Comments on: David Cameron's "hairbrush moment" is 3rd most viewed YouTube video

By: kop2001

kop2001 — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:44:07 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xv-asLAIQE

By: Political Scrapbook

Political Scrapbook — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:23:57 +0000

Sun writes that the Dave's hairbruch moment "was sneakily fed to all broadcasters" by BBC. Total rubbish http://is.gd/aOFJn @schofieldkevin

By: Mike Power

Mike Power — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:03:55 +0000

@sam_burnett http://is.gd/alYbO

By: TheBoilingFrog

TheBoilingFrog — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:13 +0000

If you think that makes Cameron look an idiot, then seriously you need to get a life, if anything it actually makes him look more human. A quick brush of the hair with his hands to sort it out – who hasn’t done that? Especially if you’re about to appear on tv.

I’m no Cameron fan myself but I bet that clip has probably impoved his image

By: Political Scrapbook

Political Scrapbook — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:18:08 +0000

@ShippersUnbound Thanks for embedding that Cameron clip. Pushed it up to 3rd on YouTube at one point –> http://bit.ly/dA7QOt

By: Political Scrapbook

Political Scrapbook — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:29 +0000

Personality, or rather how people perceive politicians, does make a difference to voter behaviour and on that basis alone it’s legitimate fare for blogs like this one. Clearly, this should be an adjunct to the bigger debate around policy and for that, go to LabourList, Left Foot Forward and ConservativeHome (I do every day).

But commentary like this has been around as long as politics and diary columns (which is what this blog is essentially) for almost as long. The problem with the balance between the relative levels of personality vs policy in political debate predate the blogosphere and should really be laid at the door of the mainstream media and party machines.

I don’t want a Tory government. If posting a clip of Cameron looking like an idiot makes this less likely then I will do so, especially when this plays into an established narrative (airbrushed posters etc).

Footage of his personal grooming was quickly a hit on the internet.
Tory officials sought to laugh off the affair.
One said: ‘It was a bad hair day.’
But they are conscious that Mr Cameron must avoid leaving voters with the impression that he is overly concerned by his appearance – a theme that will reinforce criticism that he is a political PR man, especially after his previous allegedly airbrushed appearance on a Tory billboard poster.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1256716/David-Cameron-caught-vain-moment.html

By: Paul E

Paul E — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:45:54 +0000

Sorry – I’m the last person to defend Cameron but the idea that he sorts his hair out before he goes on TV makes him ‘vain and shallow’ is about as stupid a comment as you could expect to come out of this idiotic personality-focused coverage of the election.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:54 +0000

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By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:37:41 +0000

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By: kevinrye

kevinrye — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:40:01 +0000

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