It was never going to go well for the EU President Herman Van Rompuy when he decided to do an online Q&A with British Twitter users:

@euHvR who elected you, how can you claim to speak for me? #Askthepresident

— Patrick O'Flynn (@oflynnsocial) October 21, 2013

Do you think you'd do your job any differently if you were accountable to an electorate? @euHvR #AskThePresident

— Christian May (@ChristianJMay) October 21, 2013

https://twitter.com/OHwinsAgain/status/392296224671277056

https://twitter.com/T_Veiga/status/392298459681660929

#askthepresident I don't recall seeing your rather memorable name on the ballot paper. Surely I didn't simply miss it?

— Derek Murray 🇺🇦 🗿 (@DerekJMurray) October 21, 2013

https://twitter.com/Maxaretunit/status/392296544914780161

https://twitter.com/TicesBirder/status/392296590582759424

https://twitter.com/samuelLBS/status/392299051154022401

And they were the printable ones…