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Newsnight Weather Reports - Paxman resists
Jeremy Paxman famously hated the idea of weather reports on Newsnight. Here's how the great Paxo dealt with it, in a compendium shown on Have I Got News For You.
Length: 78
Rating: 5.00 (561 ratings)
Tags: Paxman Newsnight HIGNFY
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George Galloway vs Jeremy Paxman Election 2005
JP: We're joined now from his count in Bethnal Green and Bow by George Galloway. Mr Galloway, are you proud of having got rid of one of the very few black women in Parliament?
GG: What a preposterous question. I know it's very late in the night, but wouldn't you be better starting by congratulating me for one of the most sensational election results in modern history?
JP: Are you proud of having got rid of one of the very few black women in Parliament?
GG: I'm not - Jeremy - move on to your next question.
JP: You're not answering that one?
GG: No because I don't believe that people get elected because of the colour of their skin. I believe people get elected because of their record and because of their policies. So move on to your next question.
JP: Are you proud -
GG: Because I've got a lot of people who want to speak to me.
JP: - You -
GG: If you ask that question again, I'm going, I warn you now.
JP: Don't try and threaten me Mr Galloway, please.
GG: You're the one who's trying to badger me.
JP: I'm not trying to badger you, I'm merely trying to ask if you're proud at having driven out of Parliament one of the very few black women there, a woman you accuse of having on her conscience 100,000 people.
GG: Oh well there's no doubt about that one. There's absolutely no doubt that all those New Labour MPs who voted for Mr Blair and Mr Bush's war have on their hands the blood of 100,000 people in Iraq, many of them British soldiers, many of them American soldiers, most of them Iraqis and that's a more important issue than the colour of her skin.
JP: Absolutely, because you then went on to say "including a lot of women who had blacker faces than her"
GG: Absolutely right, absolutely right. So don't try and tell me I should feel guilty about one of the most sensational election results in modern electoral history.
JP: I put it to you Mr Galloway that Nick Raynsford had you to a T when he said you were a "demagogue".
GG: Sorry?
JP: Nick Raynsford. You know who I mean? Nick Raynsford. Labour MP?
GG: No, I don't know who you mean.
JP: Never heard of him.
GG: I've never heard of Nick Raynsford, no.
JP: What else haven't you heard of?
GG: Well, I've been in Parliament a long time...
JP: He was a Parliamentary colleague of yours until very recently.
GG: Well, most of them just blend one into the other, Jeremy, they're largely a spineless, a supine bunch.
JP: Have you ever heard of Tony Banks?
GG: Yes I have, yes.
JP: Right, Tony Banks was sitting here five minutes ago, and he said that you were behaving inexcusably, that you had deliberately chosen to go to that part of London and to exploit the latent racial tensions there.
GG: You are actually conducting one of the most - even by your standards - one of the most absurd interviews I have ever participated in. I have just won an election. Can you find it within yourself to recognise that fact? To recognise the fact that the people of Bethnal Green and Bow chose me this evening. Why are you insulting them?
JP: I'm not insulting them, I'm not insulting you
GG: You are insulting them, they chose me just a few minutes ago. Can't you find it within yourself even to congratulate me on this victory?
JP: Congratulations, Mr Galloway.
GG: Thank you very much indeed. [Waves, removes microphone]
The tussle between George Galloway and Jeremy Paxman was one of the highlights of Election 2005, it came shortly after his victory over Labour's Oona King.
{The Respect Party's George Galloway has taken the Labour safe seat of Bethnal Green & Bow in east London.
Oona King was deposed as the MP after former Labour MP Mr Galloway forced a 26.2% swing in his favour, following a bitterly fought campaign.
Mr Galloway, who attacked Tony Blair in his acceptance speech, fought on an anti-Iraq war manifesto that appealed to the large local Muslim population.
Ms King was one of Tony Blair's most loyal supporters and backed the war.
Taking to the podium after his victory was announced, Mr Galloway said: "Mr Blair, this defeat is for Iraq and the other defeats that New Labour has received this evening are for Iraq.
"All the people you have killed and all the loss of life have come back to haunt you and the best thing that the Labour Party can do is sack you tomorrow morning."}
Length: 254
Rating: 4.80 (494 ratings)
Tags: George Galloway Jeremy Paxman Election 2005 BBC Labour Respect Oona King Lammy Iraq Tony Blair Bethnal Green Muslim
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Ann Coulter on UK BBC Newsnight interview with Jeremy Paxman
BBC Newsnight interview with Ann Coulter by Jeremy Paxman talking about her book.
Jeremy Paxman gets the Ann Coulter treatment.
Length: 455
Rating: 4.40 (967 ratings)
Tags: Ann Coulter Jeremy Paxman Newsnight UK 9-11
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Newsnight: Jeremy Paxman Interviews Michael Howard
A chance to see the famous interview. What do you think? Was Jeremy Paxman out of line with his questioning, or was Michael Howard being over evasive?
Length: 496
Rating: 4.90 (134 ratings)
Tags: BBCWorldwide Newsnight Jermey Paxman Michael Howard threaten to
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John Bolton gets pwned
BBC Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman interviews neocon former US ambassador to the UN and Bush-buddy John Bolton, and crushes Bolton's false notions about Iraq (watch Bolton turn red). If only American TV news was this good...
Length: 526
Rating: 4.70 (795 ratings)
Tags: john bolton interview america newsnight bbc news iraq bush neocon USA jeremy paxman
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Samantha Power Interview Newsnight BBC America
Newsnight is on BBC America Friday nights at 10 pm.
Samantha Power (born 1970 in Ireland) is an American journalist, writer, and professor. She is currently affiliated with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Power has been a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and was a senior adviser to U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama until resigning for remarks she made about Hillary Clinton that were disavowed by Obama.
Jeremy Paxman is a BBC journalist, news and TV presenter and author. He is best known for his abrasive style of interviewing on the BBC's Newsnight.
Tough questioning is often described as "Paxmanesque" in the United Kingdom, in recognition of his style.
Length: 380
Rating: 4.30 (35 ratings)
Tags: Samantha Power Jeremy Paxman BBC America Newsnight news commentary analysis
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