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I do wish he & other 'showbiz celebs' would just accept they are in the news etc & stop slapping writs / sueing people, just because it doesn't fit their profile!

Personally I think the jury's still out on Galloway. Respect to him though for telling the Yanks where to get off!

Ever heard his radio show?

It was good when it started, but it soon became 'George's fan club' !

One thing you can't deny is that every time he is besmirched somewhere he is completely cleared by his lawsuits.

One could argue that, on that basis, he's quite right to fight for his name.

I'm not sure what I think of his politics, but he's certainly an impressive orator. I love what he said at those senate hearings - where he was once again completely exonerated.

This current lawsuit is so unfounded and so trivial that it would take a jury full of absolute knobbers to vote in favour of him.

The man is a total humiliation. He made an absolute arse of himself on Celebrity Big Brother, severely damaging what little credibility he had left as an MP. He gets his point across by being loud and obnoxious, and when he is being too loud and obnoxious, people turn off, which causes him to say that they are ignoring the argument. No, George - they're just ignoring you.

I've never liked him and I'm certainly not going to start now.

James H wrote:
The man is a total humiliation. He made an absolute arse of himself on Celebrity Big Brother, severely damaging what little credibility he had left as an MP.

Hmm.

I heard a song you sang about Stephen Cole once. Oh, and a highly camp 'BBC News' bulletin filmed in a library starring you. Pot and kettle, dear boy...

Jamez wrote:

James H wrote:
The man is a total humiliation. He made an absolute arse of himself on Celebrity Big Brother, severely damaging what little credibility he had left as an MP.

Hmm.

I heard a song you sang about Stephen Cole once. Oh, and a highly camp 'BBC News' bulletin filmed in a library starring you. Pot and kettle, dear boy...

...and I remember you talking at great length about hooking up with the desperate single mothers of myspace.

Jamez wrote:

James H wrote:
The man is a total humiliation. He made an absolute arse of himself on Celebrity Big Brother, severely damaging what little credibility he had left as an MP.

Hmm.

I heard a song you sang about Stephen Cole once. Oh, and a highly camp 'BBC News' bulletin filmed in a library starring you. Pot and kettle, dear boy...

I'm not an MP representing people in Parliament. I can afford to make an arse of myself.

And by the way, coming from someone whose pasttime was to ridicule members of an internet forum for either being fat or accuse certain TV presenters of illegal activities, I'd reserve the "pot and kettle" analogy, dear boy!

Flicked onto BBC Parliament last night, looking for PMQs.

Guess who was banging on his soapbox about Somalia?

Yes, you've guessed it!

What I found hilarious was that no one was sitting right by him, everybody was dotted about the chamber!

(I guess that had something to where the parties normally sit in the chamber!)

He goes on a bit, doesn't he?

westy 2 wrote: What I found hilarious was that no one was sitting right by him, everybody was dotted about the chamber!

(I guess that had something to where the parties normally sit in the chamber!)

Yes. It is. Imagine that.

Banging on his soapbox? Have you ever seen any live footage from the House of Commons before?

That's what they do in there.

Members of Parliament stand up and speak, often at great length, about issues they believe in. That's what the House of Commons is for, you see.

What I found hilarious was that no one was sitting right by him, everybody was dotted about the chamber!

What's hilarious about that? Seriously, I really want to know. Did you expect all the other MPs to get up from their seats and huddle round him in a little circle as soon as he started speaking?

rdobbie wrote:Members of Parliament stand up and speak, often at great length, about issues they believe in. That's what the House of Commons is for, you see.

They talk about what they believe in? That would be dangerous for a politician, surely?

It was an adjournment debate as well... so it's an opportunity for MPs to speak up on minor business. I watched a rather impressive one once on the plight of two children who had been removed to Pakistan by their father, and the mother's (constituent of said Lib Dem MP) attempt to get them back.

BBC Parliament is good for watching around vote times, and PMQs, as opposed to Sky or BBC N24 because you don't get the silly commentary on top, and get to see all the workings of Parliament. I think it's fascinating.