JonnyF

29 minutes ago, placeholder said:

That said, I do recall the vitriol poured upon Nancy Pelosi by right wingers when she went to Taiwan.

The same left wingers criticizing Truss for speaking out against China were fully supportive of Pelosi in that instance. Weird huh?

It's almost like they have double standards or something...

15 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s why the criminal Justice system uses investigative processes and why courts see evidence and sworn testimony.

As you yourself demonstrate, it’s too easy to confuse people with news and social media reports.

 

Evidence and sworn testimony is the way to go.

Absolutely. 

Which is why I am somewhat skeptical of reports that this Mexican chap was a far right, neo nazi, white supremacist with 2 faces and interchangeable tattoos.

Let's wait for the evidence.

It's certainly confusing. So far, it seems he was a white supremacist (of Mexican descent!!) who appears as 2 completely different men with different tattoos in media photos.

There certainly seems to be some issues with accuracy of reporting.

15 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

A couple of months ago I was riding along the beachfront in Kata on my little 110 cc wave and a big bike blasted past me Deff European. He only had a pair of shorts n flip flops on. I thought you won't last long.

How long did he last?

Always liked Dreyfuss. Top man.

Stakeout was a great movie. 

I'm all for Equality of opportunity. Equality of outcome however is a deeply flawed concept. Sowell (legend) was 100% correct.

One of my dogs has taken Cobra spit to the eye a few times. He can't open his eyes for around 3 days after it happens and then he's back to normal. 

I let the dogs take care of them but on the rare occasions I've had to help out (like when it won't come out of a tight space) I wear glasses and use a 4 metre long piece of bamboo.

Fortunately it's mainly rat snakes and keelbacks on our farm.

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Last week’s vote is the subject of discussion.

Much as you'd like to dismiss my salient point from the discussion, I'm afraid it's very much relevant.

You see, last week's vote is part of the subject of discussion.

The other part is "Labour vows best is yet to come". On this part, I would beg to differ. I'd say they've peaked and when it comes to who leads the country, people will forget last week's little protest vote and once again vote for the Conservatives and not the party with a long history of anti-semitism and destroying the economy.  

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nobody voted to be poorer.

An inane trope. 

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

 

Obviously the electorate didn’t pay a lot of attention to Dianne Abbot when they went to the ballot box last week.

 

 

Last week's vote didn't determine who would run the country.

58 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Nobody voted for the trade barriers the Tories decided to erect between the UK and its largest trading partner. 

They voted to leave the European Union. 

Labour have a long way to go before they can defeat the Conservatives in a General Election. Not least of all the rampant anti-semitism that has been plaguing the party for many years and raised it's ugly head again recently.

https://news.sky.com/story/diane-abbott-accused-of-hateful-antisemitism-after-suggesting-jews-do-not-face-racism-12864141

There is no doubt that the conservatives have been weak on issues like immigration, but why would anyone vote for a party that is even weaker?

On 5/7/2023 at 2:48 AM, pegman said:

After her order of preference would likely be Edward, George then Harry.

Harry??? ???? With Markle as Queen? ????

Surely you jest. If anything could ever bring down the Monarchy, having a (self confessed/documented) drug taking, Nazi dressing, racist bully like Harry as King would probably achieve it. 

He's lucky to still have his titles. Hopefully, now that the coronation is complete he will be stripped of them pronto.

9 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

There is a lot of vote buying going on, not really democratic.

But more democratic than guns and tanks, no?

Don't let perfection stand in the way of progress.

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Oh those other protestors who were nowhere near the coronation.

 

So the police now get to arrest people for protesting where their protest might be seen.

 

Oh, and so you now accept that the support of the British people is clearly not unanimous,

Location is irrelevant. If the police had reason to believe they were going to glue their face to one of the horses or the carriage then it would be reasonable to arrest them before they arrived at the location. If the police had reason to suspect they had a bomb should they refuse to arrest them because they are 'nowhere near' the coronation? 

Where did I say support is unanimous? Oh that's right, I didn't, it was all in your imagination. ???? 

Of course there are always going to be the pink haired, rainbow sock wearing attention seekers screaming obscenities but thankfully it did not detract from a wonderful occasion.

Long Live the King.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Here, enjoy:

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65507435

Seems they allowed protests that were not causing a nuisance.

From your link...

4 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

Not my business - I would prefer he took the more principled stand of Adam Price, but nothing I can do about it. 

You really shouldn't expect a principled stance from members of the SNP.

Hamza Yusuf is a Republican but he was hardly going to miss an event like this based on minor things like principles.

6 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Protestors who had already notified their protest to the Met and obtained formal approval were arrested before being able to participate in their democratic right to protest.

I'm guessing the vocal minority, the Pink haired brigade were causing a public nuisance again. 

Nobody likes a party pooper. 

Hope they didn't spend too long in the cells.

16 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

That is hardly the most flattering of photos though - she looks positively sneering and supercilious in it.

I'd call it a gracious smile on a serious occasion. 

What was the expression? Of that's right...

And suddenly there was a battle for top 4.

I still think Utd will get that 4th place. Liverpool are running out of games and Utd have quite an easy run in against some poor sides. Terrible performance against West Ham though. Almost ten years since they sacked Moyes and you have to wonder what progress has been made.