He wasn’t known as Gorgeous George for nothing you know!
Like many politicians, there’s always an element of self-publicity and conceit to Galloway. But you can never accuse him of corruption or diverting attention away from the issues on to himself. Many have tried, and he’s got the big fat libel awards to prove they were wrong.
And again, he’s totally right. The senators here have announced his guilt without once giving him the slightest chance to defend himself, and their accusations, from what we’ve seen of them, are based on bugger-all evidence. He may be a bit of a boor, but he’s been in the right at practically every step of this mess, while his accusers have almost always been in the wrong.
Personally I’d be amazed if any of their accusations were true. Some people’s bottom line isn’t oil. Maybe some in the US Government have a hard time getting a grip on that idea.
Coleman didn’t even stay for the whole thing. He retire before the end. Levin then took over and tried to stand up to Galloway. Galloway can duck and dive and think on his feet with the best of them however so it didn’t phase him at all.
How and Why is the US Senate grilling this guy? How do “we” have jurisdiction (for lack of a better word) over him?
I swear I am rooting for this guy–if only because he can call a spade a spade and he seems to have balls, which the entire Democratic minority is sorely lacking.
I think we need more debate classes in HS or sumthin’…
I know nothing about the situation, but in the film, upon his swearing in, he was “reminded” that this has no legal consequence, or meaning, so I suspect the answer to your question is: None. Most likely, he wanted to have the ability to say what he said.
Ever seen Parliament at work on C-Span? It makes Congress look like an elderly ladies’ knitting circle. Galloway’s just had way more practice talking smack on the opposition than most of the Democrats have.
What I wouldn’t give for an official “President’s Question Hour” once a week on Capitol Hill…
Yeah, I think a lot of Galloway’s advantage over, well, any US politician is just how Parliament works. Remember the Presidential “debates?” Kerry and Bush couldn’t even directy question one another. Some debate. See if that crap (I just deleted out my first choice of words) flies in British Parliament.
I thought he did pretty well, although the Senators scored some points too. It would seem GG took his bribe as a legal campaign contribution. Just like the Senators do.
In any case, and oddly, the BBC is spinning this as a failure by GG. I do not see it that way. In any case, a good afternoon’s TV.
I have been waiting for something akin to the Welch-Mccarthy exchange in which Welsh states directly to McCarthy:
George Galloway accomplishes this quite nicely. The other poster is right, it will be a long time before they bring a British politician to be grilled. I think he wanted to be there myself. He’s made me his fan.