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30 October 2008

GOP flagrantly fingers Sarah Palin : McCain Camp prepares case for it's defence...in advance...already



What's wrong with these pictures people plonkers prats whatever/whoever?



What a way to run a railroad.

Or, indeed, absolutely anything else.

We wonder why ye olde English exclamation "Couldn't run a ruddy piss-up in a brewery," so readily springs to mind?

McCain camp trying to scapegoat Palin

John McCain's campaign is looking for a scapegoat. It is looking for someone to blame if McCain loses on Tuesday.

And it has decided on Sarah Palin.

In recent days, a McCain “adviser” told Dana Bash of CNN: “She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone.”

Imagine not taking advice from the geniuses at the McCain campaign. What could Palin be thinking?

Also, a “top McCain adviser” told Mike Allen of Politico that Palin is “a whack job.”

Maybe she is. But who chose to put this “whack job” on the ticket? Wasn’t it John McCain? And wasn’t it his first presidential-level decision?

And if you are a 72-year-old presidential candidate, wouldn’t you expect that your running mate’s fitness for high office would come under a little extra scrutiny? And, therefore, wouldn’t you make your selection with care? (To say nothing about caring about the future of the nation?)

McCain didn’t seem to care that much. McCain admitted recently on national TV that he...
So read the rest of this remarkably, revealing report.

You know, if it all wasn't so serious it could be bloomin' hilarious.

Good job some of us still have a strong sense of humour, eh?



*(Cross posted across at 'appletree')

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posted by Richard at Thursday, October 30, 2008

12 June 2008

British Shadow Home Secretary, David Davis, Resigns To Protest Worsening Plight of "Big Brother" Britain's Increasingly Subjugated Subjects...

We never could make up our minds about (now,ex) Conservative MP, David Davis. We were never sure what to make of the man.

Until today, that is.

Now we know.

He's a man with principles. He's a man with a social conscience. He's an honourable man. And, the new 42 day detention debacle has been the last straw for him, as it has been with so many ordinary people. He's an honest politician. He's not prepared to put 'party' before people. He's a half (at least), decent bloke and he's come out of the poli-closet to prove it.



Today we watched David Davis make a personal stand and heard him read a personal statement from the windswept steps of the House of Commons. He has stood up to be counted. He has publicly stated how sick and tired he is of Blair+Brown & Co's Big-Brother Britain under 'New Labour'.

David Davis resigns from Commons

Shadow home secretary David Davis has resigned as an MP.

He is to force a by-election in his Haltemprice and Howden constituency which he will fight on the issue of the new 42-day terror detention limit.

Mr Davis told reporters outside the House of Commons he believed his move was a "noble endeavour" to stop the erosion of British civil liberties.

The 59-year-old is one of the best known Tory MPs and his resignation came as a complete surprise in Westminster.

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In his resignation statement, Mr Davis attacked the growth of the "database state," government "snooping" and the destruction of civil liberties.

"This cannot go on. It must be stopped and for that reason today I feel it is incumbent on me to make a stand," he told reporters.

"At least my electorate and the nation as a whole will have had the opportunity to debate and consider one of the most fundamental issues of our day - the ever intrusive power of the state into our lives, the loss of privacy, the loss of freedom and the steady attrition undermining the rule of law," he said.
Read the rest of this BIG news report. And, see and hear David Davis read his public statement/declaration.

David Davis, we salute you sir.

Herewith we append the full text of your most welcome, bold, brave statement.

And to all those whom it may will concern, we recommend it's reading.

Likewise ...

... see also, Habeous Corpus.

Then ... see for yourself ... the legendary "Magna Carta".

The Great Charter of English liberty granted (under considerable duress) by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215.

(Cross posted at 'appletree')

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posted by Richard at Thursday, June 12, 2008

18 October 2007

US Political Parties And Hobson's Choices: Right, Right And/Or Right Again ...


This particular post quite possibly (probably?), won't interest in the slightest, several sections of the so-called 'left' in the United States.

So what? We've been believers in the old principle of 'Publish and be damned' since before billions of 'em were blinkin' born.

But now to get down to business; blog-roll business.

Another laughingly labeled US 'lefty' blog - and another bloody big one to boot - has today been unceremoniously buggered off into oblivion from our blog-roll. And by the way, when we say big we mean BIG, BIG.

Honestly, the more we learn about US politics the less we understand - and the less we like.

Summed up? It seems to us that in so many Americans' minds, anyone leaning left of The Right absolutely must, must, must be a communist.



Duh!

And this from those who for the most part positively can't come close to comprehending any of the (very many), massive differences between even liberalism and socialism - let alone communism.

Well, whatever. As an ancient adage advises - in the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is King.

And no, we're most certainly not saying who's been 'binned' by us today. Since we're pretty sure that far too many readers couldn't resist the temptation to 'hit' such cited sites.

And that, as sure as shit stinks, would definitely defeat the object of the exercise.

Right?!

We will say this though - the first one that went (an awful long time ago too), was this one.

Then, not too long later, this one.

(So sue us, surrogates.)

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posted by Richard at Thursday, October 18, 2007