The Politics Thread

[Hoboh]

I see no one has jumped to Mr Haw Haws defence

Of course certain individuals should be taken out and shot and some countries nuked how the hell else are we going to get a better world? Increase our debt even more to give to some fat greedy African dictator a cosy life, fund all these charities with posh paperwork tv and magazine adds and headqauters in Mayfair or wherever with highly paid cheif exec's. Do we let the Sutcliffes Nielsons out the nick or nuthouse? Whats wrong with you all? wipe em out!! the world will be a mint place in which to live, G n T on the lawn happy in the knowledge your SA Ridgebacks are taking care of the hoodies invadeing your space and you only need to call a cleaning firm to clear the mess.

Until someone decides they don't like you and then the gun is pointed in your direction. Think I'll stick with the society we've got rather than the totalitarian nightmare that you have presented!

They couldn't, anyone not authourised to carry a gun would be shot on sight!

It's the folk who are authourised to carry guns you have to worry about.

Sadam never had that problem you get them to shoot each other from time to time

[thebish]

Went into London today to follow the elephant trail with the missus...

leaving her in Green Park for a while I went to join that Gaza demo for a while...

there was a mixed bag of recipients - some very odd bedfellows - everything from the usual suspects (quaker peace groups, peaceniks, CND old-timers, various church groups I see on all the demos, socialist workers, myriad muslim groups with arabic names I can't decipher, anti-zionist groups, some odd few anti-semites, and all rubbing shoulders with a quite large contingent from "Jews for Justice for Palestine"



I was also amused to notice that the campaign against Israel and 1001 other assorted imperialistic threats to world peace do not disqualify you from stopping on the way for an imperialist ice-cream!

[Lord Kangana]

Childminders advertise on Ice Cream Vans these days?

[thebish]

Childminders advertise on Ice Cream Vans these days?

as we walked towards trafalgar square there was a young couple with a child in front of us explaining all the sights and sounds to their little boy...

see ahead - that giant pillar (says mummy)

what pillar

that great tall pillar reachng up in the sky

ah yes - with the clown on it?

no - that's not a clown - that's Napolean the great french leader who lost his arm in battle

(turning to husband) I'm right aren't I dear?

(husband) yes.

[Lord Kangana]

Yanks?

[thebish]

Yanks?

I'm afraid not - had they been yanks, I would not have turned a hair... they sounded local...

[William the White]

An interesting article from Haaretz - Israel's oldest daily paper, and their equivalent of The Guardian or Indy - a liberal leaning voice...

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/a-special- ... a-1.293246

It's good to know that voices of opposition can still be heard in Israel...

To save anyone the bother of stating the blindingly obvious - in hardly any Arab country is there as much chance to speak and publish freely as in Israel...

A second link - from the Arabic aljazeera on the blockade and what it leads to...

http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010 ... 13851.html

A worldwide petition organised by Avaaz - an 'activist' watchbody and internet campaigner... The petition has accumulated over 400,000 signatures so far... add yours if you wish, don't if you don't...

http://www.avaaz.org/en/gaza_flotilla_8 ... 159&v=6447

[thebish]

Big Surprise!

Netanyahu rebuffs a proposal from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to have an international panel investigate last week's deadly Gaza flotilla raid.

[Raven]

Childminders advertise on Ice Cream Vans these days?

as we walked towards trafalgar square there was a young couple with a child in front of us explaining all the sights and sounds to their little boy...

see ahead - that giant pillar (says mummy)

what pillar

that great tall pillar reachng up in the sky

ah yes - with the clown on it?

no - that's not a clown - that's Napolean the great french leader who lost his arm in battle

(turning to husband) I'm right aren't I dear?

(husband) yes.

Seriously you are kidding! Personally I would have put them right and given them a lesson on Nelson and Trafalgar

[thebish]

Childminders advertise on Ice Cream Vans these days?

as we walked towards trafalgar square there was a young couple with a child in front of us explaining all the sights and sounds to their little boy...

see ahead - that giant pillar (says mummy)

what pillar

that great tall pillar reachng up in the sky

ah yes - with the clown on it?

no - that's not a clown - that's Napolean the great french leader who lost his arm in battle

(turning to husband) I'm right aren't I dear?

(husband) yes.

Seriously you are kidding! Personally I would have put them right and given them a lesson on Nelson and Trafalgar

unfortunately - nay - not kidding at all... the missus heard it all too... funny thing was it wasn't just a temporary branstorm mixing up 2 names starting with "N" - cos she knew Napolean was a french leader!

[KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab]

Childminders advertise on Ice Cream Vans these days?

as we walked towards trafalgar square there was a young couple with a child in front of us explaining all the sights and sounds to their little boy...

see ahead - that giant pillar (says mummy)

what pillar

that great tall pillar reachng up in the sky

ah yes - with the clown on it?

no - that's not a clown - that's Napolean the great french leader who lost his arm in battle

(turning to husband) I'm right aren't I dear?

(husband) yes.

Did the husband give a nonchalant "yes" as in "yes, you're right", or a wary "yes" as in "yes, I want sex tonight, so won't dispute it"?

[thebish]

Did the husband give a nonchalant "yes" as in "yes, you're right", or a wary "yes" as in "yes, I want sex tonight, so won't dispute it"?

it was an "I didn't hear a word you said but I'd rather be at home in my shed and don't really care what you said so I'll just agree and hope this is all over as soon as possible - yes"

[thebish]

In a move calculated to pour oil on troubled waters and promote peace....

Israel has approached the United States for more bombs and asked Washington to increase an emergency arms cache stowed on Israeli soil by 50 per cent, according to the leading newspaper Ha'aretz.

[Hoboh]

In a move calculated to pour oil on troubled waters and promote peace....

Israel has approached the United States for more bombs and asked Washington to increase an emergency arms cache stowed on Israeli soil by 50 per cent, according to the leading newspaper Ha'aretz.

Has Hamas turned down the more than likley offers of arms from Hezbollah in their search to promote peace?

Neither should get either!

[thebish]

In a move calculated to pour oil on troubled waters and promote peace....

Israel has approached the United States for more bombs and asked Washington to increase an emergency arms cache stowed on Israeli soil by 50 per cent, according to the leading newspaper Ha'aretz.

Has Hamas turned down the more than likley offers of arms from Hezbollah in their search to promote peace?

Neither should get either!

yet - one is being openly offered and sold in contracts worth tens of millions - from the US and from the UK...

[Hoboh]

In a move calculated to pour oil on troubled waters and promote peace....

Israel has approached the United States for more bombs and asked Washington to increase an emergency arms cache stowed on Israeli soil by 50 per cent, according to the leading newspaper Ha'aretz.

Has Hamas turned down the more than likley offers of arms from Hezbollah in their search to promote peace?

Neither should get either!

yet - one is being openly offered and sold in contracts worth tens of millions - from the US and from the UK...

Hang on we need the money!!!

[Prufrock]

Well Abbott snuck in there, literally at the last minute. Bishy did his thing on how he didn't like her but he couldn't understand why, and I completely understand. I should like her. She's pro civil liberties, pro diversity, isn't afraid of talking about immigration as a good thing, but for some reason I don't like her. I don't like the way she talks, she can be condescending, and also she hasn't got a hope in hell of becoming PM.

I wouldn't call myself a Labour man, but of the three major parties I'd say they're closest to what I am. My preference for the new leader, taking into account not only their own views, and the way they would lead the party, but also the fact they need to have a chance of actually being elected, would be:

Ed Miliband
David Miliband
Andy Burnham
Diane Abbott
Ed Balls

Also wht the hell can no-one use their real name anymore. Politicians aren't called 'Dave' and 'Ed', they're David and Edward. Stop trying to be cool. A. YOU AREN'T COOL, you're politicians and B. People don't want cool politicians, they want good ones.

[Hoboh]

Well Abbott snuck in there, literally at the last minute. Bishy did his thing on how he didn't like her but he couldn't understand why, and I completely understand. I should like her. She's pro civil liberties, pro diversity, isn't afraid of talking about immigration as a good thing, but for some reason I don't like her. I don't like the way she talks, she can be condescending, and also she hasn't got a hope in hell of becoming PM.

I wouldn't call myself a Labour man, but of the three major parties I'd say they're closest to what I am. My preference for the new leader, taking into account not only their own views, and the way they would lead the party, but also the fact they need to have a chance of actually being elected, would be:

Ed Miliband
David Miliband
Andy Burnham
Diane Abbott
Ed Balls

Also wht the hell can no-one use their real name anymore. Politicians aren't called 'Dave' and 'Ed', they're David and Edward. Stop trying to be cool. A. YOU AREN'T COOL, you're politicians and B. People don't want cool politicians, they want good ones.

A few less is what "people" want oh and propper coppers, less forigners, people stopped getting owt for nowt, training that is usefull not shed loads of degrees and NVQ's in chocolate making, more nukes......................................................

[ratbert]

More nukes? The Cold War ended in 1991. Good grief

[thebish]

A few less is what "people" want oh and propper coppers, less forigners, people stopped getting owt for nowt, training that is usefull not shed loads of degrees and NVQ's in chocolate making, more nukes......................................................

I thought we wanted MORE Okochas and Stelioses and Campos and Djorkaeffs and Frandsens and Anelkas and Gudnis, not to mention, Taddy Novaks.....