I heard a frightening statistic today, did you know that 1in 4 thats 25% of all children in London aged 10 have never been outside to play on their own. How on earth are they ever going to learn how to fend for themselves when they have never climbed a tree without mum watching or ever cycled round the block just for the sake of it. I really feel that parents like this take paranoia to the 
Welcome to the 58th of our weekly round-ups from the Lib Dem blogosphere, featuring the seven most popular stories according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (23rd-30th March), together with a quintet hand-picked by Lib Dem blog readers you might otherwise have missed. Lets get straight down to it, in descending order of popularity: 1. Grasping at straws [...]
With regard to this entry on {[info]} si_blog, specifically the claim thatDespite eyewitness accounts that the woman asked to be rained on, the State says [having a man ejaculate on one's face] must be rape because no sane, sober woman would actually consent to such a perversion.... I'd like to conduct a straw poll. Anyone with an LJ log in or open ID can vote, and see the percentages once they've voted, but the only person who will be able to see who has voted for what is me and I promise not to tell. I'm genuinely interested to find ...
Political success is about having both the best ideas and the means to win people over to those ideas. The means we need are more than money and super-keen people. It’s also the right words to convey ideas attractively. A fundamental of that is to use terms that most people understand immediately or, at least, without extended explanation. People forget [...]
Prepare the puns and sharp put-downs, Sam Coates of the Times is reporting that the legendary Parliamentary performer Vince Cable is to make a PMQs comeback this Wednesday, facing off against Harriet Harman in a battle to the last witticism as Brown takes a well-deserved break from fiasco Britain and attends the NATO summit.
I can’t resist posting this, no doubt a cunning stunt orchestrated by members of Barack Obama’s campaign team: Tip of the hat to Liberal Conspiracy, although the fact it’s photoshopped deeply disappoints me.
Today has been a lovely sunny spring day, the kind that lifts the spirits no matter what is on the agenda. The spring bulbs which we arranged to have planted as part of our small environmental improvements are looking wonderful - hosts of golden daffodils along roadsides, swathes of purple and white crocus and the green of the grass. A very visible sign of what some of the money was spent on,
There is an excellent article on the Democratic nomination contest in the latest edition of the London Review of Books.the meat of his analysis arrives towards the end of the article - and it goes without saying that I think there is a lesson for us in it. He contrasts the policy wonkery of Hillary - for whom all ills can be tackled by the State with Obama's very different philophy: "Obama is that exotic political animal, a left-of-centre empiricist. The great strength of his writing is his determination to incorporate into the narrative what he calls unwelcome details, and ...
I never thought I would blog about the magazine Marie Claire, but a serious article has caught my eye. Its more of an update on a situation I first read about when a teenager. Its shocked me much more several years later. It seems even bright professional women in Senegal are still bleaching their dark skins to appear lighter like Beyonce. Apparently their partners are fully supportive of the practice, which involves chemicals so fierce the skin can blister permanently when exposed to the sun. One of the ingredients is a listed carcinogen, which the government doesnt have the resources ...
I suppose it needed to be said for the benefit of any phoney Pharaohs out there, but: There is “not a shred of evidence” that the Duke of Edinburgh ordered Princess Diana’s death or that it was organised by MI6, the inquest has heard. Coroner Lord Justice Scott Baker said jurors could find that Diana and Dodi [...]
I just left my friends house where we were discussing the state of the country today (as you do), and something was said that really resonated with me and I felt was worth blogging. We were talking about the amount of red-tape and over regulation that exists today in this country for just about every aspect of our lives. This is something I’ve been reading about in an amusing, yet worrying book entitled “How to Label a Goat” by Ross Clark. (I highly recommend by the way!) Anyway, my friend said: “The trouble with the law today is it’s like ...
Mugabe is known throughout the world as a tyrant who has destroyed a prosperous economy and cheated his way to power in successive elections. Despite this and the thousands of deaths he has caused amongst the black population of his country, he is still revered by many Africans as some sort of hero because he cocks a snoop, pulls faces and shouts at the former colonial master. Now, with Mugabe about to steal another election, isn't it about time Africa grew up The fact that the African Election Observers declared the election to be free and fair before the results ...
The moment we knew that Gordon Brown was serious about holding an election last autumn was when he made his promise about "deep-cleansing" for hosptials. You needed to be fantastically optimistic to believe this was ever going to work: MRSA is carried around on people and so the benefits were always going to fleeting at best. So it proves. The Independent reported this morning that: Thousands of patients will remain at risk from superbugs, despite a £57m "deep clean" of hundreds of hospitals, because a vital screening programme will not be put in place for at least a year. One ...
This graph shows three things: 1) The distinguishing features of Lib Dem members 2) Why Mark Pack keeps a propellor next to his desk 3) How really side-splittingly hilarious the American conservative movement is
The latest of my fortnightly columns for the New Statesman can be found on the magazine's website: Ever since he started talking about ending selection in Northern Irelands schools Martin McGuinness has been popular with the British left. Thats not so surprising. It has always been more exercised by the 11 plus than terrorism.
Continuing the meta-blogging mode of late where we all question our existence at the behest of the member for Hornsey and Wood Green I thought I would add my dix centimes. Firstly, I would like to point out what I think Lib Dem blogs do right: Local issues: I know, blah blah, localism, blah, blah but, although personally I don’t read them one of the best things about the Lib Dem blogosphere is that there are many councillors, AM’s and MP’s out there that are blogging for their constituents, not for you and me and Westminster. This is an excellent ...
This week at Philobiblon.
Hi, I read the statistic's of the blog and I notice some people are reading this in Australia so if you know somebody in his in late 60's who is or was a butcher is named Tommy Snaith who is originally from Newcastle, a wife and at least 3 children who would be all grown up now and who has been there for many years.
This is the response I've sent in to the consultation over the future of our Post Offices: As Member of Parliament for Hornsey & Wood Green I would like to submit the following response to the consultation on the proposed closures of sub-post offices in Alexandra Park (N10), Salisbury Road (N22), Weston Park (N8), Ferme Park Road (N4) and Highgate High Street (N6) - this last being in Hampstead & Highgate constituency but one side of the main high street - which equally affects my constituents. I enclose responses of those constituents who have sent in their views to me ...
One of my interns, Helen Duffett, has started her own blog. Hurrah! More women political bloggers I say! 
St Michael's Surgery Walwyn Close Twerton has applied for planning permission for the Provision of 2 externally illuminated fascia signs. I am a little concerned about these as this is a built up residential area. The application registration number is 08/01004/AR and you can view the application by following the link on the registration number. The application was first...
Just been trying to sort out places to visit this (non-Easter) Easter hols and had been looking forward to finally visiting Garden Organic Yalding only to find on the website it won't be opening this year, I really hope a way is found to keep it open so the likes of me (amateur organic gardener without a clue)can be inspired from the expertise contained therein.
The amount of personal stuff on this blog has occasionally been commented on. Kindly folk have said it has a touch of Bridget Jones, less kindly, that's you Cowley Street, have said that Rob has grasped that no one reads these blogs, so he doesn't waste time working out clever things to say, he just tells us what he did yesterday. What I did yesterday was An Resek Hellys, a 10 mile race from Helston. It's a great run, through the streets of Helston, famous for the Flora Dance, out onto the Penrose estate to Looe beach, across the beach ...
The contrast could hardly have been greater: While those Liberal Youth were rocking their socks in some cool venue in Londons East End, I was up West in an oak panelled office, interviewing one of our MPs about... pensions! We were in the Leaders Office in Parliament. In fact the original plan had been to interview Nick Clegg himself, but youngster that he is, hed found the lure of 93 Feet East too much to resist. So in his absence, last Tuesday night saw our little bunch of bloggers sneaking into Nicks office with our cuddly toys and chocolate, to ...
The consultation period for the planning application to build on the Hollow below Cotswold View has been extended until April 3rd so I have extended the online petition by the same amount of time to give people a few more days to register their objections. The planning application number is 08/00518/FUL please use link on application number to view the application. If you...
I managed to watch the DVD of Emilio Estevez's Bobby at the weekend. I found it to be a thoroughly absorbing and enjoyable film. One of the questions which the film attempts to answer is "why was Boby Kennedy so loved, particularly across the racial divides in America" With the characters of the humble Mexican busboy (based on the young man who actually cradled RFK's head after he was shot)
A revision of the planning application for the development at the Princess Marys Hospital Site has been published (http://eplanning.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/tdc/DcApplication under the same application code of 07/03446/ADP; look for documents with recent dates on them). The highlights I picked up are; The four story houses will be now 3.5 stories and lower by 1 meter. Overhaul of the design and parking allocation for the MS centre. The Cycle route along Wood lane has been redesigned. It is now alongside the road which is good news but it does not seem to follow Wood Lane all the way in nor do I ...
Recently, I watched Ross Kemp on Gangs - Gangs of South London about the recent increase in gun crime and other gang-related activity in London where he talked to the boys (no other word for them really) in these gangs and the people in the communities trying to help. The programme (and others in the Kemp’s Gangs series) is really worth watching. However, the thing that shocked me most was that when asked the question of who was supplying the guns the answer, not only from the gangbangers but also community workers was - “The Government”. This really astounded me. ...
Barely seven days before election nominations opened, two major projects were announced. By convention, councils avoid making contentious decisions during an election period ("purdah"). Derek Vaughan, Neath Port Talbot council leader, promised that Gwyn Hall would be rebuilt and that there would be a major reconstruction of Pontardawe town centre. Neither has a price tag. So far as we know, the council has not even been told of the cost of the artist's impression of the Gwyn Hall rebuild. We believe that it is wrong to insult voters' intelligence by holding out the possibility of these projects with no guarantee ...
Which matters most personal stories or policies and issuesIt's a false choice. Exhibit A. Matt Bai of the New York Times has tidily explained the main difference between the strategies of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He relates it all back to their top campaign strategists. Senator Obama is advised by David Axelrod: ". . . an advertising guy . . . who perfected the craft of encapsulating an entire life in 30 seconds, he has a gift for telling personal stories in ways that people can understand. Axelrods essential insight the idea that has made him successful where others ...
This is typical of the discrimination that men suffer every day io this country. The sign clearly stateds there are baby changing facilities, but they are located inside the ladies toilets thus making them out of bounds for men. This particular sign is io BHS io Norwich, but there are plenty of others the same as this. What does a father do if he takes his child io to the city alone
From their latest press release, it looks like the Brian Paddick campaign is stepping up its online campaign a notch: Liberal Democrat Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick is taking part in an exclusive interview on Twitter, the popular text messaging service - the first time this has been done by a UK politician. Brian Paddick will be offering an [...]
Not quite sure on the legality of this (Fight The Power!) but it is an awesome little site. Pick your tracks. Upload. Sit back and Listen to your’s and everyone else’s mux’s. Mine is here. (Hat-Tip: Why, That’s Delightful once more. Graham Linehan’s is here)
Unlike in previous elections in Zimbabwe the Electoral Commission is not issuing the results as they have been collected. They did declare some and then mysteriously stopped - could it be that Mugabe and Zanu PF have lost by too big a margin to cover-up this time
A good article by Johann Hari in The Independent today, outlining why electoral reform is needed, but highlighting why AV would not be the solution. Although the article doesn't mention STV as one possible solution, Hari's preferred option is the AV+ system recommended by Roy Jenkins. While far from perfect, this would certainly be a lot preferable to pure AV. 
What a decade it has been and I don't just mean lost data now. 1 Dept of Education car worth ££22,550 (possibly a Toyota Prius although the Chinese Government may shed more light on this than ours) 1 motorbike 1 Vitorian desk 12 rolls of gaffer tape 416 phones (including satalite phones and blackberries) 591 Laptops. In total 1100 laptops have now gone missing, 503 of which have been lost by
Almost a month without blogging. Not that I've been idle, but well even minor Councillors have private lives and mines been a bit trickier than usual of late. I'll start off with a nice easy post. In the past I've mocked Treliske Hospital, posting amusing videos I'd found on YouTube, which seemed to upset them. All I can say in my defence is that they are a bit of an easy target, and the videos were funny. Well on Sunday my son was playing football, against Falmouth. He's a goalie and well known for his bravery in the tackles. Not ...
Ive long been of the opinion that here in Salford the local Labour Party do not know the difference between the Party and the Council. Perhaps this is a factor of them holding power for most of the last century, but its unfortunate nonetheless. This year the leader of the council and two other cabinet members [...]
Its been a long time since we've seen a newspaper column advocating the merits of AV-Plus. AV-Plus is the hybrid PR system devised by Roy Jenkins as part of his ill-fated review of the electoral system in 1998. Electoral reform made several appearances in the papers last week - but none gave much attention to the system that Jenkins thought best suited to the UK.Johann Hari sets the record straight in today's Independent ('We need proportional representation. But what's on offer will just make matters worse') Hari is a well-known advocate of electoral reform - and the fact that he ...
Posted by Chris: On Thursday 3 April Liberal Democrats will use a motion to Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council to express dismay at the failure of local MPs to support local post offices. Four post offices in the borough are under threat as part of the Labour Governments closure programme, in Redcar (Park Avenue), Lazenby, Moorsholm and Charltons. The Boroughs two Labour MPs, Vera Baird and Ashok Kumar, could have voted against the closures in Parliament on 19 March, but chose instead to back the Governments closure of 2500 post offices nationally. This is despite both having campaigned against closures ...
The Politico reports that Hillary Clinton's campaign is delaying paying bills: Hillary Rodham Clintons cash-strapped presidential campaign has been putting off paying hundreds of bills for months freeing up cash for critical media buys but also earning the campaign a reputation as something of a deadbeat in some small-business circles. A pair of Ohio companies owed more than $25,000 by
As if by some magical force, Mother Nature has once again shown that shes a Lib Dem voter by turning the sky blue as the campaign kicks off properly. Last year, all of April was bathed in sunshine as we spent countless hours outside leafleting and canvassing. Recently the weather has been a bit touch-and-go, with bucketfuls of rain pelting me at alarmingly frequent intervals. But today the sky has cleared as if Nature herself was beckoning me with a seductive finger and whispering Go forth and accumulate votes into my quivering ear. Global warming may spell trouble ...
Superbly childish but also supremely funny. Read the comments. (Hat-Tip: Why, That’s Delightful!)
The beeb have updated their slightly shoddy template for their news website. On first impressions it seems pretty nice - easier to read, wider spacing, good colour, less clutter - all in all a good update I think although if anyone can point me to where you can easily find the radio station pages I would be most obliged.
I was rather surprised to see columnist Katie Grant in today's "Scottish" Daily Mail headlining her article about Wendy Alexander "Lost Wendy is Living in Neverland" as regular readers of this blog will no doubt remember my post of the 8th of February this year: Interestingly enough, I cannot offer a link to Katie's story as the mail's website seems only to have UK content - so much for being the Scottish Daily Mail!
Today's Daily Telegraph reports: Derek Conway, the disgraced Tory MP, faces a second Parliamentary inquiry into his use of expenses after it was disclosed that he pocketed a six-figure windfall from the sale of a property, understood to have been subsidised by the taxpayer. Actually, they are slightly inaccurate, as it is the third investigation, the second investigation into the employment of
I have been watching the news from Zimbabwe on a hourly basis. It would be quite extraordinary if that despicable Mugabe could be defeated through democratic processes, however much he attempts to rig the results. As I write it appears that the 24 Parliamentary constituencies declared so far are equally split between Mugabe's Zanu-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change...
Consider the scene; you're the President of the United States of America and you're throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the first game at Washington's new baseball stadium. The nation's capital has gone without major league baseball for 35 years, so it's a huge day for the capital of one of the world's most fiercely patriotic nations. And as you walk out onto the field on this day of
You can imagine that it was with some interest that I read todays Guardian article entitled "Crisis Lords meetings over sleaze allegations". A special meeting has been called of the Lords Privileges Committee, which is the equivalent of the standards commissioner for the Commons, to look at a whole series of allegations around cash for access, use of banqueting facilities and failure to declare interests. In typical parliamentary fashion, we have codes of conduct coming out of our ears and procedures which are based on the 19th century principles of all being decent chaps. It is completely beyond me why ...
Celebration reception Wednesday 2nd April, 7.30pm, National Liberal Club The Torrington by-election in March 1958 was the first gain by the Liberal party in Britain at a by-election since 1929. The election of Mark Bonham Carter provided a major boost to Liberal fortunes at the time. For the Liberal Party it was a short lived victory - Mark was defeated eighteen months later in the 1959 general election and didn't re-take the seat in 1964, but Torrington proved to be the first Liberal success in the long revival that continued in the 1962 Orpington by-election. Mark went on to be ...
Tracy McVeigh in the Observer has a video interview with Zimbabwean Presidential challenger Morgan Tsvangirai. He confidently announces that he expects to win the election, but interestingly, he also appears to offer Robert Mugabe immunity from repercussions if there's a change in government. This quotation is taken from about two minutes in on the video: If Mugabe would accept the result peacefully and say 'Look thank you very much, I accept the result', I think a lot of people would find it very hard to pursue the man through the deep holes and all these hidden places. I think a ...
The Mirror reports: David Cameron has given up on voters in the North to focus his election battle on winnable seats in the South. The Tory leader's posh background is a big turn-off in Labour's heartlands, private polls by his own party reveal. His inner circle have now drawn up a secret "core seat" strategy to snub voters in the North of England where the party holds just 19 councils and has
I had a very productive meeting with the Chairman of Cornwall County Council Cllr Doris Ansari and David Whalley, Leader last week. I wanted their support to back a One stop shop approach hopefully incorporating some of our post offices. Since we will be getting a new single Council it is a perfect opportunity to use innovative ways of delivering local government services into our communities. This Tuesday there is a motion going to the full Council to back this proposal from Joyce Mepsted who is also a member of Postwatch. I am really pleased that this is being looked ...
So Nickers has done 100 days As leader of us all Hes made a decent fist of things And kept us quite enthralled The general public mood appears To suggest hes a hit Hes been quite bold in speeches made Hes given us some grit In Parliament hes mostly sure Despite one hissy fit And in his media profile Hes avoided too much tabloid exposure. Two cheers for Nickers thus, well done The futures bright and orange The only cloud to face quite soons That nothing rhymes with orange
One of the creeping grammar crimes in our media is the misuse of the word protest. The Indescribablyboring today has a headline thus: 'Violence in Nepal as Tibetans protest Olympics' This is meaningless twaddle. I expect they mean that Tibetans in Nepal have protested against the Olympics but the extra word seems to be too much for this quality newspaper. Im not perfect in my English but I find these days that when I pick up a book from even thirty years ago I find myself shifting uncomfortably at the richness of the language from even that recently. Pick up ...
It sounds strange that the World's largest democracy could get along with the World's largest dictatorship. Well the idea of it sounds pretty sickening. Yes, India and China. Northern India houses the Tibetan Government in Exile. Well that's there to stay India wouldn't dare move against that. But India hasn't been allowing large protests against China over Tibet. It has defended China over it's regime and China even had to thank India. Over recent years there have been pushes for improved relations as they have a long conflict over where the border is. Recently the two armies did a joint ...
Friday's Evening Telegraph covered news that Dundees neighbourhood recycling scheme is to be expanded, given its success since its introduction last year. Click on headline above to view. The photo (right) is the launch in Blackness Avenue of the original phase last year, attended by myself, fellow councillors and members of Blackness Area Residents' Association. I'm pleased to say that it is planned to include the West End in this expansion, and the following areas are being considered, subject to consultation with nearby residents : · Perth Road - east of Ryehill Lane · Perth Road - at the east ...
On the new format BBC News Online, Clive James offers a few whimsical thoughts on David Cameron's cycling deficiencies.
I see that Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander is making noises about putting forward a motion of no confidence in the Gnat administration's local income tax policy. The trouble is that this is just empty posturing. Alexander knows it's quite likely that if a new election to the Scottish Parliament was held any time soon, it would almost certainly mean the Gnats increasing their tally and Labour going even further backwards. I also suspect the Lib Dems would improve a bit, while the Tories would probably stay roughly where they are. If Wendy Alexander really believes that her leadership of ...
There's an interesting section on the Dundee City Council website where you can take a trip down memory lane to find out what was happening in Dundee 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago! You can browse a selection of old newspaper headlines, what's on listings, hints and tips and much more from bygone days. It covers not just 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago from 2008 (ie 1983, 1958, 1933 and 1908) but also the equivalent years back from 2003-2007 as well. You can see more by clicking on the headline above. The photograph of the area around ...
I awoke to pouring rain and gales on Saturday morning. But the planned Post office march I had organised was going ahead whatever the weather. I was delighted to see at least 70 people turn out to brave the weather to show their support for their local Post offices. In July the Post Office Ltd will announce up to 40 Post office closures in Cornwall. No-one yet knows who is on the list. A Conservative government started the closures and it has continued under Labour. I know that the modern world means new ways of paying benefits and the use ...
Those living in Little London will be aware of the new development of the Old Mill, but thanks to great work by the Parish Council and Len Gates the Parish will be £4590 better off. New developments can attract a charge (called a section 106 charge, after the section in the planning act) that the community can gain from the new development. We are delighted to announce that this cash will go towards, sports pitches, informal recreation and play spaces, including Little London playing field. Parish Councillor Nigel Gooding has been given the task of working with the playing fields ...
Weekly Catchup brings you the best of Lib Dem Voice in one easy-to-digest capsule. Three pages-worth of posts to choose from this week in the new, shiny, upgraded management interface which you ordinary users don’t get to see. Guest writers this week were considering Nick Clegg’s first 100 days. We heard from Mary Reid, Paul Walter, [...]
Today’s new look BBC News reveals much more than a glossy exterior: “MPs have been told they will not have to publish details of what family members employed using public money do to earn their salaries. “The new register of employed relatives will only list their job title.” Because heaven forfend that we the public, who are paying [...]
The Economist this week carries a Leading Article on the future of Heathrow. It's worth reading. Rather than its future being a simple question of "Third runway - yes or no", the Economist suggests that there is a third way: A new airport may yet be needed. But, in the meantime, there are ways of making Heathrow better. It is crowded because it is too cheap for airlines to use and because BAA
My train was cancelled after all! The problem was I only found this out when the train I was supposed to be on actually turned up. I got on board and then it was announced this was the later train to London. There has been a "set swap" which appears to suggest that the train I am on is supposed to be the one I booked on. The "set swap" means that the seat reservations are no longer valid. I had
When we got back from Worksop yesterday, we found the usual array of newspapers and letters through the door. But also put through the door was a bar of organic chocolate. No explanation as to who it is from or why we have been given it. I am intrigued. If anyone can throw some light on this kind act of generosity, please get in touch!It being Monday morning, I am of course now at Newcastle
A junior minister has gone on record as saying that Gordon Browns Government was losing touch with voters concerns and risked defeat at the next general election: Ivan Lewis, a Health Minister with an impeccable record of loyalty, told the News of the World that the Government needed to show people that it was on their side. He said that voters grew angry when they feel the Government is losing touch with what fairness means to the majority who work hard, play by the rules and are feeling squeezed by rising bills and rising council tax. He called for a ...
Thursday: Heathrow, and CHAOS descends on the opening day of shiny new Terminal Five, with "technical glitches" leaving passengers unable to get to planes and baggage unable to get anywhere! It's a RELIEF that they'd been told NOT to use the BIG-BROTHER fingerprint taking system or things might have gone from UNMANAGEABLE to completely ANARCHIC! If this is what happens when they open a new terminal, I dread to think what they could achieve if they opened a new runway! Of course, all the candidates for London Mayor have united against the third runway giving me a DAYTIME TV link ...
... recovering from the Hen party to end all hen parties. Recovery involved much lying down in dark room and being "nursed" by Mister Mat and watching copious amounts of telly because reading would have been too difficult. ... watching Old Who with my lovely fiancé - who enjoyed Arc of Infinity very much, and was amused by Colin's Five-Nippled Breastplate. ... watching Crotchw00t (the most recent episode with all the origins stories) and trying to work out exactly what it is about Chris Chibnall's writing that winds me up so much. Possibly it's something to do with the way ...
This weekend, the Chinese National Circus gave a free performance for schoolkids in Fortaleza — lots of fairies and fantasies and fans, to make everyone go ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’. This was in fact just one stop on a major sweep of the Circus right through Latin America, as China takes its charm offensive deep into areas [...]
Reading through the Least I Could Do archives - http://tinyurl.com/25fauz - classics. # The stuff of childhood nightmares: Mann fingers Thatcher http://tinyurl.com/2m2ayq eww # Powered by Twitter Tools.
One of the most entertaining side-shows in the three-ring circus that is the American Presidential election is that of Larry Sinclair. In case you’ve not been listening to right-wing talk radio, I’d forgive you for not knowing who Mr. Sinclair is he’s the guy who claims that claims he took cocaine and had gay sex with Barack Obama and is demanding that the Presidential candidate address his allegations. Normally the right-wing, fundamentalist Christian talk-radio circuit would be the very last forum that might give a voice to an openly gay drug user. These are the same people who blame “the ... | < | March 2008 | > | ||||
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