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Title: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: agricola on June 21, 2008, 02:55:51 PM
Checklist

i) scary picture:  check



ii) mention of the dark side:  several checks

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/22/johnmccain.uselections2008

iii) repeated mention of "extreme":  several checks

 grin
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: Manedwolf on June 21, 2008, 02:57:42 PM
Yes, well, the Guardian is as if Huffington Post tried to look like a real newspaper, what do you expect?
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: agricola on June 21, 2008, 03:00:38 PM
Quote from: Manedwolf on June 21, 2008, 01:57:42 PM
Yes, well, the Guardian is as if Huffington Post tried to look like a real newspaper, what do you expect?

Indeed, though given that they tried this in 04 with Bush, and (most spectacularly, I might add) during the recent Mayoral election in London - both times failing massively - this is probably a boost (of sorts, given how we have very little influence on you anymore) for McCain. 
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: El Tejon on June 21, 2008, 04:13:36 PM
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iii) repeated mention of "extreme":  several checks

The problem with McMedia is that is not extreme enough about the right things.

Barry or the RINO, we are sooo screwed.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: MicroBalrog on June 21, 2008, 10:46:42 PM
I wish McCain were extreme.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: Fly320s on June 22, 2008, 07:12:51 AM
Why is a UK paper running a story on US elections anyway? 

Why do they care?
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: MicroBalrog on June 22, 2008, 07:13:40 AM
Quote from: Fly320s on June 22, 2008, 06:12:51 AM
Why is a UK paper running a story on US elections anyway? 

Why do they care?

Possibly because America is the most powerful and influential country in the world.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: Manedwolf on June 22, 2008, 07:14:09 AM
Quote from: Fly320s on June 22, 2008, 06:12:51 AM
Why is a UK paper running a story on US elections anyway? 

Why do they care?

Well, they're also utterly fascinated with the internal politics of all of their former colonies.

Maybe Gordon Brown is that boring?
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: Stand_watie on June 23, 2008, 05:56:43 PM
     Heh, heh. Just in case there were a couple hundred uber-conservatives left in England who might think McCain o.k, the bolsheviks want to warn them off.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: Iain on June 24, 2008, 03:10:56 AM
Quote from: Fly320s on June 22, 2008, 06:12:51 AM
Why is a UK paper running a story on US elections anyway? 

Why do they care?

Because it's news. Things happen outside of our borders and our papers report on them.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: xavier fremboe on June 24, 2008, 04:13:17 AM
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The young, rascally McCain, nicknamed 'McNasty' by his classmates, attended the elite West Point military academy. He became a navy pilot,
Anyone else notice this?  McCain went to Annapolis.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: roo_ster on June 24, 2008, 04:41:46 AM
What color is the boat house in Hereford!?!?!?
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: longeyes on June 24, 2008, 05:44:33 AM
Another tempest in a tearoom.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: LAK on June 26, 2008, 06:47:44 AM
Looks like Christopher Lee.
Title: Re: The Observer's (UK Sunday paper,a version of the Guardian) take on McCain
Post by: K Frame on June 26, 2008, 06:50:06 AM
The question is really one of why should WE, as Americans, care what The Communism, er... The Guardian... has to say.

We're the biggest, baddest Mo Fos on the planet. We don't have to care about anyone else.  cool