Links 3/20/08
Mar 20th, 2008 by jeremy
- The Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
- A German flying ace discovers he shot down his favorite author during wartime
- Food Porn of the day, Maple Bacon Cupcakes with Maple Cream frosting
- Bush’s approval rating hits a new low on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war.
- Black guy asks nation for change (satire)
- Man builds giant chicken manure catapult to battle vandals
- Father and son with classy forehead tattoos
- Unlike most political speeches, Obama’s speech on race was written by himself.
- The New York Times explains the current financial crisis
- Where does the anger come from
- National Geographic photos on malaria
- The worst foods in America
Great article in the NY times on the financial crisis. Still doubtful that Obama wrote the speech himself and worried that he speaks of his grandmother as a “typical white person”. It was, however, an eloquent speech.
I couldn’t see the photo of the memorial, but have walked through it in Berlin. First, it is amazing that it was built. They are admitting to the wrongs that happened. Our friends, Heike and Rainer found it very thought provoking. You are swallowed up by the “coffins” as you walk through the memorial. There is a wonderful museum under the memorial. Very Moving. I cry as I walk in it and see the personal stories. There is a screen flashing all the names of the known victims. They said it will take 14 years to go through them at a rate of 10 seconds(I think) a name. The Germans and the Mormons are the only ones Larry and I could think of that put monuments up to their own attrocities(Mountain Meadow Massacre). Sorry for such a long comment.