Temerity and similar words

Temerity and similar words Temerity  |təˈmeritē|noun excessive confidence or boldness; audacity : no one had the temerity to question his conclusions. ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin temeritas, from temere‘rashly. ‘THE RIGHT WORD The line that divides boldness from foolishness or stupidity is often a fine one.

Shit happens

Shit happens From Wikipedia   Proverb shit happens Bad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.   c’est la vie life’s a bitch that’s life   See also existentialism “Shit happens” is a common slang phrase, used as a simple existential observation that life is full of imperfections, or “C’est la vie“. The minced oath form is “stuff [...]

It’s the economy, stupid

It’s the economy, stupid From Wikipedia “It’s the economy, stupid” was a phrase in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton‘s successful 1992 presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush. For a time, Bush was considered unbeatable because of foreign policy developments such as the end of the Cold War and the Persian Gulf War. The phrase, coined by Clinton campaign strategist James Carville, refers to [...]

John Malott: DSAI

John Malott: DSAI  * John Malott was former Ambassador of the United States of America to Malaysia. Since returning to his country some years ago, John continued to take a deep personal interest in political and socio-economic developments of our country. He has many friends in Kuala Lumpur and around ASEAN. Although the attention of [...]

Racial profiling and discriminations every where around the world including in US

Racial profiling and discriminations every where around the world including in US The Malaysian Insider Poll: Racial misgivings of whites an Obama issue Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. answers questions from the media during a news conference following a meeting with his top economic advisers. AP pic WASHINGTON, Sept 21 – Deep-seated racial misgivings [...]

GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE MASTER OF CIVIL SERVANTS

GOVERNMENT IS NOT THE MASTER OF CIVIL SERVANTS   The Malaysian Insider …..”As a government radio station, it should not be misused by anyone, including in disseminating matters negative to society and giving wrong views on government policies,” he told reporters after presenting Hari Raya Aidilfitri goodies to 25 poor, aged and handicapped people at [...]

Immigrant protest turns violent in southern Italy

  Immigrant protest turns violent in southern Italy The Malaysian Insider   ROME, Sept 20 — Hundreds of African immigrants took their anger over the alleged mafia killing of six Africans to the streets yesterday, hurling rocks and smashing windows in a town north of Naples. Several hundred people participated in the demonstration, which continued into [...]

Who speaks for Islam: Part III

Who speaks for Islam: Part III By John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed Gulf News excerpts the fascinating conclusions of the largest ever opinion survey of the world’s Muslims. Carried out by Gallup, Who speaks for Islam?, by John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed, was published by Gallup Press. Middle class and well-educated For decades, scholars and [...]