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Every now and then I remember exactly why I dislike Tony Blair so much

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Caligula · 05/01/2007 18:10

Like now, when he can't bring himself to comment on Saddam Hussein's execution.

Even Dubya has commented on it, FGS. What is the matter with that pusillanimous creep, our PM? Is he really so afraid of offending someone by saying the wrong thing? Why can't he comment?

Yuk yuk yuk yuk yuk, he's horrid.

There, feel a bit better now I've got that off my chest.

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Pruni · 05/01/2007 18:12

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singsalot · 05/01/2007 18:37

I read a good letter in the paper the other day, saying something along the lines of - now they have killed one of the mass murderers in Iraq they can finish off by hanging two other leaders, i.e Bush and Blair who are also responsible for mass mrder of innocent people in Iraq, 3000 american troops have died, and I have read at least 300,000 Iraqis have supposedly been killed since the war started

Blair is slime, though I never think highly of him......

PinotGrigioLover · 05/01/2007 18:52

OMG! 300,000 Iraqis have been killed. I didnt realise it was that much.
I agree about Tony Blair. Anyone think he is the worst PM this country has had?

TwoIfBySea · 05/01/2007 19:47

Tony Blair is the sycophants sycophant and I can't believe anyone holds so much of a shred of respect for him.

Not only that but he and his cronies have ruined Britain.

I have felt during his "reign" like the boy in The Emperor's New Clothes wondering why no one else can see the obvious. New Labour are nasty through and through, at least with the Tories they didn't pretend to be anything other than b*stards. You knew where you were with the Tories but Labour are sleazy, slimy and two-faced.

yellowrose · 05/01/2007 20:17

Hypocritcal w*er of the highest oder. I have been saying it every single day since labour came to power god knows how many years ago.

The man is a barrister, has a wife who is also a barrister (meant to be a very good one, specialises in human rights, yet is quite happy to put up with a husband who is responsible for the needless death of 1000's of people) but neither has the guts to stand up for human rights.

Saddam was a blood thirsty bastard, but does that mean it is ok to hang bastards who haven't received a fair trial ? They are lawyers, aren't they supposed to object to the lack of what the Americans call "due process" ?

And hello ? Aren't they both meant to be devout Christians to boot ?

Pruni · 05/01/2007 20:51

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yellowrose · 05/01/2007 21:59

TB can keep silent on anything he wishes. My concern is what he actually DOES rather than what he does or doesn't say. Actions speak louder than words and all that jazz !

Of course it would not be politically feasible for him to say how bloody awful it is that SH was hanged. Whether he would actually mean it or not is another thing altogether - I am not convinced TB has much humanity.

Again actions are more important than words. The fact is that TB + Bush are the reason SH was deposed and then hanged. That is the way they wanted it.

What pisses me off is that they then patronise and moralise and talk endless crap about "the will of the Iraqi people" and "Iraqi democracy working well".

I also think it is very hypocritical to say that well "we don't support capital punishment here", but then imply that it is ok if the Iraqi's do !

The whole point about having international law is that we need international rules nad regulations and standards of human decency that can be applied to all countries EQUALLY.

So, no, it's not good enough to say that we don't support CP here, but then DO nothing when others do it.

strawberrydream · 05/01/2007 22:04

very well written yellowrose and very true. i wish i had the patience and intellect to have written that.

yellowrose · 05/01/2007 22:04

pruni - Bush also claims to be a devout Born Again Christian, yet he supports capital punishment in the USA in all its glory (electric chairs, gas chambers, etc)

The 2 things are not mutually exclusive.

yellowrose · 05/01/2007 22:10

strawberry - you are too kind - no not much intellect behind my words - I am losing it all talking to a toddler all day

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Caligula · 05/01/2007 22:16

He can come out and say it's the wrong thing, in spite of his part in it.

It's called repentance, in his religion.

He makes me shiver with revulsion. I'm not making a rational case, Pruni, just a kneejerk gut reaction. No rational arguments will sway me on this one.

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yellowrose · 05/01/2007 22:28

Yes, repent, repent, repent, it says so in the Bible

Roskvawantingsomesunshine · 05/01/2007 22:37

I agree your sentiments, Yellowrose. Strange that the Blair/Bush unholy alliance are only concerned with interfering in the internal affairs of, oops I mean introducing "democracy", in countries that have oil.

Just look at Guantanamo Bay for how much regard some folk in high places have for due process and fair trials.

BTW, I can't help but wonder if Cherie would have made QC if she were not the pm's wife... I've heard mixed reports of her from lawyers who have seen her in action.

yellowrose · 05/01/2007 22:59

Rosk - I had the pleasure of meeting Cherie when I was a trainee lawyer.

She gave a talk at one of those god awful trainee lawyer dinners and all I remember is her going on ad nauseum about how it IS possible to combine a high flying career as a no. uno barrister with having I think what 4 children at the time ?

She forgot to mention the 300 K salary she is on that allows her to get endless number of nannies and not worry about maternity leave pay, etc and being married to the PM so us young female trainee weaklings felt a bit in awe !

As for barrister skills, I can't comment on that one as I have never seen her in court. She is meant to be well-respected but I always find it a hoot that she is a HUMAN RIGHTS lawyer married to a international human rights violator.

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Caligula · 05/01/2007 23:07

LOL.

Wankers.

(Inarticulate, but strangely satisfying.)

Human rights my pert arse. What a ghastly pair they are.

I can't decide who I dislike most. Him I think. How do they reconcile the international law aspect of things over the muesli I wonder?

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suzycreamcheese · 05/01/2007 23:09

i think he is gutless useless liar of a 'leader' betrayed those who orginally voted labour in; and now, by his own hand he deserves to be in the cell vacated by milosevc next to the one holding george bush..dream on..

the numbers of dead in iraq is now 600,000

we live in a country that re-elected a war criminal strange times and am so glad to see some of these comments

expatinscotland · 05/01/2007 23:10

He's a git.

I am reminded of this every day.

Dubya's a vile, murdering low life.

yellowrose · 06/01/2007 09:24

Caligula - this thread feels like a visit to that rock in Mecca where Muslim pilgrims collect stones to throw at the devil !

(please I don't mean to offend any Muslims, I am just making a good analogy)

It is wonderfully satisfying to have a collective stone throwing session

Roskvawantingsomesunshine · 06/01/2007 10:42

If so many of us hate him, how the bl*dy hll did he get elected??? That really puzzles me - maybe we should have a few UN monitors around during our elections... And as one commentator put it when Dubya got elected the first time round, if the son of a former president got elected on the strength of a debacle with vote counting in a province run by his brother anywhere else in the world, UN monitors would have been called in, probably by the US.

I can just about get my head round Cherie giving talks to other lawyers. It really makes me mad when she cashes in on her position as pm's wife to give talks, usually for an eye-watering fee, promoting her books or for charities that don't get much of the proceeds, especially when she does it on official tours (and what a waste of public money those are - do we really want the rest of the world to know that this country is being run by a slimey two faced sycophant?). That 'conversation' between Blair and Dubya during the little accident with the microphone last year really said it all.

Anyway, how many other hard working mums in high powered jobs have a celebrity hairdresser in tow? Maybe the human rights act was brought in just to boost Cherie's career?

Oooh, I like this thread!

JoolsToo · 06/01/2007 10:48

he wanted rid of him, he's got his wish.

Perhaps he's scared that one day he'll face a war crimes jury?

JoolsToo · 06/01/2007 10:50

oh yes Roskva me too.

AND he got elected well after the war had started - bizarre!

paulaplumpbottom · 06/01/2007 11:00

I think Tony Blair is a wimp of the highest order. I have no respect for him.

ludaloo · 06/01/2007 11:02

Oooooooohhhh I missed this thread!!!!

Did you hear on the news last night that Bush has filed for another 20 thousand troops to go into Iraq!???
Sadly it looks as though his wish might be granted too.....

Thats a cunning move on his behalf if he wants this war to continue...its likely to carry on way past his term...

If his reason for being in Iraq is because he wants to stop the fighting....why might he ask is he employing the majority of Americas Armed Forces to do it....Are they really thinking this is going to stop the fighting???????

ludaloo · 06/01/2007 11:03

oh...and Blair is no better either.... tsk...

ludaloo · 06/01/2007 11:05

...why might I ask..that should have been