TheDebbieDee
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Tue May-17-05 12:38 PM
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Any Brits out there in DU land? |
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Can we keep George Galloway and make him one of ours?
I dub thee "The British Harry Truman, tellin' it like it T-I-is!"
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Tue May-17-05 12:41 PM
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Galloway's a very controversial figure over here. I think a lot of people would say "you're welcome to him".
But boy is he eloquent, charismatic, and unafraid of saying what he thinks.
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Tue May-17-05 12:44 PM
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2. We certainly could use some of that "saying what he thinks" stuff. |
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It's hard not to smother with kisses anyone who slams Norm Coleman like that.
But I understand we're only seeing one side of Galloway...
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Tue May-17-05 12:47 PM
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4. true, anyone who slams coleman has that going for him |
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but Galloway also has the whole "spending Christmas vacation with Saddam Hussein and his family" thing. :eyes:
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Tue May-17-05 12:55 PM
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8. Quite. And he's a rampant grandstander and egoist. |
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I personally don't like him, BUT I think we'd be a lot worse off if he wasn't around. And he has been the victim of the most extraordinary smear campaign, so he's rattled a lot of highly placed cages that needed rattling.
And Respect won a seat, which is remarkable for a British "fourth party"; UKIP, the Greens, Veritas, CPA, Peace & Prgoress, SWP, BNP, none of them have even come close to that.
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Tue May-17-05 01:00 PM
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10. I definetly like rabble rousers |
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and they do make politics more interesting. Still, Galloway is a pretty shady character I definetly agree with you on this one
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Tue May-17-05 12:46 PM
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3. Galloway, in my opinion, is a little loopy |
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Tue May-17-05 01:23 PM
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In what way is Galloway "loopy"? I'm prepared to accept that you don't like him but describing him as "loopy" is uncalled for.
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Tue May-17-05 12:48 PM
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5. After his diatribe this a.m., do you even think he'd |
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WANT to live here? I'm thinking he wouldn't, and I can't blame him.
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Tue May-17-05 12:53 PM
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7. You're right, he probably wouldn't WANT to stay..... |
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That's why I asked if we could KEEP him!
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Tue May-17-05 12:52 PM
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to start kicking Blair's arse
and he makes an entertaining guest on the Wright Stuff (current affairs morning TV show)
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Tue May-17-05 12:55 PM
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9. I'm a British ex-pat, and I think we should declare him U.S. |
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property, and a mandatory figure in all Senate hearings.
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