Gordon Brown has received the ultimate accolade: A ringing endorsement from US former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The PM was named world statesman of the year at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation awards last night.
The Foundation campaigns for religious freedom and human rights - something that quite clearly appeals to a Prime Minister who has sought to pursue ID cards, extend imprisonment without trial, put innocent people on the DNA database and snoop on the internet traffic of all British citizens.
Kissinger said, "His leadership has been essential to our ability to overcome the moment of danger" - a reference to Brown's handling of the world economic crisis last year. Kissinger also praised Brown's "vision and dedication".
Kissinger undoubtedly saw in Brown many of the qualities of a former 'world statesman' - one for whom he had worked some forty years earlier - Richard Nixon. Like Brown, Nixon concealed behind his weather-beaten face and Cheshire cat grin an aptitude for scheming and duplicity that earned him the nickname 'Tricky Dicky'.
History will no doubt at some point confer a similar nickname upon the British Prime Minister - one to add to his title of 'world statesman'... Perhaps something along the lines of Fraudy Gordy..?
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How about Flawedy Gordy?
ReplyDeleteHe is natt as great as Tricky. He haz natt bammbed Laos or bagged anyvon (apart fram British citizens)
ReplyDeleteWhy is he getting an award from a conscience foundation for his services to the economy?
ReplyDeleteEver the 'world statesman'
ReplyDeleteMore like 'a state'...
What goes through the head of a man who know that he is not trusted at home, but who strides across the world stage.
ReplyDeleteDoes the man have no sense of irony, insight, self-delusion?
Screw all authority. Authority has no reason to exist anymore. All leaders are useless, self interested and serve no-one in society except themselves.
ReplyDeleteAuthority is dead... long die authority...
Who is going to empty your bins?
ReplyDeleteI will empty my own bins thank you very much
ReplyDeleteGordon Brown could not fight his way out of a Brown paper bin
ReplyDeleteHenry K knows a good man when he sees him. Your Gordon guy might not have bombed Laos, but if he gets in at the next election, he will surely bomb somewhere.
ReplyDeleteBelieve you me, Brown will not get in at the next election
ReplyDeleteGordon will perhaps not get in, but believe you me, New Labour will.
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