George Galloway goes to Washington
May 17th 2005, 12:11 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
[QUOTE=Bob]I'm surprised by how little coverage on the news it has gotten.
CNN has actually given the story quite a lot of coverage today. But channels like FOX would probably like to pretend it never happened.
I'm not that keen on the guy either. But on this occasion he did the biz.
Love it.
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CNN has actually given the story quite a lot of coverage today. But channels like FOX would probably like to pretend it never happened.
I'm not that keen on the guy either. But on this occasion he did the biz.
Love it.
Sue
May 17th 2005, 12:15 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
I just realised I should have called this thread:- Mr Galloway goes to Washington.
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May 17th 2005, 12:32 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
Now that's some great TV
May 17th 2005, 12:53 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
Originally Posted by Bob
I'm surprised by how little coverage on the news it has gotten, and when it was on, they were on the angle of he's the dodgy one kicked out of labour and how he's lying and how that will bite him later...
May 17th 2005, 1:12 pm
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He is one of the best speakers in politics at the moment. Every cause he has been involved in he has been proved right - he was one of the few to stand up for the miners from the start
May 17th 2005, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by PortJackson
He is one of the best speakers in politics at the moment. Every cause he has been involved in he has been proved right - he was one of the few to stand up for the miners from the start
I'd forgotten that ! Let's hope we see a lot more of him from now on.
May 17th 2005, 1:24 pm
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Originally Posted by DonnaElvira
Me, I'm not at all surprised...
May 17th 2005, 2:52 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
Galloway may have ridiculed the Senate subcommitee today, but since the guy has zero credibility I don't think they'll dwell on it for too long. Galloway's speech today was nothing more than a publicity stunt, which blew up in the Senate's faces once Galloway started to spew his usual diatribe. I do have a few questions though:
1) If Galloway is innocent, as he says he is, then why fly all the way to Washington and make an emphatic speech when he could just tell them to go fuck themselves from the comfort of his own home in the UK.
2) What sort of visa would Galloway use to visit the USA? Or do they admit people these days on the VWP, who not only include Saddam Hussein in their circle of friends, but publicly urge Arab nations to attack US and coalition forces in Iraq?
1) If Galloway is innocent, as he says he is, then why fly all the way to Washington and make an emphatic speech when he could just tell them to go fuck themselves from the comfort of his own home in the UK.
2) What sort of visa would Galloway use to visit the USA? Or do they admit people these days on the VWP, who not only include Saddam Hussein in their circle of friends, but publicly urge Arab nations to attack US and coalition forces in Iraq?
May 17th 2005, 3:01 pm
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Originally Posted by dbickle
1) If Galloway is innocent, as he says he is, then why fly all the way to Washington and make an emphatic speech when he could just tell them to go fuck themselves from the comfort of his own home in the UK.
May 17th 2005, 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by rincewind
If you knew you could, wouldn't you want the chance to do it in person? I sure as hell would.
May 17th 2005, 3:15 pm
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Originally Posted by dbickle
If I knew for certain and could prove that they had nothing on me, I would not waste my time on the 8 hour flight and subsequent appearance in front of the Senate. But if I had something to be worried about, then I'd definitely make the trip.
I commend him for having the balls to do it.
May 17th 2005, 3:23 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
Originally Posted by dbickle
1) If Galloway is innocent, as he says he is, then why fly all the way to Washington and make an emphatic speech when he could just tell them to go fuck themselves from the comfort of his own home in the UK.
2) What sort of visa would Galloway use to visit the USA? Or do they admit people these days on the VWP, who not only include Saddam Hussein in their circle of friends, but publicly urge Arab nations to attack US and coalition forces in Iraq?
May 17th 2005, 3:32 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
I'm sure GC would relish the chance to ridicule a few Senators.
If he was invited.....
May 17th 2005, 8:02 pm
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
He did it to take the piss out of them. Most of the alegations were unfounded.
May 18th 2005, 12:01 am
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Re: George Galloway goes to Washington
Originally Posted by Bob
Daily Show should be funny tonight
Grrrrr. They transmitted a repeat instead.
(However, it was just as funny as when I first saw it.....when they took the p1ss out of Laura Bush who was taking the p1ss out of George milking a (male) horse at the ranch..... 
