"Calm down dear"

[Hopeless Romantic]

lol!

[non sociopath skin]

1. Nice measured put-down of Cameron by Angela Eagle here.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/apr/28/angela-eagle-david-cameron

The Skin

[tjwmason]

3. Excellent line

"He was patronising but I have been condescended to by far better people than the prime minister in my time and I can handle it."

[LeftishBrit]

2. Patronizing bastard. But then we knew he was.

[Jeneral2885]

4. It could have been worse

Imagine if that was Alistair Darling--then he would have said "Calm down, Darling"

But to jolt memories:

The difference between me and the Prime Minister is this: when I lean across and say, "I love you, darling," I really mean it.

see http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm100106/debtext/100106-0003.htm#10010649001155

[LeftishBrit]

5. I remember thinking at the time that the reply could have been:

'And the other difference is that when I say 'Balls', I'm talking to a colleague, not summing up all my policies'.