Foreign Policy Debate chat #35
International affairs – truly feeble. Europhobia, “War on Terror”, Global Warming and the Pope.
Daily archives: April 22, 2010
Foreign Policy Debate chat #34
I don’t want the Pope here. We’ve got our own Nazis.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #33
Sky director cut to a bloke yawning while Brown speaking. Wonder if Director had that set up, like the Tories laughing at Cameron’s “joke”.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #32
Very sensible question. Sadly nobody has the balls to say the Pope is a nutjob.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #31
Sky director shows Cameron talking straight to camera for long periods, but cuts away continually when Clegg and Brown talk, to chop them up and not show them straight to camera.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #30
Cameron has made no attempt to defend his nutjob allies in Europe.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #29
Cameron still blinking every two seconds. Is it every time he lies.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #28
Brown’s lower jaw keeps diving sideways, which is disconcerting.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #27
Sky just cut away to a line of Cameron supporters laughing manically at a shit Cameron joke. Director knew where they were and that they would be improbably splitting sides. Obvious TV audience influencing ploy.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #26
Brown and Cameron gang up on Clegg over Trident.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #25
Two unbelievably loaded questions so far. One anti-EU, one pro-invasions in the War on Terror. Both selected by Murdoch.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #24
Brown talking about going into Pakistan again.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #23
Brown setting ground to invade Somalia and Yemen. Cameron was “Blown away by the professionalism of our forces”. Yes, so were a lot of Afghan civilians.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #22
Clegg makes no attempt to undermine neo-conservative permanent war narrative. Just banging on about need to be well equipped to fight permanent war.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #21
Clegg weak on Afghanistan. Nothing on corruption of Karzai governemt, drug smuggling, etc.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #20
Sky chose very pointed worded question about invading other countries to “protect ourselves”.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #19
Gordon coming in with prepared line on “Man against boys” theme.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #18
Gordon right about Tory extreme right wing alliances – but not well put in debating terms. Then Clegg comes in and hammers it.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #17
Bit too vicious Nick. It may be true the Tories voted against cooperative powers that led to break-up of paedophile ring, but very emotive debating.
Foreign Policy Debate chat #16
Sky lead on Europe to give Cameron his big populist boost at the start. What a shock. Cameron banging on about referendum. A Tory government has never held a referendum on anything.