I thought of it in terms of fighting to keep my brain supplied with oxygen. There was a definite feeling of asphyxiation. I used to get something similar in school before I learnt to block things out and go into a completely oblivious trance. Serious' jornalists never properly analyze anything. The only time you'll see a logical deconstruction of a politicians statements is by comedians.
Political journalists are on the same wavelength as the politicians.
I would far rather see Jack Dee interview Tony Blair than Paxman. Now, its interesting to watch how people respond to this kind of comedy. The absurdity is pointed out, people laugh, but the notion that these are actual policies being justified by ridiculous distortions never enters their heads. Heaven forbid that a 'serious person' would let the demonstrated insanity of the arguments influence their belief in these arguments. I think there's something quite significant going on here.