PRIVATE EYE 1225 12-25.12.08
Brussels Sprouts
The true colours of the EU flag were revealed to the horrified Czech
President, Vaclav Klaus, during a conference of the presidents of the
European parliament at Prague Castle last Friday [5.12]
Having thrust the EU flag under his nose, Eurofanatic MEPs Daniel
Cohn-Bendit, the German Green, and Irish MEP Brian Cowley, treated Mr
Klaus to a torrent of verbal abuse, urged on by that arch crusher of
dissent Hans-Gert Poettering, president of the European parliament.
After listening to their rant that they had no wish to listen to his
views on the Lisbon Treaty (which he would have to sign) or on the
Irish (whom he had insulted for supporting a referendum on it ) Mr
Klaus muttered: "This is incredible . . . . I have not experienced
anything like this for the last 19 years . . . It is post-democracy
which rules the EU"
Mr Poettering told Mr Klaus that it was "unacceptable" to compare
them with the Soviet Union as they all cared for "freedom and
reconciliation" , at which point Mr Klaus pointed out that he had not
mentioned the words "Soviet Union " - as if he needed to!
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EU-phemisms
EU spokesman (with paper "New Irish Vote Likely")
"With Ireland's vote on the Lisbon Treaty it is important to hear
the word "No"
Translation
"The Irish asked us to respect their vote - We said 'NO'."
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