It would! One can dream....
Lori posted:I heard something the other day about the list of potential performers who are turning down the gig...I just heard it in passing, so I have no details.
Apparently, English singer Rebecca Ferguson has been asked to perform. She said she would so long as she was allowed to sing 'Strange Fruit' She's still waiting for an answer I think.....
I have no knowledge of that song. I take it it has some sort of relevance?
Yeah, I guess so: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/b...+fruit_20017859.html
That's another way to handle it: tell them you'll only sing a song that you know they'll never agree to. 
Lori posted:Yeah, I guess so: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/b...+fruit_20017859.html
That's another way to handle it: tell them you'll only sing a song that you know they'll never agree to.
I foresee a number of FM's now posting songs with appropriate lyrics (depending on your stance or course). 
Ha, twisting and turning!
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The US Congress is exploring ways to pay for a southern border wall, with payment to be sought from Mexico later.
President-elect Donald Trump made building a wall, paid for by the US neighbour, a central campaign pledge.
The businessman sparked a storm of disapproval in 2015 when he said Mexico was sending criminals and rapists north to the US through a porous border.
In a tweet on Friday, he lashed out at the "dishonest media" for saying taxpayers would foot the bill.
"Any money spent on building the Great Wall (for sake of speed), will be paid back by Mexico later!"
Mr Trump's spokesman, Sean Spicer, insisted on Friday morning that the plan to seek reimbursement from Mexico after paying US money up-front "doesn't mean he's broken his promise".
I should really change the name of this thread. To something more accurate.
Trump's utterings just get crazier and crazier! 
One notes that the US now takes on board the idea of Putin involvement following the tip off from "six" or possibly El Loro's next door neighbours.
Given the fact that Brexit also suits Putin one can't help but wonder ......
velvet donkey posted:Mind you the US has never sought to undermine another regime. Never
Contras.
Exactly. IMO there was never any question that the Russians (and possibly one or two others) tried to influence the election - that's what Secret Services do. They're there to protect the interests of their nation, and destabilizing "enemy" states, supporting potentially "friendly" politicians, and attacking potentially "hostile" ones is all part of the job. NATO security services do this all the time too ,even if we don't like to dwell on it... 
The really important questions were and remain: how exactly did the Russians try to influence the election, and to what extent did it have any direct effect?
Garage Joe posted:One notes that the US now takes on board the idea of Putin involvement following the tip off from "six" or possibly El Loro's next door neighbours.
Given the fact that Brexit also suits Putin one can't help but wonder ......
The "next door neighbours" are GCHQ though they are several miles away, just in case anyone is wondering
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:I have no knowledge of that song. I take it it has some sort of relevance?
what did i say originally ( the thread title)? its a while back, so i dont remember
you have to hand it to Meryl....she's bloody great 
She IS bloody great, and thank you for showing that clip, Dame. I hadn't had a chance to go look it up, yet.
Lori posted:She IS bloody great, and thank you for showing that clip, Dame. I hadn't had a chance to go look it up, yet.
not a problem Lori, gives you some hope for humanity
And Trump's riposte is a pathetic 'she's overated!' 
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:And Trump's riposte is a pathetic 'she's overated!'
she's stepped on better things
pirate1111 posted:what did i say originally ( the thread title)? its a while back, so i dont remember
Something along the lines of 'Trumps campaign stinks (and now a potentially damaging taped conversation emerges)
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:And Trump's riposte is a pathetic 'she's overated!'
"Overrated" was also Trump referred to the musical "Hamilton", and it appears he has form on this: it's long been his standard response to any criticism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eve....tsrc=jtc_news_index
With such weak comebacks and lack of imagination, it looks like it's Trump's twitterfeed that's "highly overrated"...
I wish I could like that comment more than once ^^
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:Lori posted:Yeah, I guess so: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/b...+fruit_20017859.html
That's another way to handle it: tell them you'll only sing a song that you know they'll never agree to.
I foresee a number of FM's now posting songs with appropriate lyrics (depending on your stance or course).
That's two Zappa songs with relevant lyrics that I am unable to quote on a family forum such as this one.
That reminds me, I must book my water skiing holiday soon.
I was quite surprised that what the BBC refer to as an unusual practice was the subject of the last Sunday Times magazine problem page.
A delightful young thing asked for advice regarding her partner who was requesting her to take part in similar unusual practices.
I wonder if they knew something in advance.
But if you think about it Trump is already creating new jobs in America as me thinks Buzzfeed will soon be looking for a new editor...ya can't be coming out with unverified stories which is probably untrue and survive.
Bloody funny tho. 
It's not down to Buzzfeed. Most of the western security organisations appear to see some truth. However even if it is untrue you can't blame them for setting up some conspiracy to get rid. He is unfit.
Lori will know more about the 22nd than us but one would hope that the best legal brains are pouring through the small print to allow at least another year for Barry O'Barma as a caretaker pres whilst they sort things out.
I'm planning on coming over there.
We were planning on going ter Fatherland.
Oh, that's right. I forgot you guys have your OWN mess to deal with...
Yep, May's turning into a bit of a pompous oaf!
Pompous leadership would be great!
Alas! None of our leaders have any ideas. No policy from the Tories. I'm a Labour Party member and I don't know what our leadership thinks. All the rest including the ex premiership footballer Professor Paul Nuttall have disappeared.
Garage Joe posted:It's not down to Buzzfeed. Most of the western security organisations appear to see some truth. However even if it is untrue you can't blame them for setting up some conspiracy to get rid. He is unfit.
Lori will know more about the 22nd than us but one would hope that the best legal brains are pouring through the small print to allow at least another year for Barry O'Barma as a caretaker pres whilst they sort things out.
It's strange, in the past it was the democrats (the left) who hated and mistrusted the intelligence agencies but now it's all against Trump and trying to delegitimise his election win suddenly the left are outraged that Trump isn't a huge fan of the intelligence groups...BTW, these are the same intelligence agencies who told the world (lied) that Iraq had WMD....I find it worrying that you would be fine to see untrue smear stories to try and remove a democratically elected leader succeed.
Whatever happens to Trump Hillary Clinton and her war mongering insanity of doom should never be made president, if she was then we know democracy is truly dead...freedom of speech died years ago.
If there was a grain of truth to this latest story I'm sure it would have been verified by now.
Lori posted:Oh, that's right. I forgot you guys have your OWN mess to deal with...
Nope, no mess here, and if the Remainers would settle down and accept democracy then we can get cracking getting out of the doomed E.U..
Garage Joe posted:We were planning on going ter Fatherland.
Yep, because that country doesn't have any problems do they.
Videostar posted:Garage Joe posted:We were planning on going ter Fatherland.
Yep, because that country doesn't have any problems do they.
They don't have a crisis of hegemony!
Garage Joe posted:Videostar posted:Garage Joe posted:We were planning on going ter Fatherland.
Yep, because that country doesn't have any problems do they.
They don't have a crisis of hegemony!
But are they happy?
Videostar posted:Garage Joe posted:Videostar posted:Garage Joe posted:We were planning on going ter Fatherland.
Yep, because that country doesn't have any problems do they.
They don't have a crisis of hegemony!
But are they happy?
Yes of course they are. Well paid jobs. A sense of gemÞtlichkeit. The government (at the time of writing) is more interested in the people than vested interests. Successful economy. As our old left wing one nation PM Supermac might say, they've never had it so good!
Garage Joe posted:Videostar posted:Garage Joe posted:Videostar posted:Garage Joe posted:We were planning on going ter Fatherland.
Yep, because that country doesn't have any problems do they.
They don't have a crisis of hegemony!
But are they happy?
Yes of course they are. Well paid jobs. A sense of gemÞtlichkeit. The government (at the time of writing) is more interested in the people than vested interests. Successful economy. As our old left wing one nation PM Supermac might say, they've never had it so good!
Terrorism, a country divided , a leader no longer popular and ignores her people with breath taking abandon, ...and so on.