tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post4548422467427491096..comments2023-12-20T19:39:29.865+00:00Comments on Munguin's Republic: ALEX SALMOND ON JOHN SMITH...Munguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-86938660120080073582014-05-16T22:45:12.610+01:002014-05-16T22:45:12.610+01:00The question is Danny...did anyone ever ask her to...The question is Danny...did anyone ever ask her to spell "potatoe"?<br /><br />Or indeed anything else... like her name, for example?<br /><br />Or any newspaper she read?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-8991852261200019002014-05-16T22:36:52.259+01:002014-05-16T22:36:52.259+01:00Indeed! It took a "hockey mom" from Alas...Indeed! It took a "hockey mom" from Alaska to make Dan Qualye, the unsuccessful speller of "potatoe", look like a mental giant.....LOL.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450203101640592230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-85572563573914788462014-05-16T22:21:11.848+01:002014-05-16T22:21:11.848+01:00Ah right Danny. I guess that Eck probably does hav...Ah right Danny. I guess that Eck probably does have a good grasp of American history. As far as I understadn it he's a big fan of America without making the mistake of British ministers of feeling in some way inferior to them.<br /><br />Cameron, on his way to Washington for the first time as PM, said that he was proud of the partnership of America and Britain, even though Britain was the junior partner.<br /><br />However true that might be, it came across as the most appalling piece of ass licking.<br /><br />Poor old Dan. The only image we have of him here is that of a figure of fun. Imagine that being a heartbeat away from the most powerful mad in the Western world...almost as scary as the hockey mom... but not quite.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-86702092373817932022014-05-16T22:10:28.864+01:002014-05-16T22:10:28.864+01:00Tris: The exchange between Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Q...Tris: The exchange between Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Qualye in 1988 is the most famous moment in the history of Vice Presidential debates. It's over a quarter century old now, and has passed into the American idiom to suggest when someone has foolishly compared himself to someone much greater.<br /><br />So that cadence and substance of that line jumped out at me. I'd say that the First Minister has a solid grasp of American political history. Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450203101640592230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-26137403659891472672014-05-16T20:22:52.762+01:002014-05-16T20:22:52.762+01:00I had the feeling that Smith was popular, perhaps ...I had the feeling that Smith was popular, perhaps only with the passage of time and the advent of Blair, son of Thatcher.<br /><br />I don't remember much about Dewar either.<br /><br />But no, people aren't interested in the old leaders. At the moment they are interested in what is going to make life better for them.<br /><br />What John Smith would have done, or would have wanted, is really neither here nor there. What is true is that he didn't want the same things that Cameron wants, which seems to be a return to Dickensian Britain with the poor in soup kitchens (or food banks) and workhouses (or forced labour), and knowing their place to the super rich, the new aristocracy, the bankers, spivs the lot.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-78900188409679491212014-05-16T20:10:54.023+01:002014-05-16T20:10:54.023+01:00I never liked John Smith or Donald Dewer, for they...I never liked John Smith or Donald Dewer, for they always seemed to be Labour first, then Westminster, then themselves and only then Scotland. Offering only a little parly, just enough to keep the natives quiet. I don't think resurrecting, these old unionist stalwarts will help the no lot, much at all.<br /><br />JimnArleneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-18082731322584023152014-05-16T20:08:24.542+01:002014-05-16T20:08:24.542+01:00He he... Nice put down.
Eck musta copied it.
Dan...He he... Nice put down.<br /><br />Eck musta copied it.<br /><br />Dan (I'm sorry, I don't speak Latin; potatoe) Qualye, wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer.<br /><br />Poor Old Dan. I dunno about the USA, but he got a terrible press here. We were left open mouthed about how thick he appeared to be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-27610741199126398682014-05-16T17:22:10.306+01:002014-05-16T17:22:10.306+01:00“I knew John Smith, and David Cameron is no John S...“I knew John Smith, and David Cameron is no John Smith.”<br /><br />From the 1988 presidential campaign. The Vice Presidential debate between Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Qualye. :<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-7gpgXNWYIDannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450203101640592230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-71124179716118472572014-05-16T17:14:20.824+01:002014-05-16T17:14:20.824+01:00I don't remember him much. I remember the day ...I don't remember him much. I remember the day that he died and his funeral but not a lot of his leadership.<br /><br />Trust Cameron to latch on to someone he had absolutely nothing in common with to prove his point.<br /><br />I see he's been telling people he won't debate with Mr Salmond because he is not head of the No campaign (so what?) and in any case it is nothing to do with him because he doesn't have a vote...which begs the question... what is he doing here, if it's nothing to do with him? Did he just fancy two days away from Downing Street, so when the Euro elections fall flat on their face he can say: "it was nothing to do with me guv".<br /><br />Odious man.<br />trisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-21840998270351182042014-05-16T11:41:14.779+01:002014-05-16T11:41:14.779+01:00Thank you for that, hope more people watch this as...Thank you for that, hope more people watch this as they are definitely using John Smith's name to encourage the people swithering towards yes to change their minds. I never saw him as other than another Labour Politician. I was sorry he died because we knew in my house that the leadership would fall to that smirking nonentity Tony Blair, and we were proved right again, but I did not think he was in any way someone I would trust to look after Scotland, he had his eye as so many in Labour on the main chance which as we know is the more important job of Prime MinisterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930463301985234273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-336782650108996582014-05-16T09:24:36.950+01:002014-05-16T09:24:36.950+01:00Oh...er... ummm
Indeed, what mug...? Was there ev...Oh...er... ummm<br /><br />Indeed, what mug...? Was there ever a mug?<br /><br />Je tremble!<br /><br />(If you don't know what this is about...see Pa Broon's Scout Fund raising articles =>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-12736242882913743292014-05-16T01:08:37.457+01:002014-05-16T01:08:37.457+01:00Mug, what mug?
Citizen Broon has arranged for its...Mug, what mug?<br /><br />Citizen Broon has arranged for its non-existence. It does not exist and IT HAS NEVER EXISTED.<br /><br />Vive le Rasoir National!<br /><br />Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides,<br />L'opprobre de tous les partis,<br />Tremblez ! vos projets parricides<br />Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix !<br />Barney Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438037043769240141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-66587314967480974412014-05-15T23:59:33.877+01:002014-05-15T23:59:33.877+01:00He stands out as a leader. He knows his facts and ...He stands out as a leader. He knows his facts and he can put them over...<br /><br />Alan Beith... Jeez!<br /><br />By the way... you got my mug!!!! Give it back l!!!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-15248458781785503912014-05-15T23:19:59.301+01:002014-05-15T23:19:59.301+01:00Alex Salmond and John Smith (1992). Also some Tory...Alex Salmond and John Smith (1992). Also some Tory and Alan Beith (??? who he?)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gHVokKt82I<br /><br />Eck wisnae feart of any of them and it shows.Barney Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438037043769240141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-18581594685060374862014-05-15T23:03:26.278+01:002014-05-15T23:03:26.278+01:00He could count the relaunches the campaign has had...He could count the relaunches the campaign has had?<br /><br />Or the number of people they have out on the streets... or...<br /><br />Oh who the hell cares if he sleeps or not...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-78718619379696332442014-05-15T22:57:25.950+01:002014-05-15T22:57:25.950+01:00Bearnappers! How will he get to sleep now?<a href="http://www.libdemvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/carmichael-and-teddy-bear.jpg" rel="nofollow">Bearnappers!</a> How will he get to sleep now?cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.com