tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post116017492465778404..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Agreeing with Mary Ann SieghartIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160427883430020762006-10-09T22:04:00.000+01:002006-10-09T22:04:00.000+01:00Simon Heffer, among others (including me), have be...Simon Heffer, among others (including me), have been saying for ages that Brown's boorishness and ill manners (e.g. his turning up to a white tie event in a lounge suit) border on the autistic. It's figurative, of course, but the man <I>is</I> an ill-bred, surly lout and there's no getting away from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160384966035066322006-10-09T10:09:00.000+01:002006-10-09T10:09:00.000+01:00Maybe I should have sense of humour failures more ...Maybe I should have sense of humour failures more often, Iain. Being linked to from your blog always does wonders for my traffic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160242991651290392006-10-07T18:43:00.000+01:002006-10-07T18:43:00.000+01:00Anonymous at 6.38. If you were a regular reader of...Anonymous at 6.38. If you were a regular reader of this blog you would know what I say what I think. What you're suggesting is that I should disagree with the party leadership for the sake of it. How pathetic.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160242723138661912006-10-07T18:38:00.000+01:002006-10-07T18:38:00.000+01:00This is boring. I thought blogs were supposed to ...This is boring. I thought blogs were supposed to be about independence... just siding with the leadership endlessly even about totally trivial nothings is not interesting. I don't agree with Tim Montgomerie's Christian Right views but at least he is challenging the leadership based on an independent point of view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160241527065834602006-10-07T18:18:00.000+01:002006-10-07T18:18:00.000+01:00George Osborne seems to be unaware of the effect h...George Osborne seems to be unaware of the effect his remarks may have on other people. Perhaps he is autistic.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160236543196259482006-10-07T16:55:00.000+01:002006-10-07T16:55:00.000+01:00Tory press office is run by low grade figures at t...Tory press office is run by low grade figures at the moment because Hilton doesn't want any threat to his status as main guru.<BR/><BR/>They will have to appoint a heavyweight before the election!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160233063112281662006-10-07T15:57:00.000+01:002006-10-07T15:57:00.000+01:00Dreary Mary and her 20 pars' worth of me me me is ...Dreary Mary and her 20 pars' worth of me me me is reason #36 not to buy the Times, which I used to buy religiously. You can't call those nags, hacks and second-raters "pundits". Maybe Kaletsky. But what a falling off there's been.shergarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857760634460826993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160228135929820432006-10-07T14:35:00.000+01:002006-10-07T14:35:00.000+01:00Well, I don't see how calling someone autistic can...Well, I don't see how calling someone autistic can be viewed as an insult, given that the richest man in the world has admitted to being slightly autistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160226643528470872006-10-07T14:10:00.000+01:002006-10-07T14:10:00.000+01:00Osborne looks like one of those young boys who alw...Osborne looks like one of those young boys who always run home to their mum crying because someone doesn't want to play with them..."Mum, mum..Gordon is evil, he doesn't want to play with me. Mum, mum, tell him something"....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160219766121506402006-10-07T12:16:00.000+01:002006-10-07T12:16:00.000+01:00osborne's point was that the chancellor is psychol...osborne's point was that the chancellor is psychologically deficient and hence unfit for the highest office in the land.<BR/><BR/>I don't see in this remark a criticism of autistic folk. He was merely referring to a lack of fit.<BR/><BR/><BR/>to say that the chancellor is AUTISTIC is playing very very dirty. if Osborne has any evidence he should present it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160219673616684042006-10-07T12:14:00.000+01:002006-10-07T12:14:00.000+01:00I do think the Tories need a better press office, ...<I>I do think the Tories need a better press office, even an instant rebuttle outfit, for a lot of people are taken in by smear jobs.</I><BR/><BR/>Agreeed, that is how Clinton won in 1992 and 1996. Blair has copied this tactic at the past three General Elections.Sir-C4'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03917709983378003032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160218715078929242006-10-07T11:58:00.000+01:002006-10-07T11:58:00.000+01:00Boris got his arse chewed in similar circumstances...Boris got his arse chewed in similar circumstances - but has chewed back - http://www.boris-johnson.com/<BR/><BR/>I don't expect truthfulness of most of the press - the Guardian seems best behaved - but wouldn't it be nice if the BBC remembered what it used to be about?Ralph Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669038533754181563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160215592163444242006-10-07T11:06:00.000+01:002006-10-07T11:06:00.000+01:00Osborne does a great impression of a transvestite ...Osborne does a great impression of a transvestite marionette actually. Nearly all the time.Paul Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941688096751778537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160215333753277482006-10-07T11:02:00.000+01:002006-10-07T11:02:00.000+01:00Lefties are still milking the Osborne remarks. I r...Lefties are still milking the Osborne remarks. I read one throwaway remark yeeterday about Osborne sniggering at autistics. And of cours we still get people talking about Cameron "hugging hoodies" despite the fact that he never used the phrase.<BR/><BR/>I do think the Tories need a better press office, even an instant rebuttle outfit, for a lot of people are taken in by smear jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160214562235755222006-10-07T10:49:00.000+01:002006-10-07T10:49:00.000+01:00I would consider Mary Ann Sieghart's viewpoint (wh...I would consider Mary Ann Sieghart's viewpoint (which I wholeheartedly agree with) to represent a resounding success for the Conservative Party, as this weak attempt to attack George Osborne is surely a reflection of how few negative stories came out of the whole conference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160212659758654752006-10-07T10:17:00.000+01:002006-10-07T10:17:00.000+01:00I don't like Osborne, but not because of his sense...I don't like Osborne, but not because of his sense of humour. I don't like him because he is not yet good enough to be Shadow Chancellor.Sir-C4'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03917709983378003032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160203644457488832006-10-07T07:47:00.000+01:002006-10-07T07:47:00.000+01:00The interview was the most boring fringe event I a...The interview was the most boring fringe event I attended. Based on what I saw to a large extent George has already packed his personality away. Just shows that the hacks will get you anyway.Praguetoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160176438264463642006-10-07T00:13:00.000+01:002006-10-07T00:13:00.000+01:00"Anyone who knows George Osborne knows he has a wi..."Anyone who knows George Osborne knows he has a wicked sense of humour "<BR/><BR/>well, he wasn't funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1160176020733473672006-10-07T00:07:00.000+01:002006-10-07T00:07:00.000+01:00Misread that as "keep the media breast fed"! Hey, ...Misread that as "keep the media breast fed"! Hey, ho. Time for bed I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com