I must admit I never understood why the Olympic Games were given to China. OK, they promised more openness and freedom. But where is it? The Internet is censored, pro-Tibetan protesters are being arrested and the opening ceremony was partly faked.
But well of course there is at least one attractive reason to watch the [...]
It was the perfect show and thanks to the mayor of Berlin a spectacular place to hold such a speech. And who pays for it? Theoretically the citizens of Berlin-Brandenburg. But that is mere theory. As Klaus Wowereit put it: Berlin is “poor but sexy”, in other words bankrupt. So who pays for it? Well, [...]
I have just read Michelle Malkin`s interview/article about musician John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting (”He’s Our Superman - Meet John Ondrasik, a Hollywood patriot”, July 2, 2008).
Very, very true and touching what he says. Excerpts:
Where did his sense of patriotism come from?
“I have no family members who are in the military and not [...]
Thomas Schmid über “Das vergessene Wunder der Luftbrücke” und die Frage: “Können wir Amerika verzeihen, dass es uns geholfen hat?” in der WELT, 27.06.2008:
(…) War das nur Care-Paket-Opportunismus? Das war es sicher auch. Und doch viel mehr. Praktisch erlebten die Berliner - und in nicht minder nachdrücklicher Weise die Bewohner der amerikanisch besetzten Zone Westdeutschlands [...]
We Germans may have a lot of anti-American prejudices, but we love using Anglicisms. “Public Viewing” is one of them, and now that the Euro 2008 ( = European Soccer Championship 2008) is approaching a very important one. Maybe I should rather say a Pseudo-Anglicism. Because when we use it we do not think of [...]
I have just come back from doing my weekly shopping at ALDI. This week was the “American week” so I got Cranberry Juice, Brownies and … well, not much more because it was almost sold out …. no anti-Americanism to be observed here ;-)
But talking about American food a story comes to my mind: [...]
If ever I should have been thinking about emigrating to the Mediterranean, I am not any more! The weather is gorgeous here in Germany: Blue skies, sunshine, 25 degrees, a gentle breeze (almost like the Mistral in Provence). A great day to spend outside.
I love global warming ;-)
Talking about climate change: I have just read [...]
I have just discovered a great blog called: “Waging a War on Anti-Americanism”. You bet I like that title!
The blog is run by an American and so I am waiting for the first stupid anti-American to tell me : We knew it, Karin, Americans ARE warmongers! ;-)
Excerpts from the “About me” section:
In my blog, I [...]
I am Protestant, but I really like the Pope, “our” Pope ;-) and I hope he has a great birthday today.
President Bush Welcomes His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to White House:
PRESIDENT BUSH: Holy Father, Laura and I are privileged to have you here at the White House. We welcome you with the ancient words commended [...]
I have just been listening to a discussion panel on Radio FFH about the protests against China. (whether they were likely to have an impact on China, whether the Olympic Games should be boycotted etc.)
One of the listeners stated something like:
The Americans are behind the protests. They want to destabilize the whole region by [...]