Clarkson - Exercising as Much Tact as Ever
01 December 2011, 12:26 PM
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I actually saw the whole thing on the One Show and to be honest, it's a storm in a teacup.
Clarkson actually agreed and showed sympathy to the strikers. Then made a comment that being the BBC, he should be balanced, so joked about shooting the strikers.
It was a frigging joke for gods sake.
I'm a public sector worker, I wasn't offended, I laughed.
This is the problem with unions, no sense of humour and no attempt to see both sides of any argument.
Clarkson actually agreed and showed sympathy to the strikers. Then made a comment that being the BBC, he should be balanced, so joked about shooting the strikers.
It was a frigging joke for gods sake.
I'm a public sector worker, I wasn't offended, I laughed.
This is the problem with unions, no sense of humour and no attempt to see both sides of any argument.
01 December 2011, 12:42 PM
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I actually saw the whole thing on the One Show and to be honest, it's a storm in a teacup.
Clarkson actually agreed and showed sympathy to the strikers. Then made a comment that being the BBC, he should be balanced, so joked about shooting the strikers.
It was a frigging joke for gods sake.
I'm a public sector worker, I wasn't offended, I laughed.
This is the problem with unions, no sense of humour and no attempt to see both sides of any argument.
Clarkson actually agreed and showed sympathy to the strikers. Then made a comment that being the BBC, he should be balanced, so joked about shooting the strikers.
It was a frigging joke for gods sake.
I'm a public sector worker, I wasn't offended, I laughed.
This is the problem with unions, no sense of humour and no attempt to see both sides of any argument.
That's the funny thing about unions. Full of lefties claiming to be about equality for the average joe and all that; presumably as long as they don't say something the union doesn't agree with, eh? Then you're not on such equal ground. Reminds me of a certain book!
That's may be analysing it too much. It's probably sufficient to say that they're a bunch of 'tards. Hopefully they get nowhere.
01 December 2011, 12:44 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15977813
Asking for him to say sorry or he should be sacked, he has just raised awareness and sold a few more DVD`s
Asking for him to say sorry or he should be sacked, he has just raised awareness and sold a few more DVD`s
01 December 2011, 01:11 PM
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It was funny.
If you watch the clip, you'll hear the presenters and crew were pissing themselves - nobody is saying they should be punished
I heard someone from UNISON comparing Clarkson to Gadaffi earlier
If you watch the clip, you'll hear the presenters and crew were pissing themselves - nobody is saying they should be punished
I heard someone from UNISON comparing Clarkson to Gadaffi earlier
01 December 2011, 01:18 PM
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haha yeah apparently he is an extreamist who is enciting violence,,, lmao
these union folks will do anythign to get media time and make political hay, thats what it is. Union folks should prob get the stated treatment.
Disclaimer, the last comment is said in humor and gest, if you take offence to it then jog on! lol
these union folks will do anythign to get media time and make political hay, thats what it is. Union folks should prob get the stated treatment.
Disclaimer, the last comment is said in humor and gest, if you take offence to it then jog on! lol
01 December 2011, 01:20 PM
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Absolutely pathetic.
One of the union members was filmed speaking to a cafe owner and trying to get their reasons across for striking.
The cafe owner said that he couldn't actually afford a pension at the moment as every penny he had was being ploughed into the business to keep it afloat. 'The country is broke' he said, 'There is no more money!'
It was a total fail for the union member and show how out of touch they really are. Everyone is having to make cutbacks, so why shouldn't they?
One of the union members was filmed speaking to a cafe owner and trying to get their reasons across for striking.
The cafe owner said that he couldn't actually afford a pension at the moment as every penny he had was being ploughed into the business to keep it afloat. 'The country is broke' he said, 'There is no more money!'
It was a total fail for the union member and show how out of touch they really are. Everyone is having to make cutbacks, so why shouldn't they?
01 December 2011, 01:25 PM
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union leaders where quoted as moaning about some workers only getting £4500 a year pension , some quick calculations will tell you that you need to pay in £185 quid a month for 45years to save £100,000 pounds , the amount needed to provide a £4500 per year pension and even then would have to live 22.2 years after retirement just to get your own money back , DREAMERS THE LOT OF THEM WAKE UP SMELL THE COFFEE LIKE THE REST OF US , YOUR BOSSSES ARE SCREWING US OVER
01 December 2011, 02:03 PM
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He is, Les, but so what? It's not so much trying to impress us, but trying to get a laugh with humour so close to bone that it's really making fun of itself. A lot of people obviously do like his tv persona, myself included. You're free to just avoid watching the guy.
But I am still entitled to say what I think,as indeed he is quite rightly too.
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01 December 2011, 03:57 PM
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I actually saw the whole thing on the One Show and to be honest, it's a storm in a teacup.
Clarkson actually agreed and showed sympathy to the strikers. Then made a comment that being the BBC, he should be balanced, so joked about shooting the strikers.
It was a frigging joke for gods sake.
I'm a public sector worker, I wasn't offended, I laughed.
This is the problem with unions, no sense of humour and no attempt to see both sides of any argument.
Clarkson actually agreed and showed sympathy to the strikers. Then made a comment that being the BBC, he should be balanced, so joked about shooting the strikers.
It was a frigging joke for gods sake.
I'm a public sector worker, I wasn't offended, I laughed.
This is the problem with unions, no sense of humour and no attempt to see both sides of any argument.
Same here. I saw it, and it was SO obviously meant as a joke, after saying that being the BBC, it should be balanced. They wanted him to be controversial, (after all, that's why they invited him on) and asked him on for 'his opinion', KNOWING what he was likely to come out with. And then the two presenters didn't know how to handle it. I can't believe the fuss. Is there nothing more important going on in the world to get worked up about at the moment?
01 December 2011, 04:07 PM
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Same here. I saw it, and it was SO obviously meant as a joke, after saying that being the BBC, it should be balanced. They wanted him to be controversial, (after all, that's why they invited him on) and asked him on for 'his opinion', KNOWING what he was likely to come out with. And then the two presenters didn't know how to handle it. I can't believe the fuss. Is there nothing more important going on in the world to get worked up about at the moment?
The BBC will never sack him, top gear is too big for that to happen.
Don't forget he's also got his Xmas DVD out to advertise......
01 December 2011, 04:18 PM
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Let's see - Clarkson makes a joke and gets threatened with legal action.
Red Ken makes a joke and ... nowt! ... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...xt-election.do ...
How about Jon McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington. ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...oke?CMP=twt_gu ...
How about the Unison rep who sent out that email branding those who chose not to go on strike as scabs ... http://blogs.news.sky.com/boultonand...0-e4fdfee0dceb ...
Me thinks they should all be arrested and thrown in the clink until their "hate" crimes can be fully and properly investigated ....
But then, like all socialists who always run out of other peoples money, they never have a sense of humour!
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Red Ken makes a joke and ... nowt! ... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...xt-election.do ...
"But the real idiot is Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England. It was his job to be on top of the economy but he was catastrophically slow to act. I blame him and those bankers getting their bonuses. Honestly, we should shoot one banker a week until the others improve. They are guilty of rapacious, near criminal abuse."
How about Jon McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington. ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...oke?CMP=twt_gu ...
McDonnell told the hustings audience that he had said at the time that he would have liked to go back to that era and "assassinate Thatcher". Asked about his comment, McDonnell later told the Guardian: "It was a joke. And it went down as a joke."
How about the Unison rep who sent out that email branding those who chose not to go on strike as scabs ... http://blogs.news.sky.com/boultonand...0-e4fdfee0dceb ...
"What you did was immoral and unacceptable and you should be ashamed...It will (if you are a decent person) be difficult for you to look into the eyes of colleagues who gave up a day's pay to defend our pensions, knowing that you were prepared to let them make that sacrifice for you. "If may be unpleasant to be called a "scab" but it is more unpleasant for those of us who take strike action to know that there are a minority who refuse to accept democratic decisions. If you cross a picket line you are a scab. There is no other word for it and it is one of the worse things that can be done."
Me thinks they should all be arrested and thrown in the clink until their "hate" crimes can be fully and properly investigated ....
But then, like all socialists who always run out of other peoples money, they never have a sense of humour!
Dave
01 December 2011, 04:23 PM
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Of course it was a joke, that's what Clarkson does, he entertains (not to everyones taste admitedly).
Anyone calling for him to be sacked off the back of this clearly have no sense of humour, I dont recall the leader of the TGWU coming out and saying he should be sacked for the Lorry Drivers kill Prostitutes gag.
Dave Prentis you're a prize **** !!
Anyone calling for him to be sacked off the back of this clearly have no sense of humour, I dont recall the leader of the TGWU coming out and saying he should be sacked for the Lorry Drivers kill Prostitutes gag.
Dave Prentis you're a prize **** !!
01 December 2011, 04:55 PM
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"If may be unpleasant to be called a "scab" but it is more unpleasant for those of us who take strike action to know that there are a minority who refuse to accept democratic decisions. If you cross a picket line you are a scab. There is no other word for it and it is one of the worse things that can be done."
01 December 2011, 05:18 PM
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01 December 2011, 06:02 PM
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Damn, he's apologised .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15993549 ...
Ummm. I think ... 
Sounds like his apology for calling Flash a 'one-eyed, Scottish idiot' .... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...lt-to-brown.do ...
Dave
Mr Clarkson said: "I didn't for a moment intend these remarks to be taken seriously - as I believe is clear if they're seen in context. If the BBC and I have caused any offence, I'm quite happy to apologise for it alongside them."
Ummm. I think ...
Sounds like his apology for calling Flash a 'one-eyed, Scottish idiot' .... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...lt-to-brown.do ...
The BBC rushed out a statement giving Clarkson's apology. It read: “In the heat of the moment I made a remark about the Prime Minister's personal appearance for which, upon reflection, I apologise.”
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01 December 2011, 07:00 PM
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Thing is the public sector is chock full of militants and people who couldn't get a job anywhere else, I did ten years there, Clarkson was doomed from the start to comment on this, he either had to sound really supportive and would be called insincere or be accused of lying, or if he was negative about it he would get pulled to bits so he just set out to cause a **** storm as he knows this country will get all offended and give him loads of publicity.
I think the strike lost its message a bit, there does seem to a be a militancy that goes above some pension changes, I frankly couldn't raise that much enthusiasm over a pension, something wrong if at 30 you are worrying about a pension enough to jeopardize your job, surely that means you intend being in the Public Sector for ever, which is ****.
I do sympathise to a certain extent as these by and large aren't massive pensions as people seem to think, a 15 grand a year grave digger wont see some 40 grand a year pension from 50. The problem with the public sector is all the private companies draining it of money, contractors in IT at the Police on £400 a day for six years, the £20 loaf's of bread for the wheat intolerant, supplied by a company making wads on it, signed off by someone in local government, they dole out your tax money like its Monopoly money.
I think the strike lost its message a bit, there does seem to a be a militancy that goes above some pension changes, I frankly couldn't raise that much enthusiasm over a pension, something wrong if at 30 you are worrying about a pension enough to jeopardize your job, surely that means you intend being in the Public Sector for ever, which is ****.
I do sympathise to a certain extent as these by and large aren't massive pensions as people seem to think, a 15 grand a year grave digger wont see some 40 grand a year pension from 50. The problem with the public sector is all the private companies draining it of money, contractors in IT at the Police on £400 a day for six years, the £20 loaf's of bread for the wheat intolerant, supplied by a company making wads on it, signed off by someone in local government, they dole out your tax money like its Monopoly money.
01 December 2011, 07:47 PM
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Another Mountain out of a mole hill by these nancy pamby PC lot.
Honestly i'm getting ticked off with these people,has non of them ever heard of the word Humour.
What a sissy Nation were turning into,everytime something is said now the same lot are out for a witch-hunt.
I'm just sooooooo fecking sick of these people bloody Drama Queens the lot of them.
Really sometimes find it hard to get my head round the direction this country has gone,Dragged down by these jobworth people and can't take a bit of Banter,can't take a knock on the chin.
Get a Fecking Life.
01 December 2011, 08:06 PM
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so, really people take jeremy clarckson as a serious journalist?
seriously lol.
a big pmsl @ anyone who reacts to his sh*t talking?
next thing people will be saying top gear is actually a factual report on current motor vehilcles??? haha
seriously lol.
a big pmsl @ anyone who reacts to his sh*t talking?
next thing people will be saying top gear is actually a factual report on current motor vehilcles??? haha
01 December 2011, 10:58 PM
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Should have heard the whiter-than-whites on talk sport condemning him.
Its just reeks of slow news day TBH. Strikes were a p*ss poor turn out. So to cover the shortfall they pick up on someone making a comment about them.
I laughed my **** off at the Portsmouth picket line...five people with protest placards...FIVE. What a joke! Sums it up, a small percentage (i.e a minority) with a large voice pushing/pressuring everyone else in the union to follow suit.
My Uncles' wife is a admin/registrar at a hospital; She went to work yesterday. My cousin's partner is a nurse; She went to work yesterday. .My Mum's partner's daughter is a teacher; She went to work yesterday.
Says it all for me.
Its just reeks of slow news day TBH. Strikes were a p*ss poor turn out. So to cover the shortfall they pick up on someone making a comment about them.
I laughed my **** off at the Portsmouth picket line...five people with protest placards...FIVE. What a joke!
Sums it up, a small percentage (i.e a minority) with a large voice pushing/pressuring everyone else in the union to follow suit.My Uncles' wife is a admin/registrar at a hospital; She went to work yesterday. My cousin's partner is a nurse; She went to work yesterday. .My Mum's partner's daughter is a teacher; She went to work yesterday.
Says it all for me.
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