How not to present to the media (or bishop-bashing
for beginners)
19/12/06 11:59 Coffee machine moments
An open message to the Bishop of Southwark: when
you're in a hole, stop digging.
Or at least stop telling everyone you must have been
sober on the night you can't account for because you
got home OK. Loads of us do it when plastered - it's
not difficult. Even then, you could draw the line at
explaining your route home from Green Park to
Streatham - a claim that you did this
straightforwardly via London Bridge is tosh, the
straightforward route is Green Park tube then change
at Stockwell and straight to Tooting Bec.
The real problem is that the Bishop is claiming he wasn't drunk and because of his position everyone thinks it's hilarious. So whatever ill-advised interview he gives, he's not going to win.
I do wonder about some of the other conditions that could produce the same symptoms as this, though. Supposing, after proper medical assessment, he wasn't drunk but was found to have had a stroke? Or that this was the onset of Alzheimer's? It might not sound quite so hilarious I suppose, and won't sell the papers. But deep down inside me there's a niggle that says a middle aged to elderly man found completely out of control is more of a cause for concern than for a laugh.
The real problem is that the Bishop is claiming he wasn't drunk and because of his position everyone thinks it's hilarious. So whatever ill-advised interview he gives, he's not going to win.
I do wonder about some of the other conditions that could produce the same symptoms as this, though. Supposing, after proper medical assessment, he wasn't drunk but was found to have had a stroke? Or that this was the onset of Alzheimer's? It might not sound quite so hilarious I suppose, and won't sell the papers. But deep down inside me there's a niggle that says a middle aged to elderly man found completely out of control is more of a cause for concern than for a laugh.
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