Whilst I clearly don't want to tempt fate, it appears as though Barack Obama, has just sealed the Democratic Party nomination by doing....nothing.
It will not be his momentous "race" speech that will do it, even though the strategy of testing the response of the nature ahead of the Philly primary, was a great tactic, as he had little to lose, as he is currently 12 points behind Hills.
What has just secured him the victory has in fact been a 6 year old video of Hillary Clinton lending her support to....Heather Mills.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WlFsVi5zuhc
Whilst some may question Obama's choice of friend & local priest, everyone will question the Hillary's judgement over who she considers to be worthy of praise. And if anyone is worthy of praise about anything, it is not Heather Mills!!
This is a little sad as I was just about to suggest that Hillary could possible start to use a new campaign slogan, that re-worked the saying "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" - something like "A bird in the House is worth two x George Bush", but now I won't even bother.
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Clinton loses chance of Democratic Party nomination
Monday, 17 March 2008
Macca's "dame" does her nut!
And so, the judge has finally decided that Heather Mills shall recieve the princely sum of c£24million for her four year marriage to Sir Paul McCartney.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Macca, Dame and a Nut!
It is not for me to criticise anyone simply because their attempts at achieving a long and happy marriage eventually failed and ultimately ended in the divorce courts, especially as Valentine's Day approaches.
But after a very happy marriage of 29 years to Linda, one wonders why Paul McCartney said yes to Heather Mills when she asked him if he wanted to"...hop into bed".
(She also asked him if he wanted to hop to the shops, hop to the cinema etc etc)
After four years of marriage Sir Paul is the one who has been left hopping....hopping mad!
Heather Mills wonders why people label her a money grabber and it is easy to see her point; whilst she was in no way instrumental (please forgive the music related pun but Linda was instrumental as she played the guitar in Wings) in the £825m fortune amassed by Macca in a 40 year career, and whilst she was only married to him for four or so years, she therefore only wants about £60m !
How could anybody call that money grabbing?
Yesterday, Macca said "I feel fine" but added that he was hoping the judge would "...please, please me, as despite giving Heather all my loving", he realised (in a veiled reference to her less than puritanical past?) that "...money can't buy me love".
As the assembled press in front of the divorce court surged forward, Macca urged them to get back, as one news paper back-writer asked him whether after it was all over would he be able to let it be, and just disappear. Macca replied that he was "...going nowhere man" as he had initially tried to be reasonable and had told her that he thought "...that they could come together...and that we could work it out", but that after a hard day's night, he had called his lawyers to help, and had invited "Peggy" (as he had less than affectionately begun to refer to Heather) to politely "take a ticket to ride".
Macca's lawyer, Fiona Shackleton said that sadly, whilst a couple setting out in marriage think that all you need is love, something else is needed."...Marriage," she continued "...is something of a magical mystery tour, sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes in between.
When that same couple turn to each other in church, saying "I want to hold your hand" each declaring "Love me do", they understandably think that it will last forever. As a divorce lawyer let me give you (the press) some advice. From me to you- it doesn't!
Each may twist and shout and he may think that she loves you (yeah, yeah, yeah) but it comes down to money in the end.
There have been some of you - albeit not that many - who have been saying "...Ain't she sweet", well all we can see is that even the Lady Madonna, isn't worth £60m for 4 year's marriage!"
Thursday, 3 January 2008
APOLOGY - RETRACTION
Due to the difficulty in both creating content for this Blog whilst at the same time reviewing the many (OK two!) comments received, it is not always possible to ensure that the comments made are neither inappropriate nor offensive.
I must therefore apologise for the comment that briefly appeared after yesterday's entry, prior to me being able to withdraw it. The reference to Paul McCartney & Heather Mills proved too much for one person who sadly added the following comment:
Paul McCartney stated that he was surprised that Heather Mills was trying to secure such a large divorce settlement, as he had always been very generous to her during their marriage. He stated that the year before their split he had bought her a plane!Many apologies for anybody who was upset by this comment!
Although she still used IMMAC on the other leg!
Wednesday, 2 January 2008
Link betwen divorce and cheese discovered!
Once again we set out into the great unknown of a new year that is to be 2008 with confusing facts all around us.
Apparently, according to an article in this morning's paper, in 2006 the number of divorces in Great Britain was 18% lower than in 1992, the year that Prince Andrew and Fergie (of the royal, rather than black eyed peas variety) split.
This raises a number of questions. Firstly why do some statisticians take so long to produce their data and is this any reflection on their overall level of expertise?
I don't want to know about 2006's figures I want 2007's. Secondly, how do the UK's figures compare with the rest of the world.
Apparently the UK divorce rate is running at 53%, but, the experts (ha!) state that these are nowhere near as high as in Sweden (64%), Russia (65%) or Belarus (68%).
They go on to state that: -"...one factor that has never been fully quantified is the temperature, since the highest divorce rates all occur in sub-zero temperatures."
I must say that my earlier concern regarding the aptitude of these experts is increasing. When faced with the serious issue of divorce rates - it is a significant leap across the statistical divide to create a link with temperature as the most significant cause.
Some ill informed individuals (of which I am clearly not one) might offer contradictory views such as "...Rubbish, what do you expect? Have you never seen a Belorussian woman?"
To which I would have to respond "...no, but I have seen Anna Kournakova so what's your point?" (Thank you Charlotte - but you don't actually have to point every time!).
Linking divorce rates with low temperatures is as useful or insightful as linking it with the number of stray cats in the country, or mice, or cheese. Come to think of it each of these items - especially in Belorussian 'cartoon-land - is related. There are (really there are!) large numbers of stray cats in Belarus, presumably due to a plentiful supply of mice, who can surely only survive in the low temperatures with copious supplies of cheese. (What do you mean mice don't really like cheese?)
Therefore, as valid a causal link as low temperatures and high divorce rates is that of cheese and high divorce rates. Whilst a somewhat bizarre theory, we should really try to persuade others that it may be true. Otherwise George Dubblya Bush, may try to use a continuation of global warming policies as a means of increasing the sanctity of marriage in the US.
In a another headline today, it was stated that: -"Paul McCartney has operation on his heart".
Is it only me, or the vast majority of the population in the UK who immediately thought of the words "...after having been broken by Heather Mills"!
