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| A voter gives a Lib Dem candidate a piece of his mind. |
What I've always detested about the Lib Dems is the way they portray themselves as the 'nice party'. We were always told off for using the word 'nice' at school, it is bland and meaningless. Perfect for the Lib Dems then. I knew they would eventually come a cropper, I'm just surprised it took the populace so long to rumble them. That's something to be grateful to the Coalition government for I suppose.
They have tried to be all things to all men, anti-hunting in my old inner city constituency, pro hunting in my current semi rural constituency where there is a popular local hunt. Even their posters 'Lib Dems Winning Here' carry a slight whiff of dishonesty, in a very gentle Lib Dem way. I also dislike the way every Lib Dem leaflet has a fake opinion poll showing that 'only the Lib Dems can unseat the current Labour/Tory councillor in this ward, it's a two horse race'. And they claim to be whiter than white!
I've seen Lib Dems check out the local council works schedule, then campaign in a street where improvements are due to street lights for example. A quick Lib Dem Focus is popped through doors claiming they are disgusted at the poor street lighting. A few weeks later the council renews the street lights. Hey presto, out comes a Llib Dem Focus taking the credit. Yes, they are that sneaky.
But the real disaster for the Lib Dems was joining the Coalition. It's one thing sitting on the sidelines griping, but when it comes to taking tough decisions, not to mention responsibility, the Lib Dems have fallen well short. The likes of Vince Cable and Chris Huhne have shown what a juvenile, irresponsible and unprincipled gang the Lib Dems really are, and they've been well and truly rumbled.
So, farewell then Lib Dems, you won't be missed.
19 comments:
I've been an active Liberal and Liberal Democrat all my life but have never come across the idea of looking at council schedules, so thanks for the idea. Whether it gets used or not depends on whether I decide to work really really hard again (as I have done all my life) or just stand as a paper candidate and hope for the best. We are heading for many more no-contests as per those desolate areas like Bare. I think a lot of it is to do with the insults thrown around from one party to the next but I am far to nice to name names.
My comment has vanished so I hope it is still in the ether. If it isn't you can be assured that it was a nice comment.
Thank you for that very Lib Dem response. And you wonder why the Lib Dems are about to disappaer up their own fundament. Or do you?
You sound very nice Mr Gradwell. But please name the names of those not so nice. Go on, it's not very nice to leave us wondering like that.
I agree Anonymous, it isn't very nice of him at all.
You don't have to look too far. You see, I too am a practising Roman Catholic and I will now have to wonder whether the person next to me at Mass is shaking my hand out of friendship or is really a hypocritic who hates me for my political views.
Why talk of hatred? Perhaps you should stop taking yourself too seriously and find a sense of perspective.
If your snide remarks are trying to say that I hate political opponents then you are sadly mistaken and need to grow up.
Even now yours words sound like hatred.
Yada, yada.
Keep it coming. Every comment you make just proves my point.
Lose the argument, cry hatred eh?
Yup Peter, that's about it. The man has obviously been in the Lib Dems far too long and has lost touch with reality. Sad really, but eh, who really cares?
Hope all is well.
He's been on again Peter, downgarding from 'hatred' to 'detestation'. They do flip flop these Lib Dems.
But I'm not publishing any more of his comments. He can use his own blog to make himself look foolish.
He's turned to patronising now Peter. Another unpleasant trait of your typical Lib Dem. Asking me to take greater care when blogging.
I suggest he just doesn't read it if he can't take criticism. They really are cry babies and mardy boys.
Come on boys, the poor old Liberal Democrat is obviously still sulking. Leave him alone. Because they are so nice they take criticism as hate. I don't hate them any more than you do, I just feel sorry for them.
But I do enjoy laughing at them. Does that make me hateful too?
Yes Reggie, in the Lib Dem world it does.
Another thought. Michael need not worry as I don't believe it is possible to hate a lib Dem for their political views, given they don't have any.
Now now Peter, that's hateful. Or is it detestable?
Just not very nice?
Actually, Mr Gradwell is so busy looking to be offended he doesn't actually read anything properly.
At no point in this post do I profess detestation, and certainly not hatred of another person He is the one who personalised it in a pretty nasty and unpleasant way by saying:
"I will now have to wonder whether the person next to me at Mass is shaking my hand out of friendship or is really a hypocritic who hates me for my political views".
I detest lots of things, it doesn't mean I detest the people involved. To use a light hearted example I detest Manchester City Football Club, but I had a great night on Sunday with a friend who supports Manchester City.
The man is quite clearly a fool and, as a Lib Dem, has proved my point far more eloquently than my post did.
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