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Archive > October 2008
Final US Presidential Debate 2008
We we finally come to the third US Presidential debate, This one was done with a more intimate style with McCain, Obama and the moderator sitting at the one table. For once it was a little more animated. I would dare to say it was the best debate of the three. Some more difficult questions [...]
Iraq moving Forward
I have said some time ago things are going well in Iraq, but it’s nice to see it in action. Bill of Castle Arghhhh!!! has given us some great insight into this improvement as well as being an instructimental part of it. Clicky clicky now. The only thing I want to add is the very [...]
Much Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth
I’m going to get this out there early. Right about now the US conservatives are a bit spooked. Radio Doom is blaring out and the news is right on target. McCain is loosing according to polls, not that they are definitive. And this simple fact is throwing panic and fear quite out of proportion with [...]
Sarah Palin
When John McCain announced Palin as his running mate most conservatives were both surprised and delighted. He was expected to pick a Biden-like safe bet. It was a shot in the arm for the conservatives who rapidly waxed lyrical over the glory of Palin. In some ways this was a good thing. Most had been [...]
Second Presidential Debate 2008
… and I watched and read this one too. The only ‘town hall’ style of debate and the second of three presidential debates for this election. You know this debate had an expectation of Obama stuffing up in this town hall style of debate much like some people expected Palin to screw up her first [...]
Pardon Jargon?
Interesting post on military jargon at the Castle. I believe it extends into jargon and language in general. Today, and probably in earlier times too, professionals of any stripe have developed their own sets of jargon with specific meanings, acronyms and clarity improvers to make their internal communication efficient and accurate. That involves all those [...]
US Vice-Presidential Debate 2008
So it is that the only US vice presidential debate has been now been held and I have read that transcript too. I even watched fairly long parts of it to gain a sense of style of these candidates. Palin looked tightly self-controlled, lightly aggressive and was either reading something or was trying to look [...]