"Was für eine Show! Wow" "What a show! Wow" (Posted by @2b_on, Frankfurt, Germany, March 27, 2009)
March 27, 2009
Brazil president blames 'white people' for global crisis
Lula da Silva's comments were enough to stir up conversation on Twitter.
jubakun (Brazil) A declaração do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva de que a crise foi causada por "gente branca de olhos azuis" foi destaque na imprensa. (The statement of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the crisis was caused by "blue-eyed white people" were highlighted in the press.)
price_givens (Location undisclosed) This can't be good for me. Brasil president blames global crisis on white people with blue eyes. http://bit.ly/xRd9
tsvnq (Sydney, Australia) "White people with blue eyes caused global financial crisis: Brazil President" in SMH http://bit.ly/1K3Mzj Comment: Greedy Bastards!
awitz (Minneapolis, Minn.) Watching CNN...Did I really just hear Brazil's pres blame the global economy crisis and "White people. Blue-eyed people." Is it the 1930's?
kokupuff (Location undisclosed) Brazil's president is SNAPPING!! Global economic crisis is the fault of "white people with blue eyes" -> http://bit.ly/2ZfEY
São Paolo fire documented on Twitter
News of the fire began to spread on Twitter with this tweet:
digoreisnet caralho, deu uma explosão foda agora #diadema #incendio ([expletive], [expletive] explosion now has happened #diadema #fire)
The tags #diadema and #incendio (fire) were subsequently used by other twitterers as the story developed and tweeple frantically sought more information.
larabrighenti #incendio O incendio está nas proximidades do Extra Anchieta - uma amiga q acabou de chegar,nos contou que a nuvem de fumaça é assustadora! (#fire The fire is near the Extra Anchieta - a friend has just arrived, told us that the cloud of smoke is scary!)
sabino que horas começou o incêndio em #diadema? qdo sai de casa eu ñ tinha visto nada =| (what time the fire started in #diadema? qdo ñ leaves the house I had seen nothing = |)
Teeeetchy #Diadema - Incêndio: Alguém sabe o nome da indústria química? (#Diadema - Fire: What the name of the chemical industry?)
tiosamnews #Diadema : Antigamente era só industria. Casas foram sendo construidas ao redor e virou um bairro mixto. (#Diadema: Previously it was just industry. Houses were built around and turned into a mixed neighborhood.)
lucasleite Ta forte esse #incendio em #diadema hein (It's strong this #fire in #diadema huh)
@danilogordo tweeted a link to this video of the fire: http://migre.me/eYB.
Obama Adminstration adopts new Afghanistan strategy
Per MSNBC's First Read the Obama administration appears to be minimizing the military aspect of the war. Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro raise the point that, "...this is a dramatic shift away from the philosophy some in the Bush administration pushed -- which was democracy for Afghanistan."
Public reaction on Twitter was mixed. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) was the only major elected official to tweet a response.
ChuckGrassley (Iowa) Listning Prez on FOX anounce his Afhgan stategy Now it bcomes Obama War Not Bush war any longer
FrankCanzolino (Elmhurst, Ill.) #tcot Obviously, Bush has won Iraq, allowing for troop reinforcements in Afghanistan, which we should begin calling Obama's war
Kadiyah (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Obama just announced that more troops and more money will be invested in the war in Afghanistan. What about our ECONOMY?
kbestor (Salt Lake City, Utah) Obama just presented plan for Afghanistan. Finally US using world community and diplomacy instead of only weapons. Women rights pushed .A+
mrush909 (Location undisclosed) Is wondering why there is not the same outcry about extra troups going into Afghanistan as there was with Itaq.
thisisnomad (Location undisclosed) Im watching the news. They are calling Afghanistan, Obama's war. WTF? They are tryn to dump all of Bush's mess on Obama. Rewrite History.
KingRobertIV (Louisiana) He's not commiting nearly enough troops; Thinks he can police pakistan and afghanistan
Olympic torch relay scrapped
The Associated Press reports the decision was taken at an IOC meeting in Denver, after protests in several locations during the pre-Beijing Olympics torch relay last year.
Twitterers from Hawaii to New Zealand - and Olympic cities like Athens and Munich weigh in:
schwefl (Munich, Germany) no more runs for the olympic torch over the world, that might be the first good decision the ioc made since years.
norock (Milton Keynes, England) Olympic Committee decide to stop doing torch relays after the China protests. Rather than being more careful who gets chosen to host.
TravisDST (Hawaii, USA) Apparently the International Olympic Committee is banning torch relays because of the incidents in last year's. http://ow.ly/1wvI
stratosathens (Athens, Greece) No more international torch relay during the Olympic Games. It started with Athens and it ended with Beijing. #sportacccord
vanrose (Oamaru, New Zealand) Completely forgot that I told everyone I was going to take up a sport and compete in the London Olympic Games. Really must get onto that.
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