[Closed] Nationalist Celebrations....

Seems a bit vitriolic for a Monday morning

Anyway, he is the Scottish First Minister watching a Scotsman win Wimbledon.

Waving a Saltire with a big grin on his face was to be expected.

Since when is waving the flag of the country of the bloke who won such a big problem?

Cameron was politicising it at least as much...

Can we not just innocently enjoy it for a bit longer first?

Kettle's boiled, for the tea drinkers. There's fresh coffee made, and a selection of biccies just over there.

This can only go well, I feel.

Aye, the prospect of the Scots having democracy is perturbing a few southern minds.

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Alex Salmond is a disingenuous, slippery shit.

True, but he is probably the most able politician in the UK at the moment.

[i]a disingenuous, slippery shit.[/i]

surely this is the very definition of what you have to be to succeed in politics?

@ gonefishin agreed if the unit of measure is slippery shittedness... 🙂 he does run rings round the hooray inbreds however...

If he'd just said he was pleased for Andy and was celebrating, that would be both fine and understood. But....

Thought this would be about Orange marches and the like, it is the season for sillyness in N.I.

In addition to providing a brilliant championship, the AELTC even provide the added entertainment of Cameron and Salmond sitting together. The various images were brilliant and for the archives! Salmond showed so much about himself...

King Murray 1st of Scotland, FTW. 😆

Scottish politician in promoting Scottish person winning shocker

What a surprise and yes the very definition of odious obviously

However I am sure the warm feelings and love,respect an affection of their neighbours will help persuade them to stay- keep up the good work OP in persuading them to stay - bit more scorn should do the trick

richmtb - Member

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+1,000,000

Alex Salmond is a disingenuous, slippery shit.
True, but he is probably the most able politician in the UK at the moment.

Very much agree. Can't wait to see what happens after the vote.

Personally, I couldn't give a toss either way, it's not my role to persuade anybody. My post is limited to slippery shits and their behaviour.

He can sit where he likes and wave whatever flag he likes, can't say i though it was anything other than a bit amusing.

God forbid that scottish people should celebrate a scottish person being succesful.

Why not just call the thread "I don't like Alex Salmond"?

So if I understand it correctly we have a British politician supporting Murray cos he's a Brit, and a Scottish politician supporting him too as he's a Scot. And this is somehow a problem? 😕

Point->missed

No it's about the mealy mouthed post prank excuses. I'd he'd just be honest and say he was celebrating the victory, everyone would actually agree with him.

Personally, I couldn't give a toss either way

If there a reference point to all this? Serious question.

Isn't all sport nationalistic with facistic undertones? "Look, our genetics are superior to yours!"

glen miller band seemed happy;

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Can't wait to see what happens after the vote.

Toys out of prams by them all as they realise they lost and nobody in englandshire or wales basicly gave a toss for the devolution of scotland.

I think not giving a toss is an argument as valid as any other.
The whole politicising and nationalising of Murray's glorious win takes the sheen off the whole thing.

I think not giving a toss is an argument as valid as any other.

Cameron praised Murray on behalf of all Brits and Salmon on behalf of scots
now one is leader of the brits and one the leader of the Scots

The only difference I can see is one had a flag and one did not=- Dave probably thought it a bit common tbh

Getting worked up by this shows a fair disrespect for your cousins a Scottish man won Wimbledon so lets enjoy that
You can be sure it would have been mentioned had he been English 😉

That photo (which is brilliant in so many ways) needs a caption or two.

So the STW comic geniuses - lets see what you have got. I have 2 hours or so on the motorway now but look forward to the answers at the end of it!

AS to DC, "Did you hear the one about...."

I absolutely do not disrespect the Scots. I do not respect Mr Salmond. My post is about his specific behaviour (and its implications for those subjected to it).

one had a flag and one did not

...one followed the rules of the AELTC and one did not!!! 😉

brakes - Member

The whole politicising and nationalising of Murray's glorious win takes the sheen off the whole thing.

What the... It's only "nationalising" that makes everyone so excited about it in the first place! People aren't excited because some random won wimbledon, they're excited because a british person won. If he was french, it'd be interesting but you'd not be talking about his "glorious win".

Personally, I couldn't give a toss either way, it's not my role to persuade anybody.

God help our very Northern friends if ever there is a 'yes' vote

condescending little ****.

Salmond fanboi by any chance...? Caught in the act.

Northwind - Member

Why not just call the thread "I don't like Alex Salmond"?

I almost did, just as a joke like, referencing this thread, but apparently according to [s]Cougar[/s] Ageing Female Sexfiend, it's "trolling"... 🙄

Salmond fanboi by any chance...?

No, not trolling. Just responding to being called condescending.

I'm fairly sensitive to these UK/national issues, but not this time. Plenty of union flags about, and a few other scottish references too. Who cares? Who was it in the Olympics that managed to find a Welsh flag for a victory lap?

boblo - Member
Salmond fanboi by any chance...? Caught in the act.

Bitter Together's Project Fear has already exhausted the scorn attacks - they don't work. They fail to recognise it's not support for Salmond that's driving the movement but a desire for democracy.

Anyhow, I think it's sad the British Prime Minister didn't show his support for a British winner by waving the Union Flag.

Judging by the pics above, Mr Milliband is also disgusted about Cameron's lack of enthusiastic support... 😆

Aw Woppy. I'm flattered, but you're not my type; sorry to disappoint you.

It's only "nationalising" that makes everyone so excited about it in the first place!

I think you know what I mean. Turning it into petty, pointless bickering/ oneupmanship about nationalilty is plain annoying and not even funny.

That's so hilarious.

Someone scottish waved the scottish flag to celebrate someone British thanked him on behalf of Britain and called form him to be Knighted.

I am not seeing a huge difference between what Dave and wee eck did tbh

Just responding to being called condescending.

Do you lot not realise that he is both Scottish AND British?

not to mention yerpean too!

COME ON TIM!
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I took **** to mean.... 'star', so no problem there from me 🙂 Rise+above it.

cant wait for the vote.. hope its a landslide for.. the name calling and postureing and you owe me this and that will be worth waiting a life time for..

Do you lot not realise that he is both Scottish AND British?

Is there a flag representing the whole planet?

JhJ
You don't have one ?

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That is not the earth flag I support, you must be my sworn enemy

this is the only true earth flag and anyone saying otherwise is a heretic!!

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Tsk!

You are mistaken about that table cloth of a flag you are waving, clearly it is meant to be more like this

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A much better attempt with a smile of stars

[i]Sets fazer to shun[/i] 🙂

jivehoneyjive - Member

Is there a flag representing the whole planet?

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I'm STW, and welcome to the premiere episode of STW Presents Fun with Flags

Woah Northwind ,back off there with that standing stones effort of a flag .. 🙂

5000 dolphins voted for the Earth flag

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Sets fazer to shun

NSFW not even close much swearing

I already have my flag ordered for the Champs-Élysées celebrations .

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Last years flag

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Get those flags a fluttering 🙂

Nothing wrong with a bit of nationalism
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Very proud to have had an English DH world champ and World Cup winner 😀

Well that's the SPOTY sorted ..
Scotsman wins at All England Club 😉
So the wait goes on .... 78 years etc
G.
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Nothing wrong with a bit of [s]nationalism[/s] flag waving

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I am very proud that my great grandmother was Swedish 🙂