Blair 'is EU president candidate'

arkitect · Jul 15, 2009, 09:31 AM

Oh god… say it ain't so…
Not officially confirmed, of course.

Blair/Berlusconi/Sarkozy… what a triumvirate of smugness that'll be.

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Ex-prime minister Tony Blair is the UK candidate for president of the European Council, Europe Minister Baroness Kinnock has apparently confirmed.

At a briefing for journalists in Strasbourg, Lady Kinnock said the UK was supporting Mr Blair for one of the most powerful posts in the EU.

Asked if this had been discussed with Mr Blair, she said the government "would not do that without asking him".

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Mord · Jul 15, 2009, 09:34 AM

BoyBach · Jul 15, 2009, 11:35 AM

The only place Mr. Anthony Blair should be going is the Hague. Instead, it's all aboard the EU gravy train. C**t.

arkitect · Jul 15, 2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyBach

The only place Mr. Anthony Blair should be going is the Hague. Instead, it's all aboard the EU gravy train. C**t.

Alas, not Den Haag, just Brussels.
Don't think him and Cherie didn't have this all mapped out years ago.

BoyBach · Jul 15, 2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by arkitect

Alas, not Den Haag, just Brussels.
Don't think him and Cherie didn't have this all mapped out years ago.

I think Lord Sleazy-Mandelson of the Whole Wide World has it all mapped out, and his aim is to get his master back into a position of power.

What next, Blair's bezzie mate George to be the leader of the UN?

arkitect · Jul 15, 2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BoyBach

I think Lord Sleazy-Mandelson of the Whole Wide World has it all mapped out, and his aim is to get his master back into a position of power.

Saw this in the Guardian a while back… the more things change, etc.

Axl Rose · Jul 15, 2009, 12:36 PM

I live in the US, but what does this president of the EU have power over??

Queso · Jul 15, 2009, 12:40 PM

An extremely good reason to ensure the Lisbon Treaty does not get ratified.

Nobody has yet given me a good reason as to why the EU even needs a president.

arkitect · Jul 15, 2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Axl Rose

I live in the US, but what does this president of the EU have power over??

Here you go:
Here and
Here

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Federalists hope and Euro-sceptics fear that the council President – a kind of super-speakership - will develop eventually into a true, directly-elected European presidency. Hence, the importance of the first appointment… Like the US presidency in 1789, the job will be defined, maybe forever, by the eminence of its first incumbent.

Eraserhead · Jul 15, 2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by arkitect

Saw this in the Guardian a while back… the more things change, etc.

Who are the other guys?

arkitect · Jul 15, 2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Eraserhead

Who are the other guys?

Alastair Campbell…

The woman I have no idea.

Original Link…

leekohler · Jul 15, 2009, 01:34 PM

Wow- even George Bush wouldn't try this.

arkitect · Jul 15, 2009, 01:44 PM

I am just waiting for Gordon Brown to "Officially" deny it… then we'll know it is true.

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Originally Posted by leekohler

Wow- even George Bush wouldn't try this.

Maybe Bush has his sights set on becoming UN Secretary General come 2011?
Imagine the havoc he could wreak.

BoyBach · Jul 15, 2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by arkitect

I am just waiting for Gordon Brown to "Officially" deny it… then we'll know it is true.

That's Europe's best hope! If Brown supports Blair then his campaign is doomed.

Eraserhead · Jul 15, 2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by leekohler

Wow- even George Bush wouldn't try this.

Blair is better liked than Bush - and other than Iraq was competent.

leekohler · Jul 15, 2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by arkitect

Maybe Bush has his sights set on becoming UN Secretary General come 2011?
Imagine the havoc he could wreak.

George Bush is sitting in Crawford sipping mint juleps on his porch. He's also probably collecting a lot of money from all the people whose pockets he lined. He doesn't care about politics.

Queso · Jul 15, 2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Eraserhead

Blair is better liked than Bush - and other than Iraq was competent.

I don't think the Cash for Peerages affair exactly covered him in glory.

BoyBach · Jul 15, 2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Eraserhead

Blair is better liked than Bush - and other than Iraq was competent.

That's like saying Peter Sutcliffe was a nice bloke if you overlook the murders.

His role in the Iraq War (probably treasonous and a war crime) is not something to be overlooked lightly.

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Originally Posted by Queso

I don't think the Cash for Peerages affair exactly covered him in glory.

Or Bernie Ecclestone and his £1 million donation. "I'm a pretty straight sort of guy." Of course you are Tony, of course you are.

Macky-Mac · Jul 15, 2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by leekohler

Wow- even George Bush wouldn't try this.

hmmmmm, now there's an idea......maybe Bush SHOULD be EU president!

Eraserhead · Jul 15, 2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BoyBach

That's like saying Peter Sutcliffe was a nice bloke if you overlook the murders.

His role in the Iraq War (probably treasonous and a war crime) is not something to be overlooked lightly.

Good points guys.

oscillatewildly · Jul 15, 2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Axl Rose

I live in the US, but what does this president of the EU have power over??

The US

It is up to the Irish, but they will have to keep holding elections until they vote yes.

As for Blair - if you kicked him in the balls he would still grin. 'My Name Is Blair' will never happen.

Cheers,
OW

opinioncircle · Jul 16, 2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by arkitect

Oh god… say it ain't so…
Not officially confirmed, of course.

Blair/Berlusconi/Sarkozy… what a triumvirate of smugness that'll be.

Link…

Well we Europeans are going to look smart once again, damn...

arkitect · Oct 29, 2009, 01:15 PM

So after officially denying that they are lobbying for Tony as Prez, No. 10 finally spilt the beans yesterday.

And today Gordon's telling everyone who will listen:

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Gordon Brown has said Tony Blair is an "excellent candidate" to be the first president of the European Council, at a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels…

Mr Brown told a meeting of socialist European leaders they should "get real" and grasp a unique opportunity to get a "strong progressive politician" as president.

He reportedly said Mr Blair had consistently been a passionate and hard-headed champion for Europe.

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So there we have it.
Hopefully commonsense will prevail and the other EU members will say "No; Non; Nee; Nein; Ne; Nie or όχι!"

leekohler · Oct 29, 2009, 01:16 PM

That is damn scary. If this happens, I have to seriously question the sanity of Europe.

edesignuk · Oct 29, 2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by arkitect

Hopefully commonsense will prevail

All hail Sir Lord President High Chancellor Blair.

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