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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
well, I guess we'll have to disagree on this one.
Private conversations are just that...... private.
Do you want to listen to all of Gordon Browns conversations?
Do you think the other leaders have not got into their vehicles and made some senseless comment about who they have just met? If you do, then you exhibit an amazing naivete.
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No, I'm not that gullible, Margaret. Of course, all politicos say things off mic...political history is littered with notorious gaffes. And, no, I don't want to listen to all of Gordon Brown's conversations. However, comments like this provide a fascinating insight into a politician's real views and his views of the electorate he hopes to represent.
Whether his views are "senseless" or not...well, that's a matter of opinion, isn't it? I can guarantee that sections of tomorrow's leftwing press and various commentators will put forward the view that he was quite right and that this woman expressed views which were bigoted. Personally, I think that people who consistently express negative views about immigrants are displaying signs of bigotry, but my views count for nothing, because I'm not asking you to elect me as PM and that's another argument, anyway.
However, I do think he's scored rather a large own goal here, all thanks to his own stupidity. Don't reckon it'll make any difference to Graham's vote, though.