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BS: Blunket gone Yaaay

15 Dec 04 - 01:29 PM (#1357760)
Subject: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John MacKenzie

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


15 Dec 04 - 01:53 PM (#1357779)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: DMcG

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


15 Dec 04 - 01:55 PM (#1357780)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Tannywheeler

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


15 Dec 04 - 02:20 PM (#1357807)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: GUEST,smiler

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.


15 Dec 04 - 02:28 PM (#1357814)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Blissfully Ignorant

*Dances round naked, overcome with joy!*


15 Dec 04 - 02:52 PM (#1357838)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr

cabinet members should resign more often *looking at BI*


15 Dec 04 - 03:00 PM (#1357847)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John MacKenzie

Alan Millburn as the replacement; any bets?
Giok


15 Dec 04 - 05:32 PM (#1357963)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Peace

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.


15 Dec 04 - 06:06 PM (#1357989)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

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


15 Dec 04 - 06:13 PM (#1357998)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain

Rejoice, Rejoice!
Enough said.


15 Dec 04 - 06:41 PM (#1358025)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr

B sharp is a minor I didn't know


15 Dec 04 - 06:42 PM (#1358026)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John MacKenzie

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


15 Dec 04 - 06:55 PM (#1358046)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Leadfingers

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 !


15 Dec 04 - 06:55 PM (#1358047)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: John J

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


15 Dec 04 - 07:10 PM (#1358072)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr

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


15 Dec 04 - 10:59 PM (#1358234)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: mack/misophist

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!


15 Dec 04 - 11:06 PM (#1358241)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Peace

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


16 Dec 04 - 03:20 AM (#1358346)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain

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


16 Dec 04 - 03:24 AM (#1358349)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: jacqui.c

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.


16 Dec 04 - 03:27 AM (#1358351)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne

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


16 Dec 04 - 04:22 AM (#1358386)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Ellenpoly

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.


16 Dec 04 - 04:33 AM (#1358392)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: mooman

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


16 Dec 04 - 04:43 AM (#1358396)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: GUEST

"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.


16 Dec 04 - 06:20 AM (#1358437)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

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.


16 Dec 04 - 06:26 AM (#1358444)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend

His dog is pregnant


16 Dec 04 - 06:32 AM (#1358450)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

oh.


16 Dec 04 - 06:33 AM (#1358451)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

Wahts his book about anyway?


16 Dec 04 - 06:34 AM (#1358452)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne

Flamenco.


16 Dec 04 - 06:36 AM (#1358454)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

oh, is it a good book?


16 Dec 04 - 07:37 AM (#1358520)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Scooby Doo

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


16 Dec 04 - 07:48 AM (#1358532)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend

He wants custody of the puppies


16 Dec 04 - 08:01 AM (#1358536)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:18 AM (#1358549)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:20 AM (#1358553)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:20 AM (#1358554)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

I think they should shoot him.


16 Dec 04 - 08:22 AM (#1358556)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Essex Girl

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:26 AM (#1358561)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: el_punkoid_nouveau

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:32 AM (#1358569)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend

He's been very short sighted in his outlook.

Looking forward to reading the dogs book


16 Dec 04 - 08:33 AM (#1358571)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

Who is the new head of Neighberhood Watch then?


16 Dec 04 - 08:35 AM (#1358573)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:42 AM (#1358579)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain

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.


16 Dec 04 - 08:43 AM (#1358580)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

he any relation to Ken Clarke?


16 Dec 04 - 08:53 AM (#1358588)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Sttaw Legend

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


16 Dec 04 - 08:59 AM (#1358592)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Strollin' Johnny

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.......................


16 Dec 04 - 09:03 AM (#1358596)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull

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


16 Dec 04 - 09:06 AM (#1358600)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Paco Rabanne

Who is Ben?


16 Dec 04 - 09:28 AM (#1358625)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: jacqui.c

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.


16 Dec 04 - 09:55 AM (#1358658)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Bunnahabhain

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?


16 Dec 04 - 03:31 PM (#1359034)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr

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


16 Dec 04 - 03:33 PM (#1359035)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Big Al Whittle

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


16 Dec 04 - 05:08 PM (#1359098)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Folkiedave

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


17 Dec 04 - 11:34 AM (#1359771)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Crystal

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!


17 Dec 04 - 12:18 PM (#1359815)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Les from Hull

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.


17 Dec 04 - 02:02 PM (#1359876)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Blissfully Ignorant

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


17 Dec 04 - 03:09 PM (#1359905)
Subject: RE: BS: Blunket gone Yaaay
From: Cllr

Here you can share mine Cllr