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Englandites attempting to influence election
Old 10-19-2004, 01:26 PM   #1
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Default Englandites attempting to influence election

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...eut/index.html

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A pro-Kerry letter-writing campaign by Britain's left-leaning Guardian newspaper, targeting undecided U.S. voters, has provoked outrage across the Atlantic.

The paper has encouraged its readers to express their opinions on the November 2 presidential election to voters in the key swing state of Ohio -- to the fury of Clark County, about 45 miles west of Columbus, the state capital.
This part almost made me choke:

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But the newspaper, whose cartoons regularly portray President George W. Bush as a semi-literate ape, was unrepentant.
Here are some American reactions:

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"Hey England, Scotland and Wales, mind your own business. We don't need weenie-spined Limeys meddling in our presidential election," was one of the e-mail reactions to the campaign.

"Real Americans aren't interested in your pansy-ass, tea-sipping opinions. If you want to save the world, begin with you own worthless corner of it," wrote one from Texas.
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