Brian Dixon
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i see david cameron has put his posh size 8's into his mouth at pm's question time,by telling a female labour mp to and i qoute "calm down dear".yes thats the one straight from mr winners tv ad,of course it an uproar from the labour benches calling him to apolagise.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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all a bit of a storm in an eggcup brian, the phrase is now in everyday parlance.
however i do agree that dave does use prime ministers question time as his personal stand up routine rather than addressing important issues in our troubled times.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Whether a 'storm in a teacup' or not this story appears to be gathering momentum. It was reported on this mornings ITV breakfast news and with political pundits all putting their pennyworth in.
Mind you anyone who has to resort to quoting Michael Winner is on a loser.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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There is no story and no momentum. Labour would obviously make as big a mountain out of this tiny egg cup as they can.
I thought the silly season was in August ?
Just shows how quick-witted the PM is and that he has a good sense of humour
Roger
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Roger
It's not the Labour party trying to get publicity from Cams comments but the media, it's in all the newspapers and on news bulletins..
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
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It was certainly a fiery PMQuestions yesterday with various degrees of uproar throughout, at one point it looked like The Speaker was losing control. I think Ed Miliband did very well, much improved , perhaps the break has helped him gather momentum as he seemed to get Cameron on the backfoot several times. The PM was almost ruffled and I think at one of his near ruffled moments he resorted to the "Calm Down Dear" jibe.
This drove everyone wild on the Labour benches with Ed Balls exclaiming loudly that the DEAR was out of order, or words to that effect.
It was in actual fact a bit of mild frivolity but with high octane electioneering in the wind, everything has becoming supremely intense.
Throughout the uproar and this has been noted by many, Deputy PM Nick Clegg sat there obliviously immune with an 'out to lunch' detached look that was almost frightening.
Jan Higgins
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Mountain and molehill come to mind.
This remark has been stirred up by the media and labour PC brigade as there is nothing on the news but the b....y wedding.
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Guest 683- Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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I think it was unbecoming of a Prime Minister. It may have been a slip due to his being on the back foot over health reforms but he must be feeling pretty foolish now. As innocuous as it is on many levels it has undermined his central message and his credibility as someone capable of crafting well-considered responses rather than having to rely on briefings or notes.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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partly red ed is improving from what little i have seen of him in the commons, he is planing also to have his adenoids sorted so that he doesn't such a geek.
i noted that john bercow(the speaker) told the commons to behave as it turned people off watching.
could not be more true, i have never yet sat through the whole fiasco, sounds like market square at chucking out time on a friday night.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It is so easy to wind up the humourless pc harridans.
This is a well known Michael Winner catchphrase and if that is all it takes to get the Labour benches up in arms then so be it. From what I could see the over-excitable front bencher to whom it was aimed well deserved a much stronger put-down than that.
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Personally I think that the rude interruption by the lady MP in question deserved such a put-down. For precious shrill wimmin politicians to hide behind their frail femininity iis disgraceful. Obviously this one does not have the moral fibre of a Thatcher or a Widdecombe, both of whom used to give as good as they got.
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Ross Miller
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I am rapidly drawing to the conclusion that all 635 of elected "members" are exactly that - "prize members" - perhaps a period of Belgian government would do us all a power of good
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While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
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Yes, Jan, 'mountain and molehill'.
He was being gently polite, not rude.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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ross,does that mean we get the euro as well.
barryw,calm down dear its only an ad.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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even the daily torygraph attacked the prime minister over his comments.
they considered it very unstatesmanlike to use an old joke like that.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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You are very out of date when you keep describing the Telegraph as 'Torygraph' Howard - they are very far from that these days and will critisise DC at every excuse however banal.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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Interesting that the only two women that have replied up to now both think the same.
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DT1- Location: Dover
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I don't think we should worry about Mr Cameron being sexist or derogatory towards women. The real concern here is that our elected representatives are using one liners from Michael Winner. They'll be using policies from the BNP before we know it!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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exactly my thoughts on the matter darren, one expects better quality wit from our prime minister.
recycled gags may get him out of difficult situations in the commons, eventually he will have to face up to more serious problems that require intelligence rather than a merry quip.