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[Flashback 2004} My fellow non-Americans … (the Guardian attempts to interfere in US elections)
theguardian.com ^ | 10/13/04

Posted on 07/16/2018 1:54:57 PM PDT by cotton1706

The result of the US election will affect the lives of millions around the world but those of us outside the 50 states have had no say in it - until now. In a unique experiment, G2 has assembled a democratic toolkit to enable people from Basildon to Botswana to campaign in the presidential race. And with a little help from the folks in Clark County, Ohio, you might help decide who takes up residence in the White House next month. Oliver Burkeman explains how

It's just possible that you have heard this once or twice before recently, but the forthcoming American election, on November 2, may be the most important in living memory. People have been saying this about every presidential race for decades - but, as one environmentalist put it recently in a US newspaper interview, precisely the problem with crying wolf is that sometimes there is a wolf. You would be forgiven, though, for feeling increasingly helpless as you hear the "most important election" mantra repeated daily: unless you happen to be a voter in a handful of swing states, there's little you can do about the final result. If you're not American, the situation is more acute. Certainly, the actions of the US impact on our lives in overwhelming ways; British political life may now be at least as heavily influenced by White House policy as by the choices of UK voters.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
Remember this?? When the Guardian encouraged interference in US elections in 2004?

Wonder where John Brennan was then!

1 posted on 07/16/2018 1:54:57 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

didn’t they (the guardian) also start a letter writing campaign and encourage english citizens to send letters to Americans in swing states encouraging them to vote for kerry??


2 posted on 07/16/2018 2:00:12 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: cotton1706

Facebook hires George Soros to help regulate elections:

https://yournewswire.com/facebook-george-soros-regulate-elections/

Not sure how reliable this source is.


3 posted on 07/16/2018 2:00:15 PM PDT by southerncookie
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To: God luvs America

Yes they did. And nobody in the media got upset about it.

As usual, whatever it takes to defeat the latest republican is fair game.


4 posted on 07/16/2018 2:03:26 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: God luvs America

Yes they did! and it blew up right in their faces. It was hilarious.


5 posted on 07/16/2018 2:47:39 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: God luvs America

I remember that.


6 posted on 07/16/2018 3:18:49 PM PDT by donna (Rosenstein's press conference the moment Trump meets Queen-proof of overthrow plot.)
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