Quote: sootyj @ October 3 2012, 1:29 PM BSTYeh except he worked as a house painter and wasn't shy of swinging his fists down the pub.
Fortunately none of our current bunch are up for either a punch up or a hard days graft.
Except perhaps Ken Livingstone who also has the moustache.
and a lot of newts
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 3 2012, 1:13 PM BSTIt's Godwin time!
Now there was a man with the common touch who could rally the people and he didn't have a fancy education.
Yes, I did enjoy listening to him on The Comedians.
Politics its a clear choice -
In the far right corner David 'Punting up the Cam' Cameron and George 70's Osporn
Or in the centre right corner but leaning to towards the left because the unions pay their wages - Ed 'Cheese Gromit' Millipeed and Ed Balls
Or in the centre left but really with a right wing leader who likes to pretend he's on the left - Compo Clegg and Mince Fable.
All of them claiming to be a 'One Nation' this and that, unfortunately the one nation is Albania.
The Millipeed Brothers - The early years
Mother - Now david and Ed what shall we play today
Little Ed and David - The Labour Party, please mummy, please.
Mother - OK boys, but David must lead because he's the oldest and the best looking despite having sinister eyes.
Little Ed - But Mum the unions promised me!
Mother - Now little Ed you know we have to put our personal feelings behind us, we are one nation, well three actually, not counting the various island dependencies where people like to keep their savings.
Mother looks around
Mother - Where's David little Ed?
Little Ed with a huge shovel in his hands - I don't know Mummy
A new scene, a posh palace in sunny Cambridge
Mother - Little David what do you want to be when you grow up?
Little David - Well Prime Minister really
Mother - well yes little David that goes without saying. But what about redistributing money from the poor to the wealthy.
Little David - Oh yes, sorry Mummy.
Mother - Yes little David, never forget it is our God given right to not only to rule, but also to pretend we give a toss about the environment and chuck it to the plebs. Good boy, now go and hit that oik Osbourne, he's out playing with that face again.
Quote: Pingl @ October 3 2012, 2:26 PM BSTPolitics its a clear choice -
It certainly is. After giving it much deliberation, I'm going to go for the candidate that has fought Cameron and the Tories all the way, making his views heard and threatening the Government when they tried to pull funding.
That person, is surprisingly, Boris Johnson. Kept Crossrail alive, against the third runway, settled the bus disputes with the unions, lowered the age for the Freedom Pass, made the Olympics a global success, got TFL to step in and take away contracts from the dodgy PPI firms and in a city where Labour picked up loads of seats from both the Tories and Lib Dems, he defied predictions and beat all of his rivals.
The leftie chant of 'you only voted for him because he made you laugh' is now starting to wear a bit thin.
Dogmatic reactions please - especially from non-Londoners.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 3 2012, 4:34 PM BSTIt certainly is. After giving it much deliberation, I'm going to go for the candidate that has fought Cameron and the Tories all the way, making his views heard and threatening the Government when they tried to pull funding.
That person, is surprisingly, Boris Johnson. Kept Crossrail alive, against the third runway, settled the bus disputes with the unions, lowered the age for the Freedom Pass, made the Olympics a global success, got TFL to step in and take away contracts from the dodgy PPI firms and in a city where Labour picked up loads of seats from both the Tories and Lib Dems, he defied predictions and beat all of his rivals.
The leftie chant of 'you only voted for him because he made you laugh' is now starting to wear a bit thin.
Dogmatic reactions please - especially from non-Londoners.
Boris would happily let all the plebs be shipped off to mine iron and put your kids up chimneys, he's not the jolly red faced clown he appears.
Quote: Pingl @ October 3 2012, 4:44 PM BSTBoris would happily let all the plebs be shipped off to mine iron and put your kids up chimneys, he's not the jolly red faced clown he appears.
Aside from nice imagery and hyperbole, any evidence to back up your claims that he is a Bond villain in waiting? So far, he's the only politician to challenge Cameron, in fact, he's the only politician that Cameron fears.
And in this bland political landscape of faceless suits, aside from George Galloway, he's the only one that people think of as actually human.
But by all means, if you can name a politician with a similar profile, popularity, media savvy and that can realistically challenge the status quo, then please name them.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 3 2012, 4:50 PM BSTAside from nice imagery and hyperbole, any evidence to back up your claims that he is a Bond villain in waiting? So far, he's the only politician to challenge Cameron, in fact, he's the only politician that Cameron fears.
And in this bland political landscape of faceless suits, aside from George Galloway, he's the only one that people think of as actually human.
But by all means, if you can name a politician with a similar profile, popularity, media savvy and that can realistically challenge the status quo, then please name them.
Cameron fears him because he has the public touch, but so did Hitler. boris is a true blue tory and I don'y buy into his bumbling Mr Bumble act. of course this is my opinion, but the only good Tory is one who is spending more time with his family
Vote Boris! *waves Boris flag*
I'd happily vote for him for President if we ever get rid of the Parasites.
i'll have to miss the rally. I've got some light book burning to do and simply must catch up on annexing Sudeten land.
Quote: Pingl @ October 3 2012, 4:55 PM BSTCameron fears him because he has the public touch, but so did Hitler.
Our second Godwin so soon? Wow, we really need to up our game. Poor old Pol Pot and Stalin hardly ever get a mention nowadays.
When I asked for dogmatic reactions - it was meant to be sarcastic, I really didn't think stereotypical lefties would take me up on my offer.
Go Boris!
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 3 2012, 4:50 PM BSTAside from nice imagery and hyperbole, any evidence to back up your claims that he is a Bond villain in waiting? So far, he's the only politician to challenge Cameron, in fact, he's the only politician that Cameron fears.
And in this bland political landscape of faceless suits, aside from George Galloway, he's the only one that people think of as actually human.
But by all means, if you can name a politician with a similar profile, popularity, media savvy and that can realistically challenge the status quo, then please name them.
That frankly is the problem. This is the guy who when the riots kicked off was nowhere to be seen.
Until he turned up as they were finishing for a photo opportunity waving a broom.
Yes he's funny and charming. He's also unprincipled and dishonest and ran an incredibly negative and agressive mayoral campaign. He manages to criticise everything the government stands for whilst suggesting nothing in it's place.
He is the empty vacuos face of anti politics and on that basis he is actually terrifying. He'll do deals for his friends, cut taxes unrealistically and bribe you with your own money. But because he's funny and dopy looking everyone chuckles.
He's like the Dulux dog with rabies.
And final dig. I'd vote Cameron instead of him; because f**ked up as they maybe at least he has some principles.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 3 2012, 5:00 PM BSTOur second Godwin so soon? Wow, we really need to up our game. Poor old Pol Pot and Stalin hardly ever get a mention nowadays.
When I asked for dogmatic reactions - it was meant to be sarcastic, I really didn't think stereotypical lefties would take me up on my offer.
Go Boris!
Stereotypes are my favourite. You can Viva Boris all the way to oblivion if you want but I'm steering well clear. I'd rather have Thatcher back and she had nice hair too.
P.S Stalin and Pol pot never had the public touch, they weren't good public speakers.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ October 3 2012, 5:00 PM BSTWhen I asked for dogmatic reactions - it was meant to be sarcastic, I really didn't think stereotypical lefties would take me up on my offer.
Go Boris!
nb it's not a lefty response at all. An interesting thing about Mitt Romeny is he introduced a European style health service to Minesotta as a governor that could be seen as superior to the NHS.
Not because he's a nice guy (he isn't).
But because it made sound fiscal sense. Same with a lot of Thatcher's reforms to social services.
There's a diference between bad politics, factional politics or in the case of Johnson no politics.
Quote: Pingl @ October 3 2012, 5:02 PM BSTStereotypes are my favourite. You can Viva Boris all the way to oblivion if you want but I'm steering well clear. I'd rather have Thatcher back and she had nice hair too.
Thatcher had some screwy ideas and really went nuts in the end with the poll tax.
But before that point made some surprisingly smart and well thought through policy decisions.