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Card-i-cature a week... Weeks 48-52 (and the Joker)
Well, looks like I've come to the end of my project, so here, in reverse order, are the last 6 cards...
The Joker - George W Bush (and Dick Cheney)
Well, although I couldn't find a specific week-on-week story to tie Dubya to, he's cast his shadow over the whole year with the on-going wars on Terror, Afghanistan and Iraq.
The King of Spades - Jacob Zuma - 28 December
South African Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, was appointed President of the African National Congress, effectively ensuring him as a shoe-in for the Presidency next year, despite the on-gooing controversies in his personal life, from financial irregularities to his recently acquitted rape trial, where he admitted that his defence against AIDS was, er, to have a shower afterwards.
The Ace of Diamonds - Shane MacGowan - 21 December
Former Pogues frontman and raging alcoholic Shane MacGowan was back in the news this week with the re-issue of 'best Christmas song ever' Fairytale of New York (with the late Kirsty McColl) was censored by BBC Radio One, removing the words faggot and slut.
The Jack of Diamonds - Fabio Capello - 14 December
Newly-appointed England manager Fabio Capello makes the card this week, having promised to learn English within the month.
Queen of Diamonds - Chrisopher Biggins - 7 December
King of the Jungle is my Queen of Diamonds, having won TV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here with it's Bush Tucker Trials which invariably involved eating unpleasant animal parts.
The King of Clubs - David Abrahams - 30 November
Apparently publicity-shy businessman David Abrahams was trust into the limelight this week when it was revealed he was making substantial donations to the Labour party through intermediaries, conveniently side-stepping party-funding regulations and bringing the sleaze spotlight onto Labour party fundraising.
Labels: ace, cards, christopher biggins, clubs, david abrahams, diamonds, dick cheney, fabio capello, george w bush, jack, jacob zuma, king, queen, shane macgowan, spades
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Friday, November 23, 2007
Card-i-cature a week... Week 47 - Alastair Darling (the Ace of Hearts)
Hello Darling! This weeks card is the beleaguered Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling, who this week was twice forced to apologise to Parliament, firstly for the Northern Rock fiasco, then the news that two computer discs containing the entire contents of the 25 million names on the Child Benefits database, representing every school-age child in the UK, had been lost in the post...
Labels: ace, alastair darling, cards, hearts
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Friday, November 02, 2007
Card-i-cature a week... Week 44 - Sir Ian Blair (the Ace of Clubs)
Week 44, and this week Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Ian Blair faced calls to resign following the Met being found guilty of breaking Health and Safety laws (?) when anti-terrorist officers shot dead Charles de Menezes in 2005 at Stockwell Green tube station, believing him (wrongly) to be a suicide bomber.
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Card-i-cature a week... Week 23 - Vladimir Putin (the Ace of Spades)
Getting in a day early for a change (as I'm off on my hols tomorrow), here's Bush-baiting Russiam Premier Vladimir Putin, who this week announced that Russian nukes were again being targeted at European targets in response to the USA's anti-missle system. Sounds like there'll be a chilly, Cold War-esque atmosphere at this week's G8.
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