davina - too soft on george?

[joko]

I know she has to be nice and impartial, but she seemed to be allowing him to think everything was fine for him except for his political opponents. she barely mentioned his bullying of jodie and barely pulled him on his behaviour.

why didn't they replay more of his nastiest bits and shown him what most of the public think of him?

i know they will brief him with real feeling of the public off camera but i'd like to have seen his face fall and see how he tried to justify it.

he is in for rude awakening.

He also shouldn't have told davina where he was going tonight - brick lane, i think he said - loads of yobs or whatever may follow him there, just to have a go!

[ludwig]

Yes, I think he got off lightly. The fact that he imitated a cat and wore a leotard seems to be diverting everyone's attention from his sneaky childish bullying behaviour.

[Pootle]

But lets face it, Davina is not the best interviewer ever to grace tv. She ums her way everything and she always looks uncomfortable with the more tricky characters. I'd like to see Channel 4 bring someone in with a quick tongue to deal with these people and gring them down a peg or four. If they did, I'd look forward to Pete's exit interview with great interest...

[OBonio]

Hust wait until Paxman gets hold of him :o)

[valsuey]

Its not easy interviewing a politican.They are used to avoiding awkward questions and if they don't like the way things are going they just keep waffling until the time runs out.I agree more should have been made of his bullying and nastiness.He stabbed everyone in the back not just Preston.He was all aver Rula and then was horrible about her.The interview with Pax should be interesting,anyone know when it will be on?

[curly sue]

i agree with Pootle - Davina is not a good interviewer - if she does not like the way they are responding to her questions/statements - it is a case of 'OK lets move on' to me me me...... a swish of my hair - a turn to the crowd 'look at me me me'.............. Why do we watch it?? :-(

[milly143]

Well she probably knew what he had in store for him as soon as he walked off that stage from everyone else. I'm sure the rest of the media will make up for the hard time that she did not give him.

[Drisgirl]

I wholeheartedly agree with milly.She had been well briefed not to give him a platform by BB-kind of lulling him into a false sense of security.They gently took the p and he was speechless when the headlines were shown.

You see if she were attempting to be a Paxman he would have probably made mincemeat of her as she is a light weight commentator/interviewer.

I thought it was very subtle.

[Pootle]

No, I don't agree at all. Subtle? This is Big Brother we are talking about not Newsnight. BB is common, trashy and the ultimate in car crash tv. Celebs reduced to their very worst and thats why we watch it. Who wants well, balanced arguments? Give the viewers what they want, ritual humiliation and a public flogging!

[joko]

that's true - he'd have run rings round her. Although she did sort of give makosi a hard time... though i suppose makosi isn't a politician...

they should get russel brand to join her and help her when she's out of her depth - he's quite clever and quick witted and not afraid to say what he thinks - they could be like good cop bad cop!

[Drisgirl]

Oh dear I appear to have the knack in saying the wrong word pootle.

Did you almost choke when you were typing subtle:)

She was going to be potentially out of her depth so the interview had to take on a different slant in order they could both get through it.Hence the word subtle in BB (not just Davinas) approach.

I am still loving it.(please note I am only typing for myself).If you have a differing opinion please dont bring me into it unless its funny and nice:)

[claxton]

Oh, let's face it - Jodie deserves bullying.

[Drisgirl]

claxton - wind up merchant!!!