Brain Noise

Obama and Biden make first speech

Alan — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:47:13 +0000

Sen Joe Biden has just given his first speech as VP nominee on the Obama ticket. They came out in front of supporters in Springfield, Ill and immediately went on the attack against McCain.

Sen. Joe Biden

They were a few gaffs and slip ups, like when Obama nearly introduced Biden as the “next President”. But for a first appearance it was a pretty good show and I think the McCain camp will be seriously thinking about the impact of having the Senior Sen. Joe Biden on the ticket.

On the hole Biden seems a lot more intelligent than Chainey…

Obama picks Senator Biden

Alan — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:26:51 +0000

Obama has made his decision. It turns out he has picked someone who has foreign policy experience, Delaware Senator Joe Biden.

Obama and Biden will appear together today in Springfield, Ill., outside the Old State Capital.

The VP decission leaked to the media hours before the campaign wanted to release the information in a text message to their supporters. So the text got sent just after 3am eastern. Way to wake people up!

Overall Medal Standings

Alan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:47:56 +0000

What is going on in Beijing? We are still holding 3rd place in the medal tables. How is this possible you cry. I only have one question. How do we do better in 2012? Are the London Games going to be a flop in more ways than one?

Overall Medal Standings

Well for once we are doing well. I don’t know if we should laugh or cry really.

The government has already stated that no more money is available. No matter how good the Beijing Games are the UK will not spend any extra money. So what are the London 2012 Games going to look like.

Answers on a post card please….

White Powder found

Alan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:22:29 +0000

Fox News are reporting that two McCain campaign offices received envelopes containing and unidentified white powder.

A spokesman told the US news network that the first letter was found in the Denver office at about 5 p.m. ET. Another was found in the Manchester, N.H., office more than an hour later.

Both offices have been evacuated and authorities have been notified. Staff on site at these offices are receiving medical attention.

Russia is Back…

Alan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:10:15 +0000

Or so the new Russian President would like us to believe. But is Medvedev really in charge of the war in Georgia? Or is Putin still pulling the strings?

Russian Invasion of Georgia

So who really started it? Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili undoubtedly started this whole affair by trying to crush resistance in two breakaway republics. I think he underestimated the Russians who seem to have been waiting for him to take action. The overwhelming response from Moscow caught everyone in the west off guard.

Both sides have a lot of explaining to do, but we need to be really careful we don’t escalate this into a new cold war. If Moscow thinks it’s being backed into a corner by the rest of the world it may react first. That is something no one wants.

The Washington/Warsaw deal over the missile shield could be the proverbial straw. Watch this space, and watch out if you are in the Ukraine…

Obama: I’ve decided

Alan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:30:07 +0000

Obama in South Carolina

Sen. Barack Obama today told the world that he has decided on his VP candidate. Did he tell us? Well no, the senator is remaining tight lipped about his choice.

His campaign has already stated it will reveal the VP candidate via a text message to his supporters before anyone else. So we will keep waiting..

Tim Kaine seems to be the top contender so far. Does anyone still believe it will be Hillary? The only way Billary (um I meaqn Hillary) would get on the ticket is if Obama really thinks he is going to lose.

Good Old Gordon

Alan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:55:08 +0000

Gordon Brown spend most of his visit to Afghanistan trying to convince people (or maybe himself) that he is down but not out…. As if we believe that. It is becoming clear to everyone the only way Labour can win the next election is without Brown at the helm.

Gordon Brown

Could Miliband be the next Tony? Is he set to lead us out of the big hole Brown has dropped us into? I don’t know if I would go that far. But someone has to start the process and Mr Miliband has my thanks for that.

Brown is very good at reacting to events as they unfold and that makes it hard for others in the party to challenge him. But do we want a PM always on the back foot? Someone just waiting for things to happen so that they can respond and look good? Or do we want a leader…