I'm all for polititians patronising the public
Public: "where are all those Eastern Europeans coming from?"
MP: "Eastern Europe obviously"
Public: "that's not what I meant"
MP: "well you should think about what you're saying before asking a question"
(PsychoChomp, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:09, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I would love that, I would vote for a lolitician
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:11, Reply)

I would have fucking loved it if Brown had said that to her
The extra votes he might have obtained for such a response as opposed to the subsequent fallout could have tipped the balance in the election. I still find it unbelievable that the Prime minister had to go and apologise to a bigot for calling her a bigot.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:12, Reply)

He had to apologise for being stupid enough
to forget the first rule of being a politician
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:13, Reply)

That in itself is true enough
But the media shouldn't dictate said rules. It's truly sad that enough people watching at home thought there was nothing wrong with was Gillian Duffy said
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:22, Reply)