Charles Kennedy admits to having a drink problem... - Page 2

nffc · 05-01-2006, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Damien

Yep, What a cow. Anyway....

Hate to be the killjoy in the lib dem love in but the truth is that he did lie and he only admitted it after being forced out. He did not have much of a choice, ITV would have run the story.

While I think this was his personal business the same respect would not have been shown to either the Labour or Tory leaders so Kennedy should be subjected to the same critism as them. Lib Dems are not on a higher ground than the other two partys

Hardly, I'm a Tory voter but anyways...

05-01-2006, 23:37

if he cant be trusted with the bottle, maybe he shouldn't be trusted with the country.

nffc · 05-01-2006, 23:38

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

if he cant be trusted with the bottle, maybe he shouldn't be trusted with the country.

And he has precisely what chance of being PM?

05-01-2006, 23:44

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Originally Posted by nffc

And he has precisely what chance of being PM?

none now.

nffc · 05-01-2006, 23:45

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

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Originally Posted by nffc

And he has precisely what chance of being PM?

none now.

Exactly the same as before, and the vast majority of Lib Dem leaders then!

**Maggy** · 05-01-2006, 23:49

Frankly all I care about in an MP is that he/she keeps his hands out of the country's coffers and obeys all the financial rules of Parliament.

Whether he/she smokes ,drinks,sleeps around is none of my business.As long as they are straight and honest with my money I don't care.

05-01-2006, 23:56

I dont trust any of them and never will... my usual vote for the past few years has been "none of the above".

06-01-2006, 00:23

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4582930.stm

Big deal I say, good on him for admitting it though,

Yeah, I thought that too....

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but will he survive as leader of the Lib-Dems ?

Probably not, judging by the number of "in house" Lib Dem complaints.

With the tory party leader today lying about keeping the NHS free for all and sundry (Yeah right), it looks like we are stuck with Tony for a while.

Nugget · 06-01-2006, 15:40

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Originally Posted by nffc

Hardly, I'm a Tory voter but anyways...

Aha!!! It was you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nffc · 06-01-2006, 16:02

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Originally Posted by Nugget

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Originally Posted by nffc

Hardly, I'm a Tory voter but anyways...

Aha!!! It was you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mod edit (Chris T): No need for that, thanks.

Angua · 06-01-2006, 16:29

Wasn't it Churchill who conducted meetings from his bed as he was too hungover to get up

Nugget · 06-01-2006, 16:33

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Originally Posted by Angua

Wasn't it Churchill who conducted meetings from his bed as he was too hungover to get up

And yet another reason why he's one of my heroes

**Maggy** · 06-01-2006, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

I dont trust any of them and never will... my usual vote for the past few years has been "none of the above".

So that means you don't vote then.

BBKing · 06-01-2006, 17:19

Churchill hardly slept, so I'm not sure that's likely

He did imbibe enormous quantities of brandy and fine wine, though. We have a long and glorious history of drinkers in politics - Heseltine is being discussed in some parts of the net (ok, the Guardian's newsblog) as someone whose ambititions were thwarted by a bit too much booze.

Anyway, Charlie appears to be sunk - I really hope it isn't a takeover by the neo-liberal cabal, or they can kiss my vote goodbye. Unfortunately it looks like it is - follow these names over the next few days:
David Laws, Paul Marshall, Vincent Cable, Nicholas Clegg, Edward Davey, Chris Huhne, Susan Kramer, Mark Oaten and Steve Webb.

Nice to see Jenny Tonge letting her old problems with Charlie lie and, er, putting the boot in while he's down. There's class.

06-01-2006, 21:58

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

So that means you don't vote then.

yeh it's a spoiled vote.