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Comment on The Irish Times – Mixed Messages From Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Peadar Ó Lorcáin

Peadar Ó Lorcáin — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:14:44 +0000

apologia pro vita sua! — peadar

Comment on Calling It Like It Is by bangordub

bangordub — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:59:25 +0000

She really is, not the brightest

Comment on Calling It Like It Is by Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn)

Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn) — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:55:27 +0000

Villiers is the gift that keeps on giving

Comment on Calling It Like It Is by Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn)

Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn) — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:09:33 +0000

Great catch if true!

Comment on Calling It Like It Is by bangordub

bangordub — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:09:11 +0000

I think Sinn Fein were right to go on and O’Dowd acquitted himself well. Dimbleby’s prejudice has been amply proved by the cameramans notes. Villiers was incredibly poor and visibly out of her depth, Vernon Croaker did better

Comment on Calling It Like It Is by Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn)

Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn) — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:57 +0000

I caught the first half of that on TV last night but I had to turn it off. David Dimbleby’s pointed references to the “this part of the United Kingdom”, “here in the UK” and the “mainland” just began to grate. The pseudo-Finchley spin was ridiculous. Why SF appeared on the show is beyond me. The very embodiment of “normalisation” complete with British guests parachuted in to give an air of all Brits together.

The attempt to make John O’Dowd squirm on-camera by reference to the dreadful murder of the off-duty British soldier in London viz. the military actions of the Irish Republican Army was rather petulant. At least SF know how to handle the would-be toughs of British journalism.

Paisley Jr. did us a favour with his narrow-mindedness though again Dimbleby tied to lump SF and the DUP into the same anti-Gay faction via reference to the Stormont assembly.

If anyone wanted proof that Britain really is a foreign country that show proved it.

I agree about a little more honesty in our discourse. Simply stating it like it is without recourse to abuse. Letting people away with objectionable views out of politeness or tolerance can only go so far. Sooner or later there must be a line that should not be crossed. As we saw in Britain free speech is one thing but hate speech quite another.

Comment on Calling It Like It Is by bangordub

bangordub — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:18 +0000

It was interesting on Question time last night on the BBC that, on a separate subject, one of the commentators called out Ian Paisley Jr for what he obviously was, a Bigot.
Paisley then went on to completely lose the plot and make a complete ass of himself. I won’t pretend I didn’t enjoy it.
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01xq3n7/Question_Time_23_05_2013/
Watch at: 23:50
It was unambiguous and clear. Perhaps we need to call others out as clearly?

Comment on Ireland’s British Troubles by Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn)

Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn) — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:39:09 +0000

Excellent. That is a story I would read!

Have you thought of blogging yourself? You have a wry talent for it

Comment on One Law For Them – Another Law For Us by Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn)

Séamas Ó Sionnaigh (An Sionnach Fionn) — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:47 +0000

It seemed appropriate. Especially as he is apparently going to get away with it all.

Comment on One Law For Them – Another Law For Us by Julie Corcoran

Julie Corcoran — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:06:42 +0000

I particularly like the Animal Farm reference