Clarkson: Gordon Brown is a "one-eyed Scottish idiot"

Another high paid BBC presenter has caused a storm that anger, most of all in Scotland.

Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of BBC's Top Gear was speaking to journalists in Sydney with the Aussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd present.

He was speaking about the current global financial crisis and how bad it had become.

Clarkson said: "He [Rudd] genuinely looked terrified. The poor man, he's actually seen the books.

"[In the UK] we've got this one-eyed Scottish idiot.

"He keeps telling us everything's fine and he's saved the world and we know he's lying, but he's smooth at telling us."

The press office for the UK prime mister said Clarkson "is entitled to his own interpretation of the economic circumstances".

Mr Brown lost an eye while be was playing Rugby when he was 16.

Clackson today said sorry - He said: "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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[destructorcreator]

Stewart Lee sent me here, and they're absolute cowards, the pair of them.

[cjc58]

I genunely hope every one of you insensitive pricks who actually think he is ok to say that has a child tragically blinded when another child kicks them in the head and they have it used as a defining characteristic when some reactionary tool dislikes them as a person when they grow up.

Gordon Brown might have been a poor leader who made alot of mistakes and feel free to mock him for who he is but you can fuck off if you think it's appropriate to mock his disability

[etchells29]

It's freedom of speech so what? who gives a fuck!

[Jannto]

@cjc58 blah blah. Stewart lees point was that it's fine they say the things they say. Because it is fine he says the things he says.

[Bellalodicci9]

@wanniator Gordon Brown a very talented economist . Hilarious. Yes a national Debt of over one trillion pounds this moron managed to rack up and you think uncontrolled immigration somehow benefits this country. I suggest it is you that is the idiot.

[Washewearingahat]

how the fuck can the 2 top comments be slagging off these 2? Richard Hammond actually never said anything bad and your all calling Jeremy names...which is exactly what you're moaning about! how Jeremy called Gordon a one eyed Scottish idiot:L if your getting annoyed at this then your just light weights who need to grow up.You think gordon hasn't heard all this before? you feel tyou need to defend a grown up? get a life.

[OSXHD]

@wanniator @wanniator A talented economist? You have got to be kidding me. It was New Labour that put us in the recession because of their incompetence. Gordon Brown sold our gold reserves to the U.S for virtually nothing, just before the price of gold absolutely soared. He is not a very talented economist, he put us in the financial mess we now find ourselves in.

[wanniator]

@Bellalodicci9 You're an idiot, aren't you? If you'd read anything other than the right-wing twaddle that Clarkson vomits out every week, you may have a more balanced view. Brown is actually a very talented economist, and has been responsible for a variety of measures as Chancellor of the Exchequer that worked well for the country. Additionally, as I always think in these situations, thank god for uncontrolled immigration, because it makes it rarer to approach an idiot on your scale in England.

[angels77100]

The Scots really are idiots. Until the cowardly Scots free themselves from British imperialism & stop waving that ugly looking English union flag about, they will never have my respect. I don't hate or even dislike the English, but I think it's a pathetic, cowardly act for a true Scot to bow down & kiss the ass of an Englishman.

[Bellalodicci9]

"In England, we have this one-eyed Scottish idiot". Thank fuck we don't now. Most shit PM we have ever had by a country mile. Read "Gordon is a moron" by Vernon Coleman and pass it down to your descendants so they who the cunt was who was responsible for monumental economic fuck ups and mass uncontrolled immigration.