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Rex Kramer wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Dual wrote:Keep politics out of sport!

Why do they have the national anthem playing at their domestic sports games anyway?

Imagine going to the football and being subjected to God Save the Queen for every single league game.

This always amuses me about UK ice hockey. We get God Save the Queen before every game even though the vast majority of the players aren't British.

Rex Kramer wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Dual wrote:Keep politics out of sport!

Why do they have the national anthem playing at their domestic sports games anyway?

Imagine going to the football and being subjected to God Save the Queen for every single league game.

This always amuses me about UK ice hockey. We get God Save the Queen before every game even though the vast majority of the players aren't British.

Peter Crisp wrote:I also love how they say the single payer healthcare system couldn't possibly work in the US because the country is so huge and not realise the NHS is one of the largest employers on earth and is only topped by the Chinese army.

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Rex Kramer wrote:This always amuses me about UK ice hockey. We get God Save the Queen before every game even though the vast majority of the players aren't British.

OrangeRakoon wrote:

Rex Kramer wrote:This always amuses me about UK ice hockey. We get God Save the Queen before every game even though the vast majority of the players aren't British.

Well, unless you go to Belfast

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twitter.com/GOP/status/913523843855212544

This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water

Trump has been criticized for appearing to be less attentive to Puerto Rico than to Texas and Florida following hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

The president's first public response to Hurricane Maria came in a series of tweets in which he focused on the island's weak infrastructure and economy five days after the storm hit.

US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business.

He previously apologised after making 24 private flights since May at a cost of $300,000 (£223,000) to taxpayers.

Government officials, except those dealing with national security matters, are required to take commercial flights for work related travel.

Memento Mori wrote:Trump's Health Secretary just quit.

US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business.

He previously apologised after making 24 private flights since May at a cost of $300,000 (£223,000) to taxpayers.

Government officials, except those dealing with national security matters, are required to take commercial flights for work related travel.

Peter Crisp wrote:It just goes to show how feeble our politicians attempts at getting freebies were.
A politician taking first class on a train is a big thing here but in the US a politician taking any train would be seen as laughably frugal first class or not.

lex-man wrote:

Peter Crisp wrote:It just goes to show how feeble our politicians attempts at getting freebies were.
A politician taking first class on a train is a big thing here but in the US a politician taking any train would be seen as laughably frugal first class or not.

The first class thing was caused because the MP in question was only in receipt of a standard ticket.

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