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A labour candidate defected over to the Lib Dems.
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Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
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Yeah but most of them you killed cause we told you to. We've bred you as living weapons for centuries.Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Just try it. We've killed North American Indians, Americans, Boers, Germans, Austro-Hungarians, Turks, Italians, Japanese, Koreans, Iraqis and Serbs without dropping any decisions.
We'll gladly start on Brits if you give us an excuse.
Poor, poor unsuspecting Americans....Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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Your only hope is to pit us against our antipodeal equivalents, the Australians...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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BBC - Defection boosts Lib DemsOriginally posted by Boshko
What now?
Guardian - Labour defection mars poll launch
I find it immensely amusing because I used to live in that constituency and a victory for the Labour candidate would be about as likely as Nader winning the US Presidency. The Tory majority is unassailable (over 10,000), so the Lib Dems just accepted a defector who had no chance whatsoever.
I'm sure there's a good pun in there somewhere
Still, makes one wonder if Labour will contest the seat now. If not, the Libs just might stand a chance."Love the earth and sun and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown . . . reexamine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency" - Walt WhitmanComment
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I'm already selling tickets for it smookie.Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Your only hope is to pit us against our antipodeal equivalents, the Australians...Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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Yeah, because if there had been a Trisha special on then Blair wouldn't have even been allowed into the palace.Originally posted by Starchild
Why do we bother asking the Queen to grant us a pointless election? Tradition mostly. Lack of something on telly is an important factor as well.Comment
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He's lucky he snuck in before the Neighbours-Holly Oaks-Eastenders divine trinity started in the afternoon.Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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We'll meet in neutral territory.
Bristol, say?12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Hey, I do like him.Originally posted by Clear Skies
Hey, don't diss Peter Snow
The joy of minority government..
As opposed to having only one or two party's to vote for, I say without sarcasm or cynicism:
The joy of minority gouverment!!
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Nah. I like Bristol. How about somewhere up North? A fight to the death between savage god-beasts might cause millions of pounds worth of improvement in some areas.Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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unlike crazy continental europeans we don't always have minority governments, though....12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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Accrington, Burnley, Nelson, Colne, take your pickOriginally posted by Starchild
Nah. I like Bristol. How about somewhere up North? A fight to the death between savage god-beasts might cause millions of pounds worth of improvement in some areas.
"Love the earth and sun and animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown . . . reexamine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency" - Walt WhitmanComment
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York?Originally posted by Starchild
Nah. I like Bristol. How about somewhere up North? A fight to the death between savage god-beasts might cause millions of pounds worth of improvement in some areas.
If we fight further north the Scots might get involved, and I'd think you'd want to keep at least one subject soldier-race around...12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio RegumComment
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We've always got the Welsh. In the highly mechanised and intense conflicts of the future, the Welsh will make excellent cannon fodder, errand boys, and fuel for our fighting forces.Exult in your existence, because that very process has blundered unwittingly on its own negation. Only a small, local negation, to be sure: only one species, and only a minority of that species; but there lies hope. [...] Stand tall, Bipedal Ape. The shark may outswim you, the cheetah outrun you, the swift outfly you, the capuchin outclimb you, the elephant outpower you, the redwood outlast you. But you have the biggest gifts of all: the gift of understanding the ruthlessly cruel process that gave us all existence [and the] gift of revulsion against its implications.
-Richard DawkinsComment
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with the campaign about to get underway, it's nice to see the press are taking the lib dems seriously. so far only one paper, the guardian, has reserved a (£8500) seat on their campaign bus, still i expect charles kennedy is pleased they'll be less competition for 'refreshments' on board.
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