Ming: I must be a failure … no.
He said it:
“Well, I must be a failure then,” Sir Menzies retorted (to Sandi Toksvig), before realising his mistake. (source).
Clang !!!
Sadly for those who would use this against him, it was totally undermined by the context in this case:
The Lib Dem chief was centre stage doing a question-and-answer session with comedian Sandi Toksvig when the topic turned to prime minister’s question time.
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Sir Menzies protested that everyone gets nervous before such events. Sandi disagreed.“Well, I must be a failure then,” Sir Menzies retorted, before realising his mistake.
Sir Menzies rejected suggestions that he was too old to lead his party into the next election and said he had to be “thick-skinned” about the issue.
“It’s not so much about age. It’s about judgment and experience. It’s about Liberal Democrat values and doing your best to promote them.”
(Guess who is just about to ask Mark Pack for a blog interview…)
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Never mind the context, those are damning words to say at all!
That may be the case, but it’s gossip column not front page stuff.
I had a go at the LibDems for going on and on and on Knockabout in the silly season with the Norman Lamb impersonation thing:
>There’s a spat going on. It is the silly season. Person or persons unknown has apparently been impersonating Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb, and a huge crowd of Lib Dems are jumping up and down shrieking about it
I think it’s better to go at Ming for his policies, if he is to be engaged.
Having said that, I have a “long-lost twins” post with Ming tomorrow, but it’s in the morning slot and I’ll be doing the same for Mr Cameron and Mr Brown as well.
Do drop me an email then
Will do.