Saturday, May 07, 2005

Tony Blair won...right?

Some headlines of MSM and UK papers:

"No landslide", "Support of war cost him", "Brits show anti-war sentiment"

I admit that I don't know British slang or vernacular, but do these terms mean "Tony Blair wins unprecedented third election"? I mean, I am admittedly limited to my American English (and a small amount of French, which would come in handy in the event that I ever meet a German to whom I wish to surrender). But by those headlines, it sounds like Tony Blair was defeated in the UK elections.

So for those of you out there who get their news from CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, NPR, CNN, MTV, or any of the major daily newspapers, please do not be shocked when I let you in on this little secret:

Tony Blair was re-elected!