The Politics Thread 3.0

[Moggy]

Rees-Mogg

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has named his sixth child Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher.

The backbencher announced the new arrival on Instagram, where attention focused on the eye-catching name.

The name Sixtus is shared with five popes, most recently in 1590.

"Helena and I announce with great joy that we have a baby Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher, a brother for Peter, Mary, Thomas, Anselm and Alfred." Mr Rees-Mogg said.

The other children's full names are Alfred Wulfric Leyson Pius, Thomas Wentworth Somerset Dunstan, Peter Theodore Alphege, Anselm Charles Fitzwilliam and Mary Anne Charlotte Emma Rees-Mogg.

The Tory MP for North East Somerset, who recently joined Instagram, has become something of a cult figure on social media, with dozens of Facebook pages devoted to him.

[Squinty]

Despite the fact that he is banana split with a terrible voting history.

The right love him. It's crazy.

[Rex Kramer]

Rees-Mogg

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has named his sixth child Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher.

Dat common touch

[Grumpy David]

Rees-Mogg.

If Labour can go full retard with selecting Corbyn, Tories can go for the man with the common touch.

[Moggy]

Rees-Mogg.

If Labour can go full retard with selecting Corbyn, Tories can go for the man with the common touch.

What do you like about Rees-Mogg?

[Rex Kramer]

Can you imagine what Malcolm Tucker would do to Rees-Mogg? The level of insults would be beyond anything previously seen in human history.

[Moggy]

Despite the fact that he is banana split with a terrible voting history.

The right love him. It's crazy.

Some of his voting history:

Consistently voted against equal gay rights

0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2013–2014

Consistently voted against smoking bans

0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2015

Consistently voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex

0 votes for, 6 votes against, in 2014

Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights

2 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2011–2016

[BID0]

Videos on him keep coming up in my YouTube recommendations

I have to say though he does have a likeable quality and I can't put my finger on it. I obviously don't agree with his politics, at all but he is quick thinking from what I've seen of him on shows like Question Time and always has a good retort. They're nearly always laughable though rather than putting any kind of good point across

[Moggy]

Videos on him keep coming up in my YouTube recommendations

I have to say though he does have a likeable quality and I can't put my finger on it. I obviously don't agree with his politics, at all but he is quick thinking from what I've seen of him on shows like Question Time and always has a good retort. They're nearly always laughable though rather than putting any kind of good point across

I always think that he’s very similar to Boris. While not the buffoon character that Boris plays, he has that posh boy “charm” that people seem to find amusing.

He would be perfect casting if Richard Curtis made a Britcom about the Tory party.

[BID0]

Videos on him keep coming up in my YouTube recommendations

I have to say though he does have a likeable quality and I can't put my finger on it. I obviously don't agree with his politics, at all but he is quick thinking from what I've seen of him on shows like Question Time and always has a good retort. They're nearly always laughable though rather than putting any kind of good point across

I always think that he’s very similar to Boris. While not the buffoon character that Boris plays, he has that posh boy “charm” that people seem to find amusing.

He would be perfect casting if Richard Curtis made a Britcom about the Tory party.

I agree with that. Both are more entertainers than any one who should have any kind of power.

I also don't know enough about Moog to say if he would be any good leading a party. He is probably best on the back bench. Which I guess has parallels with Corbyn

[Squinty]

Can you imagine what Malcolm Tucker would do to Rees-Mogg? The level of insults would be beyond anything previously seen in human history.

Reesy Potter and the weirdly named children.

[Grumpy David]

Moggy.

[Meep]

Rees-Mogg

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has named his sixth child Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher.

This baby had better grow up to be a complete arsehole, otherwise a huge injustice against an innocent child has been committed.

[Moggy]

Moggy.

You never answered why you like him?

[Squinty]

I read that Sixtus Dominic Bonerface Christopher.

[Grumpy David]

Moggy.

You never answered why you like him?

Aren't you Rees-Mogg? You're a cool dude therefore your real life persona is cool too.

I like that he's unashamedly himself, which is a ridiculous stereotype that should normally by quite annoying but suits him perfectly. He's funny, intelligent, dorky AF, takes a huge amount of pride in being an MP and sticking to procedurals, Brexiter, prefers free markets.

[Moggy]

Moggy.

You never answered why you like him?

Aren't you Rees-Mogg? You're a cool dude therefore your real life persona is cool too.

I like that he's unashamedly himself, which is a ridiculous stereotype that should normally by quite annoying but suits him perfectly. He's funny, intelligent, dorky AF, takes a huge amount of pride in being an MP and sticking to procedurals, Brexiter, prefers free markets.

Plus he's a massive homophobe.

[Rex Kramer]

Yeah but he's unashamedly homophobic so that's ok.

[Oblomov Boblomov]

How often do you read about two different people with the name Boniface on the same page.

[Squinty]

How often do you read about two different people with the name Boniface on the same page.

I read that as bonerface as well. I have a problem. A deep rooted problem.

Caroline Lucas