Blair booed at Closing Ceremony
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When he thanked Tony B I'm sure there was a big boo from the crowd. Anyone else apart from me and my flatmate notice this or am I going mad?
yr not mad mate. I think I heard it too. Probably on a sticky wicket here, but was the best we could do really some dancing Morris Minors, a few Gold Cabs and Grand Master Flash?
True, there were some awesome bits : the light show, some of the dancing etc, but overall I was left a little nonplussed.
Blair seemed to like it (permanent fixed grin).Cherie looked well pissed off though!
Andy 400se
I noticed Blair getting booed as well - he didn't look too chuffed about it. Excellent.
Can't do much for his aims of world statesman when he is the only person booed when he attends the largest international sproting event his country ever held.
I thought the closing ceremony was pretty good, especially considering the weather. Particularly impressed with the kid's painting of the queen from below (sound a bit rude).
Did anyone here go to the games ?
I went to rugby on Friday night and had a bloody good time (mind you I was a bit pissed by 11:00pm when it ended).
Can't do much for his aims of world statesman when he is the only person booed when he attends the largest international sproting event his country ever held.
I thought the closing ceremony was pretty good, especially considering the weather. Particularly impressed with the kid's painting of the queen from below (sound a bit rude).
Did anyone here go to the games ?
I went to rugby on Friday night and had a bloody good time (mind you I was a bit pissed by 11:00pm when it ended).
OK, so people seem well tired of TB and his partners in spin.
BUT, if there was a general election tomorrow, who would win?
IDS may or may not be a good bod, fact is we dunno enough about him really. What I've seen of his interviews he seems decent enough, if a little lacking in charisma.
Given the Big Brother mentality of the great unwashed electorate does IDS even stand a chance? When the electorate still equate sleeze with the tories more than they do with labia, despite the past 7 years, what hope do the Tories have?
And lets not even mention the Lab-Dumbs!
IMHO TB will win again.
My advice? Live with it guys. Batten down the hatches cos unless IDS comes up with an absolutely blinding election campaign when the time comes, the pain is only going to get worse before it gets better.
Andy 400se
>> Edited by andymadmak on Monday 5th August 14:29
BUT, if there was a general election tomorrow, who would win?
IDS may or may not be a good bod, fact is we dunno enough about him really. What I've seen of his interviews he seems decent enough, if a little lacking in charisma.
Given the Big Brother mentality of the great unwashed electorate does IDS even stand a chance? When the electorate still equate sleeze with the tories more than they do with labia, despite the past 7 years, what hope do the Tories have?
And lets not even mention the Lab-Dumbs!
IMHO TB will win again.
My advice? Live with it guys. Batten down the hatches cos unless IDS comes up with an absolutely blinding election campaign when the time comes, the pain is only going to get worse before it gets better.
Andy 400se
>> Edited by andymadmak on Monday 5th August 14:29
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OK, so people seem well tired of TB and his partners in spin.
BUT, if there was a general election tomorrow, who would win?
IDS may or may not be a good bod, fact is we dunno enough about him really. What I've seen of his interviews he seems decent enough, if a little lacking in charisma.
Given the Big Brother mentality of the great unwashed electorate does IDS even stand a chance? When the electorate still equate sleeze with the tories more than they do with labia, despite the past 7 years, what hope do the Tories have?
And lets not even mention the Lab-Dumbs!
IMHO TB will win again.
My advice? Live with it guys. Batten down the hatches cos unless IDS comes up with an absolutely blinding election campaign when the time comes, the pain is only going to get worse before it gets better.
Andy 400se
Here's a recent musing - not long ago I'd never ever admit to having thought of this conclusion but ...
Tories: Greedy self serving liars who put taxes up, want to control your every move, and couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery;
Labour: Greedy self serving liars who put taxes up, want to control your every thought, and couldn't manage an orgy in a brothel;
Lib Dems: Passably honest reasonably nice woolly types who say in advance that they're going to put up taxes, and make it pretty plain that they want to control most of what you do and think, and couldn't manage ... erm, think of another simile for incompetent management
Hmmm ...
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Here's a recent musing - not long ago I'd never ever admit to having thought of this conclusion but ...
Tories: Greedy self serving liars who put taxes up, want to control your every move, and couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery;
Labour: Greedy self serving liars who put taxes up, want to control your every thought, and couldn't manage an orgy in a brothel;
Lib Dems: Passably honest reasonably nice woolly types who say in advance that they're going to put up taxes, and make it pretty plain that they want to control most of what you do and think, and couldn't manage ... erm, think of another simile for incompetent management
Hmmm ...
Lib Dems More evil than Sadam Hussain, Hitler, Amin and Thatcher rolled into one. So competent at lying no one notices. This shower of vermin will create a liberal elite of dogma driven morons who will reduce our society and lifestyle to a guilt ridden existence. where our entire lives are spent quiverring in fear of the lib dem thought police in case they find out we once owned a car. Competitive sport will be a thing of the past. Large corporations will be banished from these shores, our decaying infrastructure will finally collapse, leaving us with small isolated communities run by self righteous drug abusing prostitute addicted psycopaths.
A return to the dark ages. No creativity, no culture and no allowances for new thinking.
We are indeed at war, what we need are political risk takers to take on the current players.
It's the whole idea of party politics that is wrong - where did it come from ? It's completely undemocratic. Party politics obviously leads to the main aim of any government being to forward the party that is in government, with an aim to staying in government rather than the wellbeing of the nation. It also means we are stuck with a compete package of crap from one party or other rather than being able to choose what we would like as individual policies on individual items.
We should be electing individuals. At each election there should be a vote for each member of the cabinet by the electorate. Political parties should be banned.
In my last local election I voted for some independent bloke who wore a hat. The main thrust of his campaign was "vote for the man in a hat". So I did because he seemed the only one with any rational agenda and seemed likely to uphold his campaign promise and continue wearing a hat while in office. He didn't get elected. Some Labour twat did who has since built ramps and bollards everywhere creating traffic chaos where none existed before (and I've never once seen him wear a hat)
We should be electing individuals. At each election there should be a vote for each member of the cabinet by the electorate. Political parties should be banned.
In my last local election I voted for some independent bloke who wore a hat. The main thrust of his campaign was "vote for the man in a hat". So I did because he seemed the only one with any rational agenda and seemed likely to uphold his campaign promise and continue wearing a hat while in office. He didn't get elected. Some Labour twat did who has since built ramps and bollards everywhere creating traffic chaos where none existed before (and I've never once seen him wear a hat)
I couldn't agree more. From my recent memory it seems that each party is pushing it's members to "tow the party line", regardless of their individual views. I always thought that an MP was there to represent the views of the people who elected them? If an MP now has views against the party's decided view then they are chased away and are never going to progress in the world of politics.
I would respect an MP more if he said although he shared many views of his party he also had he own views on issues and wouldn't be scared to say them. Differences within paries is not a bad thing....it just shows that all sides of an argument will be looked at. If a party all thinks the same way when is debate going to happen? The big boss says you think this or that and everyone must agree!!
Just my simply view on things!
I would respect an MP more if he said although he shared many views of his party he also had he own views on issues and wouldn't be scared to say them. Differences within paries is not a bad thing....it just shows that all sides of an argument will be looked at. If a party all thinks the same way when is debate going to happen? The big boss says you think this or that and everyone must agree!!
Just my simply view on things!
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