Comments on: Change is in the air in the US and the UK – the lessons of Iowa http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/ Conservative Party Candidate for Wokingham Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cricketer http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16258 Cricketer Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:03:51 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16258 'Time for change. Listen to the people... yah... da... yah... da... yah...' The clapped-out, clueless and idealogically vacuous politician's refrain. The fact that Obama said it in an interesting way is nothing to get excited about. ‘Time for change. Listen to the people… yah… da… yah… da… yah…’

The clapped-out, clueless and idealogically vacuous politician’s refrain. The fact that Obama said it in an interesting way is nothing to get excited about.

]]> By: UK Daily Pundit http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16248 UK Daily Pundit Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:04:26 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16248 Early contender for quote of the year: John Redwood - "I am not a Democrat" Reply: note context! Early contender for quote of the year:

John Redwood – “I am not a Democrat”

Reply: note context!

]]> By: Cliff http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16247 Cliff Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:35:54 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16247 Bazman: Great video!! Many a true word spoken in jest, me thinks. Bazman:

Great video!!
Many a true word spoken in jest, me thinks.

]]> By: Bazman http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16236 Bazman Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:21:04 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16236 Idiom Quote: Someone once said: "Religions a joke" Idiom Quote: Someone once said: “Religions a joke”

]]> By: Richard http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16230 Richard Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:58:11 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16230 You seem to dismiss Romney as somebody who spends to much money without really examining his policies. He believes in making all of the Bush tax-cuts permanent, lowering corporation tax, and tax-free savings and capital gains for those earning under $200,000 per annum. He also believes in the right to life, strong families and greater freedom to express religious beliefs. He aims to significantly diminish the role and power of the Federal government. These are policies which I would, and I think most conservatives would agree with. He may be spending the big money, but he is also making sense on the big social and economic questions. Reply: No, I do not mean to dismiss Romney. I was explaining why Mr Obama caught the mood, but pointed out that I do not agree with all his policies and he may have his head turned by big money politics later. I did not comment on Mr Romney's views, just on the fact that he did not get the support he needs. You seem to dismiss Romney as somebody who spends to much money without really examining his policies. He believes in making all of the Bush tax-cuts permanent, lowering corporation tax, and tax-free savings and capital gains for those earning under $200,000 per annum. He also believes in the right to life, strong families and greater freedom to express religious beliefs. He aims to significantly diminish the role and power of the Federal government. These are policies which I would, and I think most conservatives would agree with. He may be spending the big money, but he is also making sense on the big social and economic questions.

Reply: No, I do not mean to dismiss Romney. I was explaining why Mr Obama caught the mood, but pointed out that I do not agree with all his policies and he may have his head turned by big money politics later. I did not comment on Mr Romney’s views, just on the fact that he did not get the support he needs.

]]> By: mikestallard http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16229 mikestallard Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:19:12 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16229 Did you know that, politically, you are now famous? In Tamsin Lightwater, (Spectator), your books are mentioned as "intellectual". I am not at all sure that this is nice. What do you think? As to the feeling that politics no longer belong to local people, but to a huge machine based "out there" - alleluia! Our local conservative club is a billiards hall and bar. "We don't talk politics here." I didn't think people could see that from London. Did you know that, politically, you are now famous?
In Tamsin Lightwater, (Spectator), your books are mentioned as “intellectual”.
I am not at all sure that this is nice.
What do you think?
As to the feeling that politics no longer belong to local people, but to a huge machine based “out there” – alleluia! Our local conservative club is a billiards hall and bar. “We don’t talk politics here.”
I didn’t think people could see that from London.

]]> By: Bazman http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16227 Bazman Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:53:43 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16227 This spoof is a bit close to the bone for some. Conservative and Labour. This is what everyone has really had enough of. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFOoIoK4k2k&feature=related Funny though! This spoof is a bit close to the bone for some. Conservative and Labour. This is what everyone has really had enough of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFOoIoK4k2k&feature=related

Funny though!

]]> By: rightsideforum http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16226 rightsideforum Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:47:04 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/01/05/change-is-in-the-air-in-the-us-and-the-uk-the-lessons-of-iowa/#comment-16226 It was hardly that great of change other than for the fact he is a black man. Ultimately he will lose to Hillary and we will have a nother Clinton and perhaps in Huckabee another southern Christian conservative. Obama is hardly one to rail against big spending parties, he has raised HUGE ammount through tens of thousands of donors. He's spent millions. Ultimately Iowa should be an embarassment for our American friends - a few hundred thousand people can completely change the course of the country in just a couple of hours. Yes, Mr Obama does spend a lot raised from individual donations. He is, nonetheless, right in saying that people have become disenchanted with politics on the old model, and he did draw many new people into politics in Iowa. It was hardly that great of change other than for the fact he is a black man.

Ultimately he will lose to Hillary and we will have a nother Clinton and perhaps in Huckabee another southern Christian conservative.

Obama is hardly one to rail against big spending parties, he has raised HUGE ammount through tens of thousands of donors.

He’s spent millions.

Ultimately Iowa should be an embarassment for our American friends – a few hundred thousand people can completely change the course of the country in just a couple of hours.

Yes, Mr Obama does spend a lot raised from individual donations. He is, nonetheless, right in saying that people have become disenchanted with politics on the old model, and he did draw many new people into politics in Iowa.

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