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Originally Posted by gynn
His line that "I'm not Tony Blair, I'm not Gordon Brown, I'm my own man"
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Hope he sacked the genius that came up with that one - totally wimpish thing to say, immediately opening himself to suspicion that he secretly believes the opposite.
I'm sure he's a nice guy on a personal level and is well-informed and certainly is not stupid......but, for me he doesn't have the charisma which a leader needs. I get the feeling he isn't convinced himself that he's a real leader - just found himself in the position un-expectedly. It follows that if he can't convince his own party members and the electorate that are sympathetic to the Labour cause, that he's the man for the job, how is he going to convince the un-decided...
I hope Graham that you're right when you say:
"Ed Miliband is a person '
without any doubt' when it comes to the big picture. He knows what kind of society and economy he wants and he summed it up in another piece of subtext that people missed. I am not waiting for a consensus, "I am [simply] going to do it
my way". "
and that it doesn't end up like the lyrics of a famous song...
And now, the end is near,
And so I face the final curtain.
My friends, I'll say it clear;
I'll state my case of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full -
I've travelled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets? I've had a few,
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course -
Each careful step along the byway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew,
When I bit off more than I could chew,
But through it all, when there was doubt,
(without any doubt)
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way.
I've loved, I've laughed and cried,
I've had my fill - my share of losing.
But now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that,
And may I say, not in a shy way -
Oh no. Oh no, not me.
I did it my way.
For what is a man? What has he got?
If not himself - Then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way.
Sorry but i just don't see him ever being PM.
