Jeremy Paxman loses his rag with Paul Mason, 29th June 2011

[weejockpoopongmcplop]

That was losing his rag?

[planetrockford]

I am too thick to understand the top comments. How do I get back to Porhub?

[burrhugh]

Why does he hold up a prosthetic hand while talking to the camera?

[rjd071983]

@burrhugh It does look prosthetic, but it's not. In the 2nd half of the interview, you can see see his hand more clearly, and can see a watch on his wrist, and him moving his fingers slightly. He also is wearing a short sleeve shirt, and you can not see any "connections".

[burrhugh]

@rjd071983 Thank you for the detailed reply. Sadly it is wasted, as I was joking!

[motherflange]

"Peter, next time you cross the road, don't bother looking."

[StateAndUnity]

whats with this guy's weird lifeless claw-hand??

[KingsWorld2010]

Paxman is a crazy bastard who eats shit.

[Fronika]

Paxman is a shit.

[tankman1962]

Paxman makes my TV licence money feel worthwhile.

[The1stPoster]

@tankman1962 well, you'd hope so. The cunt gets paid £1,000,000 a year for it.

[KiltBill2]

@The1stPoster And Paxman gets paid more to stay cosy in the Newsnight studio.

[Fett4]

I was laughing, thinking about THE DAY TODAY as Paxman got angry, looked at the comments, and there are all the quotes. I feel I belong here.

[sabuzzinit]

Rufen Sie mir ein Taxi bitte, sonst verpasse ich meinen Flug!

[hgjfghudghfgdfh]

they don't like it, but they'll have to go along with it



[nakedmambo]

@karezza1 Only a sheltered retard can't understand people who speak the same language but in a regional accent.

[youngian]

George Papandreou, he's pretty tricky man to pin down, what language did you speak in Paul?

[sulijoo]

Paul Mason is a Trotskyite, conveniently but not surprisingly put in charge of the BBC's economics department; Paxo is a good ol' fashioned, no-nonsense rightie who probably feels the same way as Jeremy Clarkson and would gladly rip Mason's balls off. Let the sparks fly.

[nakedmambo]

@sulijoo No, only of Newsnight's economics reports. Quite a change from the neo-liberal shites who usually report on Economics. Anyway there previous editor was Stephanie Flanders, nothing resembling a trotskyite if I recall.

[MoonstompingMike1985]

@sulijoo actually i think Paul Mason harbors a more syndicalist attitude when it comes to economics although he was in once in a Trotskyist group i believe his views are slightly more libertarian. in any case your're right that both him and Paxman have totally different views.....and as you so wonderfully put it, let the sparks fly!

[greenglance183]

WTF??? He expected to see the whole population of Athens or Greece(!!!) on the streets to be persuaded that the people of Greece are angry and indignant with this huge pressure and these inhuman, cruel economic "measures"?? what kind of amateur propaganda is this?!!! Some ppl are too bad to be on TV and guys like him are really annoying to watch and listen to!

[TheSnowyDrake]

newsnights getting the chop. fuck it, just watch RT, they present you with hard facts, all these reporters are in it for themselves.

[BritishArrow]

Now he's started shooting the messenger

[scaryninja1693]

Is that the Maroon Five lead singers dad? ;)

[shedcastle]

what a looad of shite, he doesnt lose his rag at all!

[cultofmao]

Wow! Paxman thats really losing your cool, its almost Revolution for the BBC, maybe BBC forgot to feed him his medication thats big problem if you got 24 hour Propaganda to broadcast.

[beavorpigs]

haha Paxman you legend.

[gymnosophy]

Paul you are an utter twat

[whattyhoo]

gotta love paxo he just gets more an more miserable

[weatherallc05]

oh come the fuck on

[classican]

You tell him Jeremy, he's obviously strayed off the BBC line and recklessly telling the truth.

[JasonRadley]

'Oh come on Paul....' Sounds like a couple of poofters.

[densaner77]

Paxman has a reputation for being a Conservative. I'm not sure if it is with a C or a c. Even Boris Johnson spotted his leanings. Paul Mason is probably more left wing. He made a famous interjection during the last BBC strike. I have found Mason's recent reporting on the Euro disaster to be very good and informative. Paxman has looked bored in recent times and perhaps he should focus on his writing and University Challenge.

[1wibble2]

@densaner77 Funny you say that because the UKIP supporters see Paxman as a Labour stooge. Everyone has their assumptions when it goes against them :)

[densaner77]

@1wibble2. Labour stooge? HAAAHAAAHAAHAHAHA HAHAHA HAHA

[CheDonJohn]

Paxman's role is to play the devil's advocate. It's that simple.

Often he'll adopt a position on an issue that is at odds with how he has previously argued in another interview. But that's not because he is inconsistent; it's because its his job, and it's the best way of being objective and of understanding the argument or explanation that is being given by the interviewee.

It's amazing how people still don't get it. It's not arrogance, it's objectivity and polemics.

[goddedme]

Paul Mason handled that professionally, Paxman is just arrogant.

[stateofmind91]

Peter your lying in a news grave do you know what it says on the headstone?...

...News?

Peter thank you

[MACKATTACK1970]

Paxman is one of the most illogical and retarded individuals in the world. Mr. Paxman if one-tenth of the population riots, that is a huge statement against the government policies. It would take a clown, a buffoon if you will to ask that the whole of Athens or the whole of Greece or the 'WHOLE' of any city or country to protest at once.

....

Mr. Paxman, go back to your British-American Project and be the good CIA lapdog that you are.

[madcapoperator]

Ich...Nicten lichten...

[wesmatron]

@madcapoperator You spoke to the Chancelor about the finer points of the Bundersbank in German?

[codownni]

@madcapoperator

I still can't find out what your comment means, could you tell me?

[faustbanana]

@codownni /watch?v=TknnvlcLsYI

[Rabilay1]

Paxman does this alot though. I think he often does it just for effect.

[Blackbookz]

Paxman gonna Paxman

[iampauleybaby]

Paxman just being Paxman.

[Jimmy77777]

"Peter! You've lost the news!"

[TheOptimod]

@Jimmy77777 Hilarious. Not.

[Jimmy77777]

@TheOptimod <--- prays nightly for Wayne's World 3.

[youngian]

@Jimmy77777

Precisely, it's like Paxman and Mason are doing a Chris Morris tribute act.

"You spoke to him in Greek did you?"

[RealityCheck6T9]

Hmm, I'm not sure one blunt response constitutes "losing his rag". Just sounds like he was a bit irritated, that's all

[ljlondon]

Paxman is typical BBC EU/Communist twat. Is he REALLY saying that some Greeks support the bail outs??

[gorgolyt]

@ljlondon um... the protesters on the streets fighting to keep an inflated state were the left wingers bro. :/

[zzzzJAGJEETzzzz]

@ljlondon dumbass

[MisterKeitel]

I wonder if we will have this sort of thing happen in the US. I read the China might go through the bubble burst, or that, despite all their efforts, Europe might break up. What might happen then? Would the US have a depression? Would our government be caving in to banks and privatizing public assets giving everything away to the corporations?

[jacksawild]

@MisterKeitel Your government isn't even trying to hide what it is up to any more. This is frightening. Even more so seeing as how people in the west are so well conditioned that they refuse to see what is infront of their very eyes.