Interesting to see how news organizations in other nations view our Republican primaries and debates. Not that Republicans care about this — after all, these are foreigners talking.
From the London Daily Telegraph. The Brits like their politics dry:
Rick Santorum pledged to abolish use of the phrase “middle-class” because … doing so is just giving in to Barack Obama’s class warfare. He prefers “middle-income”. It’s a curious tack as he seeks to consolidate the blue-collar Republican vote. Is this really a priority for middle-class Americans struggling to find work more than two years after the official end of the recession? Possibly not.
From the Sydney Morning Herald. Typed with one hand while fighting off dingos:
Romney’s well-practised style comes across as too formulaic. He is a colour-by-numbers campaigner, staying inside the lines but devoid of inspiration. This was evident in his [Iowa victory speech]. Romney was technically flawless: smooth and presidential. He turned his gaze to the bigger picture, criticising the Obama administration for broken promises and economic failures. The speech was mostly forgettable and he relied on one-liners he had used more than once in recent days.
From the Times of India. They did the calculations in their heads:
Iowa showed that spending big money will not necessarily win support. Rick Perry splurged more than $4 million on ads and ended up with only 12,600 votes – nearly $350 per vote. In contrast, Santorum, who one desi journalist immediately subbed Santaram, spent just $30,000 to land up with close to 30,000 votes.
The Iowa result, with three close contenders for the Republican nomination, heartened the Democrats because the longer the Republican scrap goes on the more it will enervate them.
From the Vladivostok (Russia) Times. Too cold there to waste their breath on it:
More than half the residents in Russia (52%) back up the idea of making the long New Year and Christmas Holidays shorter and add some days off to the May Holidays, the sociologists of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) report to RIA PrimaMedia.
On the other hand, according to the survey… 25% of respondents are against of the May Holidays extension by the shortening of the New Year’s holidays.
The variety of spring activities is the main argument for those who approve of shortening of the New Year Holidays. 35% of respondents believe that there is much more to do having holidays in spring rather than in winter. 23% of the interviewed add that on spring holidays they have an opportunity to work in their kitchen gardens. Besides, 21% of residents are sure that people need equal holidays in spring and winter.
Those who are against of shortening of the New Year’s holidays (24%) say that people have already got accustomed to the long winter vocation. 19% of respondents believe that long holiday is more necessary for people in winter.
Between Romney and Santorum, I vote for extending the May Holidays.
Interesting to see how news organizations in other nations view our Republican primaries and debates. Not that Republicans care about this — after all, these are foreigners talking.
From the London Daily Telegraph. The Brits like their politics dry:
Rick Santorum pledged to abolish use of the phrase “middle-class” because … doing so is just giving in to Barack Obama’s class warfare. He prefers “middle-income”. It’s a curious tack as he seeks to consolidate the blue-collar Republican vote. Is this really a priority for middle-class Americans struggling to find work more than two years after the official end of the recession? Possibly not.
From the Sydney Morning Herald. Typed with one hand while fighting off dingos:
Romney’s well-practised style comes across as too formulaic. He is a colour-by-numbers campaigner, staying inside the lines but devoid of inspiration. This was evident in his [Iowa victory speech]. Romney was technically flawless: smooth and presidential. He turned his gaze to the bigger picture, criticising the Obama administration for broken promises and economic failures. The speech was mostly forgettable and he relied on one-liners he had used more than once in recent days.
From the Times of India. They did the calculations in their heads:
Iowa showed that spending big money will not necessarily win support. Rick Perry splurged more than $4 million on ads and ended up with only 12,600 votes – nearly $350 per vote. In contrast, Santorum, who one desi journalist immediately subbed Santaram, spent just $30,000 to land up with close to 30,000 votes.
The Iowa result, with three close contenders for the Republican nomination, heartened the Democrats because the longer the Republican scrap goes on the more it will enervate them.
From the Vladivostok (Russia) Times. Too cold there to waste their breath on it:
More than half the residents in Russia (52%) back up the idea of making the long New Year and Christmas Holidays shorter and add some days off to the May Holidays, the sociologists of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) report to RIA PrimaMedia.
On the other hand, according to the survey… 25% of respondents are against of the May Holidays extension by the shortening of the New Year’s holidays.
The variety of spring activities is the main argument for those who approve of shortening of the New Year Holidays. 35% of respondents believe that there is much more to do having holidays in spring rather than in winter. 23% of the interviewed add that on spring holidays they have an opportunity to work in their kitchen gardens. Besides, 21% of residents are sure that people need equal holidays in spring and winter.
Those who are against of shortening of the New Year’s holidays (24%) say that people have already got accustomed to the long winter vocation. 19% of respondents believe that long holiday is more necessary for people in winter.
Between Romney and Santorum, I vote for extending the May Holidays.