Another Vine mess ...

Gordon Brown isn't the only one who woke up this morning downcast about last night's election. Jeremy Vine must also have his head in his hands. He was one of the presenters of the BBC's election results coverage but tried to go for the humour angle with some comedy skits amid his swingometer analysis. They went down like a Labour candidate in Blaenau Gwent. The "jump the shark" moment came at about 12.40am when he donned a cowboy hat and started talking in a Texan accent. The incredulous look on David Dimbleby's face said it all. Vine's appearances prompted the political blogging community to explode. "It's really difficult to watch," said a post on Twonilblankblank.com. "It's as if someone has decided that local election coverage needs to be fun. Fun in the sense of BBC Children's Television fun. My eyes feel soiled." "Is anyone as insulted as I am by the Jeremy Vine segments of the election coverage?" read another on the Daily Mirror's site. Political blogger Iain Dale added: "A big black mark ... has to go to much of the Jeremy Vine sections of the progamme. The reaction from all sides has been extremely negative ... if I were a Labour spin doctor I would be hopping mad." The final nail in Jeremy's coffin came when Lib Dem blogger Alix Mortimer told Emily Maitlis live on air that she was getting lots of emails about Jeremy and the most polite one she could read out was: "Don't do that again, please." Monkey would love to get hold of the footage. For some reason the iPlayer doesn't have it. If you do, please email it to monkey@mediatheguardian.com.