jbg Posted May 3, 2008 Report Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) This is big. It seems that left-side parties are running into trouble everywhere once again. Excerpts below: Eccentric opposition lawmaker ousts Labour mayor of London (link) LONDON - A Conservative lawmaker with a knack for offensive remarks ousted the left-wing mayor of London in an upset that capped the ruling Labour Party's worst local election showing in four decades. Results released early Saturday showed Boris Johnson defeating Ken Livingstone in Labour's first test at the polls since then-Prime Minister Tony Blair handed the reins last year to Gordon Brown, who has since been dogged by accusations of indecision and incompetence. *********** Uncombed and often awkward, Johnson is known both his wit and for remarks that are have offended minority communities and others. He labeled members of the Commonwealth "piccaninnies" — a derogatory term for black people, referred to Africans as having "watermelon smiles," and likened his party's internal conflicts "to Papua New Guinea-style orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing." Johnson's scorn has also been directed at gay marriage, which became legal in Britain in 2005. In his book "Friends, Voters, Countrymen," he said that if homosexuals could marry then why not "three men, as well as two men; or indeed three men and a dog." Edited May 3, 2008 by jbg Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
JB Globe Posted May 3, 2008 Report Posted May 3, 2008 How inept are you if you can't take out a candidate who cracks watermelon jokes about black folks? And I thought Harper had the title of political futility for not making a gain on a chump like Dion . . . Quote
jbg Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Posted May 3, 2008 How inept are you if you can't take out a candidate who cracks watermelon jokes about black folks?And I thought Harper had the title of political futility for not making a gain on a chump like Dion . . . I am not at all sure what you're talking about. The post was about London UK, not London Ontario. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Wilber Posted May 5, 2008 Report Posted May 5, 2008 Should being interesting times in UK municipal politics. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
JB Globe Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 I am not at all sure what you're talking about. The post was about London UK, not London Ontario. Har, Har. Read your OP again - the article mentions Johnson describing black people as having "watermelon smiles" My point is, you have to be damn inept if you can't capitalize on your opponents outright bigotry and win an election. Quote
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