Carnival of the Liberals
It's the post-election Carnival of the Liberals up at The Lay Scientist. Our host, Martin, says:Good stuff (as always). Check it out.Welcome to the Carnival of the Liberals, and an edition that is special for two reasons. Firstly, this marks the carnival's entry into the fourth year of its long and illustrious life, making it about ninety-six in carnival years. And secondly, it's the first edition to take place after an historic election. Yes, Labour won the Glenrothes by-election.
Apparently there was an election in America too, and a particularly significant one at that. After 43 European-American presidents, the nation has finally elected an African-American. Perhaps one day they'll elect an actual American, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
More on that later. This edition of CotL is in two sections. Firstly I'll present the top ten posts I received prior to the election, and then in a "reaction special" I'll present the top five of your post-election responses, along with some commentary from me, a British outsider.
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At 9:42 AM, November 08, 2008
Anonymous had this to say...
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At 12:01 PM, November 08, 2008
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Interesting comments in that quote, about electing an "actual American" In print, it's impossible to tell if there's irony or sarcasm or whatever involved, so I have to wonder if he meant elect a First Nations person. (Surely he's not dismissing black people as not true Americans). Everyone else is pretty much a hyphenated 'something-American', being a country based on immigration from the get-go. I haven't clicked on the link and read more, so perhaps he clears it up further on.
I think it's a bit of snark - note the "European-Americans" reference. The guy is a Brit.
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