Very good. Hat tip Andrew.
Tag Archives: American politics
Judging the Obama presidency
a lethal and patient strength. And a resilient ambition.
BagNewsNotes looking good
No You Can’t (Featuring John Boehner)
BagNotes
Palin pause
The Daily Dish is on study leave.
Update 15:30 23/11/2009: Andrew Sullivan’s obsession or duty?
Stars & Stripes Armistice in Cambridge NZ
The Keys and Obamas
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with T.R.H. John Key, M.P. Prime Minister of New Zealand and his wife Mrs. Bronagh Key, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
The Ethics Of Photo-Cropping
from The Daily Dish.
John Key’s Top 10 on Letterman
Go the Minister of Tourism.
Origin of Stupidity
Excellent
BAGnewsNotes
I’ve mentioned BAGnewsNotes before and below – there is a link in my sidebar. Michael Shaw‘s stream of consciousness on contemporary press and documentary photographs within the context of American politics is lively, fun and thought provoking.
The Obama presidency and health care
A masterful speech, somehow a blend of governance and also campaigning. But above all, it is a reprise of the core reason for his candidacy and presidency: to get past the abstractions of ideology and the easy scorn of the cable circus and the cynicism that has thereby infected this country’s ability to tackle pressing problems. This was why he was elected, and we should not be swayed by the old Washington and the old ideologies and the old politics. He stands at the center urging a small shift to more government because the times demand it.
Photo of a Dying Marine: The Larger View
Photo of a Dying Marine: The Larger View
Follow the links and discussion if you have the time.
Apropos the history of photography, this image reminds me of one of Mathew Brady’s (American Civil War photographer) – I cannot find it just now.
Perfect
Sullivan on Palin
Stating the obvious. Read Andrew Sullivan.
In the big picture?
A Mad Tea-Party
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. `Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,’ thought Alice; `only, as it’s asleep, I suppose it doesn’t mind.’
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland — Chapter VII 2009 Tea Party protests
Update 14:44 13/04/2009: Russell offers a whole feast of oddness.
The “one-way hash” argument
Marc and Andrew 2
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The 2 refers to my second attempt to embed this video. WordPress.com does not allow Flash embeds. The work around a VodPod.com widget.