One reason to vote for Obama
“It’s easy to be against something. It’s harder to be for something.”Barack Obama
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Objection! Objection! Objection!
No, this exchange did not occur in a Hollywood movie, a la The Devil’s Advocate. Instead, it came during the cross-examination of Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong by opposition politician Chee Soon Juan in a defamation suit brought on by the Lees for an allegedly defamatory article published in SDP’s publication “Demokrat” in April… Read More: Objection! Objection! Objection! »
The trouble with Tibet
The brouhaha over the Olympic torch relay isn’t about Tibet. Nor human rights. It’s about geopolitics. For an interesting take, read “Why Washington Plays ‘Tibet Roulette’ With China“. Related stuff: Turning China into a whipping boy Myth and Reality of Tibet Why do you hate us so much?
Ron Paul for U.S. president!
The Republican Congressmen nailed it with this speech before the U.S. House of Representatives on 25 April 2006: What the Price of Gold Is Telling Us Related posts:Who to vote for as U.S. president?Who would you vote for as president? Technorati Tags: Ron Paul Congressman House of Representatives US president gold US dollars economy
Will the wind of change finally blow our way?
In the aftermath of Malaysia’s election, a blogger by the name of Lee Lilian asked in one of her posts (“A new Malaysia, when will it be our turn?“): Will this election change Singaporeans’ perception/ mindset? Will it have a positive impact for the opposition in Singapore? Has it awaken our people and make them… Read More: Will the wind of change finally blow our way? »
One man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric
Bruce Einhorn, Asia regional editor in BusinessWeek’s Hong Kong bureau, wrote a heavily politicised article on China’s snowstorm in which he suggested that “with millions stranded by snowstorms and infrastructure problems, antigovernment protests are likely”. Having recently relocated to Shenzhen and as someone who hails from a country where leaders are arguably elected, all I… Read More: One man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric »