Comments on: The sick-making Mr. Galloway http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/ Liberty, if it means anything, is the right to tell people what they don't want to hear Fri, 25 May 2012 17:44:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Count of Monte Cristo in a Bubble Car http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355876 The Count of Monte Cristo in a Bubble Car Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:03:35 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355876 Galloway is, in effect, a political prostitute; a tyrant-loving tart; and a fundamentalist-favouring floozy; Galloway is, in effect, a political prostitute; a tyrant-loving tart; and a fundamentalist-favouring floozy;

]]> By: badnewswade http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355852 badnewswade Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:20:21 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355852 “Clearly a majority in a population of roughly 80,000000 then.” So you agree with Tony Blair's analysis of large demonstrations then? “Clearly a majority in a population of roughly 80,000000 then.”

So you agree with Tony Blair’s analysis of large demonstrations then?

]]> By: zkharya http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355778 zkharya Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:28:40 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355778 "Clearly a majority in a population of roughly 80,000000 then." No. But a majority of non pro-government demonstrators since 1979. “Clearly a majority in a population of roughly 80,000000 then.”

No. But a majority of non pro-government demonstrators since 1979.

]]> By: blahblahblah http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355771 blahblahblah Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:57:40 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355771 <i>tens if not hundreds of thousands of Iranians’</i> Clearly a majority in a population of roughly 80,000000 then. tens if not hundreds of thousands of Iranians’
Clearly a majority in a population of roughly 80,000000 then.

]]> By: zkharya http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355764 zkharya Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:26:29 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355764 "One of the reasons he is popular is that he pisses off people like you." Not, presumably, because he tees of the tens if not hundreds of thousands of Iranians' currently demonstrating against him in the largest non-government public protests for quite a while. “One of the reasons he is popular is that he pisses off people like you.”

Not, presumably, because he tees of the tens if not hundreds of thousands of Iranians’ currently demonstrating against him in the largest non-government public protests for quite a while.

]]> By: Josh Scholar http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355763 Josh Scholar Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:25:25 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355763 Biff Larkin, I think that Gene was saying that Iranian "police" in ski masks, beat arresting and killing people gives the Iranians more reason to fight for freedom, not George Galloway. Learn to read. Biff Larkin, I think that Gene was saying that Iranian “police” in ski masks, beat arresting and killing people gives the Iranians more reason to fight for freedom, not George Galloway.

Learn to read.

]]> By: Josh Scholar http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355760 Josh Scholar Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:21:36 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355760 I love that resistor is getting so obsolete. He is such a funny guy. When I first ran into him he was calling me a Mossad agent for contrasting Arafat with Ghandi. I love that resistor is getting so obsolete. He is such a funny guy. When I first ran into him he was calling me a Mossad agent for contrasting Arafat with Ghandi.

]]> By: MoreMediaNonsense http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355666 MoreMediaNonsense Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:43:06 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355666 "but he is popular with working class Iranians whether you like it or not." The BNP vote in the UK is largely working class. Do you approve of the BNP ? “but he is popular with working class Iranians whether you like it or not.”

The BNP vote in the UK is largely working class. Do you approve of the BNP ?

]]> By: Dan http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355639 Dan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:37:12 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355639 I remember seeing a poll published ahead of the European elections which showed that a third of the electorate was 'considering' voting Green. The Greens got around 8% in the end. Errant polls are always possible and there's nothing to suggest that the "I wouldn’t have voted for him, or any of the other candidates, but he is popular with working class Iranians whether you like it or not." He is not popular with the working class Iranians; in fact, there is a lot of regional and ethnic identification with the candidates. Karroubi and Rezaee are popular in the southwest because they are from this region, being ethnic Lori and Bakhtiari respectively. It was largely accepted that Karroubi would win the majority in his native Lorestan and come top of the poll in Khuzestan - as happened in 2005. In the end, his share of the vote was identical to the national average - that means that, suddenly, the regional differences that one expects in any election have magically vanished. In fact, both these candidates lost badly in their own hometowns; Ahmadinejad won an incredible 90%+ of the vote in Rezaee's village! Then there is the case of Mousavi doing unexpectedly badly in Azeri areas, particularly Tabriz where he lost to Ahmadinejad. The results are just not credible. There is little regional differentiation in the votes that one normally expects. The only variation in the outcome was the turnout - in Kurdistan, turnout was around 62% and in Balochistan and Khuzestan it was around 73%, compared to the national average of 85%. The regional abstentionism shows that a sizeable number of ethnic minorities rejected all candidates, although official turnout in these areas was still higher than elections in the UK! I remember seeing a poll published ahead of the European elections which showed that a third of the electorate was ‘considering’ voting Green. The Greens got around 8% in the end. Errant polls are always possible and there’s nothing to suggest that the

“I wouldn’t have voted for him, or any of the other candidates, but he is popular with working class Iranians whether you like it or not.”

He is not popular with the working class Iranians; in fact, there is a lot of regional and ethnic identification with the candidates. Karroubi and Rezaee are popular in the southwest because they are from this region, being ethnic Lori and Bakhtiari respectively. It was largely accepted that Karroubi would win the majority in his native Lorestan and come top of the poll in Khuzestan – as happened in 2005. In the end, his share of the vote was identical to the national average – that means that, suddenly, the regional differences that one expects in any election have magically vanished. In fact, both these candidates lost badly in their own hometowns; Ahmadinejad won an incredible 90%+ of the vote in Rezaee’s village! Then there is the case of Mousavi doing unexpectedly badly in Azeri areas, particularly Tabriz where he lost to Ahmadinejad. The results are just not credible. There is little regional differentiation in the votes that one normally expects. The only variation in the outcome was the turnout – in Kurdistan, turnout was around 62% and in Balochistan and Khuzestan it was around 73%, compared to the national average of 85%. The regional abstentionism shows that a sizeable number of ethnic minorities rejected all candidates, although official turnout in these areas was still higher than elections in the UK!

]]> By: resistor http://hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/the-sick-making-mr-galloway/comment-page-1/#comment-355634 resistor Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:17:56 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/?p=18140#comment-355634 Ahmadinejad got over 60% when elected in 2005 He was polling over 60% of the vote before the election http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jun/15/iran-election-polling What a surprise that he got over 60% again! I wouldn't have voted for him, or any of the other candidates, but he is popular with working class Iranians whether you like it or not. One of the reasons he is popular is that he pisses off people like you. p.s. Potkin is a supporter of the Pahlavis, who were famous for their democratic credentials, respect for human rights, love of the people and modest homes... Ahmadinejad got over 60% when elected in 2005

He was polling over 60% of the vote before the election

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/jun/15/iran-election-polling

What a surprise that he got over 60% again!

I wouldn’t have voted for him, or any of the other candidates, but he is popular with working class Iranians whether you like it or not. One of the reasons he is popular is that he pisses off people like you.

p.s. Potkin is a supporter of the Pahlavis, who were famous for their democratic credentials, respect for human rights, love of the people and modest homes…

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