180 degrees

Matthew Hall presents a first-hand look at world events from a different angle.

Why gun ownership is useful for this election

25 September 2012, 8:20 AM

So it turns out the big story of this election may not be about President Obama winning what should be an unwinnable election or Mitt Romney’s sense of entitlement or failure to release his tax returns or statement that he’s given up on 47 percent of the country.

The real story might be what appear to be coordinated efforts in certain states to suppress voting - specifically to stop voters more likely to vote for President Obama from making any impact at the polls. Read more


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Romney's team begins to implode

18 September 2012, 7:35 AM

There are eight more weeks of this election to go and Mitt Romney has yet to jump out of his box and demonstrate exactly how and why he is a better alternative as President than Barack Obama.

Any expected jump from the Republican convention never happened. Any expected flip following the Democratic convention didn’t gain traction. Read more


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US election 'is about eight states'

11 September 2012, 13:48 PM

You can be forgiven for thinking the upcoming Presidential election is a national event. From the East coast to the West, the theory goes, all of America is up for grabs. This actually isn’t quite true. This election is about results from just eight states. More specifically, maybe just two.


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Obama, "Lyin' Ryan" and Dirty Harry

05 September 2012, 7:29 AM

Following the frivolity of last week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, all eyes on the Presidential election now swivel north toward North Carolina as the Democrats this week do their thing.

On the agenda: officially nominating President Obama as the party’s candidate for the upcoming election, shouting down the Republican view of the world, and communicating, communicating, communicating that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are a REALLY BAD IDEA for America’s future. Read more


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Isaac and a Republican blow out

28 August 2012, 8:22 AM

If there is a God and that God has an interest in American politics then Republicans, apparently so entwined with the Christian God, will be hoping this week is not a message from the heavens.

As the Republican Party prepared to open its 2012 convention, along came Hurricane Isaac. Read more


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