Post by Teddy Bear on Oct 21, 2010 16:43:09 GMT
Here's a great example that shows just how truly hypocritical BBC journalists are. We've been subjected to their virulent anti-war bias since even before it started, not to mention their left-wing stand on just about everything. When 'green' protesters, clearly unemployed, effectively shut down Heathrow with their AGW demonstrations, the BBC were there to champion them for their cause, notwithstanding the misery they caused to all who needed to get to Heathrow to catch flights.
They also love to demonize Israelis who in the heat of attack by stone-throwers react excessively, at least by the BBC standard.
So how does the BBC journalist set an example to us all? Well as the following story demonstrates, with far less restraint for far less provocation than they demand from the rest of us.
After Nick Robinson concluded his report from Westminster he turns around and seeing a placard being waved behind him, grabs and breaks it. Obviously humiliated to think of how his report would have been seen by viewers, instead of the way he perceived it to go. When a demonstrator told him he should be ashamed of himself, he replies 'I'm not remotely ashamed of myself. Why should I be ashamed of myself?'
To further highlight the self-importance with which he regards himself, he goes on to say
'I am a great believer in free speech but I also care passionately about being able to do my job reporting and analysing one of the most important political stories for years.'
Clearly far more important than protecting your own life as in the reaction of the Israeli, or truly showing the real mettle of your belief - however debatable it might be.
They also love to demonize Israelis who in the heat of attack by stone-throwers react excessively, at least by the BBC standard.
So how does the BBC journalist set an example to us all? Well as the following story demonstrates, with far less restraint for far less provocation than they demand from the rest of us.
After Nick Robinson concluded his report from Westminster he turns around and seeing a placard being waved behind him, grabs and breaks it. Obviously humiliated to think of how his report would have been seen by viewers, instead of the way he perceived it to go. When a demonstrator told him he should be ashamed of himself, he replies 'I'm not remotely ashamed of myself. Why should I be ashamed of myself?'
To further highlight the self-importance with which he regards himself, he goes on to say
'I am a great believer in free speech but I also care passionately about being able to do my job reporting and analysing one of the most important political stories for years.'
Clearly far more important than protecting your own life as in the reaction of the Israeli, or truly showing the real mettle of your belief - however debatable it might be.
The moment BBC's Nick Robinson loses his cool at sign-waving anti-war protesters
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:00 PM on 21st October 2010
This is the moment the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson loses his cool after being heckled by anti-war protesters during a live television broadcast.
A film clip posted on YouTube shows him grabbing the sign which was being waved behind him while he was broadcasting from Westminster yesterday.
He is shown trying to pull the sign, which reads 'Cut the war not the poor', apart before stamping on it while a protester shouts: 'You should be ashamed of yourself, mate. You should be ashamed'.
Confronted after the incident, Robinson told a protester: 'I'm not remotely ashamed of myself. Why should I be ashamed of myself?'
A contrite Robinson today told his blog: 'If you were watching the 6 O'Clock News last night, you may have seen a "Troops Out" sign on a large pole being waved behind my head.
'I have a confession. After the news was over, I grabbed the sign and ripped it up - apparently you can watch video of my sign rage in full glorious technicolour on the web. I lost my temper and I regret that.
'However, as I explained afterward to the protesters who disrupted my broadcast, there are many opportunities to debate whether the troops should be out of Afghanistan without the need to stick a sign on a long pole and wave it in front of a camera.
'I am a great believer in free speech but I also care passionately about being able to do my job reporting and analysing one of the most important political stories for years.'
Robinson, who has been political editor at the BBC since 2005, is not the first broadcaster to lose their temper within sight of Westminster recently.
The political editor of Sky News, Adam Boulton, was involved in an on-air spat with Labour's former head of communications Alastair Campbell shortly after the general election.
He accused Mr Campbell of 'casting aspersions' and trying to tell him what to think during the fiery exchange.
His colleague Kay Burley was heckled by a protester chanting 'Sack Kay Burley, watch the BBC; while she carried out a live interview - also in Westminster.
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:00 PM on 21st October 2010
This is the moment the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson loses his cool after being heckled by anti-war protesters during a live television broadcast.
A film clip posted on YouTube shows him grabbing the sign which was being waved behind him while he was broadcasting from Westminster yesterday.
He is shown trying to pull the sign, which reads 'Cut the war not the poor', apart before stamping on it while a protester shouts: 'You should be ashamed of yourself, mate. You should be ashamed'.
Confronted after the incident, Robinson told a protester: 'I'm not remotely ashamed of myself. Why should I be ashamed of myself?'
A contrite Robinson today told his blog: 'If you were watching the 6 O'Clock News last night, you may have seen a "Troops Out" sign on a large pole being waved behind my head.
'I have a confession. After the news was over, I grabbed the sign and ripped it up - apparently you can watch video of my sign rage in full glorious technicolour on the web. I lost my temper and I regret that.
'However, as I explained afterward to the protesters who disrupted my broadcast, there are many opportunities to debate whether the troops should be out of Afghanistan without the need to stick a sign on a long pole and wave it in front of a camera.
'I am a great believer in free speech but I also care passionately about being able to do my job reporting and analysing one of the most important political stories for years.'
Robinson, who has been political editor at the BBC since 2005, is not the first broadcaster to lose their temper within sight of Westminster recently.
The political editor of Sky News, Adam Boulton, was involved in an on-air spat with Labour's former head of communications Alastair Campbell shortly after the general election.
He accused Mr Campbell of 'casting aspersions' and trying to tell him what to think during the fiery exchange.
His colleague Kay Burley was heckled by a protester chanting 'Sack Kay Burley, watch the BBC; while she carried out a live interview - also in Westminster.