PS…

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6301629.ece
An interesting twist… after the death of Stieg Larsson, whose books highlight the injustices women face in Sweden, his girlfriend inherits NOTHING, as they weren’t married.

And talking of terrorism… RIP Teddy Kennedy

Ted Kennedy has passed away. A hero to many in American politics, his passing will not be mourned by too many in the UK. As a supporter of the Irish Republican movement and by extension the IRA – who terrorised the UK and Ireland for decades – he publicly raised money for and the profile [...]

A liddle bitta politics….

The recent release from prison of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, the only man convicted of the bombing of the Pan Am flight that killed 270 people has caused uproar, with many Americans vowing never to visit Scotland ever ever again. [Cue Scotland's sigh of relief...]
But he’s a mass murderer! But he killed all those [...]

Rocking the vote…

So, politics is something I end up talking a lot about, but being asked to define my own politics is a tricky thing.
Here in Canada, I’m torn between Bloc Quebecois, as we are a thriving bastion of Frenchness in an incredibly Americanised world. But my left-leaning part of me supports the NDP, although Jack [...]

BBC NEWS | Business | Live: G20 Summit

BBC NEWS | Business | Live: G20 Summit: “BBC economics producer Stephanie McGovern says: The ‘family photo’ of the G20 is now being taken again after the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, missed it. Apparently, he was in the loo and nobody seemed to notice!”
(Via The BBC.)

The Audacity of Hope

This book should be required reading for everyone. Even if you don’t agree with his policies, there’s a certain…. commonsenseness to what he has to say. He has his views, and he can back them up.
How many of us can say the same?

Canadian leader shuts Parliament to keep power – Yahoo! News

Canadian leader shuts Parliament to keep power – Yahoo! News
Fun and games….

NEWSFLASH: AMERICANS ELECT HUMAN

I cant really say much about this image. Without crying myself. Taken as Obama speaks of his deceased Grandmother. Fuck the race issue. The world is just proud you elected someone who can string a sentence together.
There’s been online buzz comparing Obama to Spock or Tuvok, emotionless vulcans, as he displayed an almost eery [...]

American Contradiction

Hurrah. There’s a new President waiting in the wings, and for the first time ever, the First Family is black. An historic victory. Bigotry beaten?
Not quite yet.
Americans were not only voting on their President, Senate and House of Reps, but were also voting on various pieces of not inconsequential State legislation.
One of the most public [...]

Quote of the day

Mr McCain is getting very animated as he says the US “never gives up”. His speech ends with the classic maverick’s anthem, Here I Go Again (On My Own) by Whitesnake.
…because hopefully everyone else is with Obama…
From the BBC