Let's have a scrap! This week the Mayor of London.

[InsaneApache]

Boris v Ken?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Boris v Ken?

Boris, on the basis tat Ken is a dishonest champagn liberal tax dodger, and a not-quite-in-the-closet Nazi. Frankly, I'm stinned Millie hasn't dropped him like a rock after he actually said, "Jews won't vote for me because they're rich" and something akin to, "when I was Mayor I kept the Muslims happy, so fewer Jews got beat up."

[Justiciar]

Who ever the hell the other chaps are fielding. The police chief fellow. Whats his name. Him. Or possibly the Green one. A female, perhaps.

[spankythehippo]

Boris, because he's got weird hair.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Boris, on the basis tat Ken is a dishonest champagn liberal tax dodger, and a not-quite-in-the-closet Nazi. Frankly, I'm stinned Millie hasn't dropped him like a rock after he actually said, "Jews won't vote for me because they're rich" and something akin to, "when I was Mayor I kept the Muslims happy, so fewer Jews got beat up."

You're making Ken cry.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

You're making Ken cry.

Good.

I wonder if David would have been as forgiving as his brother?

As an aside, I had to search for Ed's name, and it almost didn't come to me.

[gaelic cowboy]

Didnt Boris have a scrap with Call me Dave in number ten lately, apparently lunged for some document and two of them were rolling around supposedly.

[InsaneApache]

If so I bet Boris gave 'call me Dave' a bloody good hiding. He deserves one.

I know about 'liftgate' when the Turkish one had the Newt in his sights.

Does anyone remember such a divisive and negative campaign? All that 'Ken is Ken' from the Labour leadership is wearing a bit thin. Or is it only rightwingers who can be racists these days?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Didnt Boris have a scrap with Call me Dave in number ten lately, apparently lunged for some document and two of them were rolling around supposedly.

If so I bet Boris gave 'call me Dave' a bloody good hiding. He deserves one.

I know about 'liftgate' when the Turkish one had the Newt in his sights.

Does anyone remember such a divisive and negative campaign? All that 'Ken is Ken' from the Labour leadership is wearing a bit thin. Or is it only rightwingers who can be racists these days?

There are two versions of the "fight" story - the piece of paper was supposedly a Treasury Brief about how much money Dave could give Boris. depending on which one you ask Boris either shoved David's face into the sofa and then nuggied him until he got crossrail, or Dave kept the piece of paper away from him.

Of course, I'm not sure the journalist in question was being serious.

As to Ken being a racist - you have it backwards IA, Lefty's can't be racists - so he obviously isn't.

See?

Of course, in reality racism is much more a working man's, and therefore "Lefty" vice because the Upper Class tend to look down on everyone without reference to colour or creed.

[Greyblades]

"I'm not prejudiced, I hate everyone equally."

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

"I'm not prejudiced, I hate everyone equally."

Who said anything about hate?

[rory_20_uk]

Boris. Ken is a two faced twerp who has one set of rules for himself and purports to have another set for everyone else. Boris may be a Tory, but he isn't merely a drone who mindlessly follows central diktats.

[Greyblades]

Who said anything about hate?

Er, sorry, I was kinda speaking for myself not you.
I can see how that could be misinterprited, but I would rather we didn't go over this again.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Er, sorry, I was kinda speaking for myself not you.
I can see how that could be misinterprited, but I would rather we didn't go over this again.

No it's not that. I actually don't get the comment.

Not to over analyse, but the quotation marks imply that it's supposed to be words in the mouth of some group, if said group is the Upper Class, aka the Aristocracy, then you misinterpreted my point.

for an example of what I'm talking about, consider the raised eyebrows in Whitehall regarding George V's treatment of African Commonwealth soldiers he met during WWI.

[gaelic cowboy]

didnt groucho marx say that or summit

[Greyblades]

Oh, well when PVC said "the Upper Class tend to look down on everyone without reference to colour or creed." it kinda reminded me of the quote I had heard once said in jest, it seemed to be funny at the time and I thought it would be somewhat humorous here.

I guess I'm not exactly Pizza guy or Strike when it comes to making fun of a situation.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Oh, well when PVC said "the Upper Class tend to look down on everyone without reference to colour or creed." it kinda reminded me of the quote I had heard once said in jest, it seemed to be funny at the time and I thought it would be somewhat humorous here.

I guess I'm not exactly Pizza guy or Strike when it comes to making fun of a situation.

Don't worry, I lol'd.

[InsaneApache]

didnt groucho marx say that or summit

I believe the correct quote is: "Work is the curse of the drinking classes".

[Kralizec]

I'd have to say I chose Boris. I don't know much about local politics in the UK, but from what I do know, Red Ken is a crypto-marxist who openly sympathizes with people like Hugo Chavez. Since I don't think that a person like Red Ken is likely to be ignorant about what happens in Venezuela while still somehow being in favor of it, he's in my opinion an utterly repugnant person.

Boris, by contrast, has "folksy charm". By that I mean that his rethoric is as crass as the ramblings of an alcoholic coal miner. I find that endearing.

[spankythehippo]

"I'm not prejudiced, I hate everyone equally."

Tom Araya said something like that.

[Beskar]

It takes either a genius or a fool to successfully run the city of London, luckily, Boris is both.

[gaelic cowboy]

It takes either a genius or a fool to run the city of London, luckily, Boris is both.

Excellent observation I believe we have a winner.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I concur - a well educated fool to boot!

[Greyblades]

Hear, Hear.

[Rhyfelwyr]

It takes either a genius or a fool to successfully run the city of London, luckily, Boris is both.

Excellent observation I believe we have a winner.

Sounds clever, means nothing.

I just summed up 98% of 'intellectual' discussion on the internet.

As for voting, I just ask "which individual/party is going to help me get a job?". When I find one that fits that description I will make the effort to vote and maybe care about what is going on in the world of party politics.

[Beskar]

Sounds clever, means nothing.

Not completely true. It is more saying the complication and mechanics involved and in such a way to successfully run the city of London, you need to be a genius who is able to comprehend what is actually going on to be able to put in effect the required and desired changes, or you are so foolish, you just clumsily stumble into randomly making all the right steps. I was commenting that we are lucky that our Boris is both (refering to his mannerisms and contrasting intellectual prowess), so he is bound to successfully run the city of London.

[Furunculus]

Boris.

For no other reason that Ken has always been a dangerous idiot.

[Strike For The South]

It's London, an airport and a few soccer stadiums. The place runs itself

Isn't this the queens job anyway?

[Tellos Athenaios]

It's London, an airport and a few soccer stadiums. The place runs itself

You forget the sizable deployment of armed forces and heavy machinery in place to keep the locals in check and prevent them from getting any quaint notions about "rights".

[Greyblades]

Oh, there's no fear of that, the riots proved they dont even want the right to property! :P