Posted on 07/13/2004 11:32:55 AM PDT by HAL9000
If it had been NEET they'd have died of sunburn by now!
I agree but when they started confiring Knighthood on such rubbish as "The Beetles" instead of on people who distinguished themselves in science, warfare, and other significant fields, they opened the gates for this situation.
Perosnally, I think England could use somebody like William the Conqueror or Edward I right now to clean up some the leftist scum there.
Its a shame that a nation which produced the heros of Agincourt, Waterloo, Victorian times, Dunkirk, etc, has fallen under the control of such craven rascals.
Yes, the proscription on Americans accepting such honors would hardly deter him.
As if "Blair awarding honours to the entire England rugby team after they won last year's World Cup" somehow upholds centuries of British history and tradition.
I say, no knighthoods unless you are willing to suit up and joust for it.
Bob's a roaring leftie, but I did get a kick out of reading his comments recently in the Guardian.
"You'll think I'm off my trolley when I say this, but the Bush administration is the most radical - in a positive sense - in its approach to Africa since Kennedy," Mr Geldof, who organised the 1985 Live Aid fund raising concert for Ethiopia, told Britain's Guardian newspaper.
In contrast to the European Union's "pathetic and appalling" response, Sir Bob said neo-conservatives and religious right-wingers who surround the US president are proving unexpectedly helpful.
Former president Bill Clinton had not helped Africa much, despite his high-profile visits and apparent empathy with the downtrodden, Mr Geldof said. (From the BBC website)
"Sir Elton John."
Need I say more?
Pity, though.
Dan
IIRC, the Beatles got some "award" for bringing in tonne of money to the UK. All the WWII veterns that also received the
"award" sent them back in. I wonder if they considered the tax pounds contributed to the pensioners?
"It's NEE, you twit!
If it had been NEET they'd have died of sunburn by now!"
Hmmmmm, or be curiously hairless, I suppose....(grin)
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