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Bush Victory A Barometer Of US Feeling (The oldest Newspaper in the World and a Bush supporting one)
The Belfast Newsletter ^ | Thursday 4th November 2004 | unknown

Posted on 11/04/2004 7:51:24 PM PST by gotmatt

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This makes me proud to be Irish :)
1 posted on 11/04/2004 7:51:24 PM PST by gotmatt
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To: gotmatt

Good article! My mom's from the Londonderry region ... I hope they keep the Belfast-Londonderry rail link open :-) ... (their recent online poll.)


2 posted on 11/04/2004 7:55:34 PM PST by Tax-chick (First we had all the money, then we got all the votes, now we have all the fun!)
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To: gotmatt
This week, News Letter readers overwhelmingly backed the view that in the UK we are culturally and politically closer to the USA than to Europe. Under President George W. Bush, we would expect this relationship will be advanced!

The successful and upcoming nations of the world, Ireland, Portugal, many former Soviet Bloc nations, Australia, Israel, etc., are aligned with the US. They realize that the American way is the surest route to success and prosperity.

3 posted on 11/04/2004 7:58:30 PM PST by wagglebee (Memo to sKerry: the only think Bush F'ed up was your career)
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To: gotmatt

"This makes me proud to be Irish :)'

ME TOO! ME TOO!

I heard the Northern Irish caller to Rush, last week or maybe the week before. He sounded just like my relatives who came from there, his accent I mean. Told about this paper's poll going all for Bush!

GOD SAVE IRELAND!

I remember my grandma, she was quite a character. Took me aside, when I was about 9, to tell me she'd come here for "Freedom" and I mustn't ever forget it. Maryama, I never did. A real libertarian type. Too bad, she was born too soon, she died at 96, but had she just been a wee bit younger she would have been here giving us all fits on FR.

Loved God, loved people, HATED politicians!





4 posted on 11/04/2004 7:58:57 PM PST by jocon307
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To: gotmatt

There IS some sanity over there, after all


5 posted on 11/04/2004 8:00:03 PM PST by digger48
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To: gotmatt
I'm Irish too. This is the letter I sent them:

"I would like to thank your newspaper for its kind remarks in the editorial on America's decision to re-elect President Bush.

"What many countries seem to forget is that America is more than just New York City and Los Angeles. There are thousands of miles of rolling hills, forests, streams, farmland, suburbs, waterways and mountains that lie between the coasts. Those citizens, like myself, remember all too well the aftermath of 9/11. We held bake sales, washed cars, donated money and gave blood. We built fire engines to replace the ones lost. We sent food, clothes, rescue workers -- even rescue dogs -- and every item of comfort we could think of. We raised monuments in the memory of our losses, some of them from steel reclaimed from the fallen towers.

"America's heartland remembered. We won't forget, and we won't let it happen again. We voted for the one man who was willing to stand for all the states, and who doesn't forget those who fight alongside us.

"God bless Ireland, and God continues to bless America.

6 posted on 11/04/2004 8:01:52 PM PST by Kieri
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Kieri:

that was lovely. Thank you.

Bumping...

7 posted on 11/04/2004 8:06:45 PM PST by redhead (John Kerry has been an affront to all of the sacrificed names on the Vietnam Veterans Wall. --Anon.)
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To: wagglebee

This is interesting. One of the reasons for the "continental" angst over Bush's reelection is the knowledge that a conservative in the White House, who will act to defend the US irregardless of input from the EU, will encourage the UK to do the same. And perhaps, Bush's example will inspire others to rethink their sovereignty and their role in the EU. Bush is reinvigorating the the like-minded around the world.


8 posted on 11/04/2004 8:07:02 PM PST by eagle11 (Men are not really against you........they are merely for themselves.)
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To: Tax-chick
LOL, I hope so too, about the rail-link! I've copied this too and will past it here, this paper at one point got a REALLY BIG SCOOP: The History of the News Letter "The News Letter, now in its fourth century of continuous publication, has come a long way since it first saw the light of day in 1737. In those far-off days it was printed in what is now called Joy's Entry in Belfast, and was published by the original owner, Francis Joy, under the "sign of the Peacock" in Bridge Street. The peacock symbol has been synonymous with the newspaper ever since and appears in a more modern format on today's masthead. Initially a weekly paper, it became daily in 1855 and although some other newspapers originated before 1737, the News Letter is distinguished by its continuity of publication and retention of the original title. On a recent visit to Northern Ireland, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth described the longevity of the newspaper as "an achievement in which the people of Northern Ireland can take great pride". Today's sophisticated news gathering techniques...contrast starkly with the 18th Century when the printing of international news depended on the arrival of packet boats from foreign or British parts. One such arrival provided the News Letter with what can be justifiably claimed as the first genuine "world exclusive". The boat carrying the first copy to leave America of the Declaration of Independence, and bound for London, hit stormy waters off the north coast of Ireland. The boat sought refuge in Londonderry port and arrangements were made for the declaration to be sent on horseback to Belfast, where it would be met by another ship for delivery to King George III. Somehow, and in the best traditions of revelatory journalism, the News Letter editor of the day gained access to the priceless document and duly published it on the front page of the August 23, 1776 edition. Today there is a constant demand for copies of that famous and historical front page. More recently, the News Letter has played a prominent role in the search for peace and a political settlement in Northern Ireland. [OK, I would have snipped this, but you know, GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!] It remains a relevant and challenging voice in Northern Ireland, displaying the perseverance, wit, creativity, knowledge and even the impertinence which makes a newspaper useful, entertaining, and on guard."
9 posted on 11/04/2004 8:08:48 PM PST by jocon307
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To: Kieri

I have not yet found the link to send them a letter, but I will. My ancestors were also Irish (and Scot but what the hey) but I do see a lot of similarities. I have for many years said I was half Irish and half Scot and 100% Texan.

George W may have not been born and bred Texas, but he grew up here and he has the tenacity of a Texan. Though it has been disparaged throughout the world, W embodies the best of a Texas cowboy. I could go on and on about what that is, but the best of it encompasses the bottom line of it does not matter where ya come from, what matters is what ya do with it. I was very, very pleased to see that the majority of America confirmed and validated my belief that she believed like we do in Texas... and apparently as do the Irish.


10 posted on 11/04/2004 8:15:33 PM PST by WordWizard (http://writewingwarriors4w.blogspot.com)
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To: jocon307

Thanks ... neat story! I hope our Ulster Irish brethren will see that the principles of the Declaration of Independence are the universal laws for a successful nation, and that they'll stand up for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and for the Consent of the Governed. Everyone knows what works, now, and there's no excuse for putting up with socialists or totalitarians.


11 posted on 11/04/2004 8:16:07 PM PST by Tax-chick (First we had all the money, then we got all the votes, now we have all the fun!)
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To: gotmatt

I'm not sure your average Newsletter reader would refer to themselves as Irish! (I am one of them!)

Point is made though.


12 posted on 11/04/2004 8:27:34 PM PST by everydayislikesunday
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"Everyone knows what works, now,..."

Yes, I kinda think they do. Except me, I don't know how my post got up with no paragraphs! I'm so ashamed, paragraphs are our friends!

Thanks for struggling through my mangled post!


13 posted on 11/04/2004 8:27:51 PM PST by jocon307
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To: jocon307

Happens to me sometimes, especially when I'm holding a baby. You miss your shift key, and everything's a mess!


14 posted on 11/04/2004 8:32:07 PM PST by Tax-chick (First we had all the money, then we got all the votes, now we have all the fun!)
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To: Kieri
Wow! That is beautiful, Kieri!

I, too, am proud of my Irish roots way back in the mists of time.
Thank God for the Belfast Newsletter, the first hint of sanity I've seen coming out of Europe!

15 posted on 11/04/2004 8:36:44 PM PST by TexasCowboy (Texan by birth, citizen of Jesusland by the Grace of God)
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The elite media still doesn't get it. They are only adding to their own demise with gross assumptions of middle America. I resent their insipid analysis that middle America is not aware of the real issues in the United States. People chose President Bush because he will better defend the United States. The implication that the red states are homophobic is ridiculous.


16 posted on 11/04/2004 9:04:06 PM PST by MaryJaneNC
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To: Kieri

A nice reply!


17 posted on 11/04/2004 9:13:23 PM PST by WOSG (Liberate Iraq - http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com)
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To: WordWizard

A huge chunk of America is half Irish and half Scot.


18 posted on 11/04/2004 9:23:58 PM PST by McGavin999 (George Soros just learned a very expensive lesson-America can't be bought.)
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To: MaryJaneNC
This has always been a problem with elitists, whether they're in the media or standing on the corner of 51st and Lex in New York City.
Their vote should count much more because they are so much more "intelligent" and "cultured".

They fail to hear the wisdom of Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:9 - "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun."

Mankind has faced the same problems since Adam and Eve.
It doesn't take any new, "Progressive", thinking to understand the solutions.
Conservatives rely on our core values, and these have been handed down from generation to generation since God put us on this earth.

19 posted on 11/04/2004 9:29:51 PM PST by TexasCowboy (Texan by birth, citizen of Jesusland by the Grace of God)
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i wish ANY interviewer would point out to a liberal that says "progressive" that that is the term Lenin and other Communists use for their movement.


20 posted on 11/04/2004 9:39:47 PM PST by gotmatt
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