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Monday 7 March 2011

Len Freeman | 11:20 UK time, Monday, 7 March 2011

Tonight we have an amazing film from Jackie Long about Sarah Palin. Jackie has been to Alaska and got more than just a quick doorstep interview with the woman herself. She tells us how she is weighing up whether the US is ready for an "unconventional" presidential candidate like her. We also talk to Sarah Palin's parents who are concerned their daughter might be assassinated.

David Cameron promised "the most pro-growth budget this country has seen for a generation" in his speech at the weekend, but what are the prospects for the British economy and what are the chances of real growth? We'll be hearing from our economics editor Paul Mason. Read Paul's blog.

And Prince Andrew remains under pressure over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier. Michael Crick has been following the Prince around today and will bring us up to date tonight.

Do join Jeremy at 10.30pm on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two.

Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    'IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT A SINGLE MAN . . .'

    Come on folks - let's get real. The (male) Ape Confused by Language has one function that requires little skill - though such, if present, can be appreciated.

    He's big, royal, rich, mobile, single, beyond the law. Hello?

  • Comment number 2.

    wow, stop the press, George has just discovered we need input into jobs, manufacturing, er,.....growth, when Labour has been banging on about growth for months....it's alright, George...as long as you DO SOMETHING!!!

  • Comment number 3.

    People should stop picking on Prince Andrew! He's not a detective (he's a war hero), so how was he supposed to know his friend's history? Surely, the people who surround the Prince ( and the security services) should have vetted him before he even came into contact with him.

  • Comment number 4.

    At 6.30mins this Russian see's the importance of the US oil announcement:



    I think there is far far more oil under the US than that reported 727 million barrels

    ----------------------

    Louise Yamada noted technical analyst - $80 Silver, $2000 Gold & $140 Oil on KingWorldNews

  • Comment number 5.

    When I see Balls or Milliband telling us how wrong this Tory Govt policy is regarding the economy, you know, its a bit like asking Charles Manson how we should decorate the walls in a particular home that he once ruined with splashes of claret.
    Save it Balls, you, Gordon and the other hate-filled socialists mandarins..including Jack Straw - ruined this country..so we'll have no lectures from you, thank you very much.
    There should be a law made that states that: no one can enter the political world unless they have worked in the real world. And anybody from the legal profession -in any capacity - should be rounded up and thrown into the nearest river..for the betterment of mankind. That last bit is irrelevent to my proposal but can be added later in any amendments though we'd have to use lawyers for that. I see problems already with this. But you get the jist. No more Gordon Browns and no more Tony Blairs...and preferbly no more Leninists. Can we ban the Labour party because of their associations with the Communists? I'll have to look into that one...didn't they kill 100 million in the last century? I think they did. I might be able to build a case against these evil people..all I need is a lawyer..an honest one.

  • Comment number 6.

    NO 1 The Law is An Arse .. I Am Above The Law or I Choose 2 Ignore it

    Being Once more At HM's Pleasure is Not A Problem for Me .. how about you

  • Comment number 7.



    This is some kind of distraction tactic.

  • Comment number 8.

    No 5 I'm With You

    nulabour = NU Excrement

    2 Many People in this Country are Dead from the Neck Up

  • Comment number 9.

    Sarah Palin. Well they voted in a Chicargo street activist lawyer and Soros front man; they voted for the peoples republic of Obama last time, so I'm sure they are dumb enough to vote for Palin next time. Obuma ain't a two termer pressy anyhow as he ain't got the stamina to fool most of the people for another term. Its either gonna be a Democrin or a republocrat..who ever Wall Street wants next I suppose...but it'll be dressed up -thanks to the Govt media complex - that the voters will have choice.

  • Comment number 10.



    Silverfutrist - always seems very unprofessional over flowing with enthusiasm and that's what I like; he is very switched-on and knowledgeable with it .

  • Comment number 11.



    So the main UK media finally reports on it . For those who remember I posted the whistle-blower - Andrew Magurie's interview with Eric King on this blog last year :-

  • Comment number 12.

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

  • Comment number 13.

  • Comment number 14.

    12

    ..During civil proceedings against Mr Epstein, Sarah Kellen, Mr Epstein's personal assistant, was asked by a lawyer: ''Would you agree with me that Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein used to share under-aged girls for sexual relations?'' She replied: ''I must invoke my Fifth Amendment privilege [the right to remain silent].''

    Nadia Marcinkova was asked: ''Have you ever been made to perform sexually on Prince Andrew?'' She replied: ''Fifth.''..



    ..Another photograph, which was taken in 2001 but emerged last month, showed Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Roberts, who was then 17 and claims that she was hired as a masseuse by Epstein when she was a minor...



    is the truth served best with silence?

    an elected official would have had to resign? a man of honour would choose to?

  • Comment number 15.

    13 Well Done 2 The BCG .. I'm In where do I Sign Up

  • Comment number 16.

    Got The Census 2011 Threw the Post 2day

    I am A Legal Allien in my own Country .. Thats the 1st Statement

    how many ILLegals will be completing said form

    56 Languages Covered .. does that mean I can use 56 Differant Languages 2 Fill it In

    Its Got 2Be worth A Try, just 2 see what happens

  • Comment number 17.

    [Unsuitable/Broken URL removed by Moderator]
    Remember Blythe Masters was responsible for inventing Credit Default Swaps but I still think she is a hell of a women. Now then ask yourself what will happen if/when the $ fails how will Morgan settle ? There will be no point in offering the alleged 80% premium . When you understand you see the seriousness of this . The gold and silver nuts were switched onto it a long time gone .

  • Comment number 18.

    ..THE WINDFARM DEAL

    In 2008, a schoolfriend of Andrew from Gordonstoun, Crown Prince Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of Abu DhabiÕs ruler, bought 20 per cent of a planned £3billion wind farm, the Thames Array, in 2008. The 341 turbines, each the size of NelsonÕs Column, make money for Abu Dhabi but also generate tens of millions of pounds for the British Royal Family via the Crown Estate. ...



    does this explain the surge in offshore windfarms [the monarchy owns the foreshore] even though they are the most expensive for the taxpayer and responsible for putting up bills?

  • Comment number 19.

    WOULD THE WESTMINSTER MONSTER GIVE UP WITHOUT A (BRUTAL) FIGHT? (#13)

    Perhaps NOW Sarah Wollaston will stop just WRITING the right sentiments and ENACT SOME, inside the Citadel?

    Someone has to say to that fetid chamber: "UP WITH THIS WE (the people) SHALL NOT PUT!"

  • Comment number 20.

  • Comment number 21.

    i suppose in a chauvanistic kind of a way, i like in small doses sarah
    palins, rah rah! palin voice. a bit li ke my nom da plume,she stirs things up as long as she,s firing the balls she,s,doing alright
    but dont ask her what she just said.

  • Comment number 22.

    ..Prince Andrew, who has known Epstein since 2000, attended a party to celebrate Epstein's release from prison and house arrest..



    celebrate a sex offender's release from prison? cameron supports such a person with 'full confidence? what is going on?

    how can there be full confidence?

    ....Simon Wilson, Britain’s former deputy head of mission in Bahrain, says diplomats knew the prince as HBH - His Buffoon Highness - due to his childish obsession with doing exactly the opposite of what had been agreed....

    the spin now is he can't be sacked because he is a 'volunteer'. But we can stop the taxpayer funding his expenses? if he wants to volunteer he can do it out of his own pocket?

  • Comment number 23.

    Re Cameron and con-dems growth speech - maybe he can talk the talk but walking in the shoe of the rest of us? It's like Prince Charming taking 3 billion slippers to Cinderella hoping one fits !!!!!

  • Comment number 24.

    @ Jaunty #22 - One thing I can say, is that many girls under 18, look much older than they are. I, for instance, got into the Casino in Monte Carlo at 11 years old with my parents. Yes, I was wearing make-up and wore a long dress, and no-one knew any better. I also got chatted up at the bar by various men, but my dad dragged me away quickly. How is a man really supposed to know how old a girl is, and she can always lie. The fact is that Epstein is a billionaire, so imagine how many girls are after him for his money........not that different from girls chasing (relatively poor) footballers.

  • Comment number 25.

    Maybe they could send Prince Andrew to Libya next time ... he does a thing or too about helicopters ... and William Hague could be the next ambassador to Washington ... Malcolm Rifkind as Foreign Secretary by the end of next week? Problem sorted.

  • Comment number 26.

    24

    going to a party to celebrate the release of a sex offender who admitted pimping under age girls? do you support that?

    why are the girls refusing to talk?

    i see no way of coming back from this. he is best retiring from public life and living off the generous state benefits.

  • Comment number 27.

    Fabulous to see Jeremy back on air :o)

    Priceless line of the night by Jeremy " Why has the Foreign Office become such a shambles since you joined government?" Ha ha ha!!!!!

    Molton was the only one who spoke sense on the economy, and Simms was incredibly annoying - we need growth. It's a fact.

    Very interesting report by Jackie Long with Sarah Palin and her family.

  • Comment number 28.

    @ Jaunty #26 - Did he know that the girls, at the time, were underage? It's not always black and white. As for refusing to testify in court and pleading the 5th Ammendment - you can do that in the US - but, they cannot keep refusing to testify, otherwise they will end up in contempt of court. It may be the case that the girls' stories are not so true, and when under cross examination in court, they will more than likely fall apart.......just a thought.

  • Comment number 29.

    GROWTH ENCOMPASSES FUNGAL, CANCEROUS AND INVASIVE (#27)

    The growth we NEED is in individual maturity, stability and competence.

    While gullible masses vote manipulative Machiavellians into Westminster, we shall have more war-mongering, more arms sales, more culturally acceptable self-destruction (alcohol, TV, deviance) and, indeed, more growth at the expense of pollution and ecological viability.

    Is anyone left unaware that Blair has a Manichean zeal, and delusions about the LAST BATTLE between good and evil being imminent? HE was our Prime Minister - we let that happen. And now (may Tony's god help us)

    WE HAVE GOT OURSELVES ANOTHER ONE.

  • Comment number 30.

    Palin is keeping her own council, or at least thats the perception. She may be short on intellect but she's not short on ambition. Palin is watching and waiting to see who, from the Republicans will put their names forward. The problem for the Republos is there's no obvious contenders for the Presidency job - a bit like Labour having no leadership talent in their ranks - and Palin knows this, or at least she's been advised of this problem. I think Palin is waiting for a half decent running mate to emerge. And whoever that is will have to be a smarter cookie than Palin, a bit like the Reagan and Bush ticket. Its hard to imagine that Palin could actually be President - certainly from our perspective over here in the UK, but not knowing the mindset of the average American is our regular failing - but she could get the top job, it could really happen..remember they voted Carter into the job.
    And I think she could do no more damage than what Obama has already done..she'll probably just cut taxes and reduce the size of Govt and loosen the death grip which Obama has on the constitiution. She'll still have to push the agenda of whoever funded her passage to the job..unless she's brave like JFK was (can't see that meself)...she'll play ball I reckon if she runs and gets in the Whitehouse
    Donald Trumph has expressed an interest in running for Presidency and has picked up some heavy duty endorsements. I can't remember if he wants to run as an Indy or a republo (Trump ain't no Demo) If he has the Republican election machine behind him, well you never know. Anyhow, the lay of the land is not yet clear, and anybody ambitious such as Palin won't wanna waste time and especially money if they think they may not win the next presidential race. She's only a short term risk taker, she certainly doesn't want to spend too much time fighting her political opponents or having the media deconstruct and expose her already known weaknesses way head before the election, hence her reluctance to say what her intentions are. Palin will throw her hat into the ring as late as is possible. In the meantime, she's done what she was told, write a book blah blah and to keep her head down..until next time.

  • Comment number 31.

    Look

    This isn't about Sarah Palin it isn't about Obama or Cameron

    The politicians are just puppets, there to change the law for the banks so they can take care of their own and family's future.

    Its about vast criminality of the banksters and the debt slavery of the public.

    Now then I wasn't sure about Max keisers assertion that JP Morgan who are vastly short on silver could be taken out, but if the $ fails seems to me its totally possible. How else are they going to settle I mean with oil or gold ? that's a stupid. At this moment the silver vigilantes look closest to doing what the captured politicians and regulators have abrogated upon.

  • Comment number 32.

    Sense :o)

  • Comment number 33.

    HANGING OUT TO DRY (#29)

    Dear NewsyNighty-moderation-process, others have complained before me of your 'Guantanamo ploy' - neither putting up, nor decisively refusing up with which to put. It does look rather disingenuous.

    If you kill my post, cleanly and decently, I can check your email for my 'error'. As things stand, I am detained without charge - not what good folks do (unless they are at war with Terror).

  • Comment number 34.

    50 quid fine for burning Poppies fine what do I get for Frying his book

    You Taxpayers are feeding/clothing/housing that useless article

    Not Me

  • Comment number 35.

    International Womens Day ?

    Is it Still Nearly Legal 2 Honor Kill your own Daughters in this Country

    You Pay Tax for That

  • Comment number 36.

    This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.

  • Comment number 37.

    THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY (#31)

    Just occasionally we come across a wise, capable person in a position of responsibility, making lives around them agreeable and causing life, generally, to run smoothly. But only occasionally.

    Mostly, positions of power and authority are filled by individuals who want – probably need – to hold such positions, for their own wellbeing. Recognising that this reality is applicable to Westminster governance, illuminates Britain’s basic problem. Scale it up to the EU, America Russia etc, and the world malaise is defined. To realise that, even as I ponder, there are men planning world governance, and the threat that now looms is dire.

    My contention is that newborn infants are programmed to gain CONTROL of everything they can, as quickly as they can, as an imperative of survival. But what if modern life tends to prevent maturation in many of us? Do the resultant juveniles CONTINUE to strive for control – always more control - all their lives? I assert that it is a fact of most lives, that we cannot address our own problems; might it be that controlling (or impinging upon) others, is a sort of displacement activity? Are we, therefore, inexorably governed by immature, self interested individuals, intent on displaced, controlling behaviours? Now that really WOULD explain a lot.

    But must it be so? Clearly, no one would choose to 'start from here', but here we are, so what are the options? Those currently in power/authority are, by their very nature, not going to espouse this analysis, so if there is merit in it, to bring about a new Order, they either have to be deposed or subverted. Long-term, it would be advisable to seek to mature our young, even though THAT aim will be resisted by our immature leaders – instinctively, or by malice aforethought – for reasons of self-preservation. Short-term, I presume we have to find a point of weakness in the status quo, and apply subtle – even devious - pressure.

    Much may depend on whether there is, in society, a pool of 'latent Matures' who are held in a state of suspended awareness, while nevertheless functionally competent – sort of Sleeping Beauties, waiting to be kissed by Prince Empowerment. Assuming these individuals have the ability to wake and see truth in my analysis above, they might be the catalyst to awaken ‘the many’.

    As I consider the above, I wonder if we are ALL now so TV-conditioned, that there is no possibility of any ‘sleepers’ to be mobilised. Is post-industrial society too many generations down the road of earning/wanting/consumption/debt, set against TV values, ever to be redeemed in the higher virtues of honour, dignity, altruism and integrity, under the aegis of wisdom?

    Probably.

  • Comment number 38.

    amazing how the prince story has vanished from uk media?

  • Comment number 39.

    HIS DAD USED TO 'SLIP AWAY' TOO JAUNTY (#38)

    Not always fourth in line?

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