Criticising Diane Abbott Is Racism?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4567982/Diane-Abbott-suggests-PM-racist-attacking-her.html

[zebo]

The get out of jail free card.

[naomi24]

Not the first time this ridiculous specimen of womanhood has resorted to playing the race card when it suits her.

[ToraToraTora]

.....and there's an outside chance this MAABOF brainless idiot will be the Home sec! terrifying.

[agchristie]

In this case the answer is 'no'.

This whole election build up is turning shabbier by the day. Simply unbelievable, petty, immature and irresponsible in many quarters.

It says something when Abbott is prepared to defy Corbyn to appear on another tv show and risk losing some of the ground that Labour appear to have gained in the last few weeks.

[cassa333]

It is the get out of jail free card and all closet racists use it to deflect from their inability to cope.

However let her be on TV as much as she likes this week. She undermines the Labour Party every time she opens her mouth.

[agchristie]

Regarding Mrs May and her health, remember Mrs Clinton?

Is there are a body double of Mrs May?

It seems inexplicable that that an election was even called, from a position of strength, let alone recent decision-making!

Are we seeing the real Theresa May?!

;-)

[cassa333]

Unfortunately I think we are seeing the real politicians of all parties.

[webbo3]

you never see Diane Abbott and Lenny Henry at the same time, just saying.!

[youngmafbog]

This is typical of people like her. Can't do the job, then yell 'racist' when you are called out.

Should be interesting if she gets to be Home secretary, calling everyone on the World stage a racist!

[hereIam]

She LOVES playing the racist card that one !

[naomi24]

And to think she could be our next Home Secretary. :o/

[Ryzen]

Abbot and Corbstello

[naomi24]

^ Haaa! Very good. :o)

[andy-hughes]

This is clearly nonsense, whipped up by a journalist who wants to defend Ms Abbott, at all costs, even the spurious notion that she is being attacked for her skin colour.

As far as I can see, Mrs May, and number of media commentators, and a large proportion of the electorate have problems with Ms Abbott.

These problems generally coalesce around the fact that she is incompetent, stratospherically irritating, unfit for political office, and a total liability for an already struggling party, of which she bafflingly remains a high profile member.

But none of those problems involve the colour of her skin.

[ladybirder]

^ Cor blimey!

[Baldric]

It's 'cus she is Black innit that she can do that?

[ladybirder]

Naomi @ 17.10 I could say don't worry as she doesn't stay anywhere more than a couple of years, even her marriage only lasted two, but on thinking what damage she could do in two years I won't. Arrrghh!

[ladybirder]

Oops forgot this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Abbott

[New Judge]

"I could say don't worry as she doesn't stay anywhere more than a couple of years,..."

She has been the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington for thirty years.

[agchristie]

NJ - you beat me too it!

Abbott, by crikey, would need the safest seat in the country to make sure of re-election!

Would I vote for her? I feel a headache coming on....