Just saw Gordon on the TV, licking Bushs arse

[Morris Onions]

"The world owes President Bush a huge debt of gratitude for leading the world in our determination to root out terrorism" he said.



Dear God!

[non sociopath skin]

1. I'm avoiding telly because of the Holy Trinity of Bush, Brown and Pope Ratzo this week

Jon Stewart, "Have I Got News For You" and the BBC Medieval Season and that's it.

My poor old ticker won't take anything else.

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[muriel_volestrangler]

2. How about Gordon the game show host?

This could push your heart over the edge:

Why is Gordon Brown so useless? Maybe the answer could be found on the American Idol charity show he appeared on at the weekend, where he announced that the British government was donating millions of mosquito nets to Africa.

Because anyone who saw it must have been terrified at his wildly over-zealous showbiz smile, that was supposed to make him look joyful and generous, but actually made him seem like a baddie in Batman, and you expected him to add "But now for my little surprise my tender talents, a-haaa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaa," and the room to fill up with deadly custard.

Because it was so obviously false, the product of an image meeting that's concluded he needs to come across as less stern and more cheery. As that didn't work, maybe they'll try another image next, such as camp. Then the next time he's asked about the economy on Newsnight, he'll pout and say "Hmmm, money can be such a worry – but when I was Chancellor I aaalways got a nice surprise when I saw a larger than expected growth. Youuuu know what I'm talking about, don't you, Jeremy!"
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And the Tory strategy seems to be, "For years we couldn't win because they had an unprincipled vacuous prick who'd look convincing whatever twaddle he was asked to spew out. And thank the Lord, now we've found one of our own."

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mark-steel/mark-steel-sorry-gordon-but-you-arent-a-gameshow-host-809555.html

If you can bear to look, the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYw02R61hVs (about half a minute into it)

[non sociopath skin]

4. Thanks, Mu, but I'll need to talk to my GP before attempting to view the video ....

:evilgrin:

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[T_i_B]

3. Well one thing that I have noticed...

...is that the UK media coverage of Brown going to the US is certainly less positive then it would have been if it had been Blair swanning around with Bush and Obama. It's hard to see how Brown is going to get the UK media to be nice to him at the present time.