George Galloway crashes out of Commons in humiliating defeat

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Daily Mail

George Galloway has crashed out of the Commons in a humiliating defeat - hours after he was reported to police for tweeting about an exit poll before voting had finished.

The 60-year-old this morning lost his Bradford West seat by more than 11,000 votes following a campaign mired in controversy.

In a bizarre concession speech, Mr Galloway hit out at people he characterised as 'hyenas' and 'lions'.

'I don't begrudge the Labour members here their moment of celebration of course,' he said.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3072982/George-Galloway-reported-police-tweeting-exit-poll-results-voting-closed-faces-losing-seat.html

[Unvanguard]

1. One small bit of good news from what is otherwise catastrophic. n/t

[iandhr]

5. You can usually find sliver linings on even the darkest days.

[Unvanguard]

7. Nigel Farage also lost.

And the Conservatives getting in the high 320s instead of the low 320s means that they won't need the awful DUP. Small blessings.

[sulphurdunn]

2. Mores the pity.

[geek tragedy]

3. Good riddance to bad Stalinist rubbish. nt

[iandhr]

4. Excellent.

One peace of good news good news in a bad night.

[leftynyc]

6. Good

Was just reading this article about him and his district in Politico.

http://www.politico.eu/article/galloway-bradford-elections-uk-ge2015/

[oberliner]

8. He made a big show of claiming her opponent was 16 rather than 15 when married

And that this somehow showed that her marriage was not forced as she had claimed.

I think that alienated a lot of people.

[geek tragedy]

9. given his status as an outspoken rape apologist, that probably did not help. nt

[iandhr]

10. Exactly right

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/13/george-galloway-forced-marriage-naz-shah

He claimed that if her mother was at her marriage it could not have be forced.

As if parents don't attend the weddings they force their daughters into.

[leftynyc]

11. lol lol

And now the clown is blaming Jews and Israel for his loss to a Muslim woman:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/08/george-galloway-loses-bradford-west-seat-labour-naz-shah-respect

During Galloway’s campaign he repeatedly insinuated that Shah was pro-Israel, despite her insistence that she had attended marches for Gaza and Palestine. At one point he tweeted a picture of Jews waving Israeli flags with the caption: “Thank you for electing Naz Shah”, juxtaposed with flag-waving Palestinians and the caption: “Thank you for electing George Galloway.”

[Bluenorthwest]

12. That's nice. Bigoted piece of self promotion that he is.

nt