[jaxie]

In the interests of fairness, I did see a report this morning that explained the comment was taken out of context and that he had been talking about the daesh bodies that are left booby trapped to explode. Because they are booby trapped it's taking a long time to dispose of them.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

In the interests of fairness, I did see a report this morning that explained the comment was taken out of context and that he had been talking about the daesh bodies that are left booby trapped to explode. Because they are booby trapped it's taking a long time to dispose of them.

Does that make his glib joke any less inappropriate though? I don't think so.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Does that make his glib joke any less inappropriate though? I don't think so.

making a joke about dead lybian rebels is hardly inappropriate

no one gives 2 fks about them

or Lybia

lets be honest

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

making a joke about dead lybian rebels is hardly inappropriate

no one gives 2 fks about them

or Lybia

lets be honest

Yeah because mass death is always something to joke about.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

making a joke about dead lybian rebels is hardly inappropriate

no one gives 2 fks about them

or Lybia

lets be honest

And they said colonialism was dead...

[joeysteele]

This PM won't sack him though,he'd be far more a likely problem to her on the backbenches.

Fringe meeting or not,he knows it would get reported.
The worry is he sees no wrong as to anything he says.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Does that make his glib joke any less inappropriate though? I don't think so.

No,it doesn't. You are correct in my view.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Does that make his glib joke any less inappropriate though? I don't think so.

As mentioned, the report said out of context, no mention of jokes. Out of context means that the actual conversation was different to what was reported so if that is the case it is unlikely it was a joke or that what was said was reported correctly. Beyond that I wasn't there and neither were you.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

As mentioned, the report said out of context, no mention of jokes. Out of context means that the actual conversation was different to what was reported so if that is the case it is unlikely it was a joke or that what was said was reported correctly. Beyond that I wasn't there and neither were you.

The classic "you weren't there so you don't know". You'd think so called intelligent people would watch their mouths with insensitive comments on a public stage.

There is no context in which a glib remark like that is acceptable imo.

But, again, they never learn.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by jaxie

In the interests of fairness, I did see a report this morning that explained the comment was taken out of context and that he had been talking about the daesh bodies that are left booby trapped to explode. Because they are booby trapped it's taking a long time to dispose of them.

Even if it was taken out of context and as a seasoned politician he should have some nous by now on what might be dodgy ground to make jokes about, if he has ambitions of being PM, he really needs to reign himself in

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Even if it was taken out of context and as a seasoned politician he should have some nous by now on what might be dodgy ground to make jokes about, if he has ambitions of being PM, he really needs to reign himself in

I'd laugh my head off at the mere suggestion but.... Donald Trump is President these days.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I'd laugh my head off at the mere suggestion but.... Donald Trump is President these days.

I would laugh my head off but he needs conservatives to vote for him