Home, home on the web…
I’m learning Flash right now to build websites with more bells and whistles and this tribute to Sarah Palin is just superb. Explore the Oval Office to discover every hidden nugget based on the potential VP’s media profile: www.palinaspresident.com. Updated daily until November 4th!
I’ve been reading about Sarah Palin all day again - I guess US politics can be addictive compared to the dour Scot’s spin machine we get at home.
Just compare right wing party leadership: Creationist hunter vs’ green thinking cyclist who goes through the odd red light. Hmm? [UPDATE! Cameron seems to have made the grade in US eyes what with becoming the latest Time magazine poster boy]
So, for anyone who hasn’t seen the masterful JibJab animated video yet enjoy the YouTube embed below. Note to the Spiridellis brothers - I think there will definitely be enough material to put out another one of your fantastic movies before election day!
Hmm, Politics. “Never talk about Sex, Politics or Religion” so the saying goes. What with the 2008 US election turning into a frenzy of insults and dirt digging how can you avoid it?
My interest piqued when the odd man of British comedy, Russell Brand, decided to make the most of his invite to host the MTV music awards and make a few headlines by insulting the most powerful man in the world:
I know America to be a forward thinking country because otherwise why would you have let that retard and cowboy fella be president for eight years…
Well Russell certainly knows how to make an entry into a nation’s hearts, especially when you consider how John McCain’s choice of running mate Sarah Palin has gone down a storm.
What connection does this have with the Wild West you may ask, beyond the most famous cowboy in the world? Well this great story by Joe Bageanton on the BBC’s Today website made me smile.
Joe suggests that “John McCain’s choice of the moose-shooting Alaskan woman with the pregnant unmarried teen daughter appeals to many redneck and working class Americans” and that said rednecks are enjoying their new found fame what with the fact they make up “at least a third of all voters and no US president has ever been elected without our support”.
Redneck Spotters Guide:
We come in one size: extra large. We are sometimes insolent and often quick to fight. We love competitive spectacle such as NASCAR and paintball, and believe gun ownership is the eleventh commandment.
I haven’t been to the glorious golden state since working on a travelling carnival back in 1994 - a shocking gap of 14 years. I’m due to pass through again in Jan 2009 and had hoped to find it just as laid-back as when Pete Wilson was Governor.
Now, according to Chris Ayres in the Times, it turns out the ‘SUV-driving, health Nazis’ may well have taken over:
Welcome everyone, to Nannyfornia: Birthplace of the Ban, Capital of the Clampdown, Mecca of the Moratorium. Or you could just call it the new Mild, Mild West.
As we head towards 4 November 2008 and the great Obama vs. McCain shoot-out it seems the Democrats have already won in California and are embarking on some serious Nanny-state style clampdowns. I can’t wait to get there (via Route 66) and see for myself .
California Uber Alles anyone?
