Posts Tagged ‘Sarah Palin’

Obama’s Tucson Address, a Benchmark?

In Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics on 13 January 2011 tagged Al Jazeera English, Alaska, Arizona, Gabby Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Lee Loughner, John Roll, Patty Culhane, Safeway, Sarah Palin, tea party, Tucson with no comments

Speaking on the impact of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama’s address at a eulogy for the victims of 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner‘s shooting at a Safeway in Tucson last week, Al Jazeera English’s Patty Culhane said: “From here on out I think everything he does will be measured by the pundits against this incredible speech [...]

Without Clear Proof Palin Can’t be Implicated in Giffords’ Shooting

In Crime, News, Opinion, Politics, Twitter on 9 January 2011 tagged Alaska, Arizona, Charles Manson, CNN, Detroit Free Press, Gabrielle Giffords, Mike Thompson, Najibullah Zazi, Safeway, Sarah Palin, tea party, Tuscon, Washington Post with no comments

After 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, shot Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six other people at a Tucson Safeway, many in the Blogosphere and Twitterverse began to point to this image Sarah Palin had posted on her Facebook Page in March to somehow implicate Palin’s bad taste and badass posturing in Giffords’ attack. The 22-year-old has [...]

What Chelsea and Jenna’s Weddings Say About American Partisanship

In fame, History, News, Opinion, Politics, Twitter on 1 August 2010 tagged Bill Clinton, BP Republicans, Chelsea Clinton, Chelsea Clinton Wedding, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jenna Bush, Jenna Bush Wedding, Safari, Safari 5 Extension Gallery, Sarah Palin, Twitter, Wal-Mart with no comments

Thanks to the advent of the new Safari 5 Extension Gallery not only did I know when Chelsea Clinton‘s wedding was, but also that it allegedly cost in the millions. Also thanks to the Safari 5 Extension Gallery I spotted someone on Twitter commenting that the cost differencial between Jenna Bush and Chelsea Clinton’s weddings [...]

Sarah Palin Equates God and Guns in Boston

In fame, History, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics on 15 April 2010 tagged Al Qaeda, Arar, Boston, Constitution, Drill Baby Drill, God, guns, Karachi, religion, Sarah Palin, Second Amendment, Separation of Church and State, tea party with no comments

Speaking to a 5,000 strong crowd of Tea Partiers in Boston on Wednesday, former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin made a speech in which she equated her freedom, her God, and her gun to one another. You know who else make public addresses to crowds of people spewing hate and anti-state rhetoric that equates [...]

Biden on Israeli Announcement of New Settlements : ‘Undermines Trust We Need’

In citizenship, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Palestine, Politics, Racism on 9 March 2010 tagged East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Joe Biden, PLO, PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee, Ramat Shlomo, Saeb Erakat, Sarah Palin, Settlement, Settlements, Vice Presidential Debate with no comments

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who sparred back and forth with then Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin during the 2008 Vice Presidential debates about who is a greater friend to Israel, has issued a statement in outright condemnation of Israel’s plans to build new settlements in East Jerusalem. Biden’s comments echo that of Saeb [...]