Comments on: The Top 5 Moments of 2009

By: Bella

Bella — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:22:28 +0000

I just had to reference this statement, “Yes we can! Obama’s rise to power brought hope for a better, more progressive future and ushered in a new era for the Democrats in the States. Though his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize and his administration’s health bill caused controversy this year, the President’s true legacy remains an open book.” Well, the book is being written and it is a horror story. It pictures America, at the hands of Hussein, almost as bad as that picture of the woman with the blood all over ther face.

Bella

By: Isaac Harrison

Isaac Harrison — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:27:06 +0000

fertility clinics are on the rise these days because people still want to have kids even if they are already old*~,

By: Grace

Grace — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:29:42 +0000

Thanks Tighe!

Yes, in fact I did consider putting the Black Saturday on my list in place of Twilight, but decided against it, purely because with death, scandal and financial collapse already featuring on the list, I thought it might be too depressing! Also, as I suspected, my fellow writers have more than made up for my omission

Cheers,
Grace

By: Autumn Du Pre

Autumn Du Pre — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:20:46 +0000

Without a doubt, for me, the defining moment of 2009 was the inauguration of Barack Obama. When we round out the next decade, that will, more than likely, be my defining moment then as well. I moved to Australia, less than thrilled to call myself American. I lived with that for 8 years. {Coincidence that 8 yrs W was in office? I think not.} Now, finally, I am an out and proud American..an American with hope.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:54:05 +0000

I think you have all picked the most important moments- but here are some more. I must be in a bad mood, they are all quite depressing.

-Balloon Boy
In October 2009, the most bizarre hoax of the year, the Heene family pretended their 6 yrs son, Falcon (oddly appropriate name, had been carried away in a strange helium balloon accident. It turns out that all they wanted was their own reality show.

-Chris Brown beats up Rihanna
In February this year RnB singer Chris Brown beat up his pop star girlfriend Rihanna. The story fascinated the world media and us- for a little while domestic violence got the attention it deserves as a serious issue.

-Thierry Henry’s handball
The cute French footballer denied the Republic of Ireland a place in the 2010 World Cup with his cheating. Boo hiss!

-Military crack down in Fiji
In April this year the 2006 military coup in Fiji was declared illegal. The response, the President ignored the ruling and reinstated Army chief Bainimarama as PM, he went on to declare a 30 day state of emergency and cracked down on the country’s media.

-Akmal Shaikh executed in China
No other story this year has made me more angry than the execution of mentally ill Briton Akmal Shaikh on the 29th December in China. Akmal suffered from Bipolar and was an extremely vulnerable person, he was convicted of smuggling heroin in 2007. This case highlights the continuing ignorance surrounding mental illness and the stigma attached to sufferers.

By: Tighe

Tighe — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:07:26 +0000

Grace has pretty much hit the mark, I reckon.

In no particular order:

- GFC
- Inauguration of Barack Obama
- Michael Jackson
- Tiger Woods
- The Black Saturday Bushfires (subbed in for Twilight).

By: Strings

Strings — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:29:47 +0000

OCTOMOM!!!
:p

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:55:34 +0000

Classic Melissa! Great angle

By: Liv

Liv — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:07:53 +0000

Can I just toss in a few more key words/people …

Susan Boyle
Chk Chk Boom Girl
Kyle Sandilands
Roman Polanski
Peter Andre and Katie Price

I’ll probably be back later with more.