Here’s a nice piece from the Dutch newspaper, Het Parool: nice because it’s not only a foreign-press look at the primaries, but also a foreign-press look at the American press.
It is sometimes not entirely clear who fights harder against Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama or the fine flower of American journalism. If the former first lady wins the democratic nomination, she will in no way have to be thankful to her “friends in the media.”
The article provides a summary of recent comments from the American media on the Clintons.
The benign:
No one hopes that she wins – Mark Halperin, Time Magazine
And the biting:
Clinton “sometimes comes across as a man who doesn’t take his medication” – Bob Herbert
And so on…
In summary, quotes the article,
if you try to be fair to the Clintons, if you ask for proof, you’re accused of being a naïve shill for the Clintons
Read the entire Dutch article from Het Parool in translation here at Watching America.com
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.