peever1745 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Squirrelmolester the day I give a bunny rabbit about what you say or think will be a cold day in Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Squirrelmolester the day I give a bunny rabbit about what you say or think will be a cold day in Hell. Suits me. Thankfully I'm not a bitter sad act with a persecution complex so that's probably a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 That's a shock He was the only Lib Dem MP to vote against Coalition with the Tories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintlyscot Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 No cause of death given, but reading between the lines on what commentators are saying and the few facts known - ambulance called first then police attended - its sad to say that it looks as if he may have taken his own life. Jeez. That's even worse in some ways. Everyone has their demons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbruman Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 With the exception of him being a Unionist , I agreed with the rest of his politics. Seemed a decent man (unlike the one on this thread showing a lack of common decency). My daughter was editor of the Glasgow uni newspaper when he was president or rector - and she had nothing but good to speak of him in her various dealings with her. At a function when she was sat next to him - he even gave her his drinks vouchers - joking that's he's best not use them with his reputation. If there was to be one Lib Dem MP remaining in Scotland - Id much rather it had been him - gracious speech in defeat. I wish he'd been on our side in the referendum - a big character in politics - world's a sadder place for his passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Salmond making a bit of a Noel Hunt of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Salmond making a bit of a Noel Hunt of it. Whit's he done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I suppose it was always only going to be a question of time before the SNP got the blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I suppose it was always only going to be a question of time before the SNP got the blame. Did you read his comments , or just go straight into denial mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Did you read his comments , or just go straight into denial mode He expressed an opinion. What's wrong with that. Edited June 2, 2015 by Orraloon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNsTeR Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Whit's he done? In an interview with BBC News, Mr Salmond said: “Yes, he was an extremely generous human being. I have had one or two, but not many, people who had a bad word to say about Charles, and that’s very rare in politics. In terms of the independence referendum, I don’t think his heart was in the ‘Better Together’ campaign. "His heart would have been in a pro-European campaign, that’s a campaign that Charles would have engaged in heart and soul. That is something he absolutely believed in. “He was an interesting, complex character, but above all an outstanding communicator. But, a fine human being.” He also added that the House of Commons was the "worst place in the world" for an alcoholic to work in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 He expressed an opinion. What's wrong with that. Really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 He also added that the House of Commons was the "worst place in the world" for an alcoholic to work in. If it's that bit that is upsetting folk, the first interview I heard from Clegg, he was also going on about alcoholism. Is he getting the same treatment? I think too many folk these days just are just looking for a reason to feel offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Salmond's getting stick about the "heart not in Better Together" bit. TBH, while I understand his point, it was probably better left unsaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
College_Boy Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 What was the question that he was responding to and did it refer to the referendum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) What is it that Salmond has said people are objecting to? Kennedy was a talented politician, a principled man, and a decent human being. He was an old-fashioned Social Democrat who was contemptuous the dishonesty of New Labour, a fierce critic of the Iraq war, and totally against the Lib Dems coalition with the Tories. A sad loss, he would have been an effective campaigner against the Tory Right and UKIP over the next couple of years, and on a personal level must be heartbreaking for his family. Edited June 2, 2015 by Pool Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Salmond's getting stick about the "heart not in Better Together" bit. TBH, while I understand his point, it was probably better left unsaid. Bingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Unionist commentators seem to be able to bring the level of conversation down to the gutter yet are lauded by their colleagues for sticking one on anyone from the indy side that speaks. Can you imagine what they would be like if we had won the bloody referendum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Anyone who watched Charlie's appearances on the likes of This Week could clearly see his views of Better Together in the run up to the referendum and if he was still here he would admit it Thats not saying he wasnt a Unionist and neither was Salmond Edited June 2, 2015 by Ally Bongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khana Lagur Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Pretty sure I read a couple of months back that his father had died. Lot for him to come to terms with if that is correct, plus his election defeat. Reckon most people on here are in accord that he was a decent guy simply because he was a decent guy. Through previous work channels I met him on three or four occasions and his principles spoke for themselves. No time for his party but I was genuinely sad to hear this news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Anyone who watched Charlie's appearances on the likes of This Week could clearly see his views of Better Together in the run up to the referendum and if he was still here he would admit it Thats not saying he wasnt a Unionist and neither was Salmond I don't think there is anything that Salmond said that isn't true however, he's experienced enough to know how something can be twisted and spun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Salmond's getting stick about the "heart not in Better Together" bit. TBH, while I understand his point, it was probably better left unsaid. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Aye definitely better unsaid. When I heard salmond was getting stick for saying something my initial reaction was "is that it" when I read what he actually said. He said a lot of positive stuff about him but the media will unfortunately focus on the other stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) From what I can see it's not the Better Together bit that he's getting stick for, it's the pro European part. It's being argued that he's politicising the death of a reasonably popular politician, and I'd agree with that. Edit: I'm going by reaction of public rather than media, the only media source I've seen was Massies article which in itself was in rather poor taste. Edited June 2, 2015 by Scunnered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souness' 'tache Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 No cause of death given, but reading between the lines on what commentators are saying and the few facts known - ambulance called first then police attended - its sad to say that it looks as if he may have taken his own life. Think people are just trying to create the headlines and discussion without any solid facts. An ambulance and police on scene is standard practice when someone dies in their house, irrespective of the cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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