NationStates Jolt Archive


An British view on the US Elections.

Aust
02-11-2004, 17:14
The Guardians running a special US Election section, it's very good, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004
Planta Genestae
02-11-2004, 17:18
The Guardians running a special US Election section, it's very good, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004

I'd keep that down if I were you. They might get a load of abuse back now for interfering again even though America has interfered in the domestic policy of every country from Vietnam to Iraq and Nicaragua.
Aust
02-11-2004, 17:21
I'm a guardian reader, and I have read those Anti-Guardian threads, so I'm ready for them. Let them come.
Biff Pileon
02-11-2004, 17:30
Nope, everyone has their own view. Who cares. Foreign newspapers often get stories about the US wrong anyway. The US is much more than a country, it is a mindset too.
Jabbaness
02-11-2004, 17:32
I think The Guardian hurt their reputation here in America, when they had the letter writing campaign and recently the one article asking where the presidential assassins were when they are needed.

With that being said.
After a quick browse of the site, it seems decent. I have a feeling it's going to be a wild ride (the election). So hold on and enjoy yourselves.
Biff Pileon
02-11-2004, 17:33
I think The Guardian hurt their reputation here in America, when they had the letter writing campaign and recently the one article asking where the presidential assassins were when they are needed.

With that being said.
After a quick browse of the site, it seems decent. I have a feeling it's going to be a wild ride (the election). So hold on and enjoy yourselves.

Yeah, they really went over the top with those two things.
Aust
02-11-2004, 17:56
It was wrong about the assination thing but the Guardian is still quality.

Biff, US newspapers get things wrong about Britian to.
Biff Pileon
02-11-2004, 17:58
It was wrong about the assination thing but the Guardian is still quality.

Biff, US newspapers get things wrong about Britian to.

Yes they do. Newspapers should be above such things and be objective. By pulling these stunts, the Guardian has shown where it lays and it's stories will now be seen in a different light.
Nulands
02-11-2004, 17:59
what were those articles all about then??
not read them myself... :confused:
Aust
02-11-2004, 20:19
Yes they do. Newspapers should be above such things and be objective. By pulling these stunts, the Guardian has shown where it lays and it's stories will now be seen in a different light.
they should be, but unfortuntly there not. However I will continue to buy the guardian anyway.
Biff Pileon
02-11-2004, 20:22
they should be, but unfortuntly there not. However I will continue to buy the guardian anyway.

Thats fine, but if it were me, I would be reading more into their stories. Much like Dan Rather here. He is now seen as a Democratic tool and his objectivity has been destroyed.
The White Hats
02-11-2004, 21:47
what were those articles all about then??
not read them myself... :confused:
Hardly worth seeking out.

One was a mildly amusing stunt that got out of hand.

The other was a joke by one of the Guardian's television columnists.

The reaction was more interesting than the articles themselves.
Opal Isle
02-11-2004, 22:14
Now that we've seen An British view, where can I find A Italian view?