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David Miliband: A beacon of hope

Part of the American Dream, or at least used to be before you needed millions and millions of dollars to do it, is that anybody can become President.

After watching Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s unbelievably poor appearance on Question Time last night, I wonder if we’re not importing the idea into Britain. You read and listen to the political gossips touting Miliband as a future Labour leader and Prime Minister and you realise: Yes! It’s perfectly apparent that literally anybody could become Prime Minister.

Just what qualities mark Miliband as a leader, I’m not sure. Maybe he’s saving them for a rainy day, or at least for when it rains harder than it is right now. What does mark him as special though is his example. You watch him and it gives hope for us all. Who couldn’t be that feckless and inarticulate and evasive and mealy-mouthed and weaselly?


Posted on June 6th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

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7 Comments

  1. Sean (10 comments.) on 06.06.2008 at 15:24 Permalink | Reply

    I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but something about his face - just his sodding face - revolted me on a deep and primal level. It was chilling, unsettling - like watching a haunted ventriloquist’s dummy slowly turn its head through 360 degrees. “Who is this grinning homunculus,” I thought, “and what does he want from me?”

    Charlie Brooker on Miliband.

    Sean’s latest blog post… Come, marvel at my solipsism

  2. Backword Dave (9 comments.) on 06.06.2008 at 15:33 Permalink | Reply

    Shami Chakrabarti is a beautiful, beautiful woman. If Labour ever want me to vote for them again, they can make her leader.

    1. Justin on 06.06.2008 at 15:36 Permalink | Reply

      I second that emotion.

      1. Sean (10 comments.) on 06.06.2008 at 15:46 Permalink | Reply

        Yes. I agree too.

        Sean’s latest blog post… Come, marvel at my solipsism

    2. septicisle (27 comments.) on 06.06.2008 at 20:01 Permalink | Reply

      Fourthed. She’s hopeless on Have I Got News for You though.

      septicisle’s latest blog post… Barack knows.

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