PM Boris Johnson - monster thread for a monster twat

[phildwyer]

a) He genuinely believes he has a shot at the leadership.

He thinks it's worth a try, even if the long-term odds are stacked against him. Even at the cost of humiliation and mockery for himself and his family. Of course this will baffle normal people, but politicians are not normal people.

He's thinking like this: if I get to be PM, I'm guaranteed to be in the history books. That's a very powerful attraction for a certain kind of wanker. It's the closest to immortality they can hope to get. It's a shame that normal people have to suffer the consequences of such sociopathic ambition, but that's representative democracy for you.

 

[wheelie_bin]

the rumour mill seems to suggest that the PCP is coming to the view that he's just a little too knife happy for their tastes. perhaps he's another one who weilds the knife but will never wear the crown.

to stab one old friend in the back might be seen as ruthless but effective, to stab two... etc.

Which would all be true, if we weren't watching the Conservative link posted earlier to see that at the time of actual betrayal they jumped to May rather than Gove. Apart from the 22-25 at the venue, the 14-17 defected at that moment purely to humiliate Johnson, a laudable aim.

You know what, we have a massive negotiation on our hands. She's taken in a few strays who have got immigration and EHCR concessions to moderate the absolute worst of her. Plus we gloriously have Norway pushing worker rights for us under EFTA+/EEA (love you Norway!!). As long as she doesn't actually try to kick anybody out nor try to damage Brits abroad, I'm willing to hold my nose and be grateful to have an actual adult in the job at last who is able to play hardball on our behalf in making deals. If she has enough game to point this action entirely at Gove (which is where the whole press put it too, not just you and despite the evidence) then she is craftily great and we need that.

 

[Greebo]

If May gets in as PM, this is it, we really are back to the very worst of the 70s and 80s.

 

[eoin_k]

I considered reading the whole thread to check if we had had this yet, but on reflection it could never be posted too often.

 

[ohmyliver]

It truly is a sign of how shit things are that May seems the moderate reasonable candidate

 

[mauvais]

Well, I hope they select Gove. He doesn't seem like he can manage to put his own trousers on, thus an early GE is far more likely. May has the right element of legitimacy-through-continuity without being destroyed by Brexit, and appears half competent, and will probably make it to the end of the term.

However the latter seems far more likely.

 

[Lurdan]

For those who can't get enough of the backstory of how Gove shafted Boris there's a long and very entertaining account in the Telegraph

How Boris Johnson was brought to his knees by the 'cuckoo nest plot'

To add one thing to it. It mentions Boris' article in the Telegraph on Monday which tried the 'statesman thing' but caused much concern among Brexiteers. Boris had stressed that the UK would retain access to the single market and that EU citizens living in the UK would have their rights fully protected. Following on his previous comments that the single market would be his primary focus, this was seen as meaning 'Brexit lite' and as being unacceptably soft on the issue of immigration.

Following the political assassination yesterday Gove's people briefed that this article was one of the concerns they had. Johnson's people responded that Gove had not only seen the article before publication but had suggested changes. Last night a copy of an email from Gove to Johnson confirming this was true was leaked to Robert Peston who has put it online.

Exclusive: Michael Gove's post-referendum email to Boris Johnson

ROFL

As Mr Gove entered the Members’ Tea Room in Parliament on Thursday afternoon, there were no cheers or applause. The only greeting from five MPs who were in the room was: “---- off.” Politics is indeed a dirty business.

 

[grubby local]

So let me get this right. The next prime minister is a straight choice between a man who doesn't want the job and a woman who wants the job but voted against the job she has to do?

 

[DaveCinzano]

For those who can't get enough of the backstory of how Gove shafted Boris there's a long and very entertaining account in the Telegraph

How Boris Johnson was brought to his knees by the 'cuckoo nest plot'

Not everyone was so harsh on Mr Gove. Mr Johnson’s father Stanley, on holiday in Greece, said he was backing Mr Gove, saying he was “the strongest candidate now”

Oh Dad

 

[hash tag]

If Gove does get the job, who will be running the country, him or his wife?
Useless facts "Gove was born in Edinburgh; at four months old, he was adopted by a Labour-supporting family in Aberdeen, where he was brought up". Jees, where did it all go wrong? AND I very nearly share a birthday with him

 

[brogdale]

who will be running the country, him or his wife?

No need for shit like that.
The same forces as ever will be 'running the country'.

 

[Orang Utan]

 

[8den]

A new outsider throws her hat into the ring?

 

[Libertad]

Jacqueline Pearce?

 

[Casually Red]

The country is now just a plaything for a bunch of spoilt public schoolboys looking to shit on each other

how the fuck did it get to this?

when the brits failed to " imbibe the french principle " and got the guillotine out . Its been like this for a very long time.

 

[coley]

He thinks it's worth a try, even if the long-term odds are stacked against him. Even at the cost of humiliation and mockery for himself and his family. Of course this will baffle normal people, but politicians are not normal people.

He's thinking like this: if I get to be PM, I'm guaranteed to be in the history books. That's a very powerful attraction for a certain kind of wanker. It's the closest to immortality they can hope to get. It's a shame that normal people have to suffer the consequences of such sociopathic ambition, but that's representative democracy for you.

What he's going to be remembered as, is the Tory party's 'Brutus'
He is so finished as to be beyond belief, why? What for?

 

[Casually Red]

What he's going to be remembered as, is the Tory party's 'Brutus'
He is so finished as to be beyond belief, why? What for?

because he's rich, is guaranteed a westminstery career no matter what , and because he's a sociopath and psychopath like almost every other bastard at that level in politics. And is quite mad. You might as well ask why those twats in america run about shopping centres with rifles killing people for no reason. He's a predator. Its what they do.

 

[butchersapron]

Robert Hutton on Twitter

 

[kebabking]

False, fleeting, perjured Boris...

 

[DaveCinzano]

Knives out for ‘Tippler Gove’

Michael Gove cannot be trusted to be prime minister because he has “an emotional need to gossip, particularly when drink is taken, as it all too often seemed to be”, according to claims made by Boris Johnson’s former campaign manager.

Michael Gove has 'emotional need to gossip', claims former Boris aide

 

[JimW]

Churchill won us the war single-handed whilst pissed as a newt. Could be just what we need in these dark days, a dypsomaniac hard right sociopath.

 

[Pickman's model]

Churchill won us the war single-handed whilst pissed as a newt. Could be just what we need in these dark days, a dypsomaniac hard right sociopath.

or we might just be better off pushing him out a plane 10,000' above the Severn estuary sans parachute

 

[brogdale]

Seen on t'interweb....

Knock knock!

Who's there?

Boris

Boris who?








You have to hand it to them, when the Conservative Party needs to be ruthless they can be.

 

[DotCommunist]

Churchill won us the war single-handed whilst pissed as a newt. Could be just what we need in these dark days, a dypsomaniac hard right sociopath.

I remember reading he wouldn't get out of bed till he had had a brandy. Thats proper alcoholism that is.

 

[billy_bob]

I remember reading he wouldn't get out of bed till he had had a brandy. Thats proper alcoholism that is.

You're sure you weren't mishearing 'shandy'? Because if so, that's a lot more common.

 

[DotCommunist]

hand shandy lol

Dr Hook and the Medicine Band did a song about that phenomena

 

[Idris2002]

hand shandy lol

Dr Hook and the Medicine Band did a song about that phenomena

So that's why they never got on the cover of Rolling Stone. "Middle America is just not ready for masturbation as a performance art, Dr. Hook".

 

[hash tag]

Well, here is the shock of the year!
Sir Alan Duncan: Boris Johnson didn't want Brexit win - BBC News

 

[Ming]

He spelled Colombia incorrectly when he sent a congratulatory tweet to President Santos for winning the Nobel Peace prize (assuming it wasn't an intern in the communications department). He really doesn't give a shit about anything but his own self promotion. Nothing is sacred. He reminds me when he's pontificating on things (with that smirk on his face) of Patrick Bateman talking about world peace in American Psycho.

 

[butchersapron]

He spelled Colombia incorrectly when he sent a congratulatory tweet to President Santos for winning the Nobel Peace prize (assuming it wasn't an intern in the communications department). He really doesn't give a shit about anything but his own self promotion. Nothing is sacred. He reminds me when he's pontificating on things (with that smirk on his face) of Patrick Bateman talking about world peace in American Psycho.

Weren't you one of the people who said he'd be PM if leave win?