rhino 0 #1 October 25, 2004 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136525,00.html In a weekly TV column, writer Charlie Brooker (search) launched into a refrain familiar to anyone who regularly reads The Guardian, the house organ of London's liberal left-wing. Taking on George W. Bush's performance during the recent debates, Brooker dubbed the president a "lying, sniggering, drink-driving, selfish, reckless, ignorant, dangerous, backward, drooling, twitching, blinking, mouse-faced little cheat." He concluded his ditty with the following paragraph: "On November 2, the entire civilized world will be praying, praying Bush loses. And Sod's law dictates he'll probably win, thereby disproving the existence of God once and for all. The world will endure four more years of idiocy, arrogance and unwarranted bloodshed, with no benevolent deity to watch over and save us. John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Hinckley Jr. -- where are you now that we need you?" Sputter. Our friends the Brits, indeed. Brooker's longing for an assassin (The Guardian apologized for it Monday, calling it an "ironic joke") is an extreme, but by no means atypical view among London's punditry class these days. Thumbing through the rest of the week's television listings in the same magazine as Brooker's column says much about how Britain's media feel about America and Bush in particular. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #2 October 25, 2004 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1312470#1312470 - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #3 October 25, 2004 Gemini already has a thread going on this (Bush-bashing in the extreme). Before we go too far into another thread, how do you think that people in the Middle East would react to the "bomb them into the Stone Age" statements that appear in the media and on dz.com sometimes? Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #4 October 25, 2004 Quote Sputter. Our friends the Brits, indeed. Aren't they? Ask Tony Blair. What else is required? Need a kiss every day? Hahahahah Funny article. (Seen from the continent ) dudeist skydiver # 3105 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #5 October 25, 2004 Quotehow do you think that people in the Middle East would react to the "bomb them into the Stone Age" statements that appear in the media and on dz.com sometimes? The same way when we hear from them: "Kill all Americans"__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #6 October 25, 2004 See the other thread about the same subject. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
