Comments | ron_broxted: Is David Cameron the new Churchill?

ron_broxted

Is David Cameron the new Churchill?

Aug 16, 2010 16:33

Not unless one is comparing Dave with the nodding dog version. Now to my revisionist view of Winnie. I understand the slavish affection in which he is held but my own connection with Churchill the war leader dates to August 1915 when my paternal Grandfather along with many others landed at Gallipoli with a mission that was a poisoned chalice. As ( Read more... )

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Good title bob_idle August 16 2010, 17:11:42 UTC

It did cheer me up when I saw you'd made use of my title. I was having a mid-life crisis.
But you could have made more of the Conservative-Liberal duopoly and the aristocratic background, and the jowlish jaw line. Will Cameron turn to cigars in later life? I believe he smokes Marlboro at the moment (a cigarette I can't stand). And is Cameron an amateur artist and does he suffer from the black dog?
My father told me that my grandfather (a former miner who died when I was very young) had nothing good to say about Churchill. I once visited the Churchill family home - think its in the Oxfordshire region, can't remember exactly where. Remember hedges and fountains. Perhaps I only went into the gardens? I like your illustration, are you an expert in Photoshop?

Re: Good title ron_broxted August 16 2010, 17:33:09 UTC

Mid life crisis? Join the club. I have never smoked (not even whacky backy) and thus cannot offer an opinion. Blenheim is in Oxfordshire. The graphic I got from Schnews. Not 100% on topic but better than nowt. Maybe Laura Linney topless next time?

Re: Good title bob_idle August 16 2010, 18:10:59 UTC

No, I think this is better

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Re: Quite simply bob_idle August 16 2010, 22:34:38 UTC

"My grandfather had a twenty five year love affair with Morocco starting with his first visit in 1935."

http://www.yacout.info/Churchill-s-grand-daughter-unveils-his-love-for-Marrakech_a60.html

Re: Quite simply ron_broxted August 16 2010, 22:50:55 UTC

Winnie probably never stayed in a flop house in the souk. If I were guest of Hassan The Fifth or whomever I'd have liked it too. I hear many westerners do. Not just Joe Orton;)

Re: Quite simply ron_broxted August 17 2010, 12:25:15 UTC

Just went to look at your site and got a huge Red Warning. Is this a joke or will it upset my delicate laptop?

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