Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jul 24, 2008	We report, You Decide Alliance.
Fox News is now on MTV Channel one . I Just watched O’Reilly Factor , which I used to follow through Fox's site earlier. It's good to see good old American-Conservatism on TV, really. Both channels are undoubtedly partisan, one on behalf of the GOP and the other one on behalf of the UNP,...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jul 8, 2007	Obstacles to growth: Can Amunugama walk the talk?
The Rajapakse government certainly has more than its share of morons, who are more than willing to open their mouths and forget about their heads. Keheliya Rambukwella of course has the official designation closely imitated by other aspirants such as Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and that 5th minister of...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 21, 2007	BBC Reports: ‘We are biased’
BBC has found itself to be ‘biased’ by a report commissioned by BBC itself. But of course we already knew. As the Sunday Times (UK) very aptly puts: There are some things you do not need an official report to tell you - that John Prescott thinks he is a babe magnet, that President Mugabe...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jul 12, 2006	Reforming the GOP
I don’t really like Republicans; Two years of Bush presidency has seen the United States falter on most things ‘American’. From the war in Iraq to spying on its citizens President Bush has done a pretty lousy job. But this isn’t about Bush, Cheney or Schwarzenegger this...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Aug 30, 2006	A National Government?
It’s one of those things that have always had much ‘public support’ in this country, but many times when such an opportunity has presented it self, Sri Lankan politicians has shied away. It remains to be seen whether this latest opportunity will be examined in earnest or paid only lip...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Sep 26, 2006	Whores, Brothels and the JVP
Photo by indi The JVP and the SLFP has accused each other of engaging in ‘the world’s oldest profession’, a somewhat politically correct way of saying both parties act like a bunch of whores. The first ‘blood’ of the now unraveling saga was drawn by the JVP leader Somawansa...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Feb 1, 2007	Karu Vateyta Horu
Gone are the days when the UNP was shouting slogans like ‘Awoth Karu, Payayi Hiru’, Nowadays the party loyalists are shouting (or rather squeaking) along the lines of ‘Giyoth Karu, Penei Tharu’ while others, at least the sirikotha faction have settled for the slogan ‘Karu Vateyta...... [view]