Did you know that there are 59 million plus idiots in America? So says England’s Daily Mirror of the American voters whose choices corresponded with President Bush’s popular vote tally. (On my more cynical days, I estimate that about 5 million of that number are Southern California drivers, but never mind that.)
Oh, it gets even more fun. Can President Bush's qualities as a leader be measured by the the quality of his critics and their criticism? You be the judge.
"I'm not sure in the light of the last four years whether the Bush team have got the skills to heal a divided America. "Not only do we have a divided America but also we have a president who is highly polarising in his approach to world politics"FORMER FOREIGN SECRETARY, ROBIN COOK
"The Americans have voted for a militarised Rambo rather than someone who appeals to their reason"FORMER NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BOLAJI AKINYEMI
"I think that people in the United States still don't understand how much Bush is hated all around the world"
SHIN HO-YUN, A 30-YEAR-OLD OFFICE WORKER IN SEOUL
(Ah, gratitude. You remember Seoul of course; it’s the capital of a certain country that’s been protected from its aggressive kinsmen to the north for some fifty years now. But take comfort; that’s coming to an end soon.)
"We are going to see more extremism come out of the U.S. We are going to see even more isolation where Americans will not bother about the United Nations. To me that is a very sad affair."KENYAN VICE PRESIDENT MOODY AWORI
What, afraid that the honey spot in NYC will be no more? (I can’t wait for my esteemed progenitor to weigh in on Sunday.)
"Bush is the most hated man in the region. His mentality is naturally against Islam and Muslims. Kerry would have been better for the plain reason that he is not Bush."HEAD OF NASSERIST PARTY IN EGYPT DIA EL-DIN DAWOUD
"The temptation for Europe to define itself as 'Not America' will be increased."
TIMOTHY GARTON ASH PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN STUDIES AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
I don’t think you all Over There have too much work to do in this area and thank God for that.
"We have a dangerous killer on the loose with a mandate to mount further wars. He has threatened Syria, Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Many people will feel that his re-election will make the world a more dangerous place."STOP THE WAR COALITION CONVENOR LINDSAY GERMAN
(All emphasis mine.)
That last comment speaks for itself.
UPDATE: Aaron jumps in his time travel contraption and brings back the above frontpage from an alternate timeline.
