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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ugxv2ZaLSIs
Here is the report on CNN from earlier.
$5.9 million! Approaching $3 million for the day!
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Wow, they have this British girl explain the basis for the day but completely fail to mention that this is the British version of July 4th. Nice spin!
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To be fair, isn't it the
failure of the Guy Fawkes plot that is celebrated? I could be wrong, this is just what I gathered from Wikipedia.
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Yes, and? Is CNN making judgments or reporting facts?
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I'm not defending CNN, it was a lousy piece. I'm just saying the holiday is in celebration of the failure, while the whole V for Vendetta thing (which was clearly the catalyst for this fundraising idea) shows celebration for the idea of the bomb plot/revolution/Guy Fawkes. The holiday celebrates the thwarting of all that.
It's a nitpick I know, so whatever. I don't see why they had to mention the blowing up Parliament part at all.