The Deputy Prime Minister Gives The Finger..

Englishman

Well, 2 actually.

In addition to punching a member of the public, flapping around dressed in a frogman suit and talking to fish, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott yesterday gave the "V sign" to a bunch of waiting journalists. (The 2 fingered UK V sign is the equivalent of the US single finger insult.)http://www.sky.com/skynews/videoplayer/0,,p2_20030606dn-31200-bb,00.html

With our own loveable PM now being called "Comical Tony", one can't help but wonder whether or not John Prescott might one day become a Prime Minister who is at least honest about what he really feels.

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dmouse

I like John Prescott, his honesty is a breath of fresh air in this PC world.

Stephanus

Our former PM, Paul Keating, although I didn't like him as PM, was a master of speaking his mind and (more importantly) getting away with it. Here are some samples of genuine Paul Keating quotes (many from Parliament):

(His performance) is like being flogged with a warm lettuce.

I was implying that the Honorable Member for Wentworth was like a lizard on a rock - alive, but looking dead.

This is the sort of little-boy, stamp your foot stuff which comes from a financial yuppie when you shoe him into parliament.

He, as Foreign Minister, was swanning around the United States of America with Shirley MacLaine or trying to crash one of Ted Kennedy's parties...and he was trying to play statesman...while he swanned around, and then he made a cowardly attack upon the former Prime Minister before slinking back into his cabinet

I suppose tha the Honourable Gentleman's hair, like his intellect, will recede into the darkness.

The Leader of the Opposition is more to be pitied than despised, the poor old thing." "The Liberal Party ought to put him down like a faithful dog because he is of no use to it and of no use to the nation.

In terms of the Labor agenda this government has left every other Labor government bare arsed. No other government even gets within cooee of it. We have a cabinet which has a degree of economic sophistication which puts the Whitlam government into the cavemen class in economic terms

I was nearly chloroformed by the performance of the Honorable Member for Mackellar. It nearly put me right out for the afternoon

What we have as a leader of the National Party is a political carcass with a coat and tie on

"He is the greatest job and investment destroyer since the bubonic plague."

"From this day onwards, Howard will wear his leadership like a crown of thorns, and in the parliament I'll do everything to crucify him."

From: http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/

Mary

I remember years ago, Prime Minister Pierre Treudeau (Canada) gave someone the finger and from then on, it's been known as the "Treudeau salute".................although that can't possibly compare with our present Prime Minister, Jean Chretien who was captured on tape trying to strangle a protestor......gee, many that's why George Bush hasn't invited him down to his ranch in Texas!

Hamas

John Prescott is a fat, overpaid pillock and a thug.

To think of Prescott in charge when Blair is away .... the mind boggles.