I'm mad as hell

[My name is Ron]

They went and voted to make Schwarzennegger governor of California. Politics reduced to the glittering vacuity of celebrity and wealth. This is the democracy they are so keen to impose on everyone else?

Football. The money that swirls around the sport has created a mini-economy that has to justify its own existence at every opportunity. You give immature men that amount of money and attention, how do you expect them to behave? They wear shorts and kick a ball around for a living, ferchrissakes. Can we all have a break, please. Say, two or three years.

 

[cookiemonster]

They don't make kit kats big enough

 

[MO!]

Originally posted by My name is Ron
They went and voted to make Schwarzennegger governor of California. Politics reduced to the glittering vacuity of celebrity and wealth. This is the democracy they are so keen to impose on everyone else?

Football. The money that swirls around the sport has created a mini-economy that has to justify its own existence at every opportunity. You give immature men that amount of money and attention, how do you expect them to behave? They wear shorts and kick a ball around for a living, ferchrissakes. Can we all have a break, please. Say, two or three years.

Arnie won then I take it? I've not heard him talk in any real political way yet. The few times i've seen him do his campaign speaches they've been the usual American (and becoming MOre and MOre the brit's norm) glammed up hollywood style! Quite scary when you consider the *importance* of cali! An economy bigger than france I think I heard!!

 

[voodoo]

Re: Re: I'm mad as hell

Originally posted by MO!
An economy bigger than france I think I heard!!

With more debt than all of the other US States put together !

"Myyyyyyy naaaaame iz Arnult and I aaaam thaaaa guvonaaaah uv Caaaliforniaaaah.
Terminaaaate diz yoooo Demokraaatik muuuuvaaaa's" :laser: :kneel: :laser:

 

[MO!]

Originally posted by cookiemonster
They don't make kit kats big enough

Eat two!!!

If we're going to have a general rant here "pet hates"

People who sing along with radio adverts/jingles!!! I've worked with many in my time and it never loses it's cringe effect!

"beds direct from sleepers, we'll make your do-da day"

DIE!!!!!!!!

They always look around with a gormless smile as if expecting aproval or even a duet!

 

[Robbo]

I dont see what all the fuss is about with Arnie, he's no worse than the current crop of US politicians. George Bush anyone?

Regarding the football, I agree with everything my name is ron said.

 

[julian2002]

apparently arnie made his acceptance speech before all the votes were in so there may still be hope but then this is america we are dicussing so arnie will get the job just as clint, and ronnie raygun have in the past.
earlier i caught a bit of the conservative conference where the shadow foreign secretary was ranting about labours culture of spin. this was probably the first bit of political rhetoric i've heard in a long time that actually rang reasonably true... what is the world coming to? labour spinning, lying and harranguing their way out of a blind alley and the conservatives on the side of the common man? whatever next? a liberal govornment?
cheers

julian

 

[MO!]

Yep, just been on the news. Worlds 5th biggest economy and tens of BILLIONS of debt!!!

 

[garyi]

In fairness I wonder if they said all this when Regan took the stand?

 

[sideshowbob]

Yes, they did, and they were right, Reagan was a dribbling buffoon.

-- Ian

 

[My name is Ron]

The very same dribbling buffoon who stumbled on to notion of the 'Star Wars' defence grid, unwittingly brought down Soviet Russia and the Iron Curtain as a result, opening the way for globalism and unchecked US hegemony, thus creating an even more unstable geopolitical environment. How could Arnie possibly top that? By announcing that he's actually a cyborg sent from the future to save planet earth? Absurd, of course, but the truly frightening thing is that the majority of Americans would probably believe him...

 

[garyi]

Hey he might be better than this wanker and he's running your country!

http://www.thedubyareport.com/quotes.html

 

[Hex Spurt]

You don't actually believe the President of the United States has any real power, do you? :lol: The people with the real power are behind the scenes, and they just need a pliable figure head to stand up in front of the cameras and do what they're told.

As for governors, California is probably the safest of the US states for an actor to be elected to the top job. The Californian constitution allows the people to vote for a new Governor at any time. If Arnie mucks it up they can boot him out pronto.

As long as Arnie doesn't try to run things I think he'll do a good job. It's the Tinsel Town state and if any place is looking for a glamorous leader then California is it. Arnie is quite a shrewd operator, I think he'll know how to fit in to the machine

The bizarre thing is that Sylvester Stallone made a film called Demolition Man which made a tongue in cheek predition that Arnie would become US President. Could this be a precursor to fact following fiction.

To actually allow this to happen the Americans would have to ammend the US Constitution to allow a foreigner to be president. Do you think it's worth a fiver at Ladbrokes?

 

[domfjbrown]

Originally posted by Hex Spurt
The bizarre thing is that Sylvester Stallone made a film called Demolition Man which made a tongue in cheek predition that Arnie would become US President. Could this be a precursor to fact following fiction.

You know what Warhol said - life imitates art... Reminds me of that scene in Back to the future where young Doc won't believe Marty and goes off on one about Chuck Berry being chief of staff etc etc. "Goodnight, future boy!"

So was Nik Kershaw's lyric from "I won't let the sun go down on me" about Ronald Regan? I'm sure it was when you hear him sing "old man in stripey trousers rules the world with plastic smiles"...

...mind you, if you substituted "trousers" for "suit" you could say that applied to that twonk Tony Blair. What a muppet... When IS he going to be impinged (or whatever it's called?)?

I've got more pet hates than non pet hates, but the top few have to be:
Mars Bars really ARE smaller
Ditto Wagon Wheels (when you can actually find them)
Smiths Square Crisps - what happened to them!?
Ditto Ice Magic
Cyclists without lights on pavements
Licking America's ass like it's a lollypop
Gareth Gates/Will Young
Reality TV (unless it's "outwit chainsaw equipped serial killer in school chainsaw massacre survival island with shark infested electrified waters month" or something similar - like "How long can George Dubaya maintain an erection while looking at a naked photo of Margaret Thatcher while having a very fragile glass rod down the "japseye"" - I'd pay money to see just the bit where the inevitable happens and he breaks down - ouch!

 

[domfjbrown]

Oh - and I'm also with Neil and Ron - football sucks!

Hero worshipping some dumb tart who kicks a gas filled orbe around a large field with stupid fibre webbing over metal hoops at either end - how bloody pathetic.

Manu shirts - what a rip off... Probably made by some poor sod in 'nam or somewhere who gets paid about 20p a month...