Blair gives a really bad quote

[lip1978]

"Let no one be in any doubt that the rules of the games are changing," Blair told a news conference in London.

Never, EVER compare a war to a game. I wonder if there will be backlash in the press, but what a poor choice of words.

BTW, the article is about deporting people who propogate hate speech.

[url]http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/05/london.bombings.blair/index.html[/url]

[15-20_God]

I guess he's learning a few things from Dubya.

and whats so bad about the quote?

[Bordello]

It's just a metaphore. I don't think it's that bad, but his stance on deporting troublemakers is great. I wouldn't mind him as our PM. Paul can kiss my ***** .

[Roninvancouver]

yah, the quote is not that bad...

it would have been really bad if Blair said:

[I]"And I wish to communicate this directly to Mr. Osama bin Laden...I love you and sincerely desire to have your babies"[/I]

[lip1978]

When 40 people die, I just thought calling the situation a "game" was in really bad taste.

[artsreview]

That's the way they speak in Britain.

[Roninvancouver]

[QUOTE=artsreview]That's the way they speak in Britain.[/QUOTE]

Bak. Derk-derka ala. Derka derka, Mohammed Jihad. Baka sherpa-sherpa. Abaka-la. Cup-ala-Tea.

[trini]

So hear me now who cause more trouble than the Brits?

[gman]

[QUOTE=lip1978]When 40 people die, I just thought calling the situation a "game" was in really bad taste.[/QUOTE]
I have no problem with that either. The "game" in that phrase does not mean game.

[Roninvancouver]

[QUOTE=trini]So hear me now who cause more trouble than the Brits?[/QUOTE]

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[Marc7]

I think it was in slightly bad taste, but for those politicians, it is effectively some chess game!

[hyperion]

[QUOTE=Roninvancouver]Bak. Derk-derka ala. Derka derka, Mohammed Jihad. Baka sherpa-sherpa. Abaka-la. Cup-ala-Tea.[/QUOTE]
Durka durka WMD.

[Daemar]

[QUOTE=Marc7]I think it was in slightly bad taste, but for those politicians, it is effectively some chess game![/QUOTE]

Some people take quotes too literally.

Would you rather have 'Rules of the game are changing' or some technical BS that would take forever to describe. It's a metaphor to dumb it down for everyone's benefit.

[runamuck]

not everyone understands war..but most peolple understand games...

nothing wrong with the quote IMO