[Magdalen] Political stance

[Roger Stokes]

Not for you, Jim.  It's embarrassing for the system and the candidates.

Roger

On 05/08/2015 22:50, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> Now I've let the cat out of the bag.  O God, this is so embarrassing.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 05/08/2015 20:58, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>>
>>> Debates coming, like it or not:
>>>
>>> CLEVELAND (The Borowitz Report
>>>
>>      <snip>
>>
>>> Those surveyed strongly agreed that the U.S. government should block the
>>> foreign transmission of the debate, or that Fox News should air an
>>> explanation of the contest beforehand, but they were at a loss as to what
>>> that explanation could possibly be.
>>>
>>> And, in a result that seemed to sum up Americans’ anxiety, a broad
>>> majority agreed with the statement “God, this is so embarrassing.”
>>>
>> I think I understand what it's about.  Given whatr I expect it to be like
>> I strongly suspect that if I did have a vote in choosing the candidate I
>> would be strongly inclined not to watch the debate - which probably
>> wouldn't justify that term in any case.
>>
>> The closest we have come to that this side of the pond is for the
>> Leadership of the Labour Party, in which I do have a vote so perhaps I
>> ought to view at least one hustings before finally deciding on my order of
>> preference.  At least whoever is chose will not to front a General Election
>> until 2020 which allows time to refocus attacks on the Conservative Party
>> rather than their own colleagues.
>>
>> Roger
>>