Too sexy for that shirt.

Posted on March 31, 2007 by bobpiper

To return to Barnet Tory Councillor Brian Gordon who I mentioned a couple of days ago had apparently got himself in trouble with people who did a PragueTory by expressing fake angst about him dressing up as Mandela. At ConservativeHome they note that Nelson Mandela is also upset about this man’s actions…. he thought the shirt was a bad choice.

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3 Responses to Too sexy for that shirt.

  1. jailhouselawyer says:
    March 31, 2007 at 11:40 am

    I did say at the time that I thought Nelson Mandela might see the funny side of this. It was a more accurate assessment than conservativehome alleging that Mandela blasts Brian Gordon’s party outfit. I don’t see the point of headlining one thing and the story underneath saying something opposite. Perhaps, Tim Montgomerie is suffering from Guido/Daleitas?
    “We don’t see any harm in this whatsoever. If it was a fancy dress party and people were expected to arrive as a character or famous person, we are convinced there was no ill intent behind this. Mr Mandela commented, however, about the choice of the shirt and said – tongue-in-cheek – that it was a rather awkward choice of shirt to resemble his usual shirts. We are not oversensitive about matters like these. Whilst we need to be respectful towards the character in events of this nature, we should try not to read racism into actions which may be completely innocent.”

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  2. Bob Piper says:
    March 31, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    I think it was irony, John.

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  3. gweirdo says:
    March 31, 2007 at 1:33 pm

    the man has form, in 1977 he made soem very racist remarks indeed!!!
    for the full story go to
    http://gweirdo.com/blog//

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