The Jaguar in the photo above made news around the world last week when it hosted one of the most embarrassing, excruciating political gaffes in recent memory.
Gordon Brown's mask slipped and his unguarded moment showed him in the most starkest of terms, to be a vain, shallow politician with regard only for his own perceived public persona...stop me when this sounds too familiar...
In a last desperate attempt to shore up the evaporating Labour vote for the incumbent MP for Dumfries and Galloway, and friend to the ass, Russell Brown.
The Prime Minister spoke to a hand picked audience of die-hard supporters that would outdo Stalin in the stage managed stakes in Dumfries tonight. The public were not invited, a cordon of police were placed around the Summerhill community centre in Dumfries. Requests for information on when the PM would be speaking, were met with shifty, 'what's it to you, who are you?' responses, from of all people, the BBC. So much for democracy and license fees.
This is what his press officers released to the media as his Churchillian statement:
Mr Brown told supporters in Dumfries he was the right man to lead Britain through "dangerous and uncertain" economic times and Labour would always have the interests of the British people at heart.
'Dangerous and uncertain', well if you will go off barging into illegal wars, oh and how's that near ONE TRILLION POUND DEBT that you presided over coming along? If he'd said 'we won't have your interests at heart', that would be news.
"Give us your support and trust and we will be there every day to support you. We will be steadfast, strong and always on your side," he said.
Say what? That sounds like Jack London's description of his favourite husky in 'Call of the Wild'.
"Whatever your doubts, whatever your disappointments, if you want to secure a recovery that is fair to all and public services that serve all....I ask you to come home to Labour."
I know I beat you, but I really love you, and I'll be kind to you until the next time I've had a wee bit too much down the boozer...
He said Labour's achievements over the past 13 years contrasted with a Conservative Party that had not changed and "still believed in protecting privilege". "I say let's not go backwards with the Conservative Party, let's go forward with Labour."
He could also have said lets not go sideways with the Lib Dems. Going forward with Labour, sounds lovely, but where does it lead to? More of the same incompetent dithering, erosion of civil liberties, destruction of the unions and more unelected nobles governing us?
Farewell Gordon Brown, you offered substance after the years of snake oil from Blair, you delivered nothing.
Apart from the ass, all photos above by kind permission of Graham Robertson (c)
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Gordon Brown can only perform when the audience is stage managed. His supporters have the reputation for chucking out old men if they dare to stand up to Gordon.
Brown is a shallow control freak and he will stop at nothing to squat in number 10. His whole election campaign was about him and not the country.
Poor man - what's he going to do now poor fellow. He'll probably ring up Tony and say: "Gies a joab!"
Interesting posts as ever Monty
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