Comments on: Blogospheric battles and political punch-ups http://doctorvee.co.uk/2008/07/18/blogospheric-battles-and-political-punch-ups/ Not a real vee Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scottish Roundup » Blog Archive » The Battle For Baillieston (oh, and rest of Glasgow East as well) http://doctorvee.co.uk/2008/07/18/blogospheric-battles-and-political-punch-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-629706 Scottish Roundup » Blog Archive » The Battle For Baillieston (oh, and rest of Glasgow East as well) Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:22:18 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/?p=2276#comment-629706 [...] the Scottish blogosphere has been fully engaged. Andrew Burns is fascinated by the exchanges, but Duncan isn’t impressed. Neither is Stephen [...] [...] the Scottish blogosphere has been fully engaged. Andrew Burns is fascinated by the exchanges, but Duncan isn’t impressed. Neither is Stephen [...]

]]> By: doctorvee http://doctorvee.co.uk/2008/07/18/blogospheric-battles-and-political-punch-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-629393 doctorvee Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:27:43 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/?p=2276#comment-629393 Sorry Jeff -- that was me trying to distance myself from "us". Serves me right for making a smarty-pants comment. Smarty-pants comments usually backfire. :-/ Sorry Jeff — that was me trying to distance myself from “us”. Serves me right for making a smarty-pants comment. Smarty-pants comments usually backfire. :-/

]]> By: Stephen Glenn http://doctorvee.co.uk/2008/07/18/blogospheric-battles-and-political-punch-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-629241 Stephen Glenn Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:52:20 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/?p=2276#comment-629241 Andrew Burns can't remember Dunfermline and West Fife being as bad as thise. Oh dear what selective memory he as. Think I may have to compare the literature from the two campaign later on when I get a change. Of course Labour and the SNp were having a right old go at each other there and here. Us 'big soft hippies' [I'm slight, a former athlete climbed tenements for 5 hours yesterday before taking a quick break for lunch and haven't hte hair for hippiedom. No idea where that alusion comes from ;)] in the Lib dems of course were out there getting our message out to the people that matter, the electorate, and we know what happened. BTW had numerous people coming up to me yesterday saying that because Ian Robertson wasn't slinging dirt at the others (unlike Curran or Mason) and answered questions honestly, even when the answer wasn't easy, that they were voting for him as a result. Andrew Burns can’t remember Dunfermline and West Fife being as bad as thise. Oh dear what selective memory he as. Think I may have to compare the literature from the two campaign later on when I get a change. Of course Labour and the SNp were having a right old go at each other there and here. Us ‘big soft hippies’ [I'm slight, a former athlete climbed tenements for 5 hours yesterday before taking a quick break for lunch and haven't hte hair for hippiedom. No idea where that alusion comes from ;) ] in the Lib dems of course were out there getting our message out to the people that matter, the electorate, and we know what happened.

BTW had numerous people coming up to me yesterday saying that because Ian Robertson wasn’t slinging dirt at the others (unlike Curran or Mason) and answered questions honestly, even when the answer wasn’t easy, that they were voting for him as a result.

]]> By: Jeff http://doctorvee.co.uk/2008/07/18/blogospheric-battles-and-political-punch-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-628822 Jeff Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:21:58 +0000 http://doctorvee.co.uk/?p=2276#comment-628822 Hey Duncan, Thoroughly enjoyable post there. I just wanted to clarify the line below: "Jeff pointed out that by-elections bring out the worst in all of us (by which he means them)." Not sure why you are completely twisting my words but i did infact mean "us". Some of my own posts of late have been low-brow, dare I say even bordering on nasty, but I hide behind the rough and tumble of by-elections as an excuse and, whatever the result on Thursday, I expect from Friday I'll be back to my naive, fraternal, optimistic best. I personally delight in the bad blood of by-elections as it fuels a perverse enjoyment I get from it, much like watching an Old Firm football game or England vs Argentina etc. It's tribal and winner takes all. The bonus for me is, once the result is in, I don't really give a monkeys either way. It truly is just a spectator sport. I would support Celtic or England in the above games but if Rangers or Argentina won through then good on them. Same goes for SNP and Labour. Cheers! Hey Duncan,

Thoroughly enjoyable post there. I just wanted to clarify the line below:

“Jeff pointed out that by-elections bring out the worst in all of us (by which he means them).”

Not sure why you are completely twisting my words but i did infact mean “us”. Some of my own posts of late have been low-brow, dare I say even bordering on nasty, but I hide behind the rough and tumble of by-elections as an excuse and, whatever the result on Thursday, I expect from Friday I’ll be back to my naive, fraternal, optimistic best.

I personally delight in the bad blood of by-elections as it fuels a perverse enjoyment I get from it, much like watching an Old Firm football game or England vs Argentina etc. It’s tribal and winner takes all. The bonus for me is, once the result is in, I don’t really give a monkeys either way. It truly is just a spectator sport. I would support Celtic or England in the above games but if Rangers or Argentina won through then good on them. Same goes for SNP and Labour.

Cheers!

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