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Whom do MPs represent again?...

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 05:48:04 PM EST
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The most generous of their contributors with the deepest pockets?  Wouldn't do to arbitrarily restrict your representation to who happen to reside in your district. After all, on a broader level, MPs represent the entire nation and its interests, do they not? If contributions are not restricted to constituents why should representation be so confined?

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 10:47:53 PM EST
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I think someone - probably me, but some help would be good - needs to put together a talking point cheat sheet.

It's heartwarming that the one area where recycling is supported unconditionally is the predictable economic soundbite.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 08:24:37 AM EST
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Ritter:
The game idea of bullshit bingo is simple:

Now, what we can do is to issue some new, Europe specific, game cards. It would also be a good tool to promote ET at conferences. I'd volunteer to hand them out to the participants of conferences, seminars, round table and panel discussions in Brussels.  



En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 08:47:31 AM EST
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But that's the prole version - William Hague would never talk about synergy or hardball. That's the what the aspirational masses do.

This would be bullshit bingo for serious people.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 08:53:16 AM EST
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I swear, ET needs a comics page.  Hilarious!

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 09:03:03 AM EST
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The brilliance of ET's humour is that it is seamlessly integrated in the serious content.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 09:06:58 AM EST
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Was "You Lie! Bingo" behind this famous incident?

Joe Wilson says outburst to Obama speech 'spontaneous' (CNN)

Rep. Joe Wilson shocked many observers Wednesday night when he shouted, "You lie!" after the president denied that health care legislation would provide free coverage for illegal immigrants.

Some people using Twitter suggested that Wilson's retort was planned and pointed to a comment the lawmaker posted on Labor Day:

"Happy Labor Day! Wonderful parade at Chapin, many people called out to oppose Obamacare which I assured them would be relayed tomorrow to DC," the tweet from Wilson's account said.

After all, the rules require that, when you get five platitudes in a row, column or diagonal, you "stand up and shout BULLSHIT"...

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Nov 17th, 2009 at 09:06:05 AM EST
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