ARmy Rumour SErvice

Originally Posted by Democritus

OK, a bit of fanciful speculation: the Jocks get independence within three years, Labour in England collapses into unelectable chaos and starts thrashing around for a strong man to bring some hope. Red Ed exits stage left. Blair is approached but prefers to stick with the semi-billionaire lifestyle to which Cherie has long been accustomed, Miliband Snr huffily rejects a 'second-best' offer and Balls is increasingly seen as deranged. Mandelson is quietly dying of Aids. Cyclops offers to make a comeback in a safe English or Welsh seat and is laughed out of court. Who else to turn to? Galloway, still a maverick, electrifies the misty-eyed Left in the Commons whenever he moves into orator mode, and is eventually begged by a desperate Labour to ditch Respect and the worst of his Muslim rantings, come back into the fold and lead the Brethren to sunlit Marxist uplands. After all, stranger things have happened (I think) ...

...Hmm? more chance of labour finding a suitable girly....even a small reminder of George's muslim love fest blows him out of the water, that's before it even gets nasty during a build up to a leadership battle.

With traditional labour voters and the grey vote (of which they are plenty) being sick of seeing their families struggle, any old labour - not your shiney suited 'Professional Politician' type cnut - is in with a chance.

......and Broon doesn't look too bad a bet from where I'm sitting tbh.

Just saying like.

The first time someone showed that video of him praising Saddam that would be Labour's election chances gone. He might be able to con a few Muslims in one constituency at a time, he wouldn't have a hope with the whole country.

Originally Posted by Democritus

Who else to turn to? A maverick, electrifies the misty-eyed Left in the Commons whenever he moves into orator mode, and is eventually begged by a desperate Labour to ditch Respect and the worst of his Muslim rantings, come back into the fold and lead the Brethren to sunlit Marxist uplands. After all, stranger things have happened (I think) ...

Who else, but our hero of the Nottingham Riots.... (drum roll) BugzDaMick! He's eloquent, well versed in ettiquette, extraordinarily nice and barking enough for the Loonies... until the money runs out. Then it's either TSO or de la Billiere to lead us forwards to the sunny Thatcherite uplands.

Originally Posted by Democritus

..... and is eventually begged by a desperate Labour to ditch Respect and the worst of his Muslim rantings, come back into the fold and lead the Brethren to sunlit Marxist uplands. After all, stranger things have happened (I think) ...

I very much doubt it. He's certainly no dummy and beyond doubt he is a silver-tongued rhetorician, but his great lapses of judgement will always ensure that he is a car crash waiting to happen. In spite of his denials, his egregious kowtowing to Saddam Hussein are only too well documented. Although he professes sanctimoniously to reject the taking of strong drink, his far more relaxed attitude to fornication is legendary (and self-acknowledged). Not something that would be approved of by his Muslim brethren.

His bizarre participation and behaviour in Celebrity Big Brother hardly signifies him as a serious or mature potential leader of the nation.

Finally, he is now unelectable in the wider community because he has identified himself so strongly with the Muslim community. It is my own belief that he is a convert to Islam. He has steadfastly and aggressively refused to be drawn on the point. However, he has been married on four occasions, three of which were to Muslim women and according to Muslim religious rite. This would never... repeat never... be allowed as 'halal' or permissible unless he had first renounced Kufr by formally declaring and accepting the first pillar of Islam, the Shahada ("There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet").

The only thing that is in doubt is whether he meant it or not.

Originally Posted by Provost

I very much doubt it ...

So do I - I did say it was fanciful speculation. But I wouldn't put it past him to spring one or three more gobsmackers before he retires as bursar of Al-Azhar, or whatever. And, given the combination of a declining economy, political amnesia amongst 90% of the UK electorate and some cynically effective spinning by tomorrow's disciples of Mandy and Alastair ("this far-sighted statesman condemned the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how many more British soldiers would be alive today ..."), I'd hesitate to rule out almost anything in British politics. Still all highly improbable, of course, but it doesn't do to underestimate George, as Red Ed and his sorry band know only too well.

It is my own belief that he is a convert to Islam.

You may very well be right.

Originally Posted by jimmys_best_mate

The first time someone showed that video of him praising Saddam that would be Labour's election chances gone. He might be able to con a few Muslims in one constituency at a time, he wouldn't have a hope with the whole country.

Couple it with the video of him licking milk from a bowl, dressed as a cat on CBB and it's a double whammy. Top trumps even Kinnokio falling arse over tit into the tide just before he imploded when he almost had power.
Fanciful stuff from Democritus, but unlikely to happen. I reckon the safe money for the next Labour leader should be on Mrs Balls (nee Cooper) who has even started the grooming process if her recent appearances are anything to go by. Mind you, would you vote for someone who shares a bed with the Balls creature?

Originally Posted by kip59

, group of young asian girls saying they didn't have a clue who george was.

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I'll bet they still voted for him, or at least their postal votes (filled in by their fathers/brothers) did.