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Will Tears and Promises Save the Day for the "No" Vote for Scotland?
Townhall.com ^
| September 12, 2014
| Mike Shedlock
Posted on 09/12/2014 4:47:03 PM PDT by Kaslin
A recent poll showed support for a "Yes" vote for Scotland independence went into the lead for the first time, overcoming a 20 percentage-point deficit.
This set off a flurry of activity including ...
- An emotional "I would be heartbroken" plea by UK prime minister David Cameron
- A tearful speech by former prime minister Gordon Brown
- Fearmongering tactics by both sides
- Promises of more political independence for Scotland
Did it work?
"No" Vote Leads 53-47 Excluding 10 Percent Undecided
(Excerpt) Read more at finance.townhall.com ...
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posted on
09/12/2014 4:47:03 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
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posted on
09/12/2014 4:52:53 PM PDT
by
Reaganez
To: Kaslin
vote YES.
................
there are numerous countries that
should be broken up,
just my 2 cents.
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:01:49 PM PDT
by
RockyTx
To: Kaslin
Has Scotland run out of OPM yet?
4
posted on
09/12/2014 5:02:37 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Reaganez
Where’s William Wallace when you need him.
5
posted on
09/12/2014 5:06:53 PM PDT
by
onthegulf
To: RockyTx
I died for you sods, you know!
6
posted on
09/12/2014 5:07:01 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
To: RockyTx
there are numerous countries that should be broken up, just my 2 cents.
Why should the USA be the only one?
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:09:38 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
To: Kaslin
If Scotland breaks away who will pay for their total nanny state?
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:10:32 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Georgia Girl 2
“If Scotland breaks away who will pay for their total nanny state?”
Or if Scotland breaks away who will pay the bill for hapless total nanny state of “The Lesser UK”?
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:17:22 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Consistency: Every (all) top level manager in the Administration is a pathological liar.)
To: Georgia Girl 2
I have a deep down feeling that somehow someway the US taxpayer will foot part of the bill.
To: RetiredTexasVet
Well its prolly all Bush’s fault. :-)
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:20:17 PM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
To: Kaslin
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:21:26 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Don't just stand there! Help fight political correctness!)
To: Georgia Girl 2
If Scotland breaks away who will pay for their total nanny state?Not who. What. That would be oil. 1m barrels a day spread out over 5m people. Norway does 2m barrels a day and has close to 2x US GDP per capita.
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posted on
09/12/2014 5:22:30 PM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
To: Zhang Fei
If Scotland breaks away who will pay for their total nanny state?
Not who. What. That would be oil. 1m barrels a day spread out over 5m people. Norway does 2m barrels a day and has close to 2x US GDP per capita.
I agree with you. England cannot continue on the same course without those funds. But it’s just one of many reasons they don’t want Scotland to break away.
To: Kaslin
The question lies in the accuracy of the polls. I guess we’ll just have to see.
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posted on
09/12/2014 6:01:26 PM PDT
by
Politicalkiddo
(Power always thinks.. that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. -John Adams)
To: RetiredTexasVet
Scotland is the most socialist part of the UK and receives a lot more than it contributes. It also has a large Muslim population, mostly on welfare.
Hope the Scots enjoy supporting them on their own!
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posted on
09/12/2014 6:02:46 PM PDT
by
livius
To: Kaslin
If I were a Scot, I’d vote for independence, throw out the bankers, become the next Switzerland, sell oil to the desperate EU and rejoice.
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posted on
09/12/2014 6:04:52 PM PDT
by
aMorePerfectUnion
( "I didn't leave the Central Oligarchy Party. It left me." - Ronaldus Maximus)
To: livius
The vast majority of Muslims in the United Kingdom live in England: 2,660,116 (5.02% of the population). 76,737 Muslims live in Scotland (1.45%), 45,950 in Wales (1.50%), and 3,832 in Northern Ireland (0.21%)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_Kingdom
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posted on
09/12/2014 6:09:57 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: livius
Scotland contributes more than it gets, and as for Muslims, we have a pop of 0.9%.
Try learning something about my country.
To: Paladin2
Has Scotland run out of OPM yet?I may be wrong, but I believe that is exactly backwards.
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