Posted on 04/28/2010 8:17:03 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Gillian Duffy had only popped out to buy a loaf of bread. But by the time she got home, following a chance encounter with the Prime Minister, the 65-year-old widow had become the woman who could seal the outcome of the general election.
The Prime Minister had been visiting a community re-offender project in Rochdale when Mrs Duffy called out to him and asked why he was not addressing the debt crisis.
As part of the new “real voters” strategy, she was ushered by an aide to speak directly to the Prime Minister.
Mrs Duffy politely asked about a range of issues including the national debt, education and immigration.
She said: “You can’t say anything about immigrants... all these eastern Europeans are coming in, where are they flocking from?”
Mr Brown answered her questions and, as they parted, Mrs Duffy praised Labour education policy, describing Mr Brown as a “nice man” and telling reporters she had already filled in her postal ballot, voting Labour. The discussion was destined to get little coverage on the day’s election broadcasts.
But Mr Brown was still wearing a microphone provided by Sky News, which recorded him turning to his aide Justin Forsyth, and pronouncing: “That was a disaster.”
He added: “Whose idea was that?” He then blamed “Sue” – Sue Nye his longest serving aide and friend.
He was then asked by the aide what Mrs Duffy had said.
He replied: “Everything, she was just a sort of bigoted woman who said she used to be Labour.”
The comments were relayed to Mrs Duffy who was aghast that Mr Brown – “a man who is going to lead this country . . . an educated person” – would make such an accusation
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He might as well stick his OTHER foot down his throat while he’s at it.
So, what is a likely result of this? Lib Dems get more support? The Tories receive more support?
wish they would get Obama on candid mic
Love it! Libs are always looking down on the plebes. Finally one gets caught out.
It would never be reported.
Remember “bitter clingers of guns and bibles” ? Didn’t make any difference with the media covering for him.
the left wing media in UK have turned against Labor and are trying to push Liberal Democrats as the alternative. You won’t hear the media say anything bad about Liberal Democrats
Why are the sheeple surprised to find that the elite despise and hate them???
Why?
Here, we get called Bigots every day!
LMAO
Brown in private called a (Labour) woman he had just spoken to a bigot. It was caught by a mike. When told the woman said now she wasn’t gonna vote.
It’s caused such a firestorm that he went to her house to apologize in person.
We have Joe the Plumber
They have Gillian the Shopper
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