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Post by kadie on Apr 27, 2010 16:32:45 GMT -5
Jake I know what you mean about Nick Griffin being a good public speaker. He does have a certain air of confidence and suave (wrong word but I can't really think how to describe it) about him. With regards to the BNP they are an appalling party and why anyone would vote for them is completely beyond me.
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Post by Jake on Apr 28, 2010 1:15:14 GMT -5
Jake I know what you mean about Nick Griffin being a good public speaker. He does have a certain air of confidence and suave (wrong word but I can't really think how to describe it) about him. With regards to the BNP they are an appalling party and why anyone would vote for them is completely beyond me. Exactly. They see immigration as a problem which can only be tackled by kicking out everyone who in their eyes "shouldn't be here". And their view on Muslims is appalling - I saw a lot of the BNP supporters saying in the comments "Islam is the cancer of the world".
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Post by kadie on Apr 28, 2010 7:47:31 GMT -5
Browns caught calling a voter who questioned him a "bigoted women"
Thoughts??
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Post by PunchJunky on Apr 28, 2010 8:55:42 GMT -5
That kind of slip-up will push voters toward Cameron and his overly shiny head.
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Post by Jake on Apr 28, 2010 13:10:03 GMT -5
Browns caught calling a voter who questioned him a "bigoted women" Thoughts?? I suppose it depends on the discussion they had been having previously. Although, he probably shouldn't call her that...if not just because it's a stupid thing to say when you want to look like a good politician.
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Post by kadie on Apr 28, 2010 13:28:13 GMT -5
News report about the bigot comments
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2010 14:59:56 GMT -5
News report about the bigot comments What? People are outraged by what someone said in what was supposed to be a moment of privacy? People are outraged by the personal opinion of someone? I can speak badly of my opinion to whoever I want as long it is my opinion! Why can't he? The person apologizing should be the person to publish such private conversation. And the woman has no reason to feel victimized, as everybody is hated by someone. On other topics, I do not know anything about any party in the UK, I do not know who is in charge, I do not know the prime minister's political affiliations, and I am just passing by to say how ridiculous the situation is.
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Post by Jake on Apr 28, 2010 15:19:38 GMT -5
Well it was probably a very unwise thing for his to say when he has his mic on, but he meant to say it privately - and it's probably just what's going through Clegg and Cameron's heads when they talk to people.
But a very bad mistake from Brown, especially seeing as in this election, it seems more about people than policies more than ever!
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Post by TheIslander on Apr 28, 2010 15:21:50 GMT -5
It looks to me that the only people talking about introducing 'new' immigration policies are the BNP, thile Lib Dems are talking about re-introducing old policies, while the Labour immigration minister didn't talk much about immigration - more about controlling numbers. IMO If I was british I would prefer the BNP on immigration. News report about the bigot comments Brown really messed up. I kind of pity him, even though he shouldn't be saying that to anyone.
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Post by Jake on Apr 29, 2010 14:57:35 GMT -5
The TV Debate is on right now! Right now Gordon Brown is doing fairly well because economics is something he knows a lot about, although Clegg's still coming across as the best public speaker and doing a good job.
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Post by kadie on Apr 29, 2010 15:08:53 GMT -5
^^ Gordon will have to be REALLY REALLY good tonight to be able to escape the anger at his bigot comments
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Post by Jake on Apr 29, 2010 15:28:01 GMT -5
^^ Gordon will have to be REALLY REALLY good tonight to be able to escape the anger at his bigot comments Yeah, it really hit him at a bad time!
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Post by kadie on Apr 29, 2010 15:49:40 GMT -5
yeah, but I think most people are smart enough to realise that the others will have thought and said stuff like that and not hold it against him.
Although, I hoping for lib dem (but I think we will end up with a hung parliment)
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Post by TheIslander on Apr 29, 2010 16:17:28 GMT -5
What i thought of tonight debate - Gordon brown: didn't do much, just disagreed with Cameron. He failed to 'shine' as the economy guru that the media portrays him to be. He spent too much time disagreeing with Cameron.
Nick Clegg: At times I felt that Clegg really wasn't part of the debate, must be because Brown pretty much focused himself on Cameron. Clegg gave me the vibe that he isn't sure of what he was saying: he had no 'true' policy as regards tax, all he talked about is forming a universal council.
David Cameron: He clarified his policies, but at times screwed up due to the fact that he had both clegg and brown criticizing him. He held his ground and kicked ass. Though his immigration policies are a bit too extreme.
Gordon Browns hopes are over IMO, Clegg showed his consistency while Cameron helped clarify himself (yet again).
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Post by Jake on Apr 29, 2010 16:20:58 GMT -5
While the other debates have managed to make some of the candidates look a lot better than before, this debate really didn't seem to have a noticeable positive effect on any of them.
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Post by TheIslander on Apr 29, 2010 16:28:14 GMT -5
I hope a hung parliment happens though - Cameron is hands down anti-eu and an anti-eu britain is not what i want.
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Post by Jake on May 6, 2010 11:49:20 GMT -5
So, I thought it was worth bringing back this topic seeing as today is voting today! So, question to you: If you could vote, would you vote tactically or not? (voting tactically is voting for a party you don't like the best, for reasons such as avoiding a hung parliament, minority government, or because it's predicted that whoever wins next will not win for a load of future elections)
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Post by stephen5000 on May 6, 2010 13:52:13 GMT -5
So, I thought it was worth bringing back this topic seeing as today is voting today! So, question to you: If you could vote, would you vote tactically or not? (voting tactically is voting for a party you don't like the best, for reasons such as avoiding a hung parliament, minority government, or because it's predicted that whoever wins next will not win for a load of future elections) In any election, I'd only vote for an individual/party that I (approximately) agree with the policies of. i.e I'd vote for someone rather than against someone. So for in Canada where I live, I'd vote for the NDP or the Green party, even though voting for the Liberals would be a better bet to prevent the Conservatives from power.
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Post by kadie on May 7, 2010 2:04:41 GMT -5
The thing that I find shocking about this election night is that hundreds of voters have been turned away from polling stations and not been able to vote.
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Post by RabbitWho on May 7, 2010 6:47:26 GMT -5
They will get their say in the end, any area where the majority is very small the person who lost will be able to legally challenge it and they'll probably have to hold those elections again. In the area where the majority was huge it makes no difference anyway.
Nick Clegg wore a red tie this morning, I bet i can guess what he's hoping for!
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