Comments on: Question Time http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2005/04/28/question-time/ Because all the other domain names were taken Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2005/04/28/question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-854 James Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:42:05 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=649#comment-854 Indeed - something like "citizens ... minus" perhaps.. Indeed – something like “citizens … minus” perhaps..

]]> By: Iain http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2005/04/28/question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Iain Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:42:42 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=649#comment-853 That reminds me. He claimed that he tried to get the Geneva Convention "updated" back when he was Home Sec. Surely such debate at the UN (if it ever actually took place) would have been the Foreign Sec's job? Who needs to revoke it anyway; if they really want to break the Geneva Convention, they just need to define the people in a way that they aren't covered by it, like Rummy did... That reminds me. He claimed that he tried to get the Geneva Convention “updated” back when he was Home Sec.

Surely such debate at the UN (if it ever actually took place) would have been the Foreign Sec’s job?

Who needs to revoke it anyway; if they really want to break the Geneva Convention, they just need to define the people in a way that they aren’t covered by it, like Rummy did…

]]> By: James http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2005/04/28/question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-852 James Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:17:31 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=649#comment-852 I think we should all thank Michael Howard for clearing up any confusion over Iraq. Pre-emptive and possible illegal invasion isn’t pre-emptive and possibly illegal invasion, it’s “Regime Change … Plus”. Inspired! Like Colgate Extra or an Escort “Ghia”. See how it all makes sense? I’ll be voting Tory in the hope that “Regime Change … Plus” makes it into international law once they scrap the Geneva Convention. Maybe we could also have “Murder …Plus” for really gruesome killers, or “Muslim … Plus” for terror suspects. It could work in politics too: “Tory…Plus” for UKIP; “UKIP … Plus” for the BNP…

]]> By: Iain http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2005/04/28/question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Iain Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:17:54 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=649#comment-851 The big thing for me was how instantly the atmosphere in the room changed as soon as Howard stepped up. Kennedy may well have got some tough questions (notably the local income tax issues in the South-East), but the room just seemed to drop about 5 degrees before anyone even asked Howard a question. The guy really got a complete skewering over his Iraq position, which is just amazingly twisted. As far as I can understand it, he would have gone to war as well, the Conservatives <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2003-03-18&number=118" rel="nofollow">only had 3 rebels to Labour's 85 in the vote on the declaration of war</a>, he supports Regime Change although he agrees that if they hadn't had the WMD excuse it would have been illegal, and yet Tony Blair is a Nasty Bad Man for what he's done. We <i>had to</i> go to war for Saddam's flouting of UN resolutions, even if the UN didn't want us to. Have I missed something? Or is it just the fact that Howard now seems to be auditioning for a role narrating the Talking Book version of the Daily Mail. The big thing for me was how instantly the atmosphere in the room changed as soon as Howard stepped up. Kennedy may well have got some tough questions (notably the local income tax issues in the South-East), but the room just seemed to drop about 5 degrees before anyone even asked Howard a question.

The guy really got a complete skewering over his Iraq position, which is just amazingly twisted. As far as I can understand it, he would have gone to war as well, the Conservatives only had 3 rebels to Labour’s 85 in the vote on the declaration of war, he supports Regime Change although he agrees that if they hadn’t had the WMD excuse it would have been illegal, and yet Tony Blair is a Nasty Bad Man for what he’s done. We had to go to war for Saddam’s flouting of UN resolutions, even if the UN didn’t want us to.

Have I missed something? Or is it just the fact that Howard now seems to be auditioning for a role narrating the Talking Book version of the Daily Mail.

]]> By: Jim http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2005/04/28/question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Jim Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:07:29 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=649#comment-850 Call me shallow, but I was more interested in the progress of his sweating than in what he had to say. To quote Broadcast News, "Even Nixon didn't sweat this much", and look what happened to him. His standard response to the usual "you lied, you bastard" attack seems to be "I took the decision I did in good faith". Is it just me or is he not actually denying lying anymore? Maybe he's saying that he lied, but in good faith ... Call me shallow, but I was more interested in the progress of his sweating than in what he had to say. To quote Broadcast News, “Even Nixon didn’t sweat this much”, and look what happened to him.

His standard response to the usual “you lied, you bastard” attack seems to be “I took the decision I did in good faith”. Is it just me or is he not actually denying lying anymore? Maybe he’s saying that he lied, but in good faith …

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