tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post946535606243510195..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: Michael Mackintosh Foot 1913-2010subrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-31628357258437497932010-03-05T19:16:37.339+00:002010-03-05T19:16:37.339+00:00Aye RA lol You reminded me of One Flew Over the C...Aye RA lol You reminded me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. At least they had reason to cut up Jack Nicolson. He was too smart for his own good.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-444631762253343452010-03-05T15:49:26.141+00:002010-03-05T15:49:26.141+00:00Aye Rosa, you'd be hard put to find a reason f...Aye Rosa, you'd be hard put to find a reason for a lobotomy amongst the lot of them.Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230294511455500220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-57912416371466137102010-03-05T12:52:36.332+00:002010-03-05T12:52:36.332+00:00Yes RA, it does show the quality of his critics th...Yes RA, it does show the quality of his critics though doesn't it.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-53831953445046157152010-03-05T12:15:16.818+00:002010-03-05T12:15:16.818+00:00He spoke for the common man and dressed like a com...He spoke for the common man and dressed like a common man.<br /><br />Sad that it was the latter which dragged him down.Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230294511455500220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-56756808866734114552010-03-04T22:33:54.897+00:002010-03-04T22:33:54.897+00:00I have never studied Michael Foot's speeches J...I have never studied Michael Foot's speeches John but I do know if my father found them inspiring (although I know he never supported all of his beliefs) then they certainly were exceptional.<br /><br />When he died he had a folder with the transcripts but my mother destroyed it in her usual disinterested fashion. So sad. I think they were copies of Hansard from his 60s HoC speeches.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-86269200831650897952010-03-04T19:11:18.637+00:002010-03-04T19:11:18.637+00:00Michael Foot was a brilliant speaker.
I was never...Michael Foot was a brilliant speaker.<br /><br />I was never fortunate to hear him speak in person but I have seen hours of newsreel type footage from his early years... its riveting stuff even if don't agree with his ideology.John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.com