Never before has London had a more amusing mayor [permalink]
I wanted to say something about this a couple weeks back when Ken Livingstone was beaten by The Conservative Party's Boris Johnson in the London mayoral election, but my laughter renders me useless every time I start to write about it. I am only able to do so now because I am making myself think of something incredibly sad.
I've been following Boris's (full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson) antics for a number of years and couldn't quite believe what had transpired. Neither did most of the poms, it seems. The morning after the elections found most of the UK scratching their heads, wondering how the fuck it happened. I can almost guarantee you that a NUMBER of people voted for him as a joke - I can almost hear the poms commenting, "ooh, he's funny, let's vote for him!"
Boris Johnson
The new Mayor of London
Non-stop entertainment
With his shoddy appearance and crazy antics, he is often referred to as a "bumbling buffoon." I personally find him terribly amusing. As an MP and editor of The Spectator, he has had a series of scandals over the years including allegations of theft, racism and adultery. His victory speech after winning the election for London mayor ended with "Tomorrow we get cracking. Tonight we drink." Seriously - listen here. This probably stems from his background, which includes studies at Oxford, where he was a member of the famous Bullingdon Club, which was/is, essentially, a drinking club.
A younger Boris Johnson
It's basically impossible to get a guy like this into a position like this and we should embrace it. Nothing altogether horrific will happen so any concerned poms should chill the fuck out and enjoy the show. Especially when you're dealing with a guy who enjoys the camera so much and seems to churn out continuous non-scripted hilarities. It will turn into a political type of Britney Spears paparazzi reality show scenario. You will enjoy this video clip of him walking up to give a speech after being signed-in as mayor. He nearly wipes on his pip.
For me, there are some other clips that stood out, and here they are. The first is of Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, playing a celebrity game of football against Germany, where he proceeds to RUGBY tackle an opponent. What a legend!
This second video has become incredibly famous and is from a TV show he was on. This clip is known as "The Elephant Trap." The other members of the panel pressure Boris into revealing scandalous details. It's good.
