International (& Some National) Media & Boris

[Khandro]

Boris seems to have never had trouble finding women who find him attractive, even I think he is likeably good-looking, but the media seem hell-bent on portraying him with the worst possible photographs. Press photographers yesterday must have taken thousands of pictures of him & yet editors everywhere seem to want to use the worst they can find.
Doesn't this say more about the media than about Boris?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/07/24/keep-calm-carry-world-reacted-boris-johnson-becoming-prime-minister/

[gingejbee]

We all know what he looks like...ANY photos are a waste of time/space.

[Cloverjo]

You don’t see many politicians in those poses, so I’d say it’s more him and image he liked to show.

[Peter Pedant]

// Boris seems to have never had trouble finding women who find him attractive, // it is keeping them where he finds the difficulty hur hur hur
this is the theme of Thackeray's Barry Lindon, made into the film by Stanley Kubrick and starring Ryan O'Neal ("Oi larve de use of blue dey make in dis picture" - yes sir it is indeed most beautiful)

Oh Candy-doll sweetie (I find you attractive too!) sprechen sie Deutsch ?
was ist bloss los in Grossbritannien ? und
gegen Europa aufstacheit...?

what do they mean?

After the surrender at Stalingrad ( yeah really 1942) ma late daydee who was allowed in the german sergeants' mess in a POW camp because he was an interpreter,
asked: "was ist mit Deutschland los?"
and commented: I just about got out alive ....
[ yeah yeah I know 30% ABers think the last German war ended in 1919 with the Battle of Waterloo, but you and I....]

[Khandro]

PP, Well if you sprechen the old Deutsch might it run to 'Rüpel' ? mine didn't and I had to consult my oracle & she said it means, 'yobbo', thus is described the new British prime minister by a German newspaper -

Bezaubernd! such a well mannered lot

[Zacs-Master]

Khandro; As a frequent linker to websites such as Guido and Brietbart, I'm not sure you can take the indignant approach and condemn the press for showing people in a bad light.

[youngmafbog]

The press do it for all politicians. Bananas, burger eating etc.

[The Builder]

K ...

"dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"

Considering current politics, maybe "The Magic Flute" isn't quite so bonkers after all ;o)

[Peter Pedant]

no really
what are you all saying please
Latin and Greek - ancient forrin no problemmo
modern forrin is a bit of a problem....