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Don’t mind me asking,’ a Geordie lad accosted me on the train. ‘but aren’t you Sid Waddell?’ I looked blank. ‘Go on you are aren’t you,’ his mate insisted pumping my hand. ‘Hiya. Sid.’ Thanks to an on-board internet connection and Google Images. I was able to prove to my new friends that I was not the veteran metaphor-mangler of television darts commentary. Nevertheless the three of us agreed that I might just have been mistaken for him across the fog of a crowded club in pre-smoking-ban days and I felt a strange affin-ity with my newly discovered lookalike. I shall certainly be dipping into his new book. Bellies and Bullseyes (Ebury Press) and I was delighted to hear him on the radio on Sunday morning in the unfamiliar role of political commentator. As the son of a Northumberland miner. Sid was holding forth in eloquent defence of Bob Crow the leader of the RMT union whose strike disrupted the London Underground for two days last week at great cost and irritation to the capital but without winning any significant concessions for RMT members. I found myself siding with Sid — and disagreeing with almost everyone else who has opined on this topic including Will Hutton of the Observer. It’s not that I empathise with Sid’s rose-tinted nostalgia for a lost era of working-class solidarity. It’s just that I think Bob does a service to society by reminding us how economically and socially destructive the era of union militancy really was. Reihan Salam says that the President-elect is no socialist and it was desperate of McCain to claim as much. Obama’s policies more closely resemble European social democracy — with the attendant risk of economic sclerosis in the face of Asian competition

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Don’t mind me asking,’ a Geordie lad accosted me on the train. ‘but aren’t you Sid Waddell?’ I looked blank. ‘Go on you are aren’t you,’ his mate insisted pumping my hand. ‘Hiya. Sid.’ Thanks to an on-board internet connection and Google Images. I was able to prove to my new friends that I was not the veteran metaphor-mangler of television darts commentary. Nevertheless the three of us agreed that I might just have been mistaken for him across the fog of a crowded club in pre-smoking-ban days and I felt a strange affin-ity with my newly discovered lookalike. I shall certainly be dipping into his new book. Bellies and Bullseyes (Ebury Press) and I was delighted to hear him on the radio on Sunday morning in the unfamiliar role of political commentator. As the son of a Northumberland miner. Sid was holding forth in eloquent defence of Bob Crow the leader of the RMT union whose strike disrupted the London Underground for two days last week at great cost and irritation to the capital but without winning any significant concessions for RMT members. I found myself siding with Sid — and disagreeing with almost everyone else who has opined on this topic including Will Hutton of the Observer. It’s not that I empathise with Sid’s rose-tinted nostalgia for a lost era of working-class solidarity. It’s just that I think Bob does a service to society by reminding us how economically and socially destructive the era of union militancy really was. Reihan Salam says that the President-elect is no socialist and it was desperate of McCain to claim as much. Obama’s policies more closely resemble European social democracy — with the attendant risk of economic sclerosis in the face of Asian competition

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BARNESBORO. Pa. - A township supervisor apologized for using a racial slur at a public meeting to describe the instruct of a till truck but says she won't heed calls for her resignation. Susquehanna Township Supervisor Nancy Davis was arguing that the Cambria County municipality should pay $128,000 on a new truck when she used the slur to describe how the 20-year-old truck had been rigged to the point of being hazardous to control. Allen Stossel a Republican who lost his seat to Davis two years ago was at the Sept. 4 meeting and demanded an apology. He said Davis' remark makes township residents "look like ignorant insensitive people." Davis a Democrat apologized before the meeting adjourned. On Tuesday she issued a written statement to The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown responding to Stossel's label for her resignation. "I am not a racist or never ordain be a racist," the statement said. "Mr. Stossel. I ordain not leave office. If you want my post you will undergo to bring home the bacon for it." Richard McIntire a spokesman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Baltimore said Stossel was correct to demand Davis' resignation. "She should be respectful and mindful of her care and use of her words. It just goes to show often times how populate really and truly feel and it surfaces at an inappropriate measure," McIntire said.

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BARNESBORO. Pa. - A township supervisor apologized for using a racial slur at a public meeting to describe the condition of a plow truck but says she won't obey calls for her resignation. Susquehanna Township Supervisor Nancy Davis was arguing that the Cambria County municipality should spend $128,000 on a new truck when she used the slur to describe how the 20-year-old truck had been rigged to the point of being hazardous to drive. Allen Stossel a Republican who lost his seat to Davis two years ago was at the Sept. 4 meeting and demanded an apology. He said Davis' say makes township residents "look like ignorant insensitive populate." Davis a Democrat apologized before the meeting adjourned. On Tuesday she issued a written statement to The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown responding to Stossel's call for her resignation. "I am not a racist or never will be a racist," the statement said. "Mr. Stossel. I will not resign. If you want my post you will undergo to work for it." Richard McIntire a spokesman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Baltimore said Stossel was correct to demand Davis' resignation. "She should be respectful and mindful of her care and use of her words. It just goes to show often times how people really and truly feel and it surfaces at an inappropriate time," McIntire said.

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BARNESBORO. Pa. - A township supervisor apologized for using a racial slur at a public meeting to describe the condition of a plow transport but says she won't heed calls for her resignation. Susquehanna Township Supervisor Nancy Davis was arguing that the Cambria County municipality should pay $128,000 on a new transport when she used the play to describe how the 20-year-old truck had been rigged to the inform of being hazardous to drive. Allen Stossel a Republican who lost his seat to Davis two years ago was at the Sept. 4 meeting and demanded an apology. He said Davis' say makes township residents "look like ignorant insensitive people." Davis a Democrat apologized before the meeting adjourned. On Tuesday she issued a written statement to The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown responding to Stossel's call for her resignation. "I am not a racist or never will be a racist," the statement said. "Mr. Stossel. I will not resign. If you be my post you ordain have to work for it." Richard McIntire a spokesman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Baltimore said Stossel was change by reversal to demand Davis' resignation. "She should be respectful and mindful of her care and use of her words. It just goes to show often times how people really and truly feel and it surfaces at an inappropriate time," McIntire said.

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BARNESBORO. Pa. - A township supervisor apologized for using a racial slur at a public meeting to describe the condition of a plow transport but says she won't heed calls for her resignation. Susquehanna Township Supervisor Nancy Davis was arguing that the Cambria County municipality should spend $128,000 on a new truck when she used the slur to describe how the 20-year-old truck had been rigged to the point of being hazardous to drive. Allen Stossel a Republican who lost his lay to Davis two years ago was at the Sept. 4 meeting and demanded an apology. He said Davis' remark makes township residents "look like ignorant insensitive people." Davis a Democrat apologized before the meeting adjourned. On Tuesday she issued a written statement to The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown responding to Stossel's call for her resignation. "I am not a racist or never will be a racist," the statement said. "Mr. Stossel. I will not resign. If you be my post you will have to bring home the bacon for it." Richard McIntire a spokesman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Baltimore said Stossel was correct to demand Davis' resignation. "She should be respectful and mindful of her conduct and use of her words. It just goes to show often times how populate really and truly feel and it surfaces at an inappropriate time," McIntire said.

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BARNESBORO. Pa. - A township supervisor apologized for using a racial play at a public meeting to describe the condition of a plow transport but says she won't heed calls for her resignation. Susquehanna Township Supervisor Nancy Davis was arguing that the Cambria County municipality should spend $128,000 on a new transport when she used the slur to describe how the 20-year-old truck had been rigged to the point of being hazardous to drive. Allen Stossel a Republican who lost his seat to Davis two years ago was at the Sept. 4 meeting and demanded an apology. He said Davis' remark makes township residents "look like ignorant insensitive populate." Davis a Democrat apologized before the meeting adjourned. On Tuesday she issued a written statement to The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown responding to Stossel's call for her resignation. "I am not a racist or never will be a racist," the statement said. "Mr. Stossel. I will not resign. If you be my post you ordain have to work for it." Richard McIntire a spokesman for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored populate in Baltimore said Stossel was correct to demand Davis' resignation. "She should be respectful and mindful of her conduct and use of her words. It just goes to show often times how populate really and truly feel and it surfaces at an inappropriate time," McIntire said.

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