Patrick

If you need to know the difference between the UK and US press - I heard on the radio that Tony Blair had a heart attack and was rushed to hospital. I came straight home and went on the BBC website and this is how they report it

The prime minister was admitted to hospital at lunchtime on Sunday suffering from an irregular heart beat.

Sensationalism and Journalism, amazing!

Patrick

whole story here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3205888.stm

nathan barley

That's just good old British stoicism

Made me gawk when I say the thread, thanks for the link.

Patrick

Exactly, when I heard it on the radio I had flashbacks to John Smith. The US reporting made it sound as if he was on his last legs rather than what the truth actually was. As much as I disagree with a lot of his policies I am still British and he is still my Prime Minister, it takes news like that to make you realise you have completly abandoned the home land (except obviously to go back and get dental work done illegally)

Patrick

doctor scrumpy

I think it is just spin...trying to prove he has a heart at all.

Rockgurl

LOL @ Doctor Scrumpy. Actually, I just heard that he went into SVT (Supra Ventricular Tachycardia) which is actually quite serious as it can precede VT (Ventricular Tachycardia)...a serious arhythmia. People in the CCU used to get it and you should have seen how we ran! LOL. It's probably stress that's caused it, as he's normally quite healthy, but I can't believe he's back at work already. More spin and British stiff upper lip. It's not a "heart attack" though.

nathan barley

CNN ran this last night, and they seemed pretty level headed about it; they basically went along the same lines as the BBC article. I wonder what FauxNews' response was....

Lion in Winter

[ It's probably stress that's caused it]


Invading countries on fraudulent "evidence" can just make one so tense , can't it. Not to mention being in bed with George W. :scared:

Pulaski

Yeah, I just thought that he was a cardboard cut-out!