The new Dianne Abbott appreciation thread

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FiF said:

snuffy said:

She's not fit to be let out. You have to start to wonder if she has dementia or something because surely no one can be that clueless unless they have a medical condition?

Surely it's more a case of only listening to selected colleagues and selected samples of her London based constituents, and completely ignoring feedback from what used to be known as Labour Heartlands. In short existing in the environment of a very closely controlled echo chamber.

I wonder what else comes up in that echo chamber, after fire putting out water. Not maths I guess.

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Gameface said:

HTP99 said:

techiedave said:

Bookmakers refuse to apologise after posting picture of blacked up darts fan dressed up as Diane Abbott


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/bookmakers-r...

These white supremacist KKK supporting tory mates loving right wing bds will most surely pay for this.

Good, I bloody hate this "appology" culture that we seem to live in now, any slight offence and there are calls for an appology, the appology is meaningless anyway, it's just hollow words.

They've been railroaded into a proper apology.

I'm sure her and her supporters will be happy and feel a whole lot better with a forced, meaningless and completely hollow "apology".

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cuprabob said:

Allsmokeandmirrors said:

I cant wait for dear Dianes new book, Maths for Dummies and A beginners guide to economics, itll be a riotous read indeed.

It will be made up of 3 volumes, volume 1, volume 2 and volume 4

Chapter one. Which I will write very slowly. So you can understand it. One plus one equals three. It used to be four, but this is the result of years of Tory cuts to public services.

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HoHoHo said:

You certainly have to question if those who voted for her have an IQ in double figures

I find it extraordinary that anyone would consider her or McDonnell fit for government. God help us all if they get anywhere near the levers of power, I hope that the kids who voted for them wake up.

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NDA said:

I find it extraordinary that anyone would consider her or McDonnell fit for government. God help us all if they get anywhere near the levers of power, I hope that the kids who voted for them wake up.

Now that Corbyn's infamous promise to settle the uni fees of students has been abandoned they must. Or there is something wrong with university educati...oh, wait, just a minute...

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HTP99 said:

Good, I bloody hate this "appology" culture that we seem to live in now, any slight offence and there are calls for an appology, the appology is meaningless anyway, it's just hollow words.

You could at least apologise for your spelling . . .

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CambsBill said:

HTP99 said:

Good, I bloody hate this "appology" culture that we seem to live in now, any slight offence and there are calls for an appology, the appology is meaningless anyway, it's just hollow words.

You could at least apologise for your spelling . . .

Yep I don't know why I did it with 2 "p's"!!

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NDA said:

HoHoHo said:

You certainly have to question if those who voted for her have an IQ in double figures

I find it extraordinary that anyone would consider her or McDonnell fit for government. God help us all if they get anywhere near the levers of power, I hope that the kids who voted for them wake up.

McDonnell is the really scary one. A man who had one financial job in his life and was sacked for being useless, is a self confessed Marxist who said he was overjoyed at the banking crisis and has called for the abolition of MI5 and all armed police was within a whisker of being in charge of our economy.

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Russian Troll Bot said:

McDonnell is the really scary one. A man who had one financial job in his life and was sacked for being useless, is a self confessed Marxist who said he was overjoyed at the banking crisis and has called for the abolition of MI5 and all armed police was within a whisker of being in charge of our economy.

Agreed. I don't think the Conservatives made enough of the "vote Corbyn into No. 10, you get McDonnell in No.11" angle. The man who said they wouldn't increase the national debt to pay for nationalising the utilities, they'd just issue bonds.

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Europa1 said:

Russian Troll Bot said:

McDonnell is the really scary one. A man who had one financial job in his life and was sacked for being useless, is a self confessed Marxist who said he was overjoyed at the banking crisis and has called for the abolition of MI5 and all armed police was within a whisker of being in charge of our economy.

Agreed. I don't think the Conservatives made enough of the "vote Corbyn into No. 10, you get McDonnell in No.11" angle. The man who said they wouldn't increase the national debt to pay for nationalising the utilities, they'd just issue bonds.

Also forgot the small matter of him calling for an insurrection against the elected government. This popped up in my timeline just after I posted, a nice little compilation of him calling for or defending violence against his opponents

https://twitter.com/freespirited_p/status/94216452...

[Andy 308GTB]

Europa1 said:

Agreed. I don't think the Conservatives made enough of the "vote Corbyn into No. 10, you get McDonnell in No.11" angle. The man who said they wouldn't increase the national debt to pay for nationalising the utilities, they'd just issue bonds.

They got away with that idea because it was so laughable that no one could be bothered to explain why.

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Andy 308GTB said:

Europa1 said:

Agreed. I don't think the Conservatives made enough of the "vote Corbyn into No. 10, you get McDonnell in No.11" angle. The man who said they wouldn't increase the national debt to pay for nationalising the utilities, they'd just issue bonds.

They got away with that idea because it was so laughable that no one could be bothered to explain why.

No - people were quoting it smugly regardless of how you tried to explain what a Government bond was. It is really scary.

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Mothersruin said:

Andy 308GTB said:

Europa1 said:

Agreed. I don't think the Conservatives made enough of the "vote Corbyn into No. 10, you get McDonnell in No.11" angle. The man who said they wouldn't increase the national debt to pay for nationalising the utilities, they'd just issue bonds.

They got away with that idea because it was so laughable that no one could be bothered to explain why.

No - people were quoting it smugly regardless of how you tried to explain what a Government bond was. It is really scary.

See. You shouldn't have bothered

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Andy 308GTB said:

Mothersruin said:

Andy 308GTB said:

Europa1 said:

Agreed. I don't think the Conservatives made enough of the "vote Corbyn into No. 10, you get McDonnell in No.11" angle. The man who said they wouldn't increase the national debt to pay for nationalising the utilities, they'd just issue bonds.

They got away with that idea because it was so laughable that no one could be bothered to explain why.

No - people were quoting it smugly regardless of how you tried to explain what a Government bond was. It is really scary.

See. You shouldn't have bothered

Yeah, true. Logic, reason, facts, etc... never go down well with those types

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Diane made a speech in the House the other day, debate on online abuse. She said 40-45% of all abuse online during the last election was aimed at her, her speech was playing the obesity, gender and race cards.

Nothing to do with her gaffs and general manner then

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think she is just about to shout out : "racist"

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superlightr said:

think she is just about to shout out : "racist"

'Farkin' Racist!', I thought.

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Mothersruin said:

superlightr said:

think she is just about to shout out : "racist"

'Farkin' Racist!', I thought.

'Annnnnnndrooooo you Farkin' Racist!'

[Convert]

Dianne Abbott visited the Archbishop of Westminster.

She told the Archbishop that Jeremy Corbyn would be attending the next day's Mass and she asked if the Archbishop would kindly point him out to the congregation and say a few words that would include calling Jeremy a saint.

The Archbishop replied, "No. I don't really like the man and there are issues of conflict with the Church over certain of his views."

Abbott then said, "Look, I'll write a cheque here and now for a donation of £250,000 to your church if you'll just tell the congregation that you see Jeremy as a saint."

The Archbishop thought about it and said, "Well, the church can use the money, so I'll work your request into tomorrow's sermon." The money changed hands.


As Abbott had indicated, Jeremy Corbyn appeared for the Sunday worship and seated himself prominently at the forward left side of the centre aisle.

As promised, at the start of his sermon, the Archbishop pointed out that Mr. Corbyn was present.
The Archbishop went on to explain to the congregation:

"While Mr. Corbyn's presence is probably an honour to some, the man is not numbered among my personal favourite personages.
Some of his most egregious views are contrary to tenets of the Church and he tends to flip-flop on many other issues.
Jeremy Corbyn is a petty, self-absorbed hypocrite, a thumb sucker and a nit-wit. He is also a serial liar, a cheat and a thief.
I must say, Jeremy Corbyn is the worst example of a Christian I have ever personally witnessed.
He falsely obtained Union money and is using this wealth to lie to the British People.
He also has a reputation for shirking his representative obligations. The man is simply not to be trusted."

The Archbishop concluded, "But, when compared with Dianne Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn is a saint!"

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Convert said:

Dianne Abbott visited the Archbishop of Westminster.

She told the Archbishop that Jeremy Corbyn would be attending the next day's Mass and she asked if the Archbishop would kindly point him out to the congregation and say a few words that would include calling Jeremy a saint.

The Archbishop replied, "No. I don't really like the man and there are issues of conflict with the Church over certain of his views."

Abbott then said, "Look, I'll write a cheque here and now for a donation of £250,000 to your church if you'll just tell the congregation that you see Jeremy as a saint."

The Archbishop thought about it and said, "Well, the church can use the money, so I'll work your request into tomorrow's sermon." The money changed hands.


As Abbott had indicated, Jeremy Corbyn appeared for the Sunday worship and seated himself prominently at the forward left side of the centre aisle.

As promised, at the start of his sermon, the Archbishop pointed out that Mr. Corbyn was present.
The Archbishop went on to explain to the congregation:

"While Mr. Corbyn's presence is probably an honour to some, the man is not numbered among my personal favourite personages.
Some of his most egregious views are contrary to tenets of the Church and he tends to flip-flop on many other issues.
Jeremy Corbyn is a petty, self-absorbed hypocrite, a thumb sucker and a nit-wit. He is also a serial liar, a cheat and a thief.
I must say, Jeremy Corbyn is the worst example of a Christian I have ever personally witnessed.
He falsely obtained Union money and is using this wealth to lie to the British People.
He also has a reputation for shirking his representative obligations. The man is simply not to be trusted."

The Archbishop concluded, "But, when compared with Dianne Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn is a saint!"