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Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Wandering Yid, Feb 9, 2016.

  1. SpursDisciple

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    It was rhetorical
     
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    So the first minister in Northern Ireland believes the earth was created 4,000 years BC and that sex with the same gender or with Africans is inherently dangerous. The world has gone to hell in a handcart.

    Who knew Arlene Foster was from the Liberal wing of that party
     
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    I thought Arlene Foster was the first minister?
     
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    She quit a few weeks ago and the new guy was elected today
     
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    Edwin Poots. Foster lost a vote of confidence.
     
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    Edwin Poots. Wasn't there some scandal with him a few weeks ago? Probably something to do with this ****.
    It's the DUP, though. Ian Paisley's party. More specifically, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster party.
    Having ridiculous, antiquated ideas about the nature of reality is kind of their thing.

    I heard a phone-in from Northern Ireland recently where a DUP voter felt appalled at Arlene Foster for standing alongside a political ally who was gay.
    Ah, I found it:
     
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    Marina Hyde is fast becoming my favourite journalist. Look at this paragraph for example.

    Hauled before two select committees to answer for his Greensill lobbying role, David Cameron yesterday claimed his text to the Treasury mentioning a “rate cut” might in fact have meant to say “VAT cut”. As the former prime minister put it: “I think I’m a victim of spellcheck here.” A what now? Still, you’ll have nothing but respect for this excuse, which is basically: “I fear that I, a standup guy, have been autocorrected into a complete chancer.” And yet … on which phone software does VAT autocorrect to rate? I’m afraid I found it rather difficult to watch this section of the hearings and not think: can you ducking believe this aunt?

    <laugh>
     
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    What I want to know is how the VoC was against Foster and deputy leader (and MP for Innsmouth North) Nigel Dodds, yet Dodds hasn't moved a muscle
     
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    Astonishing
     
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    It's just a bit of a throwback. Mainland UK had similar **** in the not too distant past.
    Mary Whitehouse was still pushing her schtick in the 90s.
    Social conservatives haven't completely disappeared and I expect they'll be back out of the woodwork quite soon.
     
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    We're all of the opinion that the appointment of this extremist just brought a United Ireland forward a decade!
     
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    I've been browsing a bit and it turns out that he's undergoing treatment for liver cancer.
    Seems like a strange move for somebody in that unfortunate position.
    I hope that the science that he doesn't seem to give much credit saves his life.
     
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    Cameron has been shown to be a great-aunt.
    What a sickbed.
    I mean duckpit.
    What a brick.
     
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    I take it this is the comedy that reflects conservative values that Tim Davie wants to see more of on the BBC?
     
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    He wrote Ann Coulter's set for the Rob Lowe roast, where she famously went down in flames and got utterly destroyed.
    Not sure how he got any work after that, to be honest. Maybe people thought it was deliberate?
     
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    He's mates with Joe Rogan

    So the real question is how he isn't on at least three watch lists already
     
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