So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
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The leader of the Conservative Party is backing Binface. You can’t make it up.
The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt Yes! I saw the interview with Count Binface on BBC this morning and was impressed that he mentioned the Kuiper belt.
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I would say this is outrageous; but I live in the state that once elected a professional wrestler as governor.
@michael_w_busch Jesse Ventura? I’d trust Binface over him.
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@astronomerritt It seems like Count Binface runs in a lot of elections; where does he actually live? Or is there more than one? Can I get a Binface franchise in the US for the Philadelphia City Council elections?
@linuxandyarn @astronomerritt to take part in any election, definitely for the local ones, you need two people who live in the area to support you. That is it. I think for Parliment there is also a deposit that you need to pay.
If you emailed or DM'd Count Binface he might be supportive. Worth a try.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt what I enjoy about Count Binface is the idea that it might be an army of Count Binfaces, a Binface for every ward, a succession of Binfaces, like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
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@astronomerritt Yes! I saw the interview with Count Binface on BBC this morning and was impressed that he mentioned the Kuiper belt.
@Luke_Drury Did he? I’m not surprised, he’s a smart bloke under the bin, but that tickles me especially.
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@michael_w_busch Jesse Ventura? I’d trust Binface over him.
Ventura was actually mostly neutral as governor. But since then he has spent his time promoting conspiracist nonsense and selling weed.
So. Yeah.
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@astronomerritt what I enjoy about Count Binface is the idea that it might be an army of Count Binfaces, a Binface for every ward, a succession of Binfaces, like the Dread Pirate Roberts.
@astronomerritt are we not all, at the end of the day, Count binface. No aoife, no we're not, get an ice lolly and stay out of the sun.
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@astronomerritt The intergalactic count has some good policies too: building at least one affordable home (which I've said previously is one more than anyone else has pledged), and compensation to the victims of the Post Office IT scandal, among others.
If I were in Clacton, I'd be voting Binface.
@Two9A I genuinely respect Binface. Not a thing I usually say about hereditary nobility, even if they are intergalactic.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
It finally happened, I am finally on the same side of an issue as Kemi Badenoch. I did not expect this.
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@astronomerritt are we not all, at the end of the day, Count binface. No aoife, no we're not, get an ice lolly and stay out of the sun.
@AoifeGreenhamIllustrations We COULD be, though. That’s the important thing
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It finally happened, I am finally on the same side of an issue as Kemi Badenoch. I did not expect this.
@passenger Right?? Shocker of the month.
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@Two9A I genuinely respect Binface. Not a thing I usually say about hereditary nobility, even if they are intergalactic.
@astronomerritt My only concern is what'll happen when he arrives at Westminster to be inducted as an MP. I don't think "bin" is valid headwear in the Hansard procedures.
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@debbie He’s intelligent and eloquent. I would legitimately trust him over Farage, a thousand times. Also his cape is cool!
@astronomerritt @debbie The inevitable …
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@astronomerritt It seems like Count Binface runs in a lot of elections; where does he actually live? Or is there more than one? Can I get a Binface franchise in the US for the Philadelphia City Council elections?
@linuxandyarn There does seem to be only one Binface (so far!) though I appreciate it would be quite hard to tell. The UK has a history of satirical candidates running in elections: you only need to pay a £500 deposit and get some local folk to support your candidacy, so anyone can do it really. This leads to amazing news photos, like this one of haunted Victorian pencil and far-right spanner Jacob Rees-Mogg standing next to a man calling himself Captain Beany.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt there was a fabulous interview with Count Binface after the Makerfield by-election where the aging Sky News reporter obviously didn't know much about him, and got absolutely schooled.
Do not take the political satirist lightly, they tend to know their stuff
(Editted to use the honourable gentleman's correct title)
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@passenger Right?? Shocker of the month.
@astronomerritt @passenger she's still (and I do not use the word lightly) a cunt, though.
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@debbie He’s intelligent and eloquent. I would legitimately trust him over Farage, a thousand times. Also his cape is cool!
@astronomerritt @debbie he's also wearing the bin and that tight black heavy suit in july, which is more than farridge ever suffered for anyone
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@astronomerritt there was a fabulous interview with Count Binface after the Makerfield by-election where the aging Sky News reporter obviously didn't know much about him, and got absolutely schooled.
Do not take the political satirist lightly, they tend to know their stuff
(Editted to use the honourable gentleman's correct title)
@WiteWulf Yes!! Do not underestimate Count Binface. I look forward to many Binface interviews in the coming days.
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Ventura was actually mostly neutral as governor. But since then he has spent his time promoting conspiracist nonsense and selling weed.
So. Yeah.
@michael_w_busch @astronomerritt
My understanding of Ventura is that he wouldn't even crack the top 100 worst living politicians in America list (which says a lot)
