big bully who keeps pushing and taunting a small kid until the diminutive target is filled with rage.  Just one weak act of defiance and the bully smashes the little boy with his seemingly justified [...]

Fox News in shock – they DON’T run America

Those lovely people over at at Fox News just don’t get it. They smear Obama for three years … secretly a Muslim, giving in to the Ay-rabs, wrecking the economy, not born in America, actually a Kenyan, a secret socialist (lol) … and all the rest of the crap that they actually make up, or [...]

Police in America risk killing peaceful protestors

Look at this Wikipedia report, or google “deaths from pepper spray” and click on a few links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper_spray Then watch – you really should – this truly shocking footage of police in California ruthlessly using pepper spray on sitting, peaceful, non violent protestors. http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/11853436/shocking-video-shows-police-pepper-spraying-occupy-protesters (Courtesy of Yahoo7) Then reflect on the fact that any of [...]

Art wank alive and well in New York

Yahoo and the Daily Mail reports A photo of an “accurate image of a modern river” has been sold for $4.38 million, earning the highest ever price for a photograph at an auction. The photo, which depicts a bland scene of a river, was digitally altered by artist Andreas Gursky to remove pesky distractions such [...]

The dead and not so dead in Iraq

I want you all to look carefully at this paragraph from a Yahoo report of a story on Obama’s television announcement that all US troops will be out of Iraq by Christmas. (The full report (jncluding Associated Press TV coverage) is here: http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/10693945/obama-announces-iraq-troop-pullout-by-end-2011/) After nearly nine years, the deaths of more than 4,400 US troops, [...]

Jailed for 53 days because your name is Teresa

Could this happen in any other locale in the “civilised world” except somewhere in the south of the United States? I think not. An Atlanta woman says she was mistakenly imprisoned for 53 days because police confused her for someone else with the same first name. Teresa Culpepper says she called police to report that [...]

Bachmann talks, er, crap.

Republican candidate Michele Bachmann got a little carried away in the GOP candidates debate. Not the first time the right in America haven’t let a few facts get in the way of their point of view in recent times. Not all are quite as clumsy as this, however. BACHMANN: “President Obama has the lowest public [...]

9-11 Thinking

As time marches on and we edge ever closer to the fateful 10-year anniversary of the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, I am reminded of the act of witnessing it, as I am sure many other people are. Where and when I was, what I thought and felt, what I did. [...]

The answer to America’s problems?

It would be fair to say, ahead of the crucial speech by the head of the Fed today/tonight, (depending where you are in the world), that all sorts of people have ideas as to what the American establishment should do to fix up the current economic mess, but most everyday folks don’t understand any of [...]

Methinks Biden doth speak too soon?

Quote of the day: “The United States is hard-wired for innovation. Openness, free exchange of ideas, free enterprise, and liberty are among the reasons why the United States, in my view, is at this moment the wealthiest nation in the history of the world.” – Vice President Biden in China, speaking about America’s ability to [...]