Jermey Clarkson apologises for calling Gordon Brown a 'one eyed Scottish idiot'

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My God, what an arrogant and offensive tosser! There is no need at all in my opinion to refer to a person's nationality and / or disability in relation to their ability to do a job well.

It's just so depressingly predictable from him though. Dull, dull, dull man

I didn't know GB only had sight in one eye...

But JC dull? Hardly! I can understand you ddon't like him, but dull?

Oh he is so boring!

Anyone who is predictable is dull. In my book.

he only did it to avoid being sacked, i think.

yeah, i think GB's an idiot.

but what does his being Scottish ahd only having sight in one eye have to do with it?

JC's a pratt.

ffs - get a sense of humour

yes he is arrogant - thats why people like him

whats with the media trollhunters - as bad as mumsnet ones.

fuckers

stop buying the bloody tabloids and feeding this shit you muppets

But GB is Scottish, he is an idiot. Didnt know about the eye tho.

I like JC, wouldnt pee on GB if he was on fire.

He does have a point though: "(In the UK) we've got this one-eyed Scottish idiot, he keeps telling us everything's fine and he's saved the world and we know he's lying, but he's smooth at telling us."

What's the joke though?

That's it ohsnap - GB is an idiot but his incompetence is nothing to do with the fact that he has one eye and is scottish so why does JC need to mention it?

Why does his nationality have to have something to do with it? JC was merely describing him and the description is accurate. You may not agree that GB is an idiot - fair enough - and you may think the one eyed bit is below the belt - I found it informative - but the Scottish part is totally accurate and not in the least offensive, simply descriptive.

Don't be so quick to take offence.

But it's not funny. JC is just a Professional Arsehole.

And I most certianly do not buy tabloids

yeah, i agree he's a fool, GB, but why throw in the cheap shots?

i don't think it's funny. i really don't.

but then, i've always found JC and that Ross dude complete dicksmacks.

Informative?

What DumbledoresGirl said

Yes informative because as I said in my first post, I did not know GB had lost the sight in one eye. Now I do know.

Its just a description isn't it - and all factually correct. Don't see why he's apoligised.

If someone called me an adiot they might say "that short-arsed, brunette English idiot" etc.

Okay, substitute something else in for his nationality then, DG. Sub in 'English' or Indian or Pakistani, etc. And it changes in tone.

Don't see what his nationality has to do with it.

Or having no sight in one eye.

God, my spelling!

He wasn't telling you he had one eye in order to "inform" you and since we all know he's Scottish why the need to state the bleedin' obvious - he was using it as a dig of some sort.

Who says JC was trying to be funny? I think he was just answering a question in a press conference, not doing a stand-up routine.

Well if you called someoen a Pakistani idiot there really would be an uproar.

I don't think he was trying to be informative, just outrageous
And he failed, he is a boring twit

No sorry Expat, I don't think it does change the tone. If he described Margaret Thatcher as an English "insert a disability" idiot, would you have objected?

Thought not.