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My fellow non-Americans ...(Guardian trying to have foreigners influence elections)
Guardian ^ | 10/13/04 | Oliver Burkeman

Posted on 10/12/2004 7:07:47 PM PDT by Pikamax

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I think its time we start sticking our noses in other nations elections.
1 posted on 10/12/2004 7:07:47 PM PDT by Pikamax
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I guess this complies with Kerry's Global test.


2 posted on 10/12/2004 7:12:24 PM PDT by Raquel (Liberals abide by a standard all their own.)
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If a group of Americans did something like this, we would be vilified. This is outrageous. Look at Britain and how badly they've messed up their economy and culture. Maybe they ought to expend that energy and some of that money fixing their own problems.


3 posted on 10/12/2004 7:12:39 PM PDT by pharmamom (Just give the entire Middle East some Zoloft)
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Or maybe we could have Imams screaming "Death to the Jews" on our sidewalks...yeah, we wanna be just like England.


4 posted on 10/12/2004 7:13:58 PM PDT by pharmamom (Just give the entire Middle East some Zoloft)
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Ya know...I take the bs propaganda from the left and the Euroweenies in stride most times....

But this just plain pisses me off.
5 posted on 10/12/2004 7:15:07 PM PDT by Dat Mon (clever tagline under construction)
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I think its time we start sticking our noses in other nations elections.

We're gettin' to be pretty good at holding elections in Arabic. You'd think that English would be a snap.
6 posted on 10/12/2004 7:16:38 PM PDT by kingu (Which would you bet on? Iraq and Afghanistan? Or Haiti and Kosovo?)
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This deserves the
"I fart in your general direction" response.


7 posted on 10/12/2004 7:17:29 PM PDT by Ludicrous
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They're a little late gettin' involved...

More info here:


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1240255/posts?page=90#90


8 posted on 10/12/2004 7:19:24 PM PDT by wrbones (Where'd I put my tin foil hat....)
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Why don't we just give everyone in the world (outside the U.S.), like, 1/10th of a citizen vote? The U.N. could monitor the polling places, and life would be good. Look people, the world does have a stake in this election. It's only fair that the U.N., based on it's record of sucksess in solving so many, many of the world's problems, play a key, KEY, role. My dream is that someday a regular guy like Kofi Annan can run for President of the United States of America. Seizures...starting...must...go.........


9 posted on 10/12/2004 7:21:47 PM PDT by searchandrecovery (Socialist America - diseased and dysfunctional.)
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I cannot wait to hear all the shrieking from the Eurotrash after Bush wins term 2.


10 posted on 10/12/2004 7:21:50 PM PDT by Turk82_1 (They also serve who merely stand and wait.)
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Anyone out there think obtaining voters' names and addresses for purposes of coercion by a foreigner violates any US or Ohio privacy laws? Naaah. Just more foreign money will pour in to the likes of Moveon, other Dumocrat 527s and George Soros' candy store.


11 posted on 10/12/2004 7:23:14 PM PDT by gpapa (Voice of reason from the left coast)
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Without a doubt, if an American group even hinted at meddling with another country's political system there would be a worldwide explosion of protests (complete with massive rioting, which of course would be America's fault) about the horrible 'imperialistic' arrogance of the evil USA.


12 posted on 10/12/2004 7:24:11 PM PDT by Antonello
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It's worth considering at the outset how counterproductive this might all be, especially if approached undiplomatically.

Well, publishing a call to bribe American voters in a prominent London broadsheet probably doesn't qualify as "diplomatic." And I might point out that it's been tried before. Up to about 1776, as I recall.

13 posted on 10/12/2004 7:27:06 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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If this didn't have to go back through our postal service.

Think of the fun any Clark County voter who received these could have before returning them to England.

Return to sender. Hey what is that smell?

14 posted on 10/12/2004 7:28:14 PM PDT by badpacifist
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I want to vote for Tony Blair in the next UK election. He's lightyears ahead of all the other pukes that read The Guardian. And let's not forget Jacky Chiracy, how do I vote him out?


15 posted on 10/12/2004 7:28:55 PM PDT by Ciexyz (At his first crisis, "President" Kerry will sail his Swiftboat to safety, then call Teddy.)
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I went to the link "Get the name of a US voter" and entered my name. Let's see what they come back with. They're supposed to send me a name to write to. I want to see what the next step is. I want to see what the Guardian is up to.


16 posted on 10/12/2004 7:31:27 PM PDT by Ciexyz (At his first crisis, "President" Kerry will sail his Swiftboat to safety, then call Teddy.)
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Nyah, nyah, those liberal Brits wish they were Americans! Sorry chaps, you're missing out on the greatest party in the world -- the US Presidential elections!


17 posted on 10/12/2004 7:35:07 PM PDT by Ciexyz (At his first crisis, "President" Kerry will sail his Swiftboat to safety, then call Teddy.)
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Dear Guardian reader, please send me one hundred dollars via Pay Pal, they'll convert your money into US currency. I promise to donate it to John Kerry (tee hee hee).


18 posted on 10/12/2004 7:37:08 PM PDT by Ciexyz (At his first crisis, "President" Kerry will sail his Swiftboat to safety, then call Teddy.)
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I think its time we start sticking our noses in other nations elections.

I agree.

This so-called "Democratic toolkit" works both ways.

The best way to stop Eurotrash from meddling in our elections is to meddle in theirs first.

If Americans could influence European elections, to the point of defeating some key Socialists over there, then we'd have a more sympathic Europe instead of a hostile one.

What harm could it do, since they started the idea?

19 posted on 10/12/2004 7:37:41 PM PDT by Noachian (A Democrat, by definition, is a Socialist.)
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To: Turk82_1

"I have a plan".........

I can't drink anymore because of the meds that I take. However, I have already talked to my doctor about staying off my meds for just one day.

If Bush wins (God help us all if he doesn't), I am going to drink a bottle of expensive wine....no, make that two bottles. I will likely giggle, smile, laugh, yell, play patriotic music, blues, Country and play my harp (blues harmonica) until I pass out.

The next day, I will get back on my meds, I'll probably have to double up on the diuretics. Then I will spend the entire day doing my best to further torture the lib's and members of those Wannabe Countries around the world.


20 posted on 10/12/2004 7:40:16 PM PDT by Gator113
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