I missed Ms Waccy-Baccy's performance on Radio 4's Today programme but I understand she came out with the tired old chestnuts of "I'm sorry" and "It was a mistake" while trying to defend her misuse of MPs allowances.
Quite frankly, I think that was incredibly stupid of her and unlikely to convince anyone except soap-opera fans who will believe pretty much anything you tell them no matter how ridiculous. It certainly wouldn't convince a magistrates court which hears the same two excuses several times a day from shoplifters and other petty thieves.
More importantly, her increasingly desperate attempts to keep her snout in the trough are in danger of provoking a public backlash which will cost the party more than just her seat in the commons.
Showing posts with label Jacqui Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jacqui Smith. Show all posts
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Friday, 3 April 2009
Myths and Legends
As if Jacqui Smith didn't have enough trouble with her "idiot husband" and his 'inappropriate behaviour', there is now a rumour going round that she and Gordon Brown have been having an illicit affair.
This is complete and utter nonsense of course. Gordon Brown may be many things but stupid is certainly not one of them. Even now with some signs that his mental abilities may starting to deteriorate due to stress he would not get involved in something which could only end very, very badly.
This is complete and utter nonsense of course. Gordon Brown may be many things but stupid is certainly not one of them. Even now with some signs that his mental abilities may starting to deteriorate due to stress he would not get involved in something which could only end very, very badly.
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
A Very Special Offer...
There's been a considerable amount of sniggering going on around here today, both school-boyish and otherwise, along with much gleeful reading aloud of excerpts from various newspapers and online articles. We especially liked Playboy TV's offer to supply all MPs with a special VIP subscription called the "Jacq off special" which they will even bill under the traditional titles of ‘entertainment’ or ‘personal trainer.’
And to cap it all, the icing on the cake was Gordo being overheard saying he wasn't going to sack Waccy-Baccy just because her idiot husband couldn't be trusted not to play with himself while she was away.
If anyone thinks we're being unfair to Ms Waccy-Baccy then let me remind you that she has done more damage to the party since being appointed Home Secretary than Peter Mandelson and the Four Lords of the Graft put together. Furthermore, like any playground bully she has taken a considerable amount of spiteful pleasure not only in dictating to other people what they can and cannot do in the privacy of their own homes, but also in rubbing their faces in the fact that she can.
And finally, let us not forget that she brought all this on herself because she couldn't resist the urge to falsify her expenses.
And to cap it all, the icing on the cake was Gordo being overheard saying he wasn't going to sack Waccy-Baccy just because her idiot husband couldn't be trusted not to play with himself while she was away.
If anyone thinks we're being unfair to Ms Waccy-Baccy then let me remind you that she has done more damage to the party since being appointed Home Secretary than Peter Mandelson and the Four Lords of the Graft put together. Furthermore, like any playground bully she has taken a considerable amount of spiteful pleasure not only in dictating to other people what they can and cannot do in the privacy of their own homes, but also in rubbing their faces in the fact that she can.
And finally, let us not forget that she brought all this on herself because she couldn't resist the urge to falsify her expenses.
Monday, 30 March 2009
Of all the stupid...
On a list of the ten most stupid things the Home Secretary could have done getting caught falsifying her expenses for the second time has to rank fairly high. That the expense item concerned includes two pornographic films at a time when she and the Prime Minister are conducting a witch-hunt against ordinary citizens because of their sexual preferences is simply despicable.
If this party is to stand any chance of retaining more than a minority presence after the general election then she must demonstrate unequivocally that she is willing to be held to the same standards laid down by her office for everyone else by resigning her seat in the commons.
One of our activists recently asked me how he was supposed to persuade people to vote Labour in the wake of the four greedy twerps scandal. I told him that I didn't know but that he should do his best anyway. Perhaps I should have told him not to waste his time.
If this party is to stand any chance of retaining more than a minority presence after the general election then she must demonstrate unequivocally that she is willing to be held to the same standards laid down by her office for everyone else by resigning her seat in the commons.
One of our activists recently asked me how he was supposed to persuade people to vote Labour in the wake of the four greedy twerps scandal. I told him that I didn't know but that he should do his best anyway. Perhaps I should have told him not to waste his time.
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Temper, Temper...
Satire, especially political satire, has a long history going back over three hundred years in this country and much further in what is now the middle east with some material from even further back - ancient Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire - generally being accepted as satirical in nature. A long and distinguished history by any standard.
It is at this point that so-called 'social scientists' go into the sort of long, tediously boring and throughly deranged analysis guaranteed to drive any sane person to hide in a corner gibbering in abject fear.
I'll simply say that satire usually has a serious point to make. A fact which was not lost on Ms Waccy-Baccy if her reaction to a recent article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology is anything to go by.
No, I'd never heard of it either and probably never would have were it not for her temper tantrum.
Written by Professor David Nutt of the University of Bristol, the article in question compares society's perception of risk in taking ecstacy with that of "equasy" or Equine Addiction Syndrome and found that horse riding resulted in acute harm to a person once in 350 episodes as opposed to ecstacy which only caused acute harm once in 10,000 episodes.
And if this wasn't sufficient to infuriate the woman who last year told a select group of chief police officers that the scientific evidence was "irrelevant", the article went on to ask the question "Why are harmful sporting activities permitted, whereas relatively less harmful drugs are not?" in what may have been an unintentional parallel with the controversial Alcohol vs. Cannabis debate.
I understand that the learned gentleman subsequently received what was described as "a severe talking to" from Ms Waccy-Baccy and while she hasn't taken to throwing chairs yet, I understand she can be quite mean with a sharpened pencil. Something I'd rather not witness first hand as I'm no longer as quick on my feet as I used to be.
It is at this point that so-called 'social scientists' go into the sort of long, tediously boring and throughly deranged analysis guaranteed to drive any sane person to hide in a corner gibbering in abject fear.
I'll simply say that satire usually has a serious point to make. A fact which was not lost on Ms Waccy-Baccy if her reaction to a recent article in the Journal of Psychopharmacology is anything to go by.
No, I'd never heard of it either and probably never would have were it not for her temper tantrum.
Written by Professor David Nutt of the University of Bristol, the article in question compares society's perception of risk in taking ecstacy with that of "equasy" or Equine Addiction Syndrome and found that horse riding resulted in acute harm to a person once in 350 episodes as opposed to ecstacy which only caused acute harm once in 10,000 episodes.
And if this wasn't sufficient to infuriate the woman who last year told a select group of chief police officers that the scientific evidence was "irrelevant", the article went on to ask the question "Why are harmful sporting activities permitted, whereas relatively less harmful drugs are not?" in what may have been an unintentional parallel with the controversial Alcohol vs. Cannabis debate.
I understand that the learned gentleman subsequently received what was described as "a severe talking to" from Ms Waccy-Baccy and while she hasn't taken to throwing chairs yet, I understand she can be quite mean with a sharpened pencil. Something I'd rather not witness first hand as I'm no longer as quick on my feet as I used to be.
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Coming Soon: Skunk - The Movie
Another piece of stupidity which came into effect yesterday was the re-classification of cannabis as a Class B drug. Something which Ms Waccy-Baccy has been pursuing for some time now despite incontrovertible evidence that cannabis is considerably less harmful than alcohol and that it's use has actually fallen since being downgraded to Class C by David Blunkett in 2004.
And once again we are being told that this is for our own good. That skunk cannabis - whatever the hell that is - is "lethal".
Hmm... This must be some alternative definition of the word 'lethal' which has not reached this part of England yet. I thought a lethal substance was something which brought about death when ingested yet I've not been able to find a single case, verifiable or otherwise, of anyone dying of a cannabis overdose. Not even this 'skunk' which Gordo seems so frightened of.
In fact, when I broached the subject to a senior physician of my acquaintance he was rather amused by it and suggested that next time I should try reading the research for myself. In short, cannabis does not kill!
Now a real skunk, that truly is something to be frightened of. It won't kill you either but as a former colleague of mine from the US once remarked "You're gonna wish it had." Apparently it's a bit like the old Mal-de-mer in that respect.
Still, at least the local dealers can look forward to a more prosperous year since it is absolutely certain that re-classification will stimulate demand and as a Class B drug, it will also command a higher price than before.
But then, that was the whole point wasn't it?
And once again we are being told that this is for our own good. That skunk cannabis - whatever the hell that is - is "lethal".
Hmm... This must be some alternative definition of the word 'lethal' which has not reached this part of England yet. I thought a lethal substance was something which brought about death when ingested yet I've not been able to find a single case, verifiable or otherwise, of anyone dying of a cannabis overdose. Not even this 'skunk' which Gordo seems so frightened of.
In fact, when I broached the subject to a senior physician of my acquaintance he was rather amused by it and suggested that next time I should try reading the research for myself. In short, cannabis does not kill!
Now a real skunk, that truly is something to be frightened of. It won't kill you either but as a former colleague of mine from the US once remarked "You're gonna wish it had." Apparently it's a bit like the old Mal-de-mer in that respect.
Still, at least the local dealers can look forward to a more prosperous year since it is absolutely certain that re-classification will stimulate demand and as a Class B drug, it will also command a higher price than before.
But then, that was the whole point wasn't it?
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