Deadornot 12 Posted January 6, 2006 He was brave enough to admit it and made a strong step forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josco 49 Posted January 6, 2006 Voted no. Anyone who wants to get involved in politics, especially with a third division team, has got to be barking. I would need to double my intake of Hendriks gin to even consider it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald rick 9 Posted January 6, 2006 Which question are you asking? If I click 'yes' does that mean I think that he was right or wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadornot 12 Posted January 6, 2006 Do you think what kennedy done yesterday was right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted January 6, 2006 Which question are you asking? If I click 'yes' does that mean I think that he was right or wrong? Okay, I've changed the wording to remove any potential for confusion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted January 6, 2006 Isn't it way overdue? Paxo grilled him on this very issue three + years ago. Frankly so long as he's not drunk on the job I don't really care how much he drinks. It's not as though a Lib Dem leader is ever likely to have any real power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 6, 2006 He was toast either way so the question is pretty irrelevant. Politically I would say no. For his own peace of mind, however, I think he did the right thing. Today LibDem leadership, tomorrow I'm a Celebrity get Me Out of Here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harvester Of Souls 40 Posted January 6, 2006 Getting pissed is a Great British tradition. Kennedy's only drink related problem is that he has two hands and only one mouth... I think he was wrong to admit drinking on the television not because of the fact he was forced but because he now looks an even softer shite than he was before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted January 6, 2006 Getting pissed is a Great British tradition. Kennedy's only drink related problem is that he has two hands and only one mouth... I think he was wrong to admit drinking on the television not because of the fact he was forced but because he now looks an even softer shite than he was before. Kennedy was forced to admit to his problem by ITN, they were going to run a story revealing his alcoholism. The man is a proven liar, he is finished in politics. The selfish way he's putting his own political future, before that of his party is indicative of his arrogance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Four Horsemen 26 Posted January 6, 2006 Voted no. Anyone who wants to get involved in politics, especially with a third division team, has got to be barking. I would need to double my intake of Hendriks gin to even consider it. But I thought you supported the Tories already, Josco?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted January 6, 2006 Is this guy dead or about to be dead? If not then what the ffffff is he doing on a deathlist forum????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 126 Posted January 6, 2006 Voted no. Defeats the point of being a politician if you give your opponents things to use against you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted January 6, 2006 Shame there isn't a ' don't give a S**t ' button.................... (yet) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,683 Posted January 6, 2006 Don't really give a toss about politics but the Lib Dems strike me as well meaning types who show their limitations every time they try to do something that amounts to serious grown up politics. This whole caper is a good case in point, everyone briefing against him was too scared to give a name, meaning the media couldn't out him without hard facts like medical evidence. It took ITV until last night to get the kind of evidence the others had all been seeking. If you add up the 11 shadow cabinet members and twenty odd people - including those 11 - who signed documents over the last few months you only need to allow for three potential leaders and about four or five supporters of each, all of the supporters trying to advance themselves, to realise it's not all about principal. A year ago they looked like they meant business. Now they look like schoolkids who can't cope. The Tories - much as I hate the gits - could at least muster a heavyweight or two prepared to come out and be named when they thought Duncan Smith was a disaster. The Lib Dems will get a new leader and lost a shitload of support in the process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted January 6, 2006 Are we forgetting our primary purpose here? To discuss dead people and people who are dying to be dead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harvester Of Souls 40 Posted January 6, 2006 The man is a proven liar, he is finished in politics. Au contraire, monsieur... he's simply exposing the politician within. Are we forgetting our primary purpose here? To discuss dead people and people who are dying to be dead? Indeed Sir... we're discussing the death of a career and the death of a political party. Spectacular deaths too. Is it better to burn out or fade away? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deathwatch 0 Posted January 6, 2006 Getting pissed is a Great British tradition. Kennedy's only drink related problem is that he has two hands and only one mouth... I think he was wrong to admit drinking on the television not because of the fact he was forced but because he now looks an even softer shite than he was before. Kennedy was forced to admit to his problem by ITN, they were going to run a story revealing his alcoholism. The man is a proven liar, he is finished in politics. The selfish way he's putting his own political future, before that of his party is indicative of his arrogance. Disagree: I think by being upfront (though his hand was clearly forced)Kennedy has done his party a favour. What his colleagues have done by disowning him so quickly is arrogant and selfish. Still, new Tory-boy Cameron will raise a glass to all this... whilst the Lib Dems are in a rut through the inevitable charade that will be their leadership contest, he'll no doubt be wooing the electorate to his newly unified party. And won't that be fun? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,683 Posted January 6, 2006 Re our primary purpose.....will former leader Jeremy Thorpe die before that excuse for a party - Veritas - ceases to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
