Comments on: Nick Clegg talks to Quaequam Blog! again http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/12/18/nick-clegg-talks-to-quaequam-blog-again/ crass, boorish and more a bruiser than blogger Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Matthew Huntbach http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/12/18/nick-clegg-talks-to-quaequam-blog-again/#comment-138850 Matthew Huntbach Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:44:46 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/12/18/nick-clegg-talks-to-quaequam-blog-again/#comment-138850 Clegg's acceptance speech continued to give me the concerns I have had about him throughout. It was a politician's speech, saying the sort of things politicians say, using the slogans that the activists like to hear, but not really having that "oomph" which takes it beyond that and makes those who aren't interested in politics sit up and listen. As a speech from a young wannabe-PPC on his first hustings, it would be great. From the party leader it's "oh, is that it?". From now on I shall observe a period of silence on Mr Clegg. If I don't, please remind me of this pledge. I hope to be pleasantly surprised by him and his leadership and I feel my over-critical instincts towards him will not help him develop towards giving me that pleasant surprise if brought out and used. Clegg’s acceptance speech continued to give me the concerns I have had about him throughout. It was a politician’s speech, saying the sort of things politicians say, using the slogans that the activists like to hear, but not really having that “oomph” which takes it beyond that and makes those who aren’t interested in politics sit up and listen. As a speech from a young wannabe-PPC on his first hustings, it would be great. From the party leader it’s “oh, is that it?”.

From now on I shall observe a period of silence on Mr Clegg. If I don’t, please remind me of this pledge. I hope to be pleasantly surprised by him and his leadership and I feel my over-critical instincts towards him will not help him develop towards giving me that pleasant surprise if brought out and used.

]]> By: Jam today! A chat with the Cleggster « THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MORTIMER http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/12/18/nick-clegg-talks-to-quaequam-blog-again/#comment-138712 Jam today! A chat with the Cleggster « THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MORTIMER Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:14:39 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2007/12/18/nick-clegg-talks-to-quaequam-blog-again/#comment-138712 [...] am going to return for the last two questions another moon, but James has already blogged his (as has the fluffy one) and Linda’s question touched on positive [...] […] am going to return for the last two questions another moon, but James has already blogged his (as has the fluffy one) and Linda’s question touched on positive […]

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