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George Negus could probably be described as an old style knock about journalist, and that is a positive. As a journalist, an overseas correspondent, one who spent time in war zones, a television reporter and tv current affairs host, he knew his craft. Sadly he has died from Alzheimers at the age of 82. Ha, he and Thatcher died from the same disease.
For anyone my age what may stick in our heads is those of us who were watching, was this interview of Iron Lady, aka the late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher used up the interview time by delaying questions into time spent questioning Negus' questions. On the face of it George was on his backfoot, but I rather think Thatcher showed her true posh and imperious persona, to not take an Australian journalist seriously. My goodness, so many years later, how her soft posh accent irritates me. Note a a slight licking of her lips at about 35 seconds, indicating....something.
George's interpretation. Right at the end of the interview, look deeply into her malevolent eyes, with not an ounce of empathy towards anyone ever.
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I don't know about Margaret Thatcher, other than she was called the Iron Lady. Watching her in that interview, she apparently liked screwing around with people. No wonder she became a politician.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Thatcher was certainly not posh, but she was clever. She adopted a 'posh' accent, but it didn't come naturally to her.
ReplyDeleteOn points I would give that interview to him. Vale indeed. Though I am sorry that he contracted Alzheimers which I consider one of the cruelest of diseases.
ReplyDeleteWhat a snotty character she was. Carefully adopted posh southern accent. Ew.
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