BS: Galoway,BB or HP

Subject: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Clogger
Date: 06 Jan 06 - 08:04 PM

George Galloway "Georgeous George" , member of parliement is to spend the next few weeks in the Big Brother house (UK tv show).My taxes are paying for this! Is this acceptable behaviour for an MP? Or, having beaten the might of the American Congress, will this show, show "GG" for what he is (good or bad)?

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Mr Red
Date: 06 Jan 06 - 08:24 PM

he entertains - not me - but some enjoy his antics. He has probably realised his job is anything but secure and got the celebrity bug.

He is - in his own words - "a pumped-up popinjay".

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: number 6
Date: 06 Jan 06 - 08:27 PM

I thought this thread was something to do with HP sauce.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,clogger
Date: 06 Jan 06 - 08:31 PM

it is!

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: akenaton
Date: 06 Jan 06 - 09:37 PM

George's fee for his appearance goes straight to Palistinian orphans charity!!

Personally I think he has made a mistake in accepting this, but George usually turns most opportunities to political advantage.
He reckons to raise the profile of his political party with the "great unwashed", and who's to say he won't triumph once again.

Arch enemy Blair must be spitting blood as George steals his "populist" tactics.....Ake

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 09:59 AM

He's a Saddam Hussain apologist, total twat who should be fucked with a rusty bayonet, being an MP must be the best job in the world, once elected you don't even have to go, yet the poor taxpayers still have to pay the bloody wages. He should be doing his bloody job in parliament or in his constituency, not poncing around like he's some bloody TV star.

In fact someone ought to kill him NOW

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Glaswegian glad GG has gone south
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 10:04 AM

George Galloway is only an MP because he lied to his electorate both about himself and more importantly, about Oonagh King the sitting MP.
He will not retain the seat and he knows it.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 05:24 PM

I think it may be a chance for us all to get a good idea of what he is about.

he has his fans, he has his detractors.....Big brother is a tougher slightly more demanding piece of role play, than some sort of sound byte, interview, speechifying gig.

we'll see if I'm right. theres no Paxmans in there, but we'll see....

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 07 Jan 06 - 07:57 PM

I gather that there's supposed to be a ban on anone mentionimng anything to do with political controversy. Which is likely to mean that every time he's on camera the show will have to go mute. Either way it might alert a few more people to the fact there's an illegal war under way.

Never seen the programme myself. Never will.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 08 Jan 06 - 09:40 AM

I've never seen it myself but it involves being locked up in a house with other such morons for several weeks.

The twat Galoway is an elected member of parliament, he is paid by us to do that, not to toss it off on feckin television.

Death would be too good for him.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Glaswegian glad GG has gone south
Date: 08 Jan 06 - 10:10 AM

An apt description of said GG from the Torygraph yesterday.

A 'C List' celebrity, with an 'A List' ego.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 06 - 11:48 AM

The age group that watch celebrity BB are the age group that mainly don't vote.
In 3 weeks time they will probably know the name of an MP for the first time in their life.
Whether he manages to get the anti war message over or not, he will be a recognisable figure.
A good move on his part.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Jan 06 - 05:57 PM

It might almost get me to watch the stupid show.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Bruce Baillie
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 02:24 AM

Personally I'm with Eric the Red, I think Galloway is an arrogant arsehole, stuff him in the pool with Michael Barrymore and see how long he lasts there!

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 04:44 AM

Yo Bruce, nice one.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 09:03 AM

I was rather taken with the idea mooted by a guy on Radio Four that a lot of MPs will take great delight in voting him out at the first opportunity !

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Clogger
Date: 09 Jan 06 - 07:22 PM

I think we should all vote to keep him IN there!
The longer he is in there the more people will se him for what he is!
Then vote him out just before the end to deflate (if possible) his ego! Eather that or nail the bloody door shut!

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: The Walrus
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 05:23 AM

I was amused, the other day, to see a note on Wanadoo that one of the "housemates" had been found by the others to be a "Fake celebrity" - As far as I can see, they're all fake celebrities.

W

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 05:49 AM

While I agree with Eric the red's assessment of GG's character and duties, in the interests of sensible discussion I would suggest that nobody deserves to "be fucked with a rusty bayonet" and eric's call for GG to be killed is OTT.

It may be that he's stealing Blair's populist tactics - but I don't need populist politicians, I need ones with vision and integrity, both of which GG lacks.

As for the show itself, like Kevin I don't watch it, never will. But Clogger has an idea in nailing the door shut. Indeed, let's lock them all up, throw away the key, turn off the cameras, and see if anyone misses them six months down the line.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,PnG
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 06:13 AM

The only people who might miss these scum, are the gutter press in search of ever more prurient rubbish to fill their scabby pages.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 06:29 AM

He's a wanker.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Wolfgang
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 06:44 AM

That fits into my picture of egomaniacal Galloway. We have them too, these politicians. I agree with several things GG has said recently but I still despise the man.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 07:10 AM

I hope he has part of his MPs salary stopped for the time he is unable to represent his constituents. I would be fuming if I still lived in Bethnal Green.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 07:57 AM

Yo El Greco, I don't really mean that about Gorgeous George, I am a pacifist in reallity, I get the same reaction when anyone mentions Mrs Thatcher, I suppose it's the fault of the gullible morons who elect these appalling people in the first place.

It was sickening to see Galloway fawning over Saddam and then have the gall to deny it.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 11:08 AM

And who's the large dark-skinned gentleman (I use the term extremely loosely) whose brains seem to be in his bobby's helmet? Never heard of him in my life. Nor the dark-skinned lady (loose usage again) whom he seems to have had some sort of relationship with previously (presumably more a meeting of over-charged genitals than of minds, as neither of them have shown any evidence of having the latter).

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 01:49 PM

Hey, no worries, Eric - and I won't move to rename you "the blood-red" either! Frustration I understand. I'll grant you some people have the ability to bring one's blood to boiling temperature.

Still think they should try that 6-month lock-away experiment. They could run a competition too, along the lines of "who will be left alive in the house when we open the doors again".

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 02:29 PM

LOL strolling. The dark skinned man is a 'famous' sportsman, no idea who he is but he plays basketball (kind of like netball for the vertically blessed I think.) He is also a complete letch and I wouldn't want to share a bedroom with him! He thinks it is ok to grab females bits and is always scratching his balls. He got very stroppy last night when they had to line themselves up in order of who is most famous and he wasn't numero uno. He had trouble getting his head around the fact he is in UK and over here girls play netball.

The dark skinned woman is either an american actress (no idea what she was in) or the trollop Jodie Marsh who has been fake tanned within an inch of her life.

Turned it on to see GG and there he was in his dressing gown and slippers. Surreal.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: akenaton
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 06:27 PM

My My ...The bile and vitreol is really bubbling for George.
A man who may be a tad arrogant, has ideas about politics that are maybe not to your liking, but to my knowledge has never caused the death of anyone.

Save your anger for the man who personally involved you and I in the bloodbath which is Iraq.
The man who is personally to blame for the death of every British soldier.
The man made us all complicit in the deaths and mutilation of hundreds of women and children.

This man appeared on BBC Newsnight just after BB and had the gall to lecture the British people on how to bring up their children....

Get your priorities right you decent folk of Middle Britain...Ake

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 07:34 PM

nice to see you computing again johnny

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jan 06 - 09:46 PM

I like George Galoway, I like his views, I just don't like the Tony Blair or B-liar or his supporters.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: akenaton
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 05:30 PM

Well George survived the first eviction!!
Hope you're all sick as pigs ;0)

Interesting comments from Mathew Parris on Question Time.
Mr Parris is a Conservative, but made the point that George was brave to try to reach the "reality TV" generation.
When asked why George wasn't in Westminster "doing his job", Parris retorted that "Westminister is full of windbag sycophants doing their job and speaking to nobody.George has at least attempted to get his ideas across to an apathetic sector of society".
As for being a self publicist, a two penny reality TV show is small game after his triumphs in Bethnal Green and Capitol Hill....Ake

Subject: RE: BS: Galloway,BB or HP
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 06:12 PM

What that programme is aiming for, I suppose, is a TV first - a real time suicide or murder. Sooner or later they'll get it too.   And the ratings will go sky high.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: akenaton
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 06:23 PM

Yes I agree McGrath, I've only been watching a little of it because George was on!!

Its a nasty concept and as I said further up the thread I think george has made a mistake. I dont suppose it will do him much damage though.
Interesting to see how fickle public opinion can be.
After his roasting of Senator Coleman, George was a public hero.
Now after a bit of stick from the media and the usual party hacks his Star seems on the wane...Ake

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 06:55 PM

I am amused to see Jodie Marsh has complained that Galloway thinks she is ignorant. Gosh, really?

I don't watch the show, but I am disturbed to hear reports of bullying.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: akenaton
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 07:18 PM

Funnily enough Richard, Jodie Marsh managed to land a blow on George.

After a bit of a row, Jodie said in an aside to another contestant,
"what his problem is ,Blairs running the country while he's on a reality TV show......He'll NEVER be prime minister.

Sad to say it ,but a bit of truth there...Ake

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: akenaton
Date: 13 Jan 06 - 07:20 PM

Apparently Miss Marsh has an IQ of 139!!

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Anton Gibson
Date: 14 Jan 06 - 12:09 AM

George makes a very very good pussy

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Wolfgang
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 09:12 AM

Socialist Resistance comment on George Galloway's participation in Big Brother

The main reason he gave for going on was that it would give him a chance to get politics over to a wider audience This is another mistake. Not only is the conversation in the Big Brother house completely banal, and the other ‘house mates’ unresponsive but Channel Four intends to ensure that it does not happen. Galloway has been bleeped out or edited out whenever he has managed to squeeze a political point in.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 09:30 AM

What a wanker.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 09:34 AM

I think we knew that a long time ago, eric.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST,Red
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 10:13 AM

Better than the new labourites who hold their noses and follow Blair/Bliar through the division doors.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: The Shambles
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 10:26 AM

I don't watch the show, but I am disturbed to hear reports of bullying.

I rather have to watch it as the rest of household has it on all the TVs. However here is a bit of snobbery involved in not wishing to admit such shows are enjoyable but I have to say that this one was/is interesting, worrying and also very amusing. The only one comming out with any real credit being Chantelle the non-celeb Essex girl.

When stepping in to an argument, Mr Galloway stated that he is compelled to protect 6f 8in basketball players who come from a U.S. black ghetto from being bullied! Even when Mr Rodman has shown himself to be quite able to look after himself and undertake his own bullying.

This same Mr Galloway had earlier allied himself with Pete Burns and sat and did nothing when Mr Burns launched (for as he later stated - the hell of it) the most vicious, bullying and relentless assasination, upon another U.S housemate, Tracy Bingham.

It would seem that Mr Galloway choice of Dennis Rodman and Pete Burns as acceptable pals to support does fall into the pattern of this man's support for Sadam Hussain and his murderous and bullying band of cut-throats. I would not rely too much on Mr Galloways ability to protect anyone but himself from bullies. Coming over as one willing to send anyone and anything down the river in order to save himself.

He had earlier in the show championed another bully - Michael Barrymore but turned on him when Barrymore tried to protect some of the younger housemates from George's gang of bullies.

Galloway's painting of a situation where he was punished for twice breaking the rules into a 'humbug' claim that his democratic right to vote was being taken from him by his fellow housemates was as amusing as it was revealing about his claims on other issues. Especially as this was the result of secret ballot.......

If the object of the show is to choose a course to enable you to stay there - Mr Galloway's choice to shout at - call childish names like 'sneak' and bully the young pop star who all the girls want to go to bed with and all their mother's wish to mother - was not one likely to result in many of them voting for George. Do not take any horse racing tips from George - his nack of backing losers is confirmed by his appearnce on this show.   

Young Chantelle had it right when she confirmed that Georges's party was called The Respect Party and suggested the addition of the letters D.I.S. to prefix this.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: The Shambles
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 10:34 AM

The biggest irony is by the cheap jibes that George made about Michael Barrymore's much publicised drink problem - is that these comments succeded in making even Barrymore look respectable compared to George and his cronies.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 10:45 AM

I haven't been following it. I wish I had now. can anyone tell me what I missed with George?

I was intrigued by all the tings I'd heard about this man on mudcat and i was looking forward to it, and i sort of took my eye off the ball - too many other things going on.

al

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: The Shambles
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 12:24 PM

I had no real knowledge or expectation prior to this but when George accused Barrymore of stabbing not only him in the back but also made the same accusation on behalf of and whilst looking up to his 6ft 8in 'friend' - it really did take me back to the very worst days of schoolyard bullying.

It would have made a great study. For I think that George as an MP and with his background could have prevented all of the bullying by simply showing a good example from the start and not tolerating bullying. But it was almost as if certain group members were looking to and seeing the green light from George.

It would have been bad enough if he had just turned a blind eye to this bullying but he was proudly and pompously claiming to be on the side of the underdog and seeing it as his duty to protect others from being bullied.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: The Shambles
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 12:54 PM

Thursday's BBBM
Day 22, 13:30
Thursday 26 January


On tonight's action packed show, Russell will be welcoming on freshly evicted Housemate, George Galloway.

We'll be scrutinising the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, and asking him to justify his behaviour in the House.

We'll also be asking the question that is on everybody's lips - Who's going to win?

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Teribus
Date: 26 Jan 06 - 03:59 PM

"We'll be scrutinising the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, and asking him to justify his behaviour in the House.

We'll also be asking the question that is on everybody's lips - Who's going to win?"

No we damn well won't

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Hawker
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 07:48 AM

George ....BB or HP?
Let me see now.......
BS!
cheers, lucy

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 02:06 PM

How about HMP?






























That's Her Majesty's Prison, in case you were wondering...

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jan 06 - 01:44 AM

From Bloomberg, "Galloway, 51, was awarded 150,000 pounds ($263,000) in damages in 2004 over a series of articles alleging he secretly pocketed hundreds of thousands of pounds from Hussein's regime through the United Nations' oil-for-food program."

I know nothing about George Galloway other than he had the courage to stand up for himself at a congressional hearing in the U.S. I also know he is a peace activist. Is it any wonder that disreputable journalists would want to defame him?

He just doesn't fit the mold, does he.

I guess you prefer politicians like Blair and Thatcher.

Subject: RE: BS: Galoway,BB or HP
From: The Shambles
Date: 28 Jan 06 - 05:20 AM

The panto had its fairytale happy ending. Mrs Shambles cried all the way through and was very happy. I enjoyed it too.

Cinders not only got to go the the ball, was the Belle of it, she also it looks as she can most probably have her Prince Charming (if she choose to) and is £25,000 richer for the experience.

The crowd got to boo some (very) ugly sisters.

Buttons got his re-hab.

And the panto villan can try his best to ignore all the hisses, pack away his red leotard along with his dreams of political career and start his bewildered search for the puppy that will never come to his call.

As Davina always says on eviction nights - to try to reassure those subject to the booing - it is only panto. Well it may well be panto (or the 21st century's equivalent of the Roman games) - but the behaviour and emotions are real enough.......

Like boxing - I can't think of any good reason to support it. Apart from the fact that licensing does make it safer than the illegal stuff that would grow if legalised boxing was stopped. But there is something in me that really appreciates watching a good fight between two equally skilled and matched boxers.

There is a lot that can be criticised about BB and reality TV in general but that should not prevent us from seeing the good and life affirming things. Generally those who are seen by the viewers to be bullies - do not prosper and those who do not resort to this - tend to be the winners - not only of the competition but also in life.

I find that is comforting in our cynical age.