Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#1
The inclusion of the wives in this Election Campaign has proved to be very popular it seems....well ...according to the Daily Mail they have had much more coverage than the actual female politicians themselves. This can only be because the public are interested in them bigtime, and will they sway the voters, yes indeed they might.
Since April 6
Token Tory wife Samantha Cameron has had 155 mentions in the newspapers whereas the leading female politician from the same party Therese May, she of the infamous "we are the nasty party!" quote, has only had 39 mentions in the same period.
Leading Labour wife Sarah Browne has had, in the same period, 153 mentions, so the coverage is neck and neck and giving all the indications that the wives will be in a hung situation too. The leading Labour politician of the female gender is none other than the ubiquitous Harriet Harman who has had 87 mentions in daily despatches.
Luscious Liberal wife doesnt feature as she has a job, a proper job.
So whereas politicians of any persuasion and of any gender are ten a penny..wives are a rare commodity and highly sought after.
#2
Paul im in heaven seeing so much of the lovely Nick Clegg he is a handsome man .
#3
Wives are getting pushed due to two factors:
1. The media want to thrust these ladies upon us.
2. The media is hoping to create a Michelle Obama effect with one of them.
So, Joe Public doesn't really give a hoot about these ladies, but the media is thrusting them at us at every opportunity. Hardly surprising then that they are ahead in the item count is it?
#4
Im getting bored of the wives involvment , time to concentrate on the issues .
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#5
I think with all this lovely weather recently, all wives should be more exposed.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#6
Mark - this time I agree with you....mind you, Colin, you have a point!!!
#7
would like to see more of Nick Clegg!
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#8
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
#9
Corrr he is lovely. Thanks colin xxxxxxxxxxxxx
#10
I have been all around the country in the past few days, and wondered: Has anyone noticed that - at least in those dreadful Conservative Campaign Billboards - all the conservative candidates look exactly as Shrek might if presented as a Muppet? And hairless, spookily hairless..............bbbrrrr...!!!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#11
Bern, I thought you were going to end with "and that's just the female candidates".
Losing one's hair shouldn't mean you can't be an honest or good MP Bern.
I thought Ladies like bald men ? A sign of something, oh yes, they've lost their hair.
Roger
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#12
What a sad state of affairs when you decide which candidate is the best looking ?/I dont think its my looks that have got me elected these past twenty three years .I always look beyond the face and listen to what is being said .Our very own Sid has lost a lot of his hair but the smile wins I think .
Roger too is good looking not much hair though .
Whereas I have still got a lot of hair and now a lovely shade of grey .
#13
Aw shucks Sue, thank you. I've gawn all red in the face.
#14
I think it is naive to assume that looks have nothing to do with who is elected. Look at Tony Blair (if you really have to). Can anyone deny that his youth and good lucks helped to carry the labour party to victory?
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#15
And his oodles of charisma, Diana
#16
Well that's true enough. Pity it didn't rub off on GB.
#17
It wasn't really the baldness that struck me, more th total lack of any hair at all below the eyebrows and above the neck. Eerie!! And although a nice visage helps, it really isn't the attractiveness that converts my vote (not a euphomism!). But the homogenised, smooth, clone-type look of the national Conservative billboards is a real turn off.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#18
i think that colette is right about the charisma of our tony, he was in charge for nearly ten years without any credible opposition.
the blues never cottoned on, they put up ian duncan smith, excellent chap but without the style of tony.
their response then was to replace him with michael howard, words fail me.
they seem to have it sussed now, trouble is the yellows have supplanted them with nick clegg as the photogenic one.
#19
I am underwhelmed by Camerons alleged charisma, but then it takes a lot to impress me!
Brian Dixon
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- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#20
about as much as a pile of dirty washing ay bern.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.