I don’t want to be rude but, really, you have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk and the question I want to ask is: ‘Who are you? I’d never heard of you. Nobody in Europe had ever heard of you.’
Ukip MEP Nigel Farage criticises EU President Herman van Rompuy after his first speech to the EU Parliament.
OK, we know Nigel Farage is an utter twat of a politician, and that his party is wrong on so many points concerning Europe (but is happy to jump on the gravy train and absolutely milk the expenses for personal gain), but it amuses me when sentences start with “I don’t want to be rude, but…”, no matter who says it.
Invariably, something rude follows shortly thereafter, and it’s as if the speaker thinks his first words allow him to say whatever the fuck he wants, no matter how rude.
See also: “With all due respect…”
EDIT: Great comment on the Guardian story, from problemchimp:
who the f**ck is Nigel Farage, We’ve never heard of “him” in Europe. sounds like a small man in a small party looking for attention to please his handful of supporters. so UKIP are in tune with the British people with about 0.5% support? move on!
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The Girlfriend:
And I still don't fully understand the EU saga
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The Girlfriend:
It is as boring as anything!
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Me:
you take that back!
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Me:
EU is great, I'm a big fan and v into the subject
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Me:
oh my god I sound fucking old and boring
The girlfriend’s interviewing William Hague (Shadow Foreign Secretary and ex-leader of the Tory party) this evening, and is struggling to come up with any questions for him. Ideally, they’ll be related to the area of South London which she covers, but I’ve also pointed her in the direction of David Cameron’s promise/unpromise of a referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty.
Other subjects include knife crime (it’s a bad part of London), and more general immigration issues. I can’t really think of much else, and it’s only a 15-minute interview anyway, to be honest.
Any other ideas?
Distorte's written a great summary of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty
Of the two votes occurring today, this is definitely the more important one.
It does annoy me a little that the Irish public is being treated as if they got it ‘wrong’ first time round and are having to vote again. If they had voted Yes first time round, no amount of lobbying would result in a second vote. Double standards, unfortunately.
Reblogged from: distorte
Originally posted on: Is that blogging?
To all the Brits who follow me…
… get out there and vote today.
This may not be a general election but it’s still important, for two reasons.
The outcome of the local elections will be decisive for the direction of national politics over the next year. There has to be a general election within the next 12 months; these elections today are a chance to indicate to those in charge that we want change NOW rather than in a year’s time. The government as it is, on both sides, has stagnated. A general election would blow through and clear out the dead wood.
Despite what UKIP, NO2EU and all the other Eurosceptic parties want you to believe, the EU and the European elections today are important. The directives and regulations made in Brussels govern our day to day lives. Yes, some of them are disadvantageous to us, but the EU has given us anti-discrimination laws in the workplace, safeguards on competition in our markets, and has legislated for free movement of goods in Europe.
A vote for UKIP is a vote thrown away: these people go to Brussels, clock in to enjoy fat pay packets and expenses tabs which make Westminster MPs look positively cheap, and then just vote no to everything from some misguided principle. They are not representing your interests in Europe in any way, shape or form.
If you want out from Europe, tough. It’s not going to happen. If we’re not happy with the way the EU is run, what we have to do instead is to become more involved, which is a more effective use of time and resources. The only way to do that is to vote Labour, Conservative or Lib Dem in Europe. I personally don’t care which one, but a vote for UKIP is a wasted vote.
agirlcalledhenrietta
Yep, what she said. Unfortunately, UKIP are going to make some huge gains at these elections, but if that’s at the expense of the BNP, then it’s a sour-tasting pill that we’re going to have to swallow to avoid something even worse.
Reblogged from: agirlcalledhenrietta
Originally posted on: a girl. her world.
