DC Tom Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Somebody should remind the Hiliary crowd that the glass ceiling she's supposedly about to shatter already has a few holes in it. Just ask Angela and Margaret and likely May. And Bhutto, and Indira, and Meir, and Aquino, and Sukarnoputri... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 And Bhutto, and Indira, and Meir, and Aquino, and Sukarnoputri... Let's be honest, Eleanor had the job for at least a few weeks, if not longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Let's be honest, Eleanor had the job for at least a few weeks, if not longer. If you want to go there, Edith Wilson ran things for almost two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Whoever elected Gerald Ford POTUS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Cameron leaving with class and a very nice family with last message to Parliament and in front of 10 Downing David Cameron Loves Larry the Cat at Downing Street but Can't Take Him Cameron, who is presenting his resignation to the queen later today, also confirmed that Larry would remain at No. 10 when his successor, Theresa May, moves in. "Sadly, I can't take Larry with me. He belongs to the house, and the staff love him very much, as do I." http://abcnews.go.com/International/david-cameron-loves-larry-cat-downing-street/story?id=40542376 Edited July 13, 2016 by ALF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 More good news. Hopefully momentum keeps going. http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/710517/Marine-Le-Pen-frexit-brexit-european-union. This quote I find amazing. The idea of a sovereign nation state will soon be perceived to be racist is the next thing. “Far too often national interests are brought to the fore. We shouldn’t misunderstand this European integration must not bow to the interests of the nation-state." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Thanks for the link, @LBSeeBallLBGetBall And big shake up: More in tweets: Confirmed: Jeremy Hunt is the new Foreign Secretary. Break: Matt Hancock is the new Health Secretary. Former Attorney General Jeremy Wright is the new Culture Secretary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Chris Green is right. Brexit means Brexit. !@#$ing politicians need to follow the will of the people, not whatever they want...or they may find those same people serving heads on platters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, joesixpack said: Chris Green is right. Brexit means Brexit. !@#$ing politicians need to follow the will of the people, not whatever they want...or they may find those same people serving heads on platters. People are noticing, or should be noticing, that while they think they're living "free", they're still serfs in many respects and countries. Would LOVE to see May be gone before Trump lands. That would be just amazingly karmic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: People are noticing, or should be noticing, that while they think they're living "free", they're still serfs in many respects and countries. Would LOVE to see May be gone before Trump lands. That would be just amazingly karmic. Even funnier if Trump's doppelganger, Boris Johnson, becomes Prime Minister 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 6/23/2016 at 11:09 PM, Deranged Rhino said: As they say, the game's afoot. Little did I know, at the time, what else was afoot... FISAs being applied for (and denied), NSA access being shuttered by Admiral Rogers, the beginnings of the palace coup, and of course the Military Intelligence counter-intel op to expose it all. This is a global game, always has been. * Brexit ✔️ * Trump ✔️ * KSA ✔️ * North Korea ✔️ * Iran (is next) * EU/USA/China (ongoing, not done) * Israel/Palestine Peace (happens last) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Boris Johnson's letter to the prime minister: His letter is "interesting". Read his whole resignation letter. It is something else. And Theresa May's reply is also at the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Boris Johnson's letter to the prime minister: His letter is "interesting". Read his whole resignation letter. It is something else. And Theresa May's reply is also at the link. Therein demonstrates the problem with modern American politics. It is impossible to be that classy in 140 characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Boris Johnson's letter to the prime minister: His letter is "interesting". Read his whole resignation letter. It is something else. And Theresa May's reply is also at the link. Boris Johnson was/is concerned that the UK might just turn into a EU colony. May I suggest that instead we take them under our wing and protection and allow them to be a colony of the U.S. We just have to work out that tea tax thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 More popcorn! BRING ME MORE POPCORN!!!!! https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6766531/trump-may-brexit-us-deal-off/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Golden Goat said: More popcorn! BRING ME MORE POPCORN!!!!! https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6766531/trump-may-brexit-us-deal-off/ You have to admire his subtle approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kevbeau said: You have to admire his subtle approach Kick people when they're down -- they're closer to your feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 European elections 2019 UK results: Brexit Party wins nine of first 10 regions; Liberal Democrats triumph in London The Brexit Party has won nine of the first 10 regions to declare its results in the European elections - the North East, North West, East of England, Wales, West Midlands, East Midlands, Yorkshire & Humber, the South West and South East. In the process they have acquired 28 of the first 64 UK seats to be awarded. </snip> 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 But the spin will be the "Green Wave" https://news.yahoo.com/green-wave-eu-vote-amid-climate-crisis-194422602.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/05/26/new-brexit-party-n2546914 Although British leaders have failed to find a consensus on how to make Brexit work, Sunday's European elections seemed to prove that Brits still at least agree that they want Brexit. Nigel Farage, a leading force behind Brexit who left politics shortly after the successful 2016 referendum, returned about seven weeks ago with his new Brexit Party to try and get the process back on track. Despite its infancy, the Brexit Party won 31.6 percent of the vote on Sunday. The Liberal Democrats came in second and Labour came in third, while the Conservative Party, the current one in government, came in an embarrassing fifth place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, B-Man said: Although British leaders have failed to find a consensus on how to make Brexit work, Sunday's European elections seemed to prove that Brits still at least agree that they want Brexit. Moral of the story: Don't ***** with decisions made at the ballot box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, B-Man said: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/05/26/new-brexit-party-n2546914 Although British leaders have failed to find a consensus on how to make Brexit work, Sunday's European elections seemed to prove that Brits still at least agree that they want Brexit. Nigel Farage, a leading force behind Brexit who left politics shortly after the successful 2016 referendum, returned about seven weeks ago with his new Brexit Party to try and get the process back on track. Despite its infancy, the Brexit Party won 31.6 percent of the vote on Sunday. The Liberal Democrats came in second and Labour came in third, while the Conservative Party, the current one in government, came in an embarrassing fifth place. To borrow a phrase I see from many a SJW... "This is important" Edited May 27, 2019 by OJ Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 3 hours ago, B-Man said: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/05/26/new-brexit-party-n2546914 Although British leaders have failed to find a consensus on how to make Brexit work, Sunday's European elections seemed to prove that Brits still at least agree that they want Brexit. Nigel Farage, a leading force behind Brexit who left politics shortly after the successful 2016 referendum, returned about seven weeks ago with his new Brexit Party to try and get the process back on track. Despite its infancy, the Brexit Party won 31.6 percent of the vote on Sunday. The Liberal Democrats came in second and Labour came in third, while the Conservative Party, the current one in government, came in an embarrassing fifth place. Apparantly, the labour party and conservatives are split on Brexit so here are the actual results up to this point. My main takeaway is the parties that were clear on their brexit position gained seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 There is a scramble going on now to form a pro-EU coalition (which they will probably do as to do otherwise would really hurt the EU). The people running to replace Juncker (who was most displeased with how the people voted in these elections) are almost all pro-EU (LOL They call themselves "pro-Europe" - marketing, always marketing) European elections: Total EMBARRASSMENT for Juncker as EU elite lose grip on control EUROPEAN Union voters last night left Brussels’ stagnating elite bloody-nosed as millions called for a radical shake-up of the bloc. Brussels’ traditional elite lost its iron grip on the bloc as votes for eurosceptics, reformists and climate activists surged. An unusually high voter turnout saw Jean-Claude Juncker’s centre-right European People’s Party and the centre-left Socialists and Democrats relieved of their control over the EU. EU Parliament officials boasted of the highest turnout in 20 years, with 50.5 percent of eligible voters taking part – 8 percent higher than the last ballot in 2014. </snip> The EPP and S&D are set to lose their overall majority in the European Parliament, the first time in the institution’s history. According to early projections, the pair will command a combined 325 seats in the Parliament – The EPP as the largest party with 178 MEPs and the S&D with 147. At least 169 eurosceptics will lay siege to Brussels as the Brexit Party’s Nigel Farage and Matteo Salvini’s League set for national victories in Britain and Italy. Guy Verhofstadt’s ALDE bloc saw there numbers nearly double, benefiting from the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrat’s success in Britain and the introduction of Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche in France, with 108 MEPs. </snip> This is a good article on who might be the next head of the EU. There are 28 people picking the 5 slots, and no one majority party. "Concessions must be made" as they say. (This would be so much easier to follow if there were not 7,612 parties in Europe and if any of the names of the parties actually matched their political platform.) Reading to the end, it lays out some scenarios where things do not go swimmingly for the pro-EU peeps. European elections hint at what's next for the EU and who will lead it The task of picking the five people who will hold the European Union's top jobs and help shape its future just got a lot more difficult, with EU elections highlighting the deepening political fragmentation of the 28-country bloc. The two biggest centrist groups in the current European Parliament — the European Peoples' Party (EPP) to the right and the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) on the left — will no longer hold a majority in the new 751-seat chamber, according to estimates. Together, the two are expected to be down from 401 politicians in the outgoing chamber to 324 seats in the next five-year European Parliament, short of the 376-vote majority needed to approve a new head of the bloc's executive European Commission. Who are the candidates? </snip> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 The EU thing is sort of a joke, the hi-lights of history were Northern Ireland sending members who stated out loud that the Pope is the antichrist every session. still it gives encouragement to not letting elites think they can continue running roughshod over decent citizens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 it's good the US doesn't engage in this nonsense, it has too much to take care of in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Hard exit. It's the only way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 11 minutes ago, Nanker said: Hard exit. It's the only way. historically levels of revolt at this level led to some palace stormings and ad hoc executions over there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 THE REVOLUTION DEVOURS ITS OWN: John Cleese faces online backlash after claiming London isn’t ‘an English city any more.’ Cleese tweeted: In 2017, Cleese admitted to being pro-Brexit: “I don’t want to be run by a bunch of European bureaucrats.” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, B-Man said: THE REVOLUTION DEVOURS ITS OWN: John Cleese faces online backlash after claiming London isn’t ‘an English city any more.’ Cleese tweeted: In 2017, Cleese admitted to being pro-Brexit: “I don’t want to be run by a bunch of European bureaucrats.” saw a good documentary of John's "no it's not a tax" exile on some beach for the last few years all fans should watch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Wonder why Theresa May never negotiated like this? UK’s Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the European Union gives Britain better exit terms. </snip> “I always thought it was extraordinary that we should agree to write that entire cheque before having a final deal. In getting a good deal, money is a great solvent and a great lubricant,” Johnson told the Sunday Times. </snip> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Wonder why Theresa May never negotiated like this? UK’s Johnson threatens to withhold $50 billion Brexit payment Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain’s next prime minister, said he would withhold a previously agreed 39 billion pound ($50 billion) Brexit payment until the European Union gives Britain better exit terms. </snip> “I always thought it was extraordinary that we should agree to write that entire cheque before having a final deal. In getting a good deal, money is a great solvent and a great lubricant,” Johnson told the Sunday Times. </snip> Sounds like something Trump would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, KRC said: Sounds like something Trump would do. and it would work brilliantly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 It's Boris's race to lose at this point. Have a strong suspicion EU will be much more amenable to agree to better terms leading up to October 31. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, GG said: It's Boris's race to lose at this point. Have a strong suspicion EU will be much more amenable to agree to better terms leading up to October 31. If Boris Johnson does prevail it will be interesting to see his first visit with Trump. Regardless of what you may think of either's politics, you gotta admit they do kinda look alike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, /dev/null said: If Boris Johnson does prevail it will be interesting to see his first visit with Trump. Regardless of what you may think of either's politics, you gotta admit they do kinda look alike i dunno... he's not the right shade of orange, is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Buffalo_Gal Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Voting starts Saturday. I am slapping this here because if it is Boris Johnson, the EU will probably get a whole lot more reasonable about Brexit terms. It sounds like he will lead a hard-Brexit if they are not willing to negotiate quickly, and in good faith. But, people say all sorts of things to get elected and never follow through, so who knows. ?♀️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 36 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Voting starts Saturday. I am slapping this here because if it is Boris Johnson, the EU will probably get a whole lot more reasonable about Brexit terms. It sounds like he will lead a hard-Brexit if they are not willing to negotiate quickly, and in good faith. But, people say all sorts of things to get elected and never follow through, so who knows. ?♀️ Labour can promise everything and do nothing, in fact make it 10 times worse, and the media and Enlightened Society will laugh and never say anything bad about Labour works the same way over here with Dems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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