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From firebrand to pussycat: Galloway's TV transformation [Don't miss this video!]
The Guardian (UK) ^ | January 14, 2006 | by Audrey Gillan

Posted on 01/14/2006 6:41:21 AM PST by aculeus

He purred and mewed, his greying whiskers giving his face the appearance of a Cheshire cat. Next, George Galloway, the Respect MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, and scourge of Capitol Hill, got on all fours and pretended to lick milk from the cupped hands of the once-famous television actor Rula Lenska. She rubbed the "cream" from his "whiskers" and stroked his head and behind his ears.

When he steps out into the real world, Mr Galloway may regret his decision to accept the producer's challenge to mimic a pet on live television last night. He may feel his flirtation with a reality TV youth audience was not worth the loss of credibility that many of his critics claimed yesterday was an inevitable consequence.

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Cat's whiskers: George and Rula at play

Rula is with George in the living area. He is on the sofa and she is on the rug. Big Brother has suggested they try some animal role play exercises to warm up for the tasks ahead.

George: "Would you like me to be the cat?"

(Excerpt) Read more at media.guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: georgegalloway; rulalenska
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BBC News video here ... with more details.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/nb_wm_fs.stm?nbram=1&news=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1&nol_storyid=4610962


21 posted on 01/14/2006 11:10:34 AM PST by aculeus
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To: dighton

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I'll second that - Rula Lenska is a real person, not a fiction of a hair spray advertisement?


22 posted on 01/14/2006 11:53:23 AM PST by Shermy
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Bump for the evening crew.


23 posted on 01/14/2006 5:56:35 PM PST by dighton
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To: dighton

Creepy or Hilarious? I still can't decide.


24 posted on 01/14/2006 7:10:46 PM PST by Stultis (I don't worry about the war turning into "Vietnam" in Iraq; I worry about it doing so in Congress.)
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To: aculeus

Oh, that's one I would want running the court. Not.....


25 posted on 01/14/2006 9:18:13 PM PST by freekitty
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To: freekitty

I meant to say "running the country". Or court for that matter.


26 posted on 01/14/2006 9:18:58 PM PST by freekitty
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To: Stultis
Creepy or Hilarious? I still can't decide.

Creepy.

Really, really creepy.

27 posted on 01/14/2006 9:22:56 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny (Base. All Yours = Mine.)
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Sunday morning ping ... for cat lovers.


28 posted on 01/15/2006 8:11:21 AM PST by aculeus
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To: Psycho_Bunny

sick


29 posted on 01/15/2006 10:48:18 AM PST by katykelly (Long suffering Husker)
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Psychiatrists fear for celebrities' sanity in a modern-day freak show
30 posted on 01/15/2006 4:47:49 PM PST by Shermy
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