Midweek and time for a new Open Thread as I can see the Monday one is already approaching the 200 mark! Happy with good old Auntie – no? Well, tell me why…
I enjoyed Toby Young’s blistering attack on Oprah Winfrey in today’s DT. Most of it could apply to the BBC:
“Above all, it is Oprah’s incontinent sentimentality that I find so objectionable, the elevation of ersatz emotion over any critical thought. For Oprah, the only test of veracity worth the name is whether something “feels” true, as though our initial emotional response to something – whether a prospective lover, a spiritual belief system or a political leader – is a more reliable guide than a careful sifting of the evidence.”
MarkyMarkJan 8, 13:21 Midweek 7th January 2026 “could trigger hate crime charges” ……….. It’s not a conspiracy if you can see it in broad daylight … 1765…
vladJan 8, 13:17 Midweek 7th January 2026 AG NICK BROWN WARNS AGAINST SOMALI DAYCARE INVESTIGATIONS Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is now sounding the alarm — not…
Rob in CheshireJan 8, 13:15 Midweek 7th January 2026 Ashli Babbitt was white, a Trump supporter and a military veteran. For the BBC hive mind, this meant she was…
Rob in CheshireJan 8, 13:14 Midweek 7th January 2026 I’m sure the Somalis were grateful for her sacrifice.
MarkyMarkJan 8, 13:12 Midweek 7th January 2026 “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” ….. “In the 2012…
MarkyMarkJan 8, 13:12 Midweek 7th January 2026 Maybe London should be ruled by the New York Mayor to cut costs?
Rob in CheshireJan 8, 13:11 Midweek 7th January 2026 The bottom line is that the entire concept of a Mayor of London is flawed. London does not need one…
MarkyMarkJan 8, 13:02 Midweek 7th January 2026 Exclusive: Keir Starmer responds to letter from nine-year-old on ending child poverty https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_ydAb1hqx2k
MarkyMarkJan 8, 12:59 Midweek 7th January 2026 “In a very short time, Jim Legxacy has risen “from poverty to pop star”. That’s his own description, delivered on…
MarkyMarkJan 8, 12:55 Midweek 7th January 2026 “Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of Minnesota Council on American-Islamic Relations, describes the scene where a woman was fatally shot by…
An antidote to Islam Not BBC (INBBC) on Israel:
GLENN BECK (Fox News):
“Beck: U.S. Policy Trouble For Israel”
( 40 min video 19 May)
http://thedailybeck.com/2011/05/19/glenn-beck-tv-show-may-19th-2011/
I enjoyed Toby Young’s blistering attack on Oprah Winfrey in today’s DT. Most of it could apply to the BBC:
“Above all, it is Oprah’s incontinent sentimentality that I find so objectionable, the elevation of ersatz emotion over any critical thought. For Oprah, the only test of veracity worth the name is whether something “feels” true, as though our initial emotional response to something – whether a prospective lover, a spiritual belief system or a political leader – is a more reliable guide than a careful sifting of the evidence.”
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100088655/goodbye-and-good-riddance-to-oprah-winfrey/
Just another one of those odd stories about the story one gets…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13413710
…and the rest you don’t get, with context that is less ‘narrative helpful’ included…
http://order-order.com/2011/05/19/milibands-made-up-coffey-morning/
Seems ‘NHS staff tell him’, and his guys tell others… who oblige with a context lite soundbite.
One is sure that Dr. Coffey will soon be the voice of the NHS, to explain the anger, and what critics are saying, etc, soon.
The BBC inclusion or exclusion of affiliations is getting rather brazen.
Mystery double poster. Sorry. Werentme.gov, honest.
And now… it’s gone! Confused? You will be.