Gordons gaffe

[Don Quixote]

A difference to what?

To the election.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

You see, I saw Gordon's response as a fairly quick, accurate assessment and response to what was in front of him. All the things I look for in a leader.

Please tell me you're joking? This man is not FIT to lead this country.....

 

[Chicken Run]

She was a bigotted old ugly thing wasn't she though?

On what are you basing your statement on?

 

[simmo]

Its the biggest political gaffe of all time so I think it will.

I have been stuggling to think of a bigger one and the only one I can think of is Kinnock's victory rally at Sheffield before the 92 election.

Always worth a laugh, even now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TOgB3Smvro

 

[Don Quixote]

She obviously did not like eastern Europeans. Therefore she is bigoted against them.

 

[seagull_special]

I think the thing that stood out was how he was instantly looking to blame somebody, if it had not been recorded I bet he would still be bollicking Sue as we speak, he is known as a bully with a nasty temper and this illustrates it beautifully

 

[Easy 10]

He can't talk his way out of it. The best thing for him is to move on and pretend it never happened.

Well he's never going to be allowed to do that.

Brown has dropped an ALMIGHTY bollock with this one. The media will be all over it for the remainder of the election. He was looking wobbly in the polls beforehand, and tomorrow was his Joker round, his big chance to get people on his side again. Now its just going to be a case of damage limitation.

 

[User removed 4]

She obviously did not like eastern Europeans. Therefore she is bigoted against them.

i think you need to go to one of those places where they de-programme people from various religious cults , just because someone expresses concerns about immigration , they dont automatically become a bigot, you've been brainwashed.

 

[Chicken Run]

To the election.

Nope your right Labour were never realy going to win the election now were they, could have told you that two years ago to be fair.

 

[Titanic]

Watching Mandy squirm and lie for his Great Leader on Sky News is very amusing

 

[beorhthelm]

She obviously did not like eastern Europeans. Therefore she is bigoted against them.

thats hardly the point, whether its literally true or not. its the dismissive nature of the remark towards a sympathetic voter in a marginal seat.

do you really believe this wont have any impact?

 

[Don Quixote]

i think you need to go to one of those places where they de-programme people from various religious cults , just because someone expresses concerns about immigration , they dont automatically become a bigot, you've been brainwashed.

Yes I think I do. Looking at the news again I feel he should not have called her that. He said it but should we really care? I am sure Cameron and Clegg say things about people they have just met. Brown was just unlucky.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Well he's never going to be allowed to do that.

Brown has dropped an ALMIGHTY bollock with this one. The media will be all over it for the remainder of the election. He was looking wobbly in the polls beforehand, and tomorrow was his Joker round, his big chance to get people on his side again. Now its just going to be a case of damage limitation.

This is almost certainly true. But it is an indictment of modern day politics that Brown will be grilled more about this gaffe than about his policies and the state of the country.

Imo Brown is finished as the leader of the labour party even if by some freak of our ridiculous electoral system the labour party secures the most seats with the third highest amount of votes.

 

[Stoo82]

She obviously did not like eastern Europeans. Therefore she is bigoted against them.

What the Oxford English Dictionary says bigot means is:

"obstinately convinced of the superiority or correctness of one's own opinions and prejudiced against those who hold different opinions"

Is She the bigot.....or Brown?

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Unfortunately this will mean politicians in general are going to become more and more suspicious of the media and less and less frank in any discussions. I can't stand the bloke, but it has to be said this was a private comment "caught accidently" by the media.

It's a good job none of us have EVER done such a thing

Says to self "That should keep the dumb f**ks happy at least I've commented"

 

[seagull_special]

Nope your right Labour were never realy going to win the election now were they, could have told you that two years ago to be fair.

Thats true but Libs and Tories stand to gain, more so the Lib Dems I expect because they are a centre party and less right wing!

 

[Don Quixote]

thats hardly the point, whether its literally true or not. its the dismisses nature of the remark towards sympathetic voter in a marginal.

do you really believe this wont have any impact?

I do not understand the rantings of the first sentence there but I do not think it will have any impact because as he will not win the election anyway.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

I do not understand how this will make any difference anyway...

It will make a lot lot lot harder for Labour to get their vote out, especially bigoted grannies in northern towns (which probably make up a good proportion of their votes)

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Well he's never going to be allowed to do that.

Brown has dropped an ALMIGHTY bollock with this one. The media will be all over it for the remainder of the election. He was looking wobbly in the polls beforehand, and tomorrow was his Joker round, his big chance to get people on his side again. Now its just going to be a case of damage limitation.

He has to do that or he may as well throw in the towel now.

 

[Don Quixote]

I suppose the Labour party will have to get rid of him, Milliband for the next PM?