20/6/09 Iran:Videos of pro Mousavi protesters gathering in Enghelab Ave Tehran

Tehran Demonstration June 20 2009:Minute by Minute report

There is a fine minute by minute report of events in Tehran today on Revolutionary Road
Included in the report is an excellent BBC video

Iran:Video of mourning Mousavi supporters in Tehran Today Thurday with green shroud (18/6/09)

Green Shroud

Pro Mousavi supporters carried a green shroud. This is intended to symbolise mourning for those who died.

Iraq-Isfahan: Video shows huge anti Ahmadinejad protest

Ireland:15,000 Old Age Pensioners Demonstrate Outside the Dail

15,000 Irish Old Age pensioners demonstrate outside the Dail to condemn the FF/Green/PD Government's decision to end universal entitlement to the Medical Card for over 70s. The decision of the Government to backtrack on its original proposal and to exclude 5% of the pensioners from entitlement, has failed to mollify the pensioners who fear that the breach of universality is the thin edge of the wedge to erode other entitlements.

Pennsylvania-Palin promises tax-cut during Scranton visit

Visiting Northeast Pennsylvania for the first time, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin touted the new economic plan running mate John McCain unveiled Tuesday...... The new economic plan would get the nation “through a time of testing” and put “the economy back on track,” she said.
“Under this plan, we’ll help American families keep their homes and save family neighborhoods and bring stability to our housing market,” Mrs. Palin said.The plan seeks to reduce to 10 percent the tax on senior-citizen withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009, reduce to 7.5 percent the capital gains tax in 2009 and 2010 and quintuple deductions of capital losses. It is meant to supplement Mr. McCain’s call last week for a $300 billion government purchase of troubled mortgages.Mrs. Palin’s 29-minute speech was frequently interrupted with applause or chants of “Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!” ........... Full Report:The Times Tribune

No surprise that Socialist stronghold Berlin had large turn out for Obama

Much has been made of the large crowd, which turned out to greet Barack Obama in Berlin. The Liberal media has been mesmerised by his speech.
Why should this be so surprising? Obama is on the left wing of the Democratic Party.
He favours higher spending and taxes and greater state involvement in citizens lives.
These are the trademarks of a European Socialist. European Socialists naturally applaud one of their own.

Berlin is a left wing bastion as the following figures attest:
The Berlin State Election was held in 2006 to elect members to the Abgeordnetenhaus (House of Deputies) of Berlin

• The Social Democrats (Socialists) secured 30.8% of the vote


• The Left Party (mainly ex Communists) secured 13.4% of the vote.


• Alliance 90/Greens secured 13.1% of the vote.


• Labour and Social Justice Party secured 2.9% of the vote


• The Grays secured 3.8% of the vote.

So the Left secured 63.9% of the vote in Berlin or 883,492 votes.
All in all no surprise that Obama secured a large turn out and a big welcome.