Tory MP slags off Olympics opening ceremony!
 

A Conservative MP has attacked the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games as “leftie multi-cultural c---.”
While others were lavishing praise on Danny Boyle’s £27 million extravaganza, Aidan Burley, member for Cannock Chase, described it on Twitter as “the most leftie opening ceremony I have ever seen - more than Beijing, the capital of a communist state!"


London 2012: 'Nazi stag party’ MP Aidan Burley attacks multicultural Opening Ceremony - Telegraph

I agree with him slightly - why was 3 mins given to Grime rapper Dizzy Rascal?

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Please post in General Sport

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No it's not about sport - it's about comments made about the opening event which has nothing direclty to do with sport!

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Please can I remind people about Mick's posts stating that any threads about the Olympics must be in the General Sport section, any that are not will be moved here so if your thread is moved you know why.

I don't care if its about Little Chef Olympic Breakfasts, if it is about anything Olympic I will move it without telling the original poster I have moved it. I am going to stop leaving redirects as well making the place look untidy.

Can we please stop discussing where the thread should be now.

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Pity there aint a "Junk" section,like wi e-mails.:D

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Idiot - this is not about sport - it's about other issues to do with politics and culture - but can't tell that to an idiot!

Don't use abuse to me mate and expect me to sit and take it - barr me if you wish I'll not bother coming back!

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Yeh must not have took yer pills today, anything regarding the olympics is obviously related to sport, now take yer pills n come down to earth.:rolleyes:

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Is that like being hit over the head with Irn Bru?

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well I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing and thought it was quite spectacular. I don't look into it too deeply, just how I visually enjoyed the whole thing. Parts of it even made me laugh out loud!!:)

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Me too - with embarrassment. :o

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I enjoyed some of it and some of it made me cringe like the representation of Britains bucolic past. The use of the hill for the flags was good though. Enjoyed the Industrial revolution and the forging of the ring - also the homage to the two world wars (read that it was in honour of Accrington Pals too so that's a thumbs up!). Think he should have left it there though and missed out the nurses! Also very telling the representation of modern Britain - a culture dominated by soap operas, mobile phones and messaging - the work ethic of the Nation has disappeared very obviously in direct contrast to the past.

The music I enjoyed when it was accompanying in the athletes - nice and speedy and a great selection. Live thought Mike Oldfield was very evocative and Rowan Atkinson/ Chariots of fire was not bad. Hated the Arctic Monkies -never heard 'em before or the Dizzy rapper. Abide with me and Jerusalem were a bit cheesy. Sir Paul could have missed out Jude too -not one I would have chosen, come back Sir Elton, all is forgiven;)...but then you can't please all of the people all of the time. The whole point of the ceremony was the lighting of the flame and presentation of the athletes and they were the strong points of it all for me. Oh, and I did like the bell!!!

Here in Italy it's had a mixed reaction some found it showed the British sense of auto-irony and it was applauded and others hated it. Don't think they understood a lot of it myself as there was much to take in and the Italian commentators on the TV were struggling. Even called Mr Brannagh "Kevin" which gave me a laugh!

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Ya I agree HR, not too interested in the games but last night was a spectacle to say the least and how the managed to make it work is beyond me those chimneys coming from nowhere and the forging of the olympic rings was superb, and don't forget that cameo from Mr Bean:D

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Be careful what you wish far:rolleyes:

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I thought it was well put together, bit complex to start with but once you understood what was happening it became clear :)

Only one blot for me was McCartney, British icon but past his sell by date.

Heard quite a few things on the news about foreign press saying it was too British, only one comment on that ... Up yours Johnny Foreigner :D

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Quite agree Dave about Macca, my daughter said the same, seems he wasn't very good at her majs diamond do either

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yeah I agree macca ruined the end of the ceremony imho

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I liked the James Bond segment, especially when he cleared his throat to attract the Queen's attention. The pop music section when on too long for my liking, and it's getting a bit predictable using Macca to close the show, but by and large I enjoyed the opening ceremony.

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Neil was not abusing you; he was reiterating the rules.

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Seems like most people weren't impressed with Macca, although haven't seen any adverse comments in the press, as yet:rolleyes:

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Agree with most of that though the young lad who sang Jerusalem had a lovely voice and sang it well. Liked Sir Ken as Brunel as well.

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I thought it was a lass:eek::eek::D

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It gives me great pleasure to say I did not watch it, nor do I intend too. Country's supposed to be near bankrupt, how much has this tripe cost the economy.
Supposed to be Olympic Games, how many of the events are actually games. Is there going to be a tiddleywink play off.
Where were these so called games held in 1012, 1112, 1212, 1312, 1412, 1512, 1612. Its all supposed to have started of in Olympia, Greece & thats where it should stay in its original format.

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Please Neil can you not strike a deal with Blackburn 247, and direct all these Lympic bullsheite threads to their site, there are a lot of members not the slightest bit interested in all that Lympic crap.
If you can't do owt with 247, then shove it in the over 18's.

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Hoy 247 is an Olympic free zone, not one mention this morning:D

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Last time I looked it was a member free zone too (you excepted)

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No Margaret things looked up after Jay said he was leaving, he was aways for a bit, and the membership actually increased, even to achieve over 20 posts in one day. Popeyes still banned though.
I think your new avatar should also be the new lympic symbol.

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Just watched that bit again on iPlayer John, certain it's a lad. His hair's a bit long but not girlie. The boy behind him in the clip I watched looks like he's putting earplugs in!

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Was definitely a boy and he did sing it well -should have been dressed as a proper choir boy though!

BTW did the choir of children change the words to the National Anthem or was it my imagination?

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Do tell - do we have to 'love honour and obey?':D

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Probably an iphone, no attention span these days.

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I have read comments about a sequence where a lone dancing man appears to taunt a young boy, beckons him and then picks him up and hugs him.

What was the symbology of that?

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Never talk to strangers?
Espescially if they have been elected, you just don't know what they are capable of!
:rolleyes:

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The National Anthem choir was made up of deaf and hearing children so their enunciation may have been unclear on some words - they were signing as well.

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Just checked on iPlayer... they were word perfect - at least to the version I learnt 50 odd years ago in the Girl Guides!

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Think it was meant to be the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Ironic as the section was supposed to be about children's literature and this character only appears in the film and musical version - not in the book!

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phewwww glad you were only looking:rolleyes:

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Didn't realise that -I saw that they were signing but didn't know they all had hearing difficulties -that would be what threw me!

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I was in the Girl's Brigade -until i rebelled aged 11! I am not good at group activities or team sports, hated having to wear a uniform and most of all being told what to do -not my thing at all.

My maternal grandmother was a Girl Guide leader for many years - I obviously didn't take after her in this respect.

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I joined the guides because I heard they were off to camp and I wanted to go too. Loved camping, still do, went several times with them but once I discovered boyfriends the rest of it went by the board!

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Don't make promises like that, you'll get all our hopes up! :D

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I've just watched the opening ceremony on IPlayer up to the bit where David Beckham was delivering the torch on a speedboat - I skipped quite a few bits as I was watching as well. I must say that in my Olympic free zone I was impressed - fair play to Danny Boyle, I think he did a very good job, I loved the James Bond bit, and I enjoyed the history of Britain through music and film clips, it actually quite touched me and made me feel proud to be British (English)! And I didn't think it was too left wing, I thought it was a fair representation of our past and current culture (although I believe that my nemesis Shami Chakrabati or whatever she's called popped her head up - I haven't got time for her) but I missed that bit. And I do think that the 27 million quid it cost could have been far better spent.
Anyway I'm now back in my Olympic free zone and doing my best to avoid the Olympics at all cost!

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How do you get to this olympic free zone? I watched a bit of a film on one of the channels, but the lloyds bank advert came on...and the one for McDonalds(free olympic grrrr glass and wristband).......and the newspapers were full of olympic blather and not much in the way of news. I would like to be somewhere(other than the grave) where there is not a peep about the blasted olympics.

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Shut yourself in the back room, lock the door and get a bottle of good wine down your neck

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I'd of rather heard "The Final Countdown" than Macca singing "Hey Jude!" :(:(:(:rolleyes:

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My hopes too! :rolleyes::D I suppose you have to make personal threats and swear at a moderator to get barred!

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Can I have tea instead?

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I know Margaret, it's not really possible and I'm in denial, just flick over the telly immediately when something olympic related comes on or alternatively skyplus everything without an olympic related theme! - sorry that's the best I can offer other than going into hibernation and being completely antisocial for a few weeks!

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Margaret, that sounds good to me!

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Your hopes have been realised.

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Me too, thought it was a great visual history as to how our country has evolved with a smattering of humour thrown in:)

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You some kind of mind reader or what, we'll see, cuz I've just noticed he's banned, but will he be back:confused::confused:

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He said if he was banned, he wouldn't bother coming back, so I'm expecting him to keep his word! ;)

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Hopefully:rolleyes:

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Yeh got more chance of being struck by lightening in my opinion.:D Hes only gone to watch the Olympics. P.M.S.L.

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Well I'm shocked and Stunned cashy, are you saying that Kes isn't a man of his word:eek::eek::D

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Happily didn't see it, as I was out of the country, so can't really comment.

From the little I've heard sounds a load of old tosh.

Very expensive old tosh.

I don't recall the ancient Olympians starting their sporting games, with some costly am. dram. jamboree.

:rolleyes:

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Am dram is right, reminded me of nothing so much as the community play we put on in our village in 1989 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the new village church being funded by a local resident who had made good at court.

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In a word YES.:D hes back already.;)

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Pardon? Welcome back from your short break, Kes.

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If so I suppose I'd make a good Politician then, wouldn't I! :confused::D

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Well I won't be an hypocrite and saw welcome back;)

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It's Monday morning, it's raining...and Kestrel x has been unbanned. Oh joy! :rolleyes:

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Time to lie down in a dark room me thinks Wyn:rolleyes:

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I can recommend getting one of these Jay.
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Or you might want to try one of Mag's ideas:-
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There's even a special one so the ladies can play with their pussy's.
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Not a fair comment Mag's, according to you, your flat is one big isolation tank!
:D

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I do have visitors, but am choosy as to who.
There's no need to get upset that you aren't one of them :D

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Not upset, I know from the fly thread what can happen to anything you consider inferior that dares to enter.
:)

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Very sensible, its good when yeh know yer place.:D

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Well looking at that Photo I know why you call yourself Cashman, ya don't trust plastic:D