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JOHN PROFUMO
Keeler-scandal MP John Profumo has died at 91.
Ah, the good ole days when a high government official would resign when caught in a sex-scandal.
Nineteen year old model? Damn! The old bloke was a rock star!
Posted by Bill Spencer on 2006 03 10 at 10:44 AM • permalinkIn those days when you resigned over an issue you didn’t come back two months later like Mandleson and Blunkett.
He was the last remaining government backbencher who brought down Neville Chamberlain by voting against him in a confidence vote after Denmark and Norway fell. If anyone has a copy of Roy Jenkins biography of Churchill, there’s a very good account of the bollocking Profumo received from the Chief Whip for that.
And so young. I guess she took a lot out of him…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 10 at 11:12 AM • permalinkAh, young ladies- the Breakfast of Champions!
It’s amazing how these blokes can get away with lots of stuff, but if inserting a penis into an unauthorized orafice becomes involved, watch out.
Posted by Mystery Meat on 2006 03 10 at 11:21 AM • permalinkWhat a delicious scandal that was—we colonials enjoyed it very much. I remember noting at the time that Christine Keeler was only a few years older than I. Today she’s 64 (just checked at deadoralive which, btw, already has Profumo’s death noted—such efficiency)—when did that happen? Arrrgh.
Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 03 10 at 11:32 AM • permalink#4: Well, according to the article, Profumo spent the rest of his life doing social work in the East End, so I think that’s to his credit. I’m trying to imagine Bill Clinton doing something like that, and it’s just beyond my conception. Clinton’s idea of making amends seems to be to offer his glib banalities to whatever group of people will pay his inflated prices for speaking engagements.
Ya had it right the first time, crash (hehehe)....
S’funny: In my collection of “men’s magazines, I have a late-1960s British (I think) mag called Jaguar; and in the “Jaguar Bond” comic was a carefully-drawn female shrieking “RAID!! —Oh, excuse me”, with the cryptic (to me) explanation that “This is supposed to be Christine Keeler—remember?” So, now I know who she was (although I’m still not sure of the “raid” reference)....
I’ve written an epitaph:
Shed a tear for John Profumo.
Lured by Christine K.’s perfumo.
Hanky-panky spelled his doomo.
Now he’s resting in his tombo.Posted by scaramouche on 2006 03 10 at 02:24 PM • permalinkScaramouche? Can you do the fandango?
Posted by Stoop Davy Dave on 2006 03 10 at 02:55 PM • permalinkWell, he would die like that, wouldn’t he?
Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2006 03 10 at 06:18 PM • permalinkReminds me of the two nuns who were walking through the park when they were approached by a flasher.
One had a stroke and the other was too slow.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 03 10 at 07:14 PM • permalinkRemember as a kid when this was the big news, asking my mum what a Call Girl was.
Posted by Torontosteve on 2006 03 10 at 07:36 PM • permalinkI think John Profumo redeemed himself very well for something that today is not even considered a reason to resign.
He is certainly much more impressive in what he did since he resigned than any Anglican Churchman, and he did not blab on chat-shows, write books excusing himself, or make a comeback.
This man deserves respect - he made his mistake - he paid the price - he redeemed himself.
Can a man do more with his life than this ?
Just goes to show, you’re only as young as who you feel…
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 11 at 03:38 PM • permalink
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I still have nightmares from a scene in that movie, where they are at some swinger club and all the camera shows is the naked hairy butt of some guy selling smokes. AHHHHH!!!!!!! MY EYES!!!!!!!