Na mimi nadhani Barack Obama anastahili nafasi huko Mt. Rushmore. Sura za marais huko ni,Baba wa Taifa wa Marekani George Washington, Rais Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln na Theodore Roosevelt.
Picha hii ni asante Photoshop.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Sura ya Obama Ichongwe Mt. Rushmore!
Na mimi nadhani Barack Obama anastahili nafasi huko Mt. Rushmore. Sura za marais huko ni,Baba wa Taifa wa Marekani George Washington, Rais Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln na Theodore Roosevelt.
Picha hii ni asante Photoshop.
Mbwa wa Rais Bush amwuma Mwandishi wa Habari
Barney Bush na master wake Rais Bush (Bush anasema kuwa Barney ni mtoto wake wa kiume)
Kadi ya salamu kutoka kwa Barney Bush
Barney akimwuma Jonathan DeckerMbwa wa rais Bush, Barney, jana alimwuma kwenye kidole, mwandishi wa habari wa Reuters, Jonathan Decker. Decker alitaka ku-pet kichwani ndo Barney kamwuma.
Mimi nashangaa wazungu hapa Marekani. Kila jibwa wanataka kumpeti. Na pia unatakiwa kumpeti mbwa wa watu hata kama hutaki ilikuonyesha urafiki. Kwa kweli hapa Marekani mbwa wengi wamezoea zoea kuwa petted na watu wasiowajua. Kuna madai kuwa mbwa anakuwa na hasira za master wake. Hivi ina maana Rais Bush saa hizi ana hasira kutokana na ushindi wa Obama?
Kuna madai kuwa si mara ya kwanza kwa Barney Bush kumwuma mtu. Amewahi kuuma wageni waliotembelea White House.
Wachekesaji wametoa sababu saba za Barney Bush kumwuma Decker:
1. Barney was tired of all of the bad press
2. Barney was fearful that the reporter was a terrorist
3. Barney was giving the reporter the traditional White House greeting
4. Barney was showing everyone who really runs the Bush household
5. Barney was bored and trying to get Bush to stop watching the Country Channel
6. Barney was trying to do one more thing to make sure no one forgets about Bush
7. Barney was saying "good-bye." Just like Bush, he knows his days are number.
2. Barney was fearful that the reporter was a terrorist
3. Barney was giving the reporter the traditional White House greeting
4. Barney was showing everyone who really runs the Bush household
5. Barney was bored and trying to get Bush to stop watching the Country Channel
6. Barney was trying to do one more thing to make sure no one forgets about Bush
7. Barney was saying "good-bye." Just like Bush, he knows his days are number.
Kuna mtu mwingine ameandika mahojiano feki na Barney: http://www.examiner.com/x-1028-New-York-Small-Dog-Examiner~y2008m11d6-Bushs-dog-Barney-bites-Reuters-reporter-and-explains-why-he-did-it
Kwa habari zaidi someni:
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Wamtoa Padre Kiazi Matakoni!
Huko Uingereza kuna padre katolewa kiazi matakoni wikiendi hii iliyopita. Ni kweli kabisa.
Padre alivyofika hospitalini (Sheffield Northern General Hospital) alidai kuwa eti alikuwa anatundika mapazia kwenye dirisha halafu kaanguka kwenye meza na kukalia hicho kiazi! Eti alikuwa uchi wakati anatundika hizo pazia! Khaa!
Padre alivyofika hospitalini (Sheffield Northern General Hospital) alidai kuwa eti alikuwa anatundika mapazia kwenye dirisha halafu kaanguka kwenye meza na kukalia hicho kiazi! Eti alikuwa uchi wakati anatundika hizo pazia! Khaa!
Wakati iko huko aliweza kwenda haja kubwa kweli? Au, ilikuwa kama kizibo ndo maana aliamua kwenda hospitalini.
Nauliza huyo padre alikuwa anafanya nini na hiyo kiazi kweli? Duniani kuna mambo.
Nauliza huyo padre alikuwa anafanya nini na hiyo kiazi kweli? Duniani kuna mambo.
Sarah Palin Alivyo Mbumbumbu
Wadau, Bill O'Reilly amekasirika kuwa McCain kashindwa. Sasa anamwumbua Sarah Palin. Anamlaumu Palin kwa kushindwa kwa McCain! Na ni kweli walimzuia kufanya interviews kwa sababu walijua hana akili!
Lazima mtazame hii clip kutoka O'Reilly factor. Yaani Palin alidhani kuwa Africa ni nchi moja na hakuweza kutaja nchi za Marekani Kaskazini!
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Republicans wamekasirika ile mbaya! Hebu cheki hii story katika Newsweek:
NEWSWEEK has also learned that Palin's shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy. One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family—clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill. Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent "tens of thousands" more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.
A Palin aide said: "Governor Palin was not directing staffers to put anything on their personal credit cards, and anything that staffers put on their credit cards has been reimbursed, like an expense. Nasty and false accusations following a defeat say more about the person who made them than they do about Governor Palin."
McCain himself rarely spoke to Palin during the campaign, and aides kept him in the dark about the details of her spending on clothes because they were sure he would be offended. Palin asked to speak along with McCain at his Arizona concession speech Tuesday night, but campaign strategist Steve Schmidt vetoed the request.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/167581
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Tangazo Kwa Watu Weusi Wote Marekani!
NImepata hii kwa e-mail leo. Ni kwelki weusi wengine wame call in sick ile washerekee!
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This may be the end of Affirmative Action. I am still celebrating.
SOMEONE WROTE:After watching the final debate last week it dawned on me that Obama could actually win this thing! If that happens there will be a lot of people (some of our co-workers included) who will be afraid that an Obama presidency will usher in the end of days. They'll be watching us on November 5th (the day after the election) for 'signs of the end' times. To keep the peace and keep a lot of folks from getting nervous, I think we should develop a list of acceptable celebrations and
behaviors we should probably avoid - at least for the first few days:
1) No crying, hugging or shouting 'Thank you, Lord' – at least not in public.
2) No high-fives - at least not unless the area is clear and there are no witnesses.
3) No laughing at the McCain/Palin supporters.
4) No calling in sick on November 5th. They'll get nervous if too many of us don't show up.
5) We're allowed to give each other knowing winks or nods in passing. Just try to keep from grinning too hard.
6) No singing loudly, 'We've Come This Far By Faith' (it WILL be acceptable to hum softly).
7) No bringing barbeque ribs or fried chicken for lunch in the company lunchroom for at least a week (no chitterlings AT ALL! This may make us seem too ethnic.)
8) No leaving Kool-aid packages at the water fountain.
9) No Cupid Shuffle during breaks (this could indicate a little too much excitement.)
10) Please no Moving On Up music (we are going to try to remain humble.)11) No grits, chicken & waffles and half & half for breakfast in the office12) No Obama Shuffle on the back parking lot or down the hall to the conference room.
13) No singing loudly…"Ain't No stopping Us now"
14) No block parties circling the perimeter of the White (Black) House
If I've missed anything, feel free to add to the list. I just want to make sure we're all on the same page when Obama brings this thing home on November 5th. Now let's make this thing happen!!!
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This may be the end of Affirmative Action. I am still celebrating.
SOMEONE WROTE:After watching the final debate last week it dawned on me that Obama could actually win this thing! If that happens there will be a lot of people (some of our co-workers included) who will be afraid that an Obama presidency will usher in the end of days. They'll be watching us on November 5th (the day after the election) for 'signs of the end' times. To keep the peace and keep a lot of folks from getting nervous, I think we should develop a list of acceptable celebrations and
behaviors we should probably avoid - at least for the first few days:
1) No crying, hugging or shouting 'Thank you, Lord' – at least not in public.
2) No high-fives - at least not unless the area is clear and there are no witnesses.
3) No laughing at the McCain/Palin supporters.
4) No calling in sick on November 5th. They'll get nervous if too many of us don't show up.
5) We're allowed to give each other knowing winks or nods in passing. Just try to keep from grinning too hard.
6) No singing loudly, 'We've Come This Far By Faith' (it WILL be acceptable to hum softly).
7) No bringing barbeque ribs or fried chicken for lunch in the company lunchroom for at least a week (no chitterlings AT ALL! This may make us seem too ethnic.)
8) No leaving Kool-aid packages at the water fountain.
9) No Cupid Shuffle during breaks (this could indicate a little too much excitement.)
10) Please no Moving On Up music (we are going to try to remain humble.)11) No grits, chicken & waffles and half & half for breakfast in the office12) No Obama Shuffle on the back parking lot or down the hall to the conference room.
13) No singing loudly…"Ain't No stopping Us now"
14) No block parties circling the perimeter of the White (Black) House
If I've missed anything, feel free to add to the list. I just want to make sure we're all on the same page when Obama brings this thing home on November 5th. Now let's make this thing happen!!!
Kesho ni Sikukuu Kenya
Huko Kenya kesho ni sikukuu. Rais Mwai Kibaki wa Kenya ametangaza kuwa siku ya Alhamisi itakuwa sikukuu ya kusherekea ushindi wa mwana wa Kenya, Barack Obama. Kwa kweli waafrika tujivunie! Tushanglie ushindi wa Barack Obama!
Bibi yake Obama, Sarah Obama, anashangalia kwa kucheza kuko Kogelo. Nadhani hakujua kuwa mjukuu wake atakuwa rais wa Marekani.
Viongozi Wapya wa Marekani
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Barack Obama Ashinda Uchaguzi 2008!
Barack Obama ni Rais Mteule wa Marekani!!!! Senator wa Delaware Joe Biden, atakuwa makamu wa rais. Mungu yu mwema! Waafrika na hasa sisi kutoka Afrika Mashariki Tujivunie!
OBAMA UBARIKIWE!
Ataapiswha kuwa Rais siku ya Januari 20, 2009 huko Washington, D.C.! Atakuwa rais wa 44 wa Marekani.
Wengi Tunalia machozi ya furaha usiku huu! Sasa kiti cha USenator wa Obama, Illinois iko wazi na kiti cha Gavana wa Delaware kiko wazi.
WaTanzania Wamshabikia Obama - CNN
Hongereni kaka Maggid Mjengwa na Alex Mayunga kwa kuonesha ujasiriamali kwa vitendo katika kinyang'anyiro cha uchaguzi wa raisi Marekani. Mmeweza kutumia nafasi na wasaa ipasavyo!
Waweza kutizama CNN Video hapa: http://nukta77.com/matangazo.aspx
Subi
Waweza kutizama CNN Video hapa: http://nukta77.com/matangazo.aspx
Subi
Njama za Republicans Kuzuia Kura za Obama!
Jamani, hao Republicans ni wachafu na wasio na haya hata kidogo! Katika uchaguzi uliopita walifanya juu chini na hatimaye waliweza kuzuia kura za John Kerry. Matokeo yake tulipata Bush Part II Take II! Sasa wameanza fujo zao tena!
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November 4, 2008
Obama supporters targeted in bogus messages
(CNN) — Voters in several states have receiving bogus text messages or e-mail urging supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to put off voting until Wednesday because of long lines, spurring threats of prosecution in at least two states.
The messages — a perennial election stunt — popped up Tuesday on mobile phones and computers in the battleground states of Florida, Virginia and Missouri, as well as in several other states. One falsely claimed to be a "CNN breaking news" alert.
"All Obama voters, due to long delays, are asked to wait and vote tomorrow 11/05," that message stated.
Election Day is a one-day event, of course — and in a statement issued Tuesday, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said she had "no tolerance" for anyone attempting to confuse voters.
"I am working with local election officials around the state to make sure poll workers and voters understand their rights," said Carnahan, a Democrat.
"Anyone attempting to deprive voters of their rights on Election Day will be prosecuted."
In Maryland, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Douglas Gansler said his office had passed along complaints about the messages to the U.S. Justice Department and state prosecutors.
Similar messages were reported in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Maryland and Arkansas.
In Virginia, hackers breached the computer network at George Mason University to send the message, university Provost Peter Stearns told students, faculty and staff in an e-mail denouncing the hoax.
"I am sure everybody realizes this is a hoax," he said. "It is also a serious offense, and we are looking into it. Please be reminded that Election Day is today, November 4th."
A flyer with a similar message was spread around the Hampton Roads area of southeast Virginia last week. Virginia State Police said Monday that they would not bring charges against the man who printed them, and state Board of
Elections Secretary Nancy Rodriguez called the flyers "a joke that got out of control."
Filed under: Voter Problems
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November 4, 2008
Obama supporters targeted in bogus messages
(CNN) — Voters in several states have receiving bogus text messages or e-mail urging supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to put off voting until Wednesday because of long lines, spurring threats of prosecution in at least two states.
The messages — a perennial election stunt — popped up Tuesday on mobile phones and computers in the battleground states of Florida, Virginia and Missouri, as well as in several other states. One falsely claimed to be a "CNN breaking news" alert.
"All Obama voters, due to long delays, are asked to wait and vote tomorrow 11/05," that message stated.
Election Day is a one-day event, of course — and in a statement issued Tuesday, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said she had "no tolerance" for anyone attempting to confuse voters.
"I am working with local election officials around the state to make sure poll workers and voters understand their rights," said Carnahan, a Democrat.
"Anyone attempting to deprive voters of their rights on Election Day will be prosecuted."
In Maryland, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Douglas Gansler said his office had passed along complaints about the messages to the U.S. Justice Department and state prosecutors.
Similar messages were reported in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Maryland and Arkansas.
In Virginia, hackers breached the computer network at George Mason University to send the message, university Provost Peter Stearns told students, faculty and staff in an e-mail denouncing the hoax.
"I am sure everybody realizes this is a hoax," he said. "It is also a serious offense, and we are looking into it. Please be reminded that Election Day is today, November 4th."
A flyer with a similar message was spread around the Hampton Roads area of southeast Virginia last week. Virginia State Police said Monday that they would not bring charges against the man who printed them, and state Board of
Elections Secretary Nancy Rodriguez called the flyers "a joke that got out of control."
Filed under: Voter Problems
Bado Kidogo
Bado kidogo tutajua matokeo ya uchaguzi 2008! Baada ya masaa mawili tutaanza kusika matokeo ya kura zilizopigwa katika majimbo mbalimbali ya Marekani.
Natabiri kuwa Obama atashinda kwa kura nyingi sana.
Natabiri kuwa Obama atashinda kwa kura nyingi sana.
Mungu azidi kumlinda Obama na familia yake. Kuna wazungu wenye roho za kibaguzi ambao wanasema kuwa wamepania kumwua kabla ya January 20, 2009 kama atashinda urais.
Kaka Yake Obama
Huyu ni Malik Obama (mwenye miwani), kaka yake Senator Barack Obama ambaye leo jioni huenda akawa rais mteule wa Marekani. Malik ni mtoto wa mke mwingine wa mzee Barack H. Obama.
Hapa Marekani watu wanashangaa jinsi waafrika wanavyokuwa na wake wengi.
Ndugu wa Obama wamekusanyika huko kwao Kogelo, Kenya kusikia matokeo ya uchaguzi.
Kwa habari zaidi soma: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7708119.stm
Mr. Universe Tanzania 2008 - David Nyombo
Wadau, tumezoea kuona wanawake katika mashindano ya urembo. Sasa cheki huku kaka kwenye mashindano ya Mr. Universe! Na sisi wanawake tunataka kuona eye candy pia! ********************************************
Kutoka Michuzi Blog:
Mwakilishi wa Tanzania katika Mr Universe David Nyombo (pichani) akionyesha jinsi anavyoweza kuifanya vitu vyake. Mwamba huyu ni mshindi wa Afrika mwaka 2008 katika kategori ya kilo 70 kwa mchezo huu, sasa anakwenda Bahrain, kufanya vitu vyake.
Huko anakwenda kuiwakilisha Tanzania na Afrika katika mashindano ya 62 ya watunisha misuli ya ridhaa ya Dunia yanayofanyika kuanzia Novemba Mosi mpaka 7.
Mwamba huyu ambaye alizaliwa Mei 13, 1975, jijini Dar es Salaam ni mtunisha misuli wa kwanza Tanzania kushiriki katika mashindano ya Mr Universe Afrika kutoka mwaka 2002.
Uchaguzi Leo!
Leo mamilioni ya waMarekani wanapiga kura katika uchaguzi wa kihistoria. Huenda Mmarekani mweusi (Barack Obama) atashinda urais kwa mara ya kwanza katika historia ya nchi hii. Au huenda mzee kuliko marais (John McCain) wote atashinda na mwanamke (Sarah Palin) atakuwa wa kwanza kuwa makamu rais.
Tutajua matokeo jioni. Leo kila ukipita foleni za watu wanaongojea kupiga kura ni ndefu.
Mungu azidi kumlinda Barack Obama na familia yake!
Tutajua matokeo jioni. Leo kila ukipita foleni za watu wanaongojea kupiga kura ni ndefu.
Mungu azidi kumlinda Barack Obama na familia yake!
Monday, November 03, 2008
Bibi yake Obama Amefariki
Bibi yake Senator Barack Obama, mzaa mama yake amefariki dunia, masaa kabla ya waMarekani kuanza kupiga kura katika uchaguzi wa rais 2008. habari zinasema kuwa Bibi Madelyn Dunham (86) amefariki dunia hukoHawaii usiku wa kuamkia leo.
REST IN PEACE MADELYN DUNHAM
Kwa habari zaidi someni:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/obama.grandma/index.html
REST IN PEACE MADELYN DUNHAM
Kwa habari zaidi someni:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/obama.grandma/index.html
Sarah Palin kawa 'Punked'
Kuna watu wanaowaita wachekeshaji fulani wa Canada mashujaa leo. Kisa, walimpanku Sarah Palin. Walimpigia simu Palin, wakidai kuwa ni rais wa Ufaransa, Bwana Sarkozy. Jamani, Palin ni mbumbumbu kweli maana ukisikiliza utajua kuwa ni accent feki ya kifaransa. Lakini tutegemee nini ktoka kwa mtu ambaye ujuzi wake katika mambo ya nchi za nje ni kuweza kuona Urusi kutoka nyumbani kwake huko Alaska. Inatisha kama mtu ambaye anaweza kuwa punked hivyo anawezakuwa rais wa nchi!
Chini Cyrus Farivar anachambua simu aliyopigiwa:
Kusikiliza simu Bofya hapa: http://www.asiaone.com/Multimedia/News/Story/A1Multimedia20081103-4791.html
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Oh, Canada: The Palin prank explained
Probably the best thing I read this weekend was the fact that Sarah Palin got pranked in a call by the Montreal comedy duo Les justiciers masqués (the Masked Avengers). The call, which goes on for nearly seven minutes, is full of French and French Canadian references, all of which are lost on the hapless governor -- and apparently on the Washington Post, which failed to translate some of the best parts of the joke. Fortunately for you guys, my French skills and the Internet helped me figure out the rest.
Thanks to the Globe and Mail for a fuller, and more accurate, transcript than the one provided by CTV via the Washington Post -- which, however, included the first few seconds in its transcript.
Around 0:04:
RADIO HOST: Hi, this is (French name), I am with president Sarkozy, on the line for Gov. Palin.
The actual name used was "Franc Ouvrier" -- which means Frank Worker -- as in generic French worker.
Anyway, back to the Globe and Mail's transcript:
Around 1:00:
A: I follow your campaigns closely with my special American adviser Johnny Hallyday, you know?
Johnny Hallyday, as anyone who's ever taken a French class or traveled to France ought to know, is France's biggest aging rock star, who sings in French, but in a "yeah-yeah" (or, in French, yé-yé), America circa 1950s-influenced style. According to the BBC, Hallyday supported Sarkozy in the 2007 French presidential election.
Around 2:05:
A: Exactly, we could try go hunting by helicopter like you did. I never did that. Like we say in French, on pourrait tuer des bebe phoques, aussi.
"Le phoque" is the French word for seal, and comedically, it sounds a lot like the English word "fuck."
So the sentence in French means: "We could go kill baby seals, too."
Around 2:50:
That's the thing that I said to my great friend, the prime minister of Canada Stef Carse.
As the governor of a state that borders Canada, you'd think that Palin would know that the prime minister of Canada is actually Stephen Harper. Also, Stef Carse is a famous Quebecois country singer.
Around 3:10:
A: I was wondering because you are so next to him, one of my good friends, the prime minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Z. Sirois, have you met him recently? Did he come to one of your rallies?
Richard Z. Sirois is one of the co-hosts of Audette and Trudel's radio show, "Les Cerveaux de l'info," on CKOI-FM in Montreal.
Also, while to an American ear the "prime minister of Quebec" sounds obviously false, the Masked Avengers' Wikipedia page notes:
Although the term they used was in fact "Prime Minister of Quebec," this is merely an atypical usage and not an inherently incorrect or deliberately misleading one. While Canadian English has a usage convention of reserving the title "Prime Minister" for the Prime Minister of Canada and using "Premier" for the equivalent position in a province or territory, in their actual meanings the terms are strictly interchangeable. Furthermore, Canadian French does not have separate words for the two positions, using premier ministre for both -- accordingly, when speaking English, Canadian francophones will often refer to the prime minister of a province.
Around 4:05:
A: Yes, in French it's called de rouge a levre sur un cochon, or if you prefer in English, Joe the Plumber ... it's his life, Joe the Plumber.
"Rouge à sur un cochon" means "lipstick on a pig."
Around 5:02:
A: Gov. Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life. You know Hustler's Nailin' Paylin?
This, of course, is a reference to the recent porn film "Nailin' Paylin."
The pranksters then let Gov. Palin in on the joke and she promptly hung up on them.
The Masked Avengers have their own official YouTube channel, but don't have some of their other famous pranks, including this call with the real President Sarkozy. These guys have also pulled off pranks against Bill Gates, Britney Spears and former French President Jacques Chirac.
I wasn't able to find links to online audio for those calls but would love to hear them. Anyone else able to locate them? Merci d'avance!
― Cyrus Farivar
Kwa habari zaidi someni:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081103.PALIN03/TPStory/National
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/2008/view.bg?articleid=1129569
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2008/11/03/cbs-early-show-touts-sarah-palin-prank-phone-call
Chini Cyrus Farivar anachambua simu aliyopigiwa:
Kusikiliza simu Bofya hapa: http://www.asiaone.com/Multimedia/News/Story/A1Multimedia20081103-4791.html
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Oh, Canada: The Palin prank explained
Probably the best thing I read this weekend was the fact that Sarah Palin got pranked in a call by the Montreal comedy duo Les justiciers masqués (the Masked Avengers). The call, which goes on for nearly seven minutes, is full of French and French Canadian references, all of which are lost on the hapless governor -- and apparently on the Washington Post, which failed to translate some of the best parts of the joke. Fortunately for you guys, my French skills and the Internet helped me figure out the rest.
Thanks to the Globe and Mail for a fuller, and more accurate, transcript than the one provided by CTV via the Washington Post -- which, however, included the first few seconds in its transcript.
Around 0:04:
RADIO HOST: Hi, this is (French name), I am with president Sarkozy, on the line for Gov. Palin.
The actual name used was "Franc Ouvrier" -- which means Frank Worker -- as in generic French worker.
Anyway, back to the Globe and Mail's transcript:
Around 1:00:
A: I follow your campaigns closely with my special American adviser Johnny Hallyday, you know?
Johnny Hallyday, as anyone who's ever taken a French class or traveled to France ought to know, is France's biggest aging rock star, who sings in French, but in a "yeah-yeah" (or, in French, yé-yé), America circa 1950s-influenced style. According to the BBC, Hallyday supported Sarkozy in the 2007 French presidential election.
Around 2:05:
A: Exactly, we could try go hunting by helicopter like you did. I never did that. Like we say in French, on pourrait tuer des bebe phoques, aussi.
"Le phoque" is the French word for seal, and comedically, it sounds a lot like the English word "fuck."
So the sentence in French means: "We could go kill baby seals, too."
Around 2:50:
That's the thing that I said to my great friend, the prime minister of Canada Stef Carse.
As the governor of a state that borders Canada, you'd think that Palin would know that the prime minister of Canada is actually Stephen Harper. Also, Stef Carse is a famous Quebecois country singer.
Around 3:10:
A: I was wondering because you are so next to him, one of my good friends, the prime minister of Quebec, Mr. Richard Z. Sirois, have you met him recently? Did he come to one of your rallies?
Richard Z. Sirois is one of the co-hosts of Audette and Trudel's radio show, "Les Cerveaux de l'info," on CKOI-FM in Montreal.
Also, while to an American ear the "prime minister of Quebec" sounds obviously false, the Masked Avengers' Wikipedia page notes:
Although the term they used was in fact "Prime Minister of Quebec," this is merely an atypical usage and not an inherently incorrect or deliberately misleading one. While Canadian English has a usage convention of reserving the title "Prime Minister" for the Prime Minister of Canada and using "Premier" for the equivalent position in a province or territory, in their actual meanings the terms are strictly interchangeable. Furthermore, Canadian French does not have separate words for the two positions, using premier ministre for both -- accordingly, when speaking English, Canadian francophones will often refer to the prime minister of a province.
Around 4:05:
A: Yes, in French it's called de rouge a levre sur un cochon, or if you prefer in English, Joe the Plumber ... it's his life, Joe the Plumber.
"Rouge à sur un cochon" means "lipstick on a pig."
Around 5:02:
A: Gov. Palin, I love the documentary they made on your life. You know Hustler's Nailin' Paylin?
This, of course, is a reference to the recent porn film "Nailin' Paylin."
The pranksters then let Gov. Palin in on the joke and she promptly hung up on them.
The Masked Avengers have their own official YouTube channel, but don't have some of their other famous pranks, including this call with the real President Sarkozy. These guys have also pulled off pranks against Bill Gates, Britney Spears and former French President Jacques Chirac.
I wasn't able to find links to online audio for those calls but would love to hear them. Anyone else able to locate them? Merci d'avance!
― Cyrus Farivar
Kwa habari zaidi someni:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081103.PALIN03/TPStory/National
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/2008/view.bg?articleid=1129569
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2008/11/03/cbs-early-show-touts-sarah-palin-prank-phone-call
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Simu za Mikononi Bongo
This is a fact, you may verify yourself. Written by Voda customer who is tied of voda:
Calling Voda to Voda is Tshs 360 per minute. Calling from Voda to other networks in the country is Tshs 560 per minute. Voda SMS to all networks is Tshs 60 per sms.
Ok,Calling Tigo to Tigo Tshs 300 per minute. Calling from Tigo to other networks in the country is Tshs 360 per minute. Tigo sms to all networks is Tshs 45 per sms.
Calling Zantel to Zantel is Tshs 250 per minute. Calling from Zantel to other networks in the country is Tshs 275 per minute.
Just by looking above assuming calling/usage time is constant, Tigo customers would spend more than 40% or 50% (depending on other packages listed below) less compared to Voda customer whereas Zantel customer would spend less than 55% compared to voda customer.Assume Voda customer use 100,000 per month, then Tigo would use less than Tshs 60,000 whereas Zantel customer would use just some shs above 40,000.
For a voda customer spending Tshs 50,000 per month, Tigo customer would spend a range of Tshs 20,000 to 30,000 per month, whereas Zantel customer could spend even less.
Other packages!1. Tigo has extreme call package whereby you subscribe Tshs 1500 and you call all Tigo number from 6.00am to 6.00 pm. Comparatively Voda has the same service called Chizika but you NEVER be able to subscribe whenever you want-if you think I am joking try *147# and dial (which is a way to subscribe to free unlimited call for 12hrs from 6.00am) to see if you will get through. Definitely you will be told to try again tomorrow! You will be very lucky if you get through.
Friends have been saying for every 1000 people one gets through! Anyway Vodacom does not want you to know this service because they have not even advertised it. Have you heard or seen chizika advert anywhere if it is not only one found along Ali Hassan Mwinyi road in Dar es Salaam? For your information with Zantel you can call zantel customers for 24hrs with only Tshs1500. only that zantel customers are not as many.
2. Tigo has sms extreme package whereby you subscribe Tshs 500 and send sms to ALL networks for 12hrs from 6.00am. Voda despite of charging Tshs 15 more on every sms, it does not give any releaf package in this area. Zain (not Zantel) has the same package by subscribing Tshs 400. It is not my intention to bring in Zain now since its calling cost is almost like voda’s
3. With Tigo you can call for one shilling from 6.00pm to 5.59am to tigo to tigo. So from extreme call you enjoy during the day, in the evening you have another relief. Huree! Voda has almost the same relief but this one starts at 10.00pm to 5.59am. Despite of that “dead night time” you have to try yourself to see if you can get through a call. It is not easy even you have an emergency!
4. With Tigo you can call tigo subscribers for one shilling from Friday 6.00 to Monday 5.59am! By that Time, voda customers are calling voda subscribers for normal rate Tshs 360 and non voda subscribers for Tshs 560! ALAS VODA!
5. Even with Zain (Celtel), one is far better off compared to voda!
Some rumors created which make people not to shift.
1. Voda has very extensive network and is reliable! Fact check: If you are based in Dar or another city and you call most networks with certainty from Tigo, Zantel or Zain then the above rumor is cheating people! If voda was reliable it could be reliable when you subscribe to chizika and when you make even emergency call from 10.00pm.
2. Remember, you don’t travel so much in the interior parts of the country. If you are sure of been where you are for 11months of the year without going to interior parts of the country, then you don’t need voda. You can reach interior people with whatever network they may be through Zantel, Tigo or even Zain with much cheaper rates.
voda subscriber compared to Tigo, Zantel and somewhat Zain friends! I don’t think if
Advise:1. We don’t have to fool. We are incurring much much much higher cost by been there will be any person on earth except fool who will be happy and comfortable to pay higher rate for less! This is what voda customers we are getting!
2. Corporate customers who pay for their employees airtime could save up to 40% or 50% if encourage their employees to shift to cheaper networks. Company may leave airtime rates (they give to employees) at where they are and they are will minimize to a great deal number of complaints on air time increases by employees. If you are giving your employee an airtime of Tshs 50,000 in Voda and he/she complains, with Tigo, Zantel or even Zain (somewhat) complaints will be very very minimal!
Calling Voda to Voda is Tshs 360 per minute. Calling from Voda to other networks in the country is Tshs 560 per minute. Voda SMS to all networks is Tshs 60 per sms.
Ok,Calling Tigo to Tigo Tshs 300 per minute. Calling from Tigo to other networks in the country is Tshs 360 per minute. Tigo sms to all networks is Tshs 45 per sms.
Calling Zantel to Zantel is Tshs 250 per minute. Calling from Zantel to other networks in the country is Tshs 275 per minute.
Just by looking above assuming calling/usage time is constant, Tigo customers would spend more than 40% or 50% (depending on other packages listed below) less compared to Voda customer whereas Zantel customer would spend less than 55% compared to voda customer.Assume Voda customer use 100,000 per month, then Tigo would use less than Tshs 60,000 whereas Zantel customer would use just some shs above 40,000.
For a voda customer spending Tshs 50,000 per month, Tigo customer would spend a range of Tshs 20,000 to 30,000 per month, whereas Zantel customer could spend even less.
Other packages!1. Tigo has extreme call package whereby you subscribe Tshs 1500 and you call all Tigo number from 6.00am to 6.00 pm. Comparatively Voda has the same service called Chizika but you NEVER be able to subscribe whenever you want-if you think I am joking try *147# and dial (which is a way to subscribe to free unlimited call for 12hrs from 6.00am) to see if you will get through. Definitely you will be told to try again tomorrow! You will be very lucky if you get through.
Friends have been saying for every 1000 people one gets through! Anyway Vodacom does not want you to know this service because they have not even advertised it. Have you heard or seen chizika advert anywhere if it is not only one found along Ali Hassan Mwinyi road in Dar es Salaam? For your information with Zantel you can call zantel customers for 24hrs with only Tshs1500. only that zantel customers are not as many.
2. Tigo has sms extreme package whereby you subscribe Tshs 500 and send sms to ALL networks for 12hrs from 6.00am. Voda despite of charging Tshs 15 more on every sms, it does not give any releaf package in this area. Zain (not Zantel) has the same package by subscribing Tshs 400. It is not my intention to bring in Zain now since its calling cost is almost like voda’s
3. With Tigo you can call for one shilling from 6.00pm to 5.59am to tigo to tigo. So from extreme call you enjoy during the day, in the evening you have another relief. Huree! Voda has almost the same relief but this one starts at 10.00pm to 5.59am. Despite of that “dead night time” you have to try yourself to see if you can get through a call. It is not easy even you have an emergency!
4. With Tigo you can call tigo subscribers for one shilling from Friday 6.00 to Monday 5.59am! By that Time, voda customers are calling voda subscribers for normal rate Tshs 360 and non voda subscribers for Tshs 560! ALAS VODA!
5. Even with Zain (Celtel), one is far better off compared to voda!
Some rumors created which make people not to shift.
1. Voda has very extensive network and is reliable! Fact check: If you are based in Dar or another city and you call most networks with certainty from Tigo, Zantel or Zain then the above rumor is cheating people! If voda was reliable it could be reliable when you subscribe to chizika and when you make even emergency call from 10.00pm.
2. Remember, you don’t travel so much in the interior parts of the country. If you are sure of been where you are for 11months of the year without going to interior parts of the country, then you don’t need voda. You can reach interior people with whatever network they may be through Zantel, Tigo or even Zain with much cheaper rates.
voda subscriber compared to Tigo, Zantel and somewhat Zain friends! I don’t think if
Advise:1. We don’t have to fool. We are incurring much much much higher cost by been there will be any person on earth except fool who will be happy and comfortable to pay higher rate for less! This is what voda customers we are getting!
2. Corporate customers who pay for their employees airtime could save up to 40% or 50% if encourage their employees to shift to cheaper networks. Company may leave airtime rates (they give to employees) at where they are and they are will minimize to a great deal number of complaints on air time increases by employees. If you are giving your employee an airtime of Tshs 50,000 in Voda and he/she complains, with Tigo, Zantel or even Zain (somewhat) complaints will be very very minimal!
Shangazi yake Obama wa Boston atakuwa Deported
Hivi kwa nini wameamua kutoa habari za shanagzi yake Obama siku za mwisho mwa kampeni? Halafu sasa akina McCain watadai kuwa Obama ndo alimsaidia kukaa hapa Boston. w Msishangae wakidai kuwa Obama ataleta waKenya wote Marekani akichaguliwa! Navyosikia Obama hamjui vizuri huyo mama. Ni ndugu wa baba yake.
Bi Zeituni Onyango (pichani) anakaa hapa Boston, tena South Boston kwenye projects (Nyumba za maskini). Hapa Boston kuna maelfu ya watu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ambao hawana makaratasi. Ni wazungu, watu wa asia na waafrika. Kwa nini wanamsumbua huyo mama?
Lakini inaelekea kuwa serikali imeingilia kimya kimya. Wameona kumfukuza sasa hivi si vizuri.
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Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned.
Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the United States by a U.S. immigration judge who denied her asylum request, a person familiar with the matter told the AP late Friday. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss Onyango's case.
Information about the deportation case was disclosed and confirmed by two separate sources, one of them a federal law enforcment official. The information they made available is known to officials in the federal government, but the AP could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in its release.
Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of U.S. immigration law, meaning such cases are handled outside the criminal court system.
Estimates vary, but many experts believe there are more than 10 million such immigrants in the United States.
The AP could not reach Onyango immediately for comment. No one answered the telephone number listed in her name late Friday. It was unclear why her request for asylum was rejected in 2004.
Onyango is not a relative whom Obama has discussed in campaign appearances and, unlike Obama's father and grandmother, is not someone who has been part of the public discussion about his personal life.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Kelly Nantel, said the government does not comment on an individual's citizenship status or immigration case.
Onyango's case -- coming to light just days before the presidential election -- led to an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring any deportations prior to Tuesday's election to be approved at least at the level of ICE regional directors, the U.S. law enforcement official told the AP.
The unusual directive suggests that the Bush administration is sensitive to the political implications of Onyango's case coming to light so close to the election.
Kenya is in eastern Africa between Somalia and Tanzania. The country has been fractured in violence in recent years, including a period of two months of bloodshed after December 2007 that killed 1,500 people.
The disclosure about Onyango came just one day after Obama's presidential campaign confirmed to the Times of London that Onyango, who has lived quietly in public housing in South Boston for five years, was Obama's half aunt on his father's side.
It was not immediately clear how Onyango might have qualified for public housing with a standing deportation order.
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Government sources tell the AP that Barack Obama's half aunt, a Kenyan woman, is in the country illegally.
Zeituni Onyango has been living in Boston. An immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago. The reason is unclear.
Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of U.S. immigration law. Many experts believe there are more than 10 million such immigrants in the U.S.
The AP could not could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in the release of information about the case.
Bi Zeituni Onyango (pichani) anakaa hapa Boston, tena South Boston kwenye projects (Nyumba za maskini). Hapa Boston kuna maelfu ya watu kutoka nchi mbalimbali ambao hawana makaratasi. Ni wazungu, watu wa asia na waafrika. Kwa nini wanamsumbua huyo mama?
Lakini inaelekea kuwa serikali imeingilia kimya kimya. Wameona kumfukuza sasa hivi si vizuri.
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Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned.
Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the United States by a U.S. immigration judge who denied her asylum request, a person familiar with the matter told the AP late Friday. This person spoke on condition of anonymity because no one was authorized to discuss Onyango's case.
Information about the deportation case was disclosed and confirmed by two separate sources, one of them a federal law enforcment official. The information they made available is known to officials in the federal government, but the AP could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in its release.
Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of U.S. immigration law, meaning such cases are handled outside the criminal court system.
Estimates vary, but many experts believe there are more than 10 million such immigrants in the United States.
The AP could not reach Onyango immediately for comment. No one answered the telephone number listed in her name late Friday. It was unclear why her request for asylum was rejected in 2004.
Onyango is not a relative whom Obama has discussed in campaign appearances and, unlike Obama's father and grandmother, is not someone who has been part of the public discussion about his personal life.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Kelly Nantel, said the government does not comment on an individual's citizenship status or immigration case.
Onyango's case -- coming to light just days before the presidential election -- led to an unusual nationwide directive within Immigrations and Customs Enforcement requiring any deportations prior to Tuesday's election to be approved at least at the level of ICE regional directors, the U.S. law enforcement official told the AP.
The unusual directive suggests that the Bush administration is sensitive to the political implications of Onyango's case coming to light so close to the election.
Kenya is in eastern Africa between Somalia and Tanzania. The country has been fractured in violence in recent years, including a period of two months of bloodshed after December 2007 that killed 1,500 people.
The disclosure about Onyango came just one day after Obama's presidential campaign confirmed to the Times of London that Onyango, who has lived quietly in public housing in South Boston for five years, was Obama's half aunt on his father's side.
It was not immediately clear how Onyango might have qualified for public housing with a standing deportation order.
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Government sources tell the AP that Barack Obama's half aunt, a Kenyan woman, is in the country illegally.
Zeituni Onyango has been living in Boston. An immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago. The reason is unclear.
Onyango's refusal to leave the country would represent an administrative, non-criminal violation of U.S. immigration law. Many experts believe there are more than 10 million such immigrants in the U.S.
The AP could not could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in the release of information about the case.
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