Quote of the day 13th October 2014

Hat tip to Cllr Matthew Sephton and Tom Hulme for this Best quote from the Clacton by-election:

"Yes I voted UKIP, the Tory MP has done nothing for years" - (Clacton Resident #NoHope)


For anyone reading this from outside the UK who may not realise why this quote is something between shocking and hysterically funny, the UKIP candidate who this voter supported is the same person who had, until he resigned and triggered the by-election to stand as the UKIP candidate, also been the Tory MP the voter accused of having done nothing for years.

There are times when no response seems adequate ...

Comments

Jim said…
"Ha Ha, - that showed that no good tory" :)

By the way did you see the "great Leader" on the sunday politics? I had the misfortune of leaving my telly on after the grand prix (big error)

Any way for all my scheming, and watching DC paint himself into a corner, watching waiting for his renegotiation to fail, try to pull a "Wilson" and give the best possible chance of a referendum win. The "high and mighty one whom must not be critised on newspaper comment threads" goes on TV and says this.

Save you some pain, just skip to about 12 and half minutes in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJiVMZaPd6g

So are the voters bad, well yes. but with "leaders" of political parties at this level, well what do you expect.

dont want to spoil it with further comment on it for now so will just let you enjoy it.
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