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I know the feelingFrancisUrquhart said:
Yes I meant Geoffrey....trying to do too many things at once.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Do you mean Geoffrey.FrancisUrquhart said:OMG, he really does have his 1982 calendar (unless he has done a Jeremy Archer...).
I once hosted him for an evening when he was my guest speaker at an event , before his problems, and he was very interesting and dynamic0 -
Agreed that's why there'll be a transition no matter what. Any plan will be better sensibly prepared for. Except for EEA which just needs joining off the shelf.Foxy said:Yes, but we have 2 years rather than 6 months to prepare, and we can keep talking.
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It just gets worse and worse - finding it difficult to listen to his wimperingsBig_G_NorthWales said:
It is just embarrassingThe_Apocalypse said:0 -
Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.0 -
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.0 -
This is seriously cringe.0
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How can he ever hold high public office after this even if found innocentThe_Apocalypse said:This is seriously cringe.
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He's just repeated himself0
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He does seem a bit unhinged?FrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.
Hope they checked to make sure he wasn't armed before he went into the hearing...0 -
It seems like the sort of performance Trump would be disdainful of.Big_G_NorthWales said:
How can he ever hold high public office after this even if found innocentThe_Apocalypse said:This is seriously cringe.
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Exactly. His temperament hardly comes across as reasonable. Also this obsession with the calendar as proof is bizarre.Big_G_NorthWales said:
How can he ever hold high public office after this even if found innocentThe_Apocalypse said:This is seriously cringe.
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I’m not watching it but did he really say “I don’t take no for an answer”?0
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Not really. It is the standard response when facing historic sex abuse allegations. You really need to prove that you were not there and it could not have happened. Anything short of that and you are in trouble.The_Apocalypse said:
Exactly. His temperament hardly comes across as reasonable. Also this obsession with the calendar as proof is bizarre.Big_G_NorthWales said:
How can he ever hold high public office after this even if found innocentThe_Apocalypse said:This is seriously cringe.
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I’m amazed that this guy is thought suitable to be a judge, let alone a lifetime Justice on the highest court in the land.0
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Because the entitled prick was promised a SCOTUS seat and now he thinks he's not getting it.The_Apocalypse said:
This is like, the first ever set back in his life.0 -
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.0 -
Focusing on a calendar that shows when he was doing his underage drinking is... a double edge sword given his recent interview that painted himself as a choir boy.DavidL said:
Not really. It is the standard response when facing historic sex abuse allegations. You really need to prove that you were not there and it could not have happened. Anything short of that and you are in trouble.The_Apocalypse said:
Exactly. His temperament hardly comes across as reasonable. Also this obsession with the calendar as proof is bizarre.Big_G_NorthWales said:
How can he ever hold high public office after this even if found innocentThe_Apocalypse said:This is seriously cringe.
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It kind of reminds me of Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech.
Only less convincing.0 -
The US elected Trump so this just shows how far the US has fallenNigelb said:I’m amazed that this guy is thought suitable to be a judge, let alone a lifetime Justice on the highest court in the land.
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If the calendar proves he wasn't there, why the need for all the histrionics?0
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Do you know when a judgement is madeAlistair said:
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.0 -
Not Chequers again !!!!!!Nigelb said:It kind of reminds me of Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech.
Only less convincing.0 -
AFAIK, there won't be any judgement as such.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Do you know when a judgement is madeAlistair said:
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.0 -
He can't be found innocent.DavidL said:
Not really. It is the standard response when facing historic sex abuse allegations. You really need to prove that you were not there and it could not have happened. Anything short of that and you are in trouble.The_Apocalypse said:
Exactly. His temperament hardly comes across as reasonable. Also this obsession with the calendar as proof is bizarre.Big_G_NorthWales said:
How can he ever hold high public office after this even if found innocentThe_Apocalypse said:This is seriously cringe.
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What happens nextFrancisUrquhart said:
AFAIK, there won't be any judgement as such.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Do you know when a judgement is madeAlistair said:
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.0 -
He drank beer, sometimes too much, but never had any memory loss!
Was it root beer?0 -
The committee are supposed to vote to confirm (or not) tomorrow.Big_G_NorthWales said:What happens next
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AFAIK this is still part of the confirmation process. The GOP will determine if they have the votes/desire to push on with a confirmation vote. If they do it will take 2 Republicans to go against him to deny him the post.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens nextFrancisUrquhart said:
AFAIK, there won't be any judgement as such.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Do you know when a judgement is madeAlistair said:
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.
Once upon a time the Democrats could have filibustered this. Not sure when filibustering was removed.0 -
Looks as if Boris Johnson's 4,000 word ode to himself is going to be lost with the media reporting this over the next few days. Corbyn is lucky this did not happen on Wednesday, or maybe not0
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This is the first time he has ever been involuntarily buggered?Alistair said:
Because the entitled prick was promised a SCOTUS seat and now he thinks he's not getting it.The_Apocalypse said:
This is like, the first ever set back in his life.0 -
Interesting - thank youPhilip_Thompson said:
AFAIK this is still part of the confirmation process. The GOP will determine if they have the votes/desire to push on with a confirmation vote. If they do it will take 2 Republicans to go against him to deny him the post.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens nextFrancisUrquhart said:
AFAIK, there won't be any judgement as such.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Do you know when a judgement is madeAlistair said:
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.
Once upon a time the Democrats could have filibustered this. Not sure when filibustering was removed.0 -
The Gorsuch confirmation?Philip_Thompson said:
AFAIK this is still part of the confirmation process. The GOP will determine if they have the votes/desire to push on with a confirmation vote. If they do it will take 2 Republicans to go against him to deny him the post.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens nextFrancisUrquhart said:
AFAIK, there won't be any judgement as such.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Do you know when a judgement is madeAlistair said:
5 minute questioning from each senator alternating Republican/Democrat.Big_G_NorthWales said:
What happens after his testimonyFrancisUrquhart said:Very odd tone. It seems to me if he had stuck to facts / evidence he is presenting, it would play a lot better.
Comments like "it will be an ugly time if every American who drank beer in high school is presumed guilty of sexual assault"....seem totally unnecessary.
Once upon a time the Democrats could have filibustered this. Not sure when filibustering was removed.
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Its polarised. And toxic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The US elected Trump so this just shows how far the US has fallenNigelb said:I’m amazed that this guy is thought suitable to be a judge, let alone a lifetime Justice on the highest court in the land.
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This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.0 -
Which is why May has to go.El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.0 -
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This is the image of the hearing
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I think May got more votes than Corbyn though?El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.
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Is it no recall? Theoretically can't he be impeached?Foxy said:Wow, that would be a killer, if it wasn't that if appointed he has a job for life with no recall.
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Yes, but what will be the direction of travel next time if the Tories become as moribund as the LDs?alex. said:
I think May got more votes than Corbyn though?El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.0 -
He can but it requires two thirds of the Senate.Philip_Thompson said:
Is it no recall? Theoretically can't he be impeached?Foxy said:Wow, that would be a killer, if it wasn't that if appointed he has a job for life with no recall.
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Some have been suggesting this is a performance purely aimed at Trump.
Seems they are right.
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Seems I read Trump wrong, I'd have assumed he's find a display of emotion like that crass, unless he himself does it.Alistair said:Some have been suggesting this is a performance purely aimed at Trump.
Seems they are right.
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TM needs two big offers on tbe NHS and social care.kle4 said:
Yes, but what will be the direction of travel next time if the Tories become as moribund as the LDs?alex. said:
I think May got more votes than Corbyn though?El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.
They are the big issues facing everyone not some relic of a bygone hard left proposal
See Scotland has awarded their police 6.5% pay rise and TM stopped Sajid going to 3%. I have said it is wrong for some time and the police deserve a good pay rise0 -
As does all impeachment. It's the job for life element that's critical more than the no recall. If it was proved he murdered someoneAlistair said:
He can but it requires two thirds of the Senate.Philip_Thompson said:
Is it no recall? Theoretically can't he be impeached?Foxy said:Wow, that would be a killer, if it wasn't that if appointed he has a job for life with no recall.
Almost all impeachment cases that have passed the House of Representatives have been against judges.0 -
Watch the Senate hearing live here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6EF0nuFjCw0 -
Theresa May is not very good at politics. She is a mediocre administrator.Big_G_NorthWales said:
TM needs two big offers on tbe NHS and social care.kle4 said:
Yes, but what will be the direction of travel next time if the Tories become as moribund as the LDs?alex. said:
I think May got more votes than Corbyn though?El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.
They are the big issues facing everyone not some relic of a bygone hard left proposal
See Scotland has awarded their police 6.5% pay rise and TM stopped Sajid going to 3%. I have said it is wrong for some time and the police deserve a good pay rise
I don’t think we should be surprised that the calibre of our politicians is falling, considering our relative decline and the continued outsourcing of power and responsibility to Brussels.0 -
Drama big time - got him check mated0
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Apparently a SCOTUS has only been impeached once:Philip_Thompson said:
As does all impeachment. It's the job for life element that's critical more than the no recall. If it was proved he murdered someoneAlistair said:
He can but it requires two thirds of the Senate.Philip_Thompson said:
Is it no recall? Theoretically can't he be impeached?Foxy said:Wow, that would be a killer, if it wasn't that if appointed he has a job for life with no recall.
Almost all impeachment cases that have passed the House of Representatives have been against judges.
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No Supreme Court Judge has ever been successfully impeached.Philip_Thompson said:
As does all impeachment. It's the job for life element that's critical more than the no recall. If it was proved he murdered someoneAlistair said:
He can but it requires two thirds of the Senate.Philip_Thompson said:
Is it no recall? Theoretically can't he be impeached?Foxy said:Wow, that would be a killer, if it wasn't that if appointed he has a job for life with no recall.
Almost all impeachment cases that have passed the House of Representatives have been against judges.
And it would be by vote of the Senate.
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Impeachment goes through the Representatives first.Nigelb said:
No Supreme Coirt Judge has ever been successfully impeached.Philip_Thompson said:
As does all impeachment. It's the job for life element that's critical more than the no recall. If it was proved he murdered someoneAlistair said:
He can but it requires two thirds of the Senate.Philip_Thompson said:
Is it no recall? Theoretically can't he be impeached?Foxy said:Wow, that would be a killer, if it wasn't that if appointed he has a job for life with no recall.
Almost all impeachment cases that have passed the House of Representatives have been against judges.
And it would be by vote of the Senate.0 -
This is amazing - such partisan anger.
Makes Brexit looks like a walk in the park
It sickens one to the core0 -
Who is this Graham idiot? A right-wing loon?0
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Is Lindsey Graham a failed actor....cos is moral outrage act is worse than some acting you see on Nickelodeon.0
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Dennis Skinners shtick looks incredibly small beer...Big_G_NorthWales said:This is amazing - such partisan anger.
Makes Brexit looks like a walk in the park
It sickens one to the core0 -
Not convinced Kavanaugh particularly wanted Senator Graham's support..0
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Makes you despair - US politics in the gutter for all the world to seemurali_s said:Who is this Graham idiot? A right-wing loon?
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He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:0 -
Sheldon isn't much better...raising fart gags....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Makes you despair - US politics in the gutter for all the world to seemurali_s said:Who is this Graham idiot? A right-wing loon?
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All this question stuff, I have seen better acting in court dramas on daytime telly.
How is this getting to the truth or not of the actual incident, farts, drinking games, somebody saying f##k in a weird way....it is like he was in high school...
I thought John Mann complaining about his poor customer experience with his local branch of his bank when interviewing the banking bosses about the financial crash was bad...this is just a different level.0 -
I agree with you both.Big_G_NorthWales said:
We agree on thatHYUFD said:
No Deal means an inevitable EU ref2 sooner rather than later which Remain would almost certainly winBeverley_C said:
No Deal does not require any support. It is what happens by default. As long as we all keep arguing about different options then No Deal is the outcome.Foxy said:
The fact is that no Brexit outcome* could command the support of Parliament and people, but that No Deal would not get support either.
No one has to do anything constructive or positive.
That’s agreed then.
Umm. Are the EU thinking the same?0 -
Boris Johnson = clown!Scott_P said:
Boris Johnson = will lose seat at next GE
We'll all be saying "Were you up for Johnson?"0 -
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The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.0 -
Oh my God! Rookies for the four balls?Scott_P said:
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Just watch Sky and BBC tomorrow. They will be all over it tomorrowRoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.0 -
Police Scotland is in a mess. They were considering going to single car crewing and allowing uncorroborated single officer testimony statements in court. I know former officers who left because the toll on their families was too much. We really underfund and undersupport them.Big_G_NorthWales said:
TM needs two big offers on tbe NHS and social care.kle4 said:
Yes, but what will be the direction of travel next time if the Tories become as moribund as the LDs?alex. said:
I think May got more votes than Corbyn though?El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.
They are the big issues facing everyone not some relic of a bygone hard left proposal
See Scotland has awarded their police 6.5% pay rise and TM stopped Sajid going to 3%. I have said it is wrong for some time and the police deserve a good pay rise0 -
It does have a compelling car-crash quality to it, even for those uninterested in US Politics.RoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.
What an embarrasment for American politics0 -
So Elon Musk is in trouble. Ego1 is at risk of a rough landing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-456728130
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Talking about US political trivia no one cares about here is Shadyvs response to the Republicans leaking internal polling for the West Virginia senate race.RoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.
https://twitter.com/LadPolitics/status/1045359002161487874?s=19
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I have no interest in US politics but this is just dreadful and shows US politics in the gutterFoxy said:
It does have a compelling car-crash quality to it, even for those uninterested in US Politics.RoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.
What an embarrasment for American politics0 -
When is Kamala up? should be a good 'un, or have I missed it?FrancisUrquhart said:
Sheldon isn't much better...raising fart gags....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Makes you despair - US politics in the gutter for all the world to seemurali_s said:Who is this Graham idiot? A right-wing loon?
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"The SEC is seeking to bar Mr Musk from acting as an officer or director of a publicly traded company."ExiledInScotland said:So Elon Musk is in trouble. Ego1 is at risk of a rough landing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45672813
That'll hurt him. It shouldn't directly hurt SpaceX, but the DoD were allegedly considering looking into his drug use (because of his required security clearance), and I wouldn't be surprised if this sort of behaviour- if proved - would also give them pause.
Elon, you idiot. There is so much to admire about you, but there's you douchebag side as well.0 -
Who cares about Boris these days ?RoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.0 -
Do you think even the Telegraph might tire of Boris polluting the paper saying the same thing every week, and might just give him his own dedicated supplement instead?0
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This is getting worse....Republicans don't ask questions, they just give statements of support and the Democrats just scream FBI, FBI, fart gag....nobody is asking direct questions.0
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Only ERGNigelb said:
Who cares about Boris these days ?RoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.0 -
Only himself. The only person he has ever cared about.Nigelb said:
Who cares about Boris these days ?RoyalBlue said:
The only people in this country who are interested in the confirmation hearings of a US judge post on this forum.Big_G_NorthWales said:
He will not get a hearing with this going on in the USScott_P said:
No-one else cares.0 -
I don't think it's just that.RoyalBlue said:
Theresa May is not very good at politics. She is a mediocre administrator.Big_G_NorthWales said:
TM needs two big offers on tbe NHS and social care.kle4 said:
Yes, but what will be the direction of travel next time if the Tories become as moribund as the LDs?alex. said:
I think May got more votes than Corbyn though?El_Capitano said:This is a very good piece:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/27/conservatives-risk-becoming-party-of-nostalgic-nationalists
I don't like to say it, because I disagree with much of their direction of travel, but Corbyn's Labour are setting the narrative. Both the Conservatives and the Lib Dems are marooned on Brexit. Corbyn is successfully articulating something wider.
That is incredibly dangerous for May. Perhaps the biggest lesson from GE2017 was that, if you don't give people a reason to vote for you, many of them won't. May didn't. Corbyn did. There is no sign, as yet, that May has identified what that reason will be.
They are the big issues facing everyone not some relic of a bygone hard left proposal
See Scotland has awarded their police 6.5% pay rise and TM stopped Sajid going to 3%. I have said it is wrong for some time and the police deserve a good pay rise
I don’t think we should be surprised that the calibre of our politicians is falling, considering our relative decline and the continued outsourcing of power and responsibility to Brussels.
Would you be a politician? Would you like the 24 hour scrutiny, your social media being gone through, that silly joke being taken as a serious suggestion...
And for what? Poor pay, and terrible conditions. It appeals only to those who desire being in the public eye above all else, and who have few other talents.0 -
I see Boris is trying to derail the party conference.
Another reason fro people not to vote for him as leader. He's not interested in the good of the party; he's not interested in the good of the country. He's interested in what's good for Boris.
In fact:
He's interested in the Party of Boris, the only party on the good country of Boris, whose supreme leader just so happens to be Boris. The world - nay, the universe - revolve around the supreme leader.0 -
...that I only just thought upScott_P said:0 -
If I was American, I think I would be keen for all these senators to be sacked....0
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The share price has rebounded and is way past that bit of news though, there's no lasting impact. Is the SEC certain to win ?JosiasJessop said:
"The SEC is seeking to bar Mr Musk from acting as an officer or director of a publicly traded company."ExiledInScotland said:So Elon Musk is in trouble. Ego1 is at risk of a rough landing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45672813
That'll hurt him. It shouldn't directly hurt SpaceX, but the DoD were allegedly considering looking into his drug use (because of his required security clearance), and I wouldn't be surprised if this sort of behaviour- if proved - would also give them pause.
Elon, you idiot. There is so much to admire about you, but there's you douchebag side as well.0 -
Up against Remain in binary ref 2 Canada gets slaughtered. So maybe not THE most popular choice in Britain today.HYUFD said:
No, a Canada Deal is also the most popular choice with voters as a wholeBig_G_NorthWales said:
Members yes - voters no - and Amber Rudd with the DUP collapsed it todayHYUFD said:
Canada is what polls show most Tory members and voters want but it cannot be delivered while the DUP holds the balance of power.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I disagree totally and find that view as a conservative member insaneHYUFD said:
On current polls the Tories should have no terror of am early general election, better to seek a Canada deal and maybe fall short but remain largest party and leave Corbyn to navigate Brexit than stay in power with No DealWhisperingOracle said:
What makes you think so, HYUFD ? My assumption has been the tory terror of an election.HYUFD said:
A no confidence vote by November is a possibilityWulfrun_Phil said:
What died was the prospect of May reverting to a Canada-style negotiating position. Yet with a majority of the Cabinet now reported as being in favour of the option she is rejecting, what is far from dead is the prospect of the decision being taken out of her hands.HYUFD said:
Canada is not dead, just the EU will only apply it to GB which is unacceptable to the DUPBig_G_NorthWales said:
Canada is dead - it died in the last 24 hoursHYUFD said:
Given the EU have rejected Chequers that is irrelevant and even now Canada is still far preferred by the public to ChequersBig_G_NorthWales said:
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Agreed - showed the US in a terrible light - politics in the gutterFrancisUrquhart said:If I was American, I think I would be keen for all these senators to be sacked....
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Not certain. But the case seems strong factually. My biggest question is what the relevant laws say, & I am relatively clueless about UK law, yet alone US law.Pulpstar said:
The share price has rebounded and is way past that bit of news though, there's no lasting impact. Is the SEC certain to win ?JosiasJessop said:
"The SEC is seeking to bar Mr Musk from acting as an officer or director of a publicly traded company."ExiledInScotland said:So Elon Musk is in trouble. Ego1 is at risk of a rough landing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45672813
That'll hurt him. It shouldn't directly hurt SpaceX, but the DoD were allegedly considering looking into his drug use (because of his required security clearance), and I wouldn't be surprised if this sort of behaviour- if proved - would also give them pause.
Elon, you idiot. There is so much to admire about you, but there's you douchebag side as well.0 -
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Hmm personally I hope Vernon wins his case against Musk, but I can't get behind the SEC. THIS action itself is having more effect on the share price than Musk's tweet would have. Can a man not 'consider' anything any more ? Are adverbs not allowed on twitter ?JosiasJessop said:
Not certain. But the case seems strong factually. My biggest question is what the relevant laws say, & I am relatively clueless about UK law, yet alone US law.Pulpstar said:
The share price has rebounded and is way past that bit of news though, there's no lasting impact. Is the SEC certain to win ?JosiasJessop said:
"The SEC is seeking to bar Mr Musk from acting as an officer or director of a publicly traded company."ExiledInScotland said:So Elon Musk is in trouble. Ego1 is at risk of a rough landing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45672813
That'll hurt him. It shouldn't directly hurt SpaceX, but the DoD were allegedly considering looking into his drug use (because of his required security clearance), and I wouldn't be surprised if this sort of behaviour- if proved - would also give them pause.
Elon, you idiot. There is so much to admire about you, but there's you douchebag side as well.
You can smell the vested hedge shorters from here.0 -
If we had the internet in the late 30's then the then equivalent of PB would have said the same about Churchill. Please note that I am fully aware that Boris is no Churchill, just commenting on the trivial and febrile nature of our modern body politic.Big_G_NorthWales said:
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Becoming? Wrong tense, methinks....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Sady he is becoming a national jokeScott_P said:twitter.com/georgeeaton/status/1045420839179612160
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