Friday, January 21, 2011 — We just received and approved a Comment in response to this post, which we liked well enough to convert into this post:
Meanwhile, check out this Comment is Free article in The Guardian.
The title is “New Hampshire’s place in geopolitics.” An excerpt:
‘”All politics is local” is a common phrase in America. It is astonishing just how true that is when surveying the current landscape of the 2012 race for the White House. Forget “blood libels” and healthcare repeal votes and the new head of the RNC. Instead, pay very close attention to an obscure vote taking place in New Hampshire this weekend.
It could decide who is the next president.’
For those unfamiliar with the phrase “Comment is Free” it’s not just the name of a section on The Guardian’s website; it originally appeared in a 1921 Essay by the Manchester Guardian’s editor (and owner) C.P. Scott, published on the M.G.’s centennial — “but facts are sacred” followed it in the sentence to which it belongs.
Later, the M.G. moved to London and became simply The Guardian. Being established in 1821 means, of course, that it’s a very young newspaper compared to The New Hampshire Gazette.
Comment is Free (known among inhabitants as “CiF”) allows comments to the comment pieces found in this section of the Guardian’s on-line site but discussions are closed, usually after three days.
There’s nothing to stop an influx of New Hampshire residents from commenting on this item in the next three days although CiF has rules and moderators to enforce them.
The Guardian piece, by Paul Harris, is concise and somewhat terrifying in its implications.
Thanks to Bill Ingle for bringing it to our attention.