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I once went to see him speak about
radicalism around the time of the English Revolution.
It was genuinely interesting :)
when he punched
that frosties kid in the balls
Pipe
and slippers. And cardie.
.
http://www.toonhound.com/mrbenn.htm
what an ordinary joke
the way anTHony
reinvented himself as "tony" and pretended he was some kind of hero of the left. he's a proper socialist, like all the upper classes.
in the same way robert grindrod reinvented himself as bobby?
anyway, since when did birth afffect your political views? i'd say that he's all the more admirable. especially his beliefs on democracy saw him renounce his high birth.
if i was a tory
i'd totally love benn for his dogmatic zeal giving thatcher an easy run
ur not a Tory?
since when?
shut up
i've never been tory!
His cousin.
Mr.
his cock
end of thread
^^^ I was actually thinking about posting that
then decided it just wouldn't suit me. Thank god for Laura Wolf.
The episode where he put on the frogman costume
was a particular fave of mine.
apparently
that was her twat of a boyfriend?
that guys a cunt.
omg
i just ACTUALLY shrieked when i saw yr profile picture. amazing.
that was alcxxk that wrote that thing about TBs cock. what i like about alcxxk the most is that he knows exactly what i'd think in any given situation.
you like something about him?
yes
several
it won't last
we're getting married and everything
its on facebook so its true
can I come?
i dunno
have you tried stroking it, gradually increasing the speed?
don't bring my cat into it
your cat?
i thought she was with commandercool??
DiSgoss!
I can't believe she
left me for that Northern bore, but yes...
How's tricks?
Tricks -
pretty tricky?
You like my profile pic?
Cool. Where were you when I announced it in a thread. :(
probably doing something meaningful
like listening to pinkerton in the dark
his diaries
His appearance
in Michael Moore's 'Sicko'.
the way he talks
like he has a mouth full of plums. and is completely arrogant and stupid.
^this
except for the arrogant and stupid bit. Arrogant and brilliant.
What makes him arrogant and stupid?
It was a stupid comment
He is the least arrogant and stupid person I can think of
his
arrogance and lack of intelligence.
I'm not going to fall for this bunkum
seriously
the man's a pompous idiot. listen to him speak for five minutes. He's kind of charming but he's still really stupid.
he has an incredible
knowledge of politics, which betrays the fact that he is far from stupid. It's also really not stupid to remain true to your ideals across half a century whilst everyone else kicks their own down the stairs in the chase for a few pounds and an ounce of power
I think you'll have to give some examples
He has always seemed eminently intelligent to me.
He's gone on record declaring his admiration of Chairman Mao
who's one of the biggest mass murderers and human rights abusers in history.
Oh Jesus
Hang him then
You can take the piss if you like
and I respect Tony Benn for a lot of things. But my point isn't an invalid one. If a right-wing politician had an expressed admiration of Hitler or Mussloini (who, let's face it, mudered far less people) he'd be rightly criticised and for it. I don't see why, just 'cos Tony Benn's left wing (as indeed I am) he should escape without criticism for doing the same thing.
His accent
And his radical left-wing views.
are you talking about me?
I don't know.
I suppose so.
The fact that
he cloned himself as Hilary Benn in order to ensure immortality.
: )
His Gesticulation
I don't know how to spell that...
basically waving his hands around when he speaks
: )
I often see him sitting outside the All Bar One on Notting Hill Gate smoking his pipe..I always feel the urge to say something, but I never do.
Ask him if
he admires Mao Tse-Tung
Apparently he was a mass murderer
Apparently?
It's pretty easy to establish with the most basic research.
all bar one? really?
lol
I wish every single All Bar One would blow up.
Simultaneously.
Not with Tony Benn in
but yes I agree with your sentiments
Actually
maybe with his tendencies he could blow them up, with a pipe bomb
tony benn - pretty shit?
i really don't see what's so great about him.
he pretty much destroyed the albour party with his idiotic socialist fundamentalism - calling for the nationalisation of marks and spencers! - and gave thatcher a free run.
i don't regard purity of ideals as better than real-life pragmatism
daft
yes, he is
that's my point
the on
*the only reason he's feted is cuz he gave up his aristocracy
probably
better than being feted for destroying whole communities, and the spirit of Britain as a whole
as i said, his pomposity and fundamentalism
gave the witch free reign
he wasn't in a position of power
the opposition was in an extremely weakened state
largely due to his and his lot's actions
Labour were never going to do too well with Kinnock in charge
The English have a strong, depressing streak of anti-Welsh sentiment and Britain as a whole doesn't take well to ginger people.
kinnock was the great reformer
i'm talking late seventies and especially early 80s here.
the 1983 labour general election manifesto was famously described as "the longest suicide note in history". but hey, so long as he stuck to his guns.
But that's not the fault of Benn for sticking to his guns.
It's the fault of the party.
Precisely
really?
he was a major force within the party and he and the rest of the hard left are sunstantially responsible for the party's insane manifesto, SDP split and years in the political wilderness.
Their manifesto
was no more insane than Thatcher's
withdrawing from the EU strikes me as a bit crazy
but anyway
It strikes me
as eminently sensible
I once spoke to him
at a speech thing my office was organising in the royal gallery. I offered him a seat nearer front, in retrospect I could have asked something more interesting.
Best anecdote ever.
Tony Benn = hero!
explain how is a hero please?
Cos he's always stuck to his guns
about pretty much everything. I can't think of anyone else who has done that wih such conviction.
You big Tory. ;)
and the country paid the price for his convictions!
he was poison for *realistic* leftist politics
Regardless.
He's still a hero. I've never known of anyone who has retained their political integrity like he has. I admire that greatly. Dont you?
no not at all
i don't regard dogma and zealotry as 'integrity'
Man alive!
Has Tony Benn hacked into your account?
i think you misunderstood...
I always thought he was a comedian
oops, wikepedia says otherwise.
Politics isn't a strong point of mine... will try harder.
I wrote to him for my A-level project
and his secretary wrote back a really nice long letter and sent lots of information, bless them.
See, vikram
he's a lovely old man. You vicious, tory brute! Fancy picking on a nice elderly gentleman like Mr. Benn.
Surely that only proves he employs a nice secretary?
Who's side are you on???
FASCIST THATCHERITE SCUM! MAGIE MAGGIE MAGGIE OUT OUT OUT!!
I'm just pro-secretaries!