Zoe Williams and a bunch of artistes are all in a frenzy over the distinct possibility that Boris Johnson will be mayor of London.
I haven't heard such hyperbole about a politician since, well since the headier days of Webdiary while John Howard was at his peak. Zoe says of Boris:
He despises gays and he despises provincials (you are all right with Boris if you come from Liverpool but don't sound like a Liverpudlian. Once you've been to public school, then you are from postcode POSH), and he despises Africans. He despises them, and he despises those of us who would hold such judgments to be bigoted and inhuman.One of the funniest comments that follows is by fashion designer Vivienne Westwood:
"Boris as mayor? Unthinkable. It just exposes democracy as a sham, especially if people don't vote for Ken - he's the best thing in politics. Unthinkable."Yes, democracy is right and proper only if your candidate wins, hey, Vivien?
Why do I get the feeling that the Guardian just doesn't like Johnson? Though there are convenient facts that they like to ignore in favour of convenient lies - ie, that Boris is pure old-school toff (wrong: on his father's side, he's Turkish.)
ReplyDeleteBut I just loved this quote by Will Self:
Apart from the fact that Boris is a buffoon and I think he's racist, he hasn't had experience of running things and he's not a true Londoner.
Starts off the sentence by accusing Boris, and ends up by, erm, saying he's not a true Londoner. Racism, anyone?
PS Hope Boris does get in!
Zoe is a shrill moon bat.
ReplyDeleteYEY Boris! Boris may be a buffoon, but at least he's not a communist one.
Bloody good news! Praise the Lord! Thank God! There is hope for Londonistan. What will Red Ken do next?
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
elect a communist
someone who will work full-time
to destroy your country
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