Re: The BBC Rides the Empire Builder to Gauge U.S. Voter Sentiment
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 09-18-2016 - 10:23
Erik H. Wrote:
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> Judging from the general population
> characteristics aboard an Amtrak train and
> comparing it to the characteristics of the
> population surrounding the Amtrak line, the two
> are not very comparable.
>
> But, it's the BBC. The network that thinks
> Americans are fat, lazy, only eat at McDonald's
> and drink at Starbucks, and drive SUVs.
As someone who regularly watches BBC
News, the comment is very unfair. Their journalistic standards are much higher than our networks, and they have done many US stories in the same vein as the Builder story.