Politica e cronaca estera

[V.G.41]

Barack Obama: “I’m No Longer Just The Candidate, I’m The President”
Quello che in America chiamano "Swag", lui ce l'ha.

[Pio]

E con la giffords, si può pure dire che lo score tra le conventions é stato un netto 6-0 6-0 per i democratici

[il_noumeno]

E con la giffords, si può pure dire che lo score tra le conventions é stato un netto 6-0 6-0 per i democratici

al meglio dei 5, 6-0 6-0 6-0...

[il_noumeno]

Strepitosa la Longoria, loro c'hanno lei, noi la Carfagna...

[pisodinosauro]

giuro, ho capito solo oggi che Scarlet Johansson è americana...ho sempre pensato fosse svedese o simile, invece è di NY.

come le parole ingannano...

[il_noumeno]

giuro, ho capito solo oggi che Scarlet Johansson è americana...ho sempre pensato fosse svedese o simile, invece è di NY.

come le parole ingannano...

Il padre se non ricordo male è scandinavo, danese se non erro

[pisodinosauro]

Il padre se non ricordo male è scandinavo, danese se non erro

non sarebbe "son" ma "sen"...ma non fa nulla

Bona rimane, comunque

[il_noumeno]

non sarebbe "son" ma "sen"...ma non fa nulla

Bona rimane, comunque

Nonostante il "son" e la doppia "s" (il patronimico "sen" non raddoppia la "s") il padre è danese.
Da wikipedia:

Johansson was born in New York City on November 22, 1984.[1] Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect originally from Copenhagen,[2] and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from

[il_noumeno]

I video con i discorsi di Eva, Scarlett e Kerry Washington (la vedrete nel western di Tarantino Django Unchained, è stata protagonista di Lei mi odia di Spike Lee e nella serie Scandal di abc):

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/71773432.html

[il_noumeno]

Hello, Charlotte! I am honored to be here as co-chair of President Obama's re-election campaign, and so proud of my friend and fellow Texan, Julian Castro. Didn't he do a great job?
I feel fortunate to be standing on this stage tonight. I never could've imagined it growing up. I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed.
In my family, there was one cardinal priority—education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could. Just like our president and first lady, I took out loans to pay for school. Then I changed oil in a mechanic shop, flipped burgers at Wendy's, taught aerobics and worked on campus to pay them back.
Like a lot of you, I did whatever it took and, four years later, I got my degree. More importantly, I got a key to American opportunity. That's who we are—a nation that rewards ambition with opportunity. Where hard work can lead to success, no matter where you start. Traveling the country for the president, I see young Americans of every background fighting to succeed. They're optimistic, ambitious, hardworking. But they also want to know that their hard work will pay off.
We're lucky our president understands the value of American opportunity, because he's lived it! And he's fighting to help others achieve it. He's fighting to make college more affordable! He's cut taxes for every working American. He's helping small businesses get loans and has cut their taxes eighteen times. Eighteen times!
That's important—small businesses create two out of every three new jobs in America. It's the suburban dad who realizes his neighborhood needs a dry cleaner. It's the Latina nurse whose block needs a health clinic—and she knows she's the one to open it! It's the high school sophomore who is building Facebook's competitor. They are the entrepreneurs driving the American economy, not Mitt Romney's outsourcing pioneers. He would raise taxes on middle-class families to cut his own—and mine. That's not who we are as a nation, and here's why: The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers—she needed a tax break. But the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not.
We face a choice this election. President Obama is fighting for changes that grow the economy from the middle out and help all Americans succeed—jobs, education, health reform, the DREAM Act, equal pay for women. He is moving us forward with opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. Mitt Romney wants to take us back to yesterday.
But America was built by optimists. Optimists like my friend Amanda, who recently started a small business. When she went to buy her website address—her first and last name—she found that someone already owned it, but wasn't using it. So my friend emailed the owner of the site to ask if she could buy it. The owner wrote back.
She is a 13-year-old girl who shares Amanda's name, and politely explained that she could not give up the website. Why? Because the younger Amanda plans to be president of the United States, and she's going to need the website for her campaign.
Here is a girl who at 13 years old firmly believes she can build her American dream. And here's a president who's building an America where that dream is possible. Let's fight for the American dream! Amanda's, yours, mine, all of ours! We know how to do that.  We know what we need to do. Let's re-elect President Obama!


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/09 ... z25p4zj5TK

[pisodinosauro]

Nonostante il "son" e la doppia "s" (il patronimico "sen" non raddoppia la "s") il padre è danese.
Da wikipedia:

Johansson was born in New York City on November 22, 1984.[1] Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect originally from Copenhagen,[2] and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from

Uhm...non esisterebbero cognomi come Erickssen, quindi?

comunque Karsten è sicuramente danese !!

e ribadisco, lei è sicuramente bonissima

[il_noumeno]

Uhm...non esisterebbero cognomi come Erickssen, quindi?

comunque Karsten è sicuramente danese !!

e ribadisco, lei è sicuramente bonissima

Se esistono sono un'anomalia (anche perché Erik in scandinavo è senza la c):
In Svezia (solitamente) è Eriksson, in Daimarca Eriksen, Petersson, Petersen, Poulsson, Poulsen, e così via...
In Norvegia utilizzano i patronimici "sson", "sen", e, a differenza che in Danimarca, raddoppiano talvolta (non sempre comunque) la "s" sul "ssen".
Ho fatto un noiosissimo corso monografico sull'origine dei patronimici all'Uiversità...

[il_noumeno]

Scarlett Johansson's remarks at the DNC, as prepared for delivery.
"It's an honor to be here tonight. I speak to you not as a representative of young Hollywood, but as a representative of the many millions of young Americans, particularly young women, who depend on public and nonprofit programs to help them survive.


I grew up in New York City with four siblings. My father barely made enough to get by. We moved every year, and we finally settled in a housing development for lower middle income families. We went to public schools and depended on programs for school transport and lunches, as did most of my friends. My girlfriends from high school to this day still depend on Planned Parenthood and often Medicaid for important health care services.
In 2008, less than half of all eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 24 voted. Young America, why are we only speaking with half our voice when so many issues at stake here directly affect us?  You know who I'm voting for. I'm not going to tell you who to vote for. I'm here to ask you to commit to vote.
It's never been easier than now. Go to commit.BarackObama.com to register, to find your polling location and any other information you need.  It's that easy.
Earlier this week, Chelsea Clinton reminded us that we are the generation whose voices haven't been heard. Vote so that your voice is heard.  Over the last two days, we've been reminded of something that perhaps we forgot: what has been accomplished, and what is at stake.
Whether we can get health care, afford college, be guaranteed equal pay—all at risk. And that's why I'm here today—to use whatever attention I'm fortunate enough to receive to shed the spotlight on what's at stake for all of us.
When I was a little girl, my mother—a registered Democrat—would take me into the polling booth, and tell me which buttons to press and when to pull the lever. Is that even legal? I remember the excitement I felt in that secret box, and feeling like my mom's vote wasn't just about the candidate, it was about our family—and all the families just like ours.
This last election, I finally got to punch those buttons for me, for real. I wore my "I voted" pin the whole day. It was my finest accessory. And this year, on November 6th, I'm filled with that same enthusiasm, that same pride, to press the button to reelect President Barack Obama!
So get out there and exercise your right to vote.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/09 ... z25p9nAMPy

[ChiamatoreMascherato]

Uhm...non esisterebbero cognomi come Erickssen, quindi?

comunque Karsten è sicuramente danese !!

e ribadisco, lei è sicuramente bonissima

si è di origine danese, lessi pure che i nonni da parte di madre erano bielorussi!

[il_noumeno]

Comunque

Longoria - Johansson 5-0