Balanced Question Time panel tonight - of course not!
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I thought the question about the Pope & atheism was interesting given Hasan's previous views on this topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APAPqT3QdFU
He thinks atheists are like 'cattle' with no intelligence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APAPqT3QdFU
He thinks atheists are like 'cattle' with no intelligence.
Halb said:
Think he has that a little bass ackwards, but was he agreeing or just quoting the Koran?
I would love to see an example of a herd of Athiests. I can think of plenty of exaamples of herd mentality in religuous doctrines, but not in Atheism!Why am i even bothering to question religious ideology??
Wanta996Gotta said:
Funny how we all see things differently. I thought Cable for the first time looked bloody clueless and didnt have an answer to what was thrown at him. Redwood at least tried to fight his corner.
Tis true - i actually thought Cable defended his position [as ridiculous as it may be] rather well and with dignity - whereas Caroline Flint behaved like a teased whimpering child, even when leftie Medhi told her straight to her face that Labia's ASBO scheme had been a failure!Edited by fido on Friday 24th September 11:20
Turned this on last night and saw Redwood (who to be honest I've never been a fan of) give a very measured and logical answer to question, saying that the whole country realise the depth of the poo we are in and that we need to sort that out before we start getting involved with petty political stuff, which in any half way sensible audience would at least get a round of faint appluase and was met with...... total stoney silence.
Not watching the rest of that I thought. I've QT a couple of times sice the election and there seems to be an outright bias towards questions trying to drive a wedge into the coalition. Balanced audience? Whats that then?
Not watching the rest of that I thought. I've QT a couple of times sice the election and there seems to be an outright bias towards questions trying to drive a wedge into the coalition. Balanced audience? Whats that then?
I was also suprised by Redwood - who makes my skin crawl. He was actually calm and measured. Flint is a waste of space.
Hislop nearly lost the crowd when he said no-one would care if the LibDems disappeared after next election. He got them back with the sensible point that all departments say there will be anarchy and destruction if their budgets are cut.
Hislop nearly lost the crowd when he said no-one would care if the LibDems disappeared after next election. He got them back with the sensible point that all departments say there will be anarchy and destruction if their budgets are cut.
It's a shame the participants on these programmes never have the courage to tell the audience exactly what they think of them. For example:
king idiots then and have no idea how a voting system is supposed to work. If you only vote to try and keep one party out of government then don't be suprised at any unexpected side effects".
- Woman pointed out that Lib Dem voters might be upset that the party went into coalition "Because they only voted for them to keep the tories out"
king idiots then and have no idea how a voting system is supposed to work. If you only vote to try and keep one party out of government then don't be suprised at any unexpected side effects".
), reality TV 
Found this:
http://www.medialens.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272...
Anyone feel like counting the reds and blues??
http://www.medialens.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=272...
Anyone feel like counting the reds and blues??
I don't think it's the panellist's who should be worrying us, it's the damn audience.
When QT comes from a Tory stronghold the bbc claim they have a duty to mix up the audience so 'we get a true reflection of UK public opinion' yet when it comes from Liverpool, Manchester, or Newcastle the audience is 80%+ left leaning. So where is the mixing here?
John Redwood made some sensible points the other night and at times there was absolute silence from the audience. Are these people insane?
When QT comes from a Tory stronghold the bbc claim they have a duty to mix up the audience so 'we get a true reflection of UK public opinion' yet when it comes from Liverpool, Manchester, or Newcastle the audience is 80%+ left leaning. So where is the mixing here?
John Redwood made some sensible points the other night and at times there was absolute silence from the audience. Are these people insane?
Tonight from Manchester:
David Dimbleby will be joined by the Conservative Housing Minister Grant Shapps, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes and Labour leadership contender Diane Abbott.
The panel will also include historian David Starkey and the Hollywood actor Brian Cox.
David Dimbleby will be joined by the Conservative Housing Minister Grant Shapps, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes and Labour leadership contender Diane Abbott.
The panel will also include historian David Starkey and the Hollywood actor Brian Cox.
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