So It’s Goodbye From Me And It’s Goodbye From Cough Cough

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Freedom of speech….I wonder? Will MMA let me speak here? Still, I’m posting it on my own blog anyway so what the hell?

Mikey. I like what you’re doing here. I really do but if you really want a ‘blog magazine’ reflecting the world then you have to let the world in – and not necessarily the bits of the world you want……your blog your call mate.

I don’t get angry. Not anymore. I used to do. Many years ago. Then I discovered that you can get under peoples skin far more easily with words than you can with your Doctor Martin boots…..

Gordon Bennett! Chill out peeps! – incidentally, who the hell is Gordon Bennett? – no idea….it’s a southern England saying…

I don’t respect politicians. Never have, never will. I do acknowledge that there are still relatively honest ones about, but respect them? No. Any politician, be they British, French, American, German et al will receive little or no respect from me.

Politicians the world over have fallen to the temptation of absolute power – whether Prime Ministers or Presidents who have ‘absolute power’ or lesser minions who have absolute power within their own little world of politics.

Cough Cough is a p*ss take as is Britains Princess Tony (Blair) or Tony Bliar or, come to that, Algeria’s President Butt F*ck*r (Bouteflika) or Austria’s President ’57 Varieties’ (President ‘Heinz’ Fischer)

My scope for showing complete disrespect for world leaders….which bit of the world do they think they’re leading then?…knows no bounds.

My posts are frequently made with my tongue so far in my cheek it’s nearly popping out the other side.

If you can’t handle my sarcastic brand of humour, tough.

I change for no man / woman or blog.

I like you all enormously. I respect you all enormously.

I will continue to be me.

If you don’t like it, frankly, too bad.

The world isn’t sweetness and light for millions of our fellow humans. Presidents and Prime Ministers have little, if any idea.

Neither do they, ultimately, care.

Barack Obama has a first name that, on first hearing, made me giggle. No different to the poor boy in my first year at senior school who had a very bad stammer on the letters ‘B’, ‘D’, ‘C’ and ‘K’…his name was Boden Buciak. It took him about four minutes to pronounce his own name.

He laughed along with us when ever a teacher asked him for his name.

From the age of 12 he was known as ‘Buzzer’. He still is as it happens.

I’ve no idea whether ‘Cough Cough’ would find the name amusing and neither do I care.

He’s powerful enough to look after himself.

They are MY posts, my opinions – whether serious, sarcastic, or whatever.

I will never be edited….well I might be…but never silenced ultimately. What I say, serious or otherwise is me.

With the greatest respect to MMA, like it or lump it.

Having been banned from numerous local hostelries in my youth for unruley behaviour, being blog banned would be worth a post or three in itself.

As for ‘Anti-British’ sentiment. Mr President Barack Cough Cough Obama has made the statements he made. The statements almost certainly don’t reflect the view of the American people, but he has made them all the same.

They have been shown on TV. He has said things that are, in the view of ordinary British people, a bit ‘out of order’.

Rightly or wrongly he has made them.

Such is life.

To the thin skinned ones I can only say…”Get one (a life), and farewell. I have far better things to do than be chastised by a few Americans who, hopefully, reflect nothing of the true USA and can only see/read what they are capable of seeing/reading”

One day, you may learn the true meaning of ‘between the lines’ and gain a vague understanding of ‘freedom of speech’.

My speech is free and will remain so.

‘The price of freedom of speech is that you may not always like what you hear’ – Four Dinners, June 4 2010, England. (Actually I said that about ten years back but who’s counting?)

As for thinking about myself….you have no idea.

Adopted at 8 months, abused until 13 years of age, a registered alcoholic and drug abuser until 25 years of age.

Married to a magnificent woman, a daughter formerly of international gymnastics ability now at Uni studying for a Geography degree.

I turned my life around with the help of my wife.

If you lot actually think a bunch of bloggers can tell me what to say and think you are even dumber than I was as a drug addled alcoholic kid.

And no, that isn’t a sympathy card. I couldn’t give a toss about those days. Now is what counts. Now and the future and, to be honest, we make our own future. Depend on politicians for a future and you haven’t got one.

Oh dear…I’m voicing my opinion again. I must learn to ‘tow the line’ eh?

On yer bike! (as we say in Oldham, Lancashire)

True love and hugs from England…and, for what it’s worth,…I mean that.

4D x – it was fun while it lasted old bean. Take care and all the success in the world with MMA.

T’ra from an English anarchist.

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13 years ago

If Holte’s right, and this is performance art, you limey wanker, you are no Glenn Beck. Start crying, dammit! 🙂

SJ
13 years ago

—Late to the party—
Although it’s what, -like 1:48p on Saturday in the UK?
4D and Mad Mike are obviously entitled to their opinions and approaches, -maybe Mike’s reaction came off way hard because he’s the ringleader of this glorious throwdown, but I don’t think Mike is trying to make anyone conform at the end of the day, anymore than 4D is trying to present his opinion as fact after all is said and done… At least that’s my take on the situation and my own angle after having conversed with you both, -and everybody on here- regarding everything from dirty jokes to supply side economics.
When people don’t agree, the differences can seem fundamental.
What must remain fundamental is mutual respect.
These are disagreements, and like the conversation, they must continue.
Maybe we need an emoticon for sarcasm?
-SJ

Reply to  SJ
13 years ago

I think that’s well said Sandy. ditto. 🙂

13 years ago

My political and religious views are too similar to MM’s for me to have posted anything to have him crawl up my ass yet, but should it happen I plan on getting photos and doing a droll little post highlighting his efforts to get back out without the aid of a rectal surgeon!

ROFL on the mouthful of samples, Gwen! Gonna use that one!

13 years ago

Me dear departed mirther used say I was Bullshit salesman with a mouthful of samples. I’ve received paychecks for this awkward ability. In this regard I feel a special kinship with that bloke 4Dinners. I’ve enjoyed him taking his stick to poke me into deeper, more fecundity to blast back. All the crap aside, pvocatures are precious to the scribbler and I hope to see ya 4 D stickin’ it out.

My mentor here is one Mad Mike. Enthused, encouraging, creative, directive and yes, an Obama puristist. On the evening of Nov 8th 2008 WE ALL WERE. And if not, well fine … Kiss my grits. Mike still gets up my ass a mile too when he disagrees. We all do it to one another. It’s conversation.

And by the by
I enjoy a martini with many of mine…
Not all of em
but some.
Cheers.

13 years ago

What I don’t understand is 4D wrote what he wrote, he wasn’t censored or edited, disagreed with maybe, so what, why all the histrionics? Sounds like a bit of performance art to me.

13 years ago

Oh, 4D. You and Mike need to have a passionate smooch session and forgive and forget. Mike! Whatever it takes, whether a life long supply of vodka or fish and chips, convince 4D not to leave. 4D helps me get in touch with my inner grunge-punk, and for that I am extremely grateful. And, 4D, thanks for the Sex Pistols. Nothing cleanses my soul with a wire brush like a little Rotten.

13 years ago

So 4D is mad at Obama and MadMike? Sorry I missed the comment where MadMike went off on 4D. Might shed some light on this for me. Not that it’s any of my business. But that just makes me want to know more about it.

Gossip and infighting are almost as good for traffic as feuds.

Admin
13 years ago

MH writes:

“Feh– I think our Bene­fac­tor was off on a drunken rant when he went off on his Obamapolo­get­ics.”

???

Reply to  Professor Mike
13 years ago

When you went off on 4D in that other comment section it read rather like a rant- and most rants are instigated by alcohol, since we have spell check there is no way to know….;)

Reply to  Mother Hen
13 years ago

I see….

13 years ago

Feh– I think our Benefactor was off on a drunken rant when he went off on his Obamapologetics.
I read the articles you linked to, but don’t draw the same conclusion as the author. Obama is ranting (well, I wish he’d get emotional enough to rant) about accountability and all and I’m surprised the Brits are taking it personally. As we watch the ecological nightmare unfold the people want someone to DO something already- yesterday if preferable. It isn’t the Britishness of the company that pissed off people, I think if it had been an American company they would have been yelled at sooner.

I like your Limey ass, and whether your tongue is in its cheek or not. Shame not to hear it go off! I’m not into censorship of thoughts, but if Mike is wanting the magazine to have a liberal bent we have to at least give the president the benefit of a doubt.

13 years ago

osori : with ultimate respect old bean, you could be a Brit!

right…that’s it…nearly half past 1 am here…need my beauty sleep.

Nite America xx

osori
13 years ago

fourdinners I enjoy your work, I enjoy your outlook and I enjoy your comments on my own work. I too “speak” my mind and that must not be constrained.

For what it’s worth I would equate Obama with Bush in all matters of foreign and domestic policy, the current president’s lone edge is the vast disparity in public speaking ability.

In short, he is no David Niven.

13 years ago

Stimpson : Just for you if you ever find yourself on stage in good old Blighty…

‘There was an old man from Leeds
Who swallowed a packet of seeds
Great clumps of grass shot out of his arse(ass)
And his cock was all covered in weeds’

Go down a storm over here would that…;-)

or alternatively…

‘Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet
knickers all tattered and torn,
It wasn’t the spider that sat down beside her,
It was Little Boy Blue with the horn…’

oh alright…

I’ll get me coat…;-)

13 years ago

I don’t care if you call Obama shit for brains. I love ya mate, but as much as you are entitled to your opinion so I’m I. It’s a give and take of ideas which is what makes up humanity. I guess I might be ignorant on what the brits think of the pres. and us.
I know I’ll never write for anyone but myself. Nobody else could put up with me. Like you, I drop by because the people here are in my mind, brilliant. I do like to be challenged.
Now I have to find out more of what you limeys think. That is going to be a challenge. Ha! I’ll be visiting you from time to time trying to teach you how to drive. Wrong side of the road don’t you know.
Later my friend

13 years ago

Jess : Of course he is paranoid. He’s a British journalist!…;-)

Problem is, over here, as a small Island, we’re all a bit paranoid about the world in general – especially this European Union crap.

Thing is, when a few Brit soldiers come home in body bags from American ‘friendly fire’ (what a bizarre concept) we immediately think that American forces are demented (which they are not of course).

Same thing when we read about Cou…oops..Obama’s rhetoric being anti-British. As it happens it was but, I don’t think he meant it to be at all. He’s getting battered from all sides ’cause he can’t personally solve the oil slick.

Grossly unfair but, as a politician, he’s thinking ‘survive!’ and, sadly, he’s lashing out a bit.

Not that I blame him. In his position I would too.

Many may raise an eyebrow here, but I actually quite like him. (in so far as it’s possible to ‘like’ a politician)

…honest

13 years ago

Mikey : Sorry mate. He’s a politician. I have no respect for politicians. Politicians need to earn respect. I’ve yet to find one who has even bothered to really try….sadly. Once they have the power they have the power.

Actually – I’d be the same if I was elected. Politics and politicians will always be our downfall. It’s humanity. We can’t control ourselves when we have power.

Even Churchill (Britains greatest) was a power mad alcoholic. It worked for a war but he was useless without a war – I study history.

I do respect you opinion. Honest I do, but mine is ‘he/she is a politician therefore treat them as such’ and ‘such’ to me is no respect. Historically they will be corrupted.

Absolute power = absolute corruption.

They’re human. It can’t be any other way. I so wish it could.

Jess
Reply to  fourdinners
13 years ago

In the Daily Mail article this is what the author of the piece says,””I don’t wish to sound paranoid, but it is pretty clear that Mr Obama does not much like anything that is British. There is an anti-British undertow throughout his book dreams From My Father, with slighting references to the country and its citizens.””

I think he is just being a little paranoid, the author of the article I mean. IMO, PO is about the corporation as a whole not the British people, but that is just me. It is probably a direct result of people like me, who are calling and writing and want things to change, as far as letting the big oil companies regulate themselves. I have that book and read it a few years ago, I’ll dig it up and see what he is talking about, as far as the torture thing because I just wrote that off as this happened at this time. Not an indictment of the people, could be wrong though, that has happened once before.

This second article was written way before PO became president and it looks as if Murdoch and his army of minions was out there trying to say one thing while other things are actually the case. I am going to dig up that book tonight and bring it with my to the beach tomorrow go through it and see what it says for context. I have to tell you 4d, this president is dealing with way more than the average president. I am not talking all things happening, I am talking he is putting up with racism, hate and just plain ignorance and fear from a population(us) that does not like change no matter how good said change will be. He has been asked to do things, not one other prez has been asked before him because of being “the other” IMO.

Jess
13 years ago

I was one of the ones just asking for the info about where POTUS** had said anything about the British populace because I really have not seen it anywhere over here. I don’t think I said anything about what to write but if I did, oops my bad. You should totally write what you want and say what you want, whenever.

Bee, you could never piss anyone off. In case you don’t know, this is pre emptive sucking up 😉

**POTUS President of the United States of America

13 years ago

sorting now Bee…give me a minute or three…

13 years ago

Stimpson : I got ‘pulled up’ on my previous post. I do understand why – and I think Mikey is a star to be doing this ‘blogmag’ thing – but if it’s a ‘blogmag’ then the writers must have the freedom to write and, possibly, offend I suppose.

I never want to offend but I will always say what I think – sometimes with an ‘English’ tongue in cheek?

If it’s a personal message to Mikey it’s a ‘keep it going’ message ’cause I like it. Just saying I can’t ‘tow’ anyone’s line but my own – that’s all.

I’ll always pop over to have a read – some cracking stuff here – but I can’t modify me and ‘me’ seems to be upsetting some and I won’t ‘upset’ for the hell of it.

WTF am I waffling about?…Too much voddy mate…;-)

Jess
Reply to  fourdinners
13 years ago

I can only speak for me, but I don’t see you doing what you think you are doing. I don’t think you should toe any line and I really don’t think anyone of us here expect that from anyone else. Not for nothing, you make me laugh and I try some of your stuff with my Scottish friend. She is impressed I have learned some delightful new phraseology. As far as POTUS and the British people, I have seen nothing like that. Like Bee said though, it could just be in British papers and news accounts because we sure as heck are not seeing it here in our news accounts.

Reply to  fourdinners
13 years ago

Those who know me best (like Dear Heart) know I have aspirations to standup comedy which I may act on some day. My standup heroes include George Carlin, Bill Maher, Denis Leary and Lenny Bruce. So, yes, I certainly value the right to offend. You’re a funny guy, 4D, and I sense a heart committed to social justice. I do hope we haven’t seen the last of you at MMA.

Bee
Reply to  Stimpson
13 years ago

Stimpson: Can you do the “I’m an asshole!” song that Denis Leary did? I love that bit.

Reply to  Bee
13 years ago

That whole show, No Cure for Cancer, is awesome. I seem to recall some part of it that offended me, though …

Jess
Reply to  Bee
13 years ago

Just for you 🙂

13 years ago

Thanks Bee xx (and yes, I am frequently full of it)…;-)

Bee
Reply to  fourdinners
13 years ago

4D, it might help to provide links to articles to illustrate the point of your earlier post. If it’s in a British paper/news show, there’s a good chance that most of the rest of us haven’t seen anything about the anti-brit stuff. I haven’t, that much I can tell you.

13 years ago

4D, I’m puzzled by this post. Much of it reads as if it should be a private message to Mike. Could you or anyone else fill me in on what this is all about?

Bee
13 years ago

I agree with 4D here. He must have the freedom to say what he thinks on this site.

And others have the reciprocal freedom to tell him if they perceive him to be full of shit.

However, he can’t be told not to say what he thinks.

There will come a day when I piss off nearly everyone on the site, too.

Ok, so that’s what I think, for what it’s worth.

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