Monday - December 27, 2010

John Prescott should be used to choppy waters.

Yeah, I’m very one sided on the issue of the people who belong to the ruinous left.
Anytime I run across an unflattering photo of the people who took the Great out Gt. Britain, I can’t resist the opportunity to post a photo at their worst.

This fellow was once deputy PM and I guess as far left as you can get.  Seem he was doing a cruise ship gig recently and got sick. boo-hoo.

Considering his views or at least his public speeches, it seems somewhat hypocritical for him to have accepted a title.  The guy drips money but had vowed to stick it to the wealthy and squeeze them.  Having said all that ... I have to confess to some admiration for:

During the 2001 election campaign, Prescott was campaigning in Rhyl when farmer Craig Evans threw an egg at him, which struck him in the neck. Prescott, a former amateur boxer, responded immediately with a straight left to the jaw. The incident, overshadowing the launch of the Labour Party manifesto on that day, was captured by numerous television crews. Tony Blair responded succinctly, stating, “John is John”. However, a National Opinion Polls survey found that the incident appeared to do no public harm to Prescott, and may even have benefited his standing amongst male voters.

Hey .. even if Mr. Evans had a legit gripe and I bet he did, the fact that Prescott didn’t roll over and make nice scores a point.

Given his early job as a ship’s steward and the ups and downs of his political career, John Prescott should be used to choppy waters.

But he may be finding his new role as a guest speaker on a luxury cruise liner surprisingly heavy going.

First of all, some of his humour was decidedly ‘below decks’ and didn’t go down at all well with his upmarket audience aboard the Queen Mary 2.
And now there are reports that Lord Prescott and his wife Pauline may have fallen victim to an outbreak of the vomiting bug norovirus.

The 72-year-old Labour peer, who served as deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, had been booked to give two talks in the ship’s theatre.

But it seems he has upset some passengers, who claimed he gave a stumbling performance, tripping over his words and losing his notes several times before launching into risqué jokes.

With Lady Prescott, his wife of 49 years, watching, he told bawdy anecdotes about his days as a steward, including the racy gifts he used to bring home for her. He told his captive audience: ‘I used to bring knickers back from the USA in boxes of seven, one for every day, didn’t I love? My favourite was the black pair for Saturday.’

Lord Prescott has been given a first class cabin on the liner. But since the speech, neither he nor his wife have been seen dining in the Queen’s Grill, reserved for first class passengers.

It is not known whether the speech so embarrassed Lady Prescott that she did not want to be seen in public with her husband, or whether the couple may have fallen victim to the outbreak of norovirus.

A spokesman for cruise operator Cunard confirmed that Lord and Lady Prescott were on board the ship, bound for the Caribbean.

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THE FOLLOWING IS AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE THE HARD EDGE OFF THE PRESCOTT PHOTO ABOVE. I THOUGHT OUR READERS DESERVED THAT MUCH.

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