Oct 19
Return To Sender
Trying to turn the world around
Trying to turn the world around
Ive come to turn your world around.
— midnight oil
You might have heard of a British newspaper’s attempt to influence the U.S. election, by handing out addresses of Clark County, Ohio voters and encouraging its readers to write to beg them not to vote for President Bush.
Grateful Americans have bombarded the Guardian with thank you notes, such as this:
My dear, beloved Brits,
I understand the Guardian is sponsoring a service where British citizens write to Americans to advise them on how to vote. Thank heavens! I was adrift in a sea of confusion and you are my beacon of hope!Feel free to respond to this email with your advice. Please keep in mind that I am something of an anglophile, so this is not confrontational. Please remember, too, that I am merely an American. That means I am not very bright. It means I have no culture or sense of history. It also means that I am barely literate, so please don’t use big, fancy words.
Set me straight, folks!
Dayton, Ohio
Er, I think he was being a bit sarcastic. Well, there’s plenty more here, though I should say that a lot of them are unprintable.
Then again, the Guardian did print them, so I guess they are printable after all.
Sort of a conundrum.
This whole effort was spearheaded by Aussie blogger Tim Blair, and you can get up to speed on it here.
Tim has gone on to other good works, such as mocking these fools:
Go and read. (Make sure beverages are not within spewing distance of computer.)
Update: Steyn has gone after the Guardians despicable behaviour like a Dobbie in a bad mood.
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Clueless Meme Strikes Left Again
Cor, Blimey! It just doesn’t get any better than this. My dear, beloved Brits, I understand the Guardian is sponsoring a service where British citizens write to Americans to advise them on how to vote. Thank heavens! I was adrift…