Geldof 'proud' to back Davis
SIR Bob Geldof has called on voters in Haltemprice and
Howden not to let apathy win the day.
The former Boomtown Rat singer provided the latest twist to
an already extraordinary campaign yesterday by offering his
support to David Davis during an event in Hull.
With Mr Davis sharing a stage at the Guildhall, Sir Bob
urged people to vote in what he described as a “unique
election”.
He said: “You are being asked to decide what kind of people
you are and what kind of country you want.
“You are being asked to vote about us and you will probably
never be asked to vote on something so profound again.”
The poverty campaigner said he decided to support Mr Davis's
stance on freedom and civil liberties after watching his
resignation speech on TV.
He said: “I was told David Davis was out on a limb on this
one but it is the right limb to be on.
“It is a limb I am proud to join him on and it's the same
limb William Wilberforce clambered out and perched himself on
in this very town.
“This is not about the grotesqueness of slavery, but it is
about justice, liberty and your rights.”
Sir Bob said he was not bothered about being linked to Mr
Davis's Tory party.
“I am not a party guy. If it was Labour or a Liberal
Democrat doing this I would be here,” he said.
After being barred from the event, Independent candidate
David Icke described it as “a sham”.
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by john, Lancaster England
Saturday, July 12 2008, 4:37PM
“Congratulations to David Davis on winning his pointless and irrelevant By- election.
I hope the £80,000 tax payer money was well spent on the Conservative's publicity stunt
Also, equally, Congratulations to David Icke, because without costing the tax payer a single penny David Icke's election message is the most viewed world wide on Google video.
For all those who want to know what is really going on and not just the narrow information David Davis and Bob Geldof are flogging, then go to google video and type in "David Icke" and see the election special "Big Brother Big Picture"”
by NotBrainwashed, Haltemprice
Friday, July 11 2008, 8:59PM
“One of the most nauaeating pictures I ever saw was Bob Geldof LITERALLY SNUGGLING UP to Fony Blair -War Criminal & mass murderer abroad, torturer & murderer at home.”
by Lord Lucan, Wetwang
Tuesday, July 08 2008, 3:10PM
“There isn't a chance in hell of this bill being passed in the House of Lords anyway! So why waste everybody's time, energy & *money* on a non-starter?”
by Mike, Barton Upon Humber
Tuesday, July 08 2008, 2:57PM
“Let David speak what millions are thinking....and as for Geldof you failed in music...you failed in Africa.....and now you fail morally”
by kev, Swindon, Wilts
Tuesday, July 08 2008, 8:33AM
“Michael Merlin . David Ickes site must must have held some credibility for you as you sent 2845 posts to his site's forum . Now you have been banned from the forum by a moderator you say David Icke represents anything but free speech . Get a grip man and give your ego a rest .”