Comments on: It’s a democracy, stupid http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/05/27/its-a-democracy-stupid/ Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mr Eugenides http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/05/27/its-a-democracy-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-25574 Mr Eugenides Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:43:07 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1655#comment-25574 <i>This message has been brought to you by the letters F, U, C, K, O, F and F.</i> I'm totally going to nick that, too.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25574','Mr Eugenides'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25574','Mr Eugenides','<i>This message has been brought to you by the letters F, U, C, K, O, F and F.<\/i>\r\n\r\nI\'m totally going to nick that, too.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This message has been brought to you by the letters F, U, C, K, O, F and F.

I’m totally going to nick that, too.

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]]> By: Paulie http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/05/27/its-a-democracy-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-25562 Paulie Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:10:28 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1655#comment-25562 Unity, I can't find your email address, so I'm leaving this in your comments: I think that someone may have nicked and doctored one of your graphics? http://peacedrops.blogspot.com/2008/05/should-we-believe-you-guysa.html I don't suppose you'll mind - highest complement and all of that...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25562','Paulie'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25562','Paulie','Unity,\r\n\r\nI can\'t find your email address, so I\'m leaving this in your comments: I think that someone may have nicked and doctored one of your graphics?\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/peacedrops.blogspot.com\/2008\/05\/should-we-believe-you-guysa.html\r\n\r\nI don\'t suppose you\'ll mind - highest complement and all of that...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Unity,

I can’t find your email address, so I’m leaving this in your comments: I think that someone may have nicked and doctored one of your graphics?

http://peacedrops.blogspot.com/2008/05/should-we-believe-you-guysa.html

I don’t suppose you’ll mind – highest complement and all of that…

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]]> By: Rob http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/05/27/its-a-democracy-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-25549 Rob Tue, 27 May 2008 17:22:11 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1655#comment-25549 It's also worth adding to your figures that even in 1983, a third of people in the Irish Republic voted against a constitutional ban on abortion - and subsequently, amendments strengthening that ban have been rejected, while amendments weakening the ban (by asserting the woman's right to information and right to travel) have been passed by referendum. Even assuming the generous figure of 1,300 "Irish Catholic" voters in this election, modern Irish opinion polls tend to suggest that no more than half of them would be influenced against the Government by the abortion issue. For Nadine Dorries to suggest that the Irish population of the town could have influenced the vote in this way not only demonstrates an ignorance of maths, but also of the Irish people and their political leanings. Then again, since when have the facts mattered to this campaign?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25549','Rob'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25549','Rob','It\'s also worth adding to your figures that even in 1983, a third of people in the Irish Republic voted against a constitutional ban on abortion - and subsequently, amendments strengthening that ban have been rejected, while amendments weakening the ban (by asserting the woman\'s right to information and right to travel) have been passed by referendum.\r\n\r\nEven assuming the generous figure of 1,300 \"Irish Catholic\" voters in this election, modern Irish opinion polls tend to suggest that no more than half of them would be influenced against the Government by the abortion issue. For Nadine Dorries to suggest that the Irish population of the town could have influenced the vote in this way not only demonstrates an ignorance of maths, but also of the Irish people and their political leanings. Then again, since when have the facts mattered to this campaign?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It’s also worth adding to your figures that even in 1983, a third of people in the Irish Republic voted against a constitutional ban on abortion – and subsequently, amendments strengthening that ban have been rejected, while amendments weakening the ban (by asserting the woman’s right to information and right to travel) have been passed by referendum.

Even assuming the generous figure of 1,300 “Irish Catholic” voters in this election, modern Irish opinion polls tend to suggest that no more than half of them would be influenced against the Government by the abortion issue. For Nadine Dorries to suggest that the Irish population of the town could have influenced the vote in this way not only demonstrates an ignorance of maths, but also of the Irish people and their political leanings. Then again, since when have the facts mattered to this campaign?

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]]> By: Unity http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/05/27/its-a-democracy-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-25548 Unity Tue, 27 May 2008 17:10:54 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1655#comment-25548 Was I the only one who suddenly got a very strong mental image of Nadine – torch and pitchfork in hand – leading the massed ranks of the Inquisition to the baffled MP’s door?

No.

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]]> By: Sadie http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/05/27/its-a-democracy-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-25547 Sadie Tue, 27 May 2008 17:04:56 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1655#comment-25547 Heh, saw Nad's latest posting today. I particularly enjoyed how she reckoned that her campaign against BABY MOIDER was going to ensure that the Bedford MP was "toast" at the next election. Was I the only one who suddenly got a very strong mental image of Nadine - torch and pitchfork in hand - leading the massed ranks of the Inquisition to the baffled MP's door?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25547','Sadie'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25547','Sadie','Heh, saw Nad\'s latest posting today. I particularly enjoyed how she reckoned that her campaign against BABY MOIDER was going to ensure that the Bedford MP was \"toast\" at the next election.\r\n\r\nWas I the only one who suddenly got a very strong mental image of Nadine - torch and pitchfork in hand - leading the massed ranks of the Inquisition to the baffled MP\'s door?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Heh, saw Nad’s latest posting today. I particularly enjoyed how she reckoned that her campaign against BABY MOIDER was going to ensure that the Bedford MP was “toast” at the next election.

Was I the only one who suddenly got a very strong mental image of Nadine – torch and pitchfork in hand – leading the massed ranks of the Inquisition to the baffled MP’s door?

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