George Galloway on Question Time.

[anotheoldgit]

Watching the BBC's question Time last night it made me cringe to see the panel members kowtowing to Far-Left George Galloway, by congratulating him on his recent poll victory, and also stating that it was true democracy at work.

I wonder if a Far-Right politician had made a similar 'out of the blue' victory, they would have been so keen to congratulate him and at the same time praise democracy?

[murraymints]

They ought to have just put down a saucer of milk for him !!

[Wharton]

He would have lapped that up!

[daffy654]

He makes my flesh crawl whenever I see him after that saucer of milk thing.

[andy-hughes]

Didn't see the programme, but I think politicians possess the simple courtesies involved in congratulating a new MP, regardless of his political position.

As to how they would react if a Far-Right politician was similarly elected - we will never know, and amen to that!

[jno]

why not wait to see it when it happens?

[Davethedog]

Be clear here I am not defending him, but what makes you think he is far left?
He is an old fashioned socialist who doesn't agree with the Labour partys swing to the right - He is if you like the Lefts version of UKIP not a communist.

[bazwillrun]

He's a slime bag like The Newt livingstone, he doesnt care who votes for him as long as they vote for him and give him power

[chaptazbru]

I'm afraid I can't stand the man, it was his appearance on BB that did it for me !

[anotheoldgit]

Davethedog

/// Be clear here I am not defending him, but what makes you think he is far left? ///

Can't get much further 'Left' than this.

/// "I am on the anti-imperialist left." The Stalinist left? "I wouldn't define it that way because of the pejoratives loaded around it; that would be making a rod for your own back. If you are asking did I support the Soviet Union, yes I did. Yes, I did support the Soviet Union, and I think the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life. If there was a Soviet Union today, we would not be having this conversation about plunging into a new war in the Middle East, and the US would not be rampaging around the globe." ///

He was also a firm supporter of Saddam Hussein.

/// Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability, and I want you to know that we are with you, hatta al-nasr, hatta al-nasr, hatta al-Quds (until victory, until victory, until
Jerusalem) ///

[Davethedog]

Can't argue with that AOG - I never thought he was that bad.

[chaptazbru]

oh yes and the fact that he did support Sadam Hussein.

[andy-hughes]

http://www.google.co....=1t:429,r:6,s:94,i:18

He was by no means the only one though!

[emmie]

he is a toady and should be put out to grass.

[chaptazbru]

That's not saddam hussein ...

[AB Editor]

"/// Be clear here I am not defending him, but what makes you think he is far left? ///

Can't get much further 'Left' than this."

LOL. No one wants him in their corner :) He's not what someone on the left would identify with these day. And, for the record, I tend to consider myself somewhere between liberals and conservatives (so a sort of centre-right) - and no, he can't stay here either!

[anotheoldgit]

AB Editor

/// And, for the record, I tend to consider myself somewhere between liberals and conservatives (so a sort of centre-right) ///

I appreciate your problem Ed. they are forever moving the 'political spectrum' goal posts, so much so that one doesn't know one's politics from one day to another. :0)

[sp1814]

The great thing about Galloway is that he makes lefties like me seem almost moderate.

By the way - gold star to Wharton.

[d9f1c7]

We should be very worried that there are thousands of people who voted for this traitor. The left wing BBC must have glowed with pride last night.

[modeller]

I was surprised it didn't come up that he and Ken Livingstone are paid by Iran's state controlled news channel to peddle anti-west propaganda.