Friday favourite 84 - the end

With Hearts facing liquidation next Thursday and clear evidence that they have been systematically cheating by failing to pay tax (like Rangers) their end cannot be far away.  So here's the Doors with 'This is the end' - the Apocalypse Now version.

Trump makes fool of himself over Obama tweets

It was bad night for US conservatives with the comfortable reelection of Barack Obama - with or without Florida.

Obama's success clearly got to follicularly challenged right wing tycoon Donald Trump - the man whose pastimes include bullying Scottish pensioners.

According to the Daily Mail Trump tweeted that Obama's reelection was a 'disgusting injustice' and claimed the world was 'laughing at us'.  No Donald they are laughing at you:

Ohio looks like it's Obama's

CNN reporting exit poll that 59% support auto bailout with 39% against.  It also reports that more Dems than GOP registered voters turned out.

Edit - VI exit suggest Obama wins Ohio by 3%

US election result update

I'm refusing to watch the taxpayer junket that is the BBC coverage of the US elections.  So I started with Sky News and soon switched to Al Jazerra UK - because it is low budget has no adverts (so far) and means it has to rely on expert opinion rather than celebrity flannel.

But I fancied seeing what Fox News might be saying - but sadly wasn't allowed to view by my Sky box as I hadn't subscribed to their 'entertainment' package!

US election exit poll suggests Obama victory

Sky News reports some interesting background issues from the US national exit poll.

The economy is the the most important issue for 60% of voters (with healthcare rating just 17%) and crucially 39% think things are getting better with 31% saying things are getting worse.

These sort of polling figures would normally suggest incumbents would do enough to resist the 'time for a change' calls that see them turfed out of office.

Interesting football related statistic of the day

Victoria Park, Dingwall - home of Ross County FC - holds 6,300 spectators.  Which is 1,220 more than the population of Dingwall itself (5,080).

Labour's living wage hypocrisy

If Labour are so keen on the Living Wage why are they still advertising unpaid jobs?

Dennis McShane was no anti-fascist

Don't take my word for it.  Take that of (former) Tory blogging supremo Iain Dale in 2009:

McShane has invoked basically a Godwin's Law defence to hide his own greed and excess.  He was one of the least likeable Labour ministers, smug, arrogant and detached in equal measure.  A man that made Cameron and Osborne look like the tribunes of the ordinary and the poor.

McShane was a cheer leader for the worst elements of the Blair/Brown years - the 'relaxed about extreme wealth', the ones who hobnobbed with the rich and famous in a desperate attempt to deflect from their own contradictions and betrayals.

McShane should follow his south Yorkshire ex-neighbour, the former Barnsley MP, Eric Illsley - to jail.

Romney's zombie apocalypse

According to Buffy creator, Joss Whedon.  Enjoy...

Friday favourite 83

Here's Robert Plant from an obscure Spanish TV show in the days before his voice 'went' with a fantastic accoustic version of 'Whole lotta love'.