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Contrasting American and British politics
November 15th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Two and a half months ago, I did a blog posting on the contrast between American and British politics. It attracted more comments that I usually obtain on this blog, so you might like to revisit it. Now that the presidential election is over, this is a good time to make some further comments about […]
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24% and 75%
November 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This week, George Bush finally broke all records with the most unfavourable ratings ever at 24% – lower than either Truman or Nixon. At the same time, Barack Obama recorded the most favourable ratings ever for an incoming president at 75%. Of course, these two phenomena are not unrelated. No doubt, Obama’s ratings will fall […]
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Obama on his new Chief of Staff
November 11th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
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The world is grateful
November 10th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
On the morning after the US presidential election, I did a posting of just three words: “Thank you, America” It seems that I was not the only one as you’ll see from this site.
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America’s 43rd president
November 9th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The same week that Americans saw the election of their 44th president witnessed the release of the latest Oliver Stone movie – a bio-pic about Bush Jr, the 43rd president, titled simply “W.” [see my review here]. As the Bush presidency staggers to its much-welcomed end, I reproduce below some of the infamous Bushisms and […]
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Obama, the Transition and the Net
November 7th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The Internet was a central tool in the election campaign run by Barack Obama and, only days into the crucial transition, he has launched a new web site which will announce all the new appointments and full details of the transition process. We can expect a pro-science, pro-technology administration from President Obama and he has […]
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New blog category on US politics
November 7th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
As regular visitors to NightHawk will know, I’ve blogged a great deal about the primaries and presidential election in the United States over the last two years. Now the election is over, I won’t stop blogging, especially since my long-favoured candidate Barack Obama is about to enter the White House. Previously I’ve categorised my blog […]
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The American presidential election (86)
October 30th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
You can watch the groundbreaking 30-minute commercial from Barack Obama in four parts here:
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The American presidential election (30)
April 28th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
So Barack Obama did not manage to knock out Hillary Clinnton in last week’s Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. On the contrary, Clinton ran a very negative campaign which has done some real damage to the Obama cause and could weaken his position in relation to the contest against John McCain when Obama wins the Democratic […]
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