February 18, 2010
Scrubbing up nicely
I hate to gate-crash on the beauty and fragile strength of wabi-sabi, but I'm still recovering from Valentine's Day massacre of the innocents.
I have no doubt Gordon Brown was dragged kicking and screaming into the Piers Morgan interview, but the ultimatum was clear: 'Get this, Gordon - either you go and talk about how you felt as your daughter Jennifer died in your arms, or you won't be Prime Minister in a few months. So will you do it?'
Labour knew they were lagging behind in the 'Misery' stakes, after David Cameron's son Ivan, who died of cerebral palsy, had appeared in so many interviews a few months back.
Valentine's Day was the day of the broadcast, but wait a minute! Here's David Cameron being interviewed in Scotland on the same day, and surprise, surprise, he's 'struggling for words' - Tony Blair could do 'struggling for words' very well; are their 'strugggling for words' coaches? - as he talked about, wait for it,Ivan again! Saying he 'wished he'd taken more time off to grieve'.
Two dead children in one day! It would be funny, if it wasn't so tragic on so many levels. As the election approaches, the cold bodies of Jennifer and Ivan are scrubbing up nicely. And I'm 'struggling for words' as I write this and am 'close to breaking down'.
Please like this blog entry; please like me. My childhood was worse than yours, and if I start crying, believe me, I will flood the world...
Can I be in charge now?
Posted by Mr Bojangles at February 18, 2010 05:33 PM