Archive for Politics
Sniffer dogs, rubber booties and democracy
The debate surrounding requests by some Muslims that police sniffer dogs wear rubber booties, to protect homes from the ‘ritually unclean’ canines, seems like a moot argument. As far as the Kennel Club, among others, knows these rubber booties do not interfere with the work of police dogs in any way. Therefore, any outcry of special treatment of Muslims mustn’t be rooted in practical fact but cultural insensitivity.
Did Sarah, John, Barack and Joe show debating stress?
Having watched the presidential and vice presidential debates, and having an interest in stress, I started to wonder about the effects of this debate on the four people on the two tickets. Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden are the four contenders experiencing the stress. But what about the stress during the televised debates?