Ukip Councillor - The Perfect Retort?

[sp1814]

Do you agree that this is the perfect come-back for those who wish to express their distaste with the comments made by UKIP councillor David Silvester?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/facebook-campaign-to-get-its-raining-men-to-number-1-after-ukip-councillor-blames-floods-on-gay-marriage-9075412.html

Or do you think it's a bit tacky/childish?

I think it's a sublimely funny idea...and not malicious (eg. 'Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead').

Also, as an added bonus, it means a halfway decent number one to boot!

Your thoughts?

[China Doll]

Fairly amusing I guess.... I can't stand the bloody song though so I can't support it ;o)

[Gromit]

That's funny.

But is YMCA by the Village People more Gay?

[sp1814]

Gromit

Perhaps, but with Councillor Silvester stating that the recent floods were caused by the government passing the Same Sex Marriage Bill, 'It's Rainging Men' has greater comic potential.

[sp1814]

Or even 'Raining'.

[jno]

there's nothing like a Twitter Storm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-25812271

[ToraToraTora]

why not, get yourself "absolutely soaking wet" Sp! What a plonker, I sometimes wonder how eejits like these get in these positions

[sp1814]

TTT

You know what...I would argue that he's not really an idiot (eejit)...he just has a strongly held belief that a lot of us find...errmm...difficult to understand.

And 100 years ago, he wouldn't seem so 'out there', but now, we place more faith in science than we do in religious teachings.

There...that's enough of me playing devil's advocate.

Not that I believe in the devil...

[sp1814]

jno

Yes, I'm following that Twitter account myself. The numbers are pretty impressive. When I checked yesterday morning, there were 39,000 followers.

Of course, within a few weeks, I suspect many people will unfollow, as the joke will become quite stale.

[Gromit]

Sp,
I realise "it's raining men" is a reference to the downpours. But it is song by females and is obviously a very hetrosexualist song. If they had picked something more blatantly Gay, I may have been tempted to buy it, just to encourage even more rain and drown the twerp.

A much more brilliant song would be "The Power of Love" sung by Holly Johnson and Frankie GTH. A beautiful song, a brilliant performance, and though not blantantly gay, a love song that is ambiguous as to what gender he is singing the ballad to.

And I already have the Weather Girls, so I am not going to buy it again.

[naomi24]

Tacky/childish. Stupidity doesn't warrant the dignity of response.

[emmie]

not worth bothering, if they have to retort, they have stooped to the same level. Leave the man alone, he has been ostracised one hopes, that is enough

[sp1814]

emmie

But that was Farage's doing!

[emmie]

what was?

[sp1814]

naimi24

Don't you think there's an argument that if someone states something you don't agree with, rather than being silent, it makes sense to respond?

It's almost impossible to argue against a belief which is based on 'anti-science', so a tongue-in-cheek response (to me) seems appropriate...?

[sp1814]

emmie

David Silvester.

[jake-the-peg]

Yes Emmie but if we just leave him alone people will start to forget what a bunch of idiots UKIP attracts and think about taking them seriously again!

Well at least for a couple of weeks until the next installment!

Farage must feel like he's playing whack-a-mole!

[emmie]

so you think that men like this only exist in one party, i suspect you have whackos in all parties, some just don't show their true colours, and keep their mouths shut, or at least within earshot of their party leader.

[emmie]

and as i recall Gordon Brown was caught out calling a woman a bigot, when he thought the microphone was off, and he was the PM,

[douglas9401]

How very original.