http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/jfk/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-a-great-punk-band/ In a telling post today one of America’s foremost conservative commentators, Michelle Malkin, has a two-thought article leading her site. Essentially it says Ted Kennedy is dead, please wait until the body is cold before kicking the almighty crap out of him. As someone who has always been more interested in watching the bile spilling from dogmatic ideologues than actually agreeing with anything they have to say, I find this fair enough. Kennedy haters are champing at the bit. The last of the Commie-loving, big-spending brothers is dead. But watch out. I’m about to use an –ism. It must be a red letter day. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-a-great-punk-band/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/what-a-great-punk-band/#item1039 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The moon landing captured the world’s collective imagination in a way that has been unparalleled either before or since. This is part of the the newly digitally-enhanced NASA footage of the landing: Humanity’s will to discover has been the engine room of progress and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon are perhaps humanity’s greatest achievement of discovery and a most magnificent triumph of the will. It was an achievement born of one President’s declaration combined with seven years of political will to realise it.  http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-there-couldve-been-an-aussie-flag-on-the-moon/ The moon landing captured the world’s collective imagination in a way that has been unparalleled either before or since. This is part of the the newly digitally-enhanced NASA footage of the landing: Humanity’s will to discover has been the engine room of progress and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon are perhaps humanity’s greatest achievement of discovery and a most magnificent triumph of the will. It was an achievement born of one President’s declaration combined with seven years of political will to realise it.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-there-couldve-been-an-aussie-flag-on-the-moon/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/why-there-couldve-been-an-aussie-flag-on-the-moon/#item673 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The moon landing captured the world’s collective imagination in a way that has been unparalleled either before or since. This is part of the the newly digitally-enhanced NASA footage of the landing: Humanity’s will to discover has been the engine room of progress and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon are perhaps humanity’s greatest achievement of discovery and a most magnificent triumph of the will. It was an achievement born of one President’s declaration combined with seven years of political will to realise it.  http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/get-busy-tweeting-or-get-busy-dying/ Australians want their politicians to be “in touch”. They want us to listen. Adapting to new technologies is critically important for politicians. In the 1960s, successful politicians had to embrace the new medium of television. . In the US, John F Kennedy understood the immense power of communicating directly into people’s living rooms feedback@thepunch.com.au (Tory Shepherd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/get-busy-tweeting-or-get-busy-dying/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/get-busy-tweeting-or-get-busy-dying/#item667 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:28 +0000 The moon landing captured the world’s collective imagination in a way that has been unparalleled either before or since. This is part of the the newly digitally-enhanced NASA footage of the landing: Humanity’s will to discover has been the engine room of progress and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon are perhaps humanity’s greatest achievement of discovery and a most magnificent triumph of the will. It was an achievement born of one President’s declaration combined with seven years of political will to realise it.