Anyone watching Channel 4 News?
Anyone watching Channel 4 News?
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paddyhasneeds

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64,398 posts

233 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Blimey.

B17NNS

18,506 posts

270 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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?

chris watton

22,547 posts

283 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Fight!

Magog

2,653 posts

212 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Kicking off isn't it.

FasterFreddy

8,577 posts

260 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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You beat me to it by a couple of minutes...

Oh dear. He had a good opportunity to explain himself and instead he made himself look like a complete tt.

Presumably we can all assume that he did indeed fiddle his campaign expenses then?

CoolC

4,434 posts

237 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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What's happening? I'm nowhere near a TV

Shaw Tarse

31,836 posts

226 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Not yet!
Hang on!

FasterFreddy

8,577 posts

260 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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You're missing Zac Goldsmith making himself look like a very spoilt brat.

He's not an MP, he's a very naughty boy.

Randy Winkman

20,922 posts

212 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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I only saw the final minute or so. I'm not actually convinced he's done anything wrong but he needs a bit of PR advice (too much pen waving and "You wanna watch its").

turbobloke

115,888 posts

283 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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He looks like a Steve Jobs atm.

Too late obviously frown

Tommy Winchester

12,423 posts

217 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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They both came across rather poorly.

wtf was the closing iphone gag? christ.

Edited by Tommy Winchester on Friday 16th July 19:27

Pesty

42,655 posts

279 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Tommy Winchester said:
They both came across rather poorly.

wtf was the closing iphone gag? christ.

Edited by Tommy Winchester on Friday 16th July 19:27
This smile


nothing changes eh

he was within the rules(he interprited them basically) then would not answer. New politics my arse,

Sure this was a stitch up, trying their hardest. Never saw anybody go that hard against the flippers of this world.

He should have answered better without all the ste at the begining. came across as a cock to me.

All in my opinion that is.



Edited by Pesty on Friday 16th July 19:37

boomboompow

6,961 posts

207 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Right then... I know what I'm watching at 7pm on 4 +1 wink

agric

367 posts

207 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Jon Snow though TBH is a bit Paxman-lite,

its usually Snow that barracks people, I know Zak made a bit of an ass of himself all the same.

Parrot of Doom

23,075 posts

257 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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http://order-order.com/2010/07/16/zac-v-snow/

Absolutely fking hilarious. Two children fighting over a shiny toy.

/edit: although I must add that John Snow got owned there.

Edited by Parrot of Doom on Friday 16th July 21:19

i'm no superhero

301 posts

194 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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Well done Zac, the Guardian on TV got shown up there!

Mojooo

13,287 posts

203 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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I dont really see what ZG has doen wrong, good on him for trying to show the media up for what they are if that was the case

looks like that Snow was being fed in his ear by a desperate producer trying to shut ZG off talking about the stuff happening before the show

in relation to the expenses, i spose its a fien line between what is a valid cost and not but as he says its probably standard practice across the country and most MPs could be done for it

FasterFreddy

8,577 posts

260 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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He came over as someone who wanted to avoid talking about the issue and I really don't think that was the best tactic.

He could have risen above Snow by using a touch more intelligence and reason but he chose to stick on one point which, IMO, made him look like a petulant child.

If he covered up the true cost of his expenses then he should expect the press to go after him and he needs to sort out a reasoned, believable defence.

I'm not saying he should be singled out, but he should realise that someone in his position, with his money, will be a target.

It wasn't much better than Ed Ball's performance on This Week last night.

paddyhasneeds

Original Poster:

64,398 posts

233 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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I have to admit I've not seen the entire article with the alleged evidence, but I thought from the interview that it came down to signs and some jackets that were purchased and used for the Goldsmith campaign but were (certainly in the case of the jackets) "party" jackets where they would be re-used but with different logos or something?

Personally I think Goldsmith made Snow look like an arse, but laboured the point too long and managed to make himself look pretty daft in the process.

Mojooo

13,287 posts

203 months

Friday 16th July 2010
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FasterFreddy said:
He came over as someone who wanted to avoid talking about the issue and I really don't think that was the best tactic.

He could have risen above Snow by using a touch more intelligence and reason but he chose to stick on one point which, IMO, made him look like a petulant child.

If he covered up the true cost of his expenses then he should expect the press to go after him and he needs to sort out a reasoned, believable defence.
It was an important point to make. He could have covered it in 3 minutes if the presenter had not been so desperate to stifle him. He did keep saying he woudl answer the questions and talk as long as he coudl if they let him clarify his willingness to come on the show previously.

I have no love for the Cons or Goldsmith but he seemed to address all the points perfectly validly (that were put to him).

They used the billboards as a double header for local and general elections

The coats had stickers put on them and will be used for a host of other marketing activities. As Goldsmith said the rules are probably complex and C4 have just found a way to make it look worse than what it is.