Comments on: More evidence of Boris’s cluelessness http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:50:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mr. Stop Boris http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-41 Mr. Stop Boris Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:14:21 +0000 http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-41 Having a great eye for detail certainly doesn't do any harm to one's leadership abilities, though, does it? Besides, as so often, those arguing against the Stop Boris campaign - which doesn't support any specific alternative candidate - end up resorting to arguing against Boris's opponents rather than in favour of Boris himself. I can't see any way of reading that Independent article to suggest that Boris deserves to be Mayor. Rather, it is clear from it that he is hopelessly inadequate and that he has been primed with rehearsed lines to reel out at any opportunity, no matter how irrelevant they may be. He's more like a search engine that has only indexed a few sentences rather than the multitude of issues a Mayor needs to get to grips with: "Your query was ‘preventing gay teenage suicides’. No pages were found matching all these words. Did you mean ‘preventing teenage murders’?" Having a great eye for detail certainly doesn’t do any harm to one’s leadership abilities, though, does it?

Besides, as so often, those arguing against the Stop Boris campaign - which doesn’t support any specific alternative candidate - end up resorting to arguing against Boris’s opponents rather than in favour of Boris himself. I can’t see any way of reading that Independent article to suggest that Boris deserves to be Mayor.

Rather, it is clear from it that he is hopelessly inadequate and that he has been primed with rehearsed lines to reel out at any opportunity, no matter how irrelevant they may be. He’s more like a search engine that has only indexed a few sentences rather than the multitude of issues a Mayor needs to get to grips with:

“Your query was ‘preventing gay teenage suicides’. No pages were found matching all these words. Did you mean ‘preventing teenage murders’?”

]]> By: Peter Dawes http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-40 Peter Dawes Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:35:10 +0000 http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-40 Heaven forbid that I was making a direct comparison between Ken and Hitler. The point was simply that having an eye for detail does not (necessarily) make a great and virtuous leader. Neither does knowing the name of every STD clinic, although it may help if you're trying to impress. Heaven forbid that I was making a direct comparison between Ken and Hitler. The point was simply that having an eye for detail does not (necessarily) make a great and virtuous leader. Neither does knowing the name of every STD clinic, although it may help if you’re trying to impress.

]]> By: Mr. Stop Boris http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-39 Mr. Stop Boris Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:44:12 +0000 http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-39 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law" title="Godwin's Law - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law</a> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin’s_law

]]> By: Peter Dawes http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-38 Peter Dawes Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:12:18 +0000 http://www.stopboris.org/blog/2008/03/29/more-evidence-of-boriss-cluelessness/#comment-38 In contrast, we are told Ken "knows the names of STD clinics all over London". I wonder if Churchill, the greatest leader of the 20th century, knew every STD clinic in London. By the way, Hitler had a good memory for detail too, In contrast, we are told Ken “knows the names of STD clinics all over London”. I wonder if Churchill, the greatest leader of the 20th century, knew every STD clinic in London.

By the way, Hitler had a good memory for detail too,

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