tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post4959916981238107974..comments2024-03-19T07:14:04.745+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Souter's lolly ...Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-32163347554715667512011-03-11T22:28:45.266+00:002011-03-11T22:28:45.266+00:00Am Firinn has raised the subject of anal sex, so I...Am Firinn has raised the subject of anal sex, so I feel it only fair to comment.<br /><br />I assume as a papist, Am Firinn regards anal sex as disordered when practised by gay AND (shock horror!) Straight people, as it often is.<br /><br />It's the old 'not all black birds are crows, but all crows are black birds'. For the record, not all gay people indulge in anal sex, just as not all straight people do either.<br /><br />Why a religion (any religion) cares about anal (or any) sex is genuinely beyond me.<br /><br />As regards Souter, the SNP need the money. Just a pity it is coming from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-81776579209546183422011-02-18T18:35:11.570+00:002011-02-18T18:35:11.570+00:00Richard T,
I seem to recall a relevant episode of...Richard T,<br /><br />I seem to recall a relevant episode of the West Wing, which was concerned the phenomenon of "soft money", where the sturdy conscientious staffers faced a similar situation.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-82010203506314037912011-02-18T18:32:59.516+00:002011-02-18T18:32:59.516+00:00Am Firinn,
I had assumed Souter's objections ...Am Firinn,<br /><br />I had assumed Souter's objections were owned to Leviticus or Duteronomy in some respect, but wasn't aware what precise flavour of Christian he was. I assume he was referring to one of the less well known passages of the Pentateuch (Leviticus 34:431):<br /><br /><i>"Thou shalt not promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship..."</i>Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-22858655481665043852011-02-15T10:29:38.684+00:002011-02-15T10:29:38.684+00:00If I were a purist, I'd say Souter's money...If I were a purist, I'd say Souter's money was tainted coming as it does from someone whose beliefs are not mine and, looking at its source, was made by screwing the travelling public. However doubtless some of the sources of funding for the other parties are equally unpleasant so I can't work up too much froth. Now if it came from his sister, who seems to be hell bent on becoming a proper laird with excluding peasants who walk from her land and is probably planning to clear out any tenants as well, that's anither sang.Richard Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225331967587897653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-83126604628764541452011-02-14T21:01:51.382+00:002011-02-14T21:01:51.382+00:00I am a practising Papist, and cheerfully admit to ...I am a practising Papist, and cheerfully admit to taking the view that anal sex is intrinsically disordered. (Which is not at all the same as thinking its practitioners are disordered.)If it is any comfort to you more liberal (libertine?) types I do not have any comforting notion that SNP policy is written to suit Mr Soutar! What is curious, of course, is that mention of Mr Soutar tends to bring forth reference to the Catholic faith, despite the fact that Mr Soutar, like Mr Salmond, Mr Russell and doubtless Mr Gray, is in a state of sordid rebellion against it!Am Firinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-78817455546264313472011-02-14T12:23:30.385+00:002011-02-14T12:23:30.385+00:00Doug Daniel,
Unsurprisingly, I generally concur.
...Doug Daniel,<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, I generally concur.<br /><br />bigrab,<br /><br />I understand our chum the Snark intends to rip-off a film in the cinemas at present for their electioneering. The LOLITSP will be depicted as a masculine, grizzled, hardy-"handsome" figure <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/feb/13/iain-gray-scotland-labour-interview" rel="nofollow">(copyright Kevin McKenna)</a>. Unfortunately, he has put Richard Baker in charge of putting it together, and he has mistakenly added the supplementary legend <i>True Git</i>...Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-44015142593779607092011-02-14T12:13:53.010+00:002011-02-14T12:13:53.010+00:00Marcia,
I hope so. On matching funds terms, if SN...Marcia,<br /><br />I hope so. On matching funds terms, if SNP supporters only stump up 5 shillings and sixpence, Mr Souter gets off lightly. I don't know if he has a minimum donation in mind.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-62100545971501692822011-02-14T12:11:23.550+00:002011-02-14T12:11:23.550+00:00CD,
I certainly intend to contribute a penny or t...CD,<br /><br />I certainly intend to contribute a penny or two from my sustaining stipend towards the effort. Foregoing a glass or two of red, truly the full measure of devotion!Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-82747822040786920912011-02-13T22:08:35.062+00:002011-02-13T22:08:35.062+00:00Just reading the article in Scotland on Sunday:
“...Just reading the article in Scotland on Sunday:<br /><br />“Labour is also hoping to raise £1m before May, and officials said yesterday that donations were “coming in thick and fast”.<br /><br />Thick and Fast. It could almost be an epithet for Scottish Labour.<br /><br />Fast of course being the fast featured in “the true-hearted soldier…of Tippecanoe” or the fast undertaken at lent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-53652637936911742442011-02-13T18:49:11.213+00:002011-02-13T18:49:11.213+00:00Some of Brian Souter's beliefs may be more in ...Some of Brian Souter's beliefs may be more in line with the Scottish Christian Party than the SNP, but the fact is the independence movement cannot afford to be overly picky about where it gets its funding from. As long as that money is not helping to shape SNP strategy, then I'm relatively comfortable with the SNP accepting it. Obviously, it can be argued that his donation last time round led to the SNP dropping their commitment on bus re-regulation, but as I've said on Jeff's blog post, I distinctly remember reading an article that said this was still an informal policy idea that was being floated around, rather than a concrete manifesto commitment. Still, I'd rather the situation hadn't played out how it did regardless. This year however, there does not appear to be any policies that Souter would be trying to get waived from the agenda thanks to his money. It seems he just genuinely wants to balance the funding situation, which makes it less certain that his 2007 donation wasn't just a perfectly innocent donation from a man who strongly believes in independence.<br /><br />The day Souter comes out and says "I'll give the SNP £500,000 if they introduce anti-homosexual policies" is the day his donations should be refused. Until then, he's just like many other Christians in Scotland (like the older generations of my family) who were brought up to think the bible was a work of non-fiction. Perhaps one day the whole of society will understand that gods were just invented to explain natural phenomena like rain, thunder and drought.Doug Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017218581660887134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-25993051209983911822011-02-13T16:06:37.042+00:002011-02-13T16:06:37.042+00:00As a even a very socially liberal minded person li...As a even a very socially liberal minded person like yourself I think we would find that the vast majority of the membership of the SNP are out of kilter to the religous thoughts or beliefs of Mr Soutar. <br /><br />The issue of party political funding has still be addressed. If Sainsbury and the Unions can give millions to Labour and the City Institutions the same to the Tories, LD getting vast sums from the Rowntree Trust than I say to Mr Soutar, 'ta very much'. We will only get the £500,000 is we raise the same via the membership or supporters. A lot of pensioners I would suspect give the party more of the proportion of the their income/wealth than Mr Soutar.Marcianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-26128577740616572542011-02-13T16:02:01.910+00:002011-02-13T16:02:01.910+00:00Got the same email, I will send funds as I'd h...Got the same email, I will send funds as I'd hate for a measly £10 to rob us of Big Eck to be replaced by f*ckwit Shrek Grey!<br /><br />Souter - I'm not au fait with him enough to comment strongly, but having been in meetings with the EU last week to train them later this year, my finger is hovering over the "eject" button.<br /><br />Politics - we could argue over the colour of sh*t for years, you can't polisha turd but u can roll it in glitter - look @ Brussels! Eek!<br /><br />CDCrazyDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649222063383489990noreply@blogger.com