Silly season cuts the boredom
【1月14日 AFP】大統領選の党候補を争う共和党予備選挙を19日に控えた米サウスカロライナ（South Carolina）州でこのほど、マートルビーチ（Myrtle Beach）に砂でできた同党候補6人の肖像がお目見えした。同州予備選に先立つアイオワ（Iowa）、ニューハンプシャー（New Hamsphire）両州の予備選・党員集会で決定的勝利を収めた候補者はいない。(c)AFP
These images of farce transcend the moral offensiveness of the original Mt. Rushmore sculptures. And, what a relief, eh? For what else do I think of, when I consider Mt. Rushmore and what it means to be an American?
• In North by Northwest, by Alfred Hitchcock, I remember Eva Marie Saint hanging from it. (Is that right?)
• Just today I discovered the sculptures were carved near where Custer had his last stand. The artist was a member of the KKK. Yucko.
In America, most people don't think much about what Mt. Rushmore symbolizes. It's just another national monument. They don't find it strange that four white dead men's faces are carved into nature, and that these men were responsible for the genocide of tribal nations.
These sand sculpture caricatures of the conservative Republican candidates are great art at its finest. Speaking a message much larger than perhaps the artist(s) intended.
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登録日：2008年 01月 14日 14:47:41
Race for vice president?
【1月11日 AFP】2004年米大統領選の民主党候補、ジョン・ケリー（John Kerry）上院議員は10日、2008年米大統領選でバラク・オバマ（Barack Obama）上院議員を支持すると表明した。
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(c)AFP
That's right. I said, "vice".
Many people think the competition right now is only electing a president. But in fact, in American politics, there are two names on the ballot. When you go into the ballot box to vote for the American president, you vote for the pair.
And this week, we are seeing a prime example of veep positioning.
I'll start with John Kerry. As you may remember, he's the guy who ran for US President in 2004 and lost to George Bush dramatically. I'm guessing he wants to be Obama's vice presidential running mate and that's why he endorsed Obama.
But what about Bill Richardson? Does his neutrality suggest he's the better man? Far from it.
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登録日：2008年 01月 11日 14:57:04
Much Ado About Nothin...
＜08米大統領選挙＞クリントン候補、ニューハンプシャー州予備選を前に涙
【1月8日 AFP】2008年米大統領選挙のニューハンプシャー（New Hampshire）州予備選を翌日に控えた7日、民主党候補のヒラリー・クリントン（Hillary Clinton）上院議員は、同州で有権者に支持を訴えた。
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(c)AFP
Hilary Clinton cried in public. Does it matter?
Well, Ed Musky in 1972 did destroy his campaign by having water on his face. (So he says.) And well, Hilary Clinton is a female. Perhaps she won't be tough on terror, if she can't be tough in New Hampshire.
The good news is that, in fact, if you watch the BBC footage, you'll notice that she didn't lose control of anything. Certainly not her composure. It was that slimy being-manipulated-feeling I got watching her. That's what gave her away.
So we've learned one thing: Hilary Clinton is a politician.
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登録日：2008年 01月 09日 00:09:58
Scary
＜08米大統領選挙＞反進化論者のハッカビー候補、科学者が政敵に?
【1月6日 AFP】米アイオワ（Iowa）州で3日に行われた2008年大統領選の共和党党員集会で勝利したキリスト教プロテスタント、バプテスト派牧師のマイク・ハッカビー（Mike Huckabee）元アーカンソー（Arkansas）州知事に、新たな「政敵」が出現した。
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(c)AFP/Karin Zeitvogel
So, Huckabee is a born again Christian. A Baptist minister. Will this have any effect on American foreign policy?
Well, I admit I'm just now starting to pay attention to the guy. But, a couple thoughts come to mind, just off the top of my head.
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登録日：2008年 01月 07日 15:46:39
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