I don't know that Europeans are all that objective, either.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 22/08/2010 05:20:09 PM
I was looking at solely from the perspective of Europeans not losing (much) of their objectivity to identification with our political parties, or constant submersion in our political media. I never considered the fact that's because ya'lls exposure to the minutiae of our politics IN GENERAL is far less.
Most Europeans, except the ones who are really fiscal hawks and/or deeply conservative on social issues, have a general standing preference for the Democrats and dislike of the Republicans, since generally the Democrats will be closer to their stances. So objectivity... eh, wouldn't be so sure of that.
As to the other: OMFG, that's priceless! 
Yes. I think it's because it was published in the more gossip-y part of the newspaper, and so wasn't actually checked by the foreign department/editor. But it's fairly embarrassing even so - and illustrative in a way: evidently, people who don't really follow American politics but still are, you know, journalists in a respected newspaper, know little enough that they can make gaffes like that.
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- 22/08/2010 04:28:58 PM
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Because they don't know the details.
- 22/08/2010 04:57:32 PM
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That also makes a lot of sense.
- 22/08/2010 05:07:31 PM
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I don't know that Europeans are all that objective, either.
- 22/08/2010 05:20:09 PM
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Well, more objective about our politicians than we are, I think.
- 22/08/2010 05:44:51 PM
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I think that what he is trying to say is that you're just wrong there.
- 22/08/2010 07:45:07 PM
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There's always going to be a certain amount of spin.
- 22/08/2010 08:20:54 PM
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It's a weird assumption.
- 22/08/2010 09:00:01 PM
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Re: It's a weird assumption.
- 22/08/2010 09:11:25 PM
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except in issues regarding whales, whale issues, whaling, or whale meat. *NM*
- 23/08/2010 04:24:10 PM
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do you believe the reverse is true?
- 22/08/2010 07:49:07 PM
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I think so, honestly, but maybe I'm being naive.
- 22/08/2010 08:16:12 PM
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could be simply becuase they don't matter as much outside the few biggies
- 22/08/2010 09:43:01 PM
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Re: could be simply becuase they don't matter as much outside the few biggies
- 23/08/2010 04:27:52 PM
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Really? An Elephant?
- 23/08/2010 04:44:55 PM
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I think if I suggested that I would have been shot 
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- 23/08/2010 04:47:24 PM
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- 23/08/2010 04:47:24 PM
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Well, hopefully you at least got a laugh out of it.
- 23/08/2010 04:50:40 PM
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I did *NM*
- 23/08/2010 04:52:22 PM
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- 23/08/2010 04:52:22 PM
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thank you for reminding us why the jack ass is the symbol for the democratic party
- 23/08/2010 05:19:35 PM
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