Tag Archives: USA

USA Presidential Election…Kaine Or Pence?

Make no mistake about it. The real winners in this USA Presidential Election will be (at least) one of the candidates for Vice President. The real loser will be Hillary Clinton. And frankly Donald Trump never wanted to be President … Continue reading

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BiBi: Overplaying His Hand

If I have learned anything about Blogging, it is “never mention Israel”. So…Israel. Or specifically Prime Minister Netanyahu (I am far too lazy to look up the correct spelling) and that curious invitation from Congress to address them on Capitol … Continue reading

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Politics And The American Sitcom

A very interesting programme on BBC2 tonight. With the American Presidential Election now just ten days away, it posed the question that Europeans might better understand the reality of American life thru the “sit com” rather than the Presidential Debate. … Continue reading

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US Presidential Election 2012…Fux News, Conservatives And Insanity

The default position of 95% of Europeans including myself is that American Republicans are insane….we simply dont speak the same political language. But Obama has disappointed most Europeans and a considerable number of his own American supporters so how is it … Continue reading

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Abraham Lincoln…Saint or Sinner (BBC Documentary)

Abraham Lincoln epitomises what most Americans believe the nation should be. For black Americans he is the Great Emancipator. Assassinated on Good Friday in a Christian country. He epitomises the American dream…. from the Kentucky backwoods to the White House. … Continue reading

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Catholic Education In Norn Iron

Discussing the 1960s Civil Rights movement in “Northern Ireland” with American Civil Rights activists, it is never long before the question of Education arises. Put simply, Education was a key “black” demand in Alabama and Mississippi in the early 1960s … Continue reading

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