QOTD: Tory whip Andrew Mitchell
by digby
It's from a couple of days ago, actually:
British Prime Minister David Cameron's new chief whip, Andrew Mitchell, yelled at police because they wouldn't let him pedal his bike out of Downing Street, The Sun reports.
Said Mitchell: "Best you learn your fucking place. You don't run this fucking government. You're fucking plebs."
An eyewitness said Mitchell also branded them "morons".
The elites' inner Marie Antoinette is just bursting out all over, isn't it? He denies using the word "pleb" but there were a bunch of witnesses. Apparently the "best you learn your fucking place" is undeniable.
In case you were wondering:
Right-winger and keen cyclist Mr Mitchell is a former shadow police minister and was until recently International Development Secretary.
A former investment banker, he is worth at least £2.2million and owns a number of swanky homes.
He lives in one of the most fashionable squares in Islington, North London, with his GP wife Sharon and their two daughters.
He also has a house in his Sutton Coldfield constituency in Birmingham and a property in the French ski resort of Val d’Isere.
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