Know Your Enemy

"If news reporters and cameras are only there to be used by politicians as recording devices for their scripted soundbites, at best that is a professional discourtesy. At worst, if we are not allowed to explore and examine a politician’s views, then politicians cease to be accountable in the most obvious way. So the fact that the unedited interview has found its way onto YouTube in all its absurdity, to be laughed at along with all the clips of cats falling off sofas, is perfectly proper."

ITV reporter Damon Green on his bizarre "interview" with Ed Miliband last Thursday, during which the Labour leader appeared to short-circuit.

Still, I suppose it might have detracted from the fact that he's got abnormally long arms...

(Thanks to Jonathan for the latter link.)