Donald Trump should not be allowed to speak in UK parliament
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In the traditional sense he probably isn't, but that is probably a good thing more than a bad thing! Would you respect him more if he broke promises and sat around with his finger up the ying yang just yearning to be popular?
I meant Trump not Hillary. As I'm not really into Memes and slogans, I think you're a little off the track.
There's a hell of a lot of worse scenarios for Trump than to be "persona non grata" in British parliament (which he likely isn't) but even if he was it wouldn't be the end of the world. They have more to lose than he does, I'm sure!
no sh*t!
I get the feeling that the half-British Trump is rather fond of the United Kingdom and much prefers it to the EU.
UNINVITED BBC’s Andrew Neil mocks ‘grandstanding, virtue signalling’ Speaker John Bercow over Donald Trump ban row
Daily Politics host ridiculed the Speaker as 'a preening, puffed-up, pompous little pixie' as MPs launch bid to unseat him
By FELIX ALLEN
10th February 2017
The Sun
JOHN Bercow was ridiculed by the BBC’s Andrew Neil in a spoof speech “banning” Donald Trump from his TV show.
The Daily Politics host mocked the Commons Speaker’s “grandstanding” and “virtue signalling” attempt to block the US President from speaking in Parliament on his state visit.
Andrew Neil mocked John Bercow on the BBC One show This Week
He blasted the Speaker as a "self-important, preening, pretentious, puffed-up, pompous little pixie" in love with the sound of his own voice.
It comes as Mr Bercow was left fighting for his job after Tory MPs launched an ambush to unseat him following his extraordinary outburst in the Commons.
The Speaker - who has previously welcomed the leaders of China and Saudi Arabia - said on Monday he would not invite Mr Trump to speak in Westminster Hall.
He added: “I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism, to sexism, and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the House of Commons.”
He later was overruled by furious Lords Speaker Lord Fowler, who said Mr Bercow had apologised to him for breaching Parliamentary protocol.
Last night Andrew Neil made fun of the row at the start of his This Week show on BBC One.
In a clear dig at Mr Bercow he joked he would "not wish to issue an invitation for President Trump to appear on this programme."
He said: "I appreciate he's expressed no interest in doing so anyway, but that won't stop me doing a bit of grandstanding and virtue signalling before the rest of the media and the wider public.
John Bercow told MPs he would be "strongly opposed" to hosting Donald Trump in Parliament because of his sexist views
Tory MP James Duddridge fired the starting gun with a surprise motion of no confidence
"I’ve taken this position after much serious consideration as to how much free publicity it’s likely to garner me, and without consulting the other place — because frankly what Newsnight does is its own business and he’s never going to settle for BBC Two.
"Now I know that, over the years, we’ve welcomed Vlad the Impaler, Diane Abbott, Adolf Hitler, Ken Livingstone and Transylvania’s very own Count Dracula into this studio.
"But let me say as a self-important, solipsistic, egotistical, preening, pretentious, puffed-up, pompous little pixie in love with the sound of my own voice, this programme’s long-running opposition to sensible debate and proper analysis coupled with a deep commitment to free Blue Nun for all means I would not feel comfortable sharing a sofa on the public airwaves with someone who says what he thinks and has never even had a sip of alcohol in his life."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28354...peaker-john-bercow-over-donald-trump-ban-row/
Daily Politics host ridiculed the Speaker as 'a preening, puffed-up, pompous little pixie' as MPs launch bid to unseat him
By FELIX ALLEN
10th February 2017
The Sun
JOHN Bercow was ridiculed by the BBC’s Andrew Neil in a spoof speech “banning” Donald Trump from his TV show.
The Daily Politics host mocked the Commons Speaker’s “grandstanding” and “virtue signalling” attempt to block the US President from speaking in Parliament on his state visit.
Andrew Neil mocked John Bercow on the BBC One show This Week He blasted the Speaker as a "self-important, preening, pretentious, puffed-up, pompous little pixie" in love with the sound of his own voice.
It comes as Mr Bercow was left fighting for his job after Tory MPs launched an ambush to unseat him following his extraordinary outburst in the Commons.
The Speaker - who has previously welcomed the leaders of China and Saudi Arabia - said on Monday he would not invite Mr Trump to speak in Westminster Hall.
He added: “I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism, to sexism, and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the House of Commons.”
He later was overruled by furious Lords Speaker Lord Fowler, who said Mr Bercow had apologised to him for breaching Parliamentary protocol.
Last night Andrew Neil made fun of the row at the start of his This Week show on BBC One.
In a clear dig at Mr Bercow he joked he would "not wish to issue an invitation for President Trump to appear on this programme."
He said: "I appreciate he's expressed no interest in doing so anyway, but that won't stop me doing a bit of grandstanding and virtue signalling before the rest of the media and the wider public.
John Bercow told MPs he would be "strongly opposed" to hosting Donald Trump in Parliament because of his sexist views
Tory MP James Duddridge fired the starting gun with a surprise motion of no confidence
"I’ve taken this position after much serious consideration as to how much free publicity it’s likely to garner me, and without consulting the other place — because frankly what Newsnight does is its own business and he’s never going to settle for BBC Two.
"Now I know that, over the years, we’ve welcomed Vlad the Impaler, Diane Abbott, Adolf Hitler, Ken Livingstone and Transylvania’s very own Count Dracula into this studio.
"But let me say as a self-important, solipsistic, egotistical, preening, pretentious, puffed-up, pompous little pixie in love with the sound of my own voice, this programme’s long-running opposition to sensible debate and proper analysis coupled with a deep commitment to free Blue Nun for all means I would not feel comfortable sharing a sofa on the public airwaves with someone who says what he thinks and has never even had a sip of alcohol in his life."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/28354...peaker-john-bercow-over-donald-trump-ban-row/
Because he was elected in what was generally considered a free, fair election, and hasn't violated any national or international laws?
We,'re working our way down that check list, right now ...
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Oh, here we go. Alternate Facts time.
How about wait awhile until the depth and breadth of Trump's connections to Russian money come to light.
Smells like a dead fish.
