It could be mistaken for a scene from "Team America: World Police" or "Borat"
Two observations: 1. Politicians do not pay a price high enough for lying, so for them the math works out and it's worth lying. 2. Debates and the nation would benefit greatly from live fact checking.
This was put out by the Chinese government. Really.
The state of American politics: Inflammatory, divisive, and sometimes uninformed statements boost, rather than diminish, your chances of winning nomination.
First time I see data on this subject.
Meet the people voting on the laws that regulate the Internet.
I didn't know the Sith Lord was into democracy. I would have voted for him.
People who have opinions that aren't based on facts but in faith (or hatred) and TV news channel that is happy to spread them. Recipe for a disastrously divided, ignorant society.
Interesting article on how Estonia leapfrogged most countries in the world in their usage of technology.
Absent from public discourse, the harm that America's lax gun policy has outside of the USA. From the article:
According to former President Felipe Calderon, who oversaw the government’s efforts to crack down on drug cartel-related violence, Mexican authorities seized over 140,000 weapons (including 84,000 high-powered assault weapons) during his term. Up to 70% of these firearms were traced back to the US. In a press conference earlier this year, Calderon lamented that “One of the main factors that allows criminals to strengthen themselves is the unlimited access to high-powered weapons, which are sold freely, and also indiscriminately, in the United States of America.”
Editorial about Amir Peretz, who got no respect as Defense Minister, was mocked and now politically gone. Yet he is the man behind the Iron Dome, which is now saving lives.
Interesting analysis on the current fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Most hard hitting political ad in history.
The nerve of those Obama hippie supporters who think people should have access to health care! Every sane Romney voter knows the only right people should have is access to assault weapons!
Interesting article about Michael Oren who is in the difficult position of being Israel's ambassador to the US in the time of Bibi and Obama.
Michael Oren is a historian and wrote one of my all-time favorite books: Six Days of War.
Funny rant.
Interesting analysis on the recent terrible events in Libya and Egypt.
Bottom line, as I see:
- The non-violent offensive actions of bigot idiotic individuals caused violent attacks on US Empassies abroad. This is most unacceptable and shows the level of anti-US sentiment, religious zealotry, in those countries.
- Egyptian authorities didn't do shit to prevent it.
- Egyptian president did not condemn the violence nor apologize for it. Libyans did. Egypt's future relations with the West look dim.
- In Libya attackers used rocket launchers. So it was very much planned as the average unemployed Libyan doesn't walk around with heavy guns. That's only in Texas.
- US Intelligence failed to protect US interests and Nationals.
