The reform protestors were likened (by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) to sports fans over-reacting to a lost soccer game.
Mir-Hossein Mousavi ‘ready for martyrdom’ as Iranians defy Supreme Leader (Telegraph UK)
The study showed that in two provinces where Mr. Ahmadinejad won a week ago, a turnout of more than 100 percent was recorded.
Quotation from Chatham House, a London-based research organization
I heard rumors that this may be Paula Abdul’s last season as a judge on American Idol.
Note to the Fox Network: I’m available!
Berlusconi’s Wife Wants to File For Divorce (Reuters)
Silvio Berlusconi’s Wife Attacks His ‘Shameless’ Election Stunt (Times Online)
She stood by him when he phoned adult sex lines. She remained by his side after he employed a topless model in his Cabinet. She even forgave the relentless flirting with women a third his age.
Quotation from The Times Online
(His wife disagreed with his plan to field “young attractive showgirls” in the European Parliament elections)
Perhaps the most famous American political slogan was William Harrison’s “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” in 1840. Abraham Lincoln’s slogan was “Vote Yourself a Farm,” followed by “Don’t swap horses in the middle of the stream” on his re-election campaign. This was the genesis of Richard Nixon’s popular (and unofficial) re-election slogan “Why change Dicks in the middle of a screw? Vote for Nixon in ’72.”
“Change We Need”
Barack Obama’s Campaign Slogan
“Country First: Reform, Prosperity, Peace”
John McCain’s Campaign Slogan
The Advertising Slogan Generator (The Surrealist)
I’d like to propose a Leader Exchange Program. Instead of finding
fault with the rest of the world, America should see what’s working
elsewhere and invite successful leaders to come and “guest” lead here.
International Student Exchange Programs (ISEP.org) An example of worldwide cooperation.
Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others
the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.
Quotation from Bertrand Russell, A Free Man’s Worship and Other Essays
I deserve respect for the things I did not do.
Quotation from Dan Quayle, America’s 44th Vice President