Clinton backs Blair as UN leader
I V Stalin
16-01-2006, 14:13
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4611836.stm
Is there anything scarier than the thought, not just that Blair might consider running for the post of UN Secretary General, but that someone else might actually think he'd be good at the job?
OT: Is Blair not related to Bush by blood/marriage?
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I V Stalin
16-01-2006, 14:27
OT: Is Blair not related to Bush by blood/marriage?
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It's probably one of those 582nd cousin 483209 times removed jobbies, if they are.
Jello Biafra
16-01-2006, 14:32
One good conservative deserves another, "good" being used in a pejorative sense.
Generally I tend to focus on American politics, not British. However, I'm under the impression that Blair usually pads along after Bush, making him not the right person for the job.
Egg and chips
16-01-2006, 14:41
Blair... as sec gen....
*Head asplodes*
Please. Just no. The UN is *meant* to stop wars, not start them...
I V Stalin
16-01-2006, 14:48
Generally I tend to focus on American politics, not British. However, I'm under the impression that Blair usually pads along after Bush, making him not the right person for the job.
Not entirely true - Blair follows the US President, he did with Clinton, now he's doing the same with Bush. If he becomes UN leader, he might continue this, with whoever the next president is, and so, you're right, that wouldn't make him the right person for the job.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4611836.stm
Is there anything scarier than the thought, not just that Blair might consider running for the post of UN Secretary General, but that someone else might actually think he'd be good at the job?
Frankly, at this point, if forced to continue participation in the UN I would prefer almost ANYBODY - including Billy Bob Clinton himself to Kofi. :headbang:
Non Aligned States
16-01-2006, 15:58
Frankly, at this point, if forced to continue participation in the UN I would prefer almost ANYBODY - including Billy Bob Clinton himself to Kofi. :headbang:
So you would want somebody who sits in Bush's pocket as opposed to an unaligned party? (Admittedly a kind only found under rocks)
OT: Is Blair not related to Bush by blood/marriage?
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No, Bush just told Blair that jumping over a broom means that they're married to get him into bed...
So you would want somebody who sits in Bush's pocket as opposed to an unaligned party? (Admittedly a kind only found under rocks)
Yes. Like I said, I'd even accept Clinton as SecGen.
It's not like Bush is going to be around forever anyway.
The Nazz
16-01-2006, 16:13
I happen to think that either Clinton or Blair would be effective Secretary-Generals of the UN just because they're both good politicians. Now I'm not making any moral statements as to the decisions either would make in that job--I'm just saying that they'd be effective, because quite frankly, they're both extraordinary politicians. They're seducers, and they both have a track record of getting their agendas accepted even when their own party is against them.