tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post2359944985043105568..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Barack Obama's Claret & Blue Army!Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-48757184455027157942008-01-29T17:30:00.000+00:002008-01-29T17:30:00.000+00:00iain, obama's all yours.iain, obama's all yours.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634532301690071884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49270718517390087912008-01-28T23:49:00.000+00:002008-01-28T23:49:00.000+00:00Iain - Well, I hope to hell I can believe in it be...Iain - Well, I hope to hell I can <I>believe</I> in it because I don't believe in change I can't believe in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-13205571816733699272008-01-28T22:25:00.000+00:002008-01-28T22:25:00.000+00:00Verity, it is due to be launched later this week.Verity, it is due to be launched later this week.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73154748192675034882008-01-28T22:23:00.000+00:002008-01-28T22:23:00.000+00:00Er, it was a joke.Er, it was a joke.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37202010818428922972008-01-28T20:55:00.000+00:002008-01-28T20:55:00.000+00:00Brilliant. Iain, you claim to be a Tory, but then ...Brilliant. Iain, you claim to be a Tory, but then up pops this American asshole in favour of big government, high taxes and high spending (most people would call that socialism by the way); and for no other reason than that his sister in law supports West Ham you suggest he might be worth voting for. <BR/><BR/>I give up. Quite pathetic. <BR/><BR/>I'm a football supporter too, but the day I ever think that just because somebody else supports the same team that I do makes them worth voting for is the day my vote should be taken away. <BR/><BR/>Unless Iain you were joking. In which case, make the joke funnier next time. Then we'll know.Rush-is-Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860467341217977185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23893477533277891982008-01-28T20:21:00.000+00:002008-01-28T20:21:00.000+00:00Iain - You have been promising us a new banner for...Iain - You have been promising us a new banner for three months now. You said it would be in the New Year. Well, it's the end of January.<BR/><BR/>We want a change - and CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN! Personally, I hate change I can't believe in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-85163101966044673682008-01-28T19:52:00.000+00:002008-01-28T19:52:00.000+00:00[4:55] "Change you can believe in."!! That's the ...[4:55] "Change you can believe in."!! That's the best yet! Blair must be kicking himself that he never thought of that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64069312865672280382008-01-28T19:32:00.000+00:002008-01-28T19:32:00.000+00:00anon at 4:55pm says: It's deeply worrying.No, ther...anon at 4:55pm says: It's deeply worrying.<BR/><BR/>No, there's nothing worrying about a politician who wants to restore faith and trust in politics. That's exactly what Obama is doing. He is reaching out to young people (who are voting in record numbers) who WANT change. They are engaged and his message resonates with the public. That's a great thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25449722255997665392008-01-28T16:55:00.000+00:002008-01-28T16:55:00.000+00:00I really hope Obama doesn't become president. Sur...I really hope Obama doesn't become president. Surely "Change you can believe in" must be the most vacuous political slogan ever invented? His advisers must have thought that if only they could get the words "change" and "believe" into the same sentence, they would win! And it looks as if they might be right. Obama turns up in another town, steps up to a microphone and says "I stand for change you can believe it", and the audience goes wild with applause. It's deeply worrying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33875122206444927632008-01-28T14:31:00.000+00:002008-01-28T14:31:00.000+00:00Anonymous 1.47. I am my own boss, thank you very m...Anonymous 1.47. I am my own boss, thank you very much!Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-4698767771599398852008-01-28T14:22:00.000+00:002008-01-28T14:22:00.000+00:00Klaxon - "But then again, this is America isn't it...Klaxon - "But then again, this is America isn't it!"<BR/><BR/>Oooh, what a clever, dismissive remark! Don't those Americans just make you sick? No sense of priorities. Except ... this information was published on a British blog and hasn't, so far as we know, been mentioned in the US at all, so perhaps you should keep your sneering references to the United States to yourself.<BR/><BR/>[9:38] No, I didn't "forget" that the BBC is taking a great interest in Obama because I didn't know. If you think "vast numbers of Americans" are getting news about their elections from the BBC, you aren't just in a different country; you are in a different universe. Hint: most Americans have never heard of the BBC. Extra hint: they get their political news from Fox and CNN because their own commentators understand American politics and how the American system works and are not Matt Frei.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90992256399258493012008-01-28T13:47:00.000+00:002008-01-28T13:47:00.000+00:00Do you read the papers or watch the news Iain. Yo...Do you read the papers or watch the news Iain. Your boss Dave call me Dave Cameron has already backed Sen Mc Cain for presidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49271645318484453192008-01-28T13:36:00.000+00:002008-01-28T13:36:00.000+00:00Iain must have thought it was Christmas when he fo...Iain must have thought it was Christmas when he found that quote - is this fusion blogging? (I assume he must have put it in his football blog too.)<BR/><BR/>"You couldn't make it up" as they might have said on Match of the Day. The only issue though: is it wise for the man to align himself with a team that never wins anything? I thought he was trying to get up momentum...if he underperforms on Super Tuesday, this might be the cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22049074069591048632008-01-28T11:48:00.000+00:002008-01-28T11:48:00.000+00:00Well now I have my first reason to dislike the guy...Well now I have my first reason to dislike the guy ;)<BR/><BR/>Go on your Gunners!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79184851504448056692008-01-28T10:36:00.000+00:002008-01-28T10:36:00.000+00:00Hillary Clinton is Gordon Brown in dragHillary Clinton is Gordon Brown in dragAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-86392264681536144512008-01-28T10:33:00.000+00:002008-01-28T10:33:00.000+00:00"I am not sure which is worse Iain, Barack Obama b..."I am not sure which is worse Iain, Barack Obama being a Hammer or Osama Bin Laden being a Gooner. Notoriety all around."<BR/><BR/>Thats a no brainerPaul Burginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84807099811450475592008-01-28T10:07:00.000+00:002008-01-28T10:07:00.000+00:00Great men like Barack Obama attract the hatred of ...Great men like Barack Obama attract the hatred of those who fear and resent their influence.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting that the thought of change scares some people so much.<BR/><BR/>Go Obama!<BR/><BR/> Go Arsenal!<BR/><BR/> :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39167887983366145532008-01-28T09:51:00.000+00:002008-01-28T09:51:00.000+00:00Oh well some more traitors in Kent who don't suppo...Oh well some more traitors in Kent who don't support their local side.<BR/><BR/>Up the Addicks (Gills)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-25466527086838469702008-01-28T09:38:00.000+00:002008-01-28T09:38:00.000+00:00Ah, verity, you forget that our BBC is showing a g...Ah, verity, you forget that our BBC is showing a great deal of interest in Obama, and that vast numbers of yanks are relying on this for their news, as American stations like Fox are so sh!te..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23831732787726430332008-01-28T09:33:00.000+00:002008-01-28T09:33:00.000+00:00Gobama !!Gobama !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-84953898395103129622008-01-28T09:31:00.000+00:002008-01-28T09:31:00.000+00:00Cass Pennant as his running mate then? Can't imag...Cass Pennant as his running mate then? <BR/> <BR/>Can't imagine him supping a couple of pre-match pints in the Boleyn beforehand before telling Fwank Lampard to go back to whence he came <BR/> <BR/>Although I'd gladly donate £10 to his fund if he didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59708769363649880422008-01-28T08:25:00.000+00:002008-01-28T08:25:00.000+00:00"My old man said follow West Ham,....",You probabl...<I>"My old man said follow West Ham,....",</I><BR/><BR/>You probably know the rest of that little footballing ditty Iain?Geezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642135656070350953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-29720422025097804622008-01-28T07:47:00.000+00:002008-01-28T07:47:00.000+00:00I am sure I saw Obama at Carrow Road in his yellow...I am sure I saw Obama at Carrow Road in his yellow top. He was sitting next to Delia eating one of her pies. He has been a season ticket holder for 15 years and will make a fine President.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-78521836320557290622008-01-28T06:49:00.000+00:002008-01-28T06:49:00.000+00:00Iain, that must make you smile!Go Obama!:)Iain, that must make you smile!<BR/>Go Obama!<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68870608871959721322008-01-28T06:12:00.000+00:002008-01-28T06:12:00.000+00:00Just how many Americans do you suppose have ever h...Just how many Americans do you suppose have ever heard of West Ham Utd? More to the point, if one is choosing a President on the basis of his sporting allegiances rathethan political abilities etc, then there really is cause to worry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com