Poppy Watch

[Hardy]

I wonder what Elmo's thought were on being forced to wear a poppy on the One Show?

He is a puppet, a piece of cloth and a few other materials operated by a person.  He is not a living thing.

Can we keep all the Trump stuff in the US Politics thread?

[rosnarun]

I wonder what Elmo's thought were on being forced to wear a poppy on the One Show?

He is a puppet, a piece of cloth and a few other materials operated by a person.  He is not a living thing.

Can we keep all the Trump stuff in the US Politics thread?

you obviously don't think so

[Keyser soze]

I wonder what Elmo's thought were on being forced to wear a poppy on the One Show?

He is a puppet, a piece of cloth and a few other materials operated by a person.  He is not a living thing.

Can we keep all the Trump stuff in the US Politics thread?

you obviously don't think so

Or he was making a funny.

[Boycey]

I wonder what Elmo's thought were on being forced to wear a poppy on the One Show?

He is a puppet, a piece of cloth and a few other materials operated by a person.  He is not a living thing.

Just a small point, it was Cookie Monster not Elmo..

[muppet]

I wonder what Elmo's thought were on being forced to wear a poppy on the One Show?

He is a puppet, a piece of cloth and a few other materials operated by a person.  He is not a living thing.

Technically he is a muppet.

The Puppocrats and Muplicans split sometime in the 1950s.

[johnneycool]

I wonder what Elmo's thought were on being forced to wear a poppy on the One Show?

He is a puppet, a piece of cloth and a few other materials operated by a person.  He is not a living thing.

Technically he is a muppet.

The Puppocrats and Muplicans split sometime in the 1950s.

Twice in the last few days news reports from the Somme have made a comment along the lines of "this corner of France will forever be a part of England".

I thought our local poppy fascists would be getting that corrected

[sid waddell]

Britain's favourite columnist, Jeremy Hopkiss, weighs in with a searing demolition of the unpatriotic, non-poppy-wearing pinkos...

SIZE MATTERS - OUR PROUD POPPY IS BEING DISRESPECTED BY THE FASCIST PC LEFT

HOPKISS AT LARGE - BRITAIN'S NUMBER ONE - PROUD, PATRIOTIC, BUT DEFINITELY NOT PC!

Remembrance Sunday. The Prime Minister stands with her poppy proudly pinned to her jacket in sombre remembrance of those who fought for our freedom, and who continue to fight for it today in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

Beside her, the Leader of "the Opposition", one Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, stands there with a poppy lapel so tiny you'd need a telescope to see it. Corbyn bows his head as if he is saying prayers to the Muslim God of Allah. Once the last post has finished, Corbyn, thinking he is off camera, decides to do a little dance on the spot, presumably imagining he is dancing on the graves of our finest, bravest men.

This is what the fascist left thinks of Remembrance Sunday, this is what the fascist left thinks of the poppy, this is what the fascist left thinks of our armed forces, this is what the fascist left thinks of the wars we're currently fighting. It is shameful.

Why does Corbyn wear such a tiny poppy lapel? It's because he is the enemy within. He stands against every decent value the good, decent, hardworking people of this country stand for. If this is what he does in public, just imagine what he does at behind closed doors Labour party meetings where Godless communists and "pacifists" and "anti-nuclear" campaigners gather to plot a course towards their miserable fantasy idea of Britain, a nightmare for everybody else, which, if it does not have a stake ploughed through its rotten heart very soon, could well turn this country into another Soviet Union.

This, of course, is nothing new. The left hides behind the cowardly euphemism "freedom of expression". The hypocrisy is staggering, when these people would have the likes of you and me in their own versions of the gulag if they could have their sordid ways.

Contrast that sickening mental picture to the pride on show at the world's greatest stadium as British football united in grief and remembrance. Everybody who was at Wembley last Saturday to see our footballers put on a magnificent performance worthy of the proud nature of the occasion will never forget it. Britain remembered its fallen as one. England and Scotland stood proudly together, poppies on show for the watching world to see. The National Anthem was observed with a spine-tingling reverence.

But what a disgrace that the only poppies that were allowed by FIFA and UEFA were on the players' armbands. International interference like this is why we decided to stand up and leave Europe. We knew it was the right decision at the time, but with every passing week it shines more proudly as a heroic act of patriotic defiance against the imperial European establishment. Our children and grandchildren will thank us for it in the same way we now thank those who fought for our freedom against Nazi tyranny, and continue to thank those who fight against Islam in the Middle East.

There should be no compromise, no surrender on the poppy issue. Next year, our teams will proudly sport one on their shirts, where they should be.

British football as a whole, with a few notable exceptions such as the vile, unpatriotic supporters of clubs like IRA-sympathising Celtic, the feckless Hibernian and the drunken murdering, unpatriotic scum of Liverpool, has stood up for our heroes. It's one of the great joys as a freedom-loving Briton to see our armed forces appearing at Premier League grounds in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday and the giant poppy displays in the crowd are a wonderful, uniquely British tradition. These real heroes could teach the diving foreigners now polluting our football a thing or two about bravery, honesty, integrity and real fighting spirit.

But it sickens me that it's one of our British players who has brought the most shame to football. James McClean comes from Londonderry in Northern Ireland, right here in Britain. But McClean has chosen to disrespect his country, firstly by deciding to play for Southern Ireland, the deserting dunces of the Union, and even more importantly by outright refusing to wear the poppy on his shirt while playing in our domestic football. It's an act of disrespect which would make you weep for the good old-fashioned British values of knowing your place and doing your duty.

McClean, it will not surprise people to know, is an IRA sympathiser who has refused to face the Union Jack in the past. But years after the Army destroyed the IRA, McClean is committing his own atrocities on the pitch year after year which amount to nothing less than bloodless acts of terrorism. And equally disgracefully, McClean pathetically claims to be the victim of online bullying. The reality is, he's brought it entirely upon himself. Don't come to OUR country and disrespect OUR traditions and think you can get away with it, young man.

The fact that McClean scored a goal for Southern Ireland in a match on Remembrance weekend was the final insult to what our brave men fought for. They didn't fight for somebody to desert their own country. West Bromwich Albion should be ashamed of themselves that they continue to employ somebody who stands against the values that made this country great. The fascist PC left liberal brigade, unsurprisingly, supports him. One shall know a person by their friends.

And who else is an IRA sympathiser? That's right. One Jeremy Corbyn. The circle of disgrace is complete.



Jezza's Poppy Appeal:

Dear readers, sporting a poppy is one of our proudest traditions. But why is it just for two weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday? Our armed forces fight every day of the year. So shouldn't we wear a poppy every day of the year? A poppy shouldn't just be for November, it should be for Christmas too, and all other times. So, come on everybody, come on Royal British Legion, let's get the word out there. Let's give the poppy the respect it deserves. Let's make it permanent.

[BennyCake]

Jeremy F**kwit, more like. Typical Brit attitude towards this part of the world. What a tool.

[OgraAnDun]

Jeremy F**kwit, more like. Typical Brit attitude towards this part of the world. What a tool.

I'm unsure if you're being serious or not...

[muppet]

Jeremy F**kwit, more like. Typical Brit attitude towards this part of the world. What a tool.

I'm unsure if you're being serious or not...

I was scratching my head at that one too. 

[tonto1888]

Is that an actual published columnist?

[OgraAnDun]

Is that an actual published columnist?

Says a lot about where the likes of the Daily Mail are sinking to if that question is being asked.

[BennyCake]

Jeremy F**kwit, more like. Typical Brit attitude towards this part of the world. What a tool.

I'm unsure if you're being serious or not...

I was referring to the James McClean bit.

[OgraAnDun]

Jeremy F**kwit, more like. Typical Brit attitude towards this part of the world. What a tool.

I'm unsure if you're being serious or not...

I was referring to the James McClean bit.

Maybe you should complain to the media outlet that published the piece.

[Franko]

That column should be enough to land that f**ker in jail.