Highlights of Alisdair Thompson’s TV3 interview, 23.6.2011
“I’m moving it to a higher plane. …I did a good interview. It was a
very good interview.”
very good interview.”
About two minutes into this excruciatingly embarrassing performance, Thompson gets angry with the young reporter Rachel Morton and threatens to walk out. “I’m moving it to a higher plane,” he gravely informs her.
Then, all of a sudden, he turns on the cameraman: “I’m sorry, that
shouldn’t be rolling, all through that stuff.” For a moment, the
interview teeters on a knife-edge.
shouldn’t be rolling, all through that stuff.” For a moment, the
interview teeters on a knife-edge.
Happily for aficionados of the comedy of embarrassment, however, he
decides to continue digging. And digging.
decides to continue digging. And digging.
“I have two female women working for me… You’ve got to look behind the
STASTISTICS*… Men and women are different. Women have babies. … Many
men take time off to erase the children…”
STASTISTICS*… Men and women are different. Women have babies. … Many
men take time off to erase the children…”
At about the ten minute mark, he sets off on a long, wandery,
pointless story about his wife taking the day off to look after their
sick grand-daughter.
pointless story about his wife taking the day off to look after their
sick grand-daughter.
At the 13 minute mark, he gets even more wandery and confused: “I know
I’m not sexist, but if I say something that’s a fact of life, it
doesn’t make it untrue. … The people against me are socialists and
communists…. Most of the callers to NewstalkZB this morning were in
support of me…. My opponents are from the CTU and the Labour Party.
It’s all political.”
I’m not sexist, but if I say something that’s a fact of life, it
doesn’t make it untrue. … The people against me are socialists and
communists…. Most of the callers to NewstalkZB this morning were in
support of me…. My opponents are from the CTU and the Labour Party.
It’s all political.”
RACHEL MORTON: Have you got statistics to support what you’ve said?
THOMPSON: No.
RACHEL MORTON: Roughly?
THOMPSON: Nuh. I don’t do roughly.
THOMPSON: No.
RACHEL MORTON: Roughly?
THOMPSON: Nuh. I don’t do roughly.
And he keeps on digging…
“The truth is the truth is the truth. … I did a good interview. It was
a very good interview. You’ve heard it.”
a very good interview. You’ve heard it.”
It’s actually worth watching this performance right through to the
end, when his perfect delivery of a one-word instruction to the
cameraman provides what is possibly the funniest moment of the whole
fiasco.
end, when his perfect delivery of a one-word instruction to the
cameraman provides what is possibly the funniest moment of the whole
fiasco.
* Thompson commits the mispronunciation “stastistics” half a dozen
times during this interview.
times during this interview.
http://www.3news.co.nz/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nz.general/37Co5Xkj73E%5B1-25%5D
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