Gulfstream

The One Eye Lies (theoneeyelies.blogspot.com):
… in the crucial state of Ohio and was a co-ordinated effort born of frustration and an intense desire to help rid the world of the Bush administration. I composed a letter in earnest, but decided against submitting it after seeing some of the hostileresponses from Clark County residents.Don’t get me wrong; some were grateful for our efforts. Some even celebrated the fact that we were concerned enough about America that we should take the time to get involved. However, I recall that there were many who were indignant and even …

unoriginalname38 – the blog of Dave Cole (unoriginalname38.blogspot.com):
… has launched an American service called (wait for it) Guardian America. After the Guardian's foray into Americana in 2004 with letters to Clark County, there was criticism of its attempt to influence the American political agenda ('Dear Limey assholes') and so it is perhaps a surprise to see them heading across the Pond. I don't think, though, that this is necessarily an attempt to build an extension of the Guardian's imagined community in America; rather, I think that someone has looked at the …

Londonist: London News, Food, Arts & Events (londonist.com):
… their candidate, they will be able to accept more donations from foreign voters. We wonder how this pandering to ex-pats would play in the States. Americans tend to get prickly about their democratic process. In 2004, when The Guardian ran anill-advised campaignattempting to sway the vote of that year's US presidential election, Americans rightly denounced it as a nefarious attempt by a foreign agent to meddle in their business. Many of the donations come from people who, despite retaining US citizenship, are …