tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3218537160908081130..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: It's a Right Wing Conspiracy!Iain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22643441265784787322008-08-29T12:52:00.000+01:002008-08-29T12:52:00.000+01:00Who else have you banned for using the C-word, Iai...Who else have you banned for using the C-word, Iain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37907167406380131522008-08-29T11:35:00.000+01:002008-08-29T11:35:00.000+01:00I looked at Sunny Hundal’s picture on this post an...I looked at Sunny Hundal’s picture on this post and for some reason the words “git” and “smug” popped into my mind. I wonder why that should be?<BR/><BR/>The left wing commentariate now are publicly displaying the same combination of panic and self-delusion that I was feeling privately back in 1997. The polls are wrong – aren’t they? John Major’s got it all under control – hasn’t he? A change of leader will solve all our problems – won’t it? May 1st 1997 proved the answers to these questions to be NO! NO! and NO!<BR/><BR/>Somewhat O/T – if there is a pre-election change of PM, could (indeed should) the Royal Prerogative by exercised to force a dissolution?Windsor Tripehoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923036087016324862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-61776294134803191762008-08-29T11:28:00.000+01:002008-08-29T11:28:00.000+01:00Thanks Iain for the link to Donal Blaney or is it ...Thanks Iain for the link to Donal Blaney or is it Blarney! - this is one funny guy - the YouTube link to the President Bush Dinner was terrific - I Know Bush is not exactly very popular at present but hes a very funny after dinner speakerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69701028324467025522008-08-29T11:27:00.000+01:002008-08-29T11:27:00.000+01:00The "left" are in denial about everything that thi...The "left" are in denial about everything that this government have f***ed up on(including big time on the economy) and are now looking to blame evryone but themselves(nothing new there) and are desperately searching for non-existent right-wing conspiracy theories to explain why the poll ratings are pretty dire and why Brown is universally loathed by large sections of the electorate.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, comrades, there isn't one - it's all down to your own incompetence and the fact you allowed Brown to become leader of your Party. Live with it ! Just accept you're heading for anihilation at the next election with Brown as leader and do something about it. In the meantime stop whining !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-50002910918050465972008-08-29T11:19:00.000+01:002008-08-29T11:19:00.000+01:00@ Anon 11:10Certainly not. Did I say that?But I a...@ Anon 11:10<BR/><BR/>Certainly not. Did I say that?<BR/><BR/>But I am objecting to the repeated and crass comment - much as is yours, you poor deprived nameless little person. Response is one thing, whining on is another.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76579872870985905692008-08-29T11:10:00.000+01:002008-08-29T11:10:00.000+01:00"Why don't you just get off the case? Haven't you ..."Why don't you just get off the case? Haven't you got your own blog to waste bandwith?"<BR/><BR/>Ha ha ha ha ha!<BR/><BR/>Are you suggesting that Sunny is intruding by responding to Iain's attack on his article?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-5592602332852900122008-08-29T10:45:00.000+01:002008-08-29T10:45:00.000+01:00@ SunnyWhy don't you just get off the case? It's n...@ Sunny<BR/><BR/>Why don't you just get off the case? It's not funny, informative, or remotely entertaining. Frankly it's bloody boring. Haven't you got your own blog to waste bandwith?<BR/><BR/>If you want to have a squabble with someone couldn't you try arguing with yourself? Maybe you do. Who wins? Who cares?<BR/><BR/>As for mental illness - what about 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'? Next you'll be going on about 'ah, the poor children'.<BR/><BR/>Politeness is sod-all to do with it. And, while we're at it, WTF is a 'negative narrative'?Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-44483658315415726972008-08-29T10:36:00.000+01:002008-08-29T10:36:00.000+01:00"it is dominated by Labour people and seems like a..."it is dominated by Labour people and seems like a conspiracy to hijack the Liberal name"<BR/><BR/>Just as the Conservatives are trying to hijack Libertarianism by their use of "Libertarian Authoritarianism", er, I mean "paternalism"...not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89819129872713694912008-08-29T10:28:00.000+01:002008-08-29T10:28:00.000+01:00I clicked to go onto Liberal Consipracy and that o...I clicked to go onto Liberal Consipracy and that one action crashed my entire computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-19060683001486787842008-08-29T09:21:00.000+01:002008-08-29T09:21:00.000+01:00The fact that his blog is called Liberal Conspirac...The fact that his blog is called Liberal Conspiracy is somewhat conspiratorial in itself as it is dominated by Labour people and seems like a conspiracy to hijack the Liberal name because they are so ashamed of the work Labour at the moment.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-81270733794796024522008-08-29T09:05:00.000+01:002008-08-29T09:05:00.000+01:00The real conspiracy has been that Gordon Brown is ...The real conspiracy has been that Gordon Brown is prudent, sane and an expert in fiscal affairs.<BR/><BR/>p.s. Socialism* IS a vicious narrative.Roger Thornhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153744692290896812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60929154154379540012008-08-29T08:18:00.000+01:002008-08-29T08:18:00.000+01:00"You love dishing it out don't you, but you're not..."You love dishing it out don't you, but you're not so good at taking it."<BR/><BR/>But Sunny isn't dishing it out. You're only pretending that he is so you can pretend to be upset about it.<BR/><BR/>But what you're really upset about - what you really can't take - is the fact that he's rumbled a game that you like to play as much as Guido.<BR/><BR/>Deny it if you dare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36465830916310462912008-08-29T02:23:00.000+01:002008-08-29T02:23:00.000+01:00I'm a big fan of creating narratives - positive or...<I>I'm a big fan of creating narratives - positive or negative. That's the way politics works. Have no trouble with that aspect - I was simply pointing out the existence of a negative narrative.</I><BR/><BR/>"As long ago as 1944 George Orwell wrote of government-inspired reports where the prose ‘consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more of phrases tacked together like the sections of a pre-fabricated hen-house."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I`m just quoting ....I love the guy's style personallyNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91090768312077362242008-08-29T01:38:00.000+01:002008-08-29T01:38:00.000+01:00Have you actually read some of the threads on Libe...<I>Have you actually read some of the threads on Liberal Conspiracy? This is positively polite by comparison.</I><BR/><BR/>They're far more civilised than yours, and we both know that. As for the left-right / Tory-Labour bashing, well that's all fair game isn't it? You let me know when I allow bigotry on my site, and I'll happily delete it.<BR/><BR/>Cheers for the aboveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33131584815214644802008-08-29T01:03:00.000+01:002008-08-29T01:03:00.000+01:00Hundal is another self appointed "expert" on the U...Hundal is another self appointed "expert" on the US that seem to infest the Grauniad with their ignorant commemts.<BR/><BR/>I don't blame McCain for being offhand with Time, they'd just twist anything he said anyway.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, time to watch Obambi descend from the clouds in Denver and grace us with more sermons, I wonder if he brought the bread and fishes or whether they're waiting on the podium ?Yak40https://www.blogger.com/profile/10391635243252561168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54114393581486246862008-08-29T00:53:00.000+01:002008-08-29T00:53:00.000+01:00I deleted a post by Scotch because he just used th...I deleted a post by Scotch because he just used the C word. He now joins Ireland on the banned list.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91087663000056885692008-08-29T00:52:00.000+01:002008-08-29T00:52:00.000+01:00My, my, we're becoming a little sensitive aren't w...My, my, we're becoming a little sensitive aren't we? You love dishing it out don't you, but you're not so good at taking it. Have you actually read some of the threads on Liberal Conspiracy? This is positively polite by comparison.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68691274480556728942008-08-29T00:43:00.000+01:002008-08-29T00:43:00.000+01:00You're OK with this tone here are you Iain? Maybe ...You're OK with this tone here are you Iain? Maybe you could answer Sunny?scotchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103340885509850627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-46951802201357734872008-08-29T00:12:00.000+01:002008-08-29T00:12:00.000+01:00Not backtracking at all, I can assure you.Not backtracking at all, I can assure you.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42967432436486746282008-08-29T00:05:00.000+01:002008-08-29T00:05:00.000+01:00No Iain, now you're just back-tracking. Did I come...No Iain, now you're just back-tracking. <BR/><BR/>Did I come over holier than thou over Guido yesterday? I may take issue with people who make fun of mental illness, but anyone who reads me knows I've not been a big supporter of this Labour govt. But like Guido, I'm a big fan of creating narratives - positive or negative. That's the way politics works. Have no trouble with that aspect - I was simply pointing out the existence of a negative narrative.<BR/><BR/>As I said, I just didn't agree with the idea of making light of mental illness.<BR/><BR/>This post is a pathetic attempt to pretend I was doing the same as Guido, when I clearly wasn't. <BR/><BR/>anyway, I'm sure anyone with half a brain can judge for themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67040964513266835022008-08-28T23:35:00.000+01:002008-08-28T23:35:00.000+01:00You know what you were doing, I know what you were...You know what you were doing, I know what you were doing. Let's leave it at that, shall we? :)Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15384854006403879422008-08-28T23:27:00.000+01:002008-08-28T23:27:00.000+01:00Heh, what are you now, Fox News? I've quoted someo...Heh, what are you now, Fox News? I've quoted someone else and used it on my blog. You've attributed the quote to me.<BR/><BR/>I know you belong to the Tory party Iain, but you're not that thick to not know the difference.<BR/><BR/>Next time you quote someone on your blog I'll just assume that you think the same right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18315764046616619002008-08-28T23:16:00.000+01:002008-08-28T23:16:00.000+01:00Guido has the courage to say it outright. You have...Guido has the courage to say it outright. You have the courage to hide behind quotation marks. Hey, you and Gordon Brown should get on well!Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-68253890981319757022008-08-28T23:15:00.000+01:002008-08-28T23:15:00.000+01:00And then only 24 hours later he has the gall to wr...<I>And then only 24 hours later he has the gall to write THIS post ... questioning John McCain's mental state.</I><BR/><BR/>Clearly Iain, you don't know what quotation marks denote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64103920559502459832008-08-28T22:29:00.000+01:002008-08-28T22:29:00.000+01:00DK said that he was only noticed at all because of...DK said that he was only noticed at all because of his slightly unusual colour ? I `m not sure really but it does seem that there are plenty of equally witless media wannabes about that are less noticed.<BR/><BR/>Mostly harmlessNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.com