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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:24 PM
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Is Blair actually in danger of losing?
Edited on Sun Apr-24-05 08:25 PM by chimpsrsmarter
or is having Clinton help just for fun? And while i'm at it, is he now everybodays go to guy? WTF?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050424/wl_uk_afp/britainvoteusclinton_050424213427

Sun Apr 24, 5:34 PM ET





LONDON (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton rallied in support of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party, urging British voters to turn out in force for a May 5 general election.



Appearing on a giant screen at a Labour Party meeting in London, the former Democrat leader warned that when a country has "a progressive government in power, our people get a little easily disillusioned."



"They don't like this policy or that policy. They sometimes fall into the trap of thinking it doesn't matter and there are no consequences."



"But if you believe that look at the difference in the US between now and four years ago," he said, in a reference to the election of President George W. Bush, a Republican, in the United States.



Clinton's remarks were made after Blair gave a speech outlining his party's ambition to combat poverty in the develop
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:32 PM
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1. First he's BushDaddy's pal, now propping up the war criminal...
Edited on Sun Apr-24-05 08:33 PM by autorank
...for the 2nd time. I'm such a Clinton supporter, I didn't believe he has sex "with that woman" until the DNA tests came in. But this is getting to be a bit much.

Blair is a war criminal. If I know that, and you know that, shouldn't Clinton know that? Just wondering.

That's why I say it's time for ...

NEW LEADERS FOR A NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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Terran1212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:37 PM
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4. Clinton also committed war crimes
Not perfect, either.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:38 PM
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5. Where might that have been...if you say Kosovo, fugedaboudid
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wuushew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:52 PM
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7. The no fly zones over Iraq were not U.N. sanctioned
a use of military force not approved by the security council is by definition illegal in international law.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 09:11 PM
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10. Well, you know, you have a point. In fact, given the death and disease
caused by the embargo, there are some real questions to be answered.
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Frederik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:50 PM
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6. Well, Clinton
supported the war on Iraq and as far as I know he hasn't changed his mind about it.
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sundancekid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:32 PM
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2. makes me wonder too ... I'm following the election campaigns, and
get a feel for shifts from their poll tracking here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/polltracker/html/default.stm

Labour and Conservatives are trending toward each other (Labour down and Conservatives up) within the margin of error ... also, by using the "slider tool" on their graphic, you can read about specific events ... last data was 21 april, but it will pick up reporting again tomorrow
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:35 PM
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3. hey thats cool, i wish all poll tracking here was done like that.
I'd like to see the next poll since that story about them knowing the war was illegal hit the papers yesterday, i know it's semi old news there but i'd like to see if the numbers change.
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d_b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 08:58 PM
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8. I guess the progressives in the Labour party
can't have it both ways. "Sure, Blair supports dumbfuck, but hey, we're not as bad as them."
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Catt03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-24-05 09:02 PM
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9. I think Bill Clinton should stay out of UK's elections
I wouldn't like it if Blair made a televised election speech for Bush
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