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8. I wouldn't be surprised if the Blairites do split from Labour

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 07:49 AM

Sep 2015

Failing that, they are going to need to be crushed out and expelled, driven back into the moderate-Conservative/Republican abyss that spawned them; have their non-relevance shoved in their faces and be shown the door. Fake progressives are no longer welcome...there may have been a time when they were needed to shield the center-left and left from the RW values assault of the 1980s and 1990s...but if there ever existed a time for the likes of the Clintons and Blairs, it's certainly past not present.

The Labour party is in open civil war right now and if we're honest, not likely to get into power for a while. If the Blairites lose control of Labour there is a definite possibility of another split, as happened in the early 80's when some on Labour's right wing broke away to form the SDP.

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Looks like Tony Blair doesn't think much of Bernie Sanders either [View all] T_i_B Sep 2015 OP

They try to throw Bernie LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #1

The way things are with the UK Labour party is pretty dreadful T_i_B Sep 2015 #3

Talking about triangulation reminds me LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #9

Agreed TubbersUK Sep 2015 #16

I feel the same way really T_i_B Sep 2015 #20

fuck tony blair. war criminal, incredible cowardly freak. roguevalley Sep 2015 #34

Tony Blair is a thoroughly corrupt piece of excrement. djean111 Sep 2015 #2

I bet the feeling is mutual. I know I don't think much of Bush's poodle. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #4

Tony BLIAR is a war criminal who should be malaise Sep 2015 #5

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #17

Abso-freakin-lutely! n/t n2doc Sep 2015 #19

+1 Johonny Sep 2015 #27

And yet he will be heard like Cheney anytime he wants...You? Me? no chance randys1 Sep 2015 #29

Sanders is attracting all the right enemies. Good on him. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #6

Yup! SoapBox Sep 2015 #18

Of course he does. Chan790 Sep 2015 #7

I wouldn't be surprised if the Blairites do split from Labour T_i_B Sep 2015 #8

Great post. hifiguy Sep 2015 #30

Totally agree Oilwellian Sep 2015 #38

Cognitive disconnect very evident there. bemildred Sep 2015 #10

I didn't realize so many people have a deep and abiding respect for Tony Blair's opinion. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #11

Plenty of senior people in Labour still do T_i_B Sep 2015 #12

he poodle barks. nt Javaman Sep 2015 #13

That's like a sign that one is doing the right things. jtuck004 Sep 2015 #14

+1 deutsey Sep 2015 #15

Tony Blair doesn't seem to think much of anyone but himself and Bush LeftishBrit Sep 2015 #21

and Murdoch's wife?? malaise Sep 2015 #23

For some -odd- reason, I have a hard time caring what Mr. Blair thinks about Hiraeth Sep 2015 #22

IMO what the poodle thinks really means nothing to me. jwirr Sep 2015 #24

This is a ringing endorsement AFAIC frylock Sep 2015 #25

I care what any of these war criminals think, why?!? onecaliberal Sep 2015 #26

The Chimp's pet poodle yips, yaps, hifiguy Sep 2015 #28

Really? The UK version of Hillary doesn't think much of Bernie? KamaAina Sep 2015 #31

The UK version of Hillary? T_i_B Sep 2015 #42

Corporate America paid B-Liar very well to play ball with Bewsh's evil plan. HughBeaumont Sep 2015 #32

Speaking of parallel reality -great job as Middle East Peace Envoy, Tony. suffragette Sep 2015 #33

Did you see this?? malaise Sep 2015 #35

Wow - I had not seen this. Maybe we should just call them "The Clique" suffragette Sep 2015 #36

The political class malaise Sep 2015 #37

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The face of a war criminal Oilwellian Sep 2015 #40

Poodles will be poodles. lonestarnot Sep 2015 #41

An anti-endorsement from Tony Blair is music to my ears. Scuba Sep 2015 #43