24. September 2008 – 15:22
“Palin disinvited from Iran rally” by Ben Smith, Thu Sep 18, 2008:
The organizers of an anti-Iran rally Monday rescinded their invitation to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin after Democrats protested that her presence would turn the event into a political rally, McCain campaign and Jewish community sources said.
The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations [...]
23. September 2008 – 20:54
Sean Hannity sat down with the Alaskan governor for FOX News` Hannity & Colmes 9/17/08.
Read the rush transcript and find the links to watch the interview here:
Exclusive: Gov. Palin on ‘Hannity & Colmes’, Part 1, Thursday , September 18, 2008, FOX NEWS
Exclusive: Gov. Palin on ‘Hannity & Colmes’, Part 2, Friday , September 19, 2008, [...]
19. September 2008 – 20:44
Weather was gorgeous today! Too cold for September of course (3 degrees in the morning) but in the afternoon it heated up to 15 degrees under sunny blue skies. So I was able to sit outside without my winter-coat ;-)
By the way, in German we call the Indian Summer “Altweibersommer” which means “Old-Women`s-Summer”. That does [...]
17. September 2008 – 21:16
Today is „Men in trees“ day, 22:05 h on VOX. I mentioned earlier that all I know about Alaska is from watching this TV-series ;-) For those of you who do not know “Men in trees”, here is the plot I found on the Internet Movie Database:
A relationship-advice guru, upon learning that her fiancé is [...]
16. September 2008 – 20:13
There is a funny background story to how I got to know about line dance:
I actually did not know anything about it until I saw this movie: “Willkommen im Westerwald!” (“Welcome to Westerwald!”) on German TV this summer (August 6th).
The movie is about Ahmad, an Iraqi who worked as a translator for the American [...]
14. September 2008 – 16:16
I know she has a lot of nicknames: “Barracuda” because of the way she played basketball at high school, Sarahcuda, … and on bumper stickers in Alaska you can read: “Coldest State, Hottest Governor.” That`s a nice title! But I`d like to add another one: VVV-Sarah. Because that is the feeling I got when she [...]
13. September 2008 – 17:24
German actor Til Schweiger likened US Republican voters with the al-Qaeda terror organization. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin on September 11th (!), Schweiger said, “Fanatics whom I put on the same level with al-Qaeda, vote for the Republican party.” … “The religious right in the Midwest (of the US) is as pig-headed (as [...]
05. September 2008 – 3:16
Excerpts:
(…) I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town. I was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA. (Cheers, applause.)
AUDIENCE: (Chanting.) Hockey moms! Hockey moms! Hockey moms!
GOV. PALIN: (Laughs.) I love those hockey moms. You know, they say the difference between a hockey mom and [...]
05. September 2008 – 3:01
Excerpts of Rudy Giuliani`s speech at the RNC:
The American people realize this election represents a turning point. It’s the decision to follow one path or the other. We, the people, the citizens of the United States, get to decide our next president, not the left-wing media, not Hollywood celebrities, not anyone else but the people [...]
I have just listened to Sarah Palin`s speech and I am almost speechless. She is incredible! 44-years old, mother of five, intelligent, feisty, bold, independent, with ececutive experience as governor of Alaska, … and good-looking! She really impressed me. And the fact that McCain chose her shows the fundamental difference between Democrats and Conservatives: Democrats [...]