And finally it’s election day in the US – everything comes to a head after months of entertaining campaigning. At posting time Obama seems to be a little more comfortable than McCain as the Republicans seem to push forward with a “support the underdog” strategy. The battle in the hotly contested swing states of Florida, […]
Archives for November 2008
Sarah Palin chats to Sarkozy not
June 7th, 2026 (Updated)Canadian comedian Marc Antoine Audette convinced Alaskan governor and US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that he was Nicolas Sarkozy. The 6 minute prank call was aired on CKOI Montreal. I’m sure it tested Palin’s in depth knowledge of foreign affairs!
ANC spins Zuma’s use of Zol
June 7th, 2026 (Updated)The ANC immediately released a bunch of press statements relating to the real meaning of what Jacob Zuma meant when he said he smoked zol – curious that no comment was heard about Zuma on the issue afterwards.. no biggie I guess. Probably a good thing for the spin in any case, there’s no telling […]
John McCain desperate for votes
June 7th, 2026 (Updated)John McCain was endorsed by Seth Meyers on SNL. McCain has some radical last minute election strategies – Wonkie wonders if one of these involves receiving coaching from Art of Living’s Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Aishwarya and SRK celebrate birthdays
June 7th, 2026 (Updated)Aishwarya Rai celebrated her 35th birthday on 1 November – things are going very well for her at the moment. “It’s a really exciting thought for me and Abhishek to be coming together again with Mani Ratnam. All I can say about the film is that it goes into a completely different theme from ‘Guru’,” […]