February 14, 2004

SPLITTERS

Unable to form a coalition with the Greens, George Galloway’s new peace party is forced to act unilaterally:

The Green party has rejected an electoral pact with the anti-war Respect coalition, leaving the two radical parties in competition for the alternative vote at this year's European and London elections.

Despite several months of behind the scenes negotiations between the newly formed, George Galloway-led Respect party and the Greens, there will now be a straight "Red versus Green" fight to mop up the fringe vote in key constituencies like London and the south-east.

That’s not George’s only problem. Respect launched its revolting website two days ago, but forgot to register the domain.

So Tim Newman grabbed it.

Posted by Tim Blair at February 14, 2004 06:21 AM
Comments

Warning: Incoming Monty Python Refrence

5......4......3......2......1....

Posted by: Karl at February 14, 2004 at 06:41 AM

THAT IS JUST FRIGGIN' BRILLANT!

Posted by: bsc at February 14, 2004 at 06:48 AM

Warning: Incoming Monty Python Refrence

5......4......3......2......1....

Glad to oblige:

Is Galloway's party the Judean People's Front or the People's Front of Judea?

Posted by: Randal Robinson at February 14, 2004 at 07:19 AM

The Respect coalition.

Isn't that the party run by Ali G?

Posted by: Peggy Sue at February 14, 2004 at 07:44 AM

Sweet.

Who doesn't appreciate a good slam against the internet ignorant? I don't even know who this screwball is and I am thoroughly amused.

Posted by: david at February 14, 2004 at 08:16 AM

Peggy Sue, that would be the R - E - S - T - E - C - P Coalition!
Thanks for that link to the parody website! It's not exactly hilarious, but it makes good points. A favourite quote:

Opposition to all forms of discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs (or lack of them), sexual orientation, disabilities, national origin or citizenship. Unless somebody is from Israel, or supports Israel, or is Jewish, or has a Jewish-sounding name.

Posted by: TimT at February 14, 2004 at 08:30 AM

Randal,

Right, you're in. Listen, the only people we hate more than the Americans, are the Judean People's Front.

Bloody splitters.

Posted by: Karl at February 14, 2004 at 10:34 AM

Jeez, it must be embarrassing on the Left. All those nutcases, Fisk, Pilger, Neville, Kingston and now Galloway. Where's Nurse Ratchet when you need her?

Posted by: slatts at February 14, 2004 at 11:00 AM

Listen, George, guys, let's not forgot the real enemy here...


THE F*CKING Popular Front of JUDEA!

Posted by: Quentin George at February 14, 2004 at 11:03 AM

I eat cock.

Lots of it.

Posted by: George Galloway at February 14, 2004 at 03:55 PM

Seems to me that the only sensible comment is the one by George himself ie just above mine.

Do any of you fucks have a clue how talented George Galloway is?

He is only a conductor for your information.....during the last storm in Glasgow they tied him to the city hall chimney.

Instead of attacking this fine man rather offer sensible suggestions.....like we have him spayed and if that doesn't work. have the fucker put down.

Posted by: Traps at February 14, 2004 at 07:05 PM

If Karl can get away with a '70's Monty Python reference, how about this from the '80's:

we gather the names of the members of the respect coalition, everyone on Margo Kingston's email address list (her self described terror cell), Phil Adams, all sympathetic posters to left wing blog sites, Barbara Sreisand, all the Democratic Presidential candidates etc etc etc ...

and have GWB announce that a ravenous star goat is about the devour the Earth and that they are to all to report to Cape Kennedy to board the "B" Ark to be sent out into space as the intellectual vanguard to build a new Earth - no global warming, no American imperialism, no WMD (that anyone can find), a pristine wilderness with no evil capitalism, a brave new world ... [not unlike pre-historic earth] and that we will all follow them (yeah - sure )

they will not find out until they are a safe distance from Earth that they have in fact been programmed to crash land on the Sun.

Thank you Douglas Adams and good night to George Galloway and all the other useless 1/3 of the world's population.

I mean ask yourself the question, how did we ever survive politically without the "respect coalition" - answer "Very nicely thank you"

It has about as much chance of guaranteeing George Galloway's re-eleciton as the Progressive Alliance has for Meg Lees in Australia - good riddance.

E

Posted by: The_GOP_Elephant at February 14, 2004 at 08:39 PM

AMERICANI EUNT DOMUM!

Posted by: YOY at February 14, 2004 at 09:19 PM

Tim - would you (or any of your bona-fide readers {no LLL's in disguise, please - there will be a test...}) like to have ropma.com or nazimedia.com? I pulled these off the market just for the helluvit. As with several others, I'm just sitting on 'em waiting for the muse.

Posted by: .com at February 15, 2004 at 07:58 AM

they will not find out until they are a safe distance from Earth that they have in fact been programmed to crash land on the Sun.

Careful, if it ends up like the Ark in the book, they will miracurously survive a crash landing and settle a pristine world. Now thats a scary thought.

Posted by: Quentin George at February 15, 2004 at 01:22 PM