Blair backs Kerry

[jfern]

Nov 1 2004

TONY Blair has privately admitted that he wants Democrat John Kerry to win tomorrow's US election.

The Prime Minister has acknowledged to at least two confidantes that a Kerry win would be a 'lifeline' for his own political future.

If Kerry does triumph, the result will undoubtedly help draw the poison out of the Iraq debate in Britain in the run up to a general election It would mean Blair could focus on the future of Iraq - not the disasters of the past.

And it may also soothe fractured relations within the Labour Party.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tm_objectid=14819636%26method=full%26siteid=89488%26headline=blair%2d%2dbacks%2dkerry%2d-name_page.html

[Wat_Tyler]

1. Blair can fuck off. He's damaged goods.

[XNASA]

8. I'm reminded of a song.

Damaged goods
Send them back
I can't work
I can't achieve
Send me back
Open the till
Give me the change
You said would do me good
Refund the cost
You said you're cheap but you're too much
Your kiss so sweet
Your sweat so sour
Sometimes I'm thinking that I love you
But I know it's only lust
The change will do you good
I always knew it would
You know the change will do you good
You know the change will do you good

[wysi]

11. I'm not sure...

... many DUers would recognise Gang of Four, but I certainly did!

[XNASA]

14. There are a few who would.

I'm sure Wat has it pegged.

[Wat_Tyler]

34. I dig the Gang of Four.

particularly 'At home he's a tourist'.

[jpak]

29. I did

How come the trains don't run on time????

and to hell with poverty...

:)

[sendero]

43. Great song...

... from a great album :)

"the worst thing in 1954 was the bikini"

[Beetwasher]

2. Fuck You Blair

I'm sure Kerry will be cordial to you, because that's the type of guy he is, but I sure as hell hope he doesn't support you in your reelection you piece of shit...

[GoBlue]

3. So glad Tony has his priorities in place

eom

[AlCzervik]

4. i know sqaut about the daily record, is it a tabloid or a broadsheet

i'm not being nasty, i just dont know anything about them.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

12. It's a left-leaning tabloid n/t

[AIJ Alom]

5. YES ! Booyah ! Blair jumps the * bandwagon ! n/t

[RinaJ]

6. Well, Shrub screamed "Ask Tony Blair!"

And looks like he has spoken. I don't give a shit about what he thinks, but anything that contributes to Shrub's humiliation is a-ok in my book! :D

[Dr Fate]

16. Another primal, "monkey moment" from the Shrub...

...he blew it at the debate-the old-time yelling & wild gestures did not come off well...

[Richardo]

7. The job offer from Carlyle must've fallen through...

Drat!

[kevin881]

9. if he is more worried about his political future...

...than he is about the poor kids over in Iraq, he can go fuck himself.

[Mandate My Ass]

27. Yes!

What an smarmy opportunist. He made me so sick parroting Bush's lies, because unlike Bush, he knew better. Tony made a deal with the devil and now he thinks he can escape paying the price. Others may be paying now but Tony will too ultimately.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. He is a selfserving p*ick

I am not surprised to hear this, he's the type to know which side his bread is buttered on.

[uppityperson]

13. rats deserting the sinking ship

bye bye georgie

[samtob]

15. Third party declaration

I don't believe it. Even if it were true, he would be doing it for his own political agenda.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

17. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Poodles can bite...

[Laelth]

18. Not a credible source.

But I'd bet the sentiments expressed are accurate. Who in their right mind doesn't want Kerry elected? Sometimes I wonder ...

Just a reminder, folks. We need to support the left-leaning party in the UK, and that means supporting Blair. The mother country stood with us, even when we were doing something really stupid, and that kind of loyalty is worth a lot to me. Besides which, the Tories suck!

just my two cents ...

-Laelth

[Anarcho-Socialist]

19. The Labour Party will be looking for closer ties with the Democratic Party

which the Dems will oblige, but they'll always keep Blair at arms length. Blair is despised by the U.S. left and will soon be despised by the U.S. right for jumping ship onto the Kerry boat.

The best thing that can happen for the Labour Party is if they are pro-active and force out Blair.

A general election defeat for Blair would be far worse proposition, as they would be replaced by the heavily pro-republican neo-conservative Tory Party.

[ibegurpard]

22. I think the Kerry camp should make it quite clear to the Labour Party

that close ties to a Kerry administration would be contingent upon the removal of Blair.

[wicket]

20. BWHAHAHAHAHA!!!

"Ask Tony Blair" indeed!

[Dogmudgeon]

21. Not so fast with the Blair hatred

Let's cut Tony B. some slack this time. This is another nail in the coffin of "Count Bushula."

After the election, we can go back to hating him, and give the Labo(u)r Party the moral support they need to put him on the back of the bench.

W A Y in the back!

--bkl
First Things First.

[Zorra]

26. Yeah. I agree. Bu$h's "good coalition buddy" is smacking him down hard!

Even Bu$h's "allies" know he is a POS.

Bwaaahaaaahaaahaaahaaa.

We forgot Poland.

[onehandle]

23. As mad as we are at Blair, he needs to keep his job.

Nobody wants the Tories running the U.K. again. That would be bad for its people, and President Kerry.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

45. The tories don't have to take power for Blair to fall.

His party can force him out without a vote of no confidence.

[onehandle]

49. True, but that action would weaken Labour. nt

[TaleWgnDg]

46. Exactly! And precisely!

What's w/ all this juvenile venom pointed at Tony Blair by DUers? He stood by his alliance w/ America no matter who was at the helm. He trusted our nation's intelligence. Wha? I'd expect him to do so.

Tony Blair is of the Labour Party. Again, that's the L-A-B-O-U-R Party who have been historically the champion of the working man in the U.K. As has the Democratic Party, here, in the States.

What? You want the Tories/Conservatives to take the helm of the U.K. again a la Margaret Thatcher?

Hello? Old Chinese proverb: Be careful what you wish for . . .


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Molly Ivins reveals that GWBush took in close to
a million dollars from political action committees
and individuals interested in "tort reform" (e.g.
insulating big business from lawsuits by people
their products have harmed). It's no wonder that
Governor George W. Bush declared tort reform in
Texas a "legislative emergency" in 1995. - Molly
Ivins in her book entitled, "Shrub: The Short But
Happy Political Life of George W. Bush," February
2000.
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[lovuian]

24. Blair Hopes to get rid of His Worst Nightmare!!!

Unfortunately Blair is going down too!!!

[goforit]

42. It hasn't even begun for that schmuck!!!

[Arugula Latte]

25. Hey Tony --

Why the FUCK did you link your fortunes to a maniacal FREAK like Bush in the first place? You should have been smarter than that.

Tony, Tony, Tony. You disappoint The Family. (say in mobster voice)

[yellowcanine]

28. Ah Tony, watch out. The Bush Syndicate doesn't take kindly to knives

in the back.

[DinahMoeHum]

30. "Yankee Poodle Tony" licks arse again!

Honestly, if his lips were any closer to an American president's arse, it would a part of that POTUS's anatomy.

:evilgrin:

[Octafish]

31. Hey, poodle! Who killed Dr. Kelly? STAY AWAY FROM KERRY, YOU PRICK!

Blair govt is lying - Kelly family lawyer

Posted Thu, 25 Sep 2003

British government deceit over the suicide of government weapons expert David Kelly must be revealed, particularly the "hypocrisy" of Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, a lawyer for Kelly's family told the inquiry into his death on Thursday.

SNIP...

Kelly (59) was found dead in July, days after being named by the Ministry of Defence as the suspected source of a BBC report that the government "sexed up" a controversial dossier on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.


SNIP...

The BBC's Andrew Gilligan said in a radio report for the "Today" programme in May that Prime Minister Tony Blair's office had embellished intelligence in a dossier published in September 2002 in a bid to bolster the case for war.

The dossier included the headline claim that Saddam Hussein could launch biological or chemical weapons within 45 minutes.

SNIP...

"This was a cynical abuse of power and deserves the strongest possible condemnation," Gompertz said.

CONTINUED...

http://iafrica.com/news/worldnews/273440.htm

[goforit]

38. I guess Dr. Kelly will ultimately have the last laugh!!!

[aden_nak]

32. Thoughts on Tony Blair.

Which might not actually be something we want. Blair hasn't handled the PR for Iraq the way that Bush has. I don't particularly like the man, but I do see him in a Colin Powell like situation. "I can do more to mediate the damage if I am on the team than if I am on the other side." The other thing is that the Labour Party is generally the more liberal political party in the UK, and there are some right wing nutjobs opposing them that would make even screw-loose zealots like Rush or Hannity stop and say, "Damn, man, lighten up."

If Blair has any sense, he will step down and allow the Labour party to run a fresh candidate, on the hopes that a new face will convince people to stick with the party itself. Because I don't think it's possible for him to win re-election the way things are right now in the UK.

[mmonk]

33. Actually, this is good

if it gets out there in the public (for the election here).

[jobycom]

35. Blair is pissed because he got used by a half-wit

Blair started out backing the US as an attempt to control W, but W outsmarted him, and Blair wound up having to either change his position-- a death knell for his career and something that wouldn't have stopped Bush anyway-- or press on.

There were some--including Blair-- who believed Bush's main purpose in Iraq was to force compliance with the inspectors. By the time Blair figured W out, he was too deep.

Smartest guy in Britain being outsmarted by the stupidest world leader since Reagan. Must really stick in his craw.

[54anickel]

36. Why Blair secretly wants his partner in war to lose

http://www.opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/11/01/do0101.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/11/01/ixopinion.html

snip>

The American pollster had an interesting message for the Labour team. It was, he said, impossible to predict the result of the American presidential contest - although he was quietly optimistic of a Democrat win. What was clear, however, he claimed, was that the Republicans' attempt to frighten the electorate into re-electing Mr Bush had failed.

This has been a Hammer House of Horror presidential election campaign. One Republican advert showed wolves looming out of a forest accompanied by the words "weakness attracts those who are waiting to do America harm". Another warned, chillingly: "Alone in the booth - why take the risk?" Even the baddie himself, Osama bin Laden, made a cameo appearance, rising like Dracula from the coffin just a few days before Hallowe'en to warn of terrifying dangers to come.

The Republican strategy has been to scare people into George W's arms - but Mr Greenberg argued that, whatever the eventual result, it had not been as successful as the Bush team had hoped, because the public saw it as a cynical attempt to exploit their sense of insecurity.

snip>

Mr Blair is trying to convince himself that they have the same sort of legacy in mind. But that is wishful thinking, and deep down the Prime Minister knows it. That is why - despite his conviction that Mr Bush would mellow in a second term - he secretly wants Mr Kerry to win tomorrow night.

[goforit]

37. roflmao.!!!!.....and I can't stop laughing and my stomach is aching ......

OMG!!!!!

Some one help me!!!!

I'm ripping out my muscles!!!!

[ProfessorGAC]

39. What A Cynical Twit!

Talk about "Whatever way the wind blows"! Sheesh!

He plays Li'l Georgie's lapdog, and then expects the antithetical opponent to resurrect his flagging career.

What a tool.
The Professor

[goforit]

40. Do you think Kerry would PARDON Blair from the World Criminal Court?

[Endangered Specie]

41. Im privately admitting that I want to see Blair go down in flames...

political career speaking, that is.

[d_b]

44. Poor Bastard

[AlaTide]

47. I don't believe it...

but if it is true, I welcome Blair with open arms.

[msgadget]

54. It is surprising

but if it's true it could be an indication of the positive reception Kerry will receive Over There. The other side swears he won't be able to do any better with world leaders and this could be the start of a different reality...if it's true. Oh, and Blair has got to be tired of being seen as W's flunky.

[cubsfan forever]

48. Poor little Tony

knows that Kerry is going to win, and that his days as chickenhak warrior are about to come to an end. Serves the little jerk right.

Professor 2

[marmar]

50. Fool me once, shame on .... you

I think Tony Blair, who had a great relationship with Clinton, finally has come to the realization that he's been basically used by this administration. Unfortunately for Blair, it might be too late. Cozying up to the Bushies has already taken out Spain's Partido Popular, and Blair could be next.
When you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.:)

[5thGenDemocrat]

58. Welcome to DU, marmar

Best regards from up here in Saginaw.
Go Tigers! Go Kerry!!
John
Come for the politics -- stay for the food fight.

[Borgnine]

51. So the poodle has found his chopped-off nuts again, eh?

Blair, we all want Kerry, but you can join Bush for all I care. The blood is on your hands too.

[neuvocat]

52. What does he expect Kerry to do if he wins?

Does he really think that Kerry's support of him would help him with his sagging popularity with British citizens?

[MisterP]

53. go fester in some hole, Tory Blair

and take that little ape you fondle with you

[KurtNYC]

55. Hey Dubya - your poodle is loose.

Get him off of Kerry's leg.

[jpgray]

56. Well, two days doesn't erase four years of being a Judas goat

Sorry Tony.

[Chicago Democrat]

57. FUCK YOU TONY!! This is all your fault!

You have the only opportunity to stop this evil wolf in expensive sheeps suit and YOU BLEW IT!!


I hope that Labor folds into the Liberal Dems and LABOR is GONE FOREVER... the entire party is an anarchronistic leftover of the 19th century.