The second day of Euro2008 matches are in the books. Group B took the field today with matches between Austria v Croatia in Vienna and Germany v. Poland in Klagenfurt (Austria).
Croatia scored on a penalty kick to beat co-host Austria 0-1 in Vienna. The Austrians have not had much success on the world stage since their powerhouse teams of the 1970s. It is unlikely that Austria would have qualified for the tournament through the elimination round. Along with co-host Switzerland, they received an automatic bid as hosts of the quadrennial event. Looking for their first win in 18 years, Austria fell as Luka Modrić’s early penalty gave Croatia the victory.
Note: The above screenshot is from the Obama Community website, it does not reflect my views.
It is amazing the hate you will find on Obama’s Community website. These are the people who are supporting Obama. In this case, it’s Juan Carlos Cruz, an anti-Semite. Here’s a portion of the hate being spewed:
Or Send Your Contribution To:
Brother Nathanael Kapner; PO Box 170; Dillon CO 80435; Email: bronathanael@yahoo.com
Sources: Jewish Power: Inside the Jewish Establishment, J.J. Goldberg; The Modern Jewish Experience, Dr. Jack Wertheimer; Imperial Designs, Gary Dorrien; The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, Mearscheimer & Walt Here.
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NO LOBBY IS FEARED MORE or catered to by politicians than the Jewish Lobby. If a politician does not play ball with the Jewish Lobby, he will not get elected, or re-elected, and he will either be smeared or ignored by the Jewish-owned major media.
All Jewish lobbies and organizations are interconnected and there are hundreds upon hundreds of them. The leaders of the numerous Jewish Lobby Groups go to the same synagogues, country clubs, and share the same Jewish investment bankers. And this inter-connectedness extends to the Jews who run the Federal Reserve Bank, US Homeland Security, and the US State Department.
In other words, “Jews stick together.” Americans must know how extremely powerful the Jewish Lobby is and how it operates to undermine America’s interests both at home and abroad. At home - by corrupting America’s political system, and abroad - by dictating American Foreign Policy against America’s best interests.
On January 3, 2008, I was an Anybody But Clinton voter pulling for John Edwards. Then came this moment on January 8, 2008, her victory speech on the night she won the New Hampshire Primary. While I was still an Edwards supporter the rest of January and would vote for him in the California Primary on February 5, 2008, something in hindsight that I regret, Hillary caught my attention that night with this speech. I remember that night sitting up at attention in my chair and saying wow. Who is this? She is amazing. The conviction, the principles, the values, the experience, the fortitude, the purpose. I don’t always agree with her, but I trust her implicitly.
The more I delved into Obama over January, the less I liked him. To me the warning signs are plainly evident. He is dangerous, inexperienced and jejune. Over the next five months, I will continously point out his flaws and expound on why he should not be elected President. I rarely agree with Obama, and I have absolutely no confidence in him. I mistrust the very junior Senator from Illinois completely.
As this Democratic Primary ends, I can with pride and unequivocately state that I am a Nobody But Clinton voter.
A letter from a long-time Democrat and Hillary Clinton supporter Nancy Kivlen that has now re-registered as a Republican and will be voting for John McCain.
I HAVE A DREAM
Now it’s a nightmare.
Today I registered as a Republican for the first time in my life.
I have been a lifelong democrat, but today my family and I left the Democratic Party and registered as Republicans.
We will be supporting John McCain in November.
We didn’t have to re-register, we could have simply voted for McCain in November, but we wanted to send a message to the Democratic Party. We are unhappy, disappointed, and angry at Obama, his supporters, the media and the Democratic Party.
Barack Obama was Selected, Not Elected by the Democratic party.
Here is the Sunday, June 8th, 2008 edition of interesting reads from around the world.
Court Allows Opposition Rallies in Harare
From the New York Times: A Zimbabwe court ruled Saturday that opposition rallies planned for this weekend in Harare, the capital, should not have been banned by the police and may take place, Nelson Chamisa, a spokesman for the political opposition, said. Despite this reprieve, the situation in Zimbabwe remains critical as in this report from Red Orbit News Service.
Sri Lanka Strikes At Tamil Headquarters
Sri Lankan military jets bombed a meeting place of Tamil Tiger leaders in the northern region as the South Asian nation’s president urged the people to support the government’s offensive against the rebels. More on the Sri Lankan government’s offensive from Bloomberg News.
First Lady Laura Bush in Afghanistan
U.S. first lady Laura Bush has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, where she is expected to meet President Hamid Karzai. Good for her. The Washington Post has more on this surprise visit. Maybe Obama can call a subcommittee meeting now, but I won’t hold my breath.
Aomori G8 Energy Summit
Perhaps the most under-reported story is the meeting of G8 Energy Ministers this weekend in Aomori, Japan. Group of Eight energy ministers said that they are looking inward for solutions to oil’s unrelenting rally, touting the need for domestic efficiency rather than piling pressure on a resistant Opec to pump more crude. The story from Trade Arabia, an energy sector news magazine.
Sexism in the Media
Well, I have heard this sort of talk in locker rooms before but hearing it on the national media is quite another matter. I am seething after watching that video. Those comments are unacceptable and have no place in political discourse. Now Howard Dean wants to discuss sexism. Where has he been the past five months? In hibernation in a locker room? It is offensive because for him this is borne of political desperation as he gets to witness his precious nominee get raked over the electorate’s coals.
The Gender Divide in Politics
Which country has the largest representation by women in a parliament or Congress?
A) Norway
B) India
C) Rwanda
D) Iceland
E) Cuba
If you have been reading this blog, you would know the correct answer is C) Rwanda.
There is a reason for this and it dates to the Rwandan genocide of April 1994. The Rwandan gencide left at least 800,000 and perhaps as many 1.1 million, mostly ethnic Tutsis, dead and the dead were disproportionaly men. After the genocide, women made up over 60% of the Rwanda population. Of necessity, women had to take a larger role in the halls of government. Now 14 years later, women make up 53% of the population in Rwanda about a two percentage positive imbalance in standard male to female ratios. However, women have retained their involvement in Rwanda politics and society. Women still make up just over half the members of Rwanda’s parliament. (Read my earlier post on Rwanda: Where Men Fail, Women Succeed)
Of these five European countries, which has the lowest female participation in a parliament or congress?
A) France
B) The United Kingdom
C) Poland
D) Belarus
E) Moldova
And if you had to guess would the Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have a higher or lower female participation than the United States?
