The Washington Post: Reports on media frenzy around the threat to burn the Koran. This is one of the times the 24/7 news cycle has gotten right out of hand, the Koran is a holy book for Muslims, as with the Bible and other religious books they should be respected, the idea of burning books is an outrage in itself, but religious books should be protected from such action, its about time the State Government of Florida took action, there must be County laws that prevent such action, it should not take the President of the United States and the Defence Secretary to call for the event to be stopped. There is freedom but that freedom comes with obligations, no event should cost the lives of NATO soldiers or innocent people.
Friday, September 10, 2010
9th Anniversary of 9/11 - 11 September 2001
Fox News: Reports that the DIA, the Defence Intelligence Agency is attempting to block a book on Operation Dark Heart, it is claimed that the US had fingered Mohammed Atta as a threat; one of the 9/11 terrorists; before 9/11. The conspiracy theorists will have a field day with this kind of story, it will allow the nuts to say that the Bush Administration could have prevented 9/11 etc. This is the last thing the US needs due to the present crisis of the planned the aborted idea to burn the Koran. Also all media should stop giving the nutty Pastor in Florida TV time, that’s why this blog has not covered the story, people have started to die in Afghanistan.
Coalition Split over Welfare Reform ?
Guardian: Reports of a backlash by Coalition MPs to the further welfare cuts by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. When you read the article it’s the usual left wing Liberal Democrat MPs, always the usual suspects. The Guardian should be careful it does not become another Daily Mirror, the hacking story is Labour spin, the above story is an attempt to cause problems for the Coalition Government and to the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. At its essence the Guardian, Mirror, Independent believe in BIG government, even when the money has run out, even Tony Blair has not time for these left wing elites.
Who is Don Draper?
Telegraph: A short profile of Jon Hamm the actor who plays Don Draper in Mad Men, the article has the nicest line on Mr Hamn, the article states the following, “ the only indecent thing about Hamm was his happy marriage ”. It can be fair to say that the article writer is a bit of a fan of Don Draper, what guy does not want to be Don Draper when he grows up, what girl does not want to date Don Draper!! Lets get back to the series, the fourth season has started on the BBC, the first episode was “ Who is Don Draper ? ”, it was fantastic, quick but also showed the arc of the characters developing, Don didn’t get the girl at the end, it was a nice scene for Mr Hamm, he could show Don getting the fact that while he has not lost it with women it is no longer a direct from coffee to bed!! I was thinking of Mr Hamm to play Ronald Reagan in the biopic next year, he could take the role from when Reagan become Governor of California through the rest of his life.
The Royal Mail BLACKMAIL
BBC News: Reports that the Royal Mail will either be sold or privatised as to make it more efficient and profitable, the move is opposed by the CWU, the postal union. This story recalled a story in the memoirs of Lord Peter Mandelson ( The Third Man, Life at the Hart of New Labour. P 478-480), while he was Business Secretary a first report by Richard Hooper also suggested moderate reform of the Royal Mail, even Gordon Brown who had opposed reform while Chancellor supported the move, but the Trade Union is a big donor to Labour and in essence blackmailed Labour MPs that they would not get any cash to fight the forthcoming election, the plan was dropped due to Union pressure. Lets hope the Coalition Government does not buckle under Union pressure, in the age of the internet the Royal Mail has to reform or go out of business in the near future.
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