Nigel Farage does England proud by absolutely destroying unelected EU President

Asheron

The head of the European parliament has summoned British Eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage over his tirade against European Council President Herman van Rompuy.

Parliament President Jerzy Buzek is expected to reprimand Mr Farage at the meeting on Tuesday.

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader could face a suspension.

Mr Farage drew jeers on Wednesday when he told the chamber Mr Van Rompuy had “the charisma of a damp rag” and the appearance of a “low-grade bank clerk”.

The attack came as Mr Van Rompuy, a former Belgian prime minister, made his maiden appearance in parliament in Brussels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bypLwI5AQvY

worldtraveller

I wonder if the EC has a secret police service yet? Hmmm... watch out Nige! :whistle: :silenced:

Asheron

Secrets out now, and it's too late,

peterg1965

The EU is to democracy what the Nazis where to race relations.

Nigel Farage is precisely correct in 'most' of what he says. The EU Foreign Minister is a British woman who also has NEVER been elected to any office and was last seen in the UK running one of Gordo's quangos.

The EU is largely a joke organisation, which is self serving, anti democratic and costing the UK £Bn's just for the 'honour' of belonging.

Asheron

But did you know, we joined the European Union 30 years before they even announced to the public we did

Asheron

The European Union was in fact a conspiracy theory back then

zappahey

Despite the fact that his point was valid, all he did was appear like a small-minded boor. If the impression you want to create of "England" is that you are unable to present a coherent, rational argument without dropping to personal insults then, you're right, he did you proud.

Frankly, it should make you hang your head in shame.

Woody_G

Nigel have BALLS, he made his point in a way everyone will take note = demagogy

Pretty good I would say and well calculated, it evoked a thread on MSE ini't?!

RabbitMad

zappahey wrote: »

Despite the fact that his point was valid, all he did was appear like a small-minded boor. If the impression you want to create of "England" is that you are unable to present a coherent, rational argument without dropping to personal insults then, you're right, he did you proud.

Frankly, it should make you hang your head in shame.

Without the personal insults it wouldn't have got the news coverage.

Go UKIP I say. I'm planning to hand my local seat in the GE to the Libdems by voting UKIP rater than Tory.

Sir_Humphrey

peterg1965 wrote: »

The EU is to democracy what the Nazis where to race relations.

Blimey, a discussion about the EU which breaches Godwin's law in four posts! :rotfl::whistle:

JasonLVC

That's a pretty shameful action from Mr Farage.

Regardless of political leanings or even an individual's personality, one does not make such a derogatory comment against the EU's President.

If this was the UK/Commons, there'd be outrage if Cameron stood up and called Brown a one-eyed boring old to$$er. Brown maybe all those things BUT it is not professional nor what we expect from our elected members.

All this shows is Mr Farage's huge lack of tact and speech writing skills. A proper politician would have launched a barbed attack but made it sound silky smooth rather than just standing up and calling the President a c**t.