Posted on 03/28/2009 2:00:14 AM PDT by GoldStandard
There was no link yesterday from the official Conservative party website to the internet sensation of the week: a speech by the 37-year-old Tory MEP Daniel Hannan denouncing Gordon Brown as a "Brezhnev-era apparatchik".
By yesterday the speech - which Brown had to sit through after his own address to the European parliament - had passed 1.1m views.
For Hannan, it was a triumph. For David Cameron, a headache - proof that not all parts of his party have changed.
Opinions vary as to why the speech was a hit. Hannan says it shows how the internet is changing politics, since it was ignored by the press and TV.
At just over three minutes it was perfect for the web, and its tone caught the outrage of the right on both sides of the Atlantic, convinced that it must stop the big spending Brown-Obama juggernaut. Hannan's speech was linked to on the US Drudge Report website and he was quickly interviewed on Fox News.
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More Hannans, fewer Camerons. That said, I’d much MUCH rather have Cameron in No. 10 than Brown.
Interesting that such a Conservative spark would be ignited from of all people a Brit...we do live in interesting times.
We're starved for leadership is what I see. We've got good conservatives but they are so constantly assaulted by the media they spend half their time in "self preservation" mode. A courageous man steps forth and we're not questioning where he's from, we see a "brother".
I hope this man is ready for the assault he's about to come under. The left will be out for blood having been made look more the fool than usual.
People are starved for leadership with COMMON SENSE!
I recommend posting these at your local forums, as I have done.
I titled my entry, "Europe's Patrick Henry".
Millions more have heard this man’s commentary on the radio.
“Opinions vary as to why the speech was a hit”
It was a hit because it was the truth.
Also, it appeared that he was not using a teleprompter.
And there wasn’t a single uh in the whole thing, or even a stumble. He appeared to look down at notes occasionally. Just amazing.
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