Interesting "The Horror,The Horror"..how other countries view the Tea party

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/10/26/how_the_world_sees_the_tea_party?page=0,0
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Thanks to outsized personalities like Sarah Palin and Christine O'Donnell -- as well as recent controversies over immigration and Islam -- this year's midterm elections have attracted more international attention than usual. But as this survey of the foreign press shows, each country seems to have its own unique take on America's anti-incumbent movement.

more at site

[SoCalDem]

1. They saw us "recover" after Bush, only to fall back into the abyss ..n/t

[TheBigotBasher]

2. Kick

incorrectly clicked unrec :-(

This is how people outside the US see the Tea Party

[Waiting For Everyman]

3. K&R Thanks!

Interesting article.

[unhappycamper]

4. If you are interested in what foreigners think of the US,

take a look at watchingamerica.com and atimes.com.

Both of these sites are pretty good.

[tanyev]

5. Palin and O'Donnell have outsized media coverage, not outsized personalities.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Too true. Their personalities are sub-one-dimensional. nt

[Bitwit1234]

6. One thing, when the read media coverage

they are objective enough to realize that the media is pushing people like Palin and O'Donnell. And that they are republican orientated.

[Native]

7. Loved Argentinian correspondent's comments re O'Donnell's campaign . . .

Argentinian correspondent sent to cover O'Donnell's campaign, "was clearly flabbergasted by what was taking place in the United States" and wrote about "hoping to figure out how someone who is 'uneducated, unemployed, having a history of tax evasion, who used to practice witchcraft when she was young, who militantly fought masturbation, and who now defends creationism, could unseat the incumbent Republican.'"