| OT Tory leadership [message #152349] |
Mi, 19 Oktober 2005 01:47 |
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Well, they've done it again. As one fellow Tory MP said,
"There should be a numeracy test," said Ann Widdecombe crisply. "If you
can read an opinion poll, why are you voting for anyone except Ken
Clarke?"
In a four horse race, the only candidate acceptable to the general
public has been eliminated in the first round, because he's
unacceptable to the Conservative party.
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Cheers, ymt.
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152369 ] |
Mi, 19 Oktober 2005 16:14 |
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"Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96F481F0E4BAjimlaker2yahoocom [at] 130.133.1.4...
> Well, they've done it again. As one fellow Tory MP said,
>
> "There should be a numeracy test," said Ann Widdecombe crisply. "If you
> can read an opinion poll, why are you voting for anyone except Ken
> Clarke?"
>
> In a four horse race, the only candidate acceptable to the general
> public has been eliminated in the first round, because he's
> unacceptable to the Conservative party.
Indeed. I am amused and relieved at the same time. Perhaps Cameron will turn
out to be the saviour of the right, but I doubt it.
Arky
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152382 ] |
Mi, 19 Oktober 2005 19:23 |
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In article <Xns96F481F0E4BAjimlaker2yahoocom [at] 130.133.1.4>, jim.laker2
[at] yahoo.com says...
> Well, they've done it again. As one fellow Tory MP said,
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> "There should be a numeracy test," said Ann Widdecombe crisply. "If you=
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> can read an opinion poll, why are you voting for anyone except Ken=20
> Clarke?"
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Perhaps because they don't like ID cards and the National Identity=20
Register (he is in favour) and distrust his extensive links with the=20
tobacco industry.
> In a four horse race, the only candidate acceptable to the general=20
> public has been eliminated in the first round, because he's=20
> unacceptable to the Conservative party.
I suspect Ken's 'acceptability' was largely due to the 'I'm not Michael=20
Howard, but at least you've heard of me' factor, and that if he had=20
become leader other factors would have made him another vote-loser (the=20
'yes, I was a senior cabinet minister under John Major' factor, for=20
example).
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Pete Gray
Curiosity *may* have killed Schr=F6dinger's cat:
The Curator's Egg <http://www.redbadge.co.uk/egg/?p=3D25>
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152490 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 00:29 |
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Arkady wrote:
> Indeed. I am amused and relieved at the same time. Perhaps Cameron will turn
> out to be the saviour of the right, but I doubt it.
Who needs the Tories when you've got Tony Blair?
-- FotW
Coming soon: Windows VISTA (Viruses, Infections, Spyware,
Trojans, Adware)
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152529 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 17:43 |
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:29:08 +0100, Flame of the West
<FotW [at] NOSPAMsolinas.org> wrote:
> Arkady wrote:
>
>> Indeed. I am amused and relieved at the same time. Perhaps Cameron will
>> turn out to be the saviour of the right, but I doubt it.
>
> Who needs the Tories when you've got Tony Blair?
>
Quite!
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Jette Goldie
jette.goldie [at] gmail.com
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
http://www.livejournal.com/users/wolfette/
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152533 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 18:35 |
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"Jette Goldie" <jette [at] blueyonder.co.uk> wrote...
> > > Indeed. I am amused and relieved at the same time. Perhaps Cameron
will
> > > turn out to be the saviour of the right, but I doubt it.
> > >
> > Who needs the Tories when you've got Tony Blair?
> >
> Quite!
Who needs the Tories *or* Tony Blair when you can quite easily head down
town of an evening and get your teeth kicked in.
It's all the same when it comes down to it.
-Paul.
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152535 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 00:35 |
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"Flame of the West" <FotW [at] NOSPAMsolinas.org> skrev i en meddelelse
news:TZSdnbta_-eoh8XeRVn-tA [at] comcast.com...
> Who needs the Tories when you've got Tony Blair?
Good heavens, I never would have taken you for a Brit leftie. :-)
Marghvran.
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152547 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 22:15 |
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Arkady (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
<dj5kd0$4uj$1 [at] nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>:
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> "Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns96F481F0E4BAjimlaker2yahoocom [at] 130.133.1.4...
>> Well, they've done it again. As one fellow Tory MP said,
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>> "There should be a numeracy test," said Ann Widdecombe crisply. "If you
>> can read an opinion poll, why are you voting for anyone except Ken
>> Clarke?"
We've said goodbye to two weakest links. My money's now on David.
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152549 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 22:17 |
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Raven (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
<wna6f.1527$JD2.1261 [at] news.get2net.dk>:
> "Flame of the West" <FotW [at] NOSPAMsolinas.org> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:TZSdnbta_-eoh8XeRVn-tA [at] comcast.com...
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>> Who needs the Tories when you've got Tony Blair?
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> Good heavens, I never would have taken you for a Brit leftie. :-)
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> Marghvran.
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from
pig to man again, but already it was impossible to say which was which."
- George Orwell, final sentence of "Animal Farm"
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #152550 ] |
Fr, 21 Oktober 2005 22:18 |
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Prai Jei (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
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> Raven (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
> <wna6f.1527$JD2.1261 [at] news.get2net.dk>:
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>> "Flame of the West" <FotW [at] NOSPAMsolinas.org> skrev i en meddelelse
>> news:TZSdnbta_-eoh8XeRVn-tA [at] comcast.com...
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>>> Who needs the Tories when you've got Tony Blair?
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>> Good heavens, I never would have taken you for a Brit leftie. :-)
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>> Marghvran.
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> "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and
> from pig to man again, but already it was impossible to say which was
> which."
> - George Orwell, final sentence of "Animal Farm"
And George Orwell's real name was Eric Blair. Any relation to Tony?
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| Re: OT Tory leadership [message #196861 ] |
Mi, 04 Januar 2006 02:07 |
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Pete Gray <news [at] redbadge.co.uk> wrote:
: In article <Xns96F481F0E4BAjimlaker2yahoocom [at] 130.133.1.4>, jim.laker2
: [at] yahoo.com says...
:> Well, they've done it again. As one fellow Tory MP said,
:>
:> "There should be a numeracy test," said Ann Widdecombe crisply. "If you
:> can read an opinion poll, why are you voting for anyone except Ken
:> Clarke?"
:>
:
: Perhaps because they don't like ID cards and the National Identity
: Register (he is in favour) and distrust his extensive links with the
: tobacco industry.
:
:> In a four horse race, the only candidate acceptable to the general
:> public has been eliminated in the first round, because he's
:> unacceptable to the Conservative party.
:
: I suspect Ken's 'acceptability' was largely due to the 'I'm not Michael
: Howard, but at least you've heard of me' factor, and that if he had
: become leader other factors would have made him another vote-loser (the
: 'yes, I was a senior cabinet minister under John Major' factor, for
: example).
Perhaps the key is that Britain's survival as a distinct state
depends on installing as Euroskeptic a government as possible,
as fast as possible??
Tolkien would agree...
-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.
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