Margaret Curran’s Desert Rat Ratted
THE DEVIL’S Kitchen looks at some desperate New Labour campaigning:
This picture is taken from Labour’s election propaganda (see also here). The by-election candidate Margaret Curran says
Some of the people that I have met out and about over the past 9 years as a local MSP have been absolutely inspirational. Today I met a man who was up there with the very best that the East End has to offer.
The blurb:
Mr McGuiness is a 93 year old—who looks not a day past 70, by the way—living in a sheltered housing complex that I went to visit today.
Mr McGuiness fought with the Desert Rats in World War II and was treated in hospital for shrapnel wounds. He also fought in Yugoslavia with the partisans against the German occupation.
He reminded me of all the sacrifices our older generation made so that we can enjoy freedom today. I hope every single voter in the East End uses their hard-fought right to vote on July 24th.
Having met Mr McGuiness today, I am reminded we owe it to people like him to use our democratic right to vote.
Says DK:
Mr McGuinness looks in good shape for 93. He looks more like 67. With good reason, he is 67. He was 4 years old when the war ended. The picture above is of the Labour activist John McGuinness who nominated Margaret Curran on her ballot papers. A lifelong Labour activist whom Downing Street got an MBE as a reward.
Bloody hell…
July 17th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
They buggered that up then, what shall they do with the country?
July 17th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I see the rats have made a break to a different thread; all that talk of ketchup must have unnerved them…
July 17th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
This one works anyway, maybe a ruse to stop the MM saga?
July 17th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Good plan; I was a bit worried about Carmen’s conspiracy theory on the deceased psychologist…