Poor Jeremy Clarkson. Speakers of the truth always get the worst treatment.
Clarkson, 48, was speaking in Sydney, Australia where he is hosting Top Gear Live, a stage version of the popular BBC show.
During a discussion on the economy, he compared Mr Brown unfavourably with Kevin Rudd, the Australia prime minister, who had addressed his country on the scale of the financial downturn.
“He genuinely looked terrified. Poor man, he’s actually seen the books,” Clarkson said of Mr Rudd.
“We have this one-eyed Scottish idiot who keeps telling us everything’s fine and he’s saved the world and we know he’s lying, but he’s smooth at telling us.”
Lesley-Anne Alexander, chief executive of the RNIB, said: “Mr Clarkson’s description of Prime Minister Brown is offensive. Any suggestion that equates disability with incompetence is totally unacceptable. We would be happy to help Mr Clarkson understand the positive contribution people with sight loss make to society.”
I guess the Royal National Institute for Blind People couldn’t see the humor in his statement.
And yes, that last sentence sounds like a vaguely euphemistic description of a re-education camp to me too.