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Oi! It's official - al-Economist endorses Kerry
The Economist has annoyed me for ages with its sneering coverage of the American scene. Now they've topped their Rumsfeld resign cover for editorial and journalistic incompetence. I've always thought that the Economist had asinine and incompetent American coverage. I used to think I'll continue to read them, because they continue to cover international business reasonably well. Now I'm starting to ignore their international coverage, on the assumption that they are probably equally incompetent at covering other issues as well.
The incompetent or the incoherent?
Oct 28th 2004
With a heavy heart, we think American readers should vote for John Kerry on November 2nd.
| With a straight face, we think they shouldn't. |
You might have thought that, three years after a devastating terrorist attack on American soil, a period which has featured two | ...John Kerry, who often seems to have made up his mind conclusively about something only once, and that was 30 years ago. |
wars, radical political and economic legislation, and an adjustment to one of the biggest stockmarket crashes in history, the campaign for the presidency would be an especially elevated and notable affair. If so, you would be wrong. This year's battle has been between two deeply flawed men: George Bush, who has been a radical, transforming president but who has never seemed truly up to the job, let alone his own ambitions for it; and John Kerry, who often seems to have made up his mind conclusively about something only once, and that was 30 years ago. But on November 2nd, Americans must make their choice, as must The Economist. It is far from an easy call, especially against the backdrop of a turbulent, dangerous world. But, on balance, our instinct is towards change rather than continuity: Mr Kerry, not Mr Bush.
Truly an editorial worthy of al-Jazeera. After some reflection, I can't think of any business stories they cover better than the American business magazines. I think I'll just let my subscription lapse.| Are you sure they didn't send you the Euro edition by mistake? |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-10-30 |
