Andrew Mitchell resigns over police comments row

[muriel_volestrangler]

Andrew Mitchell has quit as government chief whip after criticism for making rude remarks to police officers at the gates of Downing Street.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19922026

The nailmarks on the window ledge of the whips' office, where he hung on grimly for weeks, are said to spell out 'pleb' in morse.

[Baitball Blogger]

1. Man, I was hoping that said Andrea Mitchell.

[GeorgiaDemGuy]

2. me too, baitball

i would throw a party if Mrs.Greenspan left nbc/msnbc.....she reeks of corporate cronyism....reeks.

[HereSince1628]

3. It's hell to have a mind that leaps to what it wants to read!

Reality is very disappointing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd have sworn it said Andrea

[CJCRANE]

5. Me too.

I thought "what police comments row?" then did a double take and saw it was in the UK forum.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Here's the start of it, from 4 weeks ago

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10882281

It has been a classic "member of the 1% despises the 99%" story.

[non sociopath skin]

4. An' anudder one bite de dus'

... and not before time.

Please let it be one of the Three Stooges, Dave, Gideon or Nick, next - while we still have some semblance of a functioning country left.

The Skin

[T_i_B]

7. Let's not forget the Gideon Osborne "ticketgate" story

Which has broke today.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/9621154/George-Osborne-forced-to-pay-160-upgrade-to-sit-in-first-class.html

[fedsron2us]

8. I can imagine the conversation

Oborne - "My face is my ticket"

Inspector - "Excuse me while I punch it"

[non sociopath skin]

9. Gideon has a face which I'd NEVER get tired of punching!

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