spindrift Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Sky News is being bombarded by calls to sack Kay Burley after her latest faux pas. In his Conference Speech yesterday Bumface praised 98 year old party worker Harry Beckhough. So naturally, La Burley went hunting for him and had to interview him. The results were a car crash of huge proportions: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilypiglet Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 car crash TV, definitely.....surely she should have had to do some research on her interviewee?? Or were the researches stitching her up....hahahhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Silly moo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 What an utter plank! Doesn't even know that Stafford Cripps was Labour, and not a Tory, and that Thatcher was the one who said "The lady's not for turning". How dreadfully poor is that?? Can someone give her a nudge to the bit in the presenter's handbook that says "Prepare, you wally, PREPAREEE!" And as for talking to this chap as if he were eight.... AAAAggghhhh *slaps forehead* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozy Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'd never even heard of the woman (I tend to watch BBC News), but if that is typical of her performance, I'm a definite fan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubydazzler Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Who's Bumface? Remember when you post on here, you're not chatting to your classmates. The actual interview reminded me of the newsteam on Not the Nine O Clock News ... this is the NEWS, dear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 If you watch Sky News you have to expect this level of professionalism. Watch the BBC or C4 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffragette1 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 If you watch Sky News you have to expect this level of professionalism. Watch the BBC or C4 instead. I agree, you took the words out of my mouth. I stick to the BBC, C4 and R4 for my news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Who's Bumface? Give it a rest love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 KB: OK just to tell you about the deficit and all that sort of stuff in a second, we’re trying to sort out a couple of chairs… HB: Wait a minute, who are you? KB: Harry you’re live on the tele. You didn’t used to have 24 hour news when you first started in politics did you? HB: No. KB: Now you were mentioned weren’t you. Can I just remind our viewers first of all what was said about you then we’ll have a quick chat. This is Harry Beckhow and we heard from the Prime Minister… HB: Beckhough! Like ‘rough’ or ‘tough’. KB: Right ho. Just say that again, Beckhoff? HB: Hough. KB: Hough, Beckhough, there we go. HB: In Yorkshire. Hough. As in piece of land. KB: Oh I see. OK. Born in 1929, is that right? Were you born in 1929? HB: No. I was born in 1914. KB: When did you join the party? HB: 1929. KB: Fine. And you fought for the Stafford Cripps? Is that right? HB: I didn’t fight for him, I fought against him. KB: Did you? OK well tell me more about that in a second because I wantto ask about 81 years, 21 elections, is that right? HB: Yes. KB: So I’ve got something right finally. Churchill warned of an Iron Curtain, you were with us, is that right? HB: I was with Churchill. KB: Very good. When a lady refused to turn, Harry was with us, it says? HB: That’s right. KB: Presumably that was Margaret Thatcher? HB: That was Maggie Thatcher. KB: OK, so that’s just for our viewers at home who are listening… HB: Those are the two great leaders of this country. Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. We didn’t have very many other good leaders around that time. And we still haven’t had any good leaders from Margaret Thatcher until now because the leader after Margaret Thatcher wasn’t much good. Sold us out as a country and his name was Mr Major. Guffaw. Did she think "The Stafford Cripps" was a regiment or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 <<snippage of a terribly embarrasing lack of preparation on KB's part...>> Guffaw. Did she think "The Stafford Cripps" was a regiment or something? I don't believe, judging by the evidence, that KB and the word "think" can be used as very near neighbours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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