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Gordons gaffe
- Thread starter Greyrun
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Hatterlovesbrighton
something clever
Probably libdems in terms of picking up votes. The most stark effect might well be that Labour voters fail to turn up, making it easier for Conservatives and LD to pick up marginal seats.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Like just before the answer the 1st question, tap the mike and ask 'Is this thing on?'
Like just before the answer the 1st question, tap the mike and ask 'Is this thing on?'
That could work. Might be a touch obvious.
Like just before the answer the 1st question, tap the mike and ask 'Is this thing on?'
That would be so funny.
So, if you raise a question about immigration in your area your own Prime Minister thinks you're a bigot?
Oh, and any illusion anyone has that people like Brown, Cameron etc don't hold ordinary people in anything other than utter contempt is blown away.
What a complete and utter shit this buffoon really is
Funny as fook
Oh, and any illusion anyone has that people like Brown, Cameron etc don't hold ordinary people in anything other than utter contempt is blown away.
What a complete and utter shit this buffoon really is
Funny as fook
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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both. it rather depends where the target swing seats are and if her comments are repeated widely. but i think generally it will mean Tories will hold marginals and pick up a lot of Labour maginals, while LibDems will pick up lots of votes across the northern urbanites who've had enough (but will never vote tory). this later one might not be enough to get them seats, but put win Tory seats.
ask yourself, if your favored party leader said somthing like this of someone you identify with, would you vote for that party? or even bother to vote at all?
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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What a disaster, short of calling her a grey-haired Werther's Original-munching thundercunt he couldn't have done much worse.
The scene of him leaning back into his seat then covering his face is priceless.
Do the Tories have time to get some sort of late national poster campaign out of this?
The image of him with his head in his hands will never be forgotten.
And it really makes tomorrow's final debate interesting. The economy was always the one Brown stood a chance in, his timing couldn't have been much worse.
I reckon this will put a couple of percent on the Lib Dems and maybe 1 or 2 on the Tories. However, crucially, it will probably do for Brown personally and intensify the horse-trading going on behind the scenes about Labour's next leader.
The scene of him leaning back into his seat then covering his face is priceless.
Do the Tories have time to get some sort of late national poster campaign out of this?
The image of him with his head in his hands will never be forgotten.
And it really makes tomorrow's final debate interesting. The economy was always the one Brown stood a chance in, his timing couldn't have been much worse.
I reckon this will put a couple of percent on the Lib Dems and maybe 1 or 2 on the Tories. However, crucially, it will probably do for Brown personally and intensify the horse-trading going on behind the scenes about Labour's next leader.
seagull_special
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I can tell you why GB was so pissed off - his PA said would you like to meet Duffy and he said too right she's bloody gorgeous and has a voice like an angel
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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She was a bigotted old ugly thing wasn't she though?
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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I do not understand how this will make any difference anyway...
It sounds like this was the conversation
During their exchange in the street, Mrs Duffy told the Prime Minister: 'You can't say anything about immigrants.'
She added: 'All these eastern Europeans - where are they coming from?'
Mr Brown said a million people had come from Europe but another million Britons had moved the other way.
Mrs Duffy also complained about people on benefits.
'There are too many who aren't vulnerable and they can claim, and people who are vulnerable can't get claims - can't get it,' she said.
Mr Brown said: 'But they shouldn't be doing that. There is no life on the dole for people any more.'
What a bigot
During their exchange in the street, Mrs Duffy told the Prime Minister: 'You can't say anything about immigrants.'
She added: 'All these eastern Europeans - where are they coming from?'
Mr Brown said a million people had come from Europe but another million Britons had moved the other way.
Mrs Duffy also complained about people on benefits.
'There are too many who aren't vulnerable and they can claim, and people who are vulnerable can't get claims - can't get it,' she said.
Mr Brown said: 'But they shouldn't be doing that. There is no life on the dole for people any more.'
What a bigot
Uncle Spielberg
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Its the biggest political gaffe of all time so I think it will.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
"Gordon has apologised to Mrs Duffy personally by phone. He does not think that she is bigoted. He was letting off steam in the car after a difficult conversation. But this is exactly the sort of conversation that is important in an election campaign and which he will continue to have with voters."
- Prime Minister spokesman.
Spin, spin, spin away !
- Prime Minister spokesman.
Spin, spin, spin away !
A difference to what?
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Why, what makes you think she was a bigot ?
Uncle Spielberg
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He can't talk his way out of it. The best thing for him is to move on and pretend it never happened.