Did anybody see this last night?

[pooroldcodger]

Watch this from last night's TV. I couldn't have put it better myself:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/8016379.stm
Classic

 

[The Beard]

You can always rely on David Starkie to give and intelligent and erudite reply.
The thing is, I think he's right.

 

[pooroldcodger]

You can always rely on David Starkie to give and intelligent and erudite reply.
The thing is, I think he's right.

At the point the clip is stopped, he went on to say that the worst punishment that can befall a politician is to be made a European commissioner. He then said something like.."Lokk at Mandelson. Failed twice as a minister here, goes off to Brussels, joins the gravy train and then come slithering back here like some slimy green ghost appearing out of the mist...."
Sums him up perfectly.:yuck:

 

[udtrev]

At the point the clip is stopped, he went on to say that the worst punishment that can befall a politician is to be made a European commissioner. He then said something like.."Lokk at Mandelson. Failed twice as a minister here, goes off to Brussels, joins the gravy train and then come slithering back here like some slimy green ghost appearing out of the mist...."
Sums him up perfectly.:yuck:

I disagree

That is unfair























to slimy green ghosts that appear out of the mist

 

[colin79666]

That was good, shame he ruined it later with his ill informed tirade on the Irish, Scots and Welsh.