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edited December 2015 in General

imagepoliticalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Trump’s widely condemned comment about banning Muslims from entering the US might be smart politics

Donald Trump’s statement about stopping Muslims from entering the US has been widely condemned both in America and round the world. In the UK David Cameron has joined those attacking the current GOP front runner and possibly the next President.

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  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    Sidney

    New client staked £1000 to be candidate at 5/2,& £1000 to be President, 9/2, on Donald Trump in a Hill's Cambridgeshire shop today. #Trump
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    "You ain't no PB Tory, bruv!"

    :lol:
  • felixfelix Posts: 15,175
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
  • TGOHFTGOHF Posts: 21,633
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    You have hair envy ?
  • Plato_SaysPlato_Says Posts: 11,822
    I can only assume he wants to be unpopular and save himself from a Brewster's Millions scenario.

    He's a very clever chap who plays the media like the Devil's Fiddle. He doesn't want the drudge of POTUS and all the limitations it entails.

    Unfortunately, the more outrageous he becomes - the more the polls move in his favour.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    Ein volk, ein reich, Ein Betslip.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    Plato_Says said:

    I can only assume he wants to be unpopular and save himself from a Brewster's Millions scenario.

    He's a very clever chap who plays the media like the Devil's Fiddle. He doesn't want the drudge of POTUS and all the limitations it entails.

    Unfortunately, the more outrageous he becomes - the more the polls move in his favour.

    I like the Brewsters Millions analogy....as much as he tries to lose votes, he keeps gaining them.
  • DairDair Posts: 6,108
    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.

    As such they equate entirely English concepts such as an Established church as being British concepts. They are not.

    The United Kingdom has no established church and the institutions of society should change to reflect that. A ban on Indoctrination camps faith schools would be a good start. The SNP could do this in Scotland and their cowardice on the issue is very poor.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    Plato_Says said:

    I can only assume he wants to be unpopular and save himself from a Brewster's Millions scenario.

    He's a very clever chap who plays the media like the Devil's Fiddle. He doesn't want the drudge of POTUS and all the limitations it entails.

    Unfortunately, the more outrageous he becomes - the more the polls move in his favour.

    I seriously doubt the Donald revels in UNpopularity!
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    Also the reaction to FN in France as a "fascist" "uprising" - it was a democratic vote, FFS!
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    The Donald has to be the most successful Twitter Troll ever...5 million+ followers.
  • The_ApocalypseThe_Apocalypse Posts: 7,830
    Donald Trump saying this is so unsurprising. The only thing I'm shocked about is that this is a new statement from him, tbh.

    FPT:
    Plato_Says said:

    Don't claim to know what PBers have thought over the years or their abundance before you joined this forum. It's very simple.

    The_Apocalypse said:

    @Plato_Says I know that 'many' have, that's why I mentioned it in my post to you. Just because it isn't an opinion which coincides with your own, doesn't mean it's not valid. It would be curious if all perspectives of the last 7 years of a political website were all the same.

    You keep on mentioning 'stop digging'. I don't particularly agree with that assessment of my posts, much like you don't agree with other views of how PB was in the past.

    I don't see why not; when many PBers have mentioned the site's changes several times in recent months. I don't see why I should reject their views, but yet accept your assessment of PB.
  • TGOHFTGOHF Posts: 21,633
    Dair said:

    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.

    Another expert on what other people think...

    ZZZ
  • PongPong Posts: 4,693
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Sidney

    New client staked £1000 to be candidate at 5/2,& £1000 to be President, 9/2, on Donald Trump in a Hill's Cambridgeshire shop today. #Trump

    9/2 for POTUS?

    That's criminal.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    This is the old problem for the Republicans – the party base is much more likely to warm to a hard-line appeal when what’s needed to win the White House itself requires very different positioning.

    I could swear Ive seen a similar phenomenon else where.....give me a minute...it'll come to me....
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    The amusing thing is that Trump has barely spent a dime relatively speaking on his campaign.

    One thing for sure, the man is on a massive ego trip. Anyone who doesn't think he wants to be president is kidding themselves. POTUS is still the most powerful position in the world.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    @The_Apocalypse
    @Plato_Says

    Somebody fetch the bikinis and mud!!

    :lol:
  • TCPoliticalBettingTCPoliticalBetting Posts: 10,819
    edited December 2015
    We are missing another article relevant to this thread.

    http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/trump-claims-islam-fked-up-his-hair-20151208104538

    "Trump warned that unless all Muslims were excluded from the United States, the country faced catastrophic baldness and terrorism.
    He added: “My greatest fear is that if we allow them to stay here and breed then something even worse will happen to my hair.
    “Have you ever seen a bald Muslim? No, you haven’t. They all have fantastic, thick hair because they use their magic to steal our hair."
  • AnorakAnorak Posts: 6,621
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    Plato_Says said:

    I can only assume he wants to be unpopular and save himself from a Brewster's Millions scenario.

    He's a very clever chap who plays the media like the Devil's Fiddle. He doesn't want the drudge of POTUS and all the limitations it entails.

    Unfortunately, the more outrageous he becomes - the more the polls move in his favour.

    I like the Brewsters Millions analogy....as much as he tries to lose votes, he keeps gaining them.
    He should just come out in favour of abortion. He would be cast into the GOP Abyss in a matter of minutes.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    Pong said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Sidney

    New client staked £1000 to be candidate at 5/2,& £1000 to be President, 9/2, on Donald Trump in a Hill's Cambridgeshire shop today. #Trump

    9/2 for POTUS?

    That's criminal.
    Yes, it's a shocking bet. It implies a 63% probability he'll beat Hilary if you think the 5-2 is also correct (It is skinny too).
  • Plato_SaysPlato_Says Posts: 11,822
    I'm not dragging this into a new thread, so won't reply.
    The_Apocalypse said:

    Donald Trump saying this is so unsurprising. The only thing I'm shocked about is that this is a new statement from him, tbh.

    FPT:

    Plato_Says said:

    Don't claim to know what PBers have thought over the years or their abundance before you joined this forum. It's very simple.

    The_Apocalypse said:

    @Plato_Says I know that 'many' have, that's why I mentioned it in my post to you. Just because it isn't an opinion which coincides with your own, doesn't mean it's not valid. It would be curious if all perspectives of the last 7 years of a political website were all the same.

    You keep on mentioning 'stop digging'. I don't particularly agree with that assessment of my posts, much like you don't agree with other views of how PB was in the past.

    I don't see why not; when many PBers have mentioned the site's changes several times in recent months. I don't see why I should reject their views, but yet accept your assessment of PB.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    It is a pattern, last week he tweeted some shooting figures were clearly made up and racist.

    The fact several GOPers criticised him straight away tells you Trump's jumped a new shark.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    Pong said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Sidney

    New client staked £1000 to be candidate at 5/2,& £1000 to be President, 9/2, on Donald Trump in a Hill's Cambridgeshire shop today. #Trump

    9/2 for POTUS?

    That's criminal.
    Indeed, as Pulpstar said on the previous thread, he's getting some free hospitality soon
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    edited December 2015
    Tbh He'd have been better off putting £2000 on at 5-2 for the nomination.

    Then plonking down £2500 on Trump once he's won the nomination.
  • Plato_SaysPlato_Says Posts: 11,822
    Sigmund @Dair - who are we mere mortals to disagree?
    TGOHF said:

    Dair said:

    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.

    Another expert on what other people think...

    ZZZ
  • The_ApocalypseThe_Apocalypse Posts: 7,830
    @Plato_Says That's fine.
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    @The_Apocalypse
    @Plato_Says

    Somebody fetch the bikinis and mud!!

    :lol:

    Don't worry, it's all over now :):grin:

  • logical_songlogical_song Posts: 9,933
    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    No. It's simply that he's an idiot. He wants to shut down the Internet. I don't think that it's sanctimonious to point that out, whether you are politically on the left or right (and many on the right are doing just that).
    http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9869308/donald-trump-close-up-the-internet-bill-gates
    "We're losing a lot of people because of the internet," Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people."
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    edited December 2015
    Pulpstar said:

    Tbh He'd have been better off putting £2000 on at 5-2 for the nomination.

    Should I take the 50/1 on an Independent candidate winning the Presidency?

    If Trump gets the nomination, I can see someone like Bloomberg running as an Independent.

    Edit: Has a 50/1 shot ever been a winner in a US Presidential race?
  • AnorakAnorak Posts: 6,621
    The_Apocalypse said:

    @Plato_Says That's fine.

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    @The_Apocalypse
    @Plato_Says

    Somebody fetch the bikinis and mud!!

    :lol:

    Don't worry, it's all over now :):grin:
    Did you win? *puts special stirring spoon away again*
  • The_ApocalypseThe_Apocalypse Posts: 7,830
    logical_song said:

    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    No. It's simply that he's an idiot. He wants to shut down the Internet. I don't think that it's sanctimonious to point that out, whether you are politically on the left or right (and many on the right are doing just that).
    http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9869308/donald-trump-close-up-the-internet-bill-gates
    "We're losing a lot of people because of the internet," Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people."
    We've been told that Trump 'stands up' for freedom of speech though. It seems that's not the case....
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    Has he beheaded anybody?
    Has he blown up any airliners?
    Has he enslaved girls from a slightly different sect?

    No, no, and no again!
  • PongPong Posts: 4,693
    Pulpstar said:

    Pong said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Sidney

    New client staked £1000 to be candidate at 5/2,& £1000 to be President, 9/2, on Donald Trump in a Hill's Cambridgeshire shop today. #Trump

    9/2 for POTUS?

    That's criminal.
    Yes, it's a shocking bet. It implies a 63% probability he'll beat Hilary if you think the 5-2 is also correct (It is skinny too).
    What odds would you back trump at?

    I can't put a convincing argument together to justify odds lower than 33/1 for POTUS & 10/1 for the NOM.

    Still, I guess I missed a trick not foreseeing & then riding the trump surge. Perhaps his odds have further to fall?

    I won't be betting on a phenomenon I don't understand.

    ;/
  • The_ApocalypseThe_Apocalypse Posts: 7,830
    edited December 2015
    Anorak said:

    The_Apocalypse said:

    @Plato_Says That's fine.

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    @The_Apocalypse
    @Plato_Says

    Somebody fetch the bikinis and mud!!

    :lol:

    Don't worry, it's all over now :):grin:
    Did you win? *puts special stirring spoon away again*
    I think that's a judgement that's in the eye of the beholder :)
  • The_ApocalypseThe_Apocalypse Posts: 7,830
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Has he beheaded anybody?
    Has he blown up any airliners?
    Has he enslaved girls from a slightly different sect?

    No, no, and no again!

    If that's the only way we are measuring people these days then most of us are brilliant! :mrgreen:
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    edited December 2015
    Pong said:

    Pulpstar said:

    Pong said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Sidney

    New client staked £1000 to be candidate at 5/2,& £1000 to be President, 9/2, on Donald Trump in a Hill's Cambridgeshire shop today. #Trump

    9/2 for POTUS?

    That's criminal.
    Yes, it's a shocking bet. It implies a 63% probability he'll beat Hilary if you think the 5-2 is also correct (It is skinny too).
    What odds would you back trump at?

    I can't put a convincing argument together to justify odds lower than 33/1 for POTUS & 10/1 for the NOM.

    Still, I guess I missed a trick not foreseeing & then riding the trump surge. Perhaps his odds have further to fall?

    I won't be betting on a phenomenon I don't understand.

    ;/
    Back (Bet For)
    Donald Trump 5.69 £38.00 £178.10

    Lay (Bet Against)
    Donald Trump 7.56 £58.00 £380.20

    I have changed my mind a few times on the Donald...

    He is my best result currently, due to Hills laying me £10 at 28-1 for the nomination mainly.

    Why would you put him at ~ 10-1 for the nomination ?
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    edited December 2015
    The_Apocalypse said:

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Has he beheaded anybody?
    Has he blown up any airliners?
    Has he enslaved girls from a slightly different sect?

    No, no, and no again!

    If that's the only way we are measuring people these days then most of us are brilliant! :mrgreen:
    My attempt at trolling TSE :trollface: :
  • PongPong Posts: 4,693
    edited December 2015
    Pulpstar said:

    Tbh He'd have been better off putting £2000 on at 5-2 for the nomination.

    Then plonking down £2500 on Trump once he's won the nomination.

    He'd have been better of betting on betfair.

    Or even better off not betting at all.

    If said punter is lurking on PB, please do get in touch. I have a very special offer on some magic beans.
  • MarkHopkinsMarkHopkins Posts: 5,584
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    The_Apocalypse said:

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Has he beheaded anybody?
    Has he blown up any airliners?
    Has he enslaved girls from a slightly different sect?

    No, no, and no again!

    If that's the only way we are measuring people these days then most of us are brilliant! :mrgreen:
    My attempt at trolling TSE :trollface: :

    If you have to explain it, you're not trolling...

  • felixfelix Posts: 15,175
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    Also the reaction to FN in France as a "fascist" "uprising" - it was a democratic vote, FFS!
    Indeed - this latest and one of many similar from the no mark Ian Dale

    "Any American who is even vaguely considering supporting Donald Trump needs to be certified insane. What a piece of utter bastardry."

    Do these people have any idea of the way their smarmy arrogance is received by ordinary people? What an utter twonk!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    The_Apocalypse said:

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Has he beheaded anybody?
    Has he blown up any airliners?
    Has he enslaved girls from a slightly different sect?

    No, no, and no again!

    If that's the only way we are measuring people these days then most of us are brilliant! :mrgreen:
    My attempt at trolling TSE :trollface: :
    Trolling has to be subtle, I'm happy to give you lessons.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    The_Apocalypse said:

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    Has he beheaded anybody?
    Has he blown up any airliners?
    Has he enslaved girls from a slightly different sect?

    No, no, and no again!

    If that's the only way we are measuring people these days then most of us are brilliant! :mrgreen:
    My attempt at trolling TSE :trollface: :
    Trolling has to be subtle, I'm happy to give you lessons.
    "You ain't no Muslim, Bruv!"
  • felixfelix Posts: 15,175
    logical_song said:

    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    No. It's simply that he's an idiot. He wants to shut down the Internet. I don't think that it's sanctimonious to point that out, whether you are politically on the left or right (and many on the right are doing just that).
    http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9869308/donald-trump-close-up-the-internet-bill-gates
    "We're losing a lot of people because of the internet," Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people."
    No doubt you'll still be wringing your hands when he has been sworn in.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    Guardian letter writing campaign should seal the deal for Trump.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    @Pong I'll send you my POTUS book this evening.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    edited December 2015
    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Dair said:

    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.
    Well.....they're 84% right.....which is a heck of a lot closer than the SNP were on oil revenue....

    Joking apart, its an atrocious article from Toby Young - I'm surprised the Sun published it - it used to have far higher standards of writing - this comes across as a teenage stream of consciousness rant - he even tries to drag in Labour's 'open door' immigration policies as a factor in the decline of christianity - all those Catholic Poles aren't Christian too? Or is it only British born christians that count?
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    CarlottaVance said:

    Dair said:

    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.
    Well.....they're 84% right.....which is a heck of a lot closer than the SNP were on oil revenue....

    Joking apart, its an atrocious article from Toby Young - I'm surprised the Sun published it - it used to have far higher standards of writing - this comes across as a teenage stream of consciousness rant - he even tries to drag in Labour's 'open door' immigration policies as a factor in the decline of christianity - all those Catholic Poles aren't Christian too? Or is it only British born Christians Protestants that count?
    Correction :lol:
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    Sometimes Betfair doesn't believe something is happening even if it hits you square in the face.

    Fury by Unanimous Dec 4.00

    After the fight had finished.
  • logical_songlogical_song Posts: 9,933
    felix said:

    logical_song said:

    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    I hope not. I think I might have allowed my detestation of Trump colour my betting portfolio.

    I disagree with trump's comments but the sanctimonious liberal left hand-wringing today inside and outside the US irritates me almost as much. He is clearly articulating a widely held view and these silly blanket condemnations are invariably counter-productive.
    No. It's simply that he's an idiot. He wants to shut down the Internet. I don't think that it's sanctimonious to point that out, whether you are politically on the left or right (and many on the right are doing just that).
    http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/7/9869308/donald-trump-close-up-the-internet-bill-gates
    "We're losing a lot of people because of the internet," Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that internet up in some ways. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people."
    No doubt you'll still be wringing your hands when he has been sworn in.
    No.
  • felixfelix Posts: 15,175
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland thinks it's useful to spend time on twitter hurling personal abuse at a potential presdient. Does she really think this will win over the SNP vote to the blue surge.
  • blackburn63blackburn63 Posts: 4,492
    I'll admit to knowing little about Trump or US politics in general but I can't imagine he'd say that without first researching the potential response. As the thread writer suggests, he is sending out a message that will resonate with plenty, as peculiar as it seems to us.
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland thinks it's useful to spend time on twitter hurling personal abuse at a potential presdient. Does she really think this will win over the SNP vote to the blue surge.
    "Twitter, we're all agreed?" - Echo Chamber alert!
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland thinks it's useful to spend time on twitter hurling personal abuse at a potential presdient. Does she really think this will win over the SNP vote to the blue surge.
    Would be a mistake, Trump was besties with Salmond.

    I wonder what attracted the narrow little nationalist to Trump?

    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/11/article-2099742-0449190A0000044D-768_470x288.jpg

    Nota bene Sunil, that's how you troll
  • Plato_SaysPlato_Says Posts: 11,822
    edited December 2015
    :smile:http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/12/suicide-bombers-work-christmas-day/

    Deborah Morgan, an unfulfilled stay-at-home mother of three, says she joined ISIS to “get out of the house.” And while she is grateful to “The All Comprehending One” for “the opportunity to crush the infidels,” she admits she underestimated the flexibility required for waging a global holy war.

    “Uh-uh — no way I am working through the break. You know how hard it was to get these John Oates tickets?” said Morgan, who pledged her undying allegiance to ISIS after reading a few memes on social media. “Normally I would say ‘In shaa Allah,’ but this is the talented half of ‘Hall and Oates’ we’re talking about here. And I still have to finish all of my shopping and gift wrapping,” she added, visibly overwhelmed by all she has to get done before her martyrdom.

    Surprisingly, not every sleeper is flustered with the last-minute changes. One extremist, Glenn Dansby, is looking forward to his fiery death and highly touted carnal pleasures of the thereafter.

    “Yeah, but it has nothing to do with my devotion to Islam or ISIS,” said Dansby, looking around nervously. “I’m stuck spending Christmas with my in-laws.”

  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland thinks it's useful to spend time on twitter hurling personal abuse at a potential presdient. Does she really think this will win over the SNP vote to the blue surge.
    Would be a mistake, Trump was besties with Salmond.

    I wonder what attracted the narrow little nationalist to Trump?

    http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/11/article-2099742-0449190A0000044D-768_470x288.jpg

    Nota bene Sunil, that's how you troll
    I'll take that into account the next time I mention your friends in IS.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    felix said:

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland .

    You mean second...
  • DairDair Posts: 6,108
    edited December 2015
    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Dair said:

    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.
    Well.....they're 84% right.....which is a heck of a lot closer than the SNP were on oil revenue....

    Joking apart, its an atrocious article from Toby Young - I'm surprised the Sun published it - it used to have far higher standards of writing - this comes across as a teenage stream of consciousness rant - he even tries to drag in Labour's 'open door' immigration policies as a factor in the decline of christianity - all those Catholic Poles aren't Christian too? Or is it only British born Christians Protestants that count?
    Correction :lol:
    Only accepting Protestants as legitimate would rule out Anglicans, who are almost certainly not a Protestant congregation.
  • murali_smurali_s Posts: 3,067
    FPT:

    The spewing of the endless unintelligible right-wing bile from Plato and her ilk is why quite a few people have left this site. However, I do believe in people articulating what they believe in (even if it makes little sense) so my advice to The Apocalypse is just ignore her posts.

    Back on-topic: The lack of depth of most Americans is why Trump is still in the game. 9/2 is a snip in my opinion.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Trump: Parts of London 'so radicalised police are afraid for their own lives'

    http://www.itv.com/news/story/2015-12-08/trump-parts-of-london-so-radicalised-police-are-afraid-for-their-own-lives/

    Speaking to a regular media briefing in Westminster, Mr Cameron's official spokeswoman declined to say whether Mr Trump's comments might lead to him being barred from entry to the UK under hate-speech laws.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    @Tigers2iron: Ive used The #SNP oil boom calculator to work out my projected earnings for 2016...It's £1.38million @annetteholliday will be delighted
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    Also @Pong What was your estimate of the probability of Tory Majority just before the GE - you're an excellent bettor (Very well done on Oldham !), but are you sure you haven't let your anti-Trump prejudices cloud your judgement here a touch ?
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,172
    Dair said:

    Sunil_Prasannan said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Dair said:

    Theuniondivvie said:

    What a cock (Toby Young that is, not the mighty Michael Rosen).

    twitter.com/MichaelRosenYes/status/674167045563502592

    Part of the problem is the strong belief amongst some people in England that England equals the United Kingdom.
    Well.....they're 84% right.....which is a heck of a lot closer than the SNP were on oil revenue....

    Joking apart, its an atrocious article from Toby Young - I'm surprised the Sun published it - it used to have far higher standards of writing - this comes across as a teenage stream of consciousness rant - he even tries to drag in Labour's 'open door' immigration policies as a factor in the decline of christianity - all those Catholic Poles aren't Christian too? Or is it only British born Christians Protestants that count?
    Correction :lol:
    Only accepting Protestants as legitimate would rule out Anglicans, who are almost certainly not a Protestant congregation.
    The Anglican Communion considers itself to be part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and to be both Catholic and Reformed. For some adherents it represents a non-papal Catholicism, for others a form of Protestantism though without a dominant guiding figure such as Luther, Knox, Calvin, Zwingli or Wesley.[2]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican_Communion
  • dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,300
    Caroline Lucas steps away from Stop The War.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12039333/Caroline-Lucas-resigns-from-Stop-the-War-after-finding-herself-unable-to-support-groups-recent-positions.html

    As for the claim that she did so a couple of weeks ago, it does seen risible, given that she was happy to sign a round robin letter on Novemeber 26th, and STW had also linked to her opposition at last Wednesday's debate. She could have given BBC Question Time a big scoop had she stepped away from STW during a TV programme.

    Perhaps the opportunity to embarass Corbyn was too good to miss.
  • John_MJohn_M Posts: 7,503
    The_Apocalypse said:

    Donald Trump saying this is so unsurprising. The only thing I'm shocked about is that this is a new statement from him, tbh.

    FPT:

    Plato_Says said:

    Don't claim to know what PBers have thought over the years or their abundance before you joined this forum. It's very simple.

    The_Apocalypse said:

    @Plato_Says I know that 'many' have, that's why I mentioned it in my post to you. Just because it isn't an opinion which coincides with your own, doesn't mean it's not valid. It would be curious if all perspectives of the last 7 years of a political website were all the same.

    You keep on mentioning 'stop digging'. I don't particularly agree with that assessment of my posts, much like you don't agree with other views of how PB was in the past.

    I don't see why not; when many PBers have mentioned the site's changes several times in recent months. I don't see why I should reject their views, but yet accept your assessment of PB.
    When I joined in c. 2006 it was at the zenith of Blairite triumphalism - right wing views were very much the minority. The site tends to go in cycles. Some more lefty regulars are in hiding after ramping Labours awesome ground campaign in May.

    Personally I'm finding the whole right/left thing increasingly clumsy. I think you and I are probably very similar in our attitudes to social issues though our language might differ.

    I am, however, super-dry fiscally. I think Osborne is a raging socialist who is doing a great deal of lasting harm to our economy. It's tragic that I literally have no alternative. He is the best man for the job, which speaks volumes for the paucity of political talent in this country.
  • felixfelix Posts: 15,175
    Scott_P said:

    felix said:

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland .

    You mean second...
    Corrected - but only a LD or green surge from being right. she needs to sort her priorities and being a Scottish luvvie doesn't cut it for me.
  • Richard_NabaviRichard_Nabavi Posts: 30,822
    Only in the USA:

    http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-terrorist-watch-list-20151207-story.html
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Scott_P said:

    @Tigers2iron: Ive used The #SNP oil boom calculator to work out my projected earnings for 2016...It's £1.38million @annetteholliday will be delighted

    Brent crude oil prices crash below $40 for the first time in seven years

    http://www.cityam.com/230439/brent-crude-oil-prices-pull-away-from-nearly-seven-year-lows
  • Plato_SaysPlato_Says Posts: 11,822
    I may be entirely wrong, but I've always thought of Lucas as a real Greenie - she dresses like she dyes her own clothes with beetroots. The watermelon Greenies have defected to Corbynistas.
    dr_spyn said:

    Caroline Lucas steps away from Stop The War.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/12039333/Caroline-Lucas-resigns-from-Stop-the-War-after-finding-herself-unable-to-support-groups-recent-positions.html

    As for the claim that she did so a couple of weeks ago, it does seen risible, given that she was happy to sign a round robin letter on Novemeber 26th, and STW had also linked to her opposition at last Wednesday's debate. She could have given BBC Question Time a big scoop had she stepped away from STW during a TV programme.

    Perhaps the opportunity to embarass Corbyn was too good to miss.

  • TGOHFTGOHF Posts: 21,633
    HoL throws out votes for 16-17 yo 's in the EU ref.
  • Plato_SaysPlato_Says Posts: 11,822
    Hell YES! :smiley:
    TGOHF said:

    HoL throws out votes for 16-17 yo 's in the EU ref.

  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Labour's shadow City minister Richard Burgon remains a man of mystery in the Square Mile

    The closest this Leeds MP has come to a tete-a-tete with industry leaders is a letter from the CBI, who’ve asked for a meeting. However, Burgon appears to be in no hurry to acquiesce. A spokesman from the confederation admitted that coffee “has yet to be set up.”

    http://www.cityam.com/230394/labours-shadow-city-minister-richard-burgon-remains-a-man-of-mystery-in-the-square-mile
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    TGOHF said:

    HoL throws out votes for 16-17 yo 's in the EU ref.

    House of Commons you mean?
  • MyBurningEarsMyBurningEars Posts: 3,651
    Pong said:

    Pulpstar said:

    Tbh He'd have been better off putting £2000 on at 5-2 for the nomination.

    Then plonking down £2500 on Trump once he's won the nomination.

    He'd have been better of betting on betfair.

    Or even better off not betting at all.

    If said punter is lurking on PB, please do get in touch. I have a very special offer on some magic beans.
    I can't understand why somebody playing with that amount of money wouldn't consult an odds-checker first, unless they were doing it on a whim. Even so, a weird whim.
  • dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,300
    Sky News NewsdeskVerified account
    ‏@SkyNewsBreak
    The House of Commons has voted against plans to lower the voting age for the EU referendum to include 16 and 17-year-olds
  • PongPong Posts: 4,693
    Pulpstar said:

    Also @Pong What was your estimate of the probability of Tory Majority just before the GE - you're an excellent bettor (Very well done on Oldham !), but are you sure you haven't let your anti-Trump prejudices cloud your judgement here a touch ?

    I had Con Maj as about a 5% chance in the last few days of the campaign and bet on it at over 20/1 (highest odds were 25/1 on the evening of May 6th), as posted here;

    http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2015/05/06/another-3-polls-have-it-neck-and-neck/

    Given all the evidence we had, Con Maj WAS a very unlikely outcome.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    dr_spyn said:

    Sky News NewsdeskVerified account
    ‏@SkyNewsBreak
    The House of Commons has voted against plans to lower the voting age for the EU referendum to include 16 and 17-year-olds

    Good.
  • SimonStClareSimonStClare Posts: 7,976
    TGOHF said:

    HoL throws out votes for 16-17 yo 's in the EU ref.

    Good – now let’s increase the voting age to 21…



    (Runs away and hides behind sofa.)
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    Labour today stepped up its attack on Zac Goldsmith accusing him of running a “coded racist” mayoral campaign.

    The party went on the offensive after a Tory “Who is Sadiq Khan?” video, criticising him over his Heathrow stance, union links and support for Jeremy Corbyn, led to a string of offensive comments on Facebook.

    Labour also hit out at a Tory four-page newspaper that condemns Mr Khan as a “divisive and radical” politician.

    Shadow employment minister Emily Thornberry said: “London is the most diverse and tolerant city in the world but Goldsmith and the Tories are running a divisive and dog-whistling campaign - trying to turn London’s communities against each other.”

    A source close to Mr Khan branded the Tory campaign as “coded racist”.

    http://bit.ly/1NTp47s
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    Sign here.....

    Petition Seeks To Ban Donald Trump From U.K. Over Hate Speech

    (Its not online yet,,,,,,)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hate-speech-ban-uk_566631fee4b079b2818fe0eb?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Labour today stepped up its attack on Zac Goldsmith accusing him of running a “coded racist” mayoral campaign.

    The party went on the offensive after a Tory “Who is Sadiq Khan?” video, criticising him over his Heathrow stance, union links and support for Jeremy Corbyn, led to a string of offensive comments on Facebook.

    Labour also hit out at a Tory four-page newspaper that condemns Mr Khan as a “divisive and radical” politician.

    Shadow employment minister Emily Thornberry said: “London is the most diverse and tolerant city in the world but Goldsmith and the Tories are running a divisive and dog-whistling campaign - trying to turn London’s communities against each other.”

    A source close to Mr Khan branded the Tory campaign as “coded racist”.

    http://bit.ly/1NTp47s

    Playing the race card early I see...
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    edited December 2015
    CarlottaVance said:

    Sign here.....

    Petition Seeks To Ban Donald Trump From U.K. Over Hate Speech

    (Its not online yet,,,,,,)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hate-speech-ban-uk_566631fee4b079b2818fe0eb?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics

    Oh god....Twitter mob at it again. Give it a few hours and the Guardian, BBC etc will be promoting it. Then when it hits 50,000, another report, rinse and repeat....

    Funny how we don't here the same in regards to banning genuine hate preachers, just when it is the nasty right wingers like Trump and Geert Wilders.
  • SandyRentoolSandyRentool Posts: 22,271
    dr_spyn said:

    Sky News NewsdeskVerified account
    ‏@SkyNewsBreak
    The House of Commons has voted against plans to lower the voting age for the EU referendum to include 16 and 17-year-olds

    Let the ping-pong begin...

    (Or should that be wiff-waff?)
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Labour today stepped up its attack on Zac Goldsmith accusing him of running a “coded racist” mayoral campaign.

    The party went on the offensive after a Tory “Who is Sadiq Khan?” video, criticising him over his Heathrow stance, union links and support for Jeremy Corbyn, led to a string of offensive comments on Facebook.

    Labour also hit out at a Tory four-page newspaper that condemns Mr Khan as a “divisive and radical” politician.

    Shadow employment minister Emily Thornberry said: “London is the most diverse and tolerant city in the world but Goldsmith and the Tories are running a divisive and dog-whistling campaign - trying to turn London’s communities against each other.”

    A source close to Mr Khan branded the Tory campaign as “coded racist”.

    http://bit.ly/1NTp47s

    Playing the race card early I see...
    What we need now is the calm rhetoric of George Galloway in this race.
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Sign here.....

    Petition Seeks To Ban Donald Trump From U.K. Over Hate Speech

    (Its not online yet,,,,,,)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hate-speech-ban-uk_566631fee4b079b2818fe0eb?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics

    Oh god....Twitter mob at it again.
    Doesn't it make you proud to be British?
  • John_MJohn_M Posts: 7,503
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Labour today stepped up its attack on Zac Goldsmith accusing him of running a “coded racist” mayoral campaign.

    The party went on the offensive after a Tory “Who is Sadiq Khan?” video, criticising him over his Heathrow stance, union links and support for Jeremy Corbyn, led to a string of offensive comments on Facebook.

    Labour also hit out at a Tory four-page newspaper that condemns Mr Khan as a “divisive and radical” politician.

    Shadow employment minister Emily Thornberry said: “London is the most diverse and tolerant city in the world but Goldsmith and the Tories are running a divisive and dog-whistling campaign - trying to turn London’s communities against each other.”

    A source close to Mr Khan branded the Tory campaign as “coded racist”.

    http://bit.ly/1NTp47s

    Thornberry is political box offfice poison. Her statement should sound reasonable, sadly she just sounds stupid. It's yet more vacuous rhetoric.

    Oh Labour, where have all your people with real political heft gone? It's come to a pretty pass when Margaret Beckett is probably one of your titans.
  • dyingswandyingswan Posts: 189
    I trust that we are all going to the Stop the War Christmas dinner on Friday. I have just received the raffle prize list.
    A candlelit dinner for two with Diane Abbott MP
    A Game of Drones DVD box set Series 1-6
    Hamper of organic vegetables from Jeremys allotment
    Manhole cover from Jeremys collection,personally signed by him
    Weekend break for two in Raqqa,flights courtesy of RAF
    Meet the Masterchef. Vladimir Putin comes to your kitchen and demonstrates how to roast
    Turkey.
    Bring your own crackers. We all are.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 78,422
    I fail to see why we're about to ban Donald Trump when we've let Robert Mugabe and plenty of others in.
  • CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 60,216
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Labour today stepped up its attack on Zac Goldsmith accusing him of running a “coded racist” mayoral campaign.

    The party went on the offensive after a Tory “Who is Sadiq Khan?” video, criticising him over his Heathrow stance, union links and support for Jeremy Corbyn, led to a string of offensive comments on Facebook.

    Labour also hit out at a Tory four-page newspaper that condemns Mr Khan as a “divisive and radical” politician.

    Shadow employment minister Emily Thornberry said: “London is the most diverse and tolerant city in the world but Goldsmith and the Tories are running a divisive and dog-whistling campaign - trying to turn London’s communities against each other.”

    A source close to Mr Khan branded the Tory campaign as “coded racist”.

    http://bit.ly/1NTp47s

    Playing the race card early I see...
    And guaranteeing a lot more views for the Video......

    A bit like complaining about the 'terrorist sympathiser' comment......
  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 54,040
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    She's great. Is there a politician in the UK better at using twitter? I can't think of one. It needs brevity and wit. Very, very few politicians can manage either.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    SandyRentool said:

    dr_spyn said:

    Sky News NewsdeskVerified account
    ‏@SkyNewsBreak
    The House of Commons has voted against plans to lower the voting age for the EU referendum to include 16 and 17-year-olds

    Let the ping-pong begin...

    (Or should that be wiff-waff?)
    They can't. Is now a money bill, it leaves the Lords as impotent as a eunuch that's lost his viagra
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    dyingswan said:

    I trust that we are all going to the Stop the War Christmas dinner on Friday. I have just received the raffle prize list.
    A candlelit dinner for two with Diane Abbott MP
    A Game of Drones DVD box set Series 1-6
    Hamper of organic vegetables from Jeremys allotment
    Manhole cover from Jeremys collection,personally signed by him
    Weekend break for two in Raqqa,flights courtesy of RAF
    Meet the Masterchef. Vladimir Putin comes to your kitchen and demonstrates how to roast
    Turkey.
    Bring your own crackers. We all are.

    The last sentence should be. Please don't bring crackers, we don't believe in explosives and besides we are all crackers anyway.
  • murali_smurali_s Posts: 3,067
    FrancisUrquhart said:

    CarlottaVance said:

    Sign here.....

    Petition Seeks To Ban Donald Trump From U.K. Over Hate Speech

    (Its not online yet,,,,,,)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hate-speech-ban-uk_566631fee4b079b2818fe0eb?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics

    Oh god....Twitter mob at it again. Give it a few hours and the Guardian, BBC etc will be promoting it. Then when it hits 50,000, another report, rinse and repeat....

    Funny how we don't here the same in regards to banning genuine hate preachers, just when it is the nasty right wingers like Trump and Geert Wilders.
    Agreed. Hate preachers and nasty right-wing loons/fruitcakes should be treated equally. Ban them all!
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 28,931
    If Cameron wants to pour forth his mediocre soft left views on every water cooler issue, can he just resign and become a second-rate columnist please - he seems to forget he's actually Prime Minister and should sometimes (more often than not) keep his trap shut. He is the polar opposite of speaking quietly and wielding a big stick.
  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 54,040
    felix said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    You have to wonder why a person leading a party fighting for 3rd place in Scotland thinks it's useful to spend time on twitter hurling personal abuse at a potential presdient. Does she really think this will win over the SNP vote to the blue surge.
    Second place actually, they are fighting for second place and having a leader with wit is one of the main reasons.
  • taffystaffys Posts: 9,753
    ''Agreed. Hate preachers and nasty right-wing loons/fruitcakes should be treated equally. Ban them all!''

    Nah, let them all speak. Total free speech. Let's know what everybody really thinks. Its much better that way.

    The moment the BNP got airtime, that was the start of its decline.
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,539
    edited December 2015
    Is it just me or is there something ironic about people wanting to ban somebody from coming into the country, because they object to said individual views on wanting to ban other people?

    WHAT DO WE WANT...BAN THE DONALD...WHY DO WE WANT IT...BECAUSE WE ARE AGAINST BANNING PEOPLE...
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 120,016
    DavidL said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    My favourite Tory nails it via the medium of Shakespeare.

    @RuthDavidsonMSP: So, twitter, we're all agreed? Trump's a clay-brained guts, knotty-pated fool, whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch, right?

    She's great. Is there a politician in the UK better at using twitter? I can't think of one. It needs brevity and wit. Very, very few politicians can manage either.
    She should leave the Mother-in-law of Parliaments, and join the mother of all Parliaments.

    Her tweet to Jim Murphy during the election summed up her awesomeness.
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 60,759
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Labour today stepped up its attack on Zac Goldsmith accusing him of running a “coded racist” mayoral campaign.

    The party went on the offensive after a Tory “Who is Sadiq Khan?” video, criticising him over his Heathrow stance, union links and support for Jeremy Corbyn, led to a string of offensive comments on Facebook.

    Labour also hit out at a Tory four-page newspaper that condemns Mr Khan as a “divisive and radical” politician.

    Shadow employment minister Emily Thornberry said: “London is the most diverse and tolerant city in the world but Goldsmith and the Tories are running a divisive and dog-whistling campaign - trying to turn London’s communities against each other.”

    A source close to Mr Khan branded the Tory campaign as “coded racist”.

    http://bit.ly/1NTp47s

    I suspect that almost any attack on Khan by Zac will be labelled as "coded racist".

    It's this sort of nastiness - straight out of the Lutfur Rahman playbook - that makes him totally unsuitable to be Mayor of London, and a sign of things to come if he wins.
  • BigRichBigRich Posts: 3,492
    Completely of topic, but does anybody have any thoughts/opinion/predictions about how the elections for the Police and Crime commissioners, will go? They will be happening next may alongside many other elections.

    A few observations from the last elections in Nov 2012:

    Very low tern out, possibly because they where new and people did not fully understand, but I think also because there where no other elections on the same day, and being November it was cold and that may have deterred some people from voting.

    The smaller party's, UKIP, LibDem and Green, did not contest all of the seats, 24,24 and 1 respectfully.

    Independents did remarkably well, (compated to other elections) getting to the best 2 'run off' in 16 and winning 11.

    Possible predictions for next time.

    Higher tern out, especially as there will be locals elections in some of the places on the same day.

    Miner party's more likely to put up more candida's, especially UKIP, in an attempt to show the parties Vitality.

    This May Ironically take some votes for the independents, so more votes could come down to 'Con V Lab' in the 'Run Off'

    This will allow each of the 2 big party's to gain some seats, and therefore clamed a victory of sorts. But the Power of incumbency will still have some effect and some of the currant independents will remain.

    Because there will be more 'Con V Lab' Some of the Corbynistars will be shocked to discover that not everybody who voted other that Con in the first round automatically votes for Lab as second preference. But rather than sit down to think and analyse why that is, they will just declare everybody to be 'Tory Scum'

    Any way, Love to hear anybody else's opinions, Link here for Wikipedia reference:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales_police_and_crime_commissioner_elections,_2012#Warwickshire_Police
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