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manic Donating Member (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:44 AM
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We're Backing Blair in the UK General Election - please come and help us!


Visit the site

See our first campaign ad

Confused? Read the FAQ

You may remember that we Brits tried to help you with your election. Time to return the favour.

;-)

PS - My personal launch post will provide further enlightenment if you need it:
http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2005/02/backing_blair_l_1.asp
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:47 AM
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1. What are the choices?
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manic Donating Member (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:50 AM
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2. It's between
Blair, who has morped into a right-wing cunt, and Michael Howard, who is a well-established right-wing cunt, and Charles Kennedy (Lib-Dems), who doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting in.
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:53 AM
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3. Well, at least Michael is an honest cunt
So which is most desirable?

I will link y'all to my site. Good luck to you. Hope it works out better for you than it did for us. Don't forget. Paper ballots. Must have paper ballots. Say it with me. Paper ballots.

I hear Blair is now beating the war drum on Iran. You'd think he'd learned by now.
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:59 AM
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5. We'd never dream of anything other than paper.
Our elections are more simple, one is only voting for 1 member of Parliament (the government is formed by the majority party in the House of Commons) so there is no need to go beyond paper.

The problem comes with the current experiments with all postal ballots which make jiggery pokery much easier.
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Mr Creosote Donating Member (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:59 AM
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6. My choice would be Kennedy
but as that's unlikely, I don't care which of the others it is - so long as they have a very tiny majority, or preferably none at all. I find the whole thing confusing, all the information suggests an easy win for Bliar - yet Labour seem to be running really scared - the anti-semitic attacks on Letwin and Howard have been extraordinary.
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:24 AM
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9. Well, you already lost me...
... with your liberal use of sexist vulgarity.
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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 07:07 AM
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14. blair has proven to be a liar
unforgivable.

i will never vote for a lying war criminal no matter what stamp is on it.
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mazzarro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 05:58 AM
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4. I don't buy this idea of supporting Blair
The idea of this f**ker still on the world political scene drives me insane. I think that Charles Kennedy and the Lib-Dems should be given a better chance rather than being written off. I do believe that the Labour party needs to be taught a lesson about the support they gave for this immoral war.
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:05 AM
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7. So do they, it's a very Orwellian site
They mean the exact opposite of "Back Blair."

I love the poster "No alternative."

Read the FAQ.
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Mr Creosote Donating Member (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:07 AM
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8. So insane
that you didn't read the FAQs yet :-) Or watch the video :-) This is a great campaign.
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jmatthan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:28 AM
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10. Absolutely great

I laughed my head-off. True British satire.

Most Americans will not likely understand, even if they do read your FAQ.

What was the front page of the Daily Mirror when Bush was reselected?!!

Hope you guys succeed!!

Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland
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theresistance Donating Member (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:31 AM
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11. How many people are going to go to a tiny link that
actually explains they're against Blair? If they are against Blair they should make it clearer. This seems a bit silly...but maybe I'm not getting it?
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manic Donating Member (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:35 AM
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12. Did you watch that documentary The Office?
It was jolly good. I never knew offices were like that in real life. If they added a laugh-track, it could very well have been a comedy.

;-)
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 06:57 AM
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13. Well, maybe, but I'm not sure you have the 'car crash' compulsiveness
that great satire needs - ie "this is so horrible, but I can't help looking at it". At the moment, too much of it looks like "I love Tony" without any specifics - eg "I luv Tone because he listens to people, but doesn't pay attention to those millions of protestors who think they have a right to be heard". In particular, you have to go to the FAQ before you even suggest that people vote against Labour, rather than just call them a bunch of wankers and go to the pub instead. My first reaction to the main page was to go no further.

But I admire you for your work on the PM's email facility (shame his office never answers) (I presume you are Tim Ireland, and not a group entity).
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manic Donating Member (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 07:19 AM
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15. I am Tim Ireland
... and people also get the vote against Tony message if they enter their postcode or seek information about any given constituency.
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leesa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 08:53 AM
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16. Are you out of your minds? Blair??!? Good luck in Iran
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manic Donating Member (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-10-05 12:18 PM
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17. but we're not going into Iran
Tony Blair said it wasn't on the agenda... and we can trust him, right?

;-)
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