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Seems to me that the United Kingdom should drop the constitutional monarchy, and go for a full blown people's republic.Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and chums (or, as AP's Jill Lawless puts it "friends and foes alike"):
"The stern Scot's [that would be Brown -- Ed.] few public statements have been somber, measured and brief."Spot on Smithy! "All walks of life", that's the Brazilian Electrician Liberation Army right there.
"(...) Brown's response to the attacks has won praise from allies and foes alike."
"On Tuesday, the head of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammad Abdul Bari, lauded Brown and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for the "calm and reassuring tone of their responses to the recent attacks."
"(...) The low-key Smith also stands in contrast to her pugnacious predecessor, John Reid (...) Smith called terrorists "criminals whose victims come from all walks of life, communities and religious backgrounds." Brown has spoken of "al-Qaida" attackers but not of "Islamic" or "Muslim" terrorists." [Emphasis mine -- Ed]
Then you have another type of Scots, like Glasgow taxi driver Alex McIlveen — obviously forged out of a claymore and breast fed on haggis and whisky — and chums, apparently born and raised the same:
" (...) as my passenger was paying and getting out, the Jeep rammed into the airport entrance right next to us.
“I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The guy in the passenger seat was wearing a white T-shirt. He got out carrying what looked like a petrol bomb and seconds later the Jeep was in flames.
“Then he kicked and punched a man to the ground before punching a policeman square in the face. That's when I saw red. That sort of thing just isn't on.
“I told my passenger to run for her life, then I went for the man in the T-shirt and managed to skelp him in the face. I followed it up by booting him twice.
“By that time some other people had joined in and it seemed like the T-shirt guy was trying to get back into the Jeep. Then the driver got out of the car. He was already in flames. It was obvious he was the real psycho of the pair.
(...) “He was going crazy, just lashing out at everyone and babbling p*sh in a foreign language the whole time. I've heard people say since that he was shouting ‘Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of c**p to me.
“I ran for the guy and punched him twice in the face with pretty good right hooks.
“Then I kicked him with full force right in the balls but he didn't go down. He just kept on babbling his rubbish.
”I couldn't believe that he was still standing. I know I would have been floored by that kind of kick.“
Alex continued to take on the man, who was lashing out with his fists. He recalled: ”He was a big guy and I'm not really a fighter, but his punches were wild and I managed to dodge them and make some good strikes myself.
“Luckily, more people joined in and we managed to beat the guy down. The police apparently caught the other man. I don't think the policeman I saw at the scene drew his baton during the whole thing. He should have given it to me - I'd have leathered those guys with it.”
Someone put the taxi driver in charge of the bloody country, quickly.
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2098 - Iwo Gina
Iwo Gina Maryland
The spirit of William Wallace is alive and well! Well done, Alex McIlveen!
2100 - KL
KL
"Someone put the taxi driver in charge of the bloody country, quickly." And someone put the Frogman in charge of the bloody media. I'm thinking…FBC (Frogman Broadcasting Corporation) or better yet RFF (Radio Free Frogman).
(KL, I took the liberty to edit a tiny typo at the end of your comment -- DF)
2101 - the dissident frogman
the dissident frogman France
Radio Free Frogman... I do like that one.
2102 - 2hotel9
2hotel9 Western Pennsylvania
In an article I read this morning the cabdriver pulled a tendon in kicking the crap out of flaming idiot #2. That is one helluva kick! I am waiting to hear that he has been charged with assault or violating the poor flaming idiot's human rights or some such crap.
2103 - Valerie, Texas
Valerie, Texas
And how did the police respond to this good citizen?
Took his shoes and gave him a parking ticket.
Could have been worse, they could have jailed him for assault and a battery.I mean, how dare he defeind his country?! What audaucity to come to the defense of the fallen officer! (Who never pulled his baton. Probably because the good officer knew he would get demoted for daring to use it.)
jones.
2104 - Iwo Gina
Iwo Gina Maryland
Texas: The British justice system being what it is, it doesn't surprise me that McIlveen was made to feel the villain. However, Scots, being who they are and the attitude they have toward "Mother England", will, I'm sure, vindicate this true Son of Wallace. The plain truth is, he's a man who acted heroically and probably saved a lot of lives that day. I wish there were more like him - and there probably are, but because of the far lefties that cry "foul" and organizations like the ACLU that make it practically a crime to defend yourself, people are afraid that they will appear at worst, bigoted and at best, politically incorrect. I don't think anyone gives a hoot about someone's religion, race, or political affiliations when they're on fire, holding a molotov cocktail and attempting to gain access while in this condition to a place like an airport. Of course, if you get yourself a good enough lawyer, they'll prove these things irrelevant. Johnny Cochran is dead, but his law firm lives on.
2109 - canker
canker
I couldn't agree more. Put him in charge!