diaTribe » hope http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp The diaTribe blog is our occasional take on life, the universe and everything. Observations on current affairs, the environment, politics, humour and music/gig reviews. Travel diary and extreme sports stories, along with the usual rants/raves are also chucked in for good measure. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Barrack moves in…Bush moves out! http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2009/01/20/barrack_moves_inbush_moves_out/ http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2009/01/20/barrack_moves_inbush_moves_out/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:49:42 +0000 Phil http://bandannaclub.com/blogwp/2009/01/barrack_moves_inbush_moves_out/ ... more »

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The long awaited day has finally arrived.

An estimated crowd of over 2 million people has turned out to witness Barrack Obama’s inauguration and (hopefully) welcome in a new era of relative political honesty, integrity and accountability.

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The US election results announced today are a significant milestone in many respects.

Beyond the obvious landmarks such as Barrack Obama’s ethnic background and the strong shift in voting trends from Republican to Democrat, today’s events herald a resurgence in many of the fundamental ideals and beliefs that the US has purported for many years, but has failed to live up to. Concepts such as freedom and liberty have throughout most of the post-war years been subverted by a series of administrations for the purposes of US hegemony, to the detriment of people the world over.

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