I don't get it. I realize that's Tony Blair, and he's talking about Iraq, which explains why he's dressed up as a murderer, but I'm not sure why that would be brilliant or particularly funny.
Ouch...you're showing my age here. Check out 'the Great Rock and Roll Swindle' [1980] for the footage you need, and for who killed Bambi. 'Bambi', incidentally, became Tony's original cartoon sobriquet when he came to power in 1997.
Cool Cartoon. I was listening to a program on the BBC that talked about all of Tony Blair's tenure with some disgust, I would be curious as to you opinion of his domestic policies. Further what do you expect from his replacement and when do you think there will be elections?
I had not heard that the super rich were returning to the UK, can you sight any data? Do you feel things are better or worse in the UK (and inside the UK only, please) because of Tony's leadership? (On the world stage I believe that it will be years before a fair judgment can be made.) And if you feel comfortable with this, would you discuss whom last you voted for, or against?
/OT It is fascinating that in American the word "scheme" always has a negative connotation ie hair-brained scheme, scheming political insider, and criminal ponze scheme.
It's a mixed bag. I mean to say foriegn policy tax drains affect the UK economy, so it's difficult to be entirely UK centric, however ther have been some good things about Blair's Premiership. Ireland is the main one. The prospect of peace after decades of insanity is a very good thing. In this policy he carried on the initial work of John Major, but he carried it through with determination. Blair could have been the greatest politician of his age, and I suppose, that is what disappoints. I left the Labour party over the Iraq war. And have voted tactically against them ever since, excepting in our local elections: as the people standing in them are known to me, and worthy of my respect. But in General Elections I've voted against the party, which in my constituency means the Tories. For me the issue was moral. Not everyone sees it that way, but I do, and must follow my conscience. I'm getting too old for political expediency when it is bought at turning a blind eye to... too much.
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I always said, Sinatra had a lot of gall, doing that song after Sid made it his own.
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Check out 'the Great Rock and Roll Swindle' [1980] for the footage you need, and for who killed Bambi. 'Bambi', incidentally, became Tony's original cartoon sobriquet when he came to power in 1997.
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It is fascinating that in American the word "scheme" always has a negative connotation ie hair-brained scheme, scheming political insider, and criminal ponze scheme.
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Ireland is the main one.
The prospect of peace after decades of insanity is a very good thing.
In this policy he carried on the initial work of John Major, but he carried it through with determination.
Blair could have been the greatest politician of his age, and I suppose, that is what disappoints.
I left the Labour party over the Iraq war. And have voted tactically against them ever since, excepting in our local elections: as the people standing in them are known to me, and worthy of my respect. But in General Elections I've voted against the party, which in my constituency means the Tories.
For me the issue was moral. Not everyone sees it that way, but I do, and must follow my conscience.
I'm getting too old for political expediency when it is bought at turning a blind eye to... too much.
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