Kennedy Drink Problems - Page 3

garinda · 06-01-2006, 16:47

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

One way to be famous. You might be asked to go on Big Brother though.

They couldn't afford me, plus I'm not Z-list.

grannyclaret · 06-01-2006, 18:04

i think charles kennedy is just the latest victim of the ,,,,,,SEE WHAT DIRT WE CAN DIG UP BRIGADE,,,,,,,maybe they should just get rid of the free bar,, in westminster...

SPUGGIE J · 06-01-2006, 19:28

Has he drunk the bar dry?

Margaret Pilkington · 06-01-2006, 20:23

When something like this breaks I always wonder what other piece of news is being buried. I agree with you Granny.

SPUGGIE J · 06-01-2006, 20:26

With local elections due no doubt more "dirt" will be raked up on polititions of all parties.

Margaret Pilkington · 06-01-2006, 21:33

It really is absurd...we have a Prime Minister who is a stranger to truth.....and yet he is still in the driving seat.

I can understand why Charles Kennedy wanted to keep his alcohol dependence under wraps......and whether he was going to be exposed or not it was still brave to be up front about his problems.

A poll on ITV today showed that he still had the confidence of 91% of the people who phoned in.....and surely they are the people who voted for him.

SPUGGIE J · 06-01-2006, 23:42

The PM must suppress all bad bits about himself. We can only guess at what he is up to especially his relationship with GW Bush.

jason · 06-01-2006, 23:47

People just wanna let him get on with it.
He'll never run the country so chill out.

SPUGGIE J · 06-01-2006, 23:53

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Originally Posted by jason

People just wanna let him get on with it.
He'll never run the country so chill out.

If his drinking was as bad as they say he couldnt run on the spot.

shakermaker · 07-01-2006, 00:54

I can't get over how absurd it is that everyone is so quick to get on Mr Kennedy's case.
The amount of past ministers that have had drink problems and NOT admitted it is astronomical; Mr Kennedy is an extremely gutsy man and I admire him.
People are so fickle; bringing him down because he is man enough to admit to the BRITISH PUBLIC that he has a problem.
These idiots should be very ashamed of themselves; especially the people in his own party.

cashman · 07-01-2006, 01:48

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

What is amazing is that the entire parliamentary Lib-Dem party was fully aware of the extent of Kennedy's drink problem and so was much of the fourth estate; yet the Great British Public was kept in blissful ignorance, instead getting an occaisional snippet which referred to his health problems. Given the Lib-dem policies on government transparency and openness then this must be unparalled in the history of political hypocracy. I just hope that when it comes to the next elections, people will remember & vote away this entire bunch of slimeballs.

agree entirely- but on this basis WHO can we vote for

SPUGGIE J · 07-01-2006, 15:10

Thats a good point cashy as there aint much of a choice out there. Well not unless Gayle can be up for the PM's job in the next few years.

Sara · 07-01-2006, 16:43

Thought i would share this with you:

Breaking news from Mail online: Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has resigned after finally succumbing to insurmountable pressure from his party's MPs and activists. Several senior MPs had threatened to quit the frontbench if he did not resign by Monday.

SPUGGIE J · 07-01-2006, 16:48

Here is a parting gift for Chick to help his sorrows;

shakermaker · 07-01-2006, 16:50

extremely disapointed
another victim of biggots behaviour to british politics.

what kind of world is this where a man is discriminated for having the guts to admit his problem to millions of people.

bloody toffs