BrownVision - Family man, or Vote begger?

So, the other night Gordon Brown went on television; being interviewed by Piers Morgan, the man ITV seems to think is a high class act, and thorough cross-examiner/interviewer of celebs. Yes, he makes them cry. And yes, sometimes he makes them angry. But do his questions really get to the heart of the matter?

Whilst watching Brown, I couldn't help but think that this interview was a desperate effort for the Labour party to claw in votes from those who feel sympathetic to the man that is Gordon Brown. I feel terribly sorry for misfortunes within his family and the tragic loss of Jennifer; much the same as I was very sad when David Cameron lost his son, Ivan. However, the interview was hardly a modern version of the Watergate interviews made by David Frost in the 70's; as he swiftly and expertly cross examined the conscience of one of the most powerful men in the world. With Morgan's interview, there were sweeping tributes, to a man who puts work first, there were statements of sheer admiration for a man whose secret weapon lies in his 'humour'. Anyone watching the show must have been swayed by what seemed like a rocky-esque underdog story. In fact, I half expected Brown to get up halfway through, clenching his fists, beaten and metaphorically bloody, shouting "Adriaaan, I did it!" - perhaps lose the 'Adrian' part, and selectively replace with 'Tony' or 'Sarah', it would seem fitting.

 I am currently reading, amongst other books, Peter Watt's (Labour ex-general secretary) book, Inside Out. In it, Watt claims that Brown is far from humourous. Aside from being disasterously indescisive and often un-political in decision making, Brown cannot even hold a dinner party with American deligates without throwing a tantrum and leaving his unassuming guests to their own devices for the evening. Is this really the man we want running our country for any more time? One has to question how many takes were shot in order to achieve the desire 'effect', of Gordon being even remotely 'funny'. In fact, I had visions at the time of a Labour press officer sitting with the director of the show in the gallery (location in which shots are decided for a show like Piers') muttering under his breath "stick to the script, Gordon. You are funny. You are a funny, funny man." Yes, Gordon, you are, you are a funny, funny man - keep telling yourself that... Humour just won't solve the heap of recession gloom and deficits that we are sitting on as a nation at the moment. It also won't make me laugh that you want to tax us even when we escape the disasterous governance of this country and depart this mortal realm - with a £20,000 death tax.

 You truly are, a funny, funny man.