Royal_Phalanx
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He can't even remember what European country he did business with?
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(UK) Theresa May to praise Donald Trump: "Britain and US can lead together again"
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I cant wait for him to meet with Queen Elizabeth.
She'll probably need an interpreter to understand his 'Murican.
She'll probably need an interpreter to understand his 'Murican.
Dirtyshubb
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God listening to May just makes my blood boil, I'm so ashamed that my country can elect a group run by such despicable, lying pieces of shit.
UberTag
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Hopefully she gives him the Nieto blowoff treatment.
Am I noticing a double standard here or..?
Phil the greek will tell him to fuck off. Oh how I would love that to actually happen.
Audioboxer
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Man, when Trump appears more charismatic than you, you know you dun goofed. May is just so damn upper class stiff British it is cringe worthy. Even Davey C had more charisma than her.
The whole thing appeared as empty words and saber rattling of "greatness". I don't know what I expected.
The whole thing appeared as empty words and saber rattling of "greatness". I don't know what I expected.
Dirtyshubb
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She is gonna fall in line and do whatever the tories want her to. The royal family are nothing but nationalist trophies to sell to the tourists.
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He talks about everything like a 10-year-old.
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'one of the shortest press conferences in my history'- Acosta CNN.
WhateverItTakes
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Queen was at my uni today. Honestly I wish I could've cornered her an been like "y'know those political powers over parliament you have but never use? Pls."
FortuneFaded
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She's met 10 different presidents before. She'll be fine, she's a pro.
Audioboxer
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Gurgelhals
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The bigliest stamina.
Air Zombie Meat
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Wasn't even worth watching. Just a round of reach arounds for the cameras.
They certainly think alike. Gaslight the press, say nothing substantive.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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One thing I will say for our press: we don't softball our political leaders, no matter what their title is. If they're in for a well-deserved fucking, it's going to happen.
Yup, couldn't have picked a worse time to pull the plug on the EU.
Audioboxer
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But my inner thoughts are they hate each other lol. Or maybe I'm just projecting my hate on them thinking how can anyone like either... even themselves.
May's lack of charisma is just a nightmare though. Even the worst American politicians still have more charisma than the majority of British politicians. So stiff, hard, cold and awkward.
FinaruDensetsu
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Why is it that the two countries that have the closest link historically are also two of the dumbest? Hmmm...
May isn't upper class. She's just not charismatic in any way shape or form.
Cameron on the other hand was a great orator, regardless of whether you agreed with him or not.
When Caveman Met Wet Blanket.
God forbid she have an opinion on America-Mexico relations.
At least the questions were on point, though forced to be few. Frankly, no matter what you think of the two of them, I still think it must take some nerve to ask such biting questions to two world leaders.
I think the only other golf resort he has in Europe is in Ireland. I wonder why he didn't want to name it? It just came off as awkward.
God forbid she have an opinion on America-Mexico relations.
At least the questions were on point, though forced to be few. Frankly, no matter what you think of the two of them, I still think it must take some nerve to ask such biting questions to two world leaders.
I think the only other golf resort he has in Europe is in Ireland. I wonder why he didn't want to name it? It just came off as awkward.
QuicheFontaine
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lol those debates about banning him from the country seem like a distant memory now, eh?
Audioboxer
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True. I know your policies can be judged irrespective of your charisma, but it does help when you don't appear like a wet paper bag all the time.
RPGCrazied
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That was pathetic. I really hope other leaders takes what the President of Mexico did and just not show up and say no.
Audioboxer
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Yeah, Trump was doing the rabble-rousing "America number 1, we take no shit" while May was just sulking in the corner going "Yes, what Trump said". Okay, she's the guest so to speak, but her skills at speaking are pretty dire. As I said policies > charisma, but when you're shit at both it's a right car crash in motion. I think big Donald is a far more offensive politician than May overall, but when he is a more charismatic speaker than you, you're really shit on that level.
Let's be honest...
PMQs should be above point-scoring and pithy put-downs but I suspect Corbyn will fail at even that. More likely that he'll go off on a tangent about an unrelated issue close to his heart, leaving the Tories smirking and bemused at the let off.
More Fun To Compute
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I think that May just closed her eyes and pretended that he was Benjamin Disraeli.
I'm terribly nostalgic for those halcyon days of yore already.
FortuneFaded
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That question from the BBC. Nice.
Bam Bam Baklava
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Won't happen.
OverBlood 3
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Let's be honest...
PMQs should be above point-scoring and pithy put-downs but I suspect Corbyn will fail at even that. More likely that he'll go off on a tangent about an unrelated issue close to his heart, leaving the Tories smirking and bemused at the let off.
You haven't watched PMQs have you. Ever since Davey boy ran away she's been constantly on the ropes at every PMQs, Corbyn has made her look like a twat many times over. None of it matters because no one gives a shit about PMQs or facts or anything anymore.
plagiarize
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As a Brit that emigrated to the US...
I feel like I have no home.
Eurgh.
I feel like I have no home.
Eurgh.
I know the UK isn't famed for having ultra-charismatic politicians but seriously, it was just pathetic to see someone who is a seasoned politician and freaking world leader get led by this lunatic.
I just got up to the part where it was confirmed that Trump is going to visit the UK later this year. Oh boy, I'm so joining in on any protests that make his life MISERABLE while he's in my country.
Audioboxer
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Corbyn would be best as a 2nd in command or just an outspoken MP. Labour need a better leader. In a way he is kind of like Salmond. Shit leader, but an MP with some decent enough opinions who is worth hearing. Labour need their own Sturgeon to make the party more "likeable" in the public eye.
Yes it sucks so much comes down to charisma these days, but it is what it is. People like charismatic people.
Pretty much.
IIRC the golf event he was at he mentioned was the one with the "Trump is a cunt" sign.
I've seen him land some jabs, but consistently fail to land a knockout blow. Whether in PMQs or not, he fails to seize the initiative and punish an incredibly inept government on a number of fronts. The open goal analogy is an apt one. An effective opposition leader would have capitalised on May's shambolic governance and torn to pieces almost every word she utters in public. Theresa May is many (awful) things, but on the ropes is not one of them. See the polls if you disagree.
OverBlood 3
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It's a shame that politics is in such a sad state of affairs that Corbyn is the best of a bad bunch. There just isn't anyone out there that has the nous to get the job done.
It was nice having that initial rush of enthusiasm for Corbyn but his own party made sure to stop that in its tracks and their saviour was...Owen Smith. Fuck me.
I've seen the polls and all it shows is that politics has gone to the dogs if that bumbling Myra Hindley lookalike can be seen as anything but a shite politician.
Holy shit, talk about rose tinted glasses. Corbyn is fucking useless at PMQs.
PJV3
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In the early days against Cameron I'd agree but you're wrong when it comes to him and May.
It's useless when you don't have the support of your own party.
PJV3
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It's useless to stay on in that position.
OverBlood 3
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I reckon he'll quit for some reason or another before the next general election but the Labour Party despite being the only party worth voting for are still in a terrible position and have been since 2010.
Not sure he could hold Adolf Hitler to account, let alone Theresa May.
Labour should present someone better than Owen bloody Smith then. I still cannot believe they let the Tories get off so lightly in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote by infighting rather than showing a united front against a party that was going through upheaval.
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