(Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
This week two public radio shows delivered interesting segments on global views of the Republican ticket.
On NPR this morning, Michael Sullivan reported on how McCain has found support from an unexpected foreign source:
“Republican presidential hopeful John McCain spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. You might think people there would be less supportive of McCain because he is a conservative who backs the war in Iraq and was in the U.S. military during the Vietnam war. But McCain has a lot of supporters in Hanoi.”
Listen here.
Public Radio International's “The World” program broadcast a great segment last night, interviewing foreign reporters on how the publics in their countries perceive newly-named vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Interestingly, a British journalist likened Palin to Margaret Thatcher. Have a listen.