Good Thursday,
Brits might not really know about this first piece of news, but I think they should. Americans (always fond of a good conspiracy theory) have been squabbling for a while now, over a number of reasonably far fetched (or are they?) propositions about some of their leading politicians.
For example, that Sarah Palin (god-fearing leader of the very conservative republic party) faked the pregnancy of her ‘son’ Trig, who was ‘actually’ born to her (unmarried) daughter, Bristol – and is only bringing Trig up as her own because it can’t get out that Bristol had a child out of wedlock. This would be laughable, but for the fact that Palin has refused to show Trig’s birth certificate in order to prove her innocence.
Obama, on the other hand, has been accused of not actually being born in the United States of America; and therefore being an illegitimate President. These accusations have mainly been leveled by Donald Trump (pictured) – famous American (republican) business tycoon – who is desperate to dethrone Obama, for obvious reasons. Yesterday, Obama dutifully produced his birth certificate in order to get Trump off his back. Today, Trump has come up with a new theory; that Obama somehow faked his way into Harvard University, rather than earned it on merit... again... therefore being an illegitimate President. Evidentially, Trump is still coming to terms with the almost unfeasible fact; that a young, black, through-and-through nice guy has scrambled his way to the top of the political food chain without cheating.
It’s interesting. You’d think that Left and Right would be pretty consistenet across the pond. And yet it’s really not. Mainstream Right Wing (Conservative) in the UK has a reputation for being stuffy, elitist and disconnected with the plight of the poor. Mainstream Right Wing in America has a reputation for being very religious, pretty radical and very popular with the poor.
Anyway – onto to the news…
Yet another high ranking individual has been struck off the guestlist for the Royal Wedding. Earlier, I reported that the Prince of Bahrain had uninvited himself before he could be unvited. Today, in the absence of such a gesture from the Ambassador of Syria, we have done it for him. Over 450 pro-democracy rioters have been killed by Syrian authorities of late. The Ambassador’s prescence at the wedding has subsequently been deemed ‘unacceptable.’
Over 200 people have been killed in Southern America by more freak weather. Alabama says that recent storms have been the worst in their history.
In Libya, Nato planes have mistakenly killed another 12 civilians, whilst attempting to hit Gaddafi’s forces.
Finally, a bomb in the Morocan city of Marakesh has killed 14 people (and counting). What that means, we don’t yet know I’m afraid. But it’s a Middle Eastern country on the verge of revolt, so that could supply us with some clue.
Until tomorrow….
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