The US hasn’t always been staunch in standing with Britain over the Falklands. Even Reagan had to be handbagged by Thatcher to do the right thing.
Our friends in Washington have produced this history lesson for Obama…
View From Lord Bell’s Summer Party | Speccie
What Dave, Ed and Nick Want You to Hear | James Kirkup
In Praise of Apple’s Tax Plan | Daniel Mitchell
Christine Blower Can’t Do Maths | Toby Young
Cameron is Having a Shocker | Iain Martin
UKIP Still Back Flat Tax | London Loves Business
Dave Will Probably Win in 2015 | Dan Hodges
EU’s Tax Harmonisation Agenda | Dan Hannan
Tories Have Always Sneered at Party Faithful | Simon Heffer
French Youth Fleeing Socialism | Reason
Councils Should Not Blow Cash Subsidising Arts | Harry Phibbs
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Ai Weiwei in China fighting the taxman…
“Under totalitarian rule, no one is protected by law. We will all be the same helpless victims. When a country insists on its lies, it’s time for an artist to bring forth change.”
Ned Flanders – Clegg
Lisa Simpson – Natalie Bennett
Milhouse – Hilary Benn
Martin Prince – Andy Burnham
Edna Krabappel – Luciana Berger
Crazy Cat Lady – Glenda jackson
Comic book guy – John Prescott
Carl – Chucka
Lenny – Philip Hammond
Willie – Eric joyce
Poochie – Gordon Brown
Reverend Lovejoy – Tony Blair
Very good use of graphics!
What as President of the US has OBAMARAMA done that is actually something he can be proud of?
I can’t remember
Decent video until it invokes the “special relationship”.
That’s a bad move as it smacks of special pleading.
What do you expect, both obama and the argentinians are foreigners!
Obama is a communist.
And a muzzie
… written three fabulous auto biog volumes – portmanteau title : Me, Myself, I.
Never mind the Yanks, they couldn’t find Omaha on a map of Nebraska. Who’s that woman foreign correspondent on al-Beeb – somebody Williamson – who could be Owen Jones’ twin? Fucking uncanny likeness!
The Tories appear to be missing the basic fact that there is no incentive for small business to employ people and make profits
Employing people is too risky. At the extremes, a small company could employ a school leaver and is then responsible to pay wages, social costs and pension contributions for the next 70 years if the person chooses to carry on working. or at £300 per week £1,092,000 (thats without inflation)
Employing a school leaver is a million pound commitment
You assume the average school leaver could perform those maths calculations.
Obama’s father was born in Kenya.
Are you sure about that ?
Yes. I’ve seen the birth certificate.
He was also black and Muslim.
Chris Froome (British road racing cyclist, GB brozen medallist at London 2012 and runner-up in the Tour de France) was born in Kenya.
yes he was a mou mou leader.
So Obama could sue the British Government for compensation?
Excellent and well presented so that anyone that believes in democracy and free will will obviously follow the islanders decision from the referendum! I guess that means Obama will threaten them and the UK to hand them over to Argentina then!
Since when did the USofA begin to understand how the rest of the world works? They don’t know where most of it is and are clearly not even sure how there own country works.
Obama wants to keep his shitty nose out of other peoples business and focus on his own train crash.. pathetic apologetic ponce, why diesn’t he go the whole hog and insist the Argies give back sovreignty of their lands back to the idigenous people who they stole it from and while he is doing that he can give back the USA to the native Americans.
Obama is our great friend and needs South America far far more than he needs the Brits.
We should be backing the people of the Hawaii in their bid for self determination.
If they have a vote on the matter, yes we should. Probably they would wish to remain American, and we should accept that.
Can I have a vote whether or not I am governed by the unelected EUSSR dictatorship, or become a free citizen of this country?
Yes you can, but oly in your dreams…
Do they allow us to dream?. Thats fantastic the freedoms we have these days are just amazing.
Dreams are regulated in the European Union under the 1986 Shaftedupthearse agreement, whereby any such dreams must not contravene the regulations set out in the agreement, the dreamer must adhere with these regulations or lose their right to dream, the dreamer must only use recommended fantasies which should be sourced from only EU funded suppliers, non compliance will be investigated, if it is discovered the dreamer hasn’t complied the commission for fantasies and dreams will have no course other than to punish the dreamer under the illicit dreamers act which as been agreed by all member states under the shaftedupthearse agreement 1986.
It would be better to back Texas
So what does Barry think about the Jockanese? Should they determine their own future or come under EU control?
We’re not going to vote for it, thankfully. The Union of the Crowns is the single greatest thing that has happened on our island and the majority of Scots will note vote for some slightly xenophobic, romantic ideal.
Actually, I wish they would vote for quasi ‘independence’ and direct rule from Brussels.
It would be good riddance to the constantly whining, semi-communist McParasites, too. Let’s hope the Shetland Islands declare independence from Jockland at the same time and take what remains of the oil from the Jockanese as well.
We didn’t always have the parasites here… The impression is that the further north you go from the Watford Gap the worse it continually gets, it’s not that way at all.
Where I live in Lanarkshire there’s a whole nest of socialist/greedy/lazy people, but they’re not really present outside of the Glasgow/Edinburgh central belt and even then we’re better than the grim north of England.
The Shetland Islands and so on are very much opposed to independence from the UK and might even refuse to go with Scotland if it was to happen.
It isn’t happening though, and when the vote is over and done with I hope it’ll get people to get back to normal.
Sadly though when any group of people gets large enough a few malcontents find it easier to blame the group than themselves.
Scotland has 8.4% of the UK population and produces 8.3% of national wealth, which is more or less exactly where it should be.
If you want parasites, my ill-informed friend, look at Wales, Northern Ireland and…..the North of England. Those are the places that suck money out of the taxpayer, you’d best look closer to home.
… and the 42 no go areas in islamic GB .
The EU will do what we want!!
I am still undecided about Scotland but will let you know shortly.
In the meantime do you want any arms?
No – what about a natural gas terminal?
Of course it will Alec!
Some USA Leftie Official shouts Shit and Obama jumps on the shovel.
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Tory rebels tell Guido Fawkes they are 6 letters short of the 46 needed to trigger confidence vote in Cameron
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/budget/9915731/The-crumbling-Coalition-is-being-torn-apart-by-the-post-Budget-Public-Spending-Review.html
When I look at the crumbling Coalition”, I can just say one thing
OMG
Is the pool of talent and honesty in Britain reduced to Spineless Dave, No Compass Gideon, Dodging Cleggie and The Scottish Forest Ranger Orange One?
And is the Opposition reduced to Empty Z Ed, Barmy Blinky Balls and Mad Harriet Hairpin?
Is that all Britain can produce in this tragic time?
No honest man would enter parliament under the present system.
Wastemonster is no more than a ‘souped up’ Local Authority these days.
The laws are faxed in from Brussels and they dutifully comply with every one of them with a resigned little grumble, before they resume thier now accustomed cower, at Brussels feet.
It breaks my heart.
What about that Vincent’s cable theft
Agressive Z ism produces anti seminitism
That is why most rational j s do not support it
And BTW
We believe in freedom of speech unlike this blog
So you know the will of “most rations j..s” do you?
Quite an assumption you’re making there about millions of people you have never met.
Ahh right, when you say “rational”, what you actually mean is “people who agree with what I think”!
Thank you Bibi
And you could not even win a majority in the Homeland…
Open your eyes and see how isolated you really are in the world before it is too late
Anti Z’ism is not to be anti J’ish.
J / Z are very different.
Anti S’ism is not anti !srael either, it is more anti P’Stine.
Majority of J’s in I are from Russia / East Europe, only minority are Z’s and they are loathed by the J’s as much as everyone else.
What will Obama do if the Russians want to buy Alaska back?
And the French want Florida and Loiusiana back.
And the Spanish & Mexicans want Texas, New Mexico and California back.
And slowly but surely, we’re taking the Southwest (OUR North) back:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista_(Mexico)
N. Ireland?
Send Sarah Palin to Moscow. Vladimir will soon concede to the shining example of American Motherhood and Apple Pie
What? Like in Who’s Nailin’ Paylin?
Ask how much!
Judge people by what they do and not what they say….
Good simple agit-prop that even Yanks can understand.
As for Obama, don’t expect any positive responses, he is anti Brit, through and through.
What I can’t understand about the LibDems, given that they like the rest of Westminster indulge in ALL the latewst tittle tattle is that they were not aware of Huhne’s points ubtil the MSM started reporting on it. I find it hard to believe that they do not read the tittle tattle on Order Order.
To be blunt. I reckon they are LYING TWATS.
I can’t remember if I am a lying twat or not.
Yes you are take it from us it officaial.
Indeed.
The “Special Relationship” is bollux.
Why aren’t you shouting about this Dave — too weak as usual?
I am giving a lnch today to all the wives of my Bullingdon friends
Far more important than looking after Britain’s interests
We are also plotting to all join our member Natty in Switzerland when the roof finally colapses here
Our cash is already there
If he’s got any sense at all he’ll be on every major news network after the referendum result screaming rhetoric against Argentina’s populist regime – and if he’s smart enough, and brave enough, he’ll give Obama a chance to back down now or he’ll cast him on the same side as the Argies.
I’d imagine it’d make decent sound bites if Cameron slams both Obama and Kirchner in the same sound bite.
I will kiss Omaha’s ass
The Americans are the only friends we have left
Apart from the usual kleptocrats from Russia and Arabee…
Sadly, that’s true, and in Cameron’s mind it’s pragmatism or realpolitik.
That man has ruined the USA and it’s image across the world.
I dislike Obama, but i think Bush bears most of the responsibility for that.
Actually I think the thick as sh1t morons who appear on Jerry Springer bear most of the responsibility.
You should look at the facts.
American tax and spend problem started long ago. Obumma is just the latest and worst, in a long line of fiscal morons.
http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/21660-Sequester-horrors.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MaggiesFarm+%28Maggie%27s+Farm%29
What will He care He hates us
It seems paranoia is now sweeping the Vile and Criminal British Tabloid press and its followers like Guido
Grow up…
What’s immature about pointing out the facts?
1765 – Britain’s formal claim was made when Argentina did not even exist.
Pratt.
Hear hear.. someone with facts.. Falklands was British before Argentina existed, come on you Argie bargies and your apologistic sycophantic lefty supporters, trump that!… you cant? well quit your twaddle and digest the truth or choke on it.
We British claimed the Falklands before they were islands. Beat that.
Great film.
Should be shown in schools.
Only if it is ib black and white, also silent
Personally I don’t care what the leader of the rebel American colonies thinks.
Now EU wants to regulate the internet and ban pornography
That’s the Parliament Channel and the LibDems gone then.
Bleating nasty scummy bastard, spouting his putrid bile, the €unt should be strung up and pelted with pork products and pig shit during Eid by anyone who pays a fiver (proceeds go to Help for Heroes) then sent to Guantanamo bay holiday camp for a nice all inclusive break with a special course of Sado masochistic activities.
Yes please.
Seriously, what are we going to do about this?. Officialdom does nothing and if anything actually helps them.
Oooh, he’s such a honey(pot)
“5th Column”
Why are public officials such as the police jailed for talking to journalists, while MP’s and their staff get away with constantly planting stories in the press?
Life’s a beach for Obama.
The Argentinians aren’t falling for Kirchner’s distraction game, they know what she is trying to do. You can’t fool the very same generation that lived through the trick Galtieri pulled.
Its not the Argentinians in Argentina that are Obama’s concern, it is his dedicated rockbed of South American and Mexican immigrant voters in the USA.
Obama just another cotton picker with ideas above his station, he is going to be flattened when he tries to pass the gun laws he wants, so no problem there we got the rednecks on our side.
Yeeeehaah!
Never underestimate the power of argument. Thatcher also used to believe the islanders weren’t really British.
Bit like the Gibraltarians whose main language is Spanish, whose main foodstuffs are Spanish, whose weather is Spanish etc etc …. but….
whose money is English because the Spanish won’t pay them a few billions a year to survive.
Funny old world, innit?
oh FFS
Republican support? I didn’t think Pinochet was a Republican!
We’ll all be done a favour by Obama ignoring the Botox Queen and her thyroid imbalanced ramblings.
If the balance of benefits to support the Islanders and the British interest increase in favour of the US, they’ll give their support.
For the meantime – 2 coffees please, camarero!
“I didn’t think Pinochet was a Republican!”
Well his bosses certainly were.
Cool,
I do like Americas stance on this.
So if I get this right with regards to the Falklands he’s (Obama) not happy because of self determination and they wanna stay a British Territory and the Americans won’t leave Okinawa when the people want them out, but they (USA) consider it an American territory.
Next you be telling me Diego Garcia gonna be returned to its people; who arnt Americans sometime soon…
…..its a crazy world will live in with them crazy American.
We exported criminals to Australia; look how that turned out.
We exported some religious types to America; look how that turned out.
WHO KNEW?
There are also a few acres of Cuba that do not seem to belong to the natives either…
Bugger cuba, the falklands have been british since before the yanks took california
And what about Puerto Rica?
And why does the US not liberate St Pierre Micquelin just off their coast?
Don’t forget the Fabian’s to Canada.
Even a thick Yank should be able to grasp the points covered there….surely?
Sound stuff from the Heritage Foundation as usual. The British Government should be far tougher with Obama on this issue – his antics are unacceptable in an ally – but Cameron`s fundamental weakness allows him to get away with it.
¡Las islas Falkland son británicas!
¡Vivan los falklanderos libres!
Fuck off Argies, the Falklands beeee loooong to uuuus, we the members of FIST (Falklands Islands Sheep Liberation) have affiliated with ASS (Associated Society of Sheep) to send this message to the president of Argetina. Up With FIST in the ASS!
Of course FIST is the Falkland Islands Sheep Triumvate (no longer liberation, consisting of White sheep,black sheep and not forgetting our feminist sisters the association of Ewes) We have now been joined by a crack fighting team from RAM. we are making a stand against the Argies and our message to them is this RAM, The FIST in the ASS.
Obama hates Britain and everything we stand for. In his memoirs he recalls sitting on the Thames Embankment and thinking what an alien country Britain is.
Through the grand sweep of history, through all its twists and turns, there is one constant: the rock solid alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom.
The reason is simple. We stand together and we work together, and we bleed together, and we build together, in goods times and in bad, because when we do our nations are more secure, our people are more prosperous, and the world is a safer, and better, and more just place. Our alliance is essential. It is indispensible to the security and prosperity that we seek, not only for our own citizens, but for people around the world. And that is why as President I’ve made strengthening this alliance, and our alliances around the world, one of my highest foreign policy priorities. And because we have, I can stand here today and say, with pride and with confidence, and I believe with David’s agreement, that the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is the strongest it has ever been.
And so in the sunlight of this beautiful morning, with children from both nations in attendance, we reaffirm the enduring values in which our alliance is forever rooted.
You must be having a joke .
What a loser.
1776-83.
1812-15.
1866-68. (Fenian Raids into Canada)
1914-17.
1939-41.
1956. (Suez)
And in the 1920′s the Royal Navy used to conduct major exercises assuming that the next major enemy would be the US Navy.
nice drawing of reegan and thatcher
i remember him saying to Britain, you cannot have AWACS because that would show the americans as taking sides.
that was just before we lost several ships in the bay as there was no AWACS ‘to see over the horizon’.
special (one way) relationship eh?
Fucking Yanks.
There has always been one twist in the claim to the Falklands and US Foreign Policy: The Monroe Doctrine.
That would be one reason for Obama’s stance.
The other is that he desperately needs Argentina to sign arms contracts with the US rather than Ch!na.
Explain French Guyana?
Plus Dutch troops in Suriname and British troops in Belize.
The Monroe Doctrine was enforced by Royal Navy warships.
Time for the Falklanders to decide with whom their future lies. They have the right to self determination and Obama would do well to respect this. Roll on the referendum and good luck!
What a bunch of abusive, exploitive, scrounging backward t!ts these Argenteenians are¡
The Falklanders will determine their own future. Obama can just accept it!
“Where is American Leadership when you need it?” the film asks.
Well, it’s in the same place it was in 1914 and 1939. And, I’m sure this is just a coincidence, but the White House was occupied by a lame-brain Democrat on both of those occasions too.