Comments on: US Presidential Election: your guide

By: Coreo

Coreo — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:57:01 +0000

Wildeyez – While I wholeheartedly agree that putting an Obama shirt on and waving a little American flag is a bit silly…Anyone who says ‘That’s what Australia is about’ in order to prove ‘a point’ is, to my mind, more than a little bit simple-minded. Wake up guys. It’s a big world, it doesn’t fit into your little boxes, it’s changing fast and it’s all connected. You can be proud of your country without sticking your head up your #$%^, and without bagging people out who take an interest in what are legitimately huge events beyond our borders. There’s more to life than indoor cricket mate.

By: WD

WD — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:58:43 +0000

Mr Firth goes to Washington – Mission accomplished! By the way, who is James Bryce the expert on refrigerator moments, deep impact etc.?

By: Excited!!

Excited!! — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:55:14 +0000

I cant wait for the US election…Ryano I’m with you! I’d love to see the Republican’s go down just to watch Fox’s reaction (amongst many other reasons), I bet they would come up with some insulting below the belt reaction.
This election beats any soap opera any old day!

By: DL

DL — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:27:29 +0000

wow, someone has a chip on their shoulder vixen! to specifically comment on an article about the US election, just to slag off americans for 2 paragraphs heh.

If you have something better to do.. why are you posting here mmmm?

By: byron

byron — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:06:22 +0000

Sky News UK’s coverage sounds really cool.
(I guess that is what will be on 602)

Details on Sky UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/22/tvnews-uselections2008

And CNN will be using holograms for it’s main reporters: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/CA6609823.html

By: Vixen808

Vixen808 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:37:13 +0000

Why do the US need to show us Democracy? Our Democracy is running a lot better than theres, I think the US should shut up and take a lesson off the world.

Well at least I know I’m not being owned by the Networks as they force feed the US elections to weak minded Aussies in-capable of thinking for themselves and who have actually decided to waste their day on this.

By: dickie

dickie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:14:43 +0000

I hope that America can show us democracy and it is strong and capable of change, in a country that has just had a bad case of show me the money where capitalism unchecked got it wrong. I’ll be watching any channel I can.

By: Wildeyez

Wildeyez — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:08:19 +0000

Well all I know is that on Election Day I’ll be at work and then stop off at the Beach on the way home then have a nice dinner on Acland with the better half and then have a round of indoor cricket with mates, then home
That is what Australia is all about

If some choose to don a Obama t-shirt, put on an American flag hat and wave some little US flags, while talk about 911 conspiracies and the Illuminati bs, watching the election unfold wondering if the person they voted for got in all while sitting in a backyard in Coburg then good luck to em, but they really need to have a good look at themselves.

By: Ryano

Ryano — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:09:38 +0000

You betya Wildeyez

By: Wildeyez

Wildeyez — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:57:30 +0000

Hey Ryano, this is Australia.
Go easy on the internet conspiracy doccos my friend, you actually sound like your going to spend an entire day on an Election in another Country…..

By: Vixen808

Vixen808 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:39:22 +0000

Unbelivable, there are people actually having US Election Parties in Australia? Do they really have nothing better to do? There are actually people flying over to the States from Oz just to be apart of it… man oh man. Watching breakfast television you would think that we were Electing a President, yesterday I watched Today where Karl and that Sports guy talked for 10 minutes about which American football team they barrack for and how they both would be voting Obama way… if they could vote. And the live crosses to their “US correspondent”, sheesh! One blonde haired not to bright lady was actually wearing an Obama T-shrit while waving a tiny American flag saying “we are all having a blast over here, go Obama!”

In true Australian Media lame style, they actually show bias towards American Candidates, and the phrase “it really does effect us down here” should be removed from TV, the sad thing is all the Media and Tv Peeps want the Election to effect us, we would be the only country in the world that wants to be a part of the train wreck that is the US right now and these peeps on TV actually want our country to be a part of it.

By: DansDans

DansDans — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:57:40 +0000

People want to watch this rubbish and then complain about their programs going missing for HD Sport… you people need your heads read

By: Ryano

Ryano — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:15:57 +0000

Ok im wrong the first polls close at 7pm US ET so Seven are dead on the money.

By: Ryano

Ryano — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:14:54 +0000

Ill be watching history unfold on CNN like most of the rest of the world, with the BPTOTV.
I may flick over to Fox News to see if Bill Kristol or Hannity or any of the other neo-con loons are reacting, especially if its an Obama landslide.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/cnns_election_night_plans_99141.asp

Im pretty sure that daylight savings in the US ends this weekend and the US east coast will be 16 hours behind Sydney come Wednesday morning. In other words the first polls close at 8pm US ET, so 9 will be running coverage 2 hours before the first polls close in America, and Seven start 1 hour before polls close? Seems a little excessive? And with SBS starting at 2:30 pmAET seems like they might be a bit late to the party?
All coverage should really start at 12 noon EST Australia time. Seems like the ABC are the only network who have done their time zone calculations.

By: Bryce Roney

Bryce Roney — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:02:37 +0000

Drew: The University of Sydney US Studies Centre is having an election day party at Manning Bar

By: salty

salty — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:17:30 +0000

Agree, CNN and BBC get my vote! And if McCain loses by a lot then ill switch to FOX News to see how they take it haha