Found 4 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 42 seconds ago on
philly.com
Apologies to Keith Olbermann for the headline, but the people who regularly top his list -- Bill-O, Ann Coulter, etc. Welcome to the world of General Than Shwe - nicknamed, in muted whispers, the 'Bulldog'. No one there looks very happy, while I am sure there will be many similarities to the Bush wedding ...
crooksandliars.com
And not to get all tin-foil hattish on you, but McCain's response: "You're not supposed to reveal that," struck me as oddly phrased, in light of what Locke said. I would have expected "Thank you for your support" or "Well, we're trying…" but "You're not supposed to reveal that"? Reveal what? Her support or her knowledge that he is going to win?
And to bring this back to the less banal, Will Bunch reveals the REAL worst person in the world.
Found 4 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 31 seconds ago
dailyrevolution.net
Barbara Ehrenreich is one of the outstanding contemporary American writers, and she shows both her skill and insight in her latest HuffPo piece, here .
Whatever violent and evil things men can do, women can do too, and if the capacity for cruelty is a criterion for leadership, as Fukuyama suggested, then Lynndie England should consider following up her stint in the brig with a run for the Senate.
It's important -- even kind of exhilarating -- for women to embrace their inner bitch, but the point should be to expand our sense of human possibility, not to enshrine aggression as a virtue.
Found 4 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds ago
whoar.co.nz
"..Welcome to the world of General Than Shwe - nicknamed, in muted whispers, the 'Bulldog'.
Alliances in the tight circle surrounding him are oiled by money, influence and business opportunities, including arms and heroin dealing, and defined by paranoia, self-enrichment and astrology.
Than Shwe, 74, in power since 1992, is famed in Burma for his megalomania.
The junta's bunker capital, Naypyidaw - 'The King's Place' - was built on the advice of his astrologer.
A common rumour - exiles and dissidents paint the picture of a mad despot - is that the superstitious Than Shwe believes he is a Buddha.
Found 4 days, 7 hours, 55 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
politics4geekz.blogspot.com
In Myanmar, things continue to be horrifyingly bad . Things in Lebanon aren't much better .
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