Hugh Grant lashes out at Boris Johnson in viral tweet

[highplainsdem]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/459167-hugh-grant-lashes-out-at-boris-johnson-in-viral-tweet

Actor Hugh Grant blasted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a now-viral tweet, calling on him to “not f--k with my children’s future.”

“You will not f--k with my children’s future. You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. F--k off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you [sic.] little gang of masturbatory prefects,” Grant tweeted Wednesday.

Grant's tweet comes after Johnson sparked controversy by suspending Parliament for over a month to push through his plans for Brexit.

Johnson asked the queen to suspend Parliament, sending lawmakers home. Johnson said the move would give him the opportunity to present "a new legislative agenda" for the country with plans for a Queen's Speech in October. The speech, written by the majority party in Parliament, outlines the priorities and legislation for the ruling body, and is read by Queen Elizabeth.

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Link to tweet

[lunatica]

1. Hugh Grant May have just opened a floodgate that

will drown Boris Johnson. At least I hope many well known personages will follow Grants lead.

[sharedvalues]

24. Remember rightwing plutocrats behind Trump AND Johnson

It’s the same struggle in the UK as here— we are fighting for rule of law democracy against rightwing plutocrats, their propaganda media, and their puppet politicians. Like Johnson. And Trump.

The real problem are the rightwing billionaires.

[bigbrother05]

35. It's no coincidence that Cambridge Analytical was a UK firm

The Russians refined their techniques during the Brexit campaign. Putin is all about breaking up the EU generally and NATO particularly.

Stalin made a deal with Hitler to stay out of the war that held until the Nazi's turned on them. Russia has always made common cause with totalitarians.

[soldierant]

40. The right wing billionaires are half hthe problem.

The other half is the deluded right wing voters. If the current regime were to disappear tomorrow, we would still have both halves to deal with.

I speak as an American, but I expect Britain has the same problem. C. S. Lewis noted that a person with an obsession is a person with little or no sales-resistance - he was at the time thinking of commerce, but the same applies to political ideas (if I can dignify right-wing talking points by calling them "ideas.&quot

[sharedvalues]

44. The billionaires use their propaganda media to sucker the voters

Fox, WSJ, Daily Caller, Daily Wire, rightwing ads on Facebook. Times UK, the Sun, Daily Mail, the Telegraph.

The reason uneducated white people vote for the billionaires is because of rightwing propaganda that the billionaires pay for.

The problem of our time is that plutocrats have figured out how to subvert democracy using money to fund propaganda.

[soldierant]

45. Agreed.

But they sucker them in so thoroughly that the deprogramming hasn't been discovered to get them back to (or just to) sanity. If all the billionaires paid all the back taxes they legally and morally owe tomorrow, we'd still be stuck with the suckers.

[malaise]

2. Yep - nicely done Hugh

Fuck these Etonian Oxbridge fascists.

[Bradshaw3]

6. Hugh Grant went to Oxford

But he's one of the good ones.

[malaise]

7. Giggle

not all Oxbridge grads are fascists or assholes

What was the name of that group from Eton?

[jpak]

20. The Eton Rifles

[malaise]

22. Cool but my bad I meant the morons from The Bullingdon Club

at Oxford
https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/the-bullingdon-club/


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I don’t usually made political predictions, but if there is one reason David Cameron might lose the General Election, it is the above photo–a picture taken in 1987 at Brasenose College, Oxford which Cameron attended. Although the Labour party accused him of being a member of a secret society,the Bullingdon Club, is far from a secret society. Immortalized as the Bollinger Club by Evelyn Waugh, the Buller usually make its presence known by throwing exclusive yet rambunctious parties.

Above,

(1) the Hon. Edward Sebastian Grigg, the heir to Baron Altrincham of Tormarton and current chairman of Credit Suisse (UK)

(2) David Cameron

(3) Ralph Perry Robinson, a former child actor, designer, furniture-maker

(4) Ewen Fergusson, son of the British ambassador to France, Sir Ewen Fergusson and now at City law firm Herbert Smith

(5) Matthew Benson, the heir to the Earldom of Wemyss and March

(6) Sebastian James, the son of Lord Northbourne, a major landowner in Kent

(7) Jonathan Ford, the-then president of the club, a banker with Morgan Grenfell

(8) Boris Johnson, the-then president of the Oxford Union, now Lord Mayor of London

9) Harry Eastwood, the investment fund consultant

[jpak]

23. LOL - Boris had bad hair back in the Day

[Marcuse]

39. And calf gap.

[amuse bouche]

37. Maddow went to Oxford

[CatMor]

3. Wow ..... well said ..

no candy coating in that tweet. I hope more join him.

[klook]

4. About A Toy

-- a rubber bath toy, that is.

Nicely done.

[SMC22307]

18. Clever! One of my fav films. (n/t)

[hlthe2b]

5. I hope this unleashes the outrage.... Good on Hugh

[SWBTATTReg]

8. Ohhhh...Mr. Grant's remarks are going to leave a mark on ol' Boris and his ilk...wonderful! nt

[njhoneybadger]

9. Well said Mr. Grant

[11 Bravo]

10. Love it, but how could someone that smart cheat on Elizabeth Hurley?

[liberalhistorian]

12. WTF does that have to do with anything?

And how many eons ago was that?

[11 Bravo]

14. Seriously ...

[Skittles]

25. maybe she is boring? who knows, who cares

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. That was almost 25 years ago, FFS.

[liberalhistorian]

11. "Over-promoted rubber bath toy",

I love it! That is just such a perfect description of Johnson, and leave it to the dry hammer-hit-nail wit of the Brits to come up with it!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. I totally LOL'd at that.

"Over-promoted rubber bath toy"! Perfect!

[karin_sj]

13. Unfortunately...

His tweet is getting inundated with nasty comments from trolls and mug shot pictures from when he was arrested back in the day...

[defacto7]

15. So the Queen is in on it too...

Well, the days of being lightly entertained by royal pomp is over for me. The monarchy can go to hell for all I care. The end of the British monarchy can't come too soon if they support the British tRump.

[Soph0571]

17. She does not have a choice

If the government of the day asks for her assent she has to give it.

[defacto7]

29. They give her a speech that she is compelled to read?

Then she's not even a free citizen let alone a monarch. Or will she read it because she chooses to do so?

[Myrddin]

33. Hope this helps?

"Constitutional monarchy differs from absolute monarchy (in which a monarch holds absolute power) in that constitutional monarchs are bound to exercise their powers and authorities within the limits prescribed within an established legal framework." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy

The Queen's Speech is formulated by the UK Govt. - the Queen reads it, to Parliament, on behalf of "Her Majesty's Government"

Constitutionally, she can have no input.

[defacto7]

46. Thank you and I understand.

I still see a difference between having input in government and having the human right to decline to speak of something she does not believe. If she is required to read something in public she disagrees with she's not free. It's like a prisoner of war who is forced to read a confession. Or... she does agree with it. Since she's not a prisoner under the gun I have to give the benifit of the doubt that if she says it or reads it then she means what she says. I don't have the ability to know by telepathy that what she says is not what she means.

However one looks at it, this is about credibility. Our words relay our intent unless we are not trustworthy.

[Soph0571]

34. She does not have any say over the government of the day

She is a constitutional monarch - that means she gets to advise the PM of the day but the people elect her Parliament and she is bound to the decisions they make.

[Soph0571]

16. Eehh

Great tweet.... but I can hear the echo through the land...Who the fuck is Hugh Grant? They have already ( as in the US ) poisoned the idea that people in the public space should have an opinion... Right wingers own the narrative in the UK right now nd High Grant is not going to change that by a linguistically marvellous tweet.

[dem4decades]

19. He made me smile.

[smirkymonkey]

21. Well, my opinion of Hugh just shot up greatly.

I hope he keeps at it.

[LonePirate]

28. I'm amazed by the sheer number of Britons (as well as Americans) who want to destroy their country.

If those pro-Brexit Britons think they have it bad now, wait until they crash into a No Deal Brexit. Stupidity is not isolated to one side of the Atlantic.

[empedocles]

30. Enven more scarier, it's the same scheme they are using in Britain, as

as they are using here.

Trump House/Putin House

[bdamomma]

41. Putin is

spreading his tentacles everywhere, the EX-KGB'er who wants world dominance he is waiting in the wings to pounce. But then again China is there too.

[philly_bob]

31. My respect for Hugh Grant just increased.

Fine actor, some good movies -- but now timely well-phrased political commentary.

[highplainsdem]

32. Mine, too.

[Orangeutan]

36. Yes, but isn't Hugh Grant also an "over-promoted rubber bath toy"?

[MrModerate]

43. He plays prats with precision; his elevation is due to merit. n/t

[saidsimplesimon]

38. Yes, but, where does he stand on the Queen's position?

[MrModerate]

42. Too late. The UK is doomed. Get used to "England" n/t