Farage utterly destroyed on air

[FlyingJesus]

Skip the first couple of minutes because it's just radio ads idk why it does that but yeah Farage sits down with some chap on LBC to discuss the issue of racism... and then changes the subject at every turn. Some of my favourite bits are him not knowing who his own councillors are, claiming that bilingual children are ruining the country (which would include his own daughters), and being chums with Anders Breivik fans.



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[The Don]

Great to watch Farage stutter and backtrack for once since he is usually the more dominant one in his debates. Brilliant that he pointed out that Farage's own children are bilingual and would fall into the same category that he's labelling all those east end children in.

[FlyingJesus]

Farage didn't seem to even be aware that the statistic wasn't what he'd claimed it was tbh

[The Don]

Farage didn't seem to even be aware that the statistic wasn't what he'd claimed it was tbh

Here's another James O'Brien snippet where he destroys a UKIP member.

https://audioboo.fm/boos/1938900-jam...n-two-minutes?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Farage didn't do well because he wasn't aggressive enough to this interviewer. Personally had that been me, I would simply repeat the crimes of Labour and Conservatives politicians when everytime I was asked about what somebody in Ukip had said or done.

The interviewer could have done his job and asked some real hard hitting questions that I would like to see Farage challenged on, ie What timescale would a Ukip Government give for the process of renegotiation, what qualifications and what skills would a Ukip border policy require, how many in terms of overall incoming immigration figures would a Ukip Government allow in, how would Ukip go about restoring the grammar school system in the south when taking into account the lack of land and that former grammars had been merged into large comprehensives, how would a Ukip Government work within a NATO framework if it opposes interventionalist wars in the Middle East..... and so on and so forth. Had he asked questions like this, and interrogated Farage on them, then there's a chance Farage could be exposed as being very thin on detail.

But instead, all we got was the usual 'CANDIDATE X IN UKIP HAS SAID Y, DO YOU AGREE WITH Y? ARE YOU ALL WAYCIST?' or... 'UKIP MEPS CLAIM ALLOWANCES EXPENSES, DOESNT THIS MAKE YOU LIKE THE LIBLABCON DESPITE THE TWO BEING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT?'. I don't know about everyone else, but I find it very boring - I haven't yet heard an interview conducted during this campaign with Farage or any member of Ukip which actually discussed EU membership which is what the European Elections are supposed to be about.

O'Brian is a terrible interview conductor and the comments on LBC speak for themselves: http://www.lbc.co.uk/watch-nigel-far...rom-1130-90532

Strewth, I thought you were going to interview Nigel, didn't realise the voice we were actually going to hear was yours, what an absolutely appalling interview, you are so naive James hence Nick and Ian enjoy the lions share of interviews.

You keep saying you don't understand James, your right, you don't, listening to you is a sad and freighting thing, sad because you are aggressively naive and freighting because you think your right to treat a party leader who voices the fears many people have with such distain, immigration is THE topic James and you simply dismiss any individual who disagrees with your school boy idealistic view.

Until this point, you cast your views as idealistic and a bit 'university' as a way of diluting what you really think. the look in your eye whilst interviewing Nigel speaks volumes....you represent a typical armchair politician, completely rigid in view and unable to even engage with any alternative, your inflexibility is the reason were in political lockdown, at heart James, your a communist, just admit it on air so we can all relax knowing who you really are....at least we could respect you..!!

Go on James let's stay with the parties that has destroyed our pensions,wrecked our nation,taken us into wars. Yet Nigel has said we need to take back our borders.
You have made me want to join ukip. James you have shown us how arrogant you are

Will James O'Brien hold the same character assassination debates with Ed Miliband and David Cameron? Don't hold your breath folks!

The media can keep calling us racist for a few bonkers members, but if I am racist for wanting control of our borders back from the European Union to stop huge areas of our country becoming literally foreign where no English is spoken then I am guilty as charged.

Farage didn't seem to even be aware that the statistic wasn't what he'd claimed it was tbh

So you often go into areas around this country and hear only French or German being spoken amongst the population, do you?

[The Don]

People aren't calling ukip racist for wanting to control borders, they're calling them racist for making certain minorities the centre of a hate campaign and stigmatising large groups of people.

So you often go into areas around this country and hear only French or German being spoken amongst the population, do you?

Why does it matter that people are bilingual and speak other languages besides English in public? Weren't you criticising Ukraine for removing other languages besides Ukrainian from their official languages?

[-:Undertaker:-]

People aren't calling ukip racist for wanting to control borders, they're calling them racist for making certain minorities the centre of a hate campaign and are stigmatising large groups of people.

AGAIN with the slurs.

What minorities have they targeted? They've said they want to control our borders with the EU which includes Germans, French, Spanish, Portugeese, Greeks, Romanians, Lithuanians, Italians, Dutch, Danish, Belgians, Swedes and COUNTLESS other European nations.

I am SICK of people like you trying to shut down the debate on immigration by claiming that wanting controlled borders = racism. Go and do one.

Why does it matter that people are bilingual and speak other languages besides English in public?

Because if you live in an area where nobody speaks your own language, you'll feel very isolated. Lanaguage is the foundation of a nation.

If people like you arrogantly continue to ignore legit concerns such as this and dismiss them as small minded when they're actually very important for community relations and integration, then you are storing up huge tensions that will spill over on the streets. Be warned.

Weren't you criticising Ukraine for removing other languages besides Ukrainian from their official languages?

I have said all along that as a multicultural country, Ukraine needs to seperate.

If the central Ukranian autorities want the Russian part to remain, then they'll have to allow Russian. But that is upto Kiev.

[FlyingJesus]

Farage didn't do well because he wasn't aggressive enough to this interviewer. Personally had that been me, I would simply repeat the crimes of Labour and Conservatives politicians when everytime I was asked about what somebody in Ukip had said or done.

That is all Farage did - avoid the questions

The interviewer could have done his job and asked some real hard hitting questions that I would like to see Farage challenged on, ie What timescale would a Ukip Government give for the process of renegotiation, what qualifications and what skills would a Ukip border policy require, how many in terms of overall incoming immigration figures would a Ukip Government allow in, how would Ukip go about restoring the grammar school system in the south when taking into account the lack of land and that former grammars had been merged into large comprehensives, how would a Ukip Government work within a NATO framework if it opposes interventionalist wars in the Middle East..... and so on and so forth. Had he asked questions like this, and interrogated Farage on them, then there's a chance Farage could be exposed as being very thin on detail.

He could have done, yes, but he quite clearly states that the interview is in response to racism claims and that's what the interview was about

O'Brian is a terrible interview conductor and the comments on LBC speak for themselves: http://www.lbc.co.uk/watch-nigel-far...rom-1130-90532

What a shock, UKIP supporters and illiterates support GIVE BACK OUR BORDERS!!!! nonsense even when Farage himself can't talk about it properly when asked

So you often go into areas around this country and hear only French or German being spoken amongst the population, do you?

No and I didn't say anything of the sort; what you've quoted me saying is that Farage didn't seem to realise that "English as a second language" is not the same as "don't speak English" as was his claim

[-:Undertaker:-]

That is all Farage did - avoid the questions

Because there's only so many times you can be asked 'ARE YOU ALL RACISTS' and reply no without it getting boring. Basically, O'Brian kept reading out silly comments made by some Ukip members.... what else did he want Farage to say other than they would be suspended/have been suspended and that the party rejects those comments? This racism ******** has been done to death.

He could have done, yes, but he quite clearly states that the interview is in response to racism claims and that's what the interview was about

Exactly, so why are the other three party leaders not being given the same ride by racist assaults/comments made by THEIR candidates/councillors?

What a shock, UKIP supporters and illiterates support GIVE BACK OUR BORDERS!!!! nonsense even when Farage himself can't talk about it properly when asked

Oooh so you think we're small minded and stupid for wanting to control Britain's borders like any other country does?

I really hope you and the media keep this arrogant attitude up. You're totally out of touch with the majority.

No and I didn't say anything of the sort; what you've quoted me saying is that Farage didn't seem to realise that "English as a second language" is not the same as "don't speak English" as was his claim

But you've said in the past have you not that you think it's absolutely fine that areas of this country don't speak English?

So our positions are clear: you think thats fine (because you don't live among it) and I think that's a bad thing for integration.

As for Farage's claim, it wouldn't surprise me if he is correct. At the very best, you'll probably only get broken English in these ghettos.

[FlyingJesus]

That was by far the best live radio interview!! James just made my weekend brighter. We now know more than we did know about Farage and his dealing with far right European clubs. Well done James

Well done James. Just wish more political interviews were likewise as thorough and unforgiving as this. Political leaders are far too often treated with kid gloves and reverence, and this certainly made a refreshing change!

He asked questions. Farage answered them. Farage came off badly because his views are stupid.

The best bits are when Farage talks; he contradicts, mis-represents, splutters and fails. Laughed my a*s off.

thanks to J.O.B for this proper scrutiny,he goes round talking about foreigners but is married to one,he has a zimbawean calling Ed Milliband an illegal immigrant in our country,only lazy brits who want to find excuses for failure follow this nonsense

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