Walaa's Weekly Wrap-Up ~ September 14, 2013

Boring is defined as uninteresting as to cause mental weariness; it implies feelings of listlessness and discontent.

So when Newsnight’s Editor, Ian Katz, tweet described Rachel Reeves as “snoring boring” like most I laughed and thought it was silly funny. Like Ed Miliband, she sounds a little nasal and her speech style is a touch flat and monotone. I have an accent, at times some find it difficult to understand me and sometimes I mumble when I’m nervous. We all have something or another that either makes us unique and brilliant or different and irritating.

Ian Katz’s biggest crime that night was having an opinion and sharing it, albeit accidentally. Whether that opinion and sharing it was right or wrong depends on Katz, the BBC, their agreement and understanding with each other. Was what he said about Ms Reeves a little unkind? You bet it was. But since there are no precise ‘written in stone’ rules about kindness, one would say he is free to express his views and feelings as long as he is man enough to handle their consequences.

But the shocker in all of this is the Labour Party. The whole thing was a non-issue; that could have died there and then, to be forgotten forever in a few hours, if it wasn’t for them.

At the time of the tweet, @iankatz1000 had around 25,000 followers (many more follow him now). By Labour HQ ‘demanding’ an apology they made a mountain out of a molehill. They didn’t just keep the whole issue alive, they actually publicised it. Where, on the night only a little over 25,000 people knew about the tweet, after Labour finished flexing their muscles now the whole country knows.

Stupid Labour, that was neither cleave nor helpful!

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At the risk of sounding repetitive, I think Vladimir Putin has actually rescued Barack Obama and at the same time proved that the British public and their representatives have a healthy reading and understanding of the general mood nationally and internationally.

By being the first to say NO to bombing Syria, the British are the first to say YES to peaceful negotiations and non-combative disarmament as a solution to the Syrian civil war.

Well done Britain for leading the peace efforts form the front.

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On Thursday night, just as I snuggled in bed propped up with pillows, a cup of tea on one hand and the Blackberry at the ready for #bbcqt. My bedroom TV made a strange noise and the sound completely died. At first, as you do, I was irritated because my evening routine was interrupted.

I tried to use subtitles but it wasn’t the same, so I decided to just watch peoples’ expression and guess what they are saying.

Watching and reading facial expressions, it looked to me like, Justine Greening didn’t like or agree with anything Caroline Lucas said, and Colleen Graffy couldn’t believe anyone who talks that fast (Lucas) can possibly make any sense. On the other hand, Chuka Umunna looked clueless, David Aaronovitch looked bored and unimpressed with any of them and I can hear, yes hear even with the sound off, David Dimbleby stirring it all up and having a jolly good time doing it.

The moral of this story…. There is moral to this story. Except, I am off today shopping for a bedroom TV I can’t afford.

Have a great and brilliant weekend.