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(145,086 posts)nycbos
(6,034 posts)Fun fact he did the party politcal broadcase for the Liberal Democrats in 1997.
And for it's predecessor the SDP/Liberal alliance in 1987
Wounded Bear
(58,634 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,843 posts)It would have been amusing, no doubt.
nolabear
(41,959 posts)Faux pas
(14,657 posts)BootinUp
(47,138 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)Don't leave us like Chapman and Jones did.
calimary
(81,194 posts)TeamProg
(6,103 posts)Hiawatha Pete
(1,796 posts)CloudWatcher
(1,846 posts)Nice poem, but no evidence that it was written by Cleese. Wish we could avoid
spreading misinformation on DU.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sean-hannity-john-cleese/
NJCher
(35,648 posts)It's some mighty fahn wordsmithin'.
At the end of the article at the snopes link is a poem by Cleese and it's not even close to as good as this one. The Snopes writer reached out to Cleese in spring of 21 to check the veracity of this story and Cleese has apparently not responded. Maybe he'd like to take credit for it.
CloudWatcher
(1,846 posts)I found this part of the Snopes article especially convincing
I doubt if he'd be shy about claiming credit if he had written it.
nolabear
(41,959 posts)He says its by Cleese and he got permission.
And I SWEAR I saw Cleese recite it once on a late night show years ago but dont find it.
CloudWatcher
(1,846 posts)From the Snopes article:
Olbermanns and/or Cleese could settle the debate, but in the meantime I've got a big "I don't think so" tag on this
RandiFan1290
(6,229 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)burrowowl
(17,636 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)elias7
(3,997 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,410 posts)XacerbatedDem
(511 posts)Nod nod, wink wink.
Paladin
(28,246 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,747 posts)Anyone got an 'anity' word for his cowardice to be waterboarded as he promised?