Nigel Farage attacks EU president
Nigel Farage attacks EU president
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Puggit

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Wednesday 24th February 2010
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8535121.st...

BBC said:
A British Eurosceptic MEP has unleashed a volley of insults against the President of the European Council.

Nigel Farage, who leads UK Independence Party (UKIP) MEPS in the European parliament, said Herman van Rompuy had "the charisma of a damp rag".

He compared the former Belgian prime minister to a "low-grade bank clerk" and said he came from a "non-country".

The attack, which stunned the chamber, came as Mr Von Rompuy made his maiden appearance in parliament in Brussels.

"I don't want to be rude," Mr Farage began, before launching into a personal attack lasting several minutes.

"Who are you? I'd never heard of you, nobody in Europe had ever heard of you," Mr Farage thundered, as noisy disapproval at his intervention in the chamber rose.

odyssey2200

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Wednesday 24th February 2010
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Puggit said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8535121.st...

BBC said:
A British Eurosceptic MEP has unleashed a volley of insults against the President of the European Council.

Nigel Farage, who leads UK Independence Party (UKIP) MEPS in the European parliament, said Herman van Rompuy had "the charisma of a damp rag".

He compared the former Belgian prime minister to a "low-grade bank clerk" and said he came from a "non-country".

The attack, which stunned the chamber, came as Mr Von Rompuy made his maiden appearance in parliament in Brussels.

"I don't want to be rude," Mr Farage began, before launching into a personal attack lasting several minutes.

"Who are you? I'd never heard of you, nobody in Europe had ever heard of you," Mr Farage thundered, as noisy disapproval at his intervention in the chamber rose.
And for that alone UKIP can have my votehehe

5unny

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Wednesday 24th February 2010
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rah1888

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Wednesday 24th February 2010
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I'm not a particularly big fan of Farage, but there's not a lot you can disagree with in that statement.

Puggit

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Wednesday 24th February 2010
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5unny said:
See, I put EU president. I've no idea who Herman van Rompuy is!
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