Round up
Just a few things that have caught my eye today.
The Tory party's latest attempt to reinvent itself is still-born. They are still racists and bigots at heart.
In Brighton, Bliar has told the Labour Party faithful that New Labour must be the party of the "change makers" if it is to secure its lasting legacy. Change eh? A change from blindly following that fucking idiot Bush in his demonic plan for world domination would be nice Tony. Just a thought.
In the US Private Lynndie England has been found guilty of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib last year and now awaits sentence. I've said before and will no doubt say again that, although what she did was inexcusable, I do feel sorry for Linndie. The word missing from most articles on the case is 'scapeghoat'. The trial bore no more relation to justice than Stalin's show trials. There is ample evidence that the orders to torture and abuse came right from the top and the trials of the little people involved, the corporals and the privates, are nothing but a diversion, a smokescreen so that both the leaders and supporters of Bush's evil empire can sleep at night.
These supporters are few and far between I'm pleased to report. While Washington's anti war demo on Sunday pulled in over 100,000 (maybe as many as 300,000) the pro war demo only motivated a couple of hundred people to get off their arses and wave the flag. It's enough to drive a man to drink. If Bush is indeed drinking again it may be a good thing. As John Chuckman says in this article, it will at least mean he'll be kept out of the way. If you follow John's advice and send George a bottle of Bourbon, can I suggest you filter it through your own body first?
Right oh. Back to Bob Dylan. If you missed Scorsese's documentary, shame on you.
The Tory party's latest attempt to reinvent itself is still-born. They are still racists and bigots at heart.
MP's article 'highly offensive'This is Ms Winterton's third reported racist comment in three years. No sign of the party expelling her though. Luckily, the Conservatives have just voted to keep the electoral system which made Michael Howard leader, and so a further period in the political wilderness is inevitable as the grannies and BNP rejects will doubtless elect another faceless twat to lead the party into the next election.
A race equality group has complained to the Conservative Party after an MP said the UK was "thankfully a predominantly white, Christian country". The Cheshire Racial Equality Council said Ann Winterton's remarks were "highly offensive".
In Brighton, Bliar has told the Labour Party faithful that New Labour must be the party of the "change makers" if it is to secure its lasting legacy. Change eh? A change from blindly following that fucking idiot Bush in his demonic plan for world domination would be nice Tony. Just a thought.
In the US Private Lynndie England has been found guilty of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib last year and now awaits sentence. I've said before and will no doubt say again that, although what she did was inexcusable, I do feel sorry for Linndie. The word missing from most articles on the case is 'scapeghoat'. The trial bore no more relation to justice than Stalin's show trials. There is ample evidence that the orders to torture and abuse came right from the top and the trials of the little people involved, the corporals and the privates, are nothing but a diversion, a smokescreen so that both the leaders and supporters of Bush's evil empire can sleep at night.
These supporters are few and far between I'm pleased to report. While Washington's anti war demo on Sunday pulled in over 100,000 (maybe as many as 300,000) the pro war demo only motivated a couple of hundred people to get off their arses and wave the flag. It's enough to drive a man to drink. If Bush is indeed drinking again it may be a good thing. As John Chuckman says in this article, it will at least mean he'll be kept out of the way. If you follow John's advice and send George a bottle of Bourbon, can I suggest you filter it through your own body first?
Right oh. Back to Bob Dylan. If you missed Scorsese's documentary, shame on you.
posted by phylos @ 20:02
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