A toast to shark truths!!!! That was an interesting post about the wiki sabotage I wonder if Anivar or the other techies on this group have any comments
2008/9/10 damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Same here. Thats the Sharkest Truth!! > > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Just to clarify, I am no fan of Obama's. I am glad that a black person has >> been nominated and do not expect any earth shattering changes, despite >> allusions to Martin Luther King et al - >> >> 2008/9/10 Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> For those interested and on Facebook, there is a new interesting group on >>> Facebook called *I Have more Foriegn Policy Experience than Sarah Palin >>> *http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=36436310820&ref=nfwith >>> around 60,000 members already. >>> This group ridicules Palin. >>> To quote the group description >>> "For all of you dumbfounded by the selection of Governor Sarah Palin as >>> John McCain's running mate. This moose-eating political featherweight could >>> be a heartbeat away from the presidency - what a frightening thought" >>> I have a feeling that quite a lot of Sarah Palin effect is media created >>> >>> 2008/9/10 damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> The Palin effect: white women now deserting Obama, says survey. >>>> >>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/10/women.uselections2008 >>>> >>>> White women voters are deserting the Democratic presidential candidate >>>> Barack Obama because of the sudden emergence on the Republican ticket of >>>> Sarah Palin, according to a poll yesterday. >>>> >>>> An ABC/Washington Post survey recorded that an eight-point lead Obama >>>> held over his Republican rival John McCain before the arrival of Palin had >>>> turned into a 12% lead for McCain. >>>> >>>> The trend is in line with other polls since McCain's vice-presidential >>>> running mate ignited the Republican convention with a speech last week >>>> espousing social conservative values and presenting herself as a small-town >>>> mother taking on the cosmopolitan media. >>>> >>>> McCain has taken a 3% lead in a tracking poll by the RealClearPolitics >>>> website. >>>> >>>> Although the momentum has shifted to McCain and Palin, the election will >>>> be decided by independents and moderates, where Obama's domestic and >>>> foreign >>>> programme should have the greater appeal. >>>> >>>> However, the loss of support among white women could be fatal for his >>>> chances of winning the presidency if it was to be sustained. Obama had >>>> upset >>>> this constituency before the conventions, with many Democratic women >>>> unhappy >>>> that he had dumped their champion, Hillary Clinton, out of the nomination >>>> race. >>>> >>>> McCain received another boost when Rupert Murdoch's New York Post backed >>>> him in a front-page editorial. Earlier this year, Murdoch, who has >>>> extensive >>>> media outlets across the US, had hinted of support for Obama. >>>> >>>> Palin campaigned with McCain again yesterday, before taking off on her >>>> own for what is likely to be a tumultuous return to her home state, Alaska. >>>> She is not only bringing in the crowds but also the funding. McCain said a >>>> single fundraising event in Chicago had brought in $4m. >>>> >>>> The Democrats were initially uncertain about how to respond to Palin, >>>> but Obama, in recognition of her impact, now devotes almost as much time to >>>> attacking her as he does McCain. >>>> >>>> At a rally on Monday, he ran through her CV: "Mother, governor, moose >>>> shooter. That's cool," he said. But he went on to say that voters had to >>>> look beyond and study her record as a Republican to see that she would >>>> amount to a continuation of the policies pursued by President George Bush >>>> over the past eight years. >>>> >>>> Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, acknowledged she had energised >>>> the Republican base but said the crux question was whether she would >>>> succeed >>>> in reaching out to independents in the run-up to the election on November >>>> 4. >>>> >>>> Obama's campaign team are continuing to go through her political record >>>> in Alaska, in particular her initial support for the Bridge to Nowhere, a >>>> $400m link to an island with a population of just 50. She later switched to >>>> opposition of the project. Obama said: "You can't just reinvent yourself. >>>> The American people aren't stupid. What they are looking for is someone who >>>> has consistently been calling for change." >>>> >>>> A BBC poll published today will show that, despite the tightness of the >>>> race in the US, Obama is the overwhelming favourite in 22 countries. He is >>>> preferred to McCain by a four to one margin on average across the 22,000 >>>> people polled. >>>> >>>> The margin in favour of Obama ranges from just 9% in India to 82% in >>>> Kenya. On average 49% prefer Obama to 12% preferring McCain. Nearly four in >>>> 10 do not take a position >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ >> >> >> > > > > -- Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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