James O'Brien's best moments | LBC 2023
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- The best of James this year, all in one place:
00:00 James hears a heartbreaking story about one of his caller's students.
03:48 James debates a religious caller on his LGBTQ+ views.
09:35 'Culturalist' caller wants migrants to 'blend-in.'
20:24 James reacts to Suella Braverman's sacking.
32:54 James' simple question for pro-Israel caller.
39:15 James somehow predicts Boris Johnson's excuse moments before it happens.
40:51 James takes on a caller over 'EU corruption'.
47:05 Nigel Farage says 'Brexit failed': James reacts.
52:06 Boris Johnson's resignation letter.
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I always consider myself an ignorant and not an educated person but by listening to some of your callers I think I'm a genius 😂🤣😭
Jame's skill at getting people to say the quiet part out loud is unrivalled
James skills is appealing to other lefties name me a socialist country that is successful James you are leftie no doubt
Lol are you stuck in the cold war?
@@Shmifflepuffnobody learns from history you keep voting for the same thing and expect a different result socialism doesn't work
@roberteccles3896 Well aren't you making a lot of assumptions.
And you didn't live in the seventies with three day working week electricity only on at certain times strikes every other week and that was the start of the end for the British car industry I don't assume I was there
Hes a master at letting people dig themselves deeper in holes. I love it
The blend in call is absolute quality.
Iconic British radio.
Phil the Culturalist 😂
Phil doesn't want people to advertise their religious affiliation, but I expect he has no problem with hasidic jews, being that they are generally white (though not always to his chagrin I assume).
Caller~ I haven't a clue !
James~ You don't have to say that, at least not out loud !😂😂😂 Comedy Gold.
I find it so hypocritical when English people talk about integration. When they go to other countries they never blend in, in fact they form their own communities, try to change local laws and then expect everyone to happily follow along. They could live in Japan and Spain for years without ever learning the language.
Not strictly true - but it depends if they go to work or to retire. Unfortunately learning a new language as an adult takes years of effort and money, and more importantly, the right attitude.
What do you call someone who speaks three or more languages? Multi-lingual.
What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual.
What do you call someone who only speaks one language? English.
A bit harsh, but kinda funny.
Jazzip, you are 100% correct. I was born in a Middle Eastern country where my father worked for the Oil Company. The English who worked in the oil company (and earned twice as much as their counterparts who were the citizens of that country) not only never learned the language, the culture, etc but they made everyone else learn English, celebrate their holidays, play their sports, etc.
When I hear people complain about immigrants who still wear their cultural dresses in England, I remember how the English never changed the way they dress in my native country.
The are ‘expats’ (another example of exceptionalism as the are immigrants) living 30 years in places like Spain without a word of Spanish. One rule for them another for everyone else.
@@moj1338
But they dragged you out of the Middle Ages. Britain will be dragged back there.
Lol... I love the "blend in" guy... those guys that spout you should assimilate are the first to look for a british pub in Tenerife... loooool
Yes, indeed! 😂
Yep😂 and then when the local people speak on it. They come with the “we bring Spain tourism” 😂 yh and the rest.
O'brien is an absolute master of holding up a mirror to people.
He repeats their own words and they can’t explain it. The key to it is patience. Few people can do it. It’s not hard to understand but def hard to put into practice.
That potato story has stuck with me since i first heard her tell it. Being unable to feed kids should be a HUGE red flag that something critical is broken.
Dear old James still clinging to 90's neoliberalism which has run it's course and is now utterly discredited. What next is he going to campaign to bring back 70's fashion? James in loon pants (how apt) will be comedy gold.
I'm tearing up. In these days - how can a child be able to say such a thing at school?
...with parenting
@@adamconroy2146 most of the time, parents are irresponsible
Yeah imagine a kid going to school and having to play with food while it’s stomach is rumbling and knowing how it’s mothers is to…..weird!
That lady should run for parliament. Well done, teacher
Its a woman ... you cant be serious . Look at our only 3 female prime ministers .... the worst 3 we ever had
I think it was James’ show where a bloke rang in and pretty much solved the government debt in a very fair way and you get same feeling. Put these people in power!
The first caller? She gave a story of of a child asking her for potatoe peels.. knowing full well that Kid Starver Starmer is okay with the Palestinians being starved...
It’s okay Phill you can come out from Hiding behind your sofa 🤦🏽😂🤣
I suspect the sofa is a lovely shade of white-pink and he's quite happy hiding behind it cause he "just blends in".
O'Brien is carrying LBC.
Burying more like, he is an embarrassing fool.
Yes, to the toilet, look at the rajar figures.
@@DamianMoody And yet you're here listening to him. That's embarrassing
@@DamianMoody I.e you can't disprove him anything so you resort to insults.
That's a basic rule of debate that is thousands of years old.
So ,have you considered the possibility that you are wrong? About Brexit for eg
@@colloquialsoliloquy6391 The official term for what Damian is falling back on in sheer desperation is an "ad hominem attack". And since that's Latin, you can tell how old and tired the tactic is
Finally, the only best-of from LBC that's actually worth watching.
Essential for masochists
yes delusional james stuck in his own world😂
@@ravd8082 I LOVE how he drives righties like you crazy 🤣
@@ravd8082 If personal abuse is all that you have, then you have nothing at all.
@@factstrumpprejudice6740 Lets be honest, they've had nothing since 2016
James O'Brien and Sangita Myska are my two favourite LBC hosts. I don't agree with every point James has ever made, but what would I know? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all at LBC! Very much looking forward to watching more of you in 2024!
No Nick Abbot?
@@Ryattt81 Nick Abbot, James O'Brien and Sangita Myska - absolutely!
Sorry, Nick Abbot too@@Ryattt81
I love how he drives the right absolutely crazy, shuts them down every time.
He has worn out several mute buttons
@@jeffsimon9594 swing and a miss!
It's genuinely amazing that the hundreds of people on TV and radio who claim to be the "silent majority" don't get the irony that they are literally the loudest voices
There's also a tiny number of them: the piddling turnout of thugs- sorry, "patriots" at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day should speak volumes about how minute and fragile their "majority" is
Really
@@csharpe5787tell me you're one of them ,without telling me your one of them!😮
I think it’s partially a subconscious coping mechanism for many, certainly in the case of the sort of people like the third caller (who I suspect you’re talking about). They often know, deep down, that they’re bigots who should be embarrassed about their views, but if they somehow convince themselves their thoughts are the norm, it makes it ok.
they have the Daily Mail telling them every day that they are the silent majority, and that they will never have to back up any of their opinions with facts.
Really liked listening to your show as it’s the only news I believe,listening to some of your topics are heartbreaking and also make me furious and sometimes laugh ,keep up the great work for 2024
he put up with Phil a lot longer than I would have.
James has kept me sane all year (many people in my family would agree that this is a hard job in its self) . Thanks JO’B
Hello fellow person who needs to be kept sane James is the only person on Lbc who hasn't sided with Netenyahu,happy Christmas anyway 🙂🙂🎄🎀 x
@@pauladaniels-bc7rj Yes all hardline Trots tend to side with Islamism
If you believe O'Brainless has kept you sane you may have to consider your mental health issues extend further than you believe...
((( DEAR JAMES, YOU MADE MY LIFE THIS YEAR AND SAVED ME, FROM MANY DEPRESSIONS AND GAVE ME LOTS TO LAUGH ABOUT 😂 )))
Can James please work in the US for the next year, train the journalists over there and save the world?
So long as he stays there
From what I see of US MSM. It's all ready ideologically captured, much like O'Dunderhead.
@@jeffsimon9594we need James here
Murdoch wouldnt let that happen
@@Jakeyboyofjoy4 James' deeply unpleasant on-air persona wouldn't let that happen - FYP
How do you stay so sane with these ridiculous bigoted people?
I listen to Nick Ferrari 😂
That was breathtaking
Poor Phil. I guess we'll never know what the "norm" is? 🇬🇧
Phil's ideal neighbours are ghosts - palest white, not very noticeable in the street, so translucent they "blend in" wherever they go.
If they turn out to be Muslim ghosts though he'll have to bring Tommy Robinson around to perform an exorcism.🙃
He's the fat guy in Cheers, played by George Wendt.
Glad to know he put the 'BLEND-IN' caller out of his misery. I like that big Cup.
My best lbc presenter..❤
Nah
James "What does non-cultural mean?"
Caller "Please don't make me say the quiet part out loud....."
I'm Spanish, wish we had one journalist like this, love this guy, wish I was that clever
A Sam Seder (from The Majority Report) and James Obrien (from LBC) cross-over is in order for 2024, I think.
Two of the smartest liberals in the English speaking world.
@@JMT1985MOI'm not sure they are liberals, maybe closer to socdems, and I know Seder is a civil libertarian, I assume the same of O'Brien
American here, James is my GOAT
I'd recommend Jon Stewart, he was my go-to for sane analysis of current affairs before he retired from the Daily Show and I discovered JOB, but now he's back on Apple TV
I'm with you, man. I love watching James....
Please keep doing what your doing James! You speak the truth(one of the few) and makes me feel less crazy
When the subject of immigrants assimilating into our society comes up I always like to point out that the Amish people have lived in our country for centuries and yet have not fully assimilated into society and are accepted.
The only thing you have to do in the United States is pay your taxes and obey the laws.
"Western women dont cover up"
What does he think a nuns habit is for? Modesty. The exact same as a burqa, niqab or hijab
I'm not muslim, but i wouldn't take an expression of their faith away from them
Nuns dont cover her face.
@frofrofrofro900 neither does a hijab, it's still a symbol of modesty
@@edb2863a lot of muslim cover face too
@@frofrofrofro900 congrats on completely missing the point. Have a nice day
Poor Phil getting angrier and angrier because he’s frustrated at the fact he can’t articulate what he’s trying to say
We need to be honest, what he wanted to say was "I can never accept a Muslim neighbour because they don't look like me"
@@TBakerXDBingo!
Question: All other things being equal, would Phil prefer his new neighbours to be (a) a white African family? Or (b) a brown British family? (I think we all know the answer)......
...without really saying what he WANTS to say...
@@MrArchie800 well he did admit to being a "Culturalist" , LOL
"You're talking nonsense now, I mean that politely." Savage!!😂😂
I started listening to James late last year because I found the videos where he talked to people like the culturalist guy, quite funny. Now I feel a bit sad there's so many like them.
I'm a big fan of James. I don't always agree with everything he says but he puts his point across in such an entertaining way that I can't help but enjoy his show. His verbiage and use of the English language is unparalleled in broadcasting. I got his book for Christmas and am very much looking to reading it and putting it front and center on the bookshelf so when my conservative friends come round for poker it will make for great conversation.
3 cheers for james o'brien 👍
for what talking nonsense, stuck in his own world
@@ravd8082 For someone who doesn't like him, you seem to watch and comment on his videos almost religiously. Quick tip - if you don't like someone, don't watch their content. Or at least don't make it so obvious that you obsess about them 😅
@@TBakerXD you watch him to think we are having another referendum get over its done , still moaning , along with everything else
Hey man thanks for Brexit ,now we Irish are much closer to getting our stolen land back!
Caller: "... off the top of me head..." 🤔 As a former educator and essayist, the death of the English language hurts [me] brain and soul.
*See what I did there.
Fantastic work James.
James is pure class. Highlighting stupidity one phone call at a time
Non cultural Phil wins the award for dum dum of the year
@@bintheredundat1 As with every year since Brexit, competition was exceeding strong. But a well-deserved win, congrats to him
Yes, Phil takes the cake.😂😂😂❤
You don't get out much do you
JAMES THE WOKE MAN WHO CRIES FRO THE POOR IN HIS 4M HOUSE
Both of my neighbours are Muslim. Not a problem. They blend in.... I am a Muslim too.
Another great year from James O'Brien.
And he just NEVER seems to age either! 🤩
Legend has it that Andy has not used a telephone since that call.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅
Love your program. So refreshing to hear unbiased reporting.
The first lady, the teacher is incredibly intelligent. I could listen to her talk all day. I was absolutely blown away by what she said. I'd like to hear more of what this lady has to say.
I don't care who lives next door to me as long as they are quiet!
the sad little "yeah..." while people are sounding completely unhinged makes me laugh and feel as frustrated as he is all at the same time.
The stark difference between the 'Best Of' the other presenters and James' is laughable.
Well done, James.
Wait for the Nick Abbot one or TH-cam his Nick Abbot v Brexiteers compilation.
Like 12 hours of Best ofs
Just like British blend in while living in Spain
That’s for Spain to deal with. Most expats/immigrants are as bad anywhere.
Expats is a joke as well 😀
And it would be so easy. Just buy a pair of long pants and a jacket. Voilá - blended in.
The Tories closed down one of the oldest and largest women's housing shelters in Islington because the building property was worth so much money. End of Ada Lewis Housing Trust for the wealthy profit of Southern Housing Group.
Respect James your on it bigman keep it up
James, I don’t know if you know, but you were quoting the West Wing episode when the Prez was questioning a Holier-than-thou Preacher...almost word for word.
Love the west Wing.
I love james so much
I could have sworn she said Mrs Fracture. It would certainly match her sentiments.
It's become clear everything that goes wrong in the UK is down to 3 people/factors - This, That and The Other. If only we knew what or who they were. 🤣
What a great question and 1 that has made me ponder the idea from different avenues and perspectives thank you.
That first caller - the teacher, she sounds a lot like supertansski.
James is, by far, the best analyst of current affirs on British radio.
If he was, he'd still be working on Newsnight 😂
Analyst of security service talking points
@@middleman9183 He left newsnight - didn’t get sacked. I believe he left because he wasn’t prepared to be totally impartial in the face of idiocy from politicians.
@@nick260682 arrogance personified!
@@middleman9183 He left of his own accord - try again.
Listening to Phil, making a complete pratt of himself and James 'Masterclass' in dealing with Pratts, again ,is both comedic and sad at the same time
James, you are a legend. I love your videos.
Enjoyed that.❤
You are brilliant! I wish we had more intelligent media personalities such as yourself in the U.S. The world would be such a better place if we operated with sensibilities rather than the unbridled, emotion driven, lunacy that you highlight so beautifully. Cheers!
I let my mobile run out of charge, when I restarted it, guess what? Everything i have ever written from, on a piece of slate to yesterday's psychology essay, that was due today. I don't think they would have believed "the dog ate my homework" again! Thanks Boris, I can borrow one of your lies!
James is the absolute best, so brilliant ❤
I started listening to james during lockdown he is the only person in the mainstream media who tells the facts exactly how they are and never puts up with any bs
That bit about certain papers 'praying there's not a riot' resonated with me at the time and since. More to come from these people, i fear
Can we please stop phoning people, poor bloke's had a long drive 😆 🤣 😂
Love when they say unelected eu… how did farage get in the eu parliament for so long 🤣
when you have a bad day...just listen to LBC callers...lol
By blending in - I think he means …’white’ ……🤦♂️
Well done, James. Keep interrupting the zealots to show a logical path to peace, freedom and happiness.
Happy New Year to you and the world!
Remind me to never take on James O B.
Sharp as a razor blade, in thought and mind.
Just love how he takes on the shysters in our society, mainly right wing a holes.
by interrupting and talking over?
@@middleman9183 Why do you guys always ignore WHY he interrupts?
Because you know he's interrupting to prevent the caller from lying , usually about Brexit.
You know this is true ,but acknowledging that means dealing with the lie ,so you guys just stop at the interruption and call him rude.
Quite sad to see you guys limit yourselves so that you never have to admit an opponent is correct.
@@colloquialsoliloquy6391 Jobby interrupts because he doesn't like being wrong! True.
@@middleman9183 Lol you saw " he interrupts to prevent lies" and read "he interrupts because he doesn't like being wrong"
Fantastic illustration of what I just said.
@@colloquialsoliloquy6391 It's the Jobby delusion! Merry Xmas!!
I met Michael Fish once, lovely bloke as it turned out, he did suffer from wind though!
Can we have more videos like this please?
James you are brilliant. Why don’t you become a labour MP.
Will you do a best of Nick Abbot as well
It's great watching James O'Brien because like education you learn so much thank you
11:08 I wonder if the caller would feel the same way about someone “blending in” if they were a brown person born in Sweden with agnostic views, vs a white Muslim from Eastern Europe. He’s using racial appearance as a proxy for beliefs which in itself is problematic.
I'm so very sure people see you write "white Muslim" and have absolutely no idea who they might be. Even people who were alive during the Balkan/Yugoslav Wars.
I LOVE caller two mentioning ''obfuscation'' as he rambles on demonstrating it by deliberately not answering a direct question.
The best part of James is how angry he makes the brexit gammon 😂😂
No-one beats Jimbo himself for self-consuming anger & bitterness
@@jeffsimon9594 found one 🤣🤣🤣
@@saffaboy2007 I think the line lies somewhere between you saffaboy and jeffsimon
Thanks for a great year James always appreciate your show.
😂😂😂😂 the guy that the radio took him by surprise when it was him who called to the radio station.
The second caller won fallacy Yahtzee within a couple of minutes. We need these sorts of theists to work on arable farms, such is their ability to selectively pick things so keenly. Actually, no work would get done because they’d be too busy arguing about the context and who is the “real Christian”.
Thats first teacher deserves an award
I love James how persistence he is and how called was he.
Heartbreaking that some people are so poor that children are asking to take scrap ends of spuds home because their parents are so skint that they can't afford to buy some decent food for their families.
Luckily, there's a clear 13-year trail of devastation showing who's to blame for the situation
@@TBakerXD I'd say the trail of deviation goes right back to the introduction of austerity back in 2008. It's just that the current crop are even more depraved than Cameron and his sad bunch.
Interesting to note however that Sunak was a key player that resulted in the banking collapse. It seems that he just can't stop shafting the British People 🤑😠🤑😠🤑 🤬🤬
@@TBakerXD Don’t exclude Blair and Brown they didn’t do much to help either
@@TBakerXDstarted way earlier, my friend.
@@markcraine4213 I'm assuming you're too young to have lived through the Blair era - if you had, you'd remember that the economy grew by 2.4pc a year, there was record employment and inflation was kept on target at 2pc. The only caveat to that was a world economic disaster started in the US that no-one could have prepared for. So tell me how they made us worse off financially?
It makes you wonder what some of these people would handle an active atheist moving in next to them who doesn’t do any religious ideal.
I will never understand what someone like Phil is hoping for when he calls in.
James is my hero.
Just subscribed I love your way of debating.
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this years wrap-up
I look forward to this every year!!!!
Thank you for your amazing show from 🇿🇦
I love James O'Brien...I would never want to get into a fight with him.
Flip- Flop❤❤❤❤ the neighbour with flip- flop!
That was too short.
I wish we had a guy like this in the states. I can imagine similar calls but with less 5 dollar words. And I'm probably being generous. We don't have this in the states b/c it'd be an eternal stream of playing chess with pigeons
Could have got round it by saying ‘he was bored shirtless’ perhaps.