13 August 2011

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool...


 ...than to speak out and remove all doubt. David Starkey should have borne this quote in mind before spewing shite on Newsnight

6 comments:

Francis Sedgemore said...

I saw that Newsnight debate, and enjoyed it immensely. So much so that I've downloaded the Flash video, and archived it on my hard drive for future delectation. It was a complete car crash for Starkey, and very well-deserved too.

Bryan said...

It was painful to watch as I was waiting for the lady beside him to punch him out.

I haven't heard anything that blatant since George Wallace was the governor of Alabama and desegregation was ordered by the Federal courts.

Liz Hinds said...

I understand the Guardian described it as a career-ending interview.

jams o donnell said...

It would not surprise me Liz!

Stan said...

I've been avoiding Newsnight because it's not good for my blood pressure, but I watched this the next morning and could hardly believe Starkey's ignorance. Seemed a bit cynical of the Beeb to have someone like that 'analysing' such momentous events.

By the way, I think the "career-ending" comment came from Owen Jones, the author of Chavs who was also on the show.

jams o donnell said...

It was indeed Owen who said that Stan,

Starkey was a disgrace but he has a track record of being a rude opinionated wanker so I think you are right to think it was a cynical move