George Galloway
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Silver_Owl
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Man of the people or a dangerous man?
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
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markfiend
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Going into "Slebrity Big Brother" while he was still a constituency MP just suggests to me that he values self-publicism over doing his actual job. He had one of the worst attendance records at Westminster the last time he was an MP.
On the other hand, he's successfully traded on the disaffection with the "political establishment" among the Muslim community (largely caused by the ongoing nonsense in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, etc. etc.).
Whether he's a genuine man of principle or an opportunistic chancer, I leave as an exercise for the class.
On the other hand, he's successfully traded on the disaffection with the "political establishment" among the Muslim community (largely caused by the ongoing nonsense in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, etc. etc.).
Whether he's a genuine man of principle or an opportunistic chancer, I leave as an exercise for the class.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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timsinister
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Time will tell, but I certainly expect the worst - as Mark observes, his record so far is shamelessly opportunistic.
Even for a politician.
Even for a politician.
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Silver_Owl
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But...but...The People have Spoken. 
We forgive as we forget
As the day is long.
As the day is long.
No different to Nick Griffin. A sh!t stirrer with a line in dubious grievance led identity politics. Serves Labour right for allowing postal vote fraud to go unchecked for so many years simply because it's benefitted them in the past. Now it's bitten them in the arse and they don't dare say anything.Hom_Corleone wrote:Man of the people or a dangerous man?
He'll be booted at the next election like the last time.
"Vengeance. Justice. Fire and blood.."
Not sure if he's actually dangerous but he's certainly a bit of a tit.
On the other hand, anyone who can use the word "popinjay" in a sentence and put a US Senate Hearing in its place at the same time deserves some sort of award.
On the other hand, anyone who can use the word "popinjay" in a sentence and put a US Senate Hearing in its place at the same time deserves some sort of award.
Any more of that and we'll be round your front door with the quick-setting whitewash and the shaved monkey.
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Anyone who's friends with me on Facebook needs only to look at my status update from last Friday night to get an idea of what I think of the guy.
Tw*t.
Tw*t.
“I got lost in the mirror, wondering what could have been, I couldn’t help but kill her, but I couldn’t kill the dream.”