Tuesday, May 18
Well if he can do it, I can do it. Only it's unpaid work. Though it may end up being paid, who knows. See you in June.
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Monday, May 17
Malta, like the rest of this Great Continent of Ours, is gearing up for the European Elections. Labour Candidate, Joseph Muscat reports:
"One of the most interesting meetings I had took place last week when I visited the only four electors living in Comino. It was a pleasure meeting Maria, Vangiela, Salvu and Anglu, the last of the Kemmunisti. I learnt about their problems and the reality they live in everyday life. Most of the difficulties these people face are related to communication. Nevertheless, they do feel an integral part of our country. Salvu has even upgraded to internet recently".
Now that's dedication, sailing through the treacherous shark-infested waters in the hope of securing four votes. Still, the lucky people have got the internet. Sounds pretty idyllic, really.
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"One of the most interesting meetings I had took place last week when I visited the only four electors living in Comino. It was a pleasure meeting Maria, Vangiela, Salvu and Anglu, the last of the Kemmunisti. I learnt about their problems and the reality they live in everyday life. Most of the difficulties these people face are related to communication. Nevertheless, they do feel an integral part of our country. Salvu has even upgraded to internet recently".
Now that's dedication, sailing through the treacherous shark-infested waters in the hope of securing four votes. Still, the lucky people have got the internet. Sounds pretty idyllic, really.
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Sunday, May 16
Self-effacing rock star Gene Simmons tells the Observer the secret of his success:
"I am the most powerful man in the world because I have complete freedom - and that's power. The most powerful guy in the world decides his fate without having to answer to anyone. That's power, baby".
Sounds good so far.
"The secret of happiness is to be completely selfish".
Sounds like a liberal.
"If I ruled the world it would be a much better place. First of all I'd have death squads and take out every dictator. I would find every drug dealer and shoot him in the head publicly, no trial or jury. I'd leave his carcass there for dogs. Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord. Well, I'll take some myself if you don't mind".
Sounds like this guy. His new album's got a nice title too. And it's a solo album as well, with a song co-written with the Normster's hero himself, Bob Dylan. Wild. Still, I think maybe he is on the side of the angels after all.
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"I am the most powerful man in the world because I have complete freedom - and that's power. The most powerful guy in the world decides his fate without having to answer to anyone. That's power, baby".
Sounds good so far.
"The secret of happiness is to be completely selfish".
Sounds like a liberal.
"If I ruled the world it would be a much better place. First of all I'd have death squads and take out every dictator. I would find every drug dealer and shoot him in the head publicly, no trial or jury. I'd leave his carcass there for dogs. Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord. Well, I'll take some myself if you don't mind".
Sounds like this guy. His new album's got a nice title too. And it's a solo album as well, with a song co-written with the Normster's hero himself, Bob Dylan. Wild. Still, I think maybe he is on the side of the angels after all.
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Saturday, May 15
"There is some irony that the only people to have lost their jobs over the unhappy events in Iraq have been journalists".
Claims the Guardian. Not strictly true. Don't forget this chappie, tragically deprived of his livelihood. To think that if he were still working, both Piers Morgan and Andrew Gilligan might still be scribbling away like mad things. Heart-breaking, isn't it?
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Claims the Guardian. Not strictly true. Don't forget this chappie, tragically deprived of his livelihood. To think that if he were still working, both Piers Morgan and Andrew Gilligan might still be scribbling away like mad things. Heart-breaking, isn't it?
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Friday, May 14
With Tony Blair on the ropes, Polly Toynbee contemplates his successor, Gordon Brown:
"Don't imagine he is any less of an Americanophile than Blair. Where does he holiday? Cape Cod, never across the channel. Who are his gurus? Americans. He never has a good word to say for our social democratic neighbours, except to use them as comparisons with his own brilliant economy".
She thinks these are negatives. On the other hand:
"It is he, the great redistributor, who is the keeper of the child poverty pledge, holding out against cabinet predators to give tax credits to poor families first, nurturing Sure Start and child care. It is he who put the money into schools and he who delivered the National Insurance rise to fund the NHS as never before. He even made that tax rise popular with 70% of voters. Equality of opportunity and social mobility are the causes driving all he does. The only point of a thriving economy for a Labour government is to deliver social justice. Now it is time to embed those ideas in British hearts and minds".
Not content with taking our money, they want to brainwash us.
"Remember, it took Sweden decades of steady progress to make a more equal society, but it needs people to buy into the idea permanently".
These guys are here for the duration, folks. Meanwhile, the benevolent intentions of the government are here for all the world to see. Some people aren't bringing their kids up the prescribed way, some people aren't allowed to look after their very own children, and some parents aren't allowed a say in whether their children have children. The Guardian knows who to blame in the latter incident, anyway:
"It is a tragedy that Michelle now regrets the abortion. But the real breach of confidence was surely by the mother who consented to splashing her daughter's private life all over the newspapers".
It isn't just your money the liberaloids want, you know.
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"Don't imagine he is any less of an Americanophile than Blair. Where does he holiday? Cape Cod, never across the channel. Who are his gurus? Americans. He never has a good word to say for our social democratic neighbours, except to use them as comparisons with his own brilliant economy".
She thinks these are negatives. On the other hand:
"It is he, the great redistributor, who is the keeper of the child poverty pledge, holding out against cabinet predators to give tax credits to poor families first, nurturing Sure Start and child care. It is he who put the money into schools and he who delivered the National Insurance rise to fund the NHS as never before. He even made that tax rise popular with 70% of voters. Equality of opportunity and social mobility are the causes driving all he does. The only point of a thriving economy for a Labour government is to deliver social justice. Now it is time to embed those ideas in British hearts and minds".
Not content with taking our money, they want to brainwash us.
"Remember, it took Sweden decades of steady progress to make a more equal society, but it needs people to buy into the idea permanently".
These guys are here for the duration, folks. Meanwhile, the benevolent intentions of the government are here for all the world to see. Some people aren't bringing their kids up the prescribed way, some people aren't allowed to look after their very own children, and some parents aren't allowed a say in whether their children have children. The Guardian knows who to blame in the latter incident, anyway:
"It is a tragedy that Michelle now regrets the abortion. But the real breach of confidence was surely by the mother who consented to splashing her daughter's private life all over the newspapers".
It isn't just your money the liberaloids want, you know.
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Thursday, May 13
I wonder how many more lives would be saved if only the government decided to abolish state education. But of course, being the government, it has decided to increase the load. Expect the Thames to be awash with corpses, folks.
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Wednesday, May 12
I'm not sure I'd have made exactly this connection. I mean, it does look like it's been a while since they did the stroll, but even so...
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