Boris Johnson
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“”Idiots love Johnson’s contrived, clownish TV persona, and so will vote for him even if his policies mean they’ll be living under a flyover and cooking rats over a brazier.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel "Great Supine, Protoplasmic Invertebrate Jellies"[2] Johnson was a Conservative MP and is currently the Mayor of London. He is an old-fashioned Tory Boy™ by genetics, but boy, is he a funny one.
He does a lot of going on telly and playing the witty buffoon. He's also known as an opinion columnist; he started as an editorial writer on the Daily Telegraph was a former editor of The Spectator.
His public persona is a buffoon, but he is dangerously smart and underestimating him is foolish.
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[edit] Best of Boris
"Your mileage may vary" when it comes to Boris Johnson. People view him as either an absolute legend or a complete arse biscuit. Often, the reasons for either conclusion are the same:[3]
- That hair!
- Equating Papua New Guinea with "orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing."
- "Yes, cannabis is dangerous, but no more than other perfectly legal drugs. It's time for a rethink, and the Tory party - the funkiest, most jiving party on Earth - is where it's happening."
- Having his election strategist Lynton Crosby ban him from answering difficult questions.
- Berating Liverpool for grief over the killing of Ken Bigley.
- Confusing rugby and football. Though he did take down a German in the process.
- Hosting an episode of Have I Got News For You, and agreeing that the Tory Party will remain "stumbling on" as they have been for the previous 200 years, as noted by Ian Hislop.
- Having a fantastic "plummy" Old Etonian accent.
- Tory Sex God, famous for his string of affairs and illegitimate children.
- Being better than the police.[4]
- Publicly mocking Mitt Romney after he suggested the 2012 Summer Olympics would fail.[5] (He also endorsed Barack Obama in 2008.)
- Being a natural-born U.S. citizen (born in New York City, therefore he has dual-citizenship), which means that while it may be unlikely, he could, theoretically, run for President of the United States in the future, if he so chooses.
[edit] Other Johnsons
- Boris' younger brother Jo Johnson, a Conservative MP. Is characterised as being like Boris but even smarter and yet with no sense of humour whatsoever (and agrees with said characterisation), and neat hair. Otherwise looks identical.
- His father, Stanley, is worth a look.
[edit] See also
- Marmite - like Boris, you love it or hate it.