Category: Russia
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 23, 2011 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, President Barack Obama, Russia | View Comments
‘Tis the night before Thanksgiving, and no doubt, people are busy preparing for tomorrow, whether it be traveling or cooking or making plans to watch the big game, Thanksgiving is a big day, and well it should be. It is always good to take a step back, and count our blessings, large and small. That [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 11, 2010 in Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Russia | View Comments
I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw the headlines – that the Polish President, Lech Kaczynski, along with his wife, Maria, and numerous others, were killed flying into Smolensk, Russia. At this point, the death toll is not confirmed, with the numbers ranging between 88 and 96. Regardless of the final tally, it [...]
By John H Huey on Mar 30, 2010 in Al Qaeda, Russia, Terrorism, United Kingdom | View Comments
As a three year+ resident of Moscow (late 2005-early 2009) I could regale you with stories of endemic corruption, political murder, police state tactics, and rampant inefficiencies and disconnects of logic and common sense that are guaranteed to drive the average business person from the West completely round the bend. Not so with Moscow Metro. [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 15, 2009 in Andrea Mitchell, Campaign promises, Current Affairs, DNC, Emperor's Clothing Syndrome, Europe, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, MSNBC, Media Handling of Story, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Presidential Candidates, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | View Comments
Okay, I admit it – I have tried to be in total denial about the following interview of Secretary of State Clinton and Ann Curry. My aunt sent me the pertinent quote earlier this week, and I just didn’t want to believe it. I still don’t want to believe it, to be honest. It makes [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, Africa, Americas: North-Central-South, Asia, Bill Clinton, China, Current Affairs, Europe, European Union, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, George Mitchell, India, Iran, Iraq, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Media, Print, New York Times, Obamaisms, President Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Washington Post, Women and Children, World | View Comments
I have thought what I would write about after my post on my beloved Sweetie (and I have been out of town helping to get my mom’s new Assisted Living unit set up for her this weekend). Honestly, I didn’t want to go off on anything or anyone today. Fortunately, thanks to NQ artist, Pat [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Jul 15, 2009 in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bush administration, Current Affairs, Egypt, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Holbrooke, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department | View Comments
Tina Brown, Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast, in her article Obama’s Other Wife, postulates that Hillary is a “brilliant policy wonk,” caring more about the “substance of work than the trappings,” yet the very title of her piece is insulting, indicating Secretary Clinton has completely sublimated herself to the President. At the same time, she [...]
By Larry Doyle on Feb 27, 2009 in Auto Industry, China, Economy, Germany, Hillary Clinton, Obama Administration, Russia, Tim Geithner | View Comments
I have always been intrigued by Germany. From the history of the republic, to the wars, the division and reunification, Berlin, Munich, the food, the beer — there is a lot going on there. I had the good fortune of spending a college semester in Freiburg, which is in the southwestern corner of the country. [...]
By SusanUnPC on Feb 17, 2009 in Andrea Mitchell, China, Japan, Media, Television, National Security, North Korea, Rachel Maddow, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, World News | View Comments
You emote. You rant. You scream. You inhale. You reflect? No … you rant. And now, CLASS: Please compare, and contrast, these two examples of television journalism: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} [...]
By Shtuey Shtuey on Dec 6, 2008 in Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Russia | View Comments
In 1991, on the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union, I went to visit my grandmother in Florida (all those stereotypes you hear about retirees and the early bird special…they’re true). She was born in Ukraine and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a teenager, shortly before the [...]
By LisaB on Nov 5, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaign promises, Chicago politics, Civil Rights, Current Affairs, Cyber Attacks, Democratic Party, Emil Jones, Equal Pay, Gender Bias, General Election, Iraq, Jesse Jackson Jr., Media Bias, Misogyny, NATO, National Security, Qualifications, Race, Race Card, Russia, Sexism, Soldiers/Veterans | View Comments
Well, the election is over and we all need to figure out next steps. However, while we indulge in mulling, there’s stuff going on. Do you know where one of the “front lines” is in international war / finance / fraud? Computers. At least Obama now knows this first hand. 1)The computer systems of both [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 22, 2008 in Afghanistan, Armed Services Committee, Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, Current Affairs, Delegates, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Electability, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Iran, Iraq, Russia | View Comments
I am addicted to the Olympics. I LOVE sports, and am so happy when the Olympics come along. Sleep deprived, but happy. Anyway, Oxygen is one of NBC’s channels (who knew?), and has had different events in the evenings, like almost ALL of the Equestrian events, and synchronized swimming (hey, it’s HARD – it takes [...]
By Uppity Woman on Aug 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, Buffoon, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Georgia, Russia | View Comments
What do you think of this photo Barky? I just thought maybe you might want to take another vacation. Russian troops took some prisoners today and commandeered some USA Humvees in the process. As you know, Barky, Putin’s poodle, Medvedev, signed an agreement to pull out of Georgia, but goodness, he doesn’t seem to be [...]
By SusanUnPC on Aug 14, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, John McCain, Russia | View Comments
Real Clear Politics, Mona Charen, August 14, 2008: It was a near perfect laboratory test — the sort that real life rarely provides until it’s too late — for how the two nominees for president would respond to an international emergency. (It also tested the current president — more on that in a moment.) Sen. [...]
By Charles Lemos on Aug 12, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Russia | View Comments
Let’s see if I got this right, Obama is calling for: 1) United Nations Security Council Resolution condemning Russia. Problem: Russia is a Permanent Member of the United Nations with Security Council and thus has veto power over any resolution. Sure you can have a debate at the Security Council, actually there already have been, [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Aug 12, 2008 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Democratic Nomination, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Russia | View Comments
As we have been hearing frightening reports of Russia’s actions against South Ossenia and beyond in Georgia, you might be interested to read this statement issued by Senator Hillary Clinton on Georgia and Ukraine on April 18, 2008: I am deeply disturbed by the latest Russian actions regarding Georgia, and Russia’s broader policies towards its [...]
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