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| Thursday, November 06, 2008 David Vance # | |
I know that BBC coverage of the US election has been well covered by my colleagues here on B-BBC but I just wanted to say a few things myself.
Whilst on holidays last week, I tuned into SKY, CNN and the BBC. They were all pathetic cheer-leaders for The One but whilst CNN was poor, Sky managed to be even worse but the BBC managed to win the race for MOST Biased news channel insofar as it really only focused on Obama. McCain was as rare a sight on BBC coverage as Gordon Brown in Glenrothes! I could not bear to watch the BBC coverage yesterday but I did force myself to watch the 10 0' clock news tonight and instantly regretted it - the BBC is still swooning over Obama. I watched some sycophantic coverage suggesting that Democrats may well be moving into a permanent majority, no less. Those pesky white Americans are going to be a minority by 2050, the report thrilled, so the bad old days could be behind us! We also had images of Obama cultists scribbling best wishes on a tatty piece of cardboard defacing the Mall in Washington -funny thing is when Bush won in 2000 and 2004 I can't quite seem to recall the same glowing aftermath in the Beeb's coverage then, can you?
Labels: US presidential elections
David Vance #
May the force be with you. So, the totally independent Bank of England slashes interest rates on the very day of the Glenrothes by-election and Nick Robinson, in full on mode, demands to know of Alistair Darling why the government does not "force" the Banks to fully reflect this cut in their rates to borrowers. Great idea, Nick. But why leave it there? How about the government "forcing" the BBC to stop ripping us off with the bloated license tax? How about the government "forcing" itself to stop ripping us off with the grotesque share of tax it takes in fuel? Why should"forcing" stop at private business, Nick?Labels: anti-business
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Hugh #
Question Time WatchIt's that time of the week again. Fresh from victory in the US, Dimbleby and co. return to see if the power of positive thinking can sway the count following that even more important election, up in Fife. This week, someone accidentally invited UKIP's Nigel Farage, so they've had to draft in two lefty commentators in the shape of Brian Eno and Bonnie Greer to ensure the requisite liberal majority. As ever, your views are important to us, so please leave your message in thread provided.
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