Thursday, 24 July, 2008
We've brought Barack Obama's arrival in Europe to the top of the running order tonight. More details about the programme from , below:
Hello viewers here and abroad, on air and online.
Barack in Berlin
Tonight Barack Obama makes his speech in Berlin - the only big speech of his tour. It has already attracted flak from US commentators who say - "look at JFK and Reagan, you need to earn your spot in such a famous place".
We'll have extracts from the speech and then we'll be speaking to John McCain's right-hand woman Carly Fiorina about Obama and about McCain. Where DOES McCain stand on withdrawal from Iraq? Is Fiorina (the former CEO of Hewlett Packard) his shield against questions on the economy? And is his attack on the press for what he perceives as "Obamabias" a sign of desperation? Then we'll talk to a leading European and US commentator for reaction on tonight's speech.
Mosley win
Max Mosley has won a famous victory against The News of the World over allegations that the sadomasochistic orgies he participated in had Nazi overtones. Mosley, the President of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, sued the paper for breach of privacy and won £60,000 in damages.
Does his victory demonstrate that we have a privacy law in all but name, and will it add to the armoury public figures have to stop the publication of material about themselves? We'll be hearing from a leading media lawyer in the Chambers that defended Max Mosley and Phil Hall, the former Editor of the News of the World.
Glasgow East
Will the SNP overturn a Labour majority of more than 13,000 in today's Glasgow East by-election? Or, despite Alex Salmond's presence on the stump - and Gordon Brown's absence - has Labour done enough to avoid humiliation? Our political editor Michael Crick will be live at the poll count tonight.
Pakistan's Taleban
And we have an extraordinary film from one of the most dangerous places on earth - the tribal border region of Pakistan on the Afghan border. A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ team has met one of the most wanted men in the world - the head of the Pakistani Taleban - Baitullah Mehsud.
I hope you'll be watching - 10.30 on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ TWO.
Kirsty
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At 24th Jul 2008, bookhimdano wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 24th Jul 2008, Icious wrote:Obama makes speech in Berlin is it such a shock, Didn't David Cameron go to LA. Nice holidays for wannabe leaders.
let's face it . this speech has shocked the Mc Cain camp because their candidate is not able to keep up with Obama, of that i'm certain, i honestly believe that by the time of the Polls Mc Cain will be so out of Puff it will tell. This is a sustained period of political pressure on Mc Cain. Basically saying to the republican party, ' Barack is good to go-are you, or would you just like a warm glass of milk and your slippers ?'. Mc Cain and his party can whinge all they like but they appear to be stuck in a Rutt. They can't disagree with what Bush has done and because they can't, and won't! they continue along thier tried and failed path to ruin. Obama's campaigning from now to see how much of Mc Cains hair is left come poll day. The more weak in body McCain is seen to be, he has to be less electable as a candidate, with Obama trotting accross the atlantic and making foreign engagements, he also appears as more approachable by all foreign leaders not just those who are in nato or the EU. WIN WIN. McCain will be seen as isolationist, because of it.
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At 24th Jul 2008, adrianmarsha wrote:Keeping The Democratic Party Democratic. We are attaching an advert from The Denver Group in the USA. We think it is relevant, especially given Obama's European visit. The question this raises is "will the DNC keep to its own rules and put Hillary Clinton's name into nomination at their convention in Denver." [Unsuitable/Broken URL removed by Moderator]
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At 24th Jul 2008, midnightPantsman wrote:Did Jeremy Paxman nick Dave's bike ?
Paxo's knees quite recovered from losing his bike in TVC
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At 24th Jul 2008, U12638968 wrote:Max Mosley called the newspaper's bluff and sued them. However repellant his private activities may appear, they are his own private business. Nobody underage was involved, the hookers were willing participants and nobody scared the horses! The "News of The World" is hypocritical, from its earlier days of "shocking" news about vicars and scout masters, it has pretended to be the conscience of the people, growing rich on gossip and scandal. Society today is pretty immoral if one considers the drunkeness on the streets, the vulgar behaviour of young women, and the immodest dress of both sexes. The antics of pop stars, footballers, models and outright harpies are displayed as goals for our youth. The actions of the "News of The World" remind me of the actions of local councils, peering into rubbish bins, piecing together shreds of paper, CCTV monitoring our movements. This newspaper is indeed the official gazette of today's establishment.
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At 25th Jul 2008, Barbazenzero wrote:Can we have some proper analysis of why all the London pundits got Glasgow East so wrong?
How much worse would it have been had the Marshall story received national coverage sooner?
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At 25th Jul 2008, brossen99 wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 25th Jul 2008, brossen99 wrote:Labour were comfortably in front ( 52% ) in the Glasgow East opinion polls before Labour revealed their Tory inspired " Corporate Nazi " Welfare Reforms. Failure to mention this important policy factor to the working classes makes ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ political reporting and analysis look amateur.
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At 25th Jul 2008, brossen99 wrote:It would appear that the Corporate thought police will not allow anyone to link Labour's loss of Glasgow East to their recently announced Welfare reforms. This is blatant censorship of a legitimate political position not unlike what one might expect in Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia.
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At 25th Jul 2008, leftieoddbod wrote:after Glasgow east Brown must change direction...but he won't. He will play the suicide card because that is what drives him, total obstinacy, arrogance and will take the whole nuLabour ship down with him rather tha admit that he and his failed miserable policies are just a smokescreen and a sham. He would lose his own seat on this result so would more tha half his cabinet so will it be the ides of March or the men in white suits? At least that's the end of ID cards.
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At 25th Jul 2008, barriesingleton wrote:BROWN'S SUICIDE CARD (#10)
You could be so right leftieoddbod. Have you read any Eric Berne? But Brown is only a symptom of sick politics about which nothing is being done.
Brossen99 - three in a row!
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At 25th Jul 2008, thegangofone wrote:I thought Barbara Pletts piece was really excellent. Perhaps its me being slow but if she was in one of those vehicles that is very, very brave indeed.
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At 25th Jul 2008, bookhimdano wrote:i have broken house rules?
does that mean i deserve a spanking?
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At 25th Jul 2008, plh wrote:"Hello viewers here and abroad, on air and online"
Newsnight is less 'online' now than it was before iPlayer.
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At 25th Jul 2008, Barbazenzero wrote:Re #14 Magwitch
Yes, but although they've stopped publicising it, you can still watch it at:
/newsa/n5ctrl/tvseq/od/bbc2/nb/rm/video/newsnight_nb.ram
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At 25th Jul 2008, plh wrote:Thanks Brownedov. Unfortunately that's a RealMedia stream and no good to me. It's a bit late now anyway but for future reference, does the wmv stream still get put up on the site somewhere too?
Still nothing in iPlayer. Maybe one day the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Internet act will be as good as some of its programmes still are. Until then, thank God for NPR, PBS and others ;-)
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At 25th Jul 2008, plh wrote:@Brownedov
Never mind - I found it.
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