Anwar Ibrahim once Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia seemed to be on the political fast track. A protege of former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad he seemed all but assured to be Mahathir's successor once he stepped a side. 1998 would prove to be a pivotal year for both men with Ibrahim attempting remove himself from the shadow of Mahathir bin Mohamad and his ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO). Ibrahim wanted to rid the UMNO of cronyism and nepotism through its Youth Wing by waging a national campaign against these practices. Mahathir retaliated by publishing lists of those who benefited from these practices among listed were his father Datuk Ibrahim Abdul Rahman and his brothers, Farizan and Marzukh all of them hold large numbers of shares from national and international corporations based in Malaysia.

Originally posted just a short while before the Open Thread (2009-11-30 08:17:14 -0500), I've bumped it back to the top because I posted w/o looking both ways before crossing the river. :) -- GH

One of the things that intrigued me, originally, was one of the reviews saying it would be good for Community Blogs and Bloggers wanting to research and work on pieces together. I asked one of my Blog friends (Bob Morris) that had been using it for a while if he thought it would be good for just that and he agreed that it would. So I signed up a while back for Google Wave and it does have a lot of functionality for people that are working on projects
together. I finally got in there this weekend (you might have to wait
a while if you sign up today) and was poking around in their Beta version.

I can also say that it is on the road to becoming everything they said it would be, and then some. It is good for messaging, sharing a video, images or to share any bits or pieces of info you might find out there on the net. And everyone or anyone you share it with can add to whatever you post, easily, if you want them to.

To add to the functionality of the site? Little bonus apps you can add to your personal Google Wave tool box like:

• Ribbit for conferencing - Ribbit is a fully programmable communications platform that
  allows web developers to integrate telephony and messaging capabilities
  into any workflow or application. Combining Ribbit with Google Wave means real-time, asynchronous
  audio streams can now be inserted into any Wave.
  Participants can collaborate using voice in live
  conference sessions and by leaving audio messages.
  Both of these streams become an integral part of the
  Wave collaboration process, providing additional channels
  of communication and significantly enhancing the overall
  Wave collaboration experience.

• 6Rounds - Want to talk abouit a video you want to use and how to use it in a post or how to edit material from one to use in a certain post? Yeah... I know, it looks like a typical flirt place BUT, I also know some video Bloggers that will enjoy and recognize the functionality of this in Google Wave for VBlogging.

There is a lot of other stuff that you will like. This seems to be the most functional tool for political Blogging (for any kind of Blogging) I have seen in years. In fact, I can't think of any business that will not see some kind of use for it. And the sooner you sign up for it the sooner you will see what I mean.

I'm very pleased to announce a new blog from Artlyn Entertainment which will be as much fun to do as it will be for readers to enjoy.

I've been thinking about doing another blog in the format of Bitchy Old Queen (BOQ) but hadn't quite figured out in what context or direction to develope a new blog.

One segment of the LGBT community which is overlooked, most likely not even thought of, are our Native American brothers and sisters.

I became aware of Two Spirits about a year ago when adding categories to my link blog LGBT Rainbow Links.

Aside from being part of our community, the history of Two Spirits goes back before the first Europeans set foot in The New World.

And up until the "taboos" set by Judeo-Chrisitan values, Two Spirit people were not only an accepted part of Native American society, they were often revered.

The p

John Kantrowitz was kind enough to invite me to a CCAG BBQ/Fundraiser in Woodbridge, CT, after Senator Dodd's Blogger outreach in New Haven, CT on September 26th, '09. They had set up for video but their cam was not working so I whipped out mine and started filming... IOW, sorry for the blackout in the first few seconds and sorry I didn't get the intro and beginning of Ned Lamont speaking:

Video of Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Speaker of the House and State Rep. Chris Donovan below the fold.

A couple of nights ago, I watched Jane Hamsher, the founder and publisher of the progressive website Firedoglake.com make a startling statement. She was a guest on The Rachel Maddow Show and was speaking about the fact that members of the congressional progressive caucus had drawn a line in the sand regarding the need for a public option, “after it became clear that Rahm Emanuel and Max Baucus were trying to deal a public plan away to the AMA, the hospitals, Pharma in exchange for keeping the money out of Republican coffers in 2010.”  I stopped my DVR and replayed this portion of the interview a couple more times to make sure that I had heard her correctly. It all started to make sense. It made me think about the healthcare debate in a different way. I realized that this debate is not about us – the American people. It is about politics pure and simple.

First let me say it's been a month since I posted anything here on ePluribus, mostly because my other blogs, including a couple of new ones have kept me quite busy and I really hadn't found any subject matter to lend itself worth some commentary here.

That is until now.

How else can you explain the latest Palin fiasco ?

I mean, lady you can't be like some bored housewife (sorry ladies) who decides to drop one project to start another while the family is starving and the clothes aren't washed.

And what a slap in the face to those who voted for and supported her for governor.

Oops, I've changed my mind, but I'm really not going to give you a reason, at least one that makes any sense to anyone.

I have done a couple of postings regarding North Korea using South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

What better way to get the news than straight from the closest source than a rewrite from AP, UPI or others.

Here's what Yonhap has reported regarding more missle firings.

Just a day after the grandiose invitation only meet and greet over cocktails at the White House with LGBT "leaders" and President Obama to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall, comes word that on Tuesday a military board in Syracuse, NY has recommended Lt. Dan Choi be fired from his position with the Army National Guard in violation of DADT. Lt. Choi is a founding member of Knights Out and spokeperson for the group of LGBT West Point graduates.

In a double whammy on Monday, first the Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the policy of Don't Ask Don't Tell.

Many see President Barack Obama dragging his feet as he has yet to do anything about DADT despite campaign promises he would champion the repeal of DADT.

The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network said in a statement,"The Court's decision now places greater pressure on the executive and legisla