Wasn't it Hunt that made the Slovenia/Slovakia mixup "Soviet vassal state" booboo? And then said in his pitch video that he was the right man for the job because if people didn't get the details right the EU might not give us the best deal? Arf.
― a passing spacecadet, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 11:58 (four years ago) link
japanese/chinese mixup as well, but was about his wife tbf!
― calzino, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 12:00 (four years ago) link
also keeps insisting his surname begins with an 'h' which is clearly untrue
― God may judge you but his sins outnumber your own. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 12:04 (four years ago) link
For good or ill, Rory Stewart would absolutely annihilate Jeremy Corbyn in a general election.— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 11, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
only one of them has walked across afghanistan and speaks dari tbf
― God may judge you but his sins outnumber your own. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 17:56 (four years ago) link
xp, lol, “for good or ill”
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
I see we’re back to this narrative
I’m well aware of his voting record. The support for austerity et al stinks. But Corbyn *couldn’t beat Theresa May* & Stewart’s at least a hundred times more impressive than her.— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) June 11, 2019
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:00 (four years ago) link
Only one of them has eaten cold Tesco own brand baked beans straight out of a tin.
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
Given that Rory Stewart is never going to be leader of the Conservative Party it's like one of those pointless, "Would a zombie beat a vampire?" pub conversations.
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
.@RoryStewartUK electrified this tent. He delivered the most coherent and lyrical launch speech of any candidate. On this showing the Tories have found a proper star. But they will reject him, because his “moderate” views are out of touch with his party. Labour will be relieved— Robert Peston (@Peston) June 11, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link
Only one of them can boast this key life experience
He is also a friend of the Prince of Wales and was holiday-tutor to Princes William and Harry when they were schoolboys. He accidentally locked himself in the loo on his very first night at Highgrove - the key snapped and he had to be rescued by Charles's Special Branch bodyguards while Charles himself hovered nearby in his dressing gown, fretting.
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:05 (four years ago) link
These people are paid to comment on UK politics btw.
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:06 (four years ago) link
Mr Jame Sob has been a cunt as long as I’ve been aware of him. Peston just comes across as a bit thick.
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link
LOL seeing as Islington North boasts 100 different languages spoken by his constituents, and he’s reasonably good at other languages, if Corbyn doesn’t know how to ask someone how they are in Dari (which is basically Farsi) I’d be pretty surprised.
― suzy, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link
If theres anything that recent political history of UK indicates it's that folk are crying out for a moderate Tory PM.
Oh wait no
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
xp Corbyn speaks Spanish fluently!
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:16 (four years ago) link
He certainly does!
― suzy, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
I'm sure mr O'Brien has a very broad criteria for what makes an "impressive" pol, but I'd imagine not being called Jeremy Corbyn or being ever so slightly to the right of centre-left would be a good start with him.
― calzino, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:24 (four years ago) link
Anyway, here’s the only proof you need:
Is @RoryStewartUK looking for the cat-lovers vote? 🐈🗳️The Tory leadership hopeful's been spotted outside Number 10 patting Larry the cat ahead of a Cabinet meeting. Latest on the race here: https://t.co/hlfeB6YEeT pic.twitter.com/G5JyoFT0D7— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 11, 2019
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
cats are a bit like tories, ruthless vermin and overrated!
― calzino, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:30 (four years ago) link
I think most people are currently underestimating how much of a potential menace Stewart is. The more I see of him the more I suspect that he has the same kind of sociopathic, authoritarian, self-righteous, narcissistic traits as Blair. Blair deceived many initially by hiding behind a façade of photogenic reasonableness. Being photogenic is obviously not a tool at the disposal of Stewart, but he is doing much the same thing with his shtick of eccentric, cheeky-chappy approachability.
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
xp how dare you, I’d fp you if I wasn’t on zing
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
the most surprising thing about rory stewart is that he looks that malformed while only being a bit posh and not a full aristo
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
Only some dogs are Tory Calzino, otherwise that's just objectively wrong!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link
cats are individualist anarchists after the fashion of max stirner
― findom haddie (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
― calzino, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 8:30 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it is with great regret and a heavy heart that yaddayaddayadda fp
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
cousin fucking has a lot to answer for across the class spectrum. I bet he still makes some average upper middle classes seem like hoi polloi just by having posher connections.
― calzino, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
don't make me tap the sign
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6MW0grDhZyE/VYMjKYh0yLI/AAAAAAAAM60/l1Fs_LopfZo/s1600/Andercon%2Bpuppets%2BAquaphibian.jpg
― mark s, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
For the avoidance of any doubt - I have read the Labour motion proposed for tomorrow and I will NOT be voting for it.— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) June 11, 2019
"Just as I was starting to like you" - FBPE reply person
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:42 (four years ago) link
Can’t believe the Tory turned out to be a Tory.Still mad about that cat dig
Jeremy Corbyn’s Xmas card! Is this El Gato? pic.twitter.com/8sgxgdWNzb— steve hawkes (@steve_hawkes) December 14, 2018
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
lmao at all these fucking idiots in the replies who are shocked (SHOCKED!) that a tory is acting like a tory
― God may judge you but his sins outnumber your own. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:44 (four years ago) link
or what gyac said
― God may judge you but his sins outnumber your own. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:45 (four years ago) link
A lot of Lib Dems dying to vote Rory at a general election. Missed a trick there, might be his welfare bill moment
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
there is nothing that says moderate one nation tory more than putting your poxy political career before preventing a national crisis.
― calzino, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
Even if he made it to the final two, the members aren’t going to vote him in.
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
Lol I hadn’t seen he’d said otherwise, sceeeeenes
.@RoryStewartUK says he will support the @jeremycorbyn @oletwinofficial initiative to take no-deal Brexit and risk of parliament being prorogued (suspended) off table. He is ploughing his own course. The audience here love him. Some of his MP colleagues will find this challenging— Robert Peston (@Peston) June 11, 2019
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:50 (four years ago) link
(This was before his tweet when he said he wouldn’t)
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:51 (four years ago) link
Lol
Depends on how badly Boris will fuck up once he has to open his mouth in this campaign. The membership did elect a man they hated before because he came across well.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
can’t believe a man who walked across afghanistan and speaks dari would be so two-faced, smdh
― God may judge you but his sins outnumber your own. (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
calz otm re catz
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
Whippets are dog hardware using cat software, can’t we all just get along?
― suzy, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
It's too late, they've already spread their mind control parasites to most of humanity.. all is lost!
― calzino, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:15 (four years ago) link
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/we-went-to-parliament-to-play-with-dogs-because-its this is for calz (and I should add that I also have a dog who is a complete moron but I still prefer cats)
― stress tweeting (gyac), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:21 (four years ago) link
There's a reason the thread is called, "The cat's on fire and there's no driver at the wheel"
― John Harris is a Guardian columnist (Tom D.), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
rob halford joining me in tapping the sign
zhttps://twitter.com/mhn_animals/status/1138180230902734849
― mark s, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
Rob Halford (Judas Priest) pic.twitter.com/Ae8mJmReHr— Metalheads n animals (@mhn_animals) June 10, 2019
― mark s, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
lol ffs
the cat's on fire
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
i'm sure ILX can come to a consensus that a cat would make a better leader of the Tory party than any of the candidates running
― Oy McVey (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:37 (four years ago) link
Cats are anarcho-capitalists iirc
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 11 June 2019 19:46 (four years ago) link