John Bolton pissed off by BBC reporter

John Bolton pissed off by BBC reporter on the BBC coverage of 2008 Election Night

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• john
• bolton
• bbc
• election
• reporter

[sausagedogheaven]

Bolton is a muppet. In America the interviewers kiss the politicians' arses. In Britain they actually ask difficult questions that expose the politicians for the corrupt lying cunts that they are.

John Bolton is a lying cunt. He has been exposed as a liar on numerous occasions by British journalists and it gets under his skin.

Fuck off Bolton you lying cunt. Your bitter hatred of Muslims is not required by normal human beings.

[TheAdjundantReflex]

Bolton is a moron.

[WillWallacey]

Bolton is a contributor for Fox News. Nuff said.

[richard20bris]

It's been a real pleasure for me to watch President Obama become more and more like George Bush each year. Keeping open Guantanamo Bay; launching drone attack after drone attack on nations harboring terrorists; helping remove Middle Eastern dictators; authorising the raid that killed Osama bin Laden (Bush said "dead or alive"...Obama chose "dead").

I bet Dimbleby and all the (former) Obama luvvies at the BBC were shocked to see just how much of a proper President he has become :-)

[tubehows4life]

@blackmichael75 You being allowed to point out if you think he is rude is not in dispute. The fact that you did is what is, especially on the basis of him being a foreigner.

[blackmichael75]

@tubehows4life Look, I'm not trying to censor this cunt. Although he probably would happily censor others. But by the same token, I am allowed to point out when he's being incredibly arrogant and rude, contributing to declining standards all round. Don't waste your energy defending the free speech of this neo-con bastard.

[tubehows4life]

@blackmichael75 I know, it doesn't mean it would be out of order if he was like he was in the Senate...hmm?

When someone plays the disrespect card they presume to control the debate. Respect is in the eye of the beholder (eg I think it was fine) so when someone plays your card it is presumptuous. Maybe the guy should be fired, it is up to him to voice that opinion, not you or I on his behalf on his behalf. You can only agree/disagree with him, not tell him how he should voice it.

[blackmichael75]

@tubehows4life George Galloway was on Fox News being interviewed by Bill O'Reilly and was perfectly civil to him.

[tubehows4life]

@blackmichael75 With respect your sensibilities are irrelevant to debating elections. I wouldn't object to George Galloway telling a Fox News anchor show held in Britain about UK elections about their bias and their sloppy reporters. I don't think that is simply rude, the situation is a bit beyond that. This context was fine to me, especially given the American style of flair which he shouldn't withhold just because he is on the BBC. They invited him on, so he gives it his way.

[blackmichael75]

@tubehows4life Yeah it is. Imagine a British politician interviewed on an American news channel who started telling them that they should fire their reporters. It's just unbearable arrogance and rudeness.

[tubehows4life]

@blackmichael75 It is a political debate, politeness is nice but not required, especially if the foreigner sees bias in the reporting, politeness doesn't come into it.

[blackmichael75]

@tubehows4life It's called politeness. Remember that?