D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, renton said: She's endorsed Yousaf. https://twitter.com/JennyGilruth/status/1628347905563062272?s=20 48 hours is a long time in politics. Long enough to torch a leadership campaign anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, alta-pete said: FFS its cryingemojiman. Of course its a witch hunt. Ironic really, given that Sturgeon pardoned them all last year... If your pal doesn't want people laughing at him he should stop posting drivel. MSPs withdrawing their support from someone who thinks gay people shouldn't be treated fairly is completely acceptable. If you think that's a witch hunt then that rather speaks volumes about your character tbh. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Swinney made a very good point this morning on GMS and this is him as good as instructing her to stand down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Benjamin_Nevis said: If your pal doesn't want people laughing at him he should stop posting drivel. MSPs withdrawing their support from someone who thinks gay people shouldn't be treated fairly is completely acceptable. If you think that's a witch hunt then that rather speaks volumes about your character tbh. Absolutely. For years it's been tartan gonk fanboys but the minute those previous dubbed fanboys take objection to the (wholly unacceptable) views of a leadership candidate it's a witch hunt. You couldn't make it up. What next, Kincy telling us it's a blatant attack on Protestantism ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanhourjoe Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 2 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: There is nothing at all contentious here. There isn't enough support for independence and the past two days have made it worse. The hounding of Forbes will have shown 'the floating voter' the kind of intolerant, partisan, authoritarian hellhole iScot would be if a Yes vote was won so support will have dropped further. I see the well-respected Indian Council of Scotland is at least trying to bring some sanity by highlighting their concerns about Humza: That's in sharp contrast to an SNP staffer who wants Forbes suspended from the party for daring to call a double rapist a man: Well respected indeed 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Juanhourjoe said: Well respected indeed No surprise who picked up on what is basically extremist nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 58 minutes ago, razamanaz said: SNP members are confused that an SNP MSP speaks the truth? I can probably guess but why are so many people using this straw man argument to defend her? The issue is with what she thinks, if she didn’t think it she wouldn’t have had to say it. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 It's obviously not a witch hunt, although it would certainly be heading that way if she was forced by the party to pull out of the race or deselected as an MSP. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Regan launches her campaign on Friday but has missed a trick by not doing it today on Ash Wednesday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 45 minutes ago, Bodie said: Rumours that Jenny 'The Truth' Gilruth is about to enter proceedings. The All the fans from hampden prefer to walk person 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, eez-eh said: I can probably guess but why are so many people using this straw man argument to defend her? The issue is with what she thinks, if she didn’t think it she wouldn’t have had to say it. Humza thinks it too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Binos said: Humza thinks it too If he does, then him having the nous to also think ‘best not say that out loud, lest folks think it may color my governance’ means he’s light years ahead of Forbes as a politician. If someone must feel the need to tell me it was wrong for me to be born I’d rather hear it thru a megaphone on Buchanan Street than from the upper echelons of government, but maybe that’s just me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Waldo Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 I am being asked to believe that Kate Forbes colleagues who withdrew their support didn't know her beliefs until a couple of days ago? Did the people who allowed her stand for parliament to represent them not know her views? Did the people who promoted her not know her views? What a mess! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 19 minutes ago, Binos said: Humza thinks it too He's just explicitly stated on the Today program this morning that he believes in marriage equality and doesn't consider gay sex "a sin". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 48 minutes ago, Benjamin_Nevis said: If your pal doesn't want people laughing at him he should stop posting drivel. MSPs withdrawing their support from someone who thinks gay people shouldn't be treated fairly is completely acceptable. If you think that's a witch hunt then that rather speaks volumes about your character tbh. You don’t realise how deep ‘two cheeks’ actually runs until you’ve witnessed Sevconians rush to stick themselves on the same cross as Angela Haggerty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, carpetmonster said: You don’t realise how deep ‘two cheeks’ actually runs until you’ve witnessed Sevconians rush to stick themselves on the same cross as Angela Haggerty In fairness I'd expect a couple of Rangers fans to be absolute experts on bigotry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, Iain said: He's just explicitly stated on the Today program this morning that he believes in marriage equality and doesn't consider gay sex "a sin". Yes but that doesn’t suit the pathetic “she was just being honest! Stop discriminating against her religion!” agenda. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, carpetmonster said: If he does, then him having the nous to also think ‘best not say that out loud, lest folks think it may color my governance’ means he’s light years ahead of Forbes as a politician. If someone must feel the need to tell me it was wrong for me to be born I’d rather hear it thru a megaphone on Buchanan Street than from the upper echelons of government, but maybe that’s just me. Edited February 22, 2023 by MazzyStar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 This leadership race... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 34 minutes ago, Benjamin_Nevis said: In fairness I'd expect a couple of Rangers fans to be absolute experts on bigotry. You'll get no argument from me about the attitudes of some of the more unwelcome adherents of Rangers. Other clubs have their own eejits, but unfortunately ours appear to be proudly vocal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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