An internet sensation, the Tory who told Brown to his face that he's a disaster (with video)

dailymail.co.uk ^ | March 26, 2009 | Kirsty Walker

[Free ThinkerNY]

A Tory who criticised Gordon Brown to his face in a brutal personal attack has won an army of fans worldwide.

A video of MEP Daniel Hannan delivering a withering assessment of the Prime Minister's handling of the economic crisis has become a surprise hit on the internet.

More than 730,000 users have viewed it on YouTube, making it the most popular clip on the site two days in a row.

Mr Hannan's assault came after the Premier had given a keynote speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

As Mr Brown looked on through gritted teeth, shaking his head, the Tory lambasted him as a 'Brezhnev era apparatchik' who was ' pathologically incapable' of taking responsibility for his role in the financial crisis.

The 37-year-old, who was the youngest British member elected to the European Parliament in 1999, yesterday received plaudits for his tongue-lashing.

Broadcasters - including the BBC - failed to report Mr Hannan's onslaught despite giving full coverage to Mr Brown's most pro-European speech to date.

[Plutarch]

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[irishtenor]

You’re lucky. I have Cantwell and Murray.

[PALIN SMITH]

Mrs. Jones from Hartford told Senator Dodd the same thing.......... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4MAJzhFhGc

[philly-d-kidder]

best Line is .. Mr Brown.. You Cannot spend your way out of a recession and you Can’t Borrow your way out of DEBT!

[philly-d-kidder]

best Line is .. Mr Brown.. You Cannot spend your way out of a recession and you Can’t Borrow your way out of DEBT!

[Wisconsinlady]

Sad, isn’ it?

[irishtenor]

Yup, makes you want to cry.

[RobbyS]

Our politicians seem to pride themselves on speaking poorly.

[Ravi]

Thanks for posting this. I wish we had some orators in the republican party like that.

[Ted Grant]

Brown had a chance to respond, but I haven’t seen it.

[trtdenver]

I didn't see a teleprompter...did you? I would give my left arm to borrow Mr. Hannan for a few months to do nothing but give speeches on the floor of the Senate on M,W,F and House on T,TR...Saturday off...then on to the Sunday shows.

[usconservative]

If only the so-called "conservatives" (small "c" intentional) in the so-called Republican party had the intelligence and dare I say a set of balls to tell it like Daniel Hannan did.

So how much would it cost to get this guy to come to the U.S. and tell off Obama the same way? (heck, I'll pop for it, it'd be worth every penny.)

[Charlespg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94lW6Y4tBXs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edailymail%2Eco%2Euk%2Fnews%2Farticle%2D1165027%2FAn%2Dinternet%2Dsensation%2DTory%2Dtold%2DBrown%2Dface%2Dhes%2Ddisaster%2Ehtml%3FITO%3D1490&feature=player_embedded

[Free ThinkerNY]

You’re welcome. I second your wish.

[who knows what evil?]

Shame there are no men like this in the GOP...or anywhere else; for that matter.

[ExTexasRedhead]

How pathetic that nowhere in the US Congress do we have anyone that loves this country enough to do what this man did.

[GrootheWanderer]

Anyone catch his appearance on Cavuto’s show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eqJ8k5cjP8

A lot of good stuff in there.

[LiteKeeper]

I have heard soundbites - and it is amazing!

[hosepipe]

The problem is most republicans are socialists..
It would be very hard to find a republican that would turn down a gov't check..

(SSA)Social Security is PURE socialism.. Not like socialism but PURE socialism.. And most all republicans are oblivious to that fact..

OBLIVIOUS...

[Nipfan]

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