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By Kim on October 4, 2008
Jennifer Schuessler at the New York Times has been boosting the “turn the Veep debate into a poetry slam” movement. Two poems selected from her Paper Cuts blog post: Haiku’s not the form For Senator Joe Biden Because the last [...]
Posted in Culture, Foreign Elections, Language, Levity, Media, Politics, USA | Tagged american election 2008, comic verse, haiku, Joe Biden, light verse, palindrome, poetry, poetry slam, political debates, political verse, sarah palin, US election 2008, USA Election 2008, Veep debate, vice presidential debate, Writings |
By Kim on October 3, 2008
As everyone probably knows, the Veep debate will be televised live at 11am AEST on both ABC1 and SBS (which also has live streaming online if you’re not near a tv). Any links to liveblogging of the debate appreciated. Context [...]
Posted in Blogging, Foreign Elections, Media, USA | Tagged american election 2008, debate liveblogging, Joe Biden, political debates, sarah palin, US election 2008, USA Election 2008, Veep debate, vice presidential debate |
By Anna Winter on August 25, 2008
After the Great Debate 05, it was always going to be a staid affair. Last time, Barnett used the forum to announce his plans for the “Far Canal“. The Howard Government wouldn’t speak in support of it, and then he [...]
Posted in Media, State/Territory Elections, Women | Tagged Alan Carpenter, ALP, Brian Burke, candidates debates, Colin Barnett, Geoff Gallop, great debate, Labor, leaders debates, Liberal Party, Noel Crichton-Browne, political debates, WA election 2008, Western Australia, women in politics |
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