Gordon Brown's Oops moment

[Cutter]

Gordon Brown calls a woman a bigot and doesn't realize he has an open mic on. Click for full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8649853.stm

 

[exscentric]

Hoof and mouth disease is well in the world :laugh: Why should he be any different than our own leaders?

 

[Matt Black]

Hopefully we'll boot him out next Thursday. You guys do know we're having a general election then?

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Poor guy. The look on his face when he realised what had happened actually made me feel sorry for him. We all have those moments.

No fan of Gordon Brown - but still....

 

[Matt Black]

Rumour has it that he misheard Mrs Duffy's "where are all these Eastern Europeans flocking from*" as something else beginning with 'f', which perhaps makes his 'bigotted' comment seem more reasonable.

*Er...presumably Eastern Europe, Mrs Duffy?