16 Dec
Posted by fx in Current Affairs, Gaming (Bush, president, Shoe)
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1 day after the now infamous Bush shoe attack, you can attack him yourself. Game developer T-Enterprise has released a game called “Bush’s Boot Camp” and had this to say
“If you watch the video clip, the Secret Service don’t move to protect the President until the second shoe has been [...]
08 Oct
Posted by igor in Current Affairs, Newswire (election, elections, president, US)
The second US presidential debate has been held, and again the polls seem to suggest it was very close, with CBS’ polls saying 35% of undecided voters thought it was a draw. According to the same poll 39% thought Obama had won, and 27% McCain.
For the most part Obama seemed to stick to a similar [...]
05 Oct
Posted by igor in Current Affairs, Newswire (election, elections, president, US)
Republican running-mate Sarah Palin has accused Barack Obama of “palling around with terrorists” due to his association with a former radical (from the 1960s). She was referring to Bill Ayers, who at the time was a member of a group called Weather Underground. The group took credit for a few bombings, including an explosion at [...]
The two running-mates have had their first (and only) televised debate. It seems analysts are saying that neither of them won the debate as a whole, but that they traded blows on their own focus points. Palin performed much better than was expected by many (judging by her Katie Curie interviews), however questions have been [...]
27 Sep
Posted by igor in Current Affairs (election, elections, president, US)
The first US presidential debate has been held, and had some tens of millions of television viewers. Judging by polls taken by CBS and the CNN research group, the public seems to think Obama did better, although by a small margin. A large percentage of voters thought it was a draw.
It seems as though each [...]
Considering how complicated the election process is in the US, I have been browsing for some info. I also enjoy watching the presidential debates. Check out Debates for a guide to all of these debates, and this BBC article for a quick guide to the election process.
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