'Balls is a Muttering Idiot' says PM
- 23 May 2012 15:08174138Prime Minister Cameron got agitated during Prime Ministers Questions today as the whole barnstorming process was drawing to a close. Ed Balls, Shadow Chancellor seated opposite, had been goading the PM it seems and eventually towards the end of the proceedings Cameron lost his cool and resorted to the unfortunate use of insult which has become his stock in trade in recent months.
Mr Cameron was hailing the government's economic strategy and said he wanted to find "innovative ways of using our hard-won credibility, which we wouldn't have if we had listened to the muttering idiot opposite me".
This brought about uproar...even viewing from the comfort of ones sofa one could feel the horror of it all. The Speaker of the House, John Bercow, when the uproar had died down and at one time it looked like it was getting out of control, asked the Prime Minister to withdraw the word "idiot" which he did...of sorts. But as with other recent apologies it was only half an apology.
Quite a fiery session indeed but all Mr Cameron's insulting behaviour is doing recently is bringing the office of the Prime Minister into disrepute.
I believe, although I didnt see this bit myself, he later apologised to Dennis Skinner for another remark he made a few weeks back, when he basically told Skinner that he was too old and should go and collect his pension. Which went down horrifically in the wider community.
He had to apologise prevously to several women in the House too for yet more insulting remarks...so woe woe thrice woe, is one-time dream PR man Cameron losing his cool? Is this something to do with the rise in Ed Milibands performance?email: dover7@msn.com - 23 May 2012 15:42174149funny how dave models himself on tony blair and then fails badly, insults fly the moment he is under pressure.
only in the job two years, tony blair was in the job for around 10 years and never got into any scrapes like that as far as i can remember.
just doesn't come across as a prime minister should. - 23 May 2012 15:52174153When I was Cameron's age I would often fall into the same trap. A good argument for more mature politicians at the helm, particularly older ones with some experience of life before politics. Cameron is beginning to display signs of not quite being up to the job.
Blair never said anything unscripted as far as I know.I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson - 23 May 2012 15:55174154Cameron is a very poor PM, Balls winds him up incessantly
- 23 May 2012 16:23174165A bully in a suit, once a Bullingdon boy always a Bullingdon boy, no substance no class.Audere est facere.
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23 May 2012 16:23174166thats politics david,but there is nothing like a good wind up to get things going.
- 23 May 2012 16:32174167Yes Brian, I have some sympathy with Cameron, Balls is an odious man, but Cameron should be able to rise above it.
- 23 May 2012 16:35174169Just watched it online, only thing wrong was they didn't show Balls' face
- 23 May 2012 16:57174175seems that reg was right all along and we are lumbered with a public school bully as prime minister.
- 23 May 2012 18:09174189Not very Prime Ministerial it looks, I agree, but it was said with a smile and that was certainly an accurate description of Balls.
- 23 May 2012 18:29174194Cameron did himself no favours today in the house, showed himself up no end!! He really needs to get a grip after all he is the PM
- 23 May 2012 18:50174198I detest all political parties
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23 May 2012 18:59174201evan ones with free drinks and volavonts sarah. 
- 23 May 2012 19:06174208As I am too fluffy headed to cope with employing any rational thought when confronted with a savoury pastry or god forbid a small bakers confection , I am permanently banned from any buffet , in case the occasion goes to my teeny tiny head and I act all irrational Brian .
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23 May 2012 19:08174210thats ok sarah,no need to hold back.just go and enjoy it,you allways count calories later. - 23 May 2012 19:14174212Very sad that both these fools have a place in parliament.
Bring back Cromwell with a big chopper - 23 May 2012 19:23174216apparently b*lls lapped it up knowing that he had got dave to show himself up on live television.
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23 May 2012 19:33174220Tony blair would never have allowed himself to stoop s low as cameron has.
although im no fan of blair he often tore up scripts.
something cameron appears unable to do with hurling abuse.
sometimes even prime ministers can be forgiven for a one off slip up
but this is one of many over past weeks
looks like hes losing itALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
