Spain wins Euro Cup 2008

Spain played a quick attacking game and defeated Germany, 1-0, in the Euro Cup 2008 Final in Vienna, Austria.  Check story here.  Spain deserved win this game.  Here is a shot of the winning goal from the first half:

Spain speed was also a difference in this game. Towards the end, the German looked tired. Spain’s ball possession made it difficult for the Germans to move forward in obtaining the tying goal.  No luck for the German tonight.

A very entertaining game.  Spain becomes the third nation to win multiple Euro Cup championships.  Next, the World Cup in South Africa.

Euro 2008 Final – Germany vs Spain

Well the finals are set for the Euro Cup 2008.  It’s Germany and Spain.

Here is the recap of the Germany-Turkey semi-final.  It was spectacular how the Germans came back to win this match.  Its been up and down for this team.  After missing out the last two Euro tournaments, with no wins, it is fitting for the team, who is favored coming into the tournament, to make the final.  A fan of the German team, I hope to see them win on Sunday.

Here is the recap of the Russia-Spain semi-final.  Cannot say much of the Spaniards.  They beat the Russian team once in group play and convincingly won again.  This team, although not big like the Germans, could use its speed to win it.

Should be an interesting final this Sunday on ABC in the States.

Pelosi Supports Fairness Doctrine

Check out John Grizzi’s post at Human Events, Pelosi Supports ‘Fairness Doctrine’.  Ms Pelosi shows where she really stands:

The speaker of the House made it clear to me and more than forty of my colleagues yesterday that a bill by Rep. Mike Pence (R.-Ind.) to outlaw the “Fairness Doctrine” (which a liberal administration could use to silence Rush Limbaugh, other radio talk show hosts and much of the new alternative media) would not see the light of day in Congress during ’08.  In ruling out a vote on Pence’s proposed Broadcaster’s Freedom Act, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-CA.) also signaled her strong support for revival of the “Fairness Doctrine” — which would require radio station owners to provide equal time to radio commentary when it is requested.

Now, Mr Pence’s effort is still working on getting his proposal to the floor, but here was Ms Pelosi response on its status:

“No,” the Speaker replied, without hesitation. She added that “the interest in my caucus is the reverse” and that New York Democratic Rep. “Louise Slaughter has been active behind this [revival of the Fairness Doctrine] for a while now.”

Typical Democrat.  She won’t give it the time of day if Mr Pence succeeds, but if the other proposal materializes within the next month, it would be acted upon immediately. So, it should not be surprising by this follow up:

“Do you personally support revival of the ‘Fairness Doctrine?’” I asked.

“Yes,” the speaker replied, without hesitation

It’s sad to see that real political debate cannot happen if it not on Ms Pelosi’s terms.

Top 10 Reason Obama Shouldn’t Be President

I noticed yesterday at the American Thinker, Top 10 Reasons Obama Shouldn’t Be President, detailing a piece at National Review Online, 10 Concerns About Obama, written by William J. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn.  Check it out.

Now, without looking at the article, I already have problems with Mr Obama.  For instance, what does he mean by change?  How does he define it?  From what I have learned, Mr Obama wants to apply policies to our economy that were tired in 1930s and foreign policies that were used in 1970s.  This change sounds a lot like a re-run.  Pardon the TV jargon.  But, this brings me back to my original question, what does he mean by change?

How To Speak Democrat

I found this interesting and educating congressional special order speech at Hot Air.  Credit to Allahpundit.

For some reason, this confirms what I have thought.  There are no longer any true liberals, those who believe in liberty, oh, excuse me, progessives, in the Democrat party.  They all have have become socialists.

Euro 2008 Quarterfinals

Just finished watching the Croatia Turkey Euro 2008 Quarterfinal.  And I have to ask, ‘What is with Turkey?’  Is this team destined to win it all like Greece did in 2004?  Story at Euro2008.com here.

I thought the referee should have ended extra time with only 1 minute added on, but hey, what do I know.

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Tim Russert – Thomas Sowell @ Real Politics

Thomas Sowell has written a column in tribute to Tim Russert at Real Politics.  He made some interesting points about Mr Russert.  One of these points was how Mr Russert was different from those who are doing the reporting or covering politics today:

What made Tim Russert special was not some trademark catchword or contrived persona. What you saw was what you got– a down to earth guy who came on the air having thoroughly researched the subject and having a keen insight into politics and politicians.

He didn’t flaunt his knowledge. He was one of the few very smart people who seemed to feel no need to impress others that he was smart. But, if you knew the subject that he was talking about, you realized that he had really done his homework.

There was something else that set Tim Russert apart from many other journalists, whether print journalists or broadcast journalists: His agenda was bringing out the facts.

As I stated in my previous post about Mr Russert’s death, it is going to be difficult to replace him because of the decline NBC is going through in their reporting.  In a second point, Mr Sowell detailed what made Mr Russert the best moderator:

But, whatever Tim Russert’s political opinions were then or later, that was not what his program was about. He was there to serve the audience by bringing out the facts about the political world, a world where spin is the usually name of the game.

Often critics who complain about media bias argue as if what is needed is to be “fair” to “both sides.” But what is far more important is to be honest with the audience– who are seeking information and understanding about the real world, not about the ideology or the agenda of the journalist.

This is not to denigrate opinion journalists, who have a valuable role to play, just as reporters like Tim Russert do. But, with both opinion journalists and reporters, the question is whether you play it straight with the audience, instead of filtering out inconvenient facts in order to manipulate the audience in favor of some agenda.

In short, the issue is honesty rather than “fairness.” The question is whether journalists put their cards on the table. Russert put his cards on the table– and they were high cards.

Again, Mr Russert was definitely a different type of person than those today who cover reporting politics of Washington.  We need more like him in covering our news.  He will be missed.

Please read further into Mr Sowell column, you would learn what Mr Russert did for Mr Sowell in obtaining an archive copy of Mr Sowell’s appearance on Meet the Press in 1980s.  This speaks to the character to Mr Russert.