Entries Tagged as 'politics'

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Oh my God

Obama’s made a decision on a run­ning mate, but is refus­ing to reveal who it is. He wants some­body who is “pre­pared to be pres­id­ent”, “a part­ner with me in strength­en­ing this eco­nomy for the middle class and work­ing fam­il­ies”, and “not just a part­ner but a spar­ring part­ner… some­body who can push against my pre­con­ceived notions and challenge […]

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Marriage equality proponents need to lift their game

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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

The absurdity of it all

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Running Mates

Part of the vot­ing public’s frus­tra­tion with the polit­ical class (politi­cians, pun­dits, com­ment­at­ors, etc…) has been the for­mu­laic way in which they approach prob­lems and per­ceived prob­lems. Mr. Shrike buy Ana­stasia Sac­ri­fice dvd The Pas­sion of Ayn Rand dvdrip The Other Boleyn Girl down­load The Ruins down­load Knocked Up psp Momma’s Man move has argued repeatedly that […]

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Memo to Malcolm Turnbull

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