Gordon Brown triggers row with John McCain by 'backing' Barack Obama

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Telegraph

Gordon Brown has triggered a potential row with John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, after apparently backing Barack Obama - breaking convention not to get involved in foreign elections.

The Prime Minister heaped praise on Mr Obama and the Democrats in a magazine article, saying they were "generating the ideas to help people through more difficult times."

Dealing with economic problems is the crucial battleground in the US elections and Mr Brown's comments were interpreted as backing the Democrat candidate. It sparked a flurry of activity among

The Prime Minister's office and the British Embassy in Washington were last night involved in an embarrassing behind-the-scenes operation to try and limit the fallout from the incident. They were alerted after the highly influential Drudge Report website picked up the story, sparking a flurry of comment and analysis from election watchers in the US.

Well-placed sources claimed that Mr Brown may not have read the article written in his name by a "junior Labour official".



Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2713430/Gordon-Brown-triggers-row-with-John-McCain-by-backing-Barack-Obama.html

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Gordon Brown should tell McCain...

KISS MY BLOODY ARSE, PIG!

[Roland99]

4. Before or after you put lipstick on that pig??

:rofl:

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. If I was Brown I would tell McCain," I will not be your poodle!"

[kristopher]

3. Time for 'Liberty Muffins' and putting 'freedom' on the que ball nt

[bleever]

8. Okay,

that cracked me up, once I figure the second part out. :7

[krkaufman]

10. in place of "putting 'english' on the ball" n/t

[RainDog]

5. the majority of the WORLD, not just this nation, wants Obama

How anyone can assume the repukes can win this w/o cheating is beyond me - oh wait, except if assholes in this nation vote for the vp they'd like to fuck. in which case, we are all fucked, but not in a good way.

[muntrv]

6. McBush, only Georgia loves you.

[cvoogt]

7. and Alabama too

[krkaufman]

9. Hey, John, maybe if you'd actually put forth some ideas then Brown could praise you, too. n/t

[Stop Cornyn]

11. So, is Gordon Brown the new Russell Brand?

[Tempest]

12. McSame is going to have a lot of rows to hoe

All 22 countries in a BBC World Service poll would prefer Democratic nominee Barack Obama to be US president, ahead of his Republican rival John McCain.

Mr Obama was favoured by a four-to-one margin across the 22,500 people polled.