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Appalling Misjudged Harman Gaffe...

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Chil1234 · 30/10/2010 16:41

You know you've won the argument when your opponent is stooping to cheap personal insults. Calling Danny Alexander a 'ginger rodent' was jaw-droppingly childish and I'm glad she had the good grace to apologise. Silly woman.

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teej · 31/10/2010 10:38

Grumpy - take it you don't have a redhead dc then? Apparently Harriet has - hope the dc gives their mum a right ticking off and reminder of any bullying they have endured. It may seem completely facile but ginger-ism is one of the last permissible discriminations it seems.
Fwiw I got great satisfaction from emailing her office directly yesterday.

GiddyPickle · 31/10/2010 10:38

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longfingernails · 31/10/2010 10:32

grumpyvamps Ordinarily, I would agree with you.

In the case of Harriet Harman, however, whose bonkers Equalities Act is especially designed for such remarks, I think a prosecution would be rather fitting.

huddspur · 31/10/2010 10:30

I think that its just she likes to call herself Mrs Equality and then she starts taking the piss out of someone for their hair colour.

grumpyvamps · 31/10/2010 10:27

OMG I can't believe all the squealing about this. Blokes say so much worse to each other all the time. She made herself look like an idiot; he shrugged it off - do we really need to be considering prosecuting her under the Equalities Act?

huddspur · 31/10/2010 10:22

This demonstarates Labours desperation, knowing that they have lost the argument they stoop to such low-blows.

Litchick · 31/10/2010 07:59

This is terrible.
So so misjudged...and in Scotland where so many people are red heads.

Own goal, I'm afriad.

longfingernails · 31/10/2010 01:12

Can she be prosecuted under the Equalities Act?

All it takes is for someone to perceive discrimination, even if they are not the "offendee". And as this thread shows, many, many people were offended.

BelligerentGhoul · 30/10/2010 23:12

She should have gone eons ago.

TurnipLantern · 30/10/2010 23:07

Typical of Labour a t m though. They can't face raking any responsibility for their reckless spending and they aren't prepared to say what they would cut. So in the absence of any rational policies about anything they attack the Lib Dems. And now personal comments? It's pathetic and unworthy. Take responsibility, for heaven's sake.

claig · 30/10/2010 23:05

'Is this what politics has been reduced to calling people ginger twats rodents?'

yes that is politically correct progressive politics. They are building a progressive future.

Maisiethemorningsidecat · 30/10/2010 23:02

Only some politicians. She's not taking this well, is she?

Hullygully · 30/10/2010 23:02

I must have missed the intervening centuries when politicians behaved delightfully.

How curious.

allhallowsandwine · 30/10/2010 23:02

she is a vile nasty hypocrit. agreed rannaldini this is the time for someone to kick the chair from under her. IMHO she should be called to resign over this just as if she made a rasist comment. does she not have ginger hair herself?? she is a horrible biatch.

TheCrackFox · 30/10/2010 23:00

Is this what politics has been reduced to calling people ginger twats rodents?

GrimmaTheNome · 30/10/2010 23:00

Good response from Danny boy.

Rannaldini · 30/10/2010 22:54

wasn't she trying to make some allusion to the delightful native red squirrel
oh no she was making the exact opposite point

i care not the choice of rope she makes but shurely she has enough now to do the job

mooney p'haps you could kick the chair out?

DunderMifflin · 30/10/2010 22:52

this kind of politics really turns me off - completely childish, point-scoring and cheap. it makes it so clear that they think we're idiots.

GiddyPickle · 30/10/2010 22:52

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smugmumofboys · 30/10/2010 22:51

Utterly vile and childish.

Hullygully · 30/10/2010 22:50

pore ol rodents

campion · 30/10/2010 22:49

I think the other word you were looking for, moondog, was hypocrite.

As in, ' a grammar school is the only suitable school for my son' ( rough quote) whilst supporting the Labour line of non-selection.

One rule for them...

She's definitely lost the plot

TheShriekingHarpy · 30/10/2010 22:42

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BelligerentGhoul · 30/10/2010 22:40

Well said Moondog! :)

TheShriekingHarpy · 30/10/2010 22:39

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