McCain surprised me

I know McCain is not a bad man… however, his speech after the election, his remarks were really polite and directed for a nation union under the next president. I think yestarday night McCain showed up like a real maverick.
At the same time, I’m really happy for Obama’s victory and hopeful. Obama will have a big challenge: [...]

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Phoenix has all to do with McCain

I’m imaging right now how it will be difficult for the looser to speak today in these two big “parties” (or one party and one nightmare?) Democrats and Republicans are arranging…
Phoenix for McCain and Grant Park in Chicago for Obama. Do you think they have two prepared speeches for these two different situations: winning or loosing?
My guess:
- Obama will [...]

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Election Prediction

This is my Prediction, made yesterday!
Give me YOUR prediction by comment!

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Lines for voting

I can hardly believe that someone can stay 10 hours waiting for voting in US!Technology is THE word in US and this thing still happens! Ok, I’m quite ingenuous to tbe scared, ’cause we can just remember what happens with Gore/Bush election counting!
But, anyway… It’s understandable my surprise, because here in Brazil we [...]

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A lecture by Rashid Khalidi

BY: LUCIANA COELHO – From Folha de São Paulo – One of the Brazilian main newspapers – From USA – READ IN PORTUGUESE HERE
TRANSLATED: VINÍCIUS WERNECK (me!)
Last year, on March, while I was visiting New York, my friend Gustavo Chacra carried me to watch with him, a master’s class that he was doing in Columbia. [...]

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Is Obama already there?

I’m really busy here, you can’t believe how much! My life is crazy, upside down… I’m going to USA within 30 days and I need to find a job out there… But during these days, things are not easy life last year.
Anyway, I would like to know from you about this election. Do you really think Obama is [...]

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POLL: The Jews and Obama

I saw lots of sites in the Jewish community against Obama. I saw a couple in favor. But I have some trouble making this out… Generally, Jews are against Obama or not? Let’s use this poll for discovering something…
Vote below!
Tnx!

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Why women like Obama?

I’m really interested… Why women give better score to Obama during Second Presidential Debate? You can notice this by CNN Focus Group. Look bellow for images and comments about it. Please, help my curiosity by answering this! Use comments bellow or in the previous post!
V. Werneck

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Why women give higher scores during presidential debates?

This debate was different from the first one. Not just the methods and the rules, but the atmosphere itself.
Obama had a better strategy, trying to link McCain to Bush,  like remembered Paul Begala (CNN). He was also, on my understanding, way more didactic: pointing his plans and comparing to McCain’s.
But one point particularly jumped out on me: [...]

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Brazilian Election Results

From 8 am to 5 pm, Brazilian election took place yesterday. We voted here for mayor and alderman. The Brazilian system is proportional for alderman and majority for the mayor.
The majority election system is simple: the candidate who receives the most number of votes wins. Ah, it`s always good to remember that our system is with [...]

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