Another article I read in the IHT was about the Iranian minister’s comment that Americans are angry and in despair about current events. It’s true things are not going well from Iraq and Iran to North Korea and so on. It’s also true that these are rough times. But if we look back has there…… Continue reading America, Angry and in Despair
Category: Politics
Political posts.
America! Wake up!!!
I hate reading the news. Every time I do, things get worse and worse and I end up feeling depressed. I seriously think the news is bad for your health. Today, reading the International Herald Tribune, my blood pressure went off the charts and I almost had a stroke. But before I get to what…… Continue reading America! Wake up!!!
Eavesdropping in America
I saw on the CNN webpage yesterday an article concerning the Wisconsin Senators proposal to Censure Bush over the Eavesdropping program. At the heart of the argument is if Bush knowingly violated the law or if Bush legally had the power to bypass the law since it is a time of war. As for myself,…… Continue reading Eavesdropping in America
RUN!! The CAPITALISTS ARE COMING!!!!!!
RUN!!!!!! THE CAPITALISTS ARE BACK!!!!!! I never thought I would see an ad like this in Vietnam. It was from the British Business Group in Saigon. Doesn’t it look like some sort of Evil corporate / Nazi propoganda poster? Hell, at least the communists smile in their posters! And to make it worse, it’s lead…… Continue reading RUN!! The CAPITALISTS ARE COMING!!!!!!
Evangelist Pat Robertson does it again
Reading CNN today I found that Pat Robertson has again pissed off a large mass of people. Apparently he called the major stroke suffered by Ariel Sharon an act of “divine retribution” for dividing the holy land. Such nonsense could be expected from zealots of any religion but traveling back to America I was struck…… Continue reading Evangelist Pat Robertson does it again
Government Spying
Almost every ex-pat here in Saigon knows that there is a government dossier with their name on it from the moment they went through immigration. When I first heard of it, I was a bit taken aback and remember being taught that some governments in the world do this sort of thing. I also remember…… Continue reading Government Spying
Language – Hated sayings
I have studied foreign languages for years now and learned how to construct sentences by following some structure of pronoun, verb object and so on. However, it wasn’t until I became an English teacher that I started to see my own native language with a critical eye. The most difficult to teach would have to…… Continue reading Language – Hated sayings
I hate CNN
This is an entry I’ve been thinking about writing for a long time. Here in Saigon our Western news comes from the BBC (Good Reporting) and CNN (Complete Nonsense Network). My main complaint comes from the endless commercials for Christiane Amanpour. In the commercial she is seen running through the trenches of some war torn…… Continue reading I hate CNN