Monthly Archives: October 2008

We all scream panic

October 24, 2008 – 5:24 pm

Friday’s stock market ride resumes the roller coaster ride of the past weeks, as the Dow Jones dangerously nears the 8000 level. Old man Greenspan’s admission that he might have been wrong about predatory de-regulation and sell-offs by the foreign markets have triggered a widespread panic within the financial universe. No one can figured out […]

By Peter | Posted in america, economy | Comments (0)

Blame Obama

October 24, 2008 – 5:22 pm

GOP strategists have laid the electric shockers onto the corpse of John McCain’s campaign with accusations of ‘socialism’, claiming that his opponent’s suggestion to spread the wealth of the wealthy is another plot by the Soviets to ruin the American way through the curse of ‘universal health care’ and now they’ve geared up their attack […]

By Peter | Posted in america | Comments (0)

‘FORE’ for Peace

October 24, 2008 – 5:21 pm

John McCain has excoriated Barack Obama on the Illinois senator’s proposals to hold meetings with our ‘enemies’ without preconditions. This intransigence has led America to an all-time low in stature with other nations, as President GF Bush’s White House staff dictated the degrees of hostility to the rest of the world. Blue for the UK. […]

By Peter | Posted in Sports, Thailand | Comments (0)

Rejection for MAYBE TOMORROW

October 24, 2008 – 5:19 pm

Last year I re-wrote my punk novel MAYBE TOMORROW. The story is about a car thief, gay hustler, and a runaway teenage girl who form a punk band in 1976 to rip-off a rich kid, but fail because they succeed musically for one night. I first sent 30 pages of this book to Emma Parry, […]

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Down and Out for Thaksin

October 21, 2008 – 7:13 pm

The Supreme Court of Thailand dealt a serious blow to Tuesday Thaksin Shinawatra by sentencing the deposed prime minister to two years in jail for helping his wife in a shady land deal. A bizarre twist in these legal proceedings is that the court revoked an arrest warrant out for his wife. She is already […]

By Peter | Posted in Thailand | Comments (0)