Awol Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: A boring hobby horse of mine that will never ever happen anyway is that 'oratory' shouldn't be allowed in the House of Commons, and that debates should just be clear statements of what people actually propose doing. He got into this muddle because he's off in full flow giving it the righteous preacher man stuff, as he is wont to do. If he'd instead just been saying 'here is what should happen: A, B and C' in plain English it would have been better for everyone. Way too many people in the Commons who treat it all as halfway between theatre and sermon. Yes but no. I get it, the rational, technocratic, this is what the data says approach to government. But that’s not what animates and inspires others to do great stuff. Churchill: “we shall fight them on the beaches, but there’s a 96% chance we’ll all be dead by the end of the week.” The problem isn’t the oratory, it’s the calibre of the people delivering it. But that’s an issue for another thread, I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Not quite sure how CNN would know this, but: About 90 minutes from now I guess we'll find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DCJonah Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Haha! That's so true! That's definitely our biggest issue and not the Russian funding of Brexit, or the Russian funding of the Tories, or the Russian funding of Trump, or the Russians buying their way into the House of Lords, or the Russians buying half of London. Seems like Kyiv isn't the only place where it's easy to find weapons tonight... How insecure about your own masculinity do you have to be to post that sort of shit? And even if there was an ounce of truth to it. Why would you try and mock people trying to make the world a better place for others. Your final sentence is spot on. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted February 24, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, DCJonah said: How insecure about your own masculinity do you have to be to post that sort of shit? And even if there was an ounce of truth to it. Why would you try and mock people trying to make the world a better place for others. Your final sentence is spot on. Yeah but come on, how can you deny it's funny when it has THIRTEEN cry-laughing emojis. You just don't like the truth, do you? SNOWFLAKE. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2022 29 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Not quite sure how CNN would know this, but: About 90 minutes from now I guess we'll find out. Maybe CNN have the military equivalent of that pair of transfer clearings in the woods on Sky Sports? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: Social media + celebrity + American main character syndrome = very potent concoction. Off the charts cringe "Look at MEEEE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I think Putin just needs Gazza, a fishing rod and some chicken. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 24, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2022 Watching Fox New (to get the fair and balanced side of things) and so far it is actually being reasonable, and shock horror, not just blaming Biden. So, you know, there's always an upside. (Although Carlson has not started yet and he's a paid up Kremlin stooge.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 24, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Maybe CNN have the military equivalent of that pair of transfer clearings in the woods on Sky Sports? Good point. Speaking of which, have we had Gabby Agbonlahor's take on this? He must have some amusing story about how he took a private jet to Moscow and got absolutely bladdered with Putin on Vodka during our relegation season and Putin admitted to him he was biding his time to reinstate the USSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Maybe CNN have the military equivalent of that pair of transfer clearings in the woods on Sky Sports? There was a weblink I stumbled across earlier with some live Russian aircraft chatter to ground control on it ( and another one with lots of beeps and coded shit ) … possibly CNN saw the same weblink but they managed to rustle up someone that could actually understand Russian to listen to it … but that said i very much doubt Russia are openly chatting about their plans on VHF or UVB 86 Edited February 25, 2022 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: O M F G I find it hard to believe that I've given you the first shocked reaction, or indeed any reaction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, sidcow said: Good point. Speaking of which, have we had Gabby Agbonlahor's take on this? He must have some amusing story about how he took a private jet to Moscow and got absolutely bladdered with Putin on Vodka during our relegation season and Putin admitted to him he was biding his time to reinstate the USSR. I dont think Gabby could spell the USSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sam-AVFC Posted February 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Was it the Gospel of Luke where Jesus paraded immigrants through the streets and told them to get out of his country? One of the great parables. Edited February 25, 2022 by Sam-AVFC 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eidolon Posted February 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Genuinely frightening how it’s come to shit like this. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HanoiVillan Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 56 minutes ago, DCJonah said: It's really interesting how the right is so divided on this topic across the Atlantic. The Conservatives might have their dodgy donations, but rhetorically they've been turning up the pressure for months (too much so, IMO, but whatever). By contrast, there are tons of Republican politicians and media figures who are either struggling to contain their admiration for Putin, or cynically faking it, presumably because Trump and Tucker Carlson are kings and they want to appeal to them. Trump's own comments on this the day before the invasion were fascinating: He really has this incredible knack of saying exactly what you expect him to say but still being surprising at the same time. And no-one can imitate the style of his speaking; 'No, it's very sad. Very sad.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheAuthority Posted February 25, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2022 1 hour ago, DCJonah said: "The Global Luciferian Regime" - Deranged. 25 years ago this kind of drivel was confined to the fringes and urban myths. Since the advent of the internet this kind of fantasy induced, dangerous misinformation can spread and inseminate the weak minded. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2022 So Tucker & Fox have decided to go with, this would never have happened if the Biden admin hadn't strangled domestic energy production because of the climate change hoax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 25, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2022 Rumors that Putin has offered Zelensky a deal. Russia hang onto Eastern Ukraine and withdraw if he agrees to never join NATO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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