Big fat eck at it again!

[vuefrom1875]

Coming to terms with the embarrassment of last Sunday's performance from' King Eck' at Wimbledon....(didn't someone tell him Andy Murray has Hibs leanings) he sure did surpass himself today after Phil Michelson won the scot.open..almost bust his enormous gut to get his big mush in for the television/cameras...the man is a complete and utter publicity fan#y..GGTTH!

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Coming to terms with the embarrassment of last Sunday's performance from' King Eck' at Wimbledon....(didn't someone tell him Andy Murray has Hibs leanings) he sure did surpass himself today after Phil Michelson won the scot.open..almost bust his enormous gut to get his big mush in for the television/cameras...the man is a complete and utter publicity fan#y..GGTTH!

Only thing embarrassing is your venom and hatred. Why so?

[monktonharp]

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Coming to terms with the embarrassment of last Sunday's performance from' King Eck' at Wimbledon....(didn't someone tell him Andy Murray has Hibs leanings) he sure did surpass himself today after Phil Michelson won the scot.open..almost bust his enormous gut to get his big mush in for the television/cameras...the man is a complete and utter publicity fan#y..GGTTH!

why so angry? what's he done to you?

[gringojoe]

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Coming to terms with the embarrassment of last Sunday's performance from' King Eck' at Wimbledon....(didn't someone tell him Andy Murray has Hibs leanings) he sure did surpass himself today after Phil Michelson won the scot.open..almost bust his enormous gut to get his big mush in for the television/cameras...the man is a complete and utter publicity fan#y..GGTTH!

[BSEJVT]

The guy is the ultimate freeloader and an absolute embarassment to Scotland.

Interesting to note that he played with Mickleson in the pro-am on Wednesday.

With this, his performance at the last Ryder Cup closing ceremony, Wimbledon and the recent panaroma programme on his aquiescence in the Trump International debacle its about time someone was asking questions regarding his actions.

There is no way he would get away with all this freeloading as a company employee or I suspect normal civil servant.

The only saving grace is more and more people are recognising him for what he truly is and his lustre is fast fading.

Why is it not a surprise he's a Jambo?

[Frazerbob]

I'm pretty sure he was invited to be a part of the presentation and not just taking it upon himself.

However, my mate has been working the Scottish Open and was there for the pro-am. Apparently Eck was playing with Mickelson and proudly boasted on the 1st tee that he would out drive Phil. Eck the proceeded to take a run at the ball Happy Gilmour style and ended up on his arse, at which point his security demanded that no photos be taken and any that had were deleted. I have a lot of time for the man and think he's done a great job as First Minister however he is in danger of becoming our very own version of Boris Johnson!

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Coming to terms with the embarrassment of last Sunday's performance from' King Eck' at Wimbledon....(didn't someone tell him Andy Murray has Hibs leanings) he sure did surpass himself today after Phil Michelson won the scot.open..almost bust his enormous gut to get his big mush in for the television/cameras...the man is a complete and utter publicity fan#y..GGTTH!

He's a politician. It's part of his job to get publicity.

[Waxy]

Had a bet on Mickelson but i was also delighted for him.
Great player and always comes across a great guy.

Then i was horrified to see big fat Eck try to give him a BJ straight after winning.

Will he ever go away?

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The guy is the ultimate freeloader and an absolute embarassment to Scotland.

Interesting to note that he played with Mickleson in the pro-am on Wednesday.

With this, his performance at the last Ryder Cup closing ceremony, Wimbledon and the recent panaroma programme on his aquiescence in the Trump International debacle its about time someone was asking questions regarding his actions.

There is no way he would get away with all this freeloading as a company employee or I suspect normal civil servant.

The only saving grace is more and more people are recognising him for what he truly is and his lustre is fast fading.

Why is it not a surprise he's a Jambo?

Roll on the pantomome season.

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he's a politician. It's part of his job to get publicity.

.....freeloader!

[CropleyWasGod]

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.....freeloader!

Me?

[Frazerbob]

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The guy is the ultimate freeloader and an absolute embarassment to Scotland.

Interesting to note that he played with Mickleson in the pro-am on Wednesday.

With this, his performance at the last Ryder Cup closing ceremony, Wimbledon and the recent panaroma programme on his aquiescence in the Trump International debacle its about time someone was asking questions regarding his actions.

There is no way he would get away with all this freeloading as a company employee or I suspect normal civil servant.

The only saving grace is more and more people are recognising him for what he truly is and his lustre is fast fading.

Why is it not a surprise he's a Jambo?

He's doing his job, just like when he was guest of honour at the Ryder Cup as the next host, just like when he attends Tartan Week in NYC every year etc. PM Cameron is also found at these types of event, I know who I'd rather have running my country!

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The guy is the ultimate freeloader and an absolute embarassment to Scotland.

Interesting to note that he played with Mickleson in the pro-am on Wednesday.

With this, his performance at the last Ryder Cup closing ceremony, Wimbledon and the recent panaroma programme on his aquiescence in the Trump International debacle its about time someone was asking questions regarding his actions.

There is no way he would get away with all this freeloading as a company employee or I suspect normal civil servant.

The only saving grace is more and more people are recognising him for what he truly is and his lustre is fast fading.

Why is it not a surprise he's a Jambo?

you remind me of my brother-in-law. he's a jambo and hates Andy Murray. wonder why?

[SkintHibby]

Wish the Salmond haters would give it a rest.

He is a very intelligent politician who has turned the SNP around.

Like me, he's proud be be Scottish. Get over it!

[truehibernian]

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He's a politician. It's part of his job to get publicity.

Whilst that is true CWG, AS for me has started to take the SNP backwards (and Sturgeon) this last few months - he has gone from being a very astute, articulate and clever politician, being a supremely good speaker in public, to one that is very quickly having his credibility undermined by his own actions in public - Wimbledon was simply embarrassing in my opinion. By all accounts he was a bit sharp with the media this weekend after facing criticism as well. Even his exchanges in parliament (I'm sad, I do watch it) have been poor, off the mark and not up to his usual causticity.

In other words he is starting to come across as very undignified and supercilious (just my opinion mind).

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Whilst that is true CWG, AS for me has started to take the SNP backwards (and Sturgeon) this last few months - he has gone from being a very astute, articulate and clever politician, being a supremely good speaker in public, to one that is very quickly having his credibility undermined by his own actions in public - Wimbledon was simply embarrassing in my opinion. By all accounts he was a bit sharp with the media this weekend after facing criticism as well. Even his exchanges in parliament (I'm sad, I do watch it) have been poor, off the mark and not up to his usual causticity.

In other words he is starting to come across as very undignified and supercilious (just my opinion mind).

Your opinion is valid, of course, and I agree with some of what you say.

However, that's not really what the OP is arguing. He seems to be railing against the fact that AS (who is, like it or not, Citizen No.1) is actually seeking publicity for himself, his party, his cause, his country. Heaven forfend.

[Golden Bear]

I'm delighted he'll not be at Muirfield next week but he's even tried to make political capital out of that one.

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He's doing his job, just like when he was guest of honour at the Ryder Cup as the next host, just like when he attends Tartan Week in NYC every year etc. PM Cameron is also found at these types of event, I know who I'd rather have running my country!

I can concede by attending he is doing part of his job.

I suppose it depends on what you consider his job to be, I would consider it to promote Scotland with some dignity, not to be nosing all the smaller piglets out the trough.

He is so transparent that event sponsors must be wetting themselves at the prospect of what he can do to help them (a la Trump International) for the sake of a cuddle with the winner and resultant photo opportunity for him that they cant wait to invite him.

I doubt even his staunchest ally would argue that he isnt abusing his position by his actions.

He is meant to be promoting Scotland not Alex Salmond.

What next, a starring role on the wing at Wembley?

Lead singer at the Proclaimers next gig?

Oscar nomination as best supporting actor in Gerard Butler's next film?

Its embarassing and I know other senior people across Scotland in various sectors who attend the types of events he gets to who would never embarass themselves or their organisations by behaving as he does, they simply turn up network, make contacts, promote their organisations and obtain business.

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He's doing his job, just like when he was guest of honour at the Ryder Cup as the next host, just like when he attends Tartan Week in NYC every year etc. PM Cameron is also found at these types of event, I know who I'd rather have running my country!

Me too Cameron!!!

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you remind me of my brother-in-law. he's a jambo and hates Andy Murray. wonder why?

I dont hate Salmond, but I dislike intensly the way is he is misusing his position as Scotland's First Minister for personal advantage.

The jambo bit was a joke, nothing more.

I have nothing but admiration for for example Sir Chris Hoy and Stephen Hendry for the way they conducted themselves both professionally and publicly. Their sporting allegiances are inconsequential as is Alex Salmond's

Do you think his behaviour is appropriate?

There was a time I would have said he was the SNP's greatest weapon, IMO he has diminshed his effectiveness in that role substantially by his behaviour.

Its not good that our First Minister behaves like a star struck teenager at every sporting event.

Someone in his position needs to exhibit some gravitas, he increasingly portrays himself as a giggling teenager crashing a photo shoot.

The fact that this debate is happening and widening, see last weeks papers as an example, should have rained him in as until recently he was the consumate political operator, I now happen to think he sees himself as untouchable, which is poor for the SNP and far poorer for Scotland.

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I'm delighted he'll not be at Muirfield next week but he's even tried to make political capital out of that one.

I'm there on Sunday,,can't wait,,only 2 miles from my house!!! Was told today to head for he MasterCard tent,,show you have one, register and be supplied with copious mount of drink in nice surroundings...

[Northernhibee]

Salmond would be dangerous if he had half a brain.

Had he not tried to align ourselves with a business link with China (a country with a horrific record on human rights), not been caught lying about his non-consultation of lawyers about if an independent Scotland would need to reapply to the EU, stating that we could be like Iceland weeks before they were plunged into economic disaster or many of his other gaffes I might have had a shred of respect for him.

He's a man whose ego has been left to grow out of control. As a proud Scotsman I want to see the best for my country and that, without an iota of doubt, will mean voting 'No' in the referendum.

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Salmond would be dangerous if he had half a brain.

Had he not tried to align ourselves with a business link with China (a country with a horrific record on human rights), not been caught lying about his non-consultation of lawyers about if an independent Scotland would need to reapply to the EU, stating that we could be like Iceland weeks before they were plunged into economic disaster or many of his other gaffes I might have had a shred of respect for him.

He's a man whose ego has been left to grow out of control. As a proud Scotsman I want to see the best for my country and that, without an iota of doubt, will mean voting 'No' in the referendum.

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Salmond would be dangerous if he had half a brain.

Had he not tried to align ourselves with a business link with China (a country with a horrific record on human rights), not been caught lying about his non-consultation of lawyers about if an independent Scotland would need to reapply to the EU, stating that we could be like Iceland weeks before they were plunged into economic disaster or many of his other gaffes I might have had a shred of respect for him.

He's a man whose ego has been left to grow out of control. As a proud Scotsman I want to see the best for my country and that, without an iota of doubt, will mean voting 'No' in the referendum.

Great post.

I'm quite a level headed person but when I see his coupon on the tv I could easily put my foot through the box.

I have every faith his breakaway plans will fail, hopefully spectacularly.

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Salmond would be dangerous if he had half a brain.

Had he not tried to align ourselves with a business link with China (a country with a horrific record on human rights), not been caught lying about his non-consultation of lawyers about if an independent Scotland would need to reapply to the EU, stating that we could be like Iceland weeks before they were plunged into economic disaster or many of his other gaffes I might have had a shred of respect for him.

He's a man whose ego has been left to grow out of control. As a proud Scotsman I want to see the best for my country and that, without an iota of doubt, will mean voting 'No' in the referendum.

And as a just as proud Scotsman as you I totally disagree with you. We are continually governed by political parties we did not vote for and that will never change until we are self governed. The English Tories can't sand us and the English Labour party tolerate us as we guarantee them 50 seats in any election.

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And as a just as proud Scotsman as you I totally disagree with you. We are continually governed by political parties we did not vote for and that will never change until we are self governed. The English Tories can't sand us and the English Labour party tolerate us as we guarantee them 50 seats in any election.

So we are continually governed by parties we don't vote for ..... Apart from Labour who we vote for in large numbers?

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And as a just as proud Scotsman as you I totally disagree with you. We are continually governed by political parties we did not vote for and that will never change until we are self governed. The English Tories can't sand us and the English Labour party tolerate us as we guarantee them 50 seats in any election.

...we do vote in the general election of the United Kingdom.

I really wish that the nationalists would stop trying to make out that Scotland is caught in some kind of undemocratic process - the whole of the UK votes for the Westminster parliament and we also have the added bonus (which England do not have) of voting for our own parliament in Holyrood.

We have the best of both worlds and seeing as how Scotland would still be sharing a currency, pension system and many other things with England and the rest of the UK I fail to see how the SNPs proposals differ from what we have now apart from the ability to vote in the UK elections for a parliament which has some control over the pound, pensions and other things that will STILL affect Scotland as a nation?

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So we are continually governed by parties we don't vote for ..... Apart from Labour who we vote for in large numbers?

Read it again, I mention Labour and I am well aware that unfortunately we in this country have a misguided love affair with them for some reason. In my lifetime we have been mostly governed by Tories (unelected in Scotland)and Tony Blairs party of almost Tories ( not really what Scotland wanted form a Labour government). None of these have been good for Scotland in any way.

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...we do vote in the general election of the United Kingdom.

I really wish that the nationalists would stop trying to make out that Scotland is caught in some kind of undemocratic process - the whole of the UK votes for the Westminster parliament and we also have the added bonus (which England do not have) of voting for our own parliament in Holyrood.

We have the best of both worlds and seeing as how Scotland would still be sharing a currency, pension system and many other things with England and the rest of the UK I fail to see how the SNPs proposals differ from what we have now apart from the ability to vote in the UK elections for a parliament which has some control over the pound, pensions and other things that will STILL affect Scotland as a nation?

I never said it was undemocratic. But it is tragically unfair. England does not need to have it's own election as by default the party who wins the battles in England will become the party of government, therefore they get a government that they voted for while we do not.. You only have to look at the last 40 years when Scotland continues to return 50ish Labour seats. It was only when they became more attractive to England that they got in power

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Read it again, I mention Labour and I am well aware that unfortunately we in this country have a misguided love affair with them for some reason. In my lifetime we have been mostly governed by Tories (unelected in Scotland)and Tony Blairs party of almost Tories ( not really what Scotland wanted form a Labour government). None of these have been good for Scotland in any way.

However the SNP would like to see us go independant where we would have to rely more heavily on our banking sector than nearly any other EU country. This is the strategy that left Ireland and Iceland in huge trouble.

You may not like Labour but the SNP would put hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk in a catastrophic way.