Conservative Party Leader Ian Duncan Smith...

King_Crimson

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Wed Jul-09-03 05:57 PM
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Conservative Party Leader Ian Duncan Smith...

really letting Blair have it today! From what CNN was showing, this could well have turned into a melee! Smith came just short of calling Blair an out-and-out liar!

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grasswire

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Wed Jul-09-03 04:14 PM
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1. that was incredible...

.....did you see the look on Blair's face when Smith said he was never provided with the dossier?? He was stunned and horrified.

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TreasonousBastard

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Wed Jul-09-03 04:18 PM
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2. With both barrels of a very Tory birding gun.

He was damn near foaming at the mouth.

And that pointing finger... Pounding on the podium...

I'd say he was pissed. Very pissed.

Interesting to see how this goes down, along with Rummy's looking very pissed at Levin's questioning him in the Senate. Rummy had the look of a nasty little boy who got caught at something.

CNN ain't so bad today-- Blitzer is repeating Hillary's gift of shoe. I just wish they had a clip of Chaplin cooking up the shoe in "The Gold Rush."

:nopity:

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King_Crimson

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Wed Jul-09-03 04:36 PM
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3. They did show Chaplin...

munching on the shoe! Yeah...I actually thought Smith might go after Blair! That was one pissed off Englishman! His bald head was even red!

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TreasonousBastard

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Wed Jul-09-03 05:28 PM
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7. Missed the part with Chaplin's shoe...

and I can't help wishing they cooked up one like that for the arrogant little shit.

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EarlG ADMIN

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Wed Jul-09-03 04:42 PM
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4. Don't get too excited

No matter what you think of Blair, I wouldn't cheer Iain Duncan Smith.

For example:

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives2001/story/0,1455,564079,00.html

and...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/racism/Story/0,2763,554173,00.html

The fact that the WMD story continues to have legs is great news, but the thought of this guy waiting in the wings is kinda disturbing to me.

EG

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King_Crimson

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Wed Jul-09-03 04:54 PM
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6. Smith would make an exemplary Repuke...

from what I read in the links you provided EarlG, but what tickled me is the way he lit into Blair. I'm hoping that may wake up some in Blair's party!

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Wed Jul-09-03 04:49 PM
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5. Iain Duncan Smith is the worst kind of reactionary

He actually supported the war more than Blair.

Plus, he's just about as stupid as Bush.

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