BS: Blunket gone Yaaay

Subject: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 01:29 PM

Good bye and good riddance to the most authoritarian and fascist Home secretary since Ghengis Khan
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: DMcG
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 01:53 PM

Funny, I thought Jack Straw was the worst etc etc until David Blunkett got the job. Don't assume things will now improve!

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 01:55 PM

Giok, there's a famous book from early in the 20th cent. "How To Win Friends And Influence People", by Dale Carnegie, and a related self-improvement course based on it. Seems Mr. B. should have signed up for it.    Tw

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: GUEST,smiler
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 02:20 PM

Its laughable why he resigned.
A silly visa irregularity.

Blunkett and the rest of the UK shabby government should be hauled up before a war crimes tribunal for carrying out and being accomplice to mass murder in an illegally waged war.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Blissfully Ignorant
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 02:28 PM

*Dances round naked, overcome with joy!*

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 02:52 PM

cabinet members should resign more often *looking at BI*

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 03:00 PM

Alan Millburn as the replacement; any bets?
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Peace
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 05:32 PM

BI is a minor. I will not have any image of that for four years. Put on a blanket, dear, you'll catch your death.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 06:06 PM

I've just got in, has he resigned or did Tony sack him?,
what happened?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 06:13 PM

Rejoice, Rejoice!
Enough said.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 06:41 PM

B sharp is a minor I didn't know

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 06:42 PM

Well well Chuck 'Big Ears' Clark, now there's a turn up for the books!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 06:55 PM

My only reservation about this is it seems to have been orchestrated by The Daily Mail , which is hardly a 'newspaper' of any REAL Status !

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John J
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 06:55 PM

I didn't much care for the bloke....far too self-rightious and authoritarian for my liking, but for heavens sake, what a bloody silly and trivial reason to have to resign. There are serious crimes that this and previous governments (left and right wing) have commited that should have caused the guilty parties to resign, if not face prosecution. The downright lie regarding WMD for starters.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 07:10 PM

OK here is what is going on
the guy has used this as a giant advertising campaign for his book just out in time for christmas. he is guilty of misusing his position and is saying that he isnt but is resigning because he is honerable.
The media is saying he resigned because he has lost support because he insulted cabimet members in his book. This means that as soon as the cabinet forgive him he can return to a senior position and he will have bypassed the misuse of position issue. Bottom line NO real change on a permenent basis but he has sold a lot more books. Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: mack/misophist
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 10:59 PM

When was Ghengis Khan a part of Her Majesty's government. Perhaps you were thinking of Oswald Moseby?

PS. It's been lost but there once was a protrait of Ghengis. It showed him as a smiling old man with his grand children climbing over his lap. And you thought spin doctors were new!

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Peace
Date: 15 Dec 04 - 11:06 PM

Temujin never was part of the British government. But his spirit lives on in some.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:20 AM

Lead fingers,
Sometimes the ends justify the means. Even if that does sound like a quote from the ex-minister...

Cllr,
With that level of insight/cynicism, you must be a politicin yourself. The name is a hint as well. He'd never dare coming back, though. There's only one Peter Mandelson...

Now, the only question is, Which one of them next? Aiming for the whole lot all at once might be a bit ambitious for now.

Bunnahabhain

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: jacqui.c
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:24 AM

I can still remember Princess Tony telling the electorate that his would be the party of 'no sleaze'. I didn't trust him then and don't trust him now.

I still reckon we should go for a Mudcat party and jOhn for Prime Minister.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:27 AM

I hope he is replaced by someone tougher! Another good man gone! Keep those mittens handy you lefty's!

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:22 AM

Thanks for starting this thread, Giok. If you hadn't I would have. I am greatly relieved this fascist is out of power. I know it will be both spun and used politically and financially by those in power, but for now, I'm just glad the man is out.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: mooman
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:33 AM

A bit too right wing also for my tastes as for many but I regret that so much has been boiled up over rather minor issues. Some of his comments about the cabinet were rather entertaining.

I don't think Big Ears will be much better.

Peace

moo

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 04:43 AM

"Mr Blunkett began a three-year relationship with Mrs Quinn, formerly known as Ms Fortier, after meeting her at a party in 2001, six weeks after her marriage to Steven Quinn, a Vogue executive"

He deserves to go, he pontificates about family values and has been shagging a married women for 3 years. She had only been married for six weeks when they started to have an affair. Good riddance to the pompous double standards bastard, and yes I am quite sure it will do the book sales a lot of good.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:20 AM

How did he write a book if he's blind then?
i reckon he's not really blind, he's just pretending, so that he can get a free dog.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:26 AM

His dog is pregnant

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:32 AM

oh.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:33 AM

Wahts his book about anyway?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:34 AM

Flamenco.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 06:36 AM

oh, is it a good book?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 07:37 AM

I am glad he has gone,hope the next Home Secretary is an understanding person.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 07:48 AM

He wants custody of the puppies

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:01 AM

Delete my last post. I have just heard on the radio that he is simply another adulterous fraud caught with his pants down!

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:18 AM

Lets be fair Ted, as guest said above he was only partaking in adultery for 3 years before they got caught, and it started 6 months after she got married - it seems so unfair

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:20 AM

Another classic xase of 'do as say, not do as I do'

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:20 AM

I think they should shoot him.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Essex Girl
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:22 AM

I feel sorry for the poor bloke she married. She can't have thought much of him to start an affair so soon.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: el_punkoid_nouveau
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:26 AM

Reading through the thread, I wonder if The Vicar and his sycophants (sorry, cabinet) have much support left anywhere, other than in George Dubya's truss?

epn

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:32 AM

He's been very short sighted in his outlook.

Looking forward to reading the dogs book

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:33 AM

Who is the new head of Neighberhood Watch then?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:35 AM

Charles Clarke. That notoriously lefty wet, tree hugging, jug eared muppet from the Education Department. Come back Lord Palmerston!

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:42 AM

Some poor charlie...
Or the Right Honourable Charles Clarke MP, as he is also known. Only thing of note I can remember about him is arguing with another charlie. The Prince of Wales. Not likley to be any worse than his predecessor, not that thats that hard.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:43 AM

he any relation to Ken Clarke?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:53 AM

No - but he is a distant relative of Clark Kent.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 08:59 AM

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. I fear your celebrations may soon sour, and you'll all wish he was back. If his replacement is as effective in his new job as he was in his old one, that is.
Better the devil you know.......................

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:03 AM

I hear that David Blunkitt is going to join Fathers For Justice, he is going to climb on top of Big Ben.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:06 AM

Who is Ben?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: jacqui.c
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:28 AM

KENDALL HERE,
I just read in the Daily Mail that Blunkett is a giant among a cabinet of pygmies.

But, his desire to involve himself in the little boy's life is unforgivable! What a self serving, pompous asshole! He has no clue what is best for that kid because his ego is what is blinding him.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 09:55 AM

At least some of the stuff you read in the Dail Mail is true. Normally the adverts.
He's been meddling and intervening in the whole country's affairs for years. Why should he make an excepion for these people?

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:31 PM

Oh comes on guys there is no need to be such a lot of WET BLUNKETS. Ho Ho Ho Cllr.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 03:33 PM

Yes, a free dog... I see it all now.

Do they have to have him back in Sheffield now?   

Who'd have thunk it
Of David Plunkit

Perhaps he's got a big Fallujah.
like Errol Flynn's only huger

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Folkiedave
Date: 16 Dec 04 - 05:08 PM

Some thoughts on Dave's Demise or as it is known here in Sheffield "Resigning to spend more time with someone else's family".

He has constantly been given credit for the Socialist Republic of S. Yorkshire and its cheap bus fares policy in Sheffield. Cobblers.

The low cost bus fares was a policy set up by the South Yorkshire County    Council in 1974 and applied equally across South Yorkshire the main towns of which were Rotherham Doncaster and Barnsley. Blunkett became Leader of Sheffield Council in 1979. As for flying the Red Flag over the Town Hall, the local hierarchy in the Labour Party fought tooth and nail to stop this happening.

Don't let the facts spoil a good story.

(folkiedave)
Dave Eyre

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Crystal
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 11:34 AM

I'll miss the comments about the behavior of his dog which occasionally surfaces on political programs. You can't tell me he hasn't trained it to lie on its back waving its legs in the air when people he is not keen on are speaking!

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Les from Hull
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 12:18 PM

I think that La Quinn was the more married of the two when they started the affair. And if the story that she ran off to the Daily Mail with was the worst thing about Blunkett she could have come up with, he must be quite a decent bloke for a politician.

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Blissfully Ignorant
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 02:02 PM

* Still dancing round naked* It's getting cold over here, can someone chuck me a blunkett? Ooopsies, i mean blanket...

Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr
Date: 17 Dec 04 - 03:09 PM

Here you can share mine Cllr