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In the immediate aftermath of the horrific events of September 11, 2001, everyone, and I mean everyone, predicted that more attacks were in the offing. It was inevitable that America would be hit again, we were told, because of the vulnerability of an open and free society, and because of the fanaticism and tenacity of [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Politics, Video, War on Terror at 2:52 PM UTC
Now that the first reactions to Sarah Palin have run their course, a few things have become perfectly clear. One, in his haste to counter the nation’s overwhelmingly favorable response to Governor Palin, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has forfeited any claim he had as a “new type of politician.” Turning uncharacteristically vile in the last few days, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Video at 3:31 PM UTC
Following is an article by The Sun writer Fergus Shanahan. For those of you in Rio Linda, The Sun is published in merry old England, and I thought a foreigners’ perspective on Sarah Palin’s speech could be helpful, avoiding the fierce partisanship so evident in America nowadays. So, here’s Fergus:
“A week ago nobody had ever [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Video at 12:53 PM UTC
What has John McCain done? Based on the media reaction to his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, one would think McCain made the biggest political blunder since the Watergate burglary. Good grief, Mrs. Palin has been vilified as an uncaring Mom (New York Times), castigated for accepting tainted campaign contributions (Associated Press), berated [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Video at 4:20 PM UTC