Charles Kennedy

[skyhuck]

Funny isn't it, when he was alive he was a drunken laughing stock.

Dead, he's JFK crossed with Gandhi.

 

Wow!!! maybe in your head, not heard anyone else express such an opinion.

[Mark Bolam]

Funny isn't it, when he was alive he was a drunken laughing stock.

Dead, he's JFK crossed with Gandhi.

 

That's pretty disrespectful Mick.

 

His honesty about his problems with alcohol made me think more of the man, not less.

 

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Maybe Mark, it just make me laugh how there is so much cynicism and disrespect there is about politics and politicians on here, one drops dead and all of a sudden he was "one of the honest ones"

Which no one seemed to notice before.

[Mull]

Funny isn't it, when he was alive he was a drunken laughing stock.

Dead, he's JFK crossed with Gandhi.

 

 

An ill thought out post, probably better to keep your mouth shut than let the verbal diarrhoea flow.

[born2trot]

Funny isn't it, when he was alive he was a drunken laughing stock.

Dead, he's JFK crossed with Gandhi.

 

Only you the laughing stock bighead .

[felixthelogchopper]

One of the few who actually stood up against the Iraq war.

[skyhuck]

One of the few who actually stood up against the Iraq war.

 

The only leader, Clegg was a pretty poor follow up act

[Mick Dempsey]

Depends Dave, if he dropped dead tomorrow we'd be saying what a steadying influence he was in the coalition and what a great orator he was. (Which strangely I think to a certain extent)

[skyhuck]

Depends Dave, if he dropped dead tomorrow we'd be saying what a steadying influence he was in the coalition and what a great orator he was. (Which strangely I think to a certain extent)

 

Yes, he may well have assisted, but we will never know, because we can't know how David would have done on his own. But Clegg is not well liked and would soon be forgotten, IMO.

 

Of cause people seldom speak ill of the dead, but in Charles Kennedy case he was genuinely well thought of, by most regardless of party politics or difference of opinion.

 

He came across as honest and genuine, warts and all.

[s.varty]

Funny isn't it, when he was alive he was a drunken laughing stock.

Dead, he's JFK crossed with Gandhi.

 

Sort of understand where your coming from, take princess Diana, while she was alive for the last couple of years the press made her out to be an absolute slut, when she died she was the princess of hearts etc. BUT mr kennedy was one of the honest politicians you could find,sure he was a drunk but he admitted it.