Syria Airstrikes Vote: Frankie Boyle Attacks MPs Who Voted For Bombings To Fight Isis
Boyle's Blistering Attack On Airstrikes Vote Is Winning Him Praise
Aubrey Allegretti— The Huffington Post UK
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: Frankie Boyle performs onstage for 'Give It Up For Comic Relief' at Wembley Arena on March 6, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
The TV personality-turned-political-pundit lambasted parliament's "palpable excitement" over the vote which gave the all-clear to RAF jets to commence a bombing campaign to target the Islamic State group.
"The motion they voted on was a vague list of 'necessary measures' and 'requests for assistance'," he began, "with 'specifically airstrikes' at the very bottom – as if someone had shouted it out of the front door as they were starting the car: 'Oooh! Don’t forget eggs, milk – and airstrikes!!'"
He ended by pondering whether the Commons understood or cared about backing a move, which Boyle claimed would make Britons a "target".
"How affected will MPs be by terrorism? In their high-security lives, the only fear they have of an attack on a bus is that the waiters will be late for a drinks reception," he concluded.
The fiery column earned him much praise from fans on social media, many commenting that Boyle had "nailed it" on arguments against bombing Syria.
Boyle's column this week is hardly the first time he's spoken out on domestic political affairs, though...
The Best Frankie Boyle Quotes
Lambasting Labour's leadership hopefuls(01 of09)
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Boyle had a few choice words for those running to be Ed Miliband's successor. He accused Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper of giving interviews "with the halting, guarded intonation of a hostage". He blasted Liz Kendall for having the "alarming air of an Apprentice candidate" but saved rare praise for Jeremy Corbyn, calling him "one of the few decent politicians remaining in the Labour party". (credit: PA/GETTY/REX)
Blistering battering of Branson(02 of09)
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Virgin owner and millionaire mogul Richard Branson probably didn't expect to get much criticism for writing a blog calling for a crackdown on global warming. But Boyle, in his time honoured fashion, retorted, saying: "You own an airline you mad c*nt." The exchange wasn't pretty... (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Clegg's cutting castigation (03 of09)
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The former Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg is one of Boyle's favourite subjects on which to muse. He has previously referred to the ex Lib Dem leader as a "c*nt", "like one of those terrified mouse faces that you find in an owl pellet", and said of Clegg: "If he died today, you'd be able to cater Nick Clegg's funeral with a packet of Space Raiders". Ouch! (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive)
Fuming at Farage(04 of09)
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Comedian colleague Andrew Lawrence lambasted Boyle's old stomping ground show, Mock the Week, criticising it of a liberal bias. In a Facebook post he attacked it for its "aging, balding, fat men, ethnic comedians and women-posing-as-comedians, sit congratulating themselves on how enlightened they are about the fact that Ukip are ridiculous and pathetic". The comments were shared by Nigel Farage on Twitter, but were swiftly rebutted by Boyle, who said: "There are a lot of honest people in comedy, which is why they keep calling you a c*nt." Then ensued a battle between the two. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Expletives for X Factor star(05 of09)
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James Arthur, a finalist on ITV's X Factor, recieved a double-barreled helping of stinging critique from Boyle on Twitter back in 2012. In two posts, the Tramadol Nights creator wrote of the TV show contestant: "James McArthur is like a cross between a tramp and a duckling". He followed it up swiftly with: "James Arthur looks like someone put a sheep's teeth into a baby's head". Arthur announced he was "quitting Twitter" days later. (credit:Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive)
Musings on the media(06 of09)
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Boyle was an unapologetic independence supporter in the run-up to last year's referendum in Scotland. In the aftermath of the result he criticised the media, accusing outlets of carrying a pro-Union bias in their reporting. On independence, he said: "I'm all for it. It won't happen. One of the reasons it won't happen is the media is just completely against it. There's a huge level of media bias." He also said that broadcast bosses were censoring comedy, and observed that current TV guides look like "the entertainment programme on a f****** cruise ship". (credit:JUAN MABROMATA via Getty Images)
Thundering thumping of two million Scots(07 of09)
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The c-bomb is a certain favourite of Boyle's. But in a world first he used it to decry 2 million people, rather than just a choice selection of victims. Following Scotland's delivery of a slim 'no' majority in last year's independence referendum, Boyle blasted the two million Union supporters "c*nts". In a post on Twitter, he wrote: "I should have expected this, because if you'd asked me to estimate how many c*nts there were in Scotland I'd have said about 2 million." (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
Censure of Clarkson(08 of09)
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Ousted Top Gear frontman Jeremy Clarkson didn't escape Boyle's firing line, after the motoring show presenter was revealed to have mumbled the N-word singing a nursery rhyme in an outtake. Boyle called for Clarkson to be sacked from his top position because he was a "cultural tumour". (credit:Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
Saving sweet words for Sturgeon(09 of09)
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There is one person for whom Boyle has some rare praise, though. SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was the subject of "muted horror" in the English media, he claimed. "People feel much more comfortable with the Fifty Shades of Grey version of women’s liberation: possibly feeling life would be much simpler if the suffragettes hadn’t wanted the vote and just really enjoyed chaining themselves to railings," Boyle said. "It feels almost as if the establishment is still assessing her. Which of the traditional tactics to employ: scorn or vilification? Do you call her the most dangerous woman in Britain or stage a smear where she’s a gossipy woman? Decisions, decisions." (credit:ANDY BUCHANAN via Getty Images)