Anyone watching the Egyptian PM Presser?

[jannyk]

on BBCWorld they are carrying the whole thing. Q&A Session now.

Synopsis of 'speech'. We're really, really sorry about yesterday. we have no idea who they were. It will not happen again. We will investigate and prosecute the leaders.
We must all get together and talk. We must heal the wound.

Q's are softballs so far

[Lint Head]

1. One question. Mr. PM do you realize this will not end until Mubarak steps down?

[rosesaylavee]

2. They can protest as long as they don't block roads

Riiiiiiiggggghhhht.

[hlthe2b]

3. One big BS session...

I can't imagine too many believing anything he says.

[rosesaylavee]

5. But he was surprised by the camels and horses too...

:eyes: This is all about CYA. And keep the questions 'sensible' and easy for him to answer.

[jannyk]

7. 'specially the Camels! nt

[hlthe2b]

12. Hey, I lived and worked in Egypt, but the camels surprised me too

;) Horses, no. But, I haven't seen a scene like that (beyond the ubiquitous camels milling about the pyramids) since Lawrence of Arabia ;)

[bdamomma]

11. me either

apparently if anyone watched Rachel Maddow last night, Mubarak knew exactly what was going to happen, he planned this with his secret police. And if you noticed on the crawl, it mentioned that it would "unacceptable" if Mubarak stepped down.

Also this is not a "youth" issue this crossed all ages and genders.

[Lint Head]

4. The PM actually said, be sensible in your questions.

Apparently his idea of sensible is the be deceptive.

[Lint Head]

6. One SOB framed lie and spin. He is toast and knows it.

[NoPasaran]

8. No one could have envisioned planes being used as weapons

[NoPasaran]

9. I am shocked---shocked---to find that gambling is going on in here!

[jannyk]

10. I wish I could have understood the female journalist...

her tirade was very long - but the translation was very short and she kept on going. He told her not to be aggressive in her questioning - so I wonder what she said.