Re: Boris Johnson and the Tory Party
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Originally Posted by Tomkat
Indeed. When he wants to be intelligent, he's perfectly capable (as can be seen on topical discussions etc). I think he actually rather enjoys being portrayed as a bit of an eccentric buffoon, just so he can make these outrageous statements and then quickly retract them.
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He never retracts them though. He may apologise (although it's probably little more than lip service) those offended but he always defends the main crux of his argument.
those he does like to be seen as eccentric.
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