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Turborama

(22,109 posts)
Thu Oct 8, 2015, 08:30 AM Oct 2015

Shia LaBeouf endorses Jeremy Corbyn for making British politics 'very exciting'

Source: The Independent

Shia LaBeouf has become one of Jeremy Corbyn’s most unlikely supporters after praising the Labour leader for making British politics “very exciting”.

The Charlie Countryman actor backed Mr Corbyn on Tuesday evening, telling The Evening Standard: “I like Jeremy Corbyn. I like him in every way. British politics just got very exciting.”

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LaBeouf’s endorsement comes as David Cameron launched an attack on Mr Corbyn's “ideology” by labelling it “security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating” in a speech at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday.

Mr Corbyn has withstood a number of attacks from his opponents over his left-wing policies. On Tuesday, the London Mayor Boris Johnson used his speech at the Conservative conference to warn “£3 Corbynistas” that socialism is a “toxic moonshine that sends you blind”.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/shia-labeouf-backs-jeremy-corbyn-for-making-british-politics-very-exciting-a6684471.html



"terrorist sympathising", where have we heard that one before...?
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Shia LaBeouf endorses Jeremy Corbyn for making British politics 'very exciting' (Original Post) Turborama Oct 2015 OP
Wow. Their neoliberalism appears to be as bad as ours. PotatoChip Oct 2015 #1
At least you guys have Obama T_i_B Oct 2015 #5
Corbyn has said some highly dubious things before Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #2
Are you defending Cameron's attack on him? Turborama Oct 2015 #3
Sure seems that way Pastiche423 Oct 2015 #4
No, my point is when you say nutty things Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #6
And who gets to define "nutty"? GliderGuider Oct 2015 #7

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)
1. Wow. Their neoliberalism appears to be as bad as ours.
Thu Oct 8, 2015, 08:56 AM
Oct 2015
"socialism is a “toxic moonshine that sends you blind”.

Obviously, Thatcherism in Britain lives on there in the same way Reaganism does here.

I'm glad Corbyn has made the progress he has thus far, despite these attacks from Cameron and the London mayor.

T_i_B

(14,740 posts)
5. At least you guys have Obama
Fri Oct 9, 2015, 07:19 AM
Oct 2015

Corbyn or not, our Labour party has gone down the pan in recent years.

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