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	Champagne socialist (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A champagne socialist is a derogatory term originating in the UK for a person who purports to support socialism ideologically, but disregards this ideology in the course of their daily lives, having been made successful due to capitalism.
		The label arose from the (perceived) activity of this stereotype to propose toasts to famous socialists with champagne.
		Those who have been labelled as champagne socialists include Geoffrey Robinson, ex-Paymaster General and chairman of Coventry City Football Club, Gavyn Davies, BBC chairman (resigned January 29 2004 over the findings of the Hutton Inquiry), former Labour party donator and Goldman Sachs banker and John Prescott, the current Deputy Prime Minister.
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/c/ch/champagne_socialist.html (284 words)

	Champagne socialist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A "champagne socialist" is a pejorative political term originating in the United Kingdom.
		The phrase is used to describe a politician, or other self-proclaimed advocate of the poor or working classes, who claims to support a form of socialist ideology, but who appears to disregard socialist ideals in their daily life.
		The label arose from the perceived activity of proposing toasts to famous socialists with champagne.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Champagne_socialist (317 words)

	The Champagne Socialist - About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Champagne Socialist is the (now-defunct) personal website of San Francisco-based filmmaker Nick Ryan.
		Started in September 2004 as a left-of-center anti-Bush weblog, that goal was quickly discarded after I realized that the site had little to differentiate it from the other +5,000,000 anti-Bush websites on the internet, save for a catchy ironic title and an almost total lack of insightful original commentary.
		True to its original form, The Champagne Socialist continues to have virtually nothing at all to do with either champagne or socialism.
	homepage.mac.com /winterfresh/wtf.htm (160 words)

	Champagne socialist full of bubbles: Maurice Strong profits from pushing leftist ideas
		Champagne socialist full of bubbles: Maurice Strong profits from pushing leftist ideas
		Strong revels in telling fawning audiences that he is "a socialist in ideology," but "a capitalist in methodology." His socialist core would explain his attraction to revolutions against rich, industrialized civilizations.
		And his membership on a dozen international business and environmental organizations would explain why he thinks such a revolution might spring from a small, semi-private gathering of world leaders.
	www.fathersforlife.org /articles/gunter/Strong_Martin_2.htm (931 words)

	Chardonnay socialist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chardonnay socialist is a derogatory Australasian term used to describe those on the political left with comfortable middle-class (or better) incomes, tertiary education, and a taste for the finer things in life.
		The term "chardonnay socialist" is regularly used by people from throughout the political spectrum to criticise opponents.
		For example, Australian left-wing "true believers" levelled it at supporters of the failed republic referendum of 1999 (where the vote was split not along conventional party lines but very much along socio-economic divides, with the rich overwhelmingly supporting the change while the less well-off were opposed – a superficially bizarre pattern for a non-economic issue).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chardonnay_socialist (211 words)

	Me and my wine: Ken Follett \| Food monthly \| The Observer
		Champagne, be it Bollinger, Dom Pࢹrignon or Salon, is something of a theme in Follett's life.
		At around six, I have a glass or two of champagne.' The champagne is usually a half bottle, invariably drunk alone.
		'Barbara doesn't like champagne, because it makes her burp and that would be a bit embarrassing in the House.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /foodmonthly/story/0,9950,662910,00.html (1145 words)

	Heather Mallick, talk some sense into us. \| MetaFilter (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to her own words, she is a socialist because "she wants her taxes to help the poor, and she believes in social justice." Well, those two desires alone do not a socialist make.
		For right-wingers, she is perfectly socialist, as any and all use of government beyond providing favors for energy and military corporations is considered to be perfectly socialist.
		She's running around calling herself a socialist, when all she really seems to mean by it is "I want a welfare state." Those are two different positions (FDR, for example, wanted a welfare state, but I would hardly call him a socialist).
	www.metafilter.com.cob-web.org:8888 /comments.mefi/34269 (1676 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Archive Search
		The idea that socialists shouldn't enjoy the pleasures of the table is remarkably hard to dislodge.
		But, as Lorraine Hewitt demonstrates, it isn't only rich right-wingers who believe that champagne socialism is an oxymoron.
		It is, I think, no coincidence that the creator of the first top-class champagne was not some bloated plutocrat but Dom Perignon, a Benedictine monk of the 17th century who devoted his life to caring for the sick and needy.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,4009608,00.html (1011 words)

	Germany: Political establishment fears rise of Left Party during elections
		The ruling class have also tried to portray Lafontaine as a “champagne socialist” living in luxury because of his own private wealth and the big money he earns as a speaker and as a columnist for Germany’s main tabloid.
		Because of the Left Party/PDS’s lack of a clear anti-capitalist, never mind socialist, programme, and its involvement in carrying out cuts on regional levels, there is a danger of quick disappointment with its policy once they get elected.
		Members of Socialist Alternatiave (SAV), the CWI in Germany, are involved in the WASG campaign for the WASG to produce its own election material and, with others, been able to get the WASG in Berlin to print 100,000 copies of its election campaign paper.
	www.socialistworld.net /eng/2005/09/08germany.html (2873 words)

	News Review:247
		Ken Follett, champagne socialist of New Labour, has said it's ok to be in the Labour Party and be rich.
		The response to the Lancashire Socialist Alliance campaign has been good, and this can be seen as a dry run for a challenge against Jack Straw in Blackburn in the general election.
		Socialist Alliances are now concentrating on building up membership, raising money and selecting candidates to contest the general election.
	pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk /sr247/notes.htm (5170 words)

	Champagne for the socialists following Dutch elections - Europe - International Herald Tribune
		AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: It was champagne for the Socialists after Wednesday's Dutch elections.
		Socialist Party leader Jan Marijnissen, a balding 53-year-old former welder, may have come in third, but he was the big winner in the balloting, snatching 26 seats — nearly three times the nine seats his party won in 2003, according to unofficial results.
		Marijnissen could now become a key power broker in what analysts expect to be drawn out haggling between parties to build a new ruling coalition.
	www.iht.com /articles/ap/2006/11/22/europe/EU_POL_Netherlands_Champagne_Socialist.php (587 words)

	Ken Follett \| Biography \| Work and play
		I am very fond of wine, I love champagne and I am very comfortable in restaurants.
		This lifestyle, combined with his left-wing views, has led to Ken being branded a 'champagne socialist'.
		"Champagne used to be the toff's drink, and 'champagne socialist' was some kind of insult.
	www.ken-follett.com /biography/work.html (672 words)

	THE PARTY'S OVER: THE STATE OF THE LEFT IN 1997
		The Socialist Labour Party was set up in 1996 by a group of Labour Party old-timers.
		Led by state socialists and ex-Stalinists like Arthur Scargill, it's heavily trade union biased and calls for the rebuilding of the welfare state and renationalisation of everything.
		The Socialist Workers Party is the biggest left group in Britain today with the same membership numbers (4-6,000) as they have had for the last 25 years, but the leadership remains the same!
	www.spunk.org /library/pubs/cw/sp001669/party.html (3543 words)

	Maurice Strong Appointed Advisor to UN Commission
		Maurice Strong's socialist, one world government leanings make him unlikely to have altruistic reasons for boosting local business in developing nations.
		He has distinguished himself by using entrepreneurial success to gain political leverage and resources which he has then applied to the task of undermining the very capitalist system from which he benefited.
		He proudly told MacLean's in 1976 that he was "a socialist in ideology, a capitalist in methodology."
	www.lifesite.net /ldn/2003/jul/03072906.html (319 words)

	Ghost of a flea: Pub food
		The latter is often a bit of a shock to people from abroad and may be part of the reason for lingering impressions of British cuisine and post-war rationing.
		Now, being of the champagne socialist disposition in many matters of taste and lifestyle I enjoy my foods gentrified and organic.
		But there is something indisputably authentic about finding real pub food even if it tends to the salty and not very nice.
	www.ghostofaflea.com /archives/005534.html (273 words)

	Bush is crap,........ - Politics at ATS Discussion Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He said it off record and obviously wasn't expecting it to be made public, especially by one of his fellow party members.
		Hes a blood and guts man turned champagne socialist and I think he remembers his roots every so often.
		He made huge headlines over here when he was hit by an egg thrown by a protestor standing 3ft from him, he turned round and defended himself by smacking the protestor.....it was great.....only cos the protestor had a mullet though.......
	politics.abovetopsecret.com /thread221788/pglastpost (595 words)

	Champagne Socialist Dreams and Caviar Kisses (Political Staples) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Champagne Socialist Dreams and Caviar Kisses (Political Staples) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)
		I am not well versed in the vast left-wing conspiracy, one-world government meme but I am sure this news will put a smile of some peoples faces.
		Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the archives.
	www.politicalstaples.com.cob-web.org:8888 /2005/07/19/champagne_socialist_dreams_and.html (188 words)

	Champagne Socialist (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He referred to himself and his band-mates as "champagne socialists."
		Exeter locals temporarily stopped the development using legal maneuvers, but to keep his construction on track, Anthony Martin is going to the British High Court.
		It funny how champagne socialists tend to be the offspring of caviar capitalists.
	www.firstliberties.com.cob-web.org:8888 /champagne_socialist.html (398 words)

	Water, water everywhere... and not a drop to drink
		That was before we saw Prescott hanging out at his £500-a-seat table near the front, clapping along to The Spice Girls and clocking up those Labour Party Cool Points.
		The words "champagne" and "socialist" come to mind, although "socialist" is stretching it a bit - since New Labour's instatement in government, they've managed to decimate every socialist ideal they could get their nice clean hands on.
		An end to free education; erosion of pensions; tacit approval of strike-breaking; penalisation of single mothers; the cutting of legal aid.
	www.spunk.org /library/music/chumba/sp001737/index.html (812 words)

	tygerland.net » Prescott has to go
		Prescott is nothing more than a Champagne Socialist of the worst type: a cretinous parasite whose very presence in the upper echelons of the PLP is a bane on the party.
		Anybody who is remotely of that tradition (socialist, left-wing, liberal, etc) - and in power - are simply a threat (Look what’s happening in the US - exactly that)
		It is a decaffed socialist government that now tries to keep clutching at the helm of power by all means.
	tygerland.net /?p=715 (818 words)

	purevolume™ \| The Champagne Socialist
		Neither have vocals at the moment but hopefully we'll get that finished soon and have some more stuff up.
		The Champagne Socialist hasn't posted a blog yet.
		The Champagne Socialist hasn't posted any shows yet.
	www.purevolume.com /thechampagnesocialist/music (99 words)

	Lieberman extends lead to 17 points over Lamont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Lamont is the most contemptible type of politician - the champagne socialist.
		It amazes me the dysfunctional Republican party has become so inept and incompetent their members are actually convincing themselves to vote for a socialist Joe Lieberman.
		A Socialist but a patriot in the FDR mode.
	freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1722833/posts (2188 words)

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	Socialist Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Youth for Socialist Action is the youth and student group of Socialist Action.
		While George Bush was celebrating with champagne and colored streamers, thousands of concerned Americans across the country took to the streets to show their continued opposition to Washington’s war and occupation in Iraq.
		Sharla Gardner and Bob Kosuth from the Northland Anti-War Coalition Coordinating Committee co-MCed the event, and offered remarks of their own (such as Kosuth’s memorable “It may be a cold day today, but it’ll be a cold day in hell when we stop protesting this war!”)
	www.socialistaction.org /jan20duluth.htm (513 words)

	www.myspace.com/thechampagnesocialist
		Right now we are working on adding some new members to the band.
		We're also re-recording some of our older songs as well as recording the new ones we've been working on.
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	www.myspace.com /thechampagnesocialist (185 words)

	Government Arrogance Forces Laffoy Resignation
		I'm not fooled by Champagne socialist, its typical of the attacks some members of the SP launch on Labour.
		I think it is fair to say that Champagne Socialist is not a member of the SP (t...
		The SP and the LP have important differences in programme and tactics but this does not rule out working towards a common aim on issues.
	www.indymedia.ie /atomfullposts?story_id=60952 (1266 words)

	Sean Crist's Homepage
		I am what some people call a "champagne socialist".
		This is usually meant as a term of contempt, but I actually don't mind describing myself this way.
		I favor things such as a national health care plan, subsidized public transportation, and a strong social welfare state.
	www.ling.upenn.edu /~kurisuto/aa_about_me.html (1020 words)

	bound by gravity
		Thank you for your efforts in creating a digest of all the fear, hatred and stupidity that passes for political thought among the champagne socialist knee jerk anti-American set these days.
		I must say that I too was perplexed and dismayed by the results of our recent federal election.
		That 64% of voters gave a nod to continuing the drunken socialist reel this country has been on since the 1950's is perplexing indeed.
	www.boundbygravity.com /2006/03/pillorying-fear-monger.aspx (303 words)

	090102 Scotland
		As I’ve got older and richer, I admit I’ve become a champagne socialist - sorry, make that vintage champagne socialist - but I’m certainly not apologising for it.
		He plans to go on writing a book a year, alternating mainstream with science fiction set in his socialist utopia, The Culture.
		It takes him three months to write a book - although he reckons he wrote Dead Air in just six weeks.
	www.dougrayscottinfocus.com /090102_scotland.htm (2085 words)

	The American Enterprise: Rumpole’s Guide to Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Much of Mortimer’s advice is eminently practical: “T-shirts are unflattering to aged and scrawny necks, shoulder-length hair seems unsuitable when it’s grey and ponytails trapped in an elastic band are always a danger,” he writes.
		The man labeled a “champagne socialist” also notes, “There is something strangely depressing about lunch with people who drink nothing but water.”
		Where There’s a Will is an old-fashioned, folksy book on how to live the good life—but from someone who lunched with Graham Greene and whose daughter is a movie star.
	www.taemag.com /issues/articleID.18632/article_detail.asp (821 words)

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