Beyond The Commons

Beyond The Commons

Beyond The Commons

Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry

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Apropos of whatever

by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:13pm - 10 Comments

Charlie Brooker considers politicians.

The exciting conclusion is here.

Tags: charlie brooker, democracy, Richard Nixon

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http://intensedebate.com/people/Crit_Reasoning Crit_Reasoning

Many of you have probably already seen this, but if you haven't, you're in for a treat:

[youtube YtGSXMuWMR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4 youtube]

http://intensedebate.com/people/Fred_Moro Fred_Moro

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Iccyh

Nice use of the Prokofiev there.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Fred_Moro Fred_Moro

For people who might want to know more about the work of Charlie Brooker, the user who upload this video has uploaded the entire series of Screenwipe, Newswipe and Gamewipe. Brooker won Columnist of the Year at the 2009 British Press Awards for his columns in The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/charliebrooker.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Crit_Reasoning Crit_Reasoning

Click on the "Embed video" button above the top right corner of the comment box (right next to the "add poll" button).
http://intensedebate.com/people/Fred_Moro Fred_Moro

Ah well, my great skills of not seeing the red embed button with the youtube image strikes again. Thanks bud.
kcm

That's absolutely priceless…Rick Mercer you have met your match.
tobyornottoby

Who would be on the other end of the RED TELEPHONE? Putin?
Iccyh

I have not seen any of this before. It is stunningly awesome.

Thank you.
kcm

Classic…thanks Aaron…it's all your fault you know.

"All of us have become just like Richard Nixon…paranoid weirdos"

"…or Scottish and boring.sitting at a desk…"good evening, you'd be better off with labour…"

That's the best laugh i've had in a good long while. I'm addicted already.

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